Fox sorry for ‘blurring’ the lines of office

BRITAIN’S defence secretary Liam Fox apologised to the House of Commons yesterday for “blurring” the lines between ministerial work and his personal life after a report found he met a close friend a total of 40 times at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and on overseas trips.

Prime Minister David Cameron said the interim report by MoD permanent secretary Ursula Brennan made clear that Fox had made “serious mistakes” in his links with Adam Werritty and that procedures within his department needed tightening up.

Cameron ordered the government’s top civil servant, cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell, to join Brennan in completing her inquiry.