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What is the Tories' position on these mayoral elections
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Greater Essex, Hampshire, Solent, Sussex, Brighton, Norfolk and Suffolk, which now it looks like are not going to be taking place
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We've got to be getting on with them. These elections must go ahead. We've been held captive by this government
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They do not want to face the electorate at all. We've got four fantastic candidates
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We know the difference they can make in those communities. We've seen what Ben Huchin's done up on Teesside in creating jobs
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in driving change and saving our airport. The people across the country want a bit more of that
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We want to get our candidates elected. We want to see these elections go ahead. We want people to have the chance to have a say on what's going on
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But you know what? If you would make as much of a mess of this country as Keir Starmer is making
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you can kind of understand why he's doing everything possible to avoid people having their say in this situation
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He is destroying our economy. 19% more people out of work. Last week he taxed working people to death
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Record levels of tax. It's not, it gives £16 billion bung in benefits to people who weren't working
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It can't go on like this. He needs to be held to account. We also need to give those communities across the country the chance to elect a mayor
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Well, I mean, they are saying that it's not cancelled, it's just pushed back to 2028
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Also, while you're there, can I ask you for your thoughts on this? This is a story which is on the front page, I think, of a few of the papers
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but on the Daily Telegraph. Police plan for face ID in every town
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Good idea? So in terms of the mayoral elections they are delayed but there is no reason for them to be delayed
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There was a bit of debate last time around council boundaries and what went on there and perhaps there was an argument
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There is no reason for these mayoral elections to be delayed
