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- ↑ "New Cambridgeshire PCC appointed after criminal probe". BBC News. 28 November 2019.
- ↑ "Jason Ablewhite: Ex-PCC investigated over social media messages". BBC News. 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Election 2021: Conservative Darryl Preston wins Cambs PCC job". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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