A Green councillor has been accused of telling a candidate for the May election they would rather see the Tories elected over Labour.
Councillor Amanda Evans, deputy leader of Brighton and Hove’s Labour group, claimed that the unnamed councillor told a Labour candidate that they “f***ing hate Labour”.
The confrontation was alleged to have taken place some time earlier this month, while the candidate was out canvassing.
Speaking to Labour supporters at the party’s manifesto launch last weekend, she said: “One of their (the Greens) frontbenchers told one of our candidates in the street that he “f***ing hates Labour” and would rather see the Tories win the city than us”.
She said the reason the unnamed Green councillor said that was “because they know the clock is ticking”.
“There’s an election coming and he’s worried that their time is up,” she said.
“While nothing is ever certain until the returning officer calls your name, we will be working our socks off to make his worst nightmares come true.”
Cllr Evans described the Green administration as “hand-wringing wet liberals”.
“They have mismanaged everything the city has, with vanity projects that help nobody, ignoring the basics and refusing to listen to residents and businesses, particularly the poorest and most disadvantaged, and anyone outside their own interests or their own members.”
Labour’s manifesto pledges to build a “fairer city for all”, by restoring the city’s basic services, combating climate change with “actions that really work”, and by supporting communities through the cost-of-living crisis.
Addressing Labour supporters, Cllr Evans said the party was offering a “positive vision” for the city.
“We want to listen to what people need from us, lift those who are struggling and build cohesive communities the length and breadth of Brighton and Hove," she said.
A spokeswoman for the Green Party said they do not respond to “speculation”.
Voters will go to the polls across the city on May 4 to elect 54 councillors to represent them for the next four years.
The deadline to register to vote is April 17, which can be completed by visiting gov.uk/register-to-vote.
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