All parties could face a tough test in disillusioned Somerton and Frome, the seat vacated by the disgraced MP David Warburton
The reaction of Charlie Murray, who manages a coffee shop in the Somerset town of Frome, to an imminent byelection will not encourage the teams of activists about to descend on the area.
“Oh pants!” she said when the Guardian broke the news. “I’m fed up with all these byelections. They’re a waste of time. Politicians need to get on and run the country, not keep banging on our doors bothering us.”
