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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Tories criticised for saying Lib Dem candidate pretending to be blind

Steve Darling crouching next to his dog while Ed Davey shakes the dog's paw
Steve Darling and his guide dog, Jennie, with the Lib Dem leader, Ed Davey, at Torquay harbour on 11 June. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

It has been an election campaign marked by controversial claims and counter-claims, but a row in the parliamentary constituency of Torbay in Devon has perhaps topped the lot.

A local charity for visually impaired people, Devon in Sight, has accused Tory canvassers of “stooping to an all-time low” by allegedly suggesting that the local Liberal Democrat candidate, Steve Darling, is not actually blind.

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