Will the Tories lose the true-blue constituency of Tiverton and Honiton?
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🗓️ 20 June 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
With just a few days until the Tiverton and Honiton by-election on 23 June, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Statesman’s business editor and Devonian Will Dunn, who has returned from a reporting trip to the south-west constituency.
They discuss how cost of living is the big issue on the doorstep, why the Lib Dems have a mountain to climb to win the seat, and why the Labour candidate feels a bit miffed about being ignored.
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| 0:49.0 | Hi, I'm Anouche and on today's special episode of the New Statesman Podcast, |
| 0:53.0 | we're looking at the Tivitan and Honitan by election. |
| 0:58.0 | And I'm delighted to be joined by our business editor, Will Dunn, for his debut on the New Statesman Podcast. |
| 1:03.0 | Welcome, Will. |
| 1:05.0 | And I'm delighted to be joined by our business editor, Will Dunn, for his debut on the New Statesman Podcast. |
| 1:17.0 | Welcome, Will. |
| 1:18.0 | Hello, thank you for having me. |
| 1:20.0 | Well, thanks very much for coming on now. |
| 1:22.0 | You have been reporting in the constituency last week and you grew up in Devon as well. |
| 1:28.0 | So you have a very good idea of the lay of the land, is that right? |
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