Tories apologise after 'yanking' Labour leaflet

A Conservative activist has apologised after apparently "yanking" a Labour pamphlet from a letterbox in Gloucestershire.

Abbeydale resident Anthony Buffin's doorbell camera appeared to show an activist putting literature through a letterbox, while pulling out a Labour leaflet.

Labour's Gloucester candidate, Alex McIntyre, said he wanted all parties to "rise above underhand tactics."

Richard Graham, Conservative MP for Gloucester said “the volunteer involved has apologised profusely”.

The incident took place in Abbeydale on 27 May, shortly before 13:00 BST, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Mr Buffin said it "all happened within five minutes" as he was stood the other side of the door.

"I went to grab the pamphlet and then there was another guy dropping off Conservative pamphlets and I just saw him drag it out of the letterbox," he said.

"I just thought he was pulling it back to push his pamphlet through, but when I checked, it was just his there."

"I checked the Ring doorbell camera and he yanked the Labour pamphlet out and then put his leaflet through.

“You can see him trying to discreetly screw it up and put it in his bag.

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