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Sam Carling became the youngest MP after being elected for Labour in North West Cambridgeshire. He contested the seat against Conservative veteran Shailesh Vara, who was elected into the seat in 2005. However, Vara together with hundreds of other Tory MPs lost their seats to Labour as Keir Starmer’s Party won the General Election last week in a landslide. Speaking on whether there should be an age limit on candidates, Broadcaster Emma Webb claimed candidates should have “life experience” to be an MP. “If I were running for Parliament, I certainly wouldn’t run under the age of 35. “It’s just si…

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