^^^^Long-Bailey doesn't come out of that well, but Marris' explanation, that the research was his, not Labour's, still sounds petty and vindictive and not the actions of someone putting a Labour victory above all other considerations.
But again, the professionalism, on both parties behalves.
Anything I do at work, that went near a work computer and would be paid for ('properly') by work's expenses, belongs entirely to my employer.
^^^^Long-Bailey doesn't come out of that well, but Marris' explanation, that the research was his, not Labour's, still sounds petty and vindictive and not the actions of someone putting a Labour victory above all other considerations.