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Migrants ‘could hold key to power’

Migrant voters could have a “decisive” impact in marginal seats in May’s general election, according to a new study co-authored by the University of Manchester and Migrants Rights Network.

The findings, published yesterday, will make uncomfortable reading for those parties that have exploited fears over immigration as a key campaigning plank.

Almost four million foreign-born voters in England and Wales will be eligible to cast a vote on May 7.

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