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Correction and apology: Councillor David Barker
Correction and apology: Councillor David Barker
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Voting intention Labour Lab 32% Reform Ref 25% Con Con 21% Green Grn 8% Lib Dem LD 7% Poll tracker
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Times and Bloomberg report the National Living Wage will rise 3.9% to about £13.20 in April 2027; the...
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