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More election fraud claims – and the TV show which set up a fake polling station

By Mark Pack | Fri 11th May 2012 - 8:25 am

In the London Borough of Camden, Hat Trick productions ran into hot water after setting up a spoof but official looking polling station immediately outside a real polling station, encouraging members of the public into coming to vote before revealing to them that the polling station was part of a prank for a political satire show.

Hat Trick also sent someone out door knocking, claiming to be a Liberal Democrat activist but really setting people up for more spoofs, to be caught on a hidden camera.

One Liberal Democrat supporter was called on at home by the fake Liberal Democrat activist, who …

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Posted in Election law, Local government and News | Also tagged camden council, glasgow city council, james kirkup, khizar iqbal, Mohammed Choudhary, peterborough city council and tower hamlets | 4 Comments

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