Kim Darroch: inquiry into diplomatic cables leak ongoing, says Met

Material passed around other news outlets before it appeared in Mail on Sunday, senior officer says. The Metropolitan police are continuing their criminal investigation into the leak of diplomatic cables to the Mail on Sunday that led to the downfall of the British ambassador to Washington DC, prompting renewed speculation on how they ended up in the hands of the national newspaper. Neil Basu, one of the Met’s four assistant commissioners, told an audience in central London that the embarr