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Cheerful Election Daily with Owen Jones
9 DAYS TO GO - Marginals
Season 1, Ep. 13
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It’s 9 days until Election Day. Owen’s out and about canvassing in marginal seats. What are people saying on the doors? Is canvassing working? Is there still time to get out and make a difference? The father of one of the two people murdered in Friday’s terrorist attack on London Bridge, David Merritt, has been speaking out about the misuse of his sons death to call for harsher prison sentences and other draconian policies Boris Johnson has been calling for since the attack happened, Owen reflects on that and echoes for supporting Jack’s views past his death.
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