16 June 2010

Rap on the knuckles for Cherie from top judge

Cherie Blair has suffered the humiliation of a secret dressing down from a top judge after sparing a Muslim criminal from jail because he was 'religious', it emerged last night.

The revelation has given rise to accusations of a cover-up by the Office for Judicial Complaints - because it originally issued a statement claiming Mrs Blair had been cleared of wrongdoing while sitting as a judge. The secret tribunal claimed last week that an investigation found her decision to give a lenient punishment to Shamso Miah did not amount to misconduct. [MailOnline] Read more