In a shock move it appears that the Reading Labour party have sensationally reselected Jane Griffiths as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Reading East at the next election.

Suspicions were raised when 'Anneliese' sent a letter to the Reading Evening Post after collecting 267 signatures against drinking in public when violent attacks on students, graffiti and overflowing refuse collections seem to be the main problems in her target petition area Redlands.

One terrified resident told us: "She's slimmed down a bit and de-permed her hair, but it's definitely her. The sheer irrelevance of it to the local residents in an attempt to distract their attention from the real problems is the real give-away. I can definitely see Jane's hand behind this petition. It's the Reading Biscuit Train fiasco all over again."

One Labour insider has acted swiftly to reassure voters. "Don't worry, we'll have her deselected before you can say 'stabbed in the back'."