Pod’s Own Country: The Yorkshire Post’s Political Podcast

Thirsk and Malton - Labour's biggest test

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Episode notes

The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent Mason Boycott-Owen profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series.

For our third seat of Thirsk and Malton, Mason speaks to the local Tory MP Kevin Holinrake about whether he’s under threat and his Labour challenger Lisa Barnes on how she hopes to unseat him.

This week’s big issue is farming and rural life. Mason talks to Jonathan Roberts from the Country Land and Business Association, and Richard Pears from the National Farmers' Union to find out what issues country folk are facing.

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