Many might feel disenchanted with British politics at the moment.
After a disappointing Labour leadership, a spate of anti-Semitic attacks, and the rise of extremes in the form of the Green Party and Reform, it would be easy to feel there is no point in going out to vote in the local elections today.
But the value of democracy is never lost on Timothy Cho.
After escaping North Korea twice, being imprisoned in China, and tortured by the regimes, Mr Cho is now running for the Conservative council seat in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
‘Yes, I recognise that Britain is not a perfect country, but it is
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