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Labour kept Trickett off TV due to his northern accent
SHADOW cabinet member Jon Trickett has revealed Labour bosses kept him off TV during the election campaign — because he has a northern accent.
Mr Trickett, who is from Leeds and represents Hemsworth in Yorkshire, made the shocking disclosure at a Class think tank meeting on Tuesday evening.
He told the meeting that the cultural “gulf” between MPs and the public was part of the reason for Labour’s defeat.
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