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Reminded restless colleagues that borisjohnson had been an election winner and appealed for — at the very least — a political stay of execution. he had a very clear message ahead of the 2019 election. we won a majority by 80, which nobody anticipated. he's got a clear mandate and we've got to give him time and space to deliver on that mandate. my message is simple and stark. unite ordie. we go and plunge ourselves into a leadership election, vote of confidence, which in the end always damages leaders, even if they win it. and then maybe into a leadership election, internecine warfare. but ...
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