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Today, we look at the Conservative Party\u2019s internal betting inquiry and whether the main parties have \u201cducked\u201d addressing stark choices over public finances.

Adam, Chris and Alex chat about the accusation by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that the Conservatives and Labour are engaging in a \u201cconspiracy of silence\u201d over the state of public finances. Also, Rishi Sunak says the Conservative Party is carrying out internal inquiries \u201cin parallel\u201d with the gambling commission.

And BBC Ireland correspondent Sara Girvin speaks to us from Northern Ireland about how the Cost of Living and Brexit are impacting voting.\n \nApply to join us on election night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/newscast-all-nighter\n \nYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere\n \nNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper and Elliot Ryder. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.