Lisa Smart said sorry after the anti-liverpool slur while out campaigning for the Lib Dems.
A Liberal Democrat candidate has apologised after being caught on a doorbell camera making an anti-Liverpool slur while canvassing for votes.After the woman explained she was registered to vote in Liverpool, Ms Smart replied: 'Ah, understood – so you've just been nicking stuff while you're here.'
Shocked, she told her relative who was horrified to watch the insult recorded on his doorbell camera.The family, who don't want to be identified, said it was offensive, but said sadly living in Greater Manchester they had heard the 'derogatory stereotype' a number of times.Hazel Grove is one of the Liberal Democrats' top-ten Tory-held seats, with Ms Smart – a local councillor – winning almost 39 per cent of the votes at the 2019 general election.
When asked if the Liberal Democrat Party should withdraw support for the candidate, the householder said it 'wasn't for him to comment'.Paul Athans
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