Media roundup: Andy Burnham fiasco

Liberty leader Shami Chakribarti has excelled herself in terms of self-righteousness by accusing Culture Secretary Andy Burnham of launching a smear campaign against her. Burnham made a couple of vaguely-sarcastic, fairly ill-advised remarks concerning the relationship between Chakribatri and MP David Davis - previously political polar opposites who had found a new kinship over the 42 days detention debacle. The overblown reaction is clearly, as Westmonster views it, a case of humourlessness overcoming common sense ... but let's have a gander at what others think.

- Guido Fawkes reckons Shami hasn't got a leg to stand on ... and kind of resents his turf being stolen

- Some great stuff in the comments section at Conservative Home

- The Spectator refer to Burnham's comments as a 'cheap shot' ... although it would be interesting to see their reaction had a Tory MP blurted similar stuff

- And Spyblog take things a little too literally ...