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The Tory strategy – and how to fight it
Before the election the Tories are going to pretend to break with austerity and offer us a bribe made of our own money. Labour must be ready to call this out, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP

THE Tories got a drubbing in the local elections — but it would be a mistake to believe that the next election is a foregone conclusion.
They can read opinion polls too, and the loss of over 1,000 council seats will still be hurting.
As a result, it would be a mistake to assume that they will carry on just as before in all respects; they will have to offer something to voters.
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