https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/communist-spies-wanted-corbyn-to-betray-mi5-secrets-jan-sarkocy-rfw9jbl3d
The above is today’s Times’ material re the right-wing nonsense about Jeremy Corbyn’s supposed ‘spying activities’. Even a 13-year old Media Studies pupil could spot the linguistic twistings and turnings that reveal the absurdity!
I paraphrase it below to reveal the threadbare nature of their case.
Jeremy Corbyn was targeted by communist spies IN THE HOPE THAT he could provide information about the British secret services…
The Labour MP would have been singled out by Jan Sarkocy, who was POSING as a diplomat. It’s POSSIBLE he ASSUMED that Jeremy Corbyn MAY obtain this kind of information.”
Mr Sarkocy initially CLAIMED that Mr Corbyn had been paid BUT in interviews yesterday appeared to suggest that other unnamed Labour MPs were given cash INSTEAD. The records suggest that Mr Corbyn HAD NOT BEEN PAID by Czechoslovak secret police.
Mr Corbyn would have been singled out because his anti-capitalist views made him more likely to pass on information, although THERE IS NOTHING TO SUGGEST THAT HE DID SO.
Mr Corbyn has THREATENED to sue a Tory vice-chairman, Ben Bradley, over a tweet saying that he “sold British secrets to Communist spies”. A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: “Jeremy has instructed solicitors to contact Ben Bradley to DELETE his libellous tweet or face legal action. Mr Bradley DELETED it.
It seems Tories are easily coned, doesn't it?
That's the "question", by the way!