POLIS student blogger makes the national news

Nick Raikes, an International Relations student, interviewed a Labour candidate who struggled to respond to a question about the party's manifesto

International Relations student, Nick Raikes, made national news quite literally this week, after interviewing a Labour candidate who struggled to respond to a question relating to her party’s key policies.

The interview, that has now been played on Have I Got News For You, Daily Politics, Newsnight and ITV News, sees Nick, co-founder of the events and listings website The Chiswick Calendar, interview Ruth Cadbury, Labour candidate for Brentford and Isleworth.