“Tristram Hunt’s shock decision to quit as Stoke-on-Trent Central MP has thrown the national political spotlight on the Potteries.
Westminster pundits are painting the forthcoming by-election both as a serious test for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party, and a golden opportunity for Ukip to double their representation in the House of Commons.
While Labour vs Ukip will undoubtedly be a key contest within the by-election, I think there are other factors at play here – both local and national – that could muddy the waters.
In fact, there are so many moving parts in the Stoke-on-Trent Central puzzle that this could be a very difficult election to predict.”
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