{"id":6083,"date":"2026-05-08T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=6083"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:28:16","slug":"times-radio-its-a-constituency-knockout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=6083","title":{"rendered":"Times Radio &#8220;It&#8217;s a Constituency Knockout&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6083\" class=\"elementor elementor-6083\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3665898 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3665898\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9488219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9488219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"559\">In this edition of Times Radio\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s a Constituency Knockout\u201d, Sir John took part in a discussion with Linsey Farnsworth MP (Labour politician and lawyer serving as Member of Parliament for Amber Valley) on constituency politics, campaigning and the relationship between Members of Parliament and the public. Their conversation explored how MPs represent local interests while balancing national political responsibilities and media scrutiny.<\/p><p data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"906\">Sir John was pleased to be able to contribute his perspective as a long-serving Conservative MP, reflecting on political communication, constituency engagement and the realities of parliamentary representation.<\/p><p data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"906\">Listen the YouTube clip of their conversation below to find insight into the challenges of modern politics and the importance of maintaining strong connections between Westminster and local communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525568c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"525568c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6631a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6631a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=0WQkvts_ccE&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cc_load_policy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Times Radio, Sir John discusses constituency politics, campaigning and voter engagement. 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