THE Liberal Democrats have responded to a threat from the Conservatives to take legal advice over a Lib Dem leaflet they say implies the Lib Dem candidate is backed by Mr Johnson.
But Liberal Democrat Chief Executive, Lord Rennard, is today reported as having accused the Conservatives of being ‘running scared’ saying that the criticism about the leaflet was “odd.”
Apparently he said that the Conservatives had posted a similar publication two weeks ago, adding that it was an insult to voters to suggest they had been misled by the format.
In a separate spat between the two parties in relation to the campaign to save Townlands hospital in Henley-on-Thames, Lord Rennard said: “In relation to the Henley Townlands hospital campaign, we have merely repeated claims by the independent hospital campaigners that they were unaware of any support from the Conservative Party candidate,” he said.
He added: “The Conservatives seem to be running scared in what used to be a very safe Conservative seat.”
County councillor, John Howell, the Tory candidate in the Oxfordshire constituency where Mr Johnson had a 12,793 majority in 2005.
The Labour party’s candidate is Richard McKenzie whilst Mark Stevenson will stand for the Green party and Chris Adams for UKIP.
The full list of candidates for the by election to be held on Thursday, June 26, is as follows:
Chris Adams, UK Independence Party
Derek Allpass, English Democrats
Louise Cole – Independent (Miss Great Britain Party)
Amanda Harrington – Independent (Miss Great Britain
Party)
John Howell – Conservatives
Stephen Kearney – Liberal Democrats
Richard McKenzie – Labour
Bananaman Owen – Monster Raving Loony Party
Timothy Rait – British National Party
Dick Rodgers – The Common Good
Mark Stevenson – Greens
Harry Bear, The Fur Play Party
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