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Editorial: We don’t need parasites like Serco in our lives

“CHINLESS wonder Tory MP hosts Commons feast for corporate fat cats” is the kind of story that in normal circumstances would barely make it to the pages of the Morning Star on a slow news day.

That a newbie MP with a precarious hold on his constituency is busy building a network of corporate connections is routine. 

That this character won this seat was something of a surprise, having previously contested it and finishing third. And who can predict the future career prospects of a Tory MP in these tumultuous times? 

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