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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

‘It doesn’t matter who takes over’: Cheltenham unswayed by Tory leadership race

Memorabilia sold at a hustings event in Cheltenham.
Memorabilia sold at a hustings event in Cheltenham. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

With its neat roads of Regency houses and bustling town centre, Cheltenham might not seem the obvious place where the Conservative leadership candidates should worry overly about the cost of living. But for Lynn, a 63-year-old local woman, the crisis is very real.

The former fishmonger, who is looking for new work, said she plans to “near enough” switch off her gas central heating for the entire winter, something only possible because her husband, who was disabled, died two years ago.

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