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Can politicians bring calm to Belfast? – podcast

The Guardian · Jun 12, 2026, 4:00 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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More ways to listen Apple podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Presented by Kiran Stacey and Jessica Elgot, produced by Sam Gruet, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj Fri 12 Jun 2026 05.00 BSTShare00:00:0000:00:00After nights of violence across Belfast this week, politicians continue to call for calm, but what else can be done to stop the violence spreading? Plus, Jessica Elgot has been to Makerfield and spoken to undecided voters on the doorstep. The full list of candidates for the Makerfield byelection:

Jake Austin – Liberal Democrats Count Binface – Count Binface partyAndy Burnham – Labour and Co-operative party Dan Clarke – Libertarian party John Dyer – Independent Ed Gemmell – Climate party Paul Gould – Independent Alan ‘Howling’ Laud Hope – the Official Monster Raving Loony party Robert Kenyon – Reform UK Robert Pownall – Independent Rebecca Shepherd – Restore Britain Sarah Wakefield – Green party Peter Ward – Rejoin EU Michael Winstanley – Conservative party

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