The Tories are really running a masterclass in how NOT to campaign at the moment...
With local elections right around the corner in England, the Tories have got everyone talking about their campaign material for all the wrong (and frankly, hilarious) reasons.
First, there was the candidate who claimed Labour had spread hepatitis in the Dudley ward.
He's been suspended...
Next there was the incredible attempt to photoshop a former Tory MP into a campaign photo. The job was done so badly that his dog appears to be floating.
And now, residents in the Ilford Town ward have received campaign materials with a complete list of everything the Tories have delivered...which turns out to be nothing at all.
Ilford Conservatives have done a superb job of delivering leaflets with all the template text still in place.
Thinking of voting Conservative in #Redbridge? Well aside from selecting most of their candidates in the past few weeks they are actually distributing incomplete leaflets like this. They don't respect you, your vote or our borough. #VoteLabour3rdMay pic.twitter.com/7kFQx0tRZ4
— Redbridge Labour (@redbridgelabour) May 1, 2018
You would think they might have spotted the blunder while pushing the leaflet through a letterbox, but you would be wrong...
The leaflet reads:
"WHAT WE’RE DOING/HAVE DONE FOR WARD/AREA NAME
"We’re working hard for local people to make Ward/Area Name an even better place to live.
"ISSUE 1 WE’VE DONE:
"Three lines of text about what issues/projects/policies you’ve already done or are doing or will be doing in your ward/area."
We'll see if this bold message has connected with voters when the polls open tomorrow.
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