the turnoutjust 34% compared with just shy of 70% last time. so, fewer than half the number of voters out this time. so, the conservatives very much pointing it to being the weather, the time of year, people feeling it's a safe seat, not needing to come out because it's not a general election. opposition parties, though, labour and the reform party, which had been the brexit party previously, changed its name, rebranded, nigel farage used to be the head man there. their candidate, richard tice, came third here. they and labour both say this is a rejection of borisjohnson. that is why the numbers have gone down, they say. they say the claims of corruption around the government of sleeze, recent claims, for example, at christmas, were taking place at downing street whilst covid restrictions were in place last christmas. they say all those factors played in, and they say this is a rejection of boris johnson, so they're trying to talk up their loss as a positive just as the conservatives were claiming this is a good win. let's get some of