Newscast – Electioncast: The first results are in!

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Today, the first results of England’s local elections were announced, Reform UK increased and Labor lost – more results to come. Adam, Chris and Alex are joined by Luke Thrill, UK director of BBC Sounds Live, to analyze the political landscape that has emerged overnight. Counts are being held in both Scotland and Wales on Friday. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Miranda Slade worked with Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Jack Gracemark. The assistant editor is Jack McLaren. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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