Rayner: Tories have run out of ideas, time for an election
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Rayner: Tories have run out of ideas, time for an election
Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner reacts to the cabinet return of David Cameron by calling for a general election and claims the government have “run out of ideas”.
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