Tory post-election Euro-spin in Haringey

My colleague Mark Pack over at Lib Dem Voice has his favourite piece of post election spin – from the Tory candidate for Hornsey & Wood Green, who described the Euro election result as disappointing for the Lib Dems. The Tory vote fell, as they slipped into fourth place.

Richard is a recent arrival whose pronouncements show signs of being helpful - from a Liberal Democrat perspective, that is. He blogs here.

The verdict of yesterday’s local newspapers on the European elections in Haringey was very different, needless to say:

"The battle for the control of Haringey is now closer than ever, with the borough's Liberal Democrats closing the gap on Labour to just 2,500 votes in the European elections. The result on Sunday has given an extra boost to the Lib-Dems…"

Hornsey Journal

"… the worst election result suffered by the Haringey Labour party, with a 4.5 per cent swing to the Liberal Democrats"

Ham & High