To date, our big European policies, like pulling our MEPs out of the European People's Party, have been smart opposition politics.

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Mr Tipping said he would put the people of Nottinghamshire ahead of party politics, stating his aim was to become "a people's commissioner - not a police commissioner".

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Politics in the tiny but hugely wealthy state have been dominated by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) since independence in 1965.

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