Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Labour Bristol Mayor candidate Marvin Rees, on his record, style and politics

In this robust interview Neil and Marvin discuss his successes and criticisms and what is the driving and guiding the Labour candidate.

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs 26th April, 2021

Neil Maggs, Rosa Eaton and Adam Cantwell-Corn

Marvin Rees is standing for the third time as a candidate for Bristol mayor. Having lost in 2012, Rees came back to comfortably win in 2016. Now after five years in office, Rees has a record to promote and to defend, attracting a lot of support and criticism from diverse quarters. In this in-depth interview, Neil and Marvin get into the personal, political and policy of the current mayor.

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