Brooks charged with perverting the course of justice.
Good. If there’s sufficient evidence to press charges, hopefully this will also stand up in a real trial. There will be the usual flashy lawyers doing their best, but hopefully justice will be done.
The cynicism of this woman and all she stands for are sickening – I get the impression that MPs and ministers will be being reminded (in hushed tones) of past favours accepted, and some kind of papering-over will be attempted. Hopefully the likes of Tom Watson will get there in the end, but they’ll have to play a very good game – any over-egging the pudding creates a chink in the armour that the lawyers can grab on to and not let go.
Will Brooks continue to act as the Murdochs’ cut-out – or will she turn and spit some of her venom back at the hand that fed? I wouldn’t put it past her – so long as it was in her interest to do it, of course.