Labour Accused Of By-Election Dirty Tricks Over 'Fictitious' Tactical Voting Group

The offending Labour leaflet.

Labour is embroiled in a dirty tricks row over a campaign leaflet featuring a “fictitious” tactical voting company.

The offending literature has been put through voters’ doors on the eve of Thursday’s crunch Gorton and Denton by-election.

It says: “The Tactical Choice says Vote Labour. Based on a new prediction made in the last 24 hours we are recommending voting Labour.”

However, no organisation called “Tactical Choice” appears to exist.

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