No 10 Blocks Inquiries Into Suspect Donation

THE ELECTORAL Commission is to investigate whether Ed Balls worked for Gordon Brown while on the payroll of a charity before becoming an MP - possibly in breach of electoral law.
For more than six months, the Cabinet Office and the Treasury have stonewalled Conservative demands to reveal whether Balls held a security pass to government buildings while working for the Smith Institute in 2004 and 2005. Last week Balls, who is now education secretary, also declined to answer the question.
The case highlights the close links between the institute and Brown’s private office. The Tories say that if Balls retained his pass, it would indicate that he had been working for Brown while being paid by the charity.

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