His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.

昨晚政党领袖对竞选失败进行调查时，他提出了申辩。

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The inquest report shows only 14 minutes elapsed from the time the police did their last sweep of the square in which she was killed and her body being discovered.

审讯报告指出警察最后一次在埃德温丝遇害且被发现的广场巡逻的时间距她死亡的时间仅有14分钟。

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An inquest last year heard how Harry had previously twice been taken into hospital before he was seen by Dr Thamby.

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Narrative verdicts into the deaths were returned at an inquest last month.

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An inquest last month recorded a verdict of accidental death.

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