Labour incumbent and candidate for Bishop Auckland, Helen Goodman, has had an… interesting start to her re-election campaign, where she is hoping to cling on to her 500 majority.

Her campaign got off on a bad foot when notable leftie celebrity, Steve Coogan, had to drop out of her launch due to film scheduling commitments, however, Goodman quickly found another celebrity endorsement – from Oliver Letwin…

According to Helen’s leaflets, an ‘ex-Tory MP‘ has said “Helen has bust a gut to find a sensible Brexit”. By this, of course, Letwin means she voted against the deal four times and repeatedly pushed for a second referendum…

The inaccurate Brexit claim hasn’t been her biggest leaflet faux pas so far, however, as last week a local primary school had to put out a statement saying:

Helen’s not living up to her namesake and being rather naughty…