Labour’s Liz Kendall says she doesn’t believe polls showing Tory wipeout

Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall MP, giving interviews in Croydon South this afternoon.

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00:00Rishi Sunak said today that Labour's plan to extend the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds

00:05is a sort of ploy to entrench Labour in government for years to come. Is he right?

00:10No, complete rubbish. You know, I've been talking to young people today and I was at

00:17somewhere earlier before I came here, a 14-year-old girl passionate about what she wants to do in

00:24future. She deserves a say on her future when she turns 16 and I hope that's what we'll deliver.

00:30Labour have never won here in Croydon South. It's always been a conservative heartland.

00:35Do you think the rise of reform will play any role in helping Labour to win seats like this?

00:39No, I think Ben Taylor will play the most important role here. He's an absolutely

00:45passionate man. He's set up his own business. He's set up charities. He wants to be a new

00:50voice here, a fresh start for people. You know, so many people here crying out for change and our

00:57message is if you want change, you've got to vote for it and vote for him in the general election.

01:02And seats like this are within reach in your view?

01:04Well, we want to win this seat. We want to turn the page here. We want to start rebuilding

01:11Croydon South and the rest of the country. Nothing is in the bag. He knows it. He's out

01:17fighting for every vote every single day. We know we've got a mountain to climb. I don't believe the

01:22polls and I'm not just saying that. I literally don't believe the polls. Neither does he. That's

01:27why we won't stop till those polls shut on the 10pm on the 4th of July. We're going to give it

01:34our all because people here deserve the best. They haven't had it from the current MP but they will

01:41under Labour.