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CP win more than 13,300 votes in one of their biggest campaigns since 1980s

ONE of the Communist Party’s biggest election campaigns since the early 1980s won more than 13,300 votes for candidates in England, Scotland and Wales.

Addressing an online meeting of CP candidates and organisers today, election-committee convener Andy Chaffer paid tribute to their work and thanked electors for their support.

“The dynamic contribution of the Young Communist League played a vital role in compensating for the restrictions placed on campaigning by the Covid-19 emergency,” Mr Chaffer remarked.

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