Woman considers divorcing Tory-voting husband

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A woman has said she is considering divorcing her husband because he voted Conservative in last week’s general election. Writing on Mumsnet, she said: “Have always assumed darling husband and I were roughly on the same page politically, but turns out he voted Tory ‘because it's best for the economy’ (WTF).” She added that she is now considering “parting ways” with her man.

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