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UK Opposition Steps Up Gambling Bill Attack

UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by UK Politics: "Conservative Party Leader Michael Howard has stepped up his attack on the Government over money laundering concessions for casino operators.

"In a letter to the Prime Minister, he repeats claims he made during Prime Minister's question time that Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell's statement to Parliament on Monday was misleading.

"She said during a debate on the Gambling Bill that discussions on 'money laundering issues are ... a matter for the Treasury; that is absolutely clear'.

"Mr Howard says he has received a letter from Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell explaining that the culture department did discuss the money laundering directive and its implications directly with casino operators- not via the Treasury. He says this contradicts the statement she made on Monday.

"…Mr Blair denied the charge, describing it as 'utterly absurd'…"

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