Think you’ve got your headline wrong here.

Anyway, I’m not too convinced about this one – the memo also stated: “My own advice on this remains that there are insufficient grounds to do so.” That the Met would’ve resented any interference may well have been part of the decision, but it seems the Guardian’s focusing pretty exclusively on that, which on this evidence is tricky to justify.

I don’t understand how the OP’s headline is warranted by the Guardian article.

It does seem extraordinary, though, that ‘Scotland Yard’ can avoid an investigation by claiming to have hurt feelings.

Oh, FFS.

I’m off to rob a bank this afternoon, and I now know I can get away with it because the idiotic home secretary says that it will only be allegations.

Apparently allegations mean noting these days. The police don’t even have to bother to investigate. The Met is now run by Rupert Bear from California. As Little John would say, it’s political correctness gone mad.

Please New Labour/tory (same thing) stop insulting my intelligence by saying that the media have no influence in the outcome of elections. It is quite obvious that both your parties are scared shitless at News International. To watch Gove and all the other tory pygmy weasels is to remind me of Blair and Campbell.

the Met didn’t not have an enquiry cos it would upset Notw, the didn’t have one cos they didn;t want the home office having their own one, wrong headline here me thinks