Investigation sparked by Letwin park row

Friday, 14 October 2011 9:26 AM

By Ian Dunt Follow @IanDunt

The Cabinet Office have launched an investigation after the prime minister's chief policy adviser was caught dumping government papers in the park.

The photos, published by the Mirror, show Oliver Letwin throwing official papers into the public bins.

"Our understanding is that there were no classified documents. Most of the business which Mr Letwin does in the park is constituency-based," the prime minister's spokesman said this morning.

"However, in the light of what's been reported, the Cabinet Office is now looking into it."

A spokesman said the documents were "not of a sensitive nature" but the Mirror reported that one contained details of how security forces failed to "get the truth" on British involvement in terror interrogations.

The minister for the Cabinet Office was also accused of dumping letters which contained constituent's private details.

Other papers mentioned David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

In one photo, the West Dorset MP can be seen handing documents to a cleaner holding a bag.

“This shows how out of touch Oliver Letwin and Conservatives really are," Michael Dugher, Labour’s shadow minister without portfolio, said.

"He and rest of the Tory-led government are treating the public and their constituents with contempt by handling sensitive correspondence in this cavalier way.” 

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