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Chris Ostrowski: We face a tough fight to hold Norwich North

Labour’s candidate for the Norwich North by-election, Chris Ostrowski, has appealed for help, telling LabourList that “we face a tough fight to hold this seat”:

“I have been out and about with a great team of door-knockers, and it’s clear that we can win. But we need a massive effort to turn out a Labour vote that has been left deflated by the justified public anger over expenses. I’m not a Westminster insider or career politician and I have never worked in politics – so I can understand how ordinary people feel over the expenses issue.

And when I get the chance to spend time with voters on their doorsteps, and explain to them that it is between us and the Tories, time after time, people do tell me that they’re going to come out and vote Labour. But I need your help to get our message out to people in Norwich.”

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