Could the 'blue wall' fall?
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🗓️ 16 June 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Surrey has always been a bastion of support for the Conservatives but this election the Liberal Democrats believe they stand a chance of taking some of the truest of blue seats. So, what’s changed? We visit Guildford to find out.
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Guest: Anne Milton, Conservative MP for Guildford 2005 - 2019.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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The candidates standing in Guildford are –
- Angela Richardson - Conservative.
- Sarah Gillinson - Labour.
- Zoe Franklin - Liberal Democrat.
- Dennis Saunders - Reform UK.
- Sam Peters - Green.
- John Morris - The Peace Party.
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