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Dead Ringers - 22nd July

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The Tories and the Tories - A Brief History

On t Tuesday at heath row, it was hot enough to fry an egg on the tarmack. So ferocious was the heat that the government recommended setting aside an hour every afternoon for a nap. In spain they are called siestas, whilst borace johnson prefers the term cobra meetings. The met office is predicting a return of cooler weather with cloudy days and lots of rain. But the main story was the tory leadership contest, which lumbered on like a crazed elephant. Tom tugenhart threw away his chance to become tory leader early on by appearing normal and well informed. One of the other candidates went out of their way to echo missus

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