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My former MP Eddie Hughes, who buggered off to what I presume he thought was a safe seat in Tamworth, is out of a job.
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Maybe if he had stayed with the Constituency, he might have won because he was well-liked in the town.
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Tamworth general election results for 2024

The centre of a parliamentary by-election just last year when former MP Chris Pincher down
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Steve
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That was a real 2 horse race. Maybe Tamworth likes to vote tactically.
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dick_turpin
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TBH, it was a moronic decision for both constituencies. We had no idea who Shannon Lloyd was and Tamworth had no idea who Eddie Hughes was.
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Steve
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Most people don't know who their MP is. Seems Tory strategy has been a disaster generally.

I've not heard much about whether bot farms, deepfakes and Russian interference had an influence, but saw a 'Reform' fan tweet that looked dodgy.

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dick_turpin
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Even Kim Jong Un knew the Conservatives were going to lose. There was no need for outside agencies to interfere.
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Steve
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But Reform may have Russian backing. They really want to screw us up and have succeeded to some degree.
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Steve
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Did we ever see the report about Russian interference with the Tories?
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