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@ Damien - Yes of course they need and seek the support of the press and the rest of the media. Nothing new there - been going on for decades on all sides. The point is that Blair has a very good reason NOT to make a big party political stink about all this because his party's 'relationship' with NI lasted far longer than Cameron's has and most of the serious wrongdoing seems to have occurred at the same time. Any damage done to the Conservatives would probably be minimal compared to that done to Blair's reputation and Labour's image.