June 02,2020

The Anywhere But Westminster team return to the north-east town of Middlesbrough, which has had one of the highest infection rates in the country. Far away from ministerial briefings and political intrigue, Covid-19 has worsened already ingrained problems: biting hardship, precarious work and the feeling that government has left people to sink or swim. There is hope and energy at the grassroots but can things really change?