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Tories dramatically close gap on Labour in best polling since general election

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The IndependentTories dramatically close gap on Labour in best polling since general election
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After Kemi Badenoch said last week’s Budget was ‘all about an election’, her party has closed the gap on Andy Burnham’s Labour

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