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Newsnight: 17/04/2010

17/04/2010

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Jeremy Paxman talks to Ed Vasey, Tessa Jowell, Chris Huhne and Mark Watson.

Election special with Jeremy Paxman and guests Ed Vasey, Tessa Jowell, Chris Huhne, Mark Watson, Rebecca Front, Jesse Armstrong and Nigel Farage.

Jeremy Paxman presents a series of special Saturday editions of Newsnight throughout the election campaign. 

Tonight, he is discussing the events of the day - and the week - with Ed Vasey of the Conservatives, Labour's Tessa Jowell and Chris Huhne of the Liberal Democrats.

Jeremy is also joined by comedian Mark Watson, Rebecca Front of The Thick of It, and Jesse Armstrong, the co-writer of the Oscar-nominated British comedy In The Loop.

And we have a special report from Buckingham, where UKIP candidate Nigel Farage is hoping to unseat John Bercow, the Commons Speaker, at the general election. Mr Bercow is also being challenged by former Tory MEP John Stevens, Independents Patrick Phillips and Geoff Howard, and Lynne Mozar of the BNP. 

Nigel Farage tells Jeremy how he plans to win.

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