The Unite union has today accused the Conservative party of "attempting to embroil the police in a political witch hunt" and "wasting police time" following a complaint to the Metropolitan Police by the Vice-Chair of the Conservative party Bob Neill MP regarding the Labour selections in the Ilford North constituency and the Lewisham Deptford constituency.
A Unite spokesman said: "The Conservatives are wasting police time and trying to engage the police in a disgraceful political witch hunt. We strenuously reject any suggestion of criminality or that we have broken Labour party rules. Using the police to score political points and diverting their attentions away from making our communities safer is obscene. The Tories’ smear tactics are designed to scare ordinary people away from engaging in politics and ensure it becomes the preserve of an Eton educated elite."
