Will Reform throw a brick in the Tories' red wall?
With Brexit delivered and Johnson gone, the Tories are being challenged by a resurgent Reform.
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Show Notes
In 2019, Boris Johnson’s Conservatives upended decades’ of traditional voting behaviour, as lifelong Labour seats in the north and midlands fell to the Tories. But with Brexit delivered and Johnson gone, the Tories are being challenged from the right by a resurgent Reform, as Luke Jones heard in Ashfield.
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Guests:
- Peter Kellner, Political Journalist and Pollster;
- Debbie Soloman, Parliamentary Candidate, Conservative and Unionist Party;
- Lee Anderson, Parliamentary Candidate, Reform UK; and
- Rhea Keehn, Parliamentary Candidate, Labour Party.
Also standing in Ashfield are: Jason Zadrozny, Ashfield Independents; Daniel Holmes, Liberal Democrats; Alexander Coates, Green Party.
Host: Luke Jones
Clips: Sky News; Boris Johnson/Facebook.
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