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Minister Greg Hands in fight to win his seat to avoid Tory wipeout in central London, say political experts

Minister Greg Hands faces a battle to hold onto his seat at the next general election to avoid a threatened Tory wipe-out in central London for the first time ever, say political experts.

The Conservatives currently hold three seats in central London but Labour is strongly targeting at least two of them.

expected in the autumn, as MP for the Cities of London and will have fuelled Labour’s hopes of seizing the constituency for the first time.

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