April 22, 2007	Sunday	Rabi-us-Sani 04, 1428

LONDON, April 21: The cash-for-honours case, in which the name of Prime Minister Tony Blair has frequently appeared, has hit the UK media headlines once again with reports that two of his closest allies have been recommended by the Police to face charges.

The two named in the final file submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Friday are Prime Minister’s fundraiser Lord Levy and No. 10’s director of government relations, Ruth Turner.

On Saturday the Times reported that it would take at least three months for a decision to be taken by the CPS on the Police recommendations.

Mr Blair’s final weeks as prime minister — and the local elections in May — are expected to be overshadowed by the CPS’s decision.

He is the first prime minster to be questioned in office as part of a criminal inquiry — a 13-month process into corruption allegations that has shaken Labour to its core.

Quoting a source the Times said the evidence under normal circumstances would be considered as strong.

“But who knows what will happen in this case? The stakes are so incredibly high.”