Mole hunt call rejected

The roads for votes scandal at Calamity Hall took on a slightly different dimension last week when an individual was overheard telling a compatriot that they had spent the last four hours with police.

The person involved was not a councillor but the same 'civilian' who was copied in on the chief executive's email confirming that an allegation against three senior councillors would be referred to the ombudsman.

The role of this individual and how they came to be aware of the alleged trading of votes for highways spending is a bit fuzzy. In fact, it is this mysterious connection that has prompted unnamed but high-ranking councillors within the ruling administration to demand an internal investigation into how sensitive information came to be 'shared'.

We understand that these calls have been rejected by officials on the grounds that enquiries could compromise current police and ombudsman investigations.