Site rebeccalongbaileyforleader.com sent visitors to rival’s site
A SKWAWKBOX reader has identified a site set up to draw in visitors interested in Labour leadership hopeful Rebecca Long-Bailey’s campaign – and then send them to a competitor’s.
The site, rebeccalongbaileyforleader.com, automatically redirected visitors to Lisa Nandy’s page:
Ms Nandy’s office has not responded to a request for comment. The site may of course have been set up by a supporter without her knowledge – or by an opponent wishing to create suspicion. The ‘whois’ information for the site shows that it was set up via an anonymising service:
The site was subsequently amended to redirect visitors to the Labour Party homepage:
However, an archive of the original redirect page can be viewed here.
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