The Conservative Party has been blasted for "wasting police time" after filing a formal complaint ahead of the local elections.
Milton Keynes Conservatives filed a police report at the start of the month claiming the local Labour Party had published "misleading" campaign literature.
But Thames Valley Police has now ruled out any police investigation, Labour said.
The complaint was filed on the eve of the local elections, which saw the Tories go on to take heavy losses at the polls.
The Conservative Party has been blasted for "wasting police time" after filing a formal complaint ahead of the local elections
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The original leaflet said that local Conservative Olney councillors and Conservative MP for Milton Keynes North, Ben Everitt, had failed to ensure funding to expand a local doctor’s surgery.
But at the time, the Tories claimed that it was Milton Keynes Council – of which Labour was the largest party - that stopped the development.
Following the verdict from the police that there was nothing to investigate, a Labour Party spokesperson said: "Cllr Geary should apologise for wasting police time with this very silly complaint.
"[Thames Valley Police] have ruled out any investigation and Cllr Geary is responsible for our local police having to use valuable resources looking into this after his daft behaviour.”
They continued: "The reality is that the MK Conservatives have let the people of Olney down.
"After almost 20 years of a Conservative MP and Conservative councillors in Olney, they’ve failed to secure any investment into GP services.
"Cllr Geary should be apologising for his failure as a local councillor too. He was obviously so ashamed of his record he felt the need to waste valuable police time rather than own up to his failures.
Milton Keynes Conservatives filed a police report at the start of the month claiming the local Labour Party had published "misleading" campaign literature
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"It’s clear from their shambolic campaign that the MK Conservatives now only have a vague relationship with the truth and reality.”
The spokesperson added: "The MK Conservative Group appointed Cllr Peter Geary as their Deputy Leader two weeks ago. If Cllr Geary doesn’t consider his position, I’m sure they may wish to reconsider."
But hitting back, Geary said: "Labour's blatant lie and use of MK Council resources to play political games with local people's services reached the threshold of reporting the matter to the police. They should be apologising.”
Thames Valley Police has been contacted for comment.
