In the run-up to the election on August 9th the opposition has suffered grievously.

8月9日举行的大选的预选中，反对派蒙受严重损失。

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Control of public spending had been relaxed in the run-up to the election, adding to the deficit.

在大选前对公共开支的控制有所放松，这使赤字问题更为严重。

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Indeed, some in the party fear that the poshness of the next intake of MPs will become a problem in the run-up to the election, which must be held by next June.

事实上，党内的某些人害怕在议员中吸纳如此多的上流人士将会在大选的预备阶段变成一个难以处理的问题，大选必须在明年6月前举行。

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"It is entirely Gordon Brown's own fault that this is now happening in the run-up to the general election,".

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In the run-up to the election on August 9th the opposition has suffered grievously.

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