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The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Good lord! The Sun corrects an election howler...

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Party leaders: Lord Toby Jug, left, and Howling Laud Hope. Photograph: Public domain

The Sun, as everyone knows, is a stickler for factual accuracy. Proof today in its corrections and clarifications column:

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Sun correction Photograph: Public domain

“On 9th May, we published a picture of a candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and identified him as Lord Toby Jug, leader of the Eccentric Party of Great Britain.

In fact, it was Howling Laud Hope, leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party. Apologies for the confusion, which must have been hugely embarrassing for both men”.

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