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| Honours gag e-mail was about Levy | Honours gag e-mail was about Levy |
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| The e-mail which triggered the probe into an alleged Downing Street cover-up was sent by Number 10 aide Ruth Turner. | The e-mail which triggered the probe into an alleged Downing Street cover-up was sent by Number 10 aide Ruth Turner. |
| It was sent to Tony Blair's chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, and concerned Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy. | It was sent to Tony Blair's chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, and concerned Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy. |
| The injunction barring reporting of any details of the e-mail was amended on Monday so the BBC could say who sent the e-mail but not its full contents. | The injunction barring reporting of any details of the e-mail was amended on Monday so the BBC could say who sent the e-mail but not its full contents. |
| In response to the BBC report, Downing Street said: "This story is inaccurate, we dispute this version of events." | In response to the BBC report, Downing Street said: "This story is inaccurate, we dispute this version of events." |
| The Downing Street spokesman would not specify what part or parts of the BBC report is disputed. | The Downing Street spokesman would not specify what part or parts of the BBC report is disputed. |
| The cash-for-honours probe began a year ago. All involved deny wrongdoing. | The cash-for-honours probe began a year ago. All involved deny wrongdoing. |
| The amendment to the injunction on Monday was made after a request from the BBC to the attorney general. | |
| Police are investigating allegations that honours were exchanged for loans to the Labour Party. | Police are investigating allegations that honours were exchanged for loans to the Labour Party. |
| It began about a year ago, and switched its focus recently from the question of cash-for-peerages to allegations of a cover-up. | It began about a year ago, and switched its focus recently from the question of cash-for-peerages to allegations of a cover-up. |
| No-one has been charged with any offence in connection with the probe. | No-one has been charged with any offence in connection with the probe. |