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Hormone-injected beef advocate Jacob Rees-Mogg ousted from North East Somerset seat

Sir Jacob had received 12,940 fewer votes than what he had gained during Boris Johnson's 2019 winning election

Chris Brayford
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Sir Jacob had made claims at the Conservative Party Conference last year that the UK should import hormone-treated beef from Australia in order to make food cheaper.
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Sir Jacob had made claims at the Conservative Party Conference last year that the UK should import hormone-treated beef from Australia in order to make food cheaper.

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has lost his North East Somerset and Hanham constituency seat in a night which also claimed high-profile Conservatives and cabinet ministers. Labour's Dan Norris had won the contest,...

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