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Between May 1 and June 12, the research found 53% of the Conservative ads were branded with the party’s official logos and colours.The findings noted that almost three-quarters of those who had partial branding only mentioned the Tories in the funding disclosure section, where it is obligatory,In comparison, 90% of Labour candidates had the party’s branding included in their promotional content; 8% were partly branded and just 2% were unbranded.
And, out of those who had partly branded adverts, all mentioned Labour in the written text and in the funding disclosure. The researchers noticed a similar pattern for physical leaflets, too, where some candidates tried to avoid mentioning they were standing on a Conservative platform.– a former minister – went for a more extreme approach and included a photo of herself with the leader of a different party, Reform’salso admitted in his election address that the Tory Party “has disappointed” the public since 2019, adding: “I am so very sorry.
Meanwhile, former Tory MP Lucy Allan – who is not standing for re-election – endorsed a Reform candidate to replace her earlier this month,Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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