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It's looking like a landslide - but just what would a Labour government mean for racing?
Bill Barber examines the potential consequences of a change in power after Thursday's general election
Bill BarberIndustry editor
After July 4, barring the most remarkable recovery in election history, the United Kingdom will have a new government and British racing will face a very different political landscape to the one that has prevailed for more than a decade.
Labour appears set to surge into power with a huge majority and with it sweep away many of the Conservative politicians who have spoken up for the sport in Westminster.
It will be a brave new world and one which some in racing will be facing with great trepidation.
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