Blair aides not charged in inquiry
No charges will be filed against associates of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who were arrested during a 15-month police investigation of political funding, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Senior prosecutor Carmen Dowd said there was insufficient evidence to support the prosecution of anyone in the case.
The investigation followed a complaint by a Scottish National Party legislator alleging that several individuals had agreed to make substantial loans to Blair’s Labor Party on the understanding that they would be made members of the House of Lords.
“Those involved have been through a terrible, even traumatic time,” Blair said in a statement.
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