One might expect politics to showcase quality over quantity but this isn’t always necessarily the case. Take the curious example of Liberal Democrat politician Max Wilkinson, who was one of the party’s 72 MPs voted into parliament in July’s national poll. In a notable move, the new MP for Cheltenham ousted Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk in the general election – removing the former justice secretary from his seat by 7,200 votes.
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