As we wrote this morning, the government have just given a massive tax cut for fracking – something which some of Lynton Crosby’s clients are likely to benefit from. Shadow Cabinet Office Secretary Jon trickett has joined us in expressing his concern, saying:
“David Cameron’s failure to come clean over his relationship with Lynton Crosby has created a situation where his decisions are open to question.
“Whether it’s tobacco, alcohol, lobbying and now fracking, we need to know what role lobbying has played in deciding what our Prime Minister does.”
All of these issues are linked to Crosby’s clients. But it’s just a co-incidence, obviously…


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