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Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
| Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Express | Conservative Party | |||
| Daily Mail | Conservative Party | Advocated tactical voting for the Conservative Party to ensure it provided an effective opposition to a prospective Labour government. | ||
| Daily Mirror | Labour Party | |||
| Financial Times | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. | ||
| i | None | Have never endorsed a political party. | ||
| Morning Star | None | Advocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party. | ||
| The Daily Telegraph | Conservative Party | |||
| The Guardian | Labour Party | Advocated tactical voting against the government. | ||
| The Independent | Labour Party | |||
| The Sun | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer responded to the endorsement by saying, "I am delighted to have the support and backing of The Sun" and that it "shows how much this is a changed Labour Party". | ||
| The Times | None | Backed Conservatives in 2019. |
| Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Observer | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2015. Advocated tactical voting for the Liberal Democrats "wherever they are best placed to defeat a Conservative opponent". | ||
| Sunday Express | Conservative Party | |||
| Sunday Mirror | Labour Party | |||
| The Sun on Sunday | None | Backed Conservatives in 2019. | ||
| The Sunday Telegraph | Conservative Party | |||
| Mail on Sunday | Conservative Party | |||
| Sunday People | Labour Party | |||
| The Sunday Times | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2001. |
| Publication | Endorsement | Notes | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | Labour Party | Backed Liberal Democrats in 2019 | ||
| New Statesman | Labour Party | In addition, "in seats where the Liberal Democrats are the strongest opponent to the Tories, readers should vote tactically." | ||
| Socialist Standard | None | Called on voters to write "world socialism" on their ballot |
| Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City A.M. | None | Advocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party. | ||
| Evening Standard | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. | ||
| Express and Star | Labour Party | |||
| Liverpool Echo | Labour Party | |||
| The Yorkshire Post | None | "Set out its own manifesto for Yorkshire" |
| Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish News | None |
| Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Record | Scottish Labour | Last backed Labour in 2010 | ||
| The Scotsman | None | |||
| Sunday Mail | Scottish Labour | |||
| The Scottish Sun | Scottish Labour | Last backed Labour in 2005. |
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Richard Harpin, CEO of HomeServe
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Frank Hester, CEO of The Phoenix Partnership
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Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator
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Peter Wood, CEO of Direct Line Group
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Grace Blakeley, journalist, economist and former member of the Labour Party's National Policy Forum
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Jennie Formby, former General Secretary of the Labour Party (2018 to 2020)
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Lynne Jones, former Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak (1992 to 2010)
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George Monbiot, journalist, author and activist
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Gary Stevenson, economist, YouTuber, activist, and former financial trader
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Owen Jones, journalist and activist
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Derek Chisora, boxer
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Mark Collett, leader of Patriotic Alternative
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Gordon Gibb, businessman and owner of Flamingo Land
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John Hall, property developer and former owner of Newcastle United Football Club
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Tommy Robinson, far-right activist
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James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
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Holly Valance, model, actor and singer
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Toby Young, associate editor of The Spectator
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Charlie Veitch, YouTuber
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Lesley Riddoch, journalist and broadcaster
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Stuart Braithwaite, musician
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Alliance for Workers' Liberty
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Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
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Communication Workers Union
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Community
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Fire Brigades Union
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GMB
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Musicians' Union
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National Union of Mineworkers
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National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
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Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
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UNISON
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Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
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Unite the Union
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Reclaim Party
For Dave Murray (TUSC):
- Transform
For Tarek Javed (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Khalid Abu-Tayyem (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Nigel Farage (Reform UK)
- Douglas Carswell, former Conservative and UKIP MP for Harwich and then Clacton (2005 to 2017)
- Tim Montgomerie, political blogger
For Jess Asato (Labour):
- Compass
For Toqueer Shah (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Attiq Malik (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Clive Lewis (Labour):
- Compass
- Momentum
For James Bagge (independent)
- Martin Bell, former Independent MP for Tatton (1997 to 2001)
- David Gauke, former Secretary of State for Justice (2018 to 2019) and Conservative—and later independent—MP for South West Hertfordshire (2005 to 2019)
- Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General for England and Wales (2010 to 2014) and Conservative—and later independent—MP for Beaconsfield (1997 to 2019)
- Rory Stewart, former Secretary of State for International Development (2019) and Conservative—and later independent—MP for Penrith and The Border (2010 to 2019)
For Stephen Ferguson (independent):
- Transform
For Julia Ewart (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Khalid Chohan (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Adrian Ramsay (Green Party)
- Compass
- Norman Lamb, former Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk (2001 to 2019)
- Steve Coogan, actor and comedian
For Richard Tice (Reform UK):
- Tim Montgomerie, political blogger
For Maggie Throup (Conservative):
- Liam Booth-Isherwood, Reform UK candidate for Erewash in 2024 election
For Chris Williamson (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Charmaine Morgan (Lincolnshire Independents):
- Transform
For Claudia Webbe (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
- Workers Party of Britain
For Shockat Adam (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
- Workers Party of Britain
- Azeem Rafiq, cricketer
For Liz Kendall (Labour):
- Compass
For Steve Score (TUSC):
- Transform
For Nadia Whittome (Labour):
- Compass
For Paris Ghazni (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For James Naish (Labour):
- Compass
For Abdul Butt (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Muhammad Asim (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Rushanara Ali (Labour):
- Compass
For Ajmal Masroor (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Workers Party of Britain
For Barry Duckett (independent):
- Transform
For Aadil Sheikh (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Nisar Malik (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Zebunisa Rao (independent):
- Transform
For Faiza Shaheen (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
- Ronnie O'Sullivan, professional snooker player
- Workers Party of Britain
For Rachel Blake (Labour):
- Compass
For Rajiv Sinha (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Peter Underwood (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Richard Howard (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Jahir Hussain (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Donna Murray-Turner (Taking the Initiative Party):
- Transform
For Margaret Mullane (Labour):
- Momentum
For Sameh Akram Habeeb (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Darshan Singh Azad (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Tahir Mirza (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
- Workers Party of Britain
For Khalid Sadur (independent):
- Transform
For Ertan Karpazli (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Amrit Mann (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Damian Read (independent):
- Transform
For Sarah Hoyle (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Diane Abbott (Labour):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
For Sabira Lakha (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Pamela Fitzpatrick (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For John McDonnell (Labour):
- Compass
- Momentum
For Andrew Feinstein (independent):
- Eric Clapton, musician
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
- Workers Party of Britain
- Roger Waters, musician
For Leanne Mohamad (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Noorjahan Begum (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Jeremy Corbyn (independent):
For Carne Ross (Green):
- Owen Jones, journalist and activist
- The Muslim Vote
For Emma Dent Coad (independent):
- Transform
For Joe Powell (Labour):
- Charles Tannock, former Conservative MEP for London (1999 to 2019)
- Compass
For John Lloyd (Alliance for Green Socialism):
- Transform
For Shanell Johnson (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Apsana Begum (Labour):
- Momentum
For Helen Baxter (Lib Dems)
- Stanley Johnson, former Conservative MEP and writer
For Karl Vidol (TUSC):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Omar Faruk (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Fiona Lali (independent):
- Revolutionary Communist International (party member but ran as independent)
- Transform
For Scott Ainslie (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Nandita Lal (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Sarah Green (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Gary Harbord (TUSC):
- Transform
For Imran Arshad (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Sophia Naqvi (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For John Ross (Traditional Unionist Voice):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist
For John Finucane (Sinn Féin):
- The Muslim Vote
For David Clarke (Traditional Unionist Voice):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist
For Claire Hanna (SDLP):
- Clare Bailey, former leader of Green Party Northern Ireland
For Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party):
- Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader
For Allister Kyle (Traditional Unionist Voice):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist
For Diana Armstrong (Ulster Unionist Party):
- Democratic Unionist Party
For Ian Paisley Jnr (Democratic Unionist Party):
- Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader
For Alex Easton (independent):
- Jamie Bryson, Ulster loyalist activist
- Democratic Unionist Party
- David Healy, football manager
- Reform UK
- Traditional Unionist Voice
For Stephen Farry (Alliance):
- The Muslim Vote
For Norman Hall (TUSC):
- Transform
For Jemma Joy (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Rod Liddle (SDP):
- Reform UK
For Yvonne Ridley (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Workers Party of Britain
For Aroma Hassan (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Jo Bird (Green):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
- Jamie Driscoll, former Labour—then independent—mayor of the North of Tyne
For Dylan Lewis-Creser (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Adnan Hussain (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Craig Murray (Workers Party of Britain):
- Stella Assange, lawyer
- Lowkey, rapper and activist
- Roger Waters, musician and co-founder of Pink Floyd
For Chris Webb (Labour):
- Momentum
For Kevin Allsop (independent):
- Transform
For Rebecca Forrest (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Gordon Birtwistle (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Mark Alcock (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For John Stevenson (Conservative):
- Rory Stewart, former Secretary of State for International Development (2019) and former Conservative, then independent, MP for Penrith and the Border (2010 to 2019)
For Tom Morrison (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Martin Powell-Davies (TUSC):
- Transform
For Connor Naismith (Labour):
- Momentum
For Amanda Gardner (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Lisa Smart (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Chris Furlong (independent):
- Transform
For Shabir Faizal (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
- Compass
For Sam Gorst (Liverpool Community Independents):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
- Workers Party of Britain
For Ann San (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
- Workers Party of Britain
- Compass
For Ekua Bayunu (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Helen Clawson (independent):
- Transform
For Lizzi Collinge (Labour):
- Compass
For Shanaz Siddique (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Zaffar Iqbal (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Michael Lavalette (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Sean Halsall (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
For Ayesha Khan (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Khalila Chaudry (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Nigel Hennerley (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Tim Farron (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Jan Cunliffe (independent):
- Transform
For Lucas Grant (TUSC):
- Transform
For Sophie Molly (independent):
- Transform
For Brian Leishman (Labour):
- Campaign for Socialism
For Jim McFarlane (TUSC):
- Transform
For Naz Anis-Miah (SNP):
- The Muslim Vote
For Joanna Cherry (SNP):
- J. K. Rowling, author
For Chris Sermanni (TUSC):
- Transform
For Brian Smith (TUSC):
- Transform
For Chris Stephens (SNP):
- The Muslim Vote
For Angus MacNeil (independent, formerly SNP until July 2023):
- Alba Party
For Cassi Bellingham (independent):
- Transform
For Sean Woodcock (Labour):
- Compass
for Siân Berry (Green):
- Steve Backshall
- Steve Coogan
- Compass
- Women's Equality Party
For Sarah Green (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Robin Burnham (TUSC):
- Transform
For Olly Glover (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Paul Follows (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Freddie van Mierlo (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Helen Whitehead (Labour):
- Compass
For John Milne (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Tanushka Marah (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
- Workers Party of Britain
For James MacCleary (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For George Wright (independent):
- Wessex Regionalist Party
For Jabu Nala-Hartley (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
For Adam Gillman (TUSC):
- Transform
For Azhara Chohan (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Declan Peter Clune (TUSC):
- Transform
For Maggie Fricker (independent):
- Transform
For Hassan Kassem (independent):
- Transform
For Mike Martin (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Maddison Wheeldon (independent):
- Transform
For Charlie Maynard (Lib Dem):
- Compass
- Steve Coogan, actor and comedian
For Clive Jones (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Beccy Cooper (Labour):
- Compass
For Khalil Ahmed (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Ajaz Rehman (independent):
- Transform
For Emma Reynolds (Labour):
- Compass
For Thangam Debbonaire (Labour):
- Jonathan Dimbleby, presenter and journalist
For Carla Denyer (Green Party of England and Wales):
- Transform
- Owen Jones, journalist and activist
- Hugh Grant, actor
- Massive Attack, band from Bristol
For Dan Smart (TUSC):
- Transform
For Perran Moon (Labour):
- Compass
For William Poulter (independent):
- Transform
For Paul Arnott (Lib Dem):
- Compass
- Claire Wright (independent candidate in the constituency, 2015–9)
For Steve Gower (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Richard Foord (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Phil Hutty (Lib Dem):
- Compass
- Compass
For Dan Norris (Labour):
- Compass
For Giovanna Lewis (independent):
- Transform
For Anna Gelderd (Labour):
- Dawn French, actress, comedian and writer
For Roz Savage (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Ben Davy (TUSC):
- Transform
For Thomas Culshaw (independent):
- Transform
For Andrew George (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Simon Opher (Labour):
- Compass
For Scott Hunter (TUSC):
- Transform
For Cameron Thomas (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Jayne Kirkham (Labour):
- Compass
For John Aaron Williams (TUSC):
- Transform
For Irfan Latif (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Anthony Slaughter (Green Party of England and Wales):
- The Muslim Vote
For Carolyn Harris (Labour)
For Pippa Bartolotti (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Gareth Bromhall (TUSC):
- Transform
For Gwyn Williams (Plaid Cymru):
- The Muslim Vote
For Ian Garrett (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Ammar Warraich (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- The Muslim Vote
For Shaukat Ali (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Mohammad Hafeez (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
For Shakeel Afsar (independent):
- Akhmed Yakoob, candidate in Birmingham Ladywood
- Jody McIntyre, candidate in Birmingham Yardley
For James Giles (Workers Party of Britain):
- Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
For Akhmed Yakoob (independent):
- Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
- The Muslim Vote
- Workers Party of Britain
For Ayoub Khan (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Kamel Hawwash (independent):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Jody McIntyre (Workers Party of Britain):
- Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
- The Muslim Vote
For Dave Nellist (TUSC):
- Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
- Transform
For Zarah Sultana (Labour):
- Momentum
For Shakeela Bibi (independent):
- Transform
For Shaz Saleem (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Owen Lewis (independent):
- Transform
For Ellie Chowns (Green Party of England and Wales):
- Kevin McCloud, designer and TV presenter
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, TV presenter and author
For Nahim Rabani (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Navid Kaleem (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Andrew Mitchell (Conservative Party)
- Bob Geldof, singer-songwriter
For Alan Adams (Reform UK):
- Lucy Allan, former Conservative MP for Telford (2015 to 2024)
For Roh Yakobi (Labour):
- Mary Beard, classicist
For Aftab Nawaz (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
- Transform
For Parmjit Singh Gill (Lib Dem):
- The Muslim Vote
For Zahid Shah (independent):
- The Muslim Vote
For Mark Davies (TUSC):
- Transform
For Iqbal Mohamed (indepdendent):
- Transform
For Andy Hiles (TUSC):
- Transform
For Mark Gee (TUSC):
- Transform
For Tom Gordon (Lib Dem):
- Compass
For Andrew Cooper (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For John Grogan (Labour):
- Compass
For Vaz Shabir (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Louie George Fulton (TUSC):
- Transform
For Owais Rajput (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Mike Davies (Alliance for Green Socialism):
- Transform
For Dawud Islam (Workers Party of Britain):
- The Muslim Vote
For Ed Carlisle (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative):
- Henry Bolton, former UK Independence Party leader
For Asa Jones (SJP):
- Transform
For Maxine Browler (independent):
- Transform
For Christine Gilligan Kubo (Green):
- The Muslim Vote
For Isabelle France (TUSC):
- Transform
For Olivia Blake (Labour):
- Momentum
For Mick Suter (TUSC):
- Transform
For Arnold Warneken (Green):
- Compass
For Luke Charters (Labour):
- Compass
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