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Newscast

Electioncast: What is Labour Doing Abbott Candidate Selection?

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Available for 5 months

Newscast looks at how fighting within the Labour Party over who should be their general election candidates is only the latest turn in a long-running battle between its different political wings.

Laura and Paddy look at what it’s meant for the campaign so far, and they discuss the Lib Dem’s strategy.

Plus - the team answer questions from Newscasters including, what do polls actually tell us?

Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It is presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It is made by Chris Flynn with Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer is Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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