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The Tory Book of Lies

Started by Buelligan, November 05, 2019, 10:10:22 AM

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QuoteThe Mail on Sunday (MoS) falsely claimed that Labour was planning to scrap a tax exemption on homeowners, in a prominent story that has since been used by the Conservatives as part of their election campaign.

The press regulator Ipso ruled that the newspaper's reporting was inaccurate and "could cause significant concern to readers that, under a Labour government, they could be liable to pay a tax they are exempt from under current legislation".

The MoS headline was then used in Conservative campaign literature and shared by Tory politicians on social media...

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/dec/09/ipso-rebukes-mail-on-sunday-over-labour-movers-tax-claim
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The Tories were forced to make an embarrassing climbdown after aides briefed that an adviser to Matt Hancock had been hit by a Labour protester in an incident that it later emerged had been innocuous.

The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, accused them of lying and attempting to manipulate the media after Conservative sources claimed on Monday afternoon that the adviser to the health secretary had been hit by a protester at Leeds General infirmary during a campaign visit.

Aides initially briefed that Hancock's adviser had been "punched in the face" and tried to point the finger at a Labour "thug". But a video emerged that appeared to show the adviser walking into a protester's arm...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/09/matt-hancock-aide-altercation-hospital-campaign-visit

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