Letter was left in the Treasury by the former minister Liam Byrne in 2010 . It said : ' Dear Chief Secretary , I 'm afraid there is no money . Good luck ' Balls insists it was just a 'jokey note ' that should not be taken seriously . The letter has been passed to the Electoral Commission and will now form part of their investigation into whether donations were made illegally or improperly during last year's general election campaign.
Letter was left in the Treasury by the former minister Liam Byrne in 2010 . It said : 'Dear Chief Secretary , I 'm afraid there is no money . Good luck ' Balls insists it was just a 'jokey note ' that should not be taken seriously . The Tories this morning accused him of treating the public with 'contempt '