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19 June 2008updated 04 Oct 2023 10:12am

Daftness Abounds

The spat between Culture Secretary Andy Burnham and Liberty's director Shami Chakrabarti is unseemly

By Martin Bright

Andy Burnham was daft to suggest that something inapproriate was going on between David Davis and Shami Chakrabarti. The Labour Party should stop sniping and put up a candidate if it has the courage of its convictions.

I disagree with David T on Harry’s Place who says Shami is also being daft in threatening to sue. I think Burnham should have just issued a gracious apology. But his posting on the matter is very entertaining.

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