Newscast – By-Electioncast: Chris reports back from Makerfield

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Today, Chris tells Adam what it’s like to meet Robert Kenyon, Reform UK’s candidate for the Makersfield by-election, and he and Andy Burnham, the Labor candidate, respond to challenges about their records on various key issues. Some debated the declining voter turnout for Robert Kenyon’s comments about women and Andy Burnham’s campaign message of “Change the energy. Keep the faith.” Also, how did the Conservative, Lib Dem and Green Party candidates fare in the Radio Manchester hot seat? He was joined by Manchester Evening News’ Sarah Lester and BBC Radio Manchester’s political correspondent Kevin Fitzpatrick. More information on the full list of candidates and installations for the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o You can now listen to the Newscast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Anna Harris with Gabrielle Purcell-Davies and Schiller Mahmoudi. The social producer was James Westgate. The technical producer was Stephen Bailey. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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