Labour Takes a Hit In The Polls As Smear Scandal Continues
770 views · Published 19 April 2009 · 2:25 · Indexed 14 October 2026
Channel: Sky News · 2009 · News & Politics
The smear scandal that's damaging Labour's re-election hopes. The party's General Secretary has been forced to deny claims he had anything to do with a website designed to discredit senior Conservatives. Ray Collins is accused of talking to Downing Street's former senior adviser Damian McBride, about the Red Rag site. It comes amid a series of newspaper reports today about in-fighting between senior Labour figures. Sky's Chief Political Correspondent Jon Craig reports.