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Five held in council election fraud investigation
Four men and a woman - aged between 23 and 47 - have been arrested as part of an investigation into the process of how candidates were put forward in Tameside.
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What happenedFour men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were held at addresses in Tameside earlier, police say.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Five held in council election fraud investigation". The other frames it as "Five arrests on suspicion of fraud in 'fake independent candidates' row over elections to...".
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CenterFive held in council election fraud investigation
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Right / center-rightFive arrests on suspicion of fraud in 'fake independent candidates' row over elections to Angela Rayner's local council
Five arrests on suspicion of fraud in 'fake independent candidates' row over elections to Angela Rayner's local council
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Four men and a woman - aged between 23 and 47 - have been arrested as part of an investigation into the process of how candidates were put forward in Tameside.
