内容摘要：However this had not put him off and he said they will be back again next year.

However this had not put him off and he said they will be back again next year.

Lisa Smart, who is standing in Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester, has apologised after she wason a doorbell camera while on the campaign trail.

She said she had made the comment "dozens of times before" as a way to "lighten the mood" when people who are not residents or voters at a home answer the door.Hazel Grove's Conservative candidate Paul Athans, who is from Liverpool, said it was a "inappropriate slur" that was "utterly unacceptable".He said he thought Ms Smart was "apologising for being caught", adding the comment "reinforces derogatory stereotypes".

Ms Smart was speaking as she was joined by Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to paint pottery in the village of Marple earlier, as the build-up to next week's general election enters its final week.He said his colleague had made a "poor joke" and had "apologised really quickly", adding many in the constituency would know she was a "fantastic champion" for Hazel Grove.

In footage shared online, Ms Smart was heard making the comment to a woman with a Liverpool accent who answered a door before explaining it was not her house.

She said she was "genuinely mortified to have upset somebody" and had gone back to the home "immediately" to apologise."Despite the breach, there was no evidence of any contamination of the water supply and the judge agreed based on independent expert reports that the risk to customers was very low."

Anti-pollutions measures in a city centre have been lifted after 20 years following improvements in air quality.Three air quality management areas (AQMAs) covering Gloucester's Barton Street, Priory Road and Painswick Road have now been revoked thanks to a fall in harmful emissions.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which oversees air quality, says the measures should be removed once no longer needed.Councillor Sebastian Field, cabinet member for the environment at Gloucester City Council, welcomed the "great news", but said the authority would "be keeping a close eye on air quality across the city".