The Northern Agenda
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Louise Haigh on why she thinks Boris Johnson's Red Wall will crumble | Sir Robert Goodwill on fishing, levelling up, and the prime minister
32 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2022 at 4:15 pm.
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Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh joins Dan O'Donohue on this week's Northern Agenda podcast, discussing rail strikes, Labour's victory in the Wakefield by-election, and why she believes Boris Johnson's Red Wall is starting to crumble.

The shadow transport secretary tells the podcast that voters in Wakefield saw Johnson as "a prime minister they no longer trusted" and the Tories as "a party they have lost complete faith in".

And Sir Robert Goodwill, the Tory MP for Scarborough and Whitby, discusses the deaths of thousands of crabs and lobsters which have washed up along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline.

The chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee explains the environmental and financial impact of these deaths on the region, as well as issues facing the fishing community more generally.

He also discusses the levelling up agenda, devolution in Yorkshire, and his thoughts on Boris Johnson's position after recent developments.

The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.

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