The nightmare election before Christmas

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Oct 2019, 07:38 BST

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits schoolchildren in Milton Keynes. Picture:
Paul Grove/Getty — Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits schoolchildren in Milton Keynes. Picture: Paul Grove/Getty

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December 2000. A muddy field. Falkirk. All of the candidates in the forthcoming Falkirk West by-election have agreed to take part in a football match. They are decked out in the club’s scarves, both as a show of support for the team and in the hopes of avoiding hypothermia.

Dani Garavelli

Falkirk Falkirk West