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Apr 2022
The leader of Conservative-run Harrogate Borough Council has attacked the local Liberal Democrats for using a firm in Dundee to print a leaflet urging people to 'buy local'.
Richard Cooper criticised the move in a post on the Community News website run by Andrew Jones, the Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough. Cllr Cooper is employed by Mr Jones as his office manager,
It is a sign that the North Yorkshire Council election campaign is hotting up ahead of the vote on May 5.
Mr Cooper said it was "critical that we use local businesses where we can".
According to the post, other local Liberal Democrat literature has been printed in York and Chesterfield.
Cllr Cooper said:
Cllr Cooper, who has said he will not be seeking re-election next month, also said the leaflet's ‘greener’ agenda was at odds with its creation.
The post said all election campaign leaflets published by Harrogate and Knaresborough Conservatives were printed in Harrogate and Mr Jones' annual reports were printed in Knaresborough.
She added that the Liberal Democrats' process for using outside suppliers was to "try and get the best value for money", which was "something Conservative-run Harrogate council could learn from", adding:
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