BAE investigation “extraordinary and embarrassing”
Vince Cable MP, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, has labelled the United States’ investigation into BAE an embarrassment for the UK.
“It is extraordinary and embarrassing that we have to rely on the higher standards of probity in the United States to investigate alleged corruption by a British company in its overseas business operations.
“One of the most important challenges facing Gordon Brown is to alter the sleazy behaviour of the outgoing Blair administration and ensure that this Government is committed to higher ethical standards and the rule of law.”
The Liberal Democrats have put down an Urgent Question in Parliament, demanding to know how much cooperation the Government will provide to the US investigation.
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June 26th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Isn’t Brown just going to fob you off with ‘We will of course provide our full and unequivocal cooperation with the United States in their enquiry’ or some other throwaway line that is independent of what will happen (i.e. he will say it without thinking about he will do)?