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Gosport Tory candidate: unattractive women need not apply

The Chairman of Gosport Conservative Association is the latest to show the party’s true colours by making sexist comments in an interview for Channel 4 News.

Alan Scard is overseeing the selection of a Parliamentary candidate for Gosport, to replace Peter Viggers MP who is standing down after claiming £1645 on his expenses for a duck house.

When asked whether he would support David Cameron’s appeal for more women in Parliament, Mr Scard said,

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