Electioncast: Labour's Tax Plan + Rishi Wants You (for 25 days)
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Today, Laura, Paddy and Adam discuss Labour’s tax pledge and the Conservative plan bring back mandatory national service.
Rachel Reeves says there will be no rises in income tax or national insurance if Labour wins the general election - but spending cuts have not been ruled out.
James Cleverly says the Tory national service plan would address social fragmentation and get young people "out of their bubble"
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Gray with Josh Jenkins. The technical producer is Ricardo McCarthy. The social producer is Charlie Henry. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, you two. |
| 0:05.6 | Hello. |
| 0:06.6 | Hello. |
| 0:07.6 | Can I introduce you to the new star of Newscast election cast? |
| 0:11.6 | Yourself? No, I'm famously modest Laura. |
| 0:15.9 | Jenny Leck. |
| 0:17.7 | Oh. |
| 0:18.7 | The real Jenny Leck. |
| 0:20.1 | I heard about this. |
| 0:21.0 | Yeah, she's from Manchester and her name's actually Jenny Lecky but her friends call her Jenny Leck which means she's perfect as our sort of part-time general election correspondent. |
| 0:30.6 | So I heard Jenny Leck the other day on newscass and I thought she sounds like a marvelous person. However, I also have quite a strong feeling that anyone's calling the general election. Jenny Lick should be not allowed to do so. |
| 0:41.0 | You were wondering in a new modern BBC, what kind of punishment is allowed? |
| 0:45.0 | Yes, exactly. |
| 0:46.0 | Without cancelling yourself. |
| 0:48.0 | Oh really because I heard the bosses are thinking of calling the election night program, |
| 0:52.0 | Jenny Alak Nation decides election night program Jenny Lack Nation decides election |
| 0:54.0 | night program that's really hilarious okay |
| 0:56.2 | anyway Jenny Lack is going going with my name on a day that's a discussion for another day. |
| 1:03.0 | But she's going global now because she was on Greg James Radio One Breakfast Show the other day as well. |
| 1:08.0 | And this is how it sounded. |
| 1:09.0 | Now, there's been a lot of chat about what we're going to call this general election and |
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