UKIP attacks 'smear campaign'
UKIP has accused the Conservative party of running a "morally reprehensible" smear campaign by trawling through potential councillors' Twitter and Facebook posts.
McLoughlin: No knowledge of Ukip smear campaign
The Transport Secretary has said Ukip candidates are being put under the same scrutiny as those from other parties as the party accused the Tories of a smear campaign.
Patrick McLoughlin told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show. "Candidates are always put under scrutiny and I think it's right. Why should Ukip candidates get away without any scrutiny when other parties have scrutiny as far as their candidates are concerned?"
"I don't know anything about a smear campaign."
Asked whether it was right to trawl through would-be councillors' social media accounts, he said: "I don't know whether that's happened, I'm just saying it happens to all parties and candidates are put under scrutiny."
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