At the beginning of last week, Labour MP Denis MacShane made a lazy attack in The Guardian on the Polish Law and Justice Party.
He branded as "gay-haters" the party which is among those set to join the new eurosceptic, free market alliance with the Conservatives in the European Parliament.
It has now been drawn to my attention that on Thursday the Guardian published a rebuttal of that smear in its letters page from Adam Bielan (pictured), a Polish MEP from the Law and Justice Party.
I reproduce it below:
"Denis MacShane makes an unfair allegation against my party, Law and Justice, calling us "gay-haters". We are fully committed to human rights and equality under the law, and object to all forms of discrimination, whether on grounds of race, sex or sexual orientation.
"We are the second-largest party in the Polish Sejm, and hold the presidency of the republic. To make such claims, simply because we believe in a Europe of nations and share David Cameron's opposition to Euro-federalism, is pretty low."
"We are the second-largest party in the Polish Sejm, and hold the presidency of the republic. To make such claims, simply because we believe in a Europe of nations and share David Cameron's opposition to Euro-federalism, is pretty low."
