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Adjournment (Whitsun)

I agree with the hon. Gentleman’s first point, as I have already said that the link between the Member and the community is important. I also recognise, however, that the 22,000-odd people—I use the term ““odd”” in the mathematical rather than the pejorative sense—who voted Conservative in the Somerton and Frome constituency at the last election have not elected anyone to represent them on the basis of the votes that they secured. There has long been trench warfare over seats in Somerset and roughly similar numbers voted Conservative in the previous election and the one before that. The trick that we need is something that unites the sense of community with a sense of fairness, which is what I believe the British public want.