The tables were turned soon after, though, as Ospreys flanker Steve Tandy repeated the crime, the open-side getting an equally deserved yellow card and Doyle cutting Munster's deficit to 18-17.

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The main issues of the election are the fragile economy, the huge public debt left over from repeated stimulus spending, crime, and much needed reforms of pensions, education and the police.

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That too was an issue he found himself seriously vulnerable on following a sharp rise in muggings and robberies, clashing badly with his oft-repeated promise to be "tough on crime".

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