"Kidnapped" in Keynsham
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been accused of being a somewhat elusive character.
He's the Tory candidate in the marginal seat of North East Somerset, and, with his Etonian and family background, attracts much national media interest.
So given the chance to catch up with him on the stump with the veteran politico, Francis Maude, we swung into action, despatching a reporter and a cameraman to Keynsham.
But the pre-arranged meet-up didn't go to plan.
Jacob was nowhere to be seen: would it be another wild goose chase?
After some furtive calls with the local press officer, a new rendezvous was set up - away from the busy high street. Our crew would be met and taken to the meet.
The minders for the job?
A pair of middle-aged woman in a very small car.
"Are you the BBC?" came the question.
It was perhaps the nicest "kidnap" in history - although The Sunday Times may not have been treated so graciously, after their recent article about trying to track Jacob down (he told us later he was around, and easily findable!).
"We were bemused," my colleague told me. "Would we make it back from Tory HQ? Or would they keep us there for the duration of the campaign? It was the most surreal moment."
After being taken to a secret location our team caught up with Mr Rees-Mogg, and grilled him on class, campaigning and changes to the boundary.
To find out more about what he has to say, watch The Politics Show of Sunday 18th April: he debates with the Labour and the Lib Dem candidates.
Never let it be said though that we won't go the extra mile for that elusive interview.
I'm Paul Barltrop, Political Editor for the West of England. Pop by for my thoughts on what our politicians are up to. 
Comment number 1.
At 19:23 30th Apr 2010, kazibeth wrote:The Conservatives standing in Somerset are all elusive!!
The one standing in Bridgwater has refused to participate in hustings, and Jacob's sister, Anunziata, who is standing in Somerton and Frome, is equally conspicuous by her absence in her constituency, and also refused to attend hustings! It appears that Miss Rees-Mogg believes that she is more likely to get votes by NOT appearing - one wonders whether she is just avoiding answering questions because she is still unsure of her own parties policies!
In fact, I believe Anunziata was actually in this area last Sunday, as she is reported as having been seen in the Pub, but apparently that was not to meet voters, but to ask the way, because she was lost! Fancy being lost in your own constituency! This does not bode well for constituency involvement should she (unaccountably) be elected.
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