Can you believe that financial donations would possibly be connected to cushy jobs in the House of Lords? Shocking. Absolutely shocking. I'm crushed that good ol' Tony is being dragged through the mud with this latest scandal.
The furore surrounds allegations that Labour and the main opposition Conservative Party promised wealthy individuals nominations to the unelected House of Lords in return for loans.
The police inquiry was opened last month in response to a complaint by Scottish nationalist MPs that Labour had broken the law, which forbids the sale of honours such as peerages and knighthoods.
Labour has acknowledged taking a total of 13.95 million pounds (20.1 million euros, 24.4 million dollars) in loans last year from a dozen wealthy supporters, four of whom were subsequently put forward as potential members of the Lords.
The main opposition Conservatives have named 13 supporters who lent the party nearly 16 million pounds.
