Hugh Grant 'accuses Lib Dems of lying' days after campaigning for them

Luke O'Reilly3 December 2019

The Liberal Democrats appear to have fallen out of favour with Hugh Grant just days after the actor joined the party on the General Election campaign trail.

The Love Actually actor surprised voters in London's Finchley and Golders Green constituency as he knocked doors with candidate Luciana Berger on Saturday.

The party then tweeted saying it was "so great" to see the actor campaigning for the party, adding: "Only the Lib Dems can take seats off the Tories - and together we can stop Boris and #StopBrexit."

A tweet from Grant's account, which has now been deleted, responded to say the latter claim was "not true", adding that he advocates tactical voting to unseat as many Conservatives as possible.

Actor Hugh Grant speaks to supporters during a Liberal Democrat campaign event
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The Liberal Democrats currently sit third in the national polls, with an average poll rating of 13 per cent, compared to 33 per cent for Labour and 43 per cent for the Conservatives.

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It is not the first time the Liberal Democrats have been accused of misleading claims during the campaign.

At the start of November, the party was accused of using misleading data on leaflets to suggest they were polling ahead of other parties in certain constituencies.

One such leaflet distributed in Putney told residents Labour "can't win here", even though the Liberal Democrat candidate finished third behind Labour and the Tories at the 2017 election.

The Lib Dems said the projections had been used on a local level but "would not be used on national campaigns".