Monday, September 13, 2010

Phil Woolas 'Tried to Foment Racial Divisions in Election Campaign'

THE TELEGRAPH: Phil Woolas, the former immigration minister, tried to foment racial and religious divisions as part of a desperate attempt to change an election result, a court has heard.

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Phil Woolas MP after retaining Oldham East and Saddleworth after 3 re-counts. Photo: The Telegraph

A specially convened election court was told that Labour MP Phil Woolas and his campaign team set out to ''galvanise the white Sun vote'' against Liberal Democrat candidate Elwyn Watkins.

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