Voters in Britain and France

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People in both the UK and France have voted for change in snap elections, sending a signal that they are unhappy with many aspects of their lives. To get a sense of why people voted the way they did, host James Reynolds takes a mini tour of towns and cities across the UK. In Bradford, a city in the north of England, he meets Anna, who is concerned about "having equal opportunities for everyone,” In the town of Worthing on England’s south coast, which has just elected its first ever Labour MP, Pam and Mike tell James about the challenges they have experienced since Brexit, when Britain left the European Union. We also visit a café and shop in the port town of Dover, which provides free clothes for those who cannot afford them. We hear concerns about immigration too and we end our journey, across the English Channel in France, to talk to three young voters. One of them, Fernando, tells us why he voted for the far-right National Rally party. A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC OS team.