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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Tories hire coordinator to get expat supporters to vote in general election

A polling station in Poole, Dorset
Tory operation mobilises proxy voters in 80 seats it needs to win to retain power and 20 it wants to win. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

The Conservative party has hired an overseas voter registration coordinator to mobilise thousands of supporters who live abroad to vote in target seats the party needs to win at the next general election to stay in office.

The job description from party headquarters, seen by the Guardian but no longer online, said the role would focus on boosting the turnout of Tory expat voters in crucial electoral contests.

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