Electioncast: What're the Odds? Alleged Election Betting and Undecided Punters!

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BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today, in this podcast recorded live on Radio 4, we’re looking at claims about betting on the election date, and Laura’s been given an internal Labour memo to candidates with warnings about undecided voters.

Adam, Paddy and Laura also look at the SNP manifesto and what Nigel Farage has called Reform UK’s ‘contract with the people’.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.7	Paddy, is it true you've been hanging around in betting shops in Essex?
0:08.2	It's true.
0:09.2	You know it's too late to place a bet on the date of the election.
0:11.7	We know that. It is. Although the question of who did
0:14.9	and who didn't is a big one because we could say not just Essex, but ethics.
0:19.6	Oh, the only way is ethics.
0:23.0	And here's what happened when I went into a bookies in the true blue county of Essex.
0:29.0	Can I ask you what you're in today betting on?
0:32.0	Generally Royal Ascot on other meetings. what you're in today betting on?
0:32.5	Generally Royal Ascot on other meetings.
0:35.4	What would you do if I gave you a great tip?
0:38.6	Well as I don't know you, I'd treat it with caution.
0:41.8	I'd look at the form, look at the stats and then make my decision.
0:46.7	Probably I wouldn't back it, but unless it's somebody I know or it came from a really good source.
0:51.6	And in your life have you ever had a really good outcome from a tip?
0:55.2	I have.
0:56.9	Did he say what it was?
0:57.9	Yes, he said he'd been given by a stable lad, a hot tip at Newmarket, which came in at 5 to 1 but that was when it eventually came in but he actually got it at 20 to 1 so early on did he have the tip.
1:10.0	Wow. I mean I'm sad that he didn't take your,
1:12.8	maybe you weren't going to give him any tips, were you?
1:14.6	I don't have it, would not be ethical thing to do.
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