Ed balls, the former labour heavyweight, used to be the mp just down the road here, has ruled himself out. some names being suggested to me, grass roots kind of conservative names in the local associations that could put their names in the mix, really, we are waiting for confirmation on that. however, in terms of the issues on the ground in terms of what people on the doorstep are telling the campaigners, the cost of living crisis, we keep hearing it again and again. that is the key thing. also, in 2019 the parliamentary seat was snatched by the tories from labour, and it was the trust in boris, it was the brexit bounce, as we called it, the winning factor. that seems to have dissipated a little bit. the trust seems to have dissipated. in many ways, this is seen as a litmus test, this local election. a referendum on the trust that people have, on the national leaders of borisjohnson and keir starmer. boris johnson and keir starmer. neither coming borisjohnson and keir starmer. neither