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Politics Unpacked

How to survive election night

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Matt Chorley brings you everything you need to know, with Esther Webber’s guide to the key seats to stay up for, TV reviewer Hugo Rifkind on what to watch, Tony Turnbull on what to eat, and former May spokesman Paul Harrison and ex-Miliband aide Stuart Wood on what to do if you lose on the night.

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0:00.0

May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get

0:08.0

10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again.

0:16.5

Trains now on Uber. Tees and sees apply. Check the Uber app.

0:35.5

The leaflets have been delivered, the sound bites worn out, the Facebook algorithms have been played, and the punches have definitely not been thrown by anyone. Hello and welcome to the Red Box Politics Podcast on The Times.

0:38.6

I'm Matt Chorley.

0:40.0

It would be hard to describe what a miserable election this experience has been,

0:43.8

but not for the fact, oh no, you will feel exactly the same.

0:46.9

But we are here to help with the sort of straight honest public service broadcasting

0:50.8

that you don't even get from public service broadcasters anymore.

0:54.3

How to survive election night?

0:56.4

What the seats to stay up for?

0:57.9

What food should you eat and drink?

1:00.3

Which channel should you watch?

1:02.0

And what's it like to be at the heart of the action discovering

1:04.4

that you're not about to run the country after all?

1:07.2

All of that coming up but don't forget if you want to join us for the autopsy of this campaign

1:11.7

we've got a special live Times Plus event for time

1:14.8

subscribers at the news building in London Bridge.

1:17.8

Join us at 830 on Friday morning with a stellar lineup with the likes of

1:21.4

David Erronovich, Philip Collins, Matthew

1:23.4

Paris, Alice Thompson, Daniel Finkelstein, Tim Shipman, Camilla Long, Henry Zefman and

1:28.1

our very own Esther Weber to explain what has happened and what happens next.

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