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It’s Brexit that has won, but it will be the Tories who will let the voters down
Nine years of austerity has devastated working-class lives – we’re about to find out how much worse things can get, writes RUTH HUNT
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THE general election result is catastrophic for all those who were clinging on to hope. 

It’s a kick in the stomach for people who have lost loved ones due to austerity. 

For those living in poverty, those with severe disabilities and/or long-term health conditions, it’s a result that brings fear and dread of what is to come.

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