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LEFT-WING Labour MP Cat Smith has received a surprise general election endorsement — from her constituency’s former Tory MP.
The shadow youth minister, who represents Lancaster and Fleetwood in north-west England, has had her nomination papers signed by former Conservative politician Harold Elletson.
Mr Elletson, who is a campaigner for greater autonomy for the north, works as a communications consultant.
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