UK ELECTIONS: Did Labour sabotage Liberal Democrats with Pro-Gay flyer in Muslim neighborhoods?

“We will force all schools to teach homosexuality as normal … Our front bench team Simon Hughes and David Laws are committed homosexuals, while Nick Clegg was recently voted by readers of Pink Times as the sexiest party leader.”
From Eric Dondero:

The Liberal Democrats are unabashedly pro-homosexual rights. But party leaders are crying foul over a fake flyer leafletted all over mostly Muslim neighborhoods in Leicester two days before the election, which highlighted their pro-homosexual stances.

From PoliticalScrapbook.net:

The Leicester South by-election has turned dirty. A leaflet purporting to be from the Liberal Democrats and featuring a picture of two men kissing has been distributed in an Asian [Pakistani] area of the city. The materials, which campaign organisers have confirmed as fake, are clearly an attempt to inflame anti-gay sentiment in the largely Muslim Spinney Hills area.

And a comment from the Brit political blog HurryupHarry.org

After the “Gay Free Zone” stickers targeted several areas, including Tower Hamlets and Hackney in London, it seems drafting in homophobia in an attempt to turn Muslim voters away from mainstream parties is a strategy we’ll be seeing more and more.

The result? The BBC reports:

The Lib Dems lost 695 councillors in England, with Labour gaining 800... In a by-election in Leicester South, Labour held on the (sic) the seat with an increased majority...

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