Kemi Badenoch brands key by-election ‘referendum on oil and gas’ as she shifts focus from Makerfield
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A key Aberdeen by-election has become a "referendum on oil and gas", the Conservatives say.
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While the Makerfield by-election, in which Andy Burnham is standing, is about "one man's job and one man's ego", the vote in Aberdeen South concerns "thousands of jobs" in the offshore sector, Kemi Badenoch says.
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The Tory leader was in the Scottish constituency ahead of the vote on Thursday, which has increasingly focused on energy.
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Mrs Badenoch said: "Everyone is talking about the by-election in Makerfield, that is about one man's job and one man's ego, but this by-election is about thousands of jobs.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "I want everyone to know that we will never stop fighting for Aberdeen.
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