Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has, Guido understands, had in his in-tray since early December a letter of complaint over this:

Legally there is no “statute of limitations” for the offence of “Procuring Misconduct in Public Office”, so Brown could theoretically still be prosecuted. Perhaps the Met have been preparing for nine weeks to raid his offices, more likely they are in a bit of a quandary about what to do until Damian Green is dealt with.

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