Electioncast: Rwanda policy 'is crap? says Tory candidate

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4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Today, Laura, Paddy and Henry discuss how the government is responding to comments from a Tory candidate made at a private event in April, describing the Rwanda policy as ?crap?.

James Sunderland, who?s also a Home Office aide, went on to say the policy will deter migrants from trying to enter the UK by crossing the Channel.

Laura?s been talking to the Home Secretary James Cleverly about it on her show.

They also discuss an update in the alleged election date betting story.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, Paddy O?Connell and Henry Zeffman. It was made by Chris Flynn with Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:04.7	I think we should start because Paddy's being rude.
0:07.3	I just said that your glasses reminded me of the two Ronnies.
0:10.0	I know.
0:10.3	Well, what do you know about glasses, fashion?
0:13.2	Well, for you know, look, my glasses have actually broken.
0:16.2	Right.
0:17.3	Well, then.
0:18.3	Henry, I was going to ask you to adjudicate,
0:20.2	but actually, I think the fact that you've only got one arm, as I believe they're called, when it comes to glasses, means that I win the glasses, glass off.
0:27.6	This moment is deliberately being recorded, although people will wonder why.
0:31.6	But actually, what we're wondering about today is people who aren't sure they're being recorded.
0:36.2	I see what you did there. That's amazing. Yes, in election campaigns, sometimes you have the
0:41.2	journalistic boon of recordings that were not knowingly made by the person who was speaking.
0:47.2	If that makes any grammatical sense, it doesn't really. But yes, one such recording made its way
0:51.2	to my ears in the last couple of days. Rather, unfortunately, for the Home Office, where a member of James Cleverley's team was overheard, saying something rather rude.
0:59.7	So we will be talking about that on today's news and all the other news.
1:03.0	And Henry's with us too.
1:04.4	Newscast.
1:05.0	Newscast from the BBC.
1:06.5	People do call me for short.
1:08.2	Jenny Lek.
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