That would be a lot of supposition on my part. If the complainant had come to me with a formal allegation and was willing to give me the authority to investigate, it wouldn't have been the minister or PCO who stopped me. I have been known to take these investigations through to their completion. That's my raison d’être. It's what I have done. Unfortunately, this was an informal complaint, and my hands were kind of tied.
On March 3rd, 2021. See this statement in context.