Luke Tryl
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1,318 appearances
10 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 21 Aug
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Like he's got to own that it's about him taking the next step and how that next step will benefit Makerfield.
Yeah, I think that's it.
I mean, I think he clearly is going for a sort of a pitch, which is this new centre.
And I thought it was interesting in that essay, he also didn't shy away from talking about tackling channel crossings.
Yeah, reform of the Home Office.
And at the same time, you know, this kind of, you know, talking about nationalisation, talking about public transport.
Actually, you know, we've said for a while, the real centre ground of British politics is slightly socially conservative on cultural issues, particularly immigration and crime.
and a bit more left-leaning on the economy, so wanting greater intervention, more state ownership.
So he's clearly trying to own that sweet spot.
And I actually think Tony Blair, lots of interesting stuff in his essay, lots that I agree with, but I think he's slightly speaking to a centre ground of 1997 rather than 2026.
Annabel, you can have the last word.
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The most important by-election contest in the past 50 years.
Makerfield?
Well, look, I mean, often I actually spend my time talking about by-elections saying, look, they're often local factors.
They're a bit unusual.
Don't read too much into them.
Swings end up being weird.
In this by-election, we're essentially going to get as close to the run of a general election that you can get in one single area.
And the reason that I say that is, on the one hand, you've got – and we'll talk a bit more about the CSE, which should be prime reform territory –
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