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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Dozens hear case for British republic at ‘naughtiest’ Labour fringe event

PA Wire

Dozens gathered to hear the case for a British republic at a packed fringe event branded the “naughtiest” at the Labour conference.

Guests at the meeting on Saturday evening – attended by Labour MP Richard Burgon – were warned against a future with a “white, privileged male” as head of state, as the hosts argued power by “accident of birth” is “incompatible” with the party’s democratic values.

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