Mr S has witnessed his fair share of election literature cock-ups this year. First Steerpike revealed how Flick Drummond’s campaign posters had to be redesigned after her name could be mistook for another f-word from a distance. Then Matthew Hancock fell victim to a folding issue with his leaflets.
As they say bad things come in threes, so Steerpike was hardly surprised to hear that a third Conservative candidate has had an issue with their canvassing plans. James Duddridge, the MP for Rochford and Southend East, narrowly escaped his own Freudian slip:
Always have someone to proof read your leaflet. This one had no imprint and mentions Erection Day. Keep it up! pic.twitter.com/09d5l163Hc
— Sir James Duddridge KCMG (@JamesDuddridge) May 4, 2015
Mr S hopes that this will put an end to the party’s misfortunes ahead of Thursday.
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