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Decline and chaos under the governing conservatives or rebuilding the country under his party. The Liberal Democrats and the snp have also been setting out their stall. Our Political Editor chris mason has been tracking them all day. You applause. Placards and cheers and a baby is getting attention from politicians. Keir starmer is quite a fan of visiting Lower League Football grounds and places he hopes labour can win. He was in gillingham in kent this morning, his deputy with him too. Thank you. Whatever Service People try and access these days, they find its like wading through treacle. Red cards arent usually welcome for folk on a Football Pitch but expect to see plenty of these in the next month or so, spelling out labours core message. We have had 14 years of going around and round in circles, getting absolutely nowhere. Chaos and division, Feeding Chaos and division. If you want to change you have to vote for it, and if you vote labour its a vote to stop the chaos, a vote to tur
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