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Electioncast: (Not) So Solid Crewe

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BBC

Politics, News

4.46.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

With only three days left of campaigning, Boris Johnson is criticised for initially refusing to look at a picture of a sick boy who had to sleep on the floor of a Leeds hospital. And Adam heads to Crewe to chat to a group of undecided voters.

Producers: Ione Wells & Harriet Noble Editor: Dino Sofos

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.0

Hello everyone.

0:05.0

Doing election cast has given me a very privileged position

0:08.0

to survey what all the main parties are offering you in this election.

0:12.0

And I wanted to test just how much I picked up. the main parties are offering you in this election.

0:12.6

And I wanted to test just how much I picked up.

0:15.6

So, over the next few nights,

0:18.0

you're going to hear me being quizzed on the party manifestos

0:21.9

by an actual quiz show host. It is Jeremy Vine.

0:26.2

If that wasn't scary enough, we did it in his election night graphics studio,

0:30.5

which to the human eye looks like a big giant green room, but when you then watch it on TV,

0:36.2

it's actually the virtual House of Commons. So it was all quite intense.

0:40.1

Anyway, here's how I did in my first go being grilled on the Liberal Democrats.

0:45.1

Well you see a very nervous Adam Fleming here who has agreed to answer questions on

0:48.8

the Liberal Democrat Manifesto in our virtual House of Commons. Are you ready?

0:51.6

Yes. Your 60 seconds

0:52.5

starts now Adam. What is the Lib Dem manifesto slogan? Stop Brexit!

0:56.7

No, stop Brexit build a brighter future.

0:59.2

Question two, how much extra per pound do they want to add to income tax to fund the NHS?

1:04.0

One penny. That's absolutely right. Yes, 1P.

1:06.0

How much energy will be generated by renewable sources?

1:08.0

80%?

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