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As farmers head to the polls, a General Election survey suggests Labour could be on course to win a majority of over 200 seats in Parliament

Chris Brayford
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Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party could be on course for a majority of seats at the General Election.
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Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party could be on course for a majority of seats at the General Election.

Labour could be on course to win the largest majority of seats in Parliament in over 190 years, according to a new survey. As farmers head to the polls across the country, a poll from Sky/YouGov yesterday...

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