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Oct 2023
1h 5m

By-Electioncast Live!

BBC News
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​​Labour win two by-elections and we record one podcast on TV!

Newscast was live early this morning to analyse and react to the results of the Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections. ​​ ​​Adam Fleming and Paddy O’Connell chat through Labour’s historic double by-election win with help from Chris Mason, Alex Forsyth, Henry Zeffman, Professor John Curtice, Jeremy Vine and Labour MP Peter Kyle. ​​ ​​You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere ​​ ​​Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Gray with Miranda Slade and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

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