Hello and welcome to another election special of the political party. I'm trying to

interview 650 candidates. There are 646 to go. I've got three on today's

episode so that's 643 to go by the end of this. Now yesterday we were in the south of England today we begin up north. We are going to Runcorn with Mike Amesbury, who has been a Labour MP for a few years,

and very close to Angela Rayna and Andy Byrne, a massive football fan, a real jolly soul and it was a real treat

talking to Mike about politics, about labor, about the transition from where labor

was after the last election to where labor is now and the reasons for all that.

But before I introduce Mike, do get in touch political party podcast at gmail.com.

If you are a candidate in this election and would like to come on the show, email me equally.

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constituency, but what a way to cover the election. So today we begin up north in

Runcorn with Mike Amesbury. Labor's candidate, I should be clear.

My gamesprin. Mike. Mike, you're one of many MPs or candidates I should say, who was MP for a seat and now you're

standing effectively for another seat, but how similar is it?

So you're the MP for We Weaver Vale and now you are the

Labour candidate for Run Corn and Helsby County. So are they two completely

different areas or is there any sort of overlap? Yeah there's some overlap so 52% of the seat run corner

health-by seat I was standing for now was part of Weaver Vale so so I'm new to

48% is the classic So I'm new to 48%.

Is the classic British 52 48% split?

Which all is it?

It is.

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