Reports of a love affair which could have “significant political implications” for David Cameron if it was made public have set Westminster abuzz.
A Sunday newspaper said it was unable for legal reasons to disclose any details of the relationship, other than the fact that it was now over and that the “middle-aged figures” involved were not serving in the cabinet.
But the Prime Minister was “stunned” when informed about it within recent weeks and “immediately realised the importance”, discussing with aides how it could seriously derail his political agenda, the newspaper said.
Number 10 sources insisted there had been “no crisis talks or meetings”.
The newspaper quoted a senior source describing the affair as “dynamite” likely to stun the public as much as the 2002 revelation of former Prime Minister John Major’s four-year affair with Tory colleague Edwina Currie.
Some in Westminster sought to play down the significance of the affair. Liberal Democrat deputy head of media Phil Reilly said he had been told the names of those involved and was “underwhelmed”.
