Farage’s hopes for a Reform storm
What’s at stake in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election?
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Show Notes
Nigel Farage is throwing the kitchen sink at Labour and he’s not being subtle about it. As Reform UK ramps up its local election efforts, Farage is fielding candidates in councils up and down the country. But the real showdown is in Runcorn and Helsby, where Reform is plotting a high-profile coup in the upcoming by-election. What’s at stake in Runcorn, and why should Keir Starmer be worried?
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Guest: Geraldine Scott, The Times’ Senior Political Correspondent.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Taryn Siegel and Edith Rousselot.
Further reading: Labour and Reform in fierce battle for Runcorn & Helsby seat
Clips: Sky News, Reform UK Youtube, Nigel Farage Youtube and Facebook, Channel 4, Green Party TikTok, Liberal Democrats Youtube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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