Katy Balls Katy Balls

Paul Nuttall’s Hillsborough falsehood throws Labour a lifeline in Stoke

It’s Labour’s lucky day. Although the party are currently fielding a foul-mouthed candidate with a questionable attitude towards women in the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election, Ukip’s candidate Paul Nuttall has just taken the biscuit.

The Ukip leader — who has been touted as the favourite to win the seat — has admitted in a radio interview that claims on his website that he lost ‘close personal friends’ in the Hillsborough disaster are false. This comes after an article in the Guardian looked to cast doubt on his claim he was there when 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death.

Presenter: You say you lost a close personal friend…

PN: No I didn’t

Presenter: It’s on your website

PN: I haven’t lost a close personal friend, it’s someone who I know

Presenter: January 9/2012 on your own site – ‘lost close personal friends’, it’s on your website

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