Conservative MP Lee Scott asked if the government has received any informal briefings from the disgraced former spin doctor Damian McBride. Gordon Brown replied "I have not".
Clearly the follow-up questions should be:
Has anyone else in the Cabinet or working in or for the Labour government received any briefings from Damian McBride whether formal or informal?
Gordon Brown's answer leads me to believe that he may be hiding something.
In case you are not aware of the background to this story, The Scotsman on Sunday reported that (my emphasis): "LABOUR sources have claimed that disgraced spin doctor Damian McBride has begun operating once again behind the scenes for Labour government.
Just weeks after McBride was forced to resign after writing an e-mail suggesting that Conservative leaders be smeared, insiders say the former special adviser is actively working for ministers again.
Downing Street last night insisted McBride had not returned. But one respected party figure said that while the former adviser was not working at Number 10, he was engaged in informal briefings once again."
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Yes, the precise wording of the reply does rather suggest that, doesn't it; and there have been clues recently that suggest McPoison is till active within Brown's set-up.
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