When A War Correspondent Beat A Politician At His Own Game - And The Warning Signs For Farage
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"Somebody who raised a lot of money for charity locally, that kind of person who's quite well known: what if they were suddenly to join this contest? That would be very, very interesting." In 1997, Martin Bell beat Conservative politician Neil Hamilton in the stronghold of Tatton, which could serve as a warning to Nigel Farage if a candidate runs in Clacton who puts the community first, says former Labour first minister of Scotland, Lord McConnell. Baroness Morgan and Lord McConnell were speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Friday-Sunday from 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://
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