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Voters most worried over NHS cuts
Farage’s immigration scare tactics failing

FAMILIES in Rochester and Strood are more spooked by the prospect of an NHS sell-off than Nigel Farage’s immigration prophecies, a Halloween poll for Unite revealed yesterday.

A survey of more than 1,000 voters before the town’s November 20 by-election shows a majority rate quality health services as the most important.

Thirty-seven per cent said it was the most pressing issue compared with 25 per cent who are most concerned about immigration.

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