Tories have hung me out to dry, says fired mole (From Richmond and Twickenham Times)

Tories have hung me out to dry, says fired mole

10:07am Tuesday 19th May 2009

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The Home Office mole who was arrested and lost his job after leaking documents says he has been betrayed by the Conservative party, it was reported today.

Christopher Galley, 27, a civil servant, leaked documents to Damian Green, the Shadow Immigration Minister.

Galley was arrested at his Feltham home last year. Mr Green was also arrested and police carried out a raid on his parliamentary office. Last month they were told they would not face charges over the leaks.

But Mr Galley said today that he had been cynically cultivated to become a mole, and has now been shunned by the Tory party.

He told the Times: “I find it very painful to see the way my leaks boosted Damian Green's career while leaving me jobless, broke and with limited prospects. Frankly I feel the Tories have hung me out to dry.”

Mr Galley said he received no help with the £3,400 legal bill he racked up as a consequence of his arrest and he expects to have to give up his home in Feltham, west London, and move in with his parents.

He said that he has emailed all 193 Conservative MPs in the House of Commons asking for work, but no-one has offered him anything.

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