The Sunday Times hints at the Channel 4 TV programme "Dispatches Investigation: The Dirty Tricks Election", due to be broadcast this Monday 23rd May 2005, at 20:00, (no details yet on their website):
"Meanwhile, the Labour party is braced for criticism over dirty tricks during the election. A Channel 4 Dispatches programme will tell of an undercover reporter’s experiences inside Labour HQ during the election.Jenny Kleeman will reveal how fake letters were sent to local newspapers to show support for Labour’s achievements. She will also describe how Alan Milburn, the campaign co-ordinator, and Campbell used to “high five” in the middle of the office.
"I witnessed extraordinary examples of the kind of foul-mouthed bullying and everyday mendacity that are the common currency of Labour’s male-dominated media organisation," she said."
The Observer goes into more detail:
"How Labour used its election troops to fake popular supportDocumentary shows activists writing letters to newspapers and posing as 'local people' to greet Blair on campaign trail
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