The BBC’s Andrew Neil(not known for his support of the Labour Party) humiliates the government for its ‘outright lies’ about Jeremy Corbyn

The BBC‘s Andrew Neil accused the government of spreading “outright lies and disinformation” about Jeremy Corbyn on 21 February. Addressing Brexit minister Steve Baker, the Daily Politics host said this was the “real scandal” in the current smear campaign against the Labour leader.

Another day, another smear

The right-wing media have tried to convince the nation that Corbyn was a Soviet collaborator. They’re basing this ‘scoop’ on the word of a former Czech spy. One who says he created Live Aid and whose claims about Corbyn become more elaborate every time he makes them (that’s what you call a ‘tell’).

Neil raised the story with Baker on his Daily Politics show. Specifically, Neil confronted Baker with some remarks made by his fellow ministers. Neil said:

Your Defence Secretary, our Defence Secretary… has said the leader of her majesty’s opposition has betrayed his country. In what way has he betrayed his country?

Baker didn’t answer the question but claimed Corbyn is a “grave danger to our country”. He also insisted that the “free press” in Britain was just doing its job. Neil listed all the evidence contradicting the right-wing media’s claims – evidence that should have stopped the so-called story in its tracks, had the press been doing its job.
Pile in

The BBC host continued to list other ludicrous statements made by Baker’s colleagues, including saying Corbyn “sold British secrets to communist spies”. And Neil delivered a scathing verdict on the party of government for “piling in” on the media’s smear campaign:

Surely the real scandal, Mr Baker, isn’t what Mr Corbyn has supposedly done or not done. It’s the outright lies and disinformation that your fellow Tories are spreading.

Damn straight, Neil. It’s outrageous enough that British tabloids publish stories about politicians that have next to no basis in fact. But it’s downright scandalous that the party of government has jumped on that smear bandwagon to help its own cause.

Many times on the show, Baker insinuated that Corbyn must answer the questions raised by this smear (he has). But the Conservatives’ behaviour during this desperate campaign raises another very important question: are they fit for government?

I think we all know the answer to that.

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2018/02/21/bbcs-andrew-neil-humiliates-government-outright-lies-jeremy-corbyn/

So one person is now reason to say, we should just ignore claims and files showing Labour did meet spies. That we should just brush it under the carpet?

One commentator?

Imagine that defense being presented at the Nuremberg Trials?

Good for him, however, does then not anyone else matter?

Do we act as a democracy and bow down to one commentator on his views or, do we rightly call for the files to be released.

I mean, if Corbyn is innocent, and I would never doubt he was, unless he continually gave excuses and not allowed access to this files.

Its Corbyn actually causing his own problem here. All he has to do is the give the okay to release the files and cause major embarrassment to the right wing press. 

So what is stopping him them, achieving a major coup in proving his innocent by releasing these files?

Its very simple here.

The only reason Corbyn would not allow access to these files. Where he is innocent. Is if it compromises someone else who is guilty. Which would be even worse, that he is covering for someone.

Hence he has no reason to deny giving the okay to release these files.

If he is innocent, or anyone else, why would he not just demand they were released.

It means only two things. He is scared what will come out, will damage his reputation. Which proves he does not care about the British people and is like any MP. Caring only for his reputation.

Or he is covering for someone else. Who he knows is guilty and is thus perverting the course of justice. As he must know they are guilty.

It can only be one or the other and to deny the first will be political suicide. As this will come back to haunt him. As who is going to trust someone. That does not show how truly honest they are, by failing to show they have skeletons in the closet?

BIG NOTE ON WHAT NEIL SAYS:


'THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES SAY THERE ARE NO STASI FILES ON JEREMY CORBYN AT ALL'.

Didge wrote:Its very simple here.

The only reason Corbyn would not allow access to these files. Where he is innocent. Is if it compromises someone else who is guilty. Which would be even worse, that he is covering for someone.

Hence he has no reason to deny giving the okay to release these files.

If he is innocent, or anyone else, why would he not just demand they were released.

It means only two things. He is scared what will come out, will damage his reputation. Which proves he does not care about the British people and is like any MP. Caring only for his reputation.

Or he is covering for someone else. Who he knows is guilty and is thus perverting the course of justice. As he must know they are guilty.

It can only be one or the other and to deny the first will be political suicide. As this will come back to haunt him. As who is going to trust someone. That does not show how truly honest they are, by failing to show they have skeletons in the closet?

Answer the above Stassi?

sassy wrote:BIG NOTE ON WHAT NEIL SAYS:


'THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES SAY THERE ARE NO STASI FILES ON JEREMY CORBYN AT ALL'.

Are there any on the Labour party?

Its funny how sassy wants us to believe media claims, when she is claiming the media is lying

How does that work?

Maybe Sssy can also explain why the  czech governement is refusing to release files on Corbyn?

Unless he gives conscent?

So all he has to do is give conscent to embarress the RW media

Explain to me why, he is doing the opposite sassy?