Rachel Reeves has expressed deep distress over a campaign letter sent by Conservative Dudley candidate Marco Longhi. The letter, which has been described as 'divisive' and accused of employing 'dog-whistle' tactics, targeted voters with Indian names and British Pakistani voters. Labour candidate was shocked by the content of the letter and called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take action against Longhi. The controversy has sparked significant backlash, with some calling the letter 'nasty' and 'deeply distressing'.
Tory Brendan Clarke-Smith leaves locals 'outraged' with taxpayer-funded letters https://t.co/KqoQGQ6VZn
STORY Tory Brendan Clarke-Smith leaves locals 'outraged' with taxpayer-funded letters https://t.co/grFqhiFJzg
The letter Tory candidates are terrified of - 'throwing us under a bus' https://t.co/OfwG2Il3ev
Labour is wisely targeting voters in Tory-held seats with letters from Natalie Elphicke…. To the annoyance of her former colleagues https://t.co/9PJhGGSG4V
Labour candidate shocked by ‘divisive’ Tory letter sent to British Pakistani voters. https://t.co/dn8GIYbiWu
Labour candidate shocked by ‘divisive’ Tory letter https://t.co/o28xbpjfD6
Tory candidate accused of dog-whistle tactics against rival with Indian name https://t.co/6WSQUcNbwQ
Labour candidate “disappointed and shocked” by “divisive” letter sent to voters by Conservative opponent https://t.co/iMSz639D5o
NEW: Rachel Reeves tells me she was "deeply distressed" at a campaign letter sent out by Conservative Dudley candidate @marcolonghi4dn and says Rishi Sunak should "take action against" him. She stops short of calling it racist. @itvcentral | @itvpolitics | @itvnews https://t.co/BiKExyB6J5
More megaphone than dog whistle when the Tory scumbag not only spelt her surname in capital letters but underlined it too. "Rishi Sunak told to drop 'nasty' Tory candidate over 'dog whistle' letter." https://t.co/C6D6na5y3g