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Forget standing down in Richmond: parties shouldn’t have to make that choice

Parties shouldn't have to make deals to keep UKIP-backed Zac Goldsmith out of parliament.

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Zac Goldsmith, who has stood down as a Tory MP and is running as a UKIP-backed independence.

Almost as quickly as Zac Goldsmith announced his resignation this week, talk turned to the other parties in the race: should they clear the way for a candidate with a better chance of beating him?