i have been speaking to people here about the issues affecting them, in particular the cost of living and the cost of housing. because a lot of people he has struggled to get on the housing ladder. they struggle to be able to afford rent. chipping barnet constituency is where the former minister theresa villiers managed to hold on against the odds last time round, but this time it could be a much tougher fight for her. the labour party have tasted success in this part of london because they took control over the council two years ago. we have seen the labour leader coming here and supporting the local candidate, dan tomlinson. labouralso supporting the local candidate, dan tomlinson. labour also have their eyes on some surrounding constituencies where conservative mps have stood down. chipping barnet reflects the wider battle we are seeing across london. there are
around a dozen or so conservative seats at risk. if the tories can t hold onto them, they could be down to single digits here in london. but the labour on tory tussle is not the only one we are seeing in london. also the liberal democrats are hoping to pick off some conservative seats in south west london. and here is the list of candidates we know about so far standing in the chipping barnet constituency. the bbc news website will have a complete list, once they re all confirmed, tomorrow. thanks, susana, now let s go to south yorkshire, and our political reporter lucy ashton is in rotherham for us, lucy. i m standing on the border of rotherham and sheffield, at the university of sheffield s advanced manufacturing research centre. south yorkshire used to be full of steelworks and coal mines. but now it is home to companies such as mclaren, boeing and rolls royce. the government wanted to capitalise on this site and named it the uk s
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