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Will Reform throw a brick in the Tories' red wall?

Luke Jones in Ashfield - How the Tories are under threat from a resurgent Reform

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.

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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26 minutes