St Bart’s School held its political hustings on Wednesday (June 26) a week before the General Election. Hosted by deputy head of sixth form, James Wilder, the panel included six parliamentary candidates standing in the revised Newbury constituency: Liz Bell (Labour), Lee Dillon (Lib Dem), Laura Farris (Conservative and Unionist), Gary Johnson (UKIP), Steve Masters (Green) and Doug Terry (Reform UK). Earl Jesse (Freedom Alliance) did not attend. Pupils grilled the candidates on a range of key issues including National Service, the aftermath of Brexit, university tuition fees, views on Islam, pe…