Tessa Jowell

The Press Complaints Commission inquiry may have found no new phone hacking evidence following Guardian revelations in July 2009, but speculation over phone tapping activities at News of the World just won’t go away. The Independent on Sunday yesterday reported that the Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne had tabled a question in the House of Commons asking the Department for Culture, Media and Sport about the phone of the previous secretary of state, Tessa Jowell. Mr Huhne’s question asks Ben Bradshaw, the current incumbent at the DCMS, “what discussions [his] predecessor had in 2006 with the Metropolitan Police regarding their inquiry into the hacking ... Read Full Story

David Mills has been given a jail sentence in Italy for corruption, though sadly he will probably escape jail as the rich and well connected normally do. Tessa Jowell actively participated in the laundering of the corrupt payments from Silvio Berlusconi, given to her husband David Mills in return for false testimony in court to cover up some of Berlusconi's endless crooked dealings. Tessa Jowell participated as a full partner in the three time remortgaging of her home, paying off the mortgage with cash and then remortgaging. She has stated that there was "Nothing unusual" in this. Most people would think it was very ... Read Full Story

Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell came under attack today for taking a trip to Brazil which included tickets to watch Lewis Hamilton in the Grand Prix at the weekend. Ms Jowell and two government officials were at the Interlagos circuit to witness Hamilton becoming the youngest Formula One champion at the start of their five-day excursion funded by the British taxpayer. Ms Jowell was the guest of Brazilian sports minister Orlando Silva. Her private secretary and Nicky Roche, a director at the Government Olympic Executive, re-arranged their flights after the consul general in Brazil secured F1 tickets for them at short notice. The excursion for ... Read Full Story

By Nick Pisa Last updated at 7:45 PM on 17th December 2008 Add to My Stories David Mills, the estranged husband of Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, could face corruption charges in Italy An Italian prosecutor has called for the estranged husband of Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell to be jailed for nearly five years at a trial where he is charged with taking a bribe from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Company lawyer David Mills is accused of corruption along with controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is said to have given him a $600,000 (£400,000) 'bribe.' Both men deny any wrongdoing. Prosecutor Fabio ... Read Full Story

Has Tessa Jowell just let the cat out of the bag and admitted that Gordon’s great plan of spending us out of rescission isn’t up to much? Tessa Jowell has admitted that Britain would not have bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games if the Government had known that the country was heading for a financial crisis. "Had we known what we know now, would we have bid for the Olympics? Almost certainly not," Read Full Story