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Campbell diaries to beat the gag
New rules to prevent the publication of politically damaging memoirs by former politicians and civil servants will not be in force until after Alastair Campbell’s diaries are released, The Times reports.
The Government was due to announce restrictions on the publication of memoirs, diaries and biographies that “may cause damage to the confidential relationships between ministers” last September. But the proposals have failed to materialise, despite a promise from Sir Gus O’Donnell, the head of the Civil Service, in February that they would be released “within a week or two”.
The delay has outraged opposition politicians, who suspect that Tony Blair is personally delaying their introduction to allow Campbell’s diaries maximum room for manoeuvre.
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