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Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey, Tory MP Kwasi Kwarteng and Labour Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees faced an intense grilling during the BBC Radio Four’s Any Questions in Cheriton Fitzpaine Parish Hall in Devon. An audience member who called herself Pamela Galloway hit the MPs with the brutal question provoking a huge response from the assembled crowd. She said: “Many around here think politicians pay little heed to rural issues, does the panel agree that politics are too city centred if not London-centred. The programme’s chair Jonathan Dimbleby conceded that it had been too London-centric in its coverage but was then drowned out by rapturous applause from the audience.

BBC/Getty A BBC audience erupted after a member blasted MPs for only caring about London.

He then put the question to Labour mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, who jokingly replied “more cities.” Mr Rees then went on: “I think it’s definitely Westminster-centred. As I said, one of the realities is, I’m finding great illustration in the Brexit negotiations, the cities have not been consulted in any meaningful way. “Actually we are going off to meet Michel Barnier ourselves as a collection of core cities in February to make our case. “I wouldn’t have a trade-off between non-Westminster based places. It may be the case that rural areas are not heard as much.