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The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters

Why Restore Britain Matters to Makerfield

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters

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4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In our fifth day of coverage, Luca speaks to locals, canvassers, and Andrew Bridgen about what Restore Britain means to them.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Good morning. I'm Luca from the Lotus Cetus, reporting to you on the ground here in Makerfield for the fifth day of our coverage of the campaigning for Restore Britain and the wider public at large here in Makerfield.

0:13.0

It's Friday morning, the weather is far better now and the morning campaigners have already gone out on the scene canvassing, knocking around doors.

0:21.6

We were really encouraged as well by what we were seeing yesterday evening and throughout the day,

0:27.6

with many, many people, drivers, passers by, coming in spectator, just curious about what we were doing,

0:34.6

and coming forward and just declaring that they were going to be voting for

0:38.6

Restore Britain. And so there is a lot of excitement here on the ground from our perspective.

0:45.4

And there seems to be also a lot of panic and trepidation amongst the airwaves as well.

0:51.9

We're seeing constant articles coming out daily now about

0:55.6

restore Britain, reform, labour and what it all means, where it's all heading. And that's what we're

1:02.4

here to do to speak to people on the ground here and give you a better idea of their impressions,

1:07.5

their experience, living here in Wigan and campaigning here in Makerfield.

1:12.6

And so we're going to speak to more canvases today and we're also going to go towards the centre of

1:18.5

Makerfield later on and bring you more interviews with the public.

1:22.9

I'm delighted to be joined here by Andrew Bridgen, a former MP for the constituency of North West Leicester.

1:29.3

Now Andrew, Lestershire.

1:31.3

Now, Andrew, you've obviously been up to Makerfield a few times over now, haven't you?

1:36.3

This is your third visit up to go canvassing and campaigning.

1:38.3

So what have your impressions been over time and how have you felt that momentum has been gathering?

1:43.3

The first time up here, some people have never heard of Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain,

1:48.0

but that's not the case today. I think the votes consolidating.

1:53.0

We've got more activists out on the ground than all the other parties put together.

1:59.0

And the momentum is with Rupert-Loh and Restore Britain.

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