Crawford rips into red tape

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Crawford rips into red tape

First-time Member of Parliament (MP) Rhoda Moy Crawford used her state of the constituency address on Tuesday to deliver a stinging rebuke of government agencies, criticising the red tape that she says has hindered work in her Manchester Central...

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