'Petty' Labour complain after TINY photo appears in campaign leaflet

Caine, a Green party candidate, is campaigning in the Mile Cross ward of Norwich council.

Kidman claimed her appearance on the leaflet, however small, could suggest she is endorsing Caine's election campaign.

She was pictured in the background of an image of Caine conducting a musical choir.

The Green Party, which had printed hundreds of the leaflets, agreed to reprint a new version of the poster to remove the image.

But the spat has been criticised by other councillors, with one dubbing it "petty".

Karen Davis, an Independent councillor, described it as a "storm in a teacup".

And Judith Lubbock, a Liberal Democrat, added: "It is a bit petty, but I'm sure the Greens would be petty too, if things were the other way round."

But Kidman said the advert was a "misrepresentation" to voters.

She said: "I look like I am both literally and metaphorically behind him.

"It was a bit of a shock. I don't endorse him in any way and this is a misrepresentation to voters."

Voters in England will go to the polls on May 2 to elect more than 2,600 councillors.

Labour and the Conservatives are defending just under 1,000 seats each, while the Liberal Democrats are defending around 400 seats.

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The Greens are trying to hold on to over 100.

The Tories are braced for a devastating result at the local elections, as the party trails more than 20 points behind Labour in the polls.