An expected swing in the polls against the government in Saturday’s by-election did not impede Nationals party candidate David Layzell from claiming victory in the NSW seat of the Upper Hunter. MP-elect discusses managing competing interests in the region and a plan for transitioning jobs in the state’s coal heartland.

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First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 25 May 2021