Former rower James Cracknell, standing for the Conservatives in Colchester, uses the four-letter word in a video.
Colchester Conservative candidate James Cracknell, a former Olympic rower, posted the video on his Facebook pageJames Cracknell, a former Olympic rower standing for the Tories in Colchester, used a four-letter word in a video posted on his Facebook page.
Other election candidates in Colchester have hit out at Mr Cracknell's video, including the Liberal Democrat Martin Goss, who said it was "not appropriate". He said: "I don't think it's very befitting of someone who would represent the city in Parliament," he said."I wish him all the best for the future but he will not be Colchester's next MP. He knows it and we all know it."In response to the video, Labour candidate Dr Pamela Cox said that if Mr Cracknell was elected "he would be supporting all the same people who have making a mess of the country for the past 14 years".
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