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'They just don't feel listened to'

BBC Newsbeat election reporter Polly Bayfield says up and down the country there are two main things which young voters bring up again and again: the cost of living and the housing crisis.

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“I think people are furious; I think that’s quite dangerous for the next Labour government; if things aren’t materially better for people there’s going to be a very very angry undercurrent”

Ed Campbell of Politics Joe website says housing costs are a priority for young people:

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Tonight on the show how is the election campaign going down with younger voters? Are they being ignored? Patronised? Embraced? Listened to? Do let us know what you are thinking. BBC Newsnight
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'I can't recall exactly which words I used' Labour's Louise Haigh is challenged over whether she thought Jeremy Corbyn would make a 'great PM' in 2019

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Conservative Treasury Minister Bim Afolami explains why the party has not suspended two candidates involved in an inquiry into betting

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'It's almost like they are about to gatecrash a party that they are not actually invited to'

Former editor of The Sun, David Yelland, says that winning an endorsement from a Rupert Murdoch publication doesn't matter as much as it used to.

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“Does an election run the polls or do the polls run an election?”

Listen to Adam Fleming discuss with Victoria Derbyshire and Nick Watts on the latest , recorded in Birmingham with

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'If the UK Government were to match our progressive taxation in Scotland there would be £15bn extra in the health service in England.'
Neil Gray of the SNP plays up the Scottish Gov's record on NHS spending:

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“They’re left to soil themselves because there’s no one there to care for them”

The Lib Dem’s Helen Morgan discusses issues facing people in rural areas when accessing the NHS in emergencies


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'My mother fell out of bed; paramedics say one hour...one hour goes by...he calls them again... 'Sorry we're really busy we're sending an ambulance from Stoke on Trent, an hour away to get to my mother who's been on the floor three hours. It's not on!'

Anger in B'ham

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Health minister Maria Caulfield: 'We are seeing the green shoots of recovery ... '

Victoria Derbyshire to the audience: 'Do you think we're seeing the green shoots of recovery in the NHS?'

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Is there parity of esteem between mental and physical healthcare? Victoria Derbyshire challenges the Conservatives and Labour on their plans to make it happen

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'There are people laughing at you saying that'
Victoria Derbyshire tells the mental health minister Maria Caulfield that improvements she mentioned brought up a critical reaction in the audience.

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V: “If Labour win the election, austerity is coming, is it not? Be honest”

W: “No, it’s not”

Victoria Derbyshire asks Wes Streeting about Labour’s spending plans for the NHS

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'Trying to get an appointment with a Doctor is hard, trying to access talking therapies: I've been given a two year waiting list to speak to someone.'
Stephen, who founded a talking therapy group for men, explains the difficulty of getting NHS support for mental health issues:

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“At that point I couldn’t wait any longer… I think the effects to my mental health would be really detrimental”

Birmingham student Lilly says she had to go private after waiting more than a year for a possible ADHD diagnosis

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'The very idea that a patient would expect that target to be met is laughed at' - Stevie tells Victoria Derbyshire that she had to wait four months for cancer surgery - longer than the NHS England target time

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Newsnight on the road - LIVE in Birmingham

Discussing the future of the NHS with:

Conservative’s Maria Caulfield
Labour’s Wes Streeting
Lib Dem Helen Morgan
SNP Neil Gray

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Newsnight on the road - LIVE in Birmingham Discussing the future of the NHS with: Conservative’s Maria Caulfield Labour’s Wes Streeting Lib Dem Helen Morgan SNP Neil Gray BBC Two 1030pm
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