Postal vote results leaked on Twitter

[john_p]

According to Guido Fawkes - Kerry McCarthy, the Labour incumbent for Bristol East, has apparently broadcast the first postal vote results over Twitter, something which is illegal

http://order-order.com/2010/04/29/exclusive-kerry-...

e: Also, it appears either a higher percentage of people have voted Labour than in the previous election, OR lots of postal votes have been fiddled

Edited by john_p on Thursday 29th April 16:33

[Mr E]

whoops...

[JakeS]

I love modern technology - It's wonderful. A microphone, twitter, TV debates it makes it much more interesting!

[skilly1]

Some Great comments on there:

Gordon Broon former MP says:
April 29, 2010 at 4:29 pm

I apologise for misunderstanding the rules on electoral fraud. It was a simple misunderstanding. The electoral commission have accepted my apology and will now vote Labour.

[Asterix]

Let's hope that Labour are barred from having a candidate after this.

Why are they such a dishonest lot?

[shakotan]

http://twitter.com/UKLabourParty

Still on their ttter page too (7th post down).

[Einion Yrth]

Up to 6 months at her majesty's pleasure that.

[john_p]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Pretty much.

[Mermaid]

Asterix said:

Let's hope that Labour are barred from having candidates.

EFA

[mrmr96]

How fking stupid do you have to be to think that posting something like that would be clever. What a tt.

[JRM]

What did they actually post, I can't see it at work

[mondeoman]

See here

[timlongs]

From the UK Labour Party Twitter

Tory Party will give top 3000 a £600 million a year tax break and cut tax credits for our children #Greedybds

Greedybds?

Doesn't seem very, professional.

[Mojocvh]

gotta be some kind of diversionary scam.

[Pesty]

no mention of this on BBC.

funny that.
I would have thought labour party mp breaks law would be big news

EDIT

just been discribed thusly "kerry Mcarthy made a bit of a blunder"
that was it. No reporting on why it was bad to do this just that about 4seconds then on to something else. You call that reporting BBC? there is a reason why this is illegal I suppose its too much to ask for you to go into why that is.

Bias? nahhhh corse not

Twats

Edited by Pesty on Thursday 29th April 17:56

[Soovy]

Pesty said:

no mention of this on BBC.

funny that.
I would have thought labour party mp breaks law would be big news

Not on the Brown Broadcasting Corp.

[jmorgan]

I bet the spin says someone hacked the account.

[Pesty]

Soovy said:

Pesty said:

no mention of this on BBC.

funny that.
I would have thought labour party mp breaks law would be big news

Not on the Brown Broadcasting Corp.

see above just now described as a "bit of a blunder" then swiftly moved on.

[Mr E]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Stable Door? Horse?

[smack]

Bristol East 2005 Result
Labour 45.5%
Conservative 28.2%
Liberal Democrat 19.7%
Others 6.6%