COPS TO PAY FOR LEAKING ‘PORN FILES’
Angry Premier demands probe
THERESA May sparked a war with police last night after being forced to axe Damian Green.
Two former officers had revealed pornography was found on the First Secretary of State’s computer.
The Prime Minister has insisted that leaks about this must be “properly investigated”.
Retired Metropolitan Police detectives Bob Quick and Neil Lewis revealed details of a 2008 raid on Mr Green’s Westminster
office. Mr Green, an old friend and close ally of Mrs May, was sacked earlier this week after a sleaze inquiry found he lied over whether he knew that the porn had been found on his computer.
He has denied “hurtful” claims that he downloaded and viewed the X-rated material.
Mrs May said she expected the leaks “to be properly investigated, to be taken seriously and to be properly looked at”.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the behaviour of the former officers did not “sit comfortably in a democracy”.
He added: “Theresa May made very clear she was very uncomfortable with what had happened and she was pleased that Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, also felt that.”
Former minister Andrew Mitchell also attacked “extraordinary behaviour” by former police officers.
The Met said yesterday Mr Quick and Mr Lewis have been referred to the data protection watchdog for an investigation.