Why Can't Brown Say Sorry?
The Conservatives are continuing to demand a personal apology from the Prime Minister for malicious emails distributed by his former adviser.
Damian McBride was forced to resign his Downing Street position after the "inappropriate and juvenile" emails he sent to fellow New Labour mouthpiece Derek Draper were leaked to leading political blogger Guido Fawkes. The emails suggested several malicious rumours designed to damage leading Opposition politicians in the run up to the next General Election.
Yesterday the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, sent handwritten letters expressing his "deep regret" to the politicians at the butt of McBride's overactive imagination. Mr Brown also wrote to Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell asking him to review the Westminster Special Adviser's Code of Conduct to ensure there are no repeats of McBride's scurrilous publications.
Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries was one of the Opposition politicians targeted in the McBride smear campaign. Ms Dorries remains less than convinced at the sincerity of Mr Brown's letter.
Speaking in a Sky News interview, Ms Dorries said: "When you look at the letter, this is not a letter which has been spontaneously written. This is not a letter which comes from the heart in terms of apologising and genuinely being concerned for the hurt or damage caused.
"I think this has been done because what we're going to see unfold over the next few days is the extent to which the Prime Minister has been damaged by what has happened via his office.
"I think this (the letter) is more to save the Prime Minister and his office than to apologise for what has happened."
Attention has now shifted to the role of Cabinet Office Minister Tom Watson in the email plot. Watson worked closely with McBride at the hub of the Downing Street spin machine.
In a recent blog article Ms Dorries said: "The Prime Minister can state he didn't know what was happening and we can choose whether or not to believe him. However, who would believe that the Cabinet Minister, Tom Watson, whose desk was right next door to Damian McBride's, and who was I have been told, mentioned in the emails, didn't know?"
I don't think anyone could believe that.
The answer to the question above is that Gordon Brown can't utter the word "sorry" because he's an arrogant man and to do so would further align him with McBride's actions.
Damian McBride was forced to resign his Downing Street position after the "inappropriate and juvenile" emails he sent to fellow New Labour mouthpiece Derek Draper were leaked to leading political blogger Guido Fawkes. The emails suggested several malicious rumours designed to damage leading Opposition politicians in the run up to the next General Election.
Yesterday the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, sent handwritten letters expressing his "deep regret" to the politicians at the butt of McBride's overactive imagination. Mr Brown also wrote to Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell asking him to review the Westminster Special Adviser's Code of Conduct to ensure there are no repeats of McBride's scurrilous publications.
Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries was one of the Opposition politicians targeted in the McBride smear campaign. Ms Dorries remains less than convinced at the sincerity of Mr Brown's letter.
Speaking in a Sky News interview, Ms Dorries said: "When you look at the letter, this is not a letter which has been spontaneously written. This is not a letter which comes from the heart in terms of apologising and genuinely being concerned for the hurt or damage caused.
"I think this has been done because what we're going to see unfold over the next few days is the extent to which the Prime Minister has been damaged by what has happened via his office.
"I think this (the letter) is more to save the Prime Minister and his office than to apologise for what has happened."
Attention has now shifted to the role of Cabinet Office Minister Tom Watson in the email plot. Watson worked closely with McBride at the hub of the Downing Street spin machine.
In a recent blog article Ms Dorries said: "The Prime Minister can state he didn't know what was happening and we can choose whether or not to believe him. However, who would believe that the Cabinet Minister, Tom Watson, whose desk was right next door to Damian McBride's, and who was I have been told, mentioned in the emails, didn't know?"
I don't think anyone could believe that.
The answer to the question above is that Gordon Brown can't utter the word "sorry" because he's an arrogant man and to do so would further align him with McBride's actions.
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