Dewsbury

British

/ ˈdjuːzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)

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Mr Malik, 57, who lost his Dewsbury seat in 2010 after being elected in 2005, denies fraudulent trading, causing a public nuisance and money laundering.

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Another witness statement was provided by Kevin Partingon, the former rector of Dewsbury Minster.

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He said the former MP's loss of his seat had been a "detriment to the life and times of Dewsbury".

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Ian Murray, who owns several pubs in Dewsbury town centre, said Mr Malik was "widely regarded as one of the hardest-working MPs the town has ever had" and that many people had hoped he would be re-elected.

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The Dewsbury and Batley MP said British politics needed "a genuine, inclusive force for positive change" and expressed the hope that Your Party could fulfil that role.

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