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Are Labour's attack ads 'gutter politics'?

The News Agents

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The Tory Party's Failure to Properly Punish Offenders

Shadow justice secretary says he was 'outraged' by the lack of punishment for child abusers and gun users. He didn't oversee campaigns but passed on data showing how Conservatives were failing to properly punish offenders. The party then generated a campaign around it, with him saying: 'I think it's important that we explain to voters what the government is doing wrong' But did you authorize the particular wording and image? "We don't sign them off in that respect," he said.

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