Another deluge of awkward news stories for Liam Fox this morning, with almost every
paper providing new details for our consideration. The Observer has video footage and emails which suggest
that Adam Werritty was indeed a close participant in the Defence Secretary’s meetings with foreign dignitaries and businessmen. The Sunday Telegraph quotes Fox as saying that “I have absolutely no fear of complete
transparency in these matters,” but adds a warning from Whitehall sources that he “could be gone within days”. And, perhaps most concerning of all, a senior MoD type tells the Independent on Sunday that “[Werritty] appears to have been
involved in arms contracts all over the place”.
The story is now taking on a dangerous, two-tone complexion for Fox. There are the questions about his judgment, of course; the very fact that Werritty was afforded such proximity to matters political and military.
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