@woke8yearold e.g. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11343120/David-Cameron-personally-orders-Tories-to-open-Whips-dirt-books-to-child-abuse-investigators.html … but central plot element in "Yes, Prime Minister" & original "House of Cards"
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(obviously, it's their own politicians they keep dirt on, not the opposition. Oppo research is a much more recent phenomenon)
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come to think of it, "Yes Minister" was Civil Service + MI5, not party whips. Still, it's well known & expected.
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It struck me as obvious the leak came from Republican sources as soon as they started lining up to unendorse him.
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