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It'll be a bleak Christmas on the Tories' watch – and the north will suffer the most
Jon Trickett looks at the devastation brought about by a decade of Tory rule

AS Christmas approaches, many will be looking forward to spending time with family and exchanging gifts, even in this most difficult of years. 

But not everybody will get this opportunity. 

Many family members have tragically lost their lives due to Covid. Jobs have been lost. Wages have been cut. Even the most basic of Christmas gifts are now unaffordable for many parents.

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