The new Shadow Defence Secretary is going to have difficulty explaining why she accepted thousands of pounds in donations from a law firm which was condemned over false legal claims made against British soldiers. In December 2014, Thornberry took a £14,500 donation-in-kind from Leigh Day & Co. The firm was blasted by the inquiry into allegations of torture against UK troops, which found the claims were “wholly and entirely without merit” and based on “deliberate and calculated lies”. Last night it emerged Leigh Day is now facing a disciplinary inquiry and the prospect of its lawyers being struck off. How will it go down with soldiers to know that the Shadow Defence Secretary took donations from the law firm behind false claims against our boys… 

Labour CND welcomes the appointment of @EmilyThornberry to the Shadow Defence post and we look forward to working with her

— Labour CND (@LabourCND) January 6, 2016

The top-brass at the Ministry of Defence will not be impressed either with the CND supporter who voted against Trident in 2007. Which should encourage the Tories in 2020 to re-issue this nostalgic campaign poster:

Time for CCHQ to dig this old poster put of the archives: pic.twitter.com/N8FC4Km0Bk

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) January 6, 2016

They’ve never seen a minister like it… 

Hat-tip: @wallaceme