He was up against Olly Monk, a fellow Cornwall councillor, and Alex Rogers, who has worked for Grant Shapps. Each candidate gave “great presentations” and “would be brilliant MPs”.
The Environment Secretary, in charge of the seven-year transition from the Common Agricultural Policy, prefers to do good by stealth.
We continue our post-match inspection of our battleground profiles with the Liberal Democrat graveyard of the South West.
The second piece in our series explores the intense struggles across the South West of England.
The battlegrounds show a mix of results. But UKIP is down across the board.