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Gillian Duffy's postal ballot paper may become one of the great political souvenirs of all time. Something to rival Neville Chamberlain's air ticket to Munich and back.

Mrs Duffy had already cast her vote for Labour, but not posted it. The ballot form remains sitting on her mantelpiece, and she now claims she won't post it at all.

I hope that if indeed she doesn't vote, she doesn't throw the form away. It will be much sought after polling day and could fetch a good sum on ebay.