Leicester Mercury political correspondent
Whodunnit?
Whenever you do a city story based on leaked information, the local political scene goes into overdrive speculating on who went to the press.
And when it’s clear that the information came from within their own group, things become even more feverish.
So when we published a story on page three of today’s Mercury, about an ongoing investigation into allegations against Andy Connelly, my mobile phone struggled to deal with the incoming calls.
“This could only have come from someone in the Labour party,” one irate member said, breathlessly.
“I know, it says that in the story,” I replied.
“Then who was it?”
“I’m sorry but I’m a journalist and I don’t reveal my sources. You’ve got a real-life episode of Cluedo on your hands now…”
