Sunaks General Election Selection

Published: Jan. 4, 2024, 8:31 p.m.

Today, we look at Rishi Sunak\u2019s hints of an autumn election and Keir Starmer\u2019s New Year\u2019s speech.

Did the prime minister steal the Labour leader\u2019s political thunder with his election announcement? Adam and Chris discuss Keir Starmer\u2019s plan to convince people that change is possible and what Rishi Sunak\u2019s \u2018working assumption\u2019 really means.

And Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle MP talks about Labour\u2019s plans for the economy, AI and the Post Office scandal. \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. The technical producer was Andrew Mills. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.