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Jul 2024
30m 58s

Electioncast: Getting The Message?!

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Today, Adam is joined by Laura and Henry to look at the final 72 hours until the exit poll.

It’s three days to go until the election and the parties are scattered across the country. But what are the key messages they’ll be repeating, up until they all go quiet on polling day? And what’s the strategy behind those stunts and slogans?

And we hear from Newscasters who want to know the key moments to watch out for on election night.

And, more Remoter Voters - including our highest voter yet?!

You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere

Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg and Henry Zeffman. It was made by Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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