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A complex, emotionally charged and fiercely contested argument around gender, trans rights and women's sex-based rights has often left politicians at Westminster floundering to answer a seemingly straightforward question.

His solicitor Andrew Ford previously said in a statement that the women's allegations "are vehemently denied and will be fully contested in court".

The 1859 "pig dispute" involved contested islands near Vancouver and the unfortunate shooting of a British hog that had intruded on an American's garden.

Four years ago when many of these same seats were last contested, Boris Johnson was riding high in the polls thanks to the "vaccine bounce" which saw Britain gradually emerge from its pandemic isolation.

Ahn Cheol-soo, a lawmaker from the ruling People Power Party who contested in the last three presidential elections, has also thrown his hat into the ring.