Lord Levy and wife handcuffed by raiders at mansion

Lord Levy and his wife were shackled and attacked by three men during a violent burglary at their London mansion, it was disclosed last night.

The raiders handcuffed the millionaire Labour fundraiser and his wife, Gilda, to chairs and threatened them with extreme violence during the raid on Saturday night.

The couple were interrogated and their house ransacked before the men fled with a safe from the couple's luxurious home in Mill Hill, north London, and also with cash and jewellery.

Lord Levy, Tony Blair's adviser on the Middle East, was said to be traumatised by the raid and broke a bone in his wrist.

He is a personal friend and tennis partner of the Prime Minister, and is one of dozens of peers Mr Blair has created since Labour came to power in 1997. He is nicknamed Mr Cashpoint for his ability to raise money for New Labour. The peer has also worked for Jewish charities, including Jewish Care.

A spokeswoman for Scotland Yard said last night: "No firearms or other weapons were seen. The suspects used some violence against the victims but neither suffered any serious injuries."

Lord Levy originally made his fortune as a record producer, discovering Alvin Stardust and Chris Rea, before selling his Magnet Records for £10m in 1988.