Police Investigate Claims of Labour Party Bribing Voters with Food in By-Election
Police are investigating allegations that the Labour Party bribed voters with food to support a by-election candidate in Gorton and Denton, where Labour faces strong challenges from the Greens and Reform UK.
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By Kiran Stacey Policy editor
Read full article →Police probe claims Labour bribed voters with food to support by-election candidate
Labour battling to hold Gorton and Denton against fierce challenge from the Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
By Kate Devlin
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