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Former Defra Secretary Therese Coffey loses Suffolk seat at General Election

Ms Coffey has lost the contest to Labour's Jenny Riddell-Carpenter by 1,070 votes

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Ms Coffey, who has recently been made a Dame in the dissolution honours list by Conservative leader Rishi Sunak, had only managed to gain 14,602 votes, compared to Labour's Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, who won the contest with 15,672 votes.
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Ms Coffey, who has recently been made a Dame in the dissolution honours list by Conservative leader Rishi Sunak, had only managed to gain 14,602 votes, compared to Labour's Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, who won the contest with 15,672 votes.

Therese Coffey has failed to win a fifth term in office as an MP after Labour gained the Suffolk Coastal constituency seat. Ms Coffey, who has recently been made a Dame in the dissolution honours list...

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