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June 8, 2017updated 12 Jun 2017 5:44pm

Why Labour supporters may over estimate the influence of the partisan pro-Tory press

By Dominic Ponsford

Some Labour supporters were so incensed by  partisan Sun and Daily Mail election day front pages that they were moved to buy them in bulk and throw them in the bin.

Looking at a newsstand it seemed like the dice were hopelessly loaded against Labour when it comes to the newspaper industry.

The UK’s two highest selling daily newspapers (The Sun and Daily Mail) have used their front pages for a second day to make the case for a Conservative victory. Add the equally pro-Tory Daily Telegraph and Daily Express to that mix and it appears to be a potent force.

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