There’s a story today about Ed Miliband’s wife carrying out work for the Welsh government (Justine Thornton is an experienced environmental lawyer). The Labour Party have hit back over the story, accusing the Tories of being responsible for the story, with a source telling us:
“This is a nasty little story which the Conservative Party has attempted to spread around for almost a week. It is both desperate and beneath contempt. Justine Thornton is a specialist environmental lawyer who was appointed in her own right in open competition.”
“To suggest she got this work for any other reasons is an insult not only to her but to every working woman across the UK. What century are these people living in?”
If the Tory Party believes that there has been wrongdoing here, they should say so…
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