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This morning Liam Fox said “we’re doing well as a country.” In reality in North Somerset: ⚡️Energy bills up £510 in last 2 years 🏡Mortgages up £340/month 🍎Weekly food shop £17 more expensive North Somerset deserves better than an out of touch Tory MP. Vote Labour for change

North Somerset is too close to call between Labour’s @Sadik4Pharmacy and the Tories’ Liam Fox. Lib Dems and Greens can’t win here. Voting for them risks letting Fox hold on for another 5 years. North Somerset deserves and can get so much better if tactical voters back Sadik.

Labour will gain North Somerset from the Conservatives at the general election, according to YouGov analysis for Sky News published on Monday. northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/24364482.… 👇 Full story

Tonight resident in #FlaxBourton echoed the same things that I have heard from the doorsteps of the rest of #NorthSomerset Tory cuts to our public services are damaging, Tory lies are embarrassing and it is time for a Labour Government to bring change for our country.

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Time for a change North Somerset Labour Party @Sadik4Pharmacy

Join me in voting tactically to Stop The Tories in North Somerset, and together we'll make sure our votes are actually earned next time. Smart voters have political power. stopthetories.vote

Only Labour can beat the Tories in North Somerset. Labour has come second here in the last three elections and is now neck-and-neck with Liam Fox in the polls. It's clear: a vote for the Lib Dems or Greens — no matter what they tell you — is a vote to risk 5 more years of Fox.

Under Liam Fox and the Tories, the average cost of a house in North Somerset has risen from 7.2 to 9.5x average earnings and the number of social housing lets has fallen by 10%. 1,700 North Somerset households are living in unsuitable accommodation. northsomersetlabourparty.co.uk/2024/06/15/lab…

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The tactical vote sites show only Labour’s @Sadik4Pharmacy can beat Liam Fox in North Somerset. A vote for the Lib Dems or the Greens will let Liam Fox back in for another 5 years. Every vote counts so get out there on July 4th and make history. #VoteLabour!

We saw a fact sheet like this doing the rounds so we thought we’d make our own. North Somerset deserves better. Vote for change, vote @Sadik4Pharmacy on 4 July.

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For the very latest tactical voting advice, taking account of recent polls and other local factors, see: stopthetories.vote Compare tactical advice at: inglesp.github.io/apogee/tactica… Eyes on the prize. Hold your nose. Vote tactically, and rally others to do the same. 12/12 END

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