Banksy offers free art to people who vote against the Tories
In a “lawyer’s note” disclaimer, Banksy’s post added: “This print is a souvenir piece of campaign material, it is in no way meant to influence the choices of the electorate, has no monetary value, is for amusement purposes only and is strictly not for resale.
“Terms and conditions to follow, postage not included.”
Under Section 66 of the Representation of the People’s Act, it is a criminal offence to “induce a voter to display his ballot paper after he has marked it so as to make known to any person the name of the candidate for whom he has or has not voted”.
It is also illegal to show the paper’s unique identification number.
An Electoral Commission spokesman told theBBC: “Given the risk that someone taking a photo inside a polling station may be in breach of the law, whether intentionally or not, the commission’s advice is against taking any photos inside polling stations.”
Banksy recently confirmed that the mysterious Dover-based mural featuring a European flag being chiselled by a workman is his.
The piece – which appeared overnight on a building beside the A20, near Dover’s ferry terminal – features the artist’s signature stencil work.
It showed a monochrome worker removing one of the European flag’s 12 stars – a photo of the artwork was posted on his Instagram feed.