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Labour's stance on football is clear, it's for the many and not the few

WHILE the 2019 general election next week will be fought and won over the NHS, taxes and – unfortunately – Brexit, there is a topic on which Labour should be dominating the polls and talking about more in debates and while canvassing — sport.

Or more specifically, football.

Jeremy Corbyn’s Arsenal fandom isn’t hidden, far from it. But it is something that should make him endearing to any football fan.

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