THE LIB DEMS were accused of cheap gimmicks last night after they stamped “b*****ks to Brexit” on their EU election manifesto.
But the X-rated catchphrase risked backfiring as it could breach Ofcom rules of what can be broadcast on telly before the 9pm watershed.
Chris Leslie, a Change UK MP, told The Sun: “It’s a bit shock jock.
“I agree with them, but I think we need to win this on the strength of our argument not by lowering the tone.”
Sir Vince batted off accusations he was using “toxic” language.
He told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “Maybe as a country we have lost our sense of humour, but it’s an attempt to put in a more pungent way what an awful lot of people think.
“There may be one or two wallflowers who get offended.”
Meanwhile, talks between the Lib Dems and Change UK to unite behind a single stop-Brexit candidate in the Peterborough by-election collapsed in failure last night.
The two parties had planned to throw their joint support behind an activist in the People’s Vote second referendum campaign.
But an insider told The Sun talks collapsed after Labour erupted in fury over the plan.
They said: “The Corbynistas in People’s Vote kicked off. It’s a shame.”
Femi Oluwole, the young poster boy for the People’s Vote campaign, said he pulled out as the stop
Brexit Peterborough candidate because he feared taking votes away from Labour.
