As I understand it, libel does not cover political parties- they can say anything they like about us, and there's not a thing we can do about it. All we can do is hope that people won't be taken in by it. It is unfortunate, but explains the level of political debate in this country, which rarely rises above the level of the playground.  I'm sure the Electoral Commission would have something to say about this, though. The interference of third parties in elections is illegal, if I understand it correctly. You have it wrong, they ARE allowed to do this kind of thing because they are an official third party listed with the electoral commision. Complete list of third parties can be found here     http://www.electoralcommission.org.u...A05%3A24%27%7D