Gordon Brown is under growing pressure to speak out about the release of the Lockerbie bomber as Scotland's Justice Minister fights for his political life.Wotcher, Gordon?
There is mounting anger both at home and in the U.S. at the Prime Minister's silence over the decision to free Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.
"Well, naturally I'm... ummm... errr..."
The Tories accused Mr Brown of adopting a 'cowardly silence' and the Liberal Democrats said it was 'absurd and damaging' not to speak up. American consumers are now being urged to boycott British and Scottish exports and holiday in Ireland instead of the UK.
Don't worry about it, Gordon. A month or two and they'll have forgotten...
Buckingham Palace this afternoon confirmed that Prince Andrew has cancelled a trip to Libya he had scheduled for early next month. The Duke of York was due to represent Britain at celebrations marking 40 years of Colonel Gaddafi's rule but has now withdrawn from the event in light of the Lockerbie row.
40 years of Qadaffy. Now that's something to celebrate.
And security sources fear counter-terrorism co-operation with the U.S. could be at risk after the head of the FBI said Megrahi's release was a 'mockery of justice'. The 'special relationship' is also under fresh strain over new allegations linking UK trade interests with freeing Megrahi.
It's kinda hard to trust folk who'll sell you out at a moment's notice, especially to somebody like Muammar.
Opposition MPs have demanded records of all meetings between ministers and the Libyan regime to see if the claims have any foundation.
Like the one Gordon referred to in his "dear Muammar" letter?
Megrahi was sent home to Libya last week, where he was given a hero's welcome, after being released on compassionate grounds because he has terminal cancer. But despite the controversy, Mr Brown has yet to make any public comment about the move which has led to warnings of 'payback time' from the U.S.
He's wondering what else is gonna fall into the public record...
In a bid to quell the row, Downing Street today insisted Mr Brown had already made his feelings plain and expressed his dismay at Libya's reaction to Megrahi's release. 'He found the scenes at Tripoli airport thoroughly distasteful and fully supports what the Foreign Secretary and Alistair Darling have said, and will continue to work with the Libyans to ensure that those things are not repeated,' his official spokesman said.