Today, in this podcast recorded live on Radio 4, we’re looking at claims about betting on the election date, and Laura’s been given an internal Labour memo to candidates with warnings about undecided voters.Adam, Paddy and Laura also look at the SNP manifesto and what Nigel Farage has called Reform UK’s ‘contract with the people’.Apply to join us on election night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/newscast-all-nighterYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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