They maintain, as do the Conservatives, that they still are, but it is also true that the Labour leadership's position is the opposite of what it was.
Smith said: "As with most people, you see what's going on in politics in the country and sometimes you find yourself getting frustrated and shouting at the TV or something."As mayor, he has decided to support theatre group Guildford Shakespeare Company and the Phyllis Tuckwell hospice care charity.
He is also promoting the local music lesson bursaries charity Cheryl King Trust, which has a "special resonance"."Music has been my whole thing since I was a kid watching Top of the Pops," Smith said.The Vapors re-formed in 2016 but Smith opted not to join in, despite a "really good" relationship with his former bandmates, as it "would've just been too much" to balance with a political career and family life.
His music career is "one of those things that clearly stays with me forever," he said. "It will be the thing that I'm known for."A helicopter has been brought in to dump water on a wildfire in Dumfries and Galloway which has been burning since Thursday afternoon.
Firefighters were still tackling the blaze in the Galloway Forest Park near Newton Stewart early on Friday evening.
One local man told BBC Scotland News that he saw a helicopter dropping water on the blaze and "half the hill looked like charcoal".The websites themselves acknowledge that not all their users may actually be looking to move home, so what is it that keeps people scrolling?
Katie, who previously worked in interior design, says she loves to check how quickly properties might sell and has a list of favourite homes she has looked at."I love character properties, things with features like beautiful Georgian homes," she says.
While she and her partner are planning to move out of her rented accommodation in about six months, there is no immediate or urgent need to search."He thinks I am looking at more houses because of this, but it's not - it's just because I love it!”