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'Don't panic,' says William Hague as Tory grandee clashes with Liz Truss on how to save party after elections rout

'Don't panic,' says William Hague as Tory grandee clashes with Liz Truss on how to save party after elections rout

The Conservatives lost 674 council seats on May 1 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged

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