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To join forces with Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe laid down a heavy ultimatum rather than a simple handshake. His five demands push for hardline policies, including mass deportations and a burqa ban. This stark wish list reveals the ideological hurdles facing right-wing unity as parties scramble to challenge Labour's current poll lead under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
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