28th June, 2012, 8:46 am

What planet are they on?

Mark Ferguson

According to Paul Waugh, Tory HQ described Chloe Smith’s Newsnight horrorshow in their media brief as:

“Verdict: Slight Govt win, Smith strong”

I thought we were supposed to be the party of outrageous spin…?

Tags: Media / Chloe Smith / CCHQ / Spin /

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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