Polling station row risks Christmas disruption

With many public buildings already booked up, election officers are struggling to find alternative polling station venues

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Election officers have hit back at calls from the education secretary for polling stations not be placed in schools as part of a bid to avoid disruption to pre-planned Christmas events.

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