LONDON: A key official close to Prime Minister Tony Blair has been arrested in connection with a probe into alleged party political corruption, British media reported on Friday.
Ruth Turner, who is the director of government relations at Blair's Downing Street offices, was arrested at her home address in London and later released on bail, the BBC and Sky News television said.
London's Metropolitan Police confirmed that a woman had been arrested and bailed but did not name Turner, who performs a liaison role between government and Blair's governing Labour Party.
Turner, who was questioned but not arrested last year, is the fourth person to have been arrested in the probe.
Officers are looking into whether seats in the unelected upper chamber House of Lords were offered for financial donations.
