‘Tory new boy apologises for Lib Dem baby rapist comparison’

Headline from the Welwyn & Hatfield Times pretty much says it all, though long-term readers may also be interested in Grant Shapps’s involvement:

A FORMER councillor who branded Liberal Democrat policy as a bigger danger to children than a baby rapist has said sorry.

Sam Smith had caused uproar after posting comments on an internet forum run by Tory MP Grant Shapps.