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UK Home Secretary Rudd holds seat, just

The UK's Home Secretary Amber Rudd has just held onto her seat in the UK election after a recount.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd (centre)
The UK's Home Secretary Amber Rudd (C) has held onto her seat in the UK election after a recount. (AAP)

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Britain's home secretary Amber Rudd has just managed to hold onto her seat in the UK national election, but she saw her previous 4,796 majority slashed to just 346 votes as her Conservative Party was predicted to lose its majority.

Rudd, who was one of the most visible ministers in the campaign, increased her share of the vote by 2.3 per cent to 46.9 per cent, but her Labour Party opponent increased his share by 11.1 per cent to come within a whisker of winning the Hastings and Rye constituency.


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