The letter boasted about 'what we're doing/have done for ward/area name'
The Conservative party have distributed a local election campaign leaflet urging voters to support them because of "ISSUES WE’VE DONE" for "AREA NAME."
Political parties provide their candidates with campaigning materials like blank posters and leaflets that can then be edited, printed and distributed. However in Ilford, east London, none of the details were filled in.
As a result, the leaflet calls on the good people of Iford to vote Conservative because of: "WHAT WE’RE DOING/HAVE DONE FOR WARD/AREA NAME."
It includes a numbered list of four "ISSUES WE'VE DONE," each one simply reads: "Three lines of text about what issues/projects/policies you’ve already done or are doing or will be doing in your ward/area name."
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The flyer was meant to promote the Tory candidates for the Ilford Town ward in the borough of Redbridge.
A spokesperson for Ilford Conservatives said: "This was a template that was sent to the printers in error.
"Our Ilford Town candidates have been out campaigning to ensure they deliver cleaner streets, better roads and less waste for the residents of Redbridge."
The local Conservative leader, Councillor Paul Canal, wrote on Twitter "To err is human, to forgive divine" alongside the music video for Rag'n'Bone Man's 'Human' - which includes the lyrics: "Maybe I’m foolish, maybe I’m blind."
In response, the local Labour Party branch wrote on Twitter: "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."
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