Satirist sets up ‘Tactical Choice’ account to own Labour over Gorton leaflet scam

Labour has been owned and humiliated by a social media wag after the party tried to scam voters in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Earlier this week, Labour posted leaflets from a supposed ‘tactical voting’ organisation, named exactly that ‘Tactical Choice‘ – creative.

The paraphernalia they posted advised Gorton and Denton voters to support Starmer’s rotten corpse of a party to defeat Reform. The only catch is the organisation was completely made up…by Labour. It didn’t take long before the scam was humiliatingly exposed.

Satirists, responding to Labour latest dirty trick, set up a ‘Tactical Choice’ account on X – criticising Labour for stealing its logo.

The mockery starts right from the off with the account describes itself as a:

definitely completely real Tactical Voting Organisation.

Its first post warns voters that it has been “made aware” of Labour’s scam – and advises voters to vote Green:

Tactical Choice has been made aware of fake leaflets distributed by Labour in Gorton & Denton that falsely purport to be from our organisation.

Please be aware, we DO NOT advocate voting Labour in tomorrow’s by-election.

To stop Reform, the best vote is for the Green Party.

— Tactical Choice (@tacticalchoice_) February 25, 2026

And it has threatened Starmer’s party with legal action over the scam:

Labour have ILLEGALLY falsified our copyrighted logo and brand to send entirely fake leaflets purporting to be from Tactical Choice in Gorton and Denton.

We will be taking legal action.

Do NOT vote Labour.

Vote Green. pic.twitter.com/rt3USHkyWl

— Tactical Choice (@tacticalchoice_) February 25, 2026

‘Tactical Choice’ has also shown a satisfying willingness to out individual MPs who participated in the scam, knowingly or otherwise. Starmeroid MP Oliver Ryan, for example:

We’re suing you. https://t.co/6R6ExdZAOu

— Tactical Choice (@tacticalchoice_) February 26, 2026

And it had a bit of fun with Labour’s DIY logo:

No, Labour didn’t make up the Tactical Choice logo.

They STOLE it!

From us! https://t.co/qyrL0QwmV0

— Tactical Choice (@tacticalchoice_) February 26, 2026

Of course, there will always be some people who don’t get satire.

Someone, perhaps one of Labour’s few remaining supporters, taking a break from fitting into a phone box, felt ‘Tactical Choice’ merited a ‘community note’:

Ah well. Vote Green in Gorton and Denton. Don’t vote for Labour anywhere.

Featured image via the Canary