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[–] Xcf456 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dave 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I don't think there are any surprises here. No matter what you think of her, I think most people expected this.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 8 months ago

Swarbrick received 169 votes from party delegates, Foulkes received no votes.

Yeah, the only way she wasn't getting the job was if she turned it down.

[–] liv 2 points 8 months ago

Totally. I heard Foulkes only ran against her as a sort of service to make sure her ideas were tested and debated properly during the process.