More on the Steve Purcell story

I have blogged before about the rather odd Steve Purcell story and wondered why it has received so little coverage. Today I see that Tory Bear has raised the question

'A scandal far from London is edging closer and close to the door of Number 10. In amongst the plants and moans that normally take up the latter stages of PMQs there was a rare gem of a very intriguing question from the SNP's Angus Robertson asking Gordon about a conference call to discuss the suitability of Labour's disgraced cocaine king Steven Purcell as the candidate in the Glasgow East by-election in 2008.

AR: "Given that the Prime Minister will have looked closely at the tragic case. Will he confirm whether a Downing Street staffer took part in a conference in July 2008 which discussed the suitability of Stephen Purcell?

GB: I know nothing of what he says but I shall look at it.

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Tory Bear wonders if

'you might be getting an idea why Gordon Brown was not exactly keen on drawing attention to the UK media about a story which has him and numerous senior Labour leaders wining and dining with people who have some seriously dodgy connections and backgrounds. If its full implications broke before the sixth of May it may not just destroy Scottish Labour but bring down Brown.'

Tory Bear also has three questions that he feels need answering. Take a read of Tory Bear's article and ask yourself why this story has received so little exposure?