When Will The Election Be? (Not May 2nd)

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BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today, we look at the prime minister ruling out a general election on May 2nd, the same day as the local elections. And we look at what extremism means after a new definition was revealed by the government.

After days of speculation in Westminster, Rishi Sunak has told ITV News there won’t be an election on May 2nd to coincide with the local elections. Adam and Chris discuss whether this means the election will now definitely be in autumn, and why rumours of a May election had grown this week. Plus communities secretary Michael Gove joins Newscast to explain why the government has adopted a new definition of extremism. It will be used by government officials to cut ties or funding to groups deemed to have crossed a line. But why was it needed now?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.6	Chris, one of the biggest mysteries of British politics in 2024 is getting a little bit
0:08.2	closer to being solved.
0:09.8	It is, and it's the question that keeps rearing its head.
0:15.0	When will the general election be?
0:18.0	And it's not going to be on the 2nd of May
0:20.0	because in an interview with I TV in the West Country on Thursday night
0:24.4	Rishi Sunak said it will not be a general election on the same day as the
0:28.8	local mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections which are happening that day.
0:33.4	Now whether you love or hate speculation about the general election campaign
0:38.2	the fact that there is so much and the way it's been going actually is quite revealing
0:42.3	about what's happening in
0:43.0	politics so we will kick off with that on this episode of newscast.
0:47.0	Newscast.
0:48.0	Newscast from the BBC.
0:49.0	Why can't people buy a house?
0:51.0	Look at their wages.
0:52.0	Do you have any questions on things that are not related to math?
0:54.0	People who say that we were partying simply do not know what they are talking about.
0:59.0	The era of global warming has ended the era of global boiling has arrived.
1:03.8	It's the first time ever I've been able to say, well done Kia.
1:07.6	I'll end by tempting her to update newscast and update this house.
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