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."
County council leader Ian Hudspeth thanked the "brilliant" hospital staff
Mr Hudspeth told the 91Èȱ¬ 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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