Electioncast: Here We Go Again!

选举播报:又是我们!

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2026-04-03

43 分钟
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Electioncast is back! Adam is joined by senior correspondent Joe Pike, Scotland editor James Cook, and host of Walescast and BBC Wales’ money editor Felicity Evans to break down everything you need to know about the May elections. Elections for the Senedd, Holyrood and local councils across England will take place on the 7th May. Today, we look at what’s up for grabs and what’s at stake. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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  • Hello, this is the rebooted election cast,

  • which of course is where newscast actually began several general elections ago, but we 're resurrecting the brand.

  • I sound like a management consultant, don't I?

  • Because there's a huge set of elections happening in Scotland, Wales, and many areas of England on the 7th.

  • And so this is a really good opportunity for us to dig into politics as it plays out in different parts of the UK

  • and interacts with national politics too.

  • So the outcome of these elections and the issues that are brought up by them and the answers and solutions that people

  • come up with will have a relevance to everyone in the UK.

  • Also, as Chris Mason always says, it's politics for real.

  • Your votes politicians asking for your votes making commitments that are happening in the real world as opposed to the sometimes

  • theoretical world of Westminster and if we 're doing election cast that means we 've got an excuse to bring

  • back newscast's most popular ever election related gimmick it 's the remoter voter where you tell us

  • why you need a postal vote because you 're not able to vote in person on May the 7th some people have already got in touch

  • Hey, Adam and everyone at Newscast.

  • It's Dan here from Walthamstow.

  • I will be a remote voter this year because I will be at Eurovision directing six countries.

  • So I'll be sending my love from Vienna thinking about who is going to get in on the 7th of May.

  • Happy voting.

  • So jealous.

  • I'm a big Eurovision fan.