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Tory MP (and Doctor) distances herself from Eastleigh candidate over state school remarks

Over the weekend the Tory candidate in Eastleigh maria Hutchings has got herself into a spot of bother, saying that she wouldn’t send her son to local state schools as he wants to be a surgeon, and that finding the right school would be “impossible” in the state sector.

Now a Tory MP (and Doctor) Sarah Wollaston has distanced herself from the Eastleigh candidate on Twitter.

Here’s how the Totnes MP responded to questions from Labour activist (and former party staffer) Jack Smith:

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A ringing endorsement of her candidate’s views there…

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