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By-election countdown begins in Norwich

Updated on 15 July 2009

By Cathy Newman

Following the decision by Norwich North Labour MP Ian Gibson to stand down, Cathy Newman visits Norfolk to find out which issues are going to have the biggest impact at the forthcoming by-election.

Former Norwich MP Ian Gibson (credit: Getty Images)

The voters of Norwich will be going to the polls next Thursday to choose a new MP.
 
The previous incumbent, Ian Gibson, triggered a by-election by standing down after he was caught up in the expenses scandal.
 
But on the ground, are politicians' expenses still the talk of the town?

Or with national unemployment figures hitting almost 2.4 millon, is it the state of the economy that is likely to have the biggest impact at the ballot box? 

 

 

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