Original sentence: One of the Hughes' campaign leaflets has been condemned by some for claiming the election was "a straight choice" between Alliance and Labour, however this phrase is regularly used by many parties within the UK--Hughes has since apologised for what may be perceived as an inadvertent slur.When Hughes revealed his own bisexuality in 2006, Tatchell said that he didn't "hold a grudge" and forgave him for benefiting from the "dirty tricks" of others, to the extent of stating that, had he a vote, he would have supported Hughes in his bid for the party leadership (now the Liberal Democrats) in 2006
Edited sentence: One of Hughes' campaign leaflets claimed the election was "a straight choice" between Hughes and Tatchell.. When Hughes revealed his own bisexuality in 2006, Tatchell said that he forgave him for the "dirty tricks", to the extent of stating that, had he a vote, he would have supported Hughes in his bid for the party leadership (now the Liberal Democrats) in 2006