The slimeball Mark Leech claims Mr Straw had told him: "The problem with Mr Biggs is no-one has formally asked me for his release".
However, Mr Biggs, who is an individual... A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: "We do not comment on individuals".
Mr Straw is Secretary of State for Justice, and it is being claimed that he did comment on an individual.
What are we to believe?