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First secretary of state, Damian Green, has hit out at claims by a former police chief that pornographic material was found on one of his Commons computers. The first secretary of state, Damian Green, has hit out at claims by a former police chief that pornographic material was found on one of his Commons computers.
The Sunday Times reported on its front page that ex-Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Bob Quick alleged the material was discovered by officers during an inquiry into government leaks in 2008. The Sunday Times reported on its front page that the ex-Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Bob Quick alleged the material was discovered by officers during an inquiry into government leaks in 2008.
Green, who is effectively deputy prime minister to Theresa May, has strongly denied the claims. Green, who is in effect the deputy prime minister to Theresa May, has strongly denied the claims.
Quick, who headed the leak investigation, told the newspaper that officers reported finding “extreme porn” on a parliamentary computer from Green’s office. Quick, who headed the leak investigation, told the newspaper that officers had reported finding “extreme porn” on a parliamentary computer from Green’s office.
Green said: “This story is completely untrue and comes from a tainted and untrustworthy source.Green said: “This story is completely untrue and comes from a tainted and untrustworthy source.
“I’ve been aware for some years that the discredited former assistant commissioner Bob Quick has tried to cause me political damage by leaking false information about the raid on my parliamentary office.“I’ve been aware for some years that the discredited former assistant commissioner Bob Quick has tried to cause me political damage by leaking false information about the raid on my parliamentary office.
“No newspaper has printed this story due to the complete lack of any evidence.“No newspaper has printed this story due to the complete lack of any evidence.
“It is well known that Quick, who was forced to apologise for alleging that the Conservative party was trying to undermine him, harbours deep resentment about his press treatment during the time of my investigation.“It is well known that Quick, who was forced to apologise for alleging that the Conservative party was trying to undermine him, harbours deep resentment about his press treatment during the time of my investigation.
“More importantly, the police have never suggested to me that improper material was found on my parliamentary computer, nor did I have a ‘private’ computer, as has been claimed.“More importantly, the police have never suggested to me that improper material was found on my parliamentary computer, nor did I have a ‘private’ computer, as has been claimed.
“The allegations about the material and computer, now nine years old, are false, disreputable political smears from a discredited police officer acting in flagrant breach of his duty to keep the details of police investigations confidential, and amount to little more than an unscrupulous character assassination.”“The allegations about the material and computer, now nine years old, are false, disreputable political smears from a discredited police officer acting in flagrant breach of his duty to keep the details of police investigations confidential, and amount to little more than an unscrupulous character assassination.”
Police controversially searched Green’s Commons office following a spate of leaks of Home Office information.Police controversially searched Green’s Commons office following a spate of leaks of Home Office information.
Quick resigned his post with the Metropolitan police in 2009 after he was photographed entering No 10 carrying a secret briefing note on which details of the undercover operation could be seen.Quick resigned his post with the Metropolitan police in 2009 after he was photographed entering No 10 carrying a secret briefing note on which details of the undercover operation could be seen.
The former anti-terror chief is set to give evidence to a Whitehall inquiry launched into Green’s behaviour after a woman alleged that he made inappropriate advances to her. The former anti-terror chief is due to give evidence to a Whitehall inquiry launched into Green’s behaviour after a woman alleged that he had made inappropriate advances to her.
The Cabinet Office inquiry was triggered after Kate Maltby, who is three decades younger than the first secretary of state, told the Times that Green “fleetingly” touched her knee during a meeting in a Waterloo pub in 2015, and a year later sent her a “suggestive” text message after she was pictured wearing a corset in the newspaper. The Cabinet Office inquiry was triggered after Kate Maltby, who is three decades younger than the first secretary of state, told the Times that Green “fleetingly” touched her knee during a meeting in a Waterloo pub in 2015, and a year later sent her a “suggestive” text message after she was pictured in the newspaper wearing a corset.
Green said any allegation that he made sexual advances to Maltby was “untrue (and) deeply hurtful”. Green said any allegation that he had made sexual advances to Maltby was untrue and “deeply hurtful”.