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Subject: Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin dumps documents in park bins
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/11 at 5:09 am
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin has admitted throwing out official paperwork in park bins near No 10.
He was photographed by the Daily Mirror disposing of private letters and other papers over five days.
The paper claims more than 100 were thrown away including correspondence on terrorism and national security.
His office said papers were not "sensitive" but the information commissioner will look into whether data protection laws were breached.
Labour have accused Mr Letwin of "cavalier" behaviour and urged Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell to look into whether the "strict procedures" for dealing with government documents had been broken.
Mr Letwin, who is in charge of developing government policies, was seen in several separate images throwing paperwork in waste bins near Downing Street.
On one occasion the West Dorset MP was photographed handing documents to a refuse collector.
Subject: Re: Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin dumps documents in park bins
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/11 at 1:59 pm
Minister Oliver Letwin has apologised for disposing of parliamentary papers, including constituents' letters, in a litter bin near Downing Street.
But, what was he doing?
Subject: Re: Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin dumps documents in park bins
Written By: philbo on 10/17/11 at 5:01 am
From the footage I saw, it looks rather like he's morphing into Columbo.
Which seems about as sensible as what he actually was doing. Seriously weird.