The article discusses Mike Amesbury's resignation from his parliamentary role following a suspended prison sentence for assaulting a constituent. Locals at a Runcorn pub express support for him, with one patron, Jason Baldwin, sharing that he doesn't believe Amesbury should have been forced out. Despite some local sympathy, there's an alarming shift as polls suggest a strong potential for Nigel Farage's Reform UK party to win the upcoming byelection, posing a significant threat to Labour's recent electoral gains, reflecting broader discontent within the community over governmental policies.
If somebody was mouthing off to me so much, I would have knocked him out myself, says Jason Baldwin. I don't believe he should have lost his job.
Sometimes you're going to snap, agreed a member of the group. He was somebody that you could trust and go to to get something sorted out.
This country is going wrong, It needs somebody that can sort this out and look after the people who need looking after. It needs change.
Ominously for Keir Starmer's party, polls show that Nigel Farage's Reform UK, which came a distant second in the general election here, could cause a sensation and win in this seat.
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