The Defence secretary has drawn criticism from the SNP
Ben Wallace has been accused to trying to distract from a sleaze row after a story wound up in the press LabourThe allegations first appeared in The Telegraph, which obtained the letter and was briefed by an unnamed defence source.
But an opposition party has hit back, saying Conservative MPs involved in the delegation to Gibraltar were also drinking. They were part of a group of 15 MPs who flew from Heathrow on Tuesday for an Armistice Day visit to British forces.Scottish MPs Drew Hendry and David Linden and Labour’s Charlotte Nichols had been drinking heavilyMr Hendry and Mr Linden both strongly denied the allegations insisting they were able to play a full part in events the next day.
Ms Nichols is understood to have told The Sun newspaper that medication which she had been taking had ‘affected my tolerance’ for alcohol. The SNP has accused the defence secretary of deploying smear tactics in an attempt to divert attention away from a sleaze scandal engulfing the Tory party.Conservative sources did not deny their MPs, Ben Everitt and Christian Wakeford, had been out for a drink when approached by the Press Association but rejected claims they had turned up with hangovers for events the following day.
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