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I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways.

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Jo Brand
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 3
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Wandsworth Town
Josephine Grace Brand
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