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Oxford uni NUS membership vote voided over 'vote-rigging'

A REFERENDUM over Oxford University Students’ Union (OUSU) membership of the National Union of Students (NUS) has been ruled void after vote-rigging was uncovered.

OUSU made the announcement on Wednesday a week after students apparently voted to leave NUS.

The campaign to quit, led by Tory youth leader Jack Matthews, received 1,780 votes compared to the 1,652 for remaining in NUS.

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