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David Bond and Rachael Burford

Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi uses strikes to try and boost party coffers

Nadhim Zahawi sent an email to the party’s registered supporters on Friday morning headlined ‘Labour’s Christmas Nightmare’

(Picture: Sky News)

Conservative party chair Nadhim Zahawi has tried to boost Tory coffers by issuing a rallying cry to people to join the party to fight the wave of strikes hitting Britain.

In an email to the party’s mailing list on Friday morning headlined “Labour’s Christmas Nightmare”, the former Chancellor said joining the Tories would help stop union leaders undermining public services.

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