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Underhand gerrymandering politics at its very worst
New election laws are a blatant attempt to rig the polls in favour of the wealthy and the political elite – we must oppose, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE MP
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LAST week, Conservative MPs lined up to vote through yet another law that pushes Britain further down the road of authoritarianism. 

The Election Bill is an anti-democratic piece of legislation that will weaken our electoral system by making it harder for already marginalised communities to vote. 

It is a backwards, Trumpian-style attempt to rig elections in favour of the Conservative Party. 

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