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06-06-2017, 07:45 PM
Banksy election stunt backfires in a big way
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Banksy has withdrawn a cheeky offer of a free limited edition print for people who vote against the Conservatives in the general election.*
SEE ALSO: Banksy claims responsibility for new Brexit mural in England (http://mashable.com/2017/05/07/banksy-eu-mural/)
The mysterious street artist said on Instagram that the Electoral Commission warned the offer "would invalidate the election result."*
"I regret to an**unce this ill-conceived and legally dubious promotion has **w been cancelled," he said.*
A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) (https://www.instagram.com/p/BU-UOrSDRub/) on Jun 5, 2017 at 2:53pm PDT
Banksy had posted the offer to voters in the Bristol **rth West, Bristol West, **rth Somerset, Thornbury and Yate, Kingswood, and Filton and Bradley Stoke on his website (http://banksy.co.uk/) on Saturday. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/06/banksy-prints-general-election-tories/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Banksy has withdrawn a cheeky offer of a free limited edition print for people who vote against the Conservatives in the general election.*
SEE ALSO: Banksy claims responsibility for new Brexit mural in England (http://mashable.com/2017/05/07/banksy-eu-mural/)
The mysterious street artist said on Instagram that the Electoral Commission warned the offer "would invalidate the election result."*
"I regret to an**unce this ill-conceived and legally dubious promotion has **w been cancelled," he said.*
A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) (https://www.instagram.com/p/BU-UOrSDRub/) on Jun 5, 2017 at 2:53pm PDT
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