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Will Gaza cost Labour votes in east London? The view from Ilford – video
In the run-up to July's election, the Guardian video team will be touring the UK looking at the issues that matter to voters. In a week when an attack on a refugee camp in Rafah and the Labour party's treatment of Diane Abbott and Faiza Shaheen dominated the headlines, we spoke to voters in Ilford – North and South – who were protesting locally about Gaza. We asked whether these issues would make a difference to how they vote in the election, met canvassers getting behind independent candidates, and spoke to business owners about their political prioritiesVideo4:55
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WeekendNick Cave on how grief shapes his art, Marina Hyde on the Thames Water crisis, and bread’s role in British society – podcastThis week, Marina Hyde discusses the Thames Water crisis after a sewage-plagued boat race; Simon Hattenstone interviews Nick Cave, who is about to exhibit his ceramic figurines at the Xavier Hufkens gallery, about art, love, politics and the death of his two sons; and Rachel Dixon investigates bread in Britain and what it tells us about health, wealth and class.Podcast47:25

















