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Election 24, Episode 18
 
Yes, we're off to the seaside again but we're also going to one of the greatest chip shops in Britain.
 
This is what politics is all about.
 
There are four motivated candidates on today's show:
 
Preet Kaur Gill, Labour, Edgbaston
X: @PreetKGillMP
W: https://www.preetkaurgill.co.uk/
 
Andy Carter, Conservative, Warrington South
X: @MrAndy_Carter
W: https://www.andycarter.org.uk/
 
Simon Burwood, Lib Dem, Maldon, LD
W: https://www.cmld.org.uk/maldon/home
 
Ben Pickles, Wetherby and Easingwold, Labour – phenomenal 29
X: @benpickles17
 
Just 575 to go...
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Or at the Edinburgh Festival in August: Matt Forde The End of an Era Tour

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We're well into the campaign now and we're meeting five more candidates. All with different lives, experiences and reasons for standing. 
They are:
Douglas Alexander, Labour, Lothian East
X: @D_G_Alexander
W: https://www.eastlothianlabourparty.co.uk
Leila Williams, East Worthing and Shoreham
X: @leila4ewas
W: https://www.eastworthingandshoreham.org.uk/general-election-2024
Chris Webb, Labour, Blackpool South
X: @ChrisWebbMP
W: https://www.chriswebb.org/
Frances Lasok, Newcastle Central and West
X: @FrancesLasok
W: https://www.tynesideconservatives.org.uk/
Ieuan Môn Williams, Labour, Ynes Môn
X: @ieuan_williams_
W: https://link.heropost.io/imw
Just 579 to go...
If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to come on the show, email politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com
SEE Matt at the Soho Theatre in June: Soho Theatre
Or at the Edinburgh Festival in August: Matt Forde The End of an Era Tour

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The audio Panini album of this general election gets five more stickers, all of which we needed! Today's shinies are...
Jess Phillips, Labour, Birmingham Yardley
X: @jessphillips
W: https://jessphillips.net/
 
Will Sapwell, Lib Dem, Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
X: @WillSapwell
W: https://www.shefflibdems.org.uk/news/article/will-sapwell-selection
 
Lilian Greenwood, Labour, Nottingham South
X: @LilianGreenwood
W: https://www.liliangreenwood.co.uk/
 
Jenny Johnson, Conservative, Wirral West
X: @JennyJohnson4WW
W: https://www.jennyjohnson.uk/
 
Richard Lloyd, Lib Dem, Boston and Skegness
X: @RichLLoyd
 
Just 584 to go...
If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to come on the show, email politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com


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Fasten your seatbelt and cut out the carbs, we're on another scenic tour of the British political landscape. Today's candidates are:Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour, TorfaenX: @NickTorfaen W: https://www.facebook.com/nickthomassymonds/Michael Shanks, Labour, RutherglenX: @mgshanks W: https://michaelshanks.org.uk/Charlotte Salomon, Conservative, Norwich NorthX: @SalomonSoup W: https://linktr.ee/NorwichCharlotteCalum Miller, Lib Dems, Bicester and WoodstockX: @CalumMillerLD W: https://www.facebook.com/CalumMillerLD/Sarah Sackman, Labour, Finchley and Golders GreenX: sarahsackman W: https://sarahsackman.com/
Just 589 to go! If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to come on the show, email politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com

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We're going back to the seaside 
 
Today's candidates are...
 
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Conservatives, North Northumberland
X: @annietrev
W: https://www.teamtrevelyan.co.uk/
 
Frederick van Mierlo, Lib Dems, Henley and Thame
X: @fivanmierlo
Georgie Callé, Conservatives, Ealing Southall
X: @GeorgieCalle
Ben Bradley, Conservatives, Mansfield
X: @BBradley_Mans
W: https://www.benbradley.uk/
 
Lucy Stephenson, Conservatives, Sheffield Central 
W: https://rutlandcounty.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=138
 
Just 594 to go...
 
If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to come on the show, email politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com
 
SEE Matt at the Soho Theatre in June: Soho Theatre
Or at the Edinburgh Festival in August: Matt Forde The End of an Era Tour

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Election 24, Episode 13
It's a bodyslam of an episode starting in the Welsh valleys.
Today's candidates are...
Alex Davies-Jones, Labour, Pontypridd
X: @AlexDaviesJones
W: https://alexdaviesjones.laboursites.org/
Robert Buckland, Conservatives, Swindon South
X: @RobertBuckland
W: https://www.robertbuckland.co.uk/
Helen Maguire, Lib Dems, Epsom and Ewell
X: @helenemaguire
W: https://www.helenmaguire.org/
Andrew Dinsmore, Conservatives, Hammersmith and Chiswick
X: @AWNDinsmore
Nikki da Costa, Consevratives, North East Herts
W: https://www.nehertsconservatives.org.uk/people/nikki-da-costa-conservative-party-candidate-north-east-hertfordshire
Just 599 to go...
If you are a candidate or know one who'd like to come on the show, email politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com
SEE Matt at the Soho Theatre in June: Soho Theatre
Or at the Edinburgh Festival in August: Matt Forde The End of an Era Tour

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