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The poll found Conservative support had fallen by 25 points since the 2019 election, with just 34 per cent of voters in the 100 most rural constituencies in England saying they would vote for the party.
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This is why campaigners are calling on parliamentary candidates to ‘Pledge for the NHS’
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