Lord Ashcroft's dirty money laundered at Iain Dale's laundrette

Lord Ashcroft's dirty money laundered at Iain Dale's laundrette

Bob Piper wonders whether Iain Dale's Diary should be called Lord Ashcroft's Diary after it has emerged that the tax evader is bankrolling Iain Dale's latest scam Total Bollocks. Bob picked up the story from Kevin Maguire, at the New Statesman, who caught Iain Dale lurking about in one of Lord Ashcroft's flats paid for out of money that should have gone into the public purse.

Tim Ireland at Bloggerheads here.

Tom Watson here.

The Guardian take on the story here.