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Plaskett has denied she was seeking Epstein's advice, saying she was texting with many people that day, including Epstein, who was one of her constituents.

In a Facebook statement to her constituents on Friday, Ms Lungu thanked her "wonderful team of councillors, community members and constituency staff who continue to coordinate and work tirelessly to serve you".

"The cost of making a product is more than the constituent parts," he says.

When asked, however, many present acknowledged that the issue of Epstein was important to their constituents – and expressed hope that the vote would allow the party to return focus to other issues.

They can feel the party's current unpopularity in their bones, in their inboxes and in their conversations with their constituents.