In essence this latest political row is rather, well, trivial.
Baroness Scotland, the UK's most senior legal officer, has been found to have broken the law.
The UK Border Agency have picked up on the fact that she seemingly employed a maid without following due procedure. Photocopying documents, to be precise.
So, as it stands, the Baroness has coughed up a £5000 fine and Gordon is said to be 'satisfied' with her punishment. It does however present one interesting situation, the UK's top law bod now has a criminal record.
The question though which will be on many lips is this: for how long can you continue to defend a minister before it becomes too damaging? Alasteir Campbell used to give '2 weeks of running headlines', I suspect Baroness Scotland will have a much smaller window.
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