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The former Labour MP for Ipswich, Sandy Martin, who lost his seat to the Conservatives in Thursday's general election, has hit out at politicians' campaigns, saying "the only way that we can win elections in this country now is by lying".

Mr Martin, who was elected as Labour MP in 2017, was defeated by Tory candidate Tom Hunt by 5,479 votes.

In a speech following defeat, he primarily took aim at the Conservatives, saying: "It's very unlikely I will be standing for elected office again which means I feel I can say what I really think.

"I think the message that comes out of this election... is that the only way that we can win elections in this country now is by lying. Just as it happened with Trump in the United States.

"And I think that the Conservative Party needs to beware of undermining the democracy that they say they are upholding."

In his acceptance speech prior to Mr Martin taking the stand, Mr Hunt thanked the former MP for the "great care and love" he had showed the town, adding that the vast majority of people in Ipswich were "democrats" and wanted the result of the EU referendum "respected".

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