APG - // " She told Sky News, "I can remember a really prominent man - at the time the Conservative candidate for Teignbridge in Devon - smacking me on the backside about as hard as he could and going, 'oh, Romsey, you've got a lovely seat'."
She did not name him initially -the journalist put two and two together, suggested the name to her and she then agreed. Not quite the same thing. //
Thanks for the additional information.
As often happens, this has been spun by the media to create a specific impression of the parties involved - and it does indicate that Ms Noakes is not seeking attention, or money, or that she is in fact 'muck raking' - a decision handed down by at least one contributor on ths thread.