General election: Labour spent £600 on chicken suits

Electoral Commission reveals costs of parties' campaigns, with Tories targeting Facebook ads to win over voters

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Protesters dressed in chicken costumes target the Conservative's Spring Forum in Manchester last year
(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Labour spent almost £600 on fancy dress chicken suits during last year's general election campaign, according to new figures released by the Electoral Commission.

The party has a "track record" of using the costumes in its campaigns, says The Independent, after paying someone to wear one and chase London Mayor Boris Johnson down the street in 2012.

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