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Dog bites Oxfordshire council leader in Bicester

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Ian Hudspeth was bitten by the dog while campaigning on Saturday

A council leader needed surgery after a dog bit him as he posted a leaflet through a door.

Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth had his finger badly bitten while he was campaigning in Bicester on Saturday.

The Conservative politician thanked hospital staff in a tweet he posted with a picture of his arm in a sling.

He said: "I guess the dog wasn't one of us. The staff @OUHospitals are simply brilliant."

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County council leader Ian Hudspeth thanked the "brilliant" hospital staff

Mr Hudspeth told the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ he returned to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford to have "some minor plastic surgery on the injury".

He added: "The JR have been fantastic, especially as it's the weekend."

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