Electioncast: Sunak v Starmer

Newscast

BBC

News, Daily News, Politics

4.3 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Today, we look at the first head-to-head debate of the election between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. Where did the leaders struggle? Was there a clear winner? Will it make a difference to the campaign? Adam, Chris and Alex are joined by BBC Chief Economics Correspondent Dharshini David to react to one of the biggest moments of the campaign so far. 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. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Phillip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.7	Hello, happy Tuesday night.
0:06.2	I've just been watching the first Prime Ministerial Leadership
0:10.2	debate on the big new TV in the newscast studio and the newscast studio is kind of
0:15.8	kitted out to look a bit like someone's living room and it does feel like my home
0:19.3	so what better place to watch TV?
0:22.8	Kir Starmer and Ritchie Sunac head to head for an hour and ten minutes,
0:26.0	chaired by Julie Achingham, questions from a studio audience,
0:29.5	sound effects coming from a studio audience as well.
0:32.4	What did it all mean? I am
0:33.8	assembling the newscast family who were also watching it at various places
0:38.3	across the UK to find out what they thought about it too. So that's what we
0:42.3	will discuss on this episode of
0:43.6	newscast. A big moment in the campaign. Newscast. Newscast from the BBC.
0:48.2	People do call me for sure Jenny what?
0:50.4	Whaling day will be on Thursday the 4th of July.
0:53.6	No way.
0:55.2	Thank God about town.
0:56.2	It's going to be a very long six weeks.
0:58.5	I was ringing my underpants out.
1:00.0	Suddenly you're down in the street.
1:01.1	Campaigns can feel very long and you voters can be a volatile bunch.
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