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12 April 2005
How Tory candidate's immigration photo changed.
Election literature sent out by the Conservative candidate in Labour's most marginal seat, Dorset South, contained a photo in a radically altered state.
Originally, the pictures showed Ed Matts standing with former Conservative Home Office Minister Ann Widdecombe at a demonstration in support of a Malawian asylum-seeker facing deportation.
Mr Matts was holding a picture of Verah Kachepa and her children, while Ms Widdecombe's held a placard saying "Let them stay".
When the picture reappeared in Mr Matts's election material, the demonstrators had disappeared and the content of the placards had changed.
Mr Matts's placard now contained one of the Conservatives six key pledges, "controlled immigration".
Ms Widdecombe's proclaimed what Michael Howard says is the alternative under Labour: "chaos and inhumanity."
Mr Matts has apologised for the manipulation, but said supporting an individual asylum case was not inconsistent with wanting reform of the asylum system.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats called for his sacking.
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