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28 December 2016

What were the best political beefs of 2016?

From the BoGo rivalry to Chris Grayling's fight with anyone travelling to work, here are the fights that defined the past year. 

By Jonn Elledge

What were the best political beefs of 2016? Truly, it has been a vintage year for petty squabbles, base insults, bitter rivalries and flat-out disagreements. Here is our pick of the highlights, or lowlights . . .

 

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