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say Labour MPs who fell victim to austerity-lite policies

SENIOR Labour figures who lost their seats at the general election are supporting Jeremy Corbyn as the only candidate who can win back disillusioned working-class voters.

Former MPs Ian Davidson, Chris Williamson and Michael Connarty were among 25 defeated Labour candidates who said yesterday that they could have won in 2015 with Mr Corbyn as leader.

They spoke out as a huge poll of party supporters showed the left candidate is seven times more popular than his rivals.

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