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Danczuk expresses fears of trouble ahead of Rochdale poll

Source: PA Wire

Trouble may be ahead as the final full week of campaigning in the Rochdale by-election begins, according to one candidate and former MP.

Simon Danczuk, the ex-Labour MP for Rochdale – now standing as the Reform Party candidate, says he has found the atmosphere has changed in the time since he last ran for office.

“I’ve been out of politics for five years or so and I’ve come back in and – is the word febrile?” he said.

“It feels

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