Tory canvasser accused of questioning Devon Lib Dem

Charity alleges doorknocker in Torbay suggested Steve Darling was using his guide dog ‘for political purposes’

It has been an election campaign marked by controversial claims and counter-claims, but a row in the parliamentary constituency of Torbay in Devon has perhaps topped the lot.

A local charity for visually impaired people, Devon in Sight, has accused Tory canvassers of “stooping to an all-time low” by allegedly suggesting that the local Liberal Democrat candidate, Steve Darling, is not actually blind.