Wakefield’s Tory candidate can’t stop comparing the party to Harold Shipman – 17 votes of no confidence

10.

My "I'm not Harold Shipman, OR a sex offender" T-shirt has people asking yada yada

— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) June 16, 2022

11.

He's not trying to win, is he? https://t.co/XKXODXaPJ7

— Mike Holden 💙 (@MikeHolden42) June 16, 2022

12.

WHOA JESUS https://t.co/1vTYUWesv8

— Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK) June 16, 2022

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Note to all candidates – as well as not mentioning serial killers when being interviewed, it's usually best not to stand in front of one of your opponents' election posters. https://t.co/j83iGKus6i

— Tim Bale (@ProfTimBale) June 16, 2022

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The ex-Tory MP in Wakefield (a convicted sex offender) was only a 'bad apple' just like *Harold Shipman*, says the Tory candidate in Wakefield by-election.
Helluva take… https://t.co/miF9ZI9PId

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) June 16, 2022

15.

hang on im not sure this was the line to take https://t.co/n0ozFSKYmc

— Alan White (@aljwhite) June 16, 2022

16.

OMG, it wasn’t a one-off; this is his scripted line. https://t.co/YIveflxvoP

— Davey Six-Toes (@HutchinsonDave) June 16, 2022

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BREAKING: The family of Dr Harold Shipman have reacted with shock and dismay after a Tory politician compared him to Boris Johnson x

— Laura Kuenssberg Translator (@BBCFLauraKT) June 16, 2022

Not for the first time, this question

How are satirists supposed to compete with this? https://t.co/6bJvZiA1mT

— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) June 16, 2022

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