Electioncast: Will Another Week Of Starmer Drama Impact The Elections?
4/24/202642 min
Today, Adam, Alex, James and Felicity look at the latest stories from the UK elections campaign trail.
Why are public services at the top of the campaign agenda?
What will it mean for Westminster if nationalist parties sweep the board?
And why is Eluned Morgan explaining how to vote for her though the medium of canned cocktails?
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New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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First 90 secondsAdam Fleming· Host0:00
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Adam Fleming· Host0:34
Hello, we've got another episode of Electioncast for you, which means it's another outing for Remoter Voter. [upbeat music] This is where we hear from you why you cannot vote in person in either England, Scotland, or Wales on the seventh of May. Eleanor in Scotland says, "I've got an entry for Remoter Voter. It's the most boring reason possible." [giggles] Well, let's see. Um, "but rural voters need representation in this. I post a vote at every election because I live in a large rural constituency, and the polling station is at the other end of the ward. Our house is on the ward boundary, so we're as far as it's possible to be from the polling station, therefore, we post a vote to avoid a long trip on polling day." And we've had this one from somebody who has not shared their name. They say, "My Remoter Voter submission is this: I will be in Greece with a group of around a hundred quizzers for an annual event known as Greek Geek Week.