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Live: Isle of Wight hustings on Biosphere, climate and economy

The next Isle of Wight General Election hustings takes place tonight (Monday) from 7pm. OnTheWight are planning to report live (see updates below) from the event which has been organised by group of climate campaigners.

Five of the six prospective parliamentary candidates will be taking part in the debate focused on the Biosphere, climate and future economy.

Run of events
There will be two five-minute presentations prior to the hustings on relevant subjects. These will be strictly non-political in nature.

The remaining time shall commence with candidates having two minutes to introduce themselves and thereafter to be equally divided between the three topics.

Live updates
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