Owen Jones in the South West | A Lib Dem fantasy in Jacob Rees Mogg’s back yard?

I travelled to North East Somerset, otherwise known as the home of Jacob Rees-Mogg, where the Lib Dems are claiming they could win the election despite only getting 4,461 votes at the last election – compared to 28,992 for the Tories and 18,757 for Labour. Their local tactics have caused controversy at a national level, but what is the real story on the ground? *For those who notice these things I also want to apologise in advance for some of the audio in the video. We had a few technical difficulties Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► is.gd/subscribeguardian Support the Guardian ► support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► www.theguardian.com/info/2016/sep/02/sign-up-for-t… The Guardian ► www.theguardian.com/ The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► youtube.com/guardianwires Guardian Football ► youtube.com/user/GuardianFootball Guardian Sport ► youtube.com/c/GuardianSportVideo Guardian Live ► youtube.com/user/guardianmembership Guardian Culture ► youtube.com/guardianculturearts

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