Electioncast: Read my lips... Migration and the NHS back on the agenda
Newscast
06/02/24
•33m
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Today, Laura’s been talking to the health secretary and the shadow home secretary, as the Conservatives promise more GP surgeries, and Labour promises less immigration. Sir Keir Starmer gave details of the policy to The Sun on Sunday. We also discuss the extend to which newspapers will play a role in this election.
We also hear about a Lib Dem NHS pledge.
And we discuss the Green party, after an interview with one of its co-leaders, Adrian Ramsey. Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It is presented by Laura Kuenssberg, and Henry Zeffman. It is made by Chris Flynn with Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer is Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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Electioncast: What Is Labour Doing Abbott Candidate Selection?
June 1, 2024
•31m
Today, we look at how fighting within the Labour party over who should be their general election candidates is only the latest turn in a long running battle between different its different political wings.
Laura and Paddy look at what it’s meant for the campaign so far, and they discuss the Lib Dem’s strategy.
Plus - we answer questions from Newscasters including, what do polls actually tell us?
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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Electioncast: The UK Undercover Voters
June 2, 2024
•27m
Up to 4 July, we’ll be looking at how the election is unfolding on social media feeds up and down the country.
On this episode of Newscast, Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring joins Adam to explain how.
Using data from the National Centre for Social Research, she’s set up fictional social media profiles for twenty four undercover voters based in eight constituencies around the UK.
They’ll give us an insight into voters' digital worlds up to the election, and Marianna will help us understand how what happens there could change what happens in the ballot box.
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Gray with Gemma Roper. George Dabby and Cordelia Hemming are the Undercover Voter producers. The technical producer is Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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