++All shit has hit the fan++

Edit: The Sunday Times has full details of the emails and a great deal of their contents.

Jesus, the story goes, was nailed to the cross tomorrow and passed over. Tomorrow, I suspect, Damian McBride shall be nailed to the Sundays. He won't pass over quite so easily.

What a holiday story.

In essence, Guido Fawkes has used this slow news weekend to break the story that Mr McBride, and his Downing Street email account, have been rather naughty. It seems the grand scheme was to smear several Conservative MPs (including Cameron and Osbourne) with stories relating to their personal life. Rather graphic stories at that too. One MP is said to be considering legal action.

Expect full details in the News of the World and The Sunday Times.

This email was sent to Derek Drapper, amongst others. This is the same man who denies any involvement with Downing Street's backroom staff. His proposed new site, 'Red Rag' was where the smears were intended for. The site and the smears have not, until now, come to fruition.

ToryBear nicely highlights this story.

However, it is the mere plotting and planning of McBride from the Downing Street bunker, being one of Gordon's closest allies, which shall do so much damage. It already comes on warnings that the coming election shall be the dirtiest to date.

Expect plenty more tomorrow morning and a fair few red faces all round.