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2 days agoScoop: Platner declares Mills nearly finished in Maine Senate primary
Platner's campaign is shifting focus to the general election, showing confidence with polls indicating a significant lead over Mills.
My constituents in Brentwood and Ongar, along with over a million people across the country, have made their views clear on this Labour Government - the most unpopular in history. They have broken promise after promise and carried out U-turn after U-turn. It is clear that people are crying out for a credible alternative. Only Kemi Badenoch and the Conservatives have the team and the plan to deliver the change this country needs.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin insisted he still intends to lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election despite the recent turmoil within the party over its Presidential election debacle.