Bristol mayoral hopefuls sling 'elite' jibes

In the run-up to the city polls incumbent George Ferguson and Labour's Marvin Rees accuse one another of 'establishment' bias

The two main candidates in the race to become mayor of Bristol - one of the key electoral tests for Labour on Thursday - have each claimed the other is the "establishment" figure.

Marvin Rees, the Labour candidate, accused George Ferguson, the charismatic red trouser-wearing independent who has held the position for the past four years, of being a member of a wealthy elite group that had controlled Bristol for decades.