The Conservative candidate for the Tiverton and Honiton by-elections was mocked and questioned last night by an angry crowd as she tried to dodge questions about Boris Johnson’s integrity.
Helen Hurford, the owner of a beauty salon, faced hostilities in the only calls held before next Thursday’s vote.
The by-elections were triggered by the resignation of Neil Parish, the Conservative MP who was forced to resign after admitting to having seen porn in the House of Commons.
Liberal Democrats hope to revoke a large Conservative majority of 24,239 and give Johnson another go after the Prime Minister narrowly survived a no-confidence vote last week.
The party secured partial electoral upheavals last year in the traditional Conservative