tv Electioncast BBC News December 11, 2019 8:30pm-9:01pm GMT
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she was speaking as the negotiation seemed to be in slow motion. dragging on over technical details. while the gases heating the planet are blasted into the air at every greater quantities, with many countries accused of using loopholes to wriggle out of plans to cut their emissions. i still believe that the biggest danger is not inaction, the real danger is when the politicians and ceos are making it look like real action is happening when in fact, almost nothing is being done apart from clever accounting and creative pr. there was applause for greta thunberg here in the great hall, but quite striking is that a lot of the seats were pretty empty. not every national delegation was here to listen to her message. greta has inspired a movement
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that is losing patience. young protesters took over the hall to demand faster action. what matters is whether anybody is listening. ina in a moment, we will catch up with adam fleming. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren betts. hello there. we are seeing a lot of the earlier showers fading away now. it is turning quite chilly. i think the showers will continue longer into scotland hence the risk of some icy patches. some more snow in the hills. a touch of frost there as it will be across more northern and eastern parts of england, even into the midlands. further west, northern ireland, wales and southwest temperatures recovered with the cloud moving again and that will bring some rain by the morning and that rain will push northwards and eastward. into the cold air, some snow over the high ground in the pennines over the hills.
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it will be quite cold here. further south, south wales in southwest england seeing temperatures in the double digits as the more persistent rain clears away, there will be quite a few blustery showers following in its wake. showers probably by friday but still some for england and wales in the west, some sunshine and rain and lingering in the far north of scotland were temperatures should be a little bit higher, 6 degrees or so, double digits in the far southwest.
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hello, everyone. welcome back to h0 in westminster where we do our daily podcast about the election campaign you have not seen you on tv for a couple of days and that is because there been other live events like debates in our place and we let you watch them instead instead of listening to me. there is only one more sleep until polling day which means this is the last episode of electioncast before the country goes to the polls. so we are going to make it feel like a big end of the election campaign show by bouncing
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all around the campaign trail, england, scotland, labour, conservatives, lib dems snp and may bea conservatives, lib dems snp and may be a small christmas element at the end too. laura, our political editor has witnessed it all in all parts of the country and we get her big thoughts before we have our last sleep over polling day. it has been a bit ofa sleep over polling day. it has been a bit of a grim campaign and i don't think many of the campaign politicians enjoyed it very much. and even the tories to call this election and the —— from the start, not everyone agreed that it had to happen but it was their way of bringing into it. it is not that surprising that people that we met around the country, members are not going hooray, a chance to do something really exciting. and there
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are political activists and leaders that, the overall saying is that it is been a bit grim and people are gritting their teeth a bit when it comes to the ballot box. do you think the way we do politics and the be campaign and the way politicians put themselves forward to the public has changed and this is been different from previous elections?” do not think it has been that different. it is certainly been rough around the edges for a lot of people and certainly social media has sped everything up. but that is kind of a continuation of the trend that we have the last few times out. everybody is very eager to put elections in a box and say this is the first online election or with upona time the first online election or with upon a time there was the first tv election or radio election or the first multiparty election and a feel it is just been a continuation of
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what has gone before. but certainly, technology and more and more people consuming information at a rate of knots has sped up the trends that we re knots has sped up the trends that were there in the first place. but i think has been different about the selection is that i have never had an election where both of the main parties where the members, activists and candidates have had significant doubts about the leaders. that has felt quite different to me. and even in the last election, labour was quite behind jeremy corbyn but you felt sort of the road and behind him. there was an energy about it they grew within the campaign. and i remember covering that campaign and talking to labour candidates at the beginning of it who said he was going to be terrible, it's going to be terrible and by the end of the campaign, they were not saying that any more. they were moved because the country had moved and he had managed to generate a wave of
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enthusiasm. not universal, but the dynamic was completely different. and that has not happened this time. it's like, the enthusiasm that was there for boris johnson it's like, the enthusiasm that was there for borisjohnson to the referendum campaign through 2016 has faded and the enthusiasm of those differentjeremy corbyn in 2017 has faded too. they're both quite flawed characters and their very controversial politicians an extent, they have been outsiders in their own parties and they have a lot in common which they would probably be appalled to hear because in terms of ideology, they are absolutely night and day. but that is been quite different and there is the parties themselves have found it in a way kind of tricky to be enthusiastic about it because they wrote and behind the candidates because that's what they always do. and i remember
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an election where there's been a sort of grin and bear it approach as long as a political party. maybe thatis long as a political party. maybe that is just how i feel about it for the long six weeks. because it is absolutely fascinating. of course, of course, yeah. it matters so much, whatever your view is. let us hit the road and speak to our colleagues who have been tailing these people all day. who is chasing boris johnson today? it is alex in a dark street. chasing borisjohnson. johnson today? it is alex in a dark street. chasing boris johnson. this has election campaign written all over it. what is borisjohnson been doing today? adam, this is the last day of the campaign and by car and buy a bus, he day of the campaign and by car and buya bus, he has day of the campaign and by car and buy a bus, he has been all over the place. first thing this morning,
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before he even got light, knocking on somebody's door and he was taken aback by the hordes of press at their doorstep. let us have a listen to that. oh! just a reaction, the look on his face. while, then what. after he pretended to be a milkman, he pretended to be a pie maker and he pretended to be a pie maker and he put the top on a, you guessed it, already made oven ready pie, guess what that is a symbol for, yet eight this is what i made earlier, and i have to tell you, i might have had a bite of it on the campaign bus afterwards. i thought it was pretty good. and then we went on a plane to good. and then we went on a plane to go to south wales and the typical
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things you would expect and now i am and a bit of a dark street and we're going to be knocking on some doors doing some last—minute campaigning so we are doing some last—minute campaigning so we are in full final election day mode. what is all of this burst of extra activity hoping to achieve? maximum photo opportunity and we all wa nt maximum photo opportunity and we all want that kind of wall—to—wall maximum photo opportunity and we all want that kind of wall-to-wall we can stand in front of people would have their slogan campaigns and there is another bit of it as well thatis there is another bit of it as well that is about trying to show energy and enthusiasm and show that i am your person to lead the country come friday. i'm going to do it for you. that is that they are all trying to achieve. that is why i think you see this flurry of opportunities and last—minute dashes. they're trying to show you how much they wanted and
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why you should give them your vote but whether or not it works is a different matter. is a true that he locked himself in the fridge to avoid good morning britain?” locked himself in the fridge to avoid good morning britain? i was at fruit gate so i can give you my perception of what happened stop the cold ha rd perception of what happened stop the cold hard truth. and that is why you are paid the big bucks. we were there it was predawn, very dark and he wanted to pick his grades of orange juice so we can pretend to be a milkman delivering them and as he arrived, good morning britain were there with a live crew which wasn't expected in nature —— the prime minister some questions and he went into the fridge to collect his first crate of milk and then he went and again and then he went into the fridge for a bit in the niche of the door and then he did come out and he did give a short national interview, april interview and then he did a regional interview free answered a
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couple of questions. make what you will of it but that is what happened. who has been pursuing jeremy corbyn all day? that would be me. in bedford, i left the car park motive that she has, sol me. in bedford, i left the car park motive that she has, so i thought we would do a cheap imitation. right outside the venue where we are expecting jeremy corbyn to address activists that voted 52% leave in 40% remain the 2016 referendum. sounds familiar, doesn't it? and also the bridge of other seeds that voted for leave to shore up support among the people and hoping that they're currently very doubtful —— but they are very currently doubtful. but 500 miles is falling behind schedule but we are expecting a very christmas community centre in
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bedford. we saw boris johnson locking himself in a fridge, has jeremy corbyn had any moments or has it all been pretty standard issue? in middlesboro, which was incidentally in a car park he said, drawing a comparison borisjohnson that he was not locking himself in a fridge but quite frankly, the temperature there was several degrees beneath what you and your usual domestic refrigerator. nonetheless, not all of the crowd turned out but maybe their lips were too frozen to sayjeremy corbyn with gusto. but he tried his best. let us hearjeremy corbyn see just how cold it was. i have come here with the message of hope. a message of hope for this country of what this ma nifesto for this country of what this manifesto and our party will represent. because what we had for the past nine years has been cuts in public services, cuts in our
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national health service and frozen wages, frozen public—sector wages and many people have lost their jobs. but laura was just talking about, the way in which universal credit operates, the cruelty of that system, all of this was a political choice made in 2010 by the liberal democrats and the tories. they knew exactly what they were doing when they imposed austerity on the people of this country. tells a traditional jeremy corbyn rally in getting activists fired up but insiders are saying that in certain parts of the country, they think they're sort of the willingness for them to trade to transfer directly to the conservatives, not by the brexit party but that means in some parts of the country, including north england, which is been labour since
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the war may be potentially under threat but they may do relatively well in london by holding on to the seats and perhaps picking up a couple of seats. but it will not be enough to offset the losses. so they are braced for a net series of losses on the results are announced on thursday night and friday morning and the task at the moment is to stem those potential losses. what has been happening today and what have they been up to nicholas sturgeon has been at some labour held seats where she has been with the message that it is only the snp that can prevent borisjohnson from getting into number ten it feels a bit like in the past couple of days that she is downplaying independence the snp are never going to say that
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they are not in favour of independence, they make no secret that that is their main goal. but it is about emphasis and the people that are really emphasising independence are the tories because what happens when you talk about the constitution and by whether there should be another scottish referendum is that you galvanise all of those snp supporters are in favour and those who want to stay in the uk and it would be possible to restrict all of them to make a union is vote and that is with the tories are appealing too. they're the ones that go about independence all the time, hoping that will galvanise the voters to lend them their votes. even tremendous labour photos of labour tories will vote for the tories. they are in the business of expectation management behind the scenes, we do not expect to see any huge rise in seats because it will
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increase the argument in favour scottish independence. the key number we want to look at is can they had 50 because if they can, the former leader of the scottish conservative party that is been out on the campaign trail, she said she would swim naked and the loch ness on new year's eve if the snp give more than 56 this collection. that will be really cold. and everyone is talking about how cold it was in england as the campaign today. i saw snow when i was out there this morning so i doubt anyone in middlesboro can really say they had at his court as we had for the selection. is this another one of those moments where it feels like scotla nd those moments where it feels like scotland is just a completely different place politically from the rest of the uk and you guys just talk about totally different stuff every day? we kind of have half the argument because you hear the stuff above brexit every day because both the lib dems in the snp have that is the lib dems in the snp have that is the main slogan that is plastered on their buses. so we get that half of
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their buses. so we get that half of the argument and you barely hear anything about get brexit done because the tories know that is not a great argument in a country were 62% of the voters wanted to remain in the eu. so that is why they make independence the big issue at nicholas sturgeon the pantomime betty of the situation. —— bad guy of the situation. in respecting the results of the eu referendum and moving on, those arejust results of the eu referendum and moving on, those are just things you do not hear people talking about. who is on the campaign trail for swenson? for the election trying to keep up with the mad pace ofjo swinson's visits this evening. she's about to enter this bar and wimbledon the third stop of this evening. and what is she going to reveal about with the lib dems are up reveal about with the lib dems are up to them what they are hoping? this is the third it's constituency.
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elated that at some pretty mad clothes on, we are not survive we have come to this bar and mobile tend, but that is what it is and she hasjust gone tend, but that is what it is and she has just gone upstairs tend, but that is what it is and she hasjust gone upstairs by me. it is one of three constituencies that she is visiting this moment that have healthy conservative majorities and they are all constituencies were the tories are in the lead in the lib dems aren't even in second place in two of them, sol dems aren't even in second place in two of them, so i she hear? well, they are all big remain constituencies in the lib dems are hoping that the people around here will vote in the way that they voted during referendum for the party that they say is the most clear on staying in the eu. the polls suggest that might be a forlorn hope, but we shall see. there's a full list of
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candidates. they have had a bit of a roller coaster campaign, with the roller coaster campaign, with the roller coaster campaign, with the roller coaster kind of going down. they are extremely positive. all politicians as i am learning are like that before people go to the polls. the turnout among people on the ground and supporters and activists with people have been pretty good this morning. quite big crowds and what is pushing and galvanising than and getting them excited is the idea of keeping boris johnson out of number ten. jo swinson said that he would make an appalling prime minister and had to be stopped. throughout this campaign, she has steered a line between saying that she could help or support a johnson that conservative government or help and support a corbyn lead labour government. she has been careful not to pick a side if there was a hung
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parliament. she moved against in her speech this morning, the prime minister saying that he was someone who could be trusted. at about ten times in the campaign trail, she really doesn't. she is very careful not to say who she might work with if the result is not clear tomorrow. a behind you a few seconds ago, a borisjohnson look a behind you a few seconds ago, a boris johnson look alike a behind you a few seconds ago, a borisjohnson look alike walked up the stairs. i was saying, outside, coming iwas saying, outside, coming in, three miniatures with the, it is causing quite a stir. did you see
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the drag queen going up the stairs as well? known that when we speak again, adam? i will be on there at election night during the all—night election night during the all—night election cast at 6am the next morning. i will try. i think we should have a good idea of being much earlier than that. it has been quite spot on the past few years. much earlier than that. it has been quite spot on the past few yearsm is such a weird, such a strange time. what is it like sitting in the chair next to it used to be hugh edwards. it is a massive honour and a massive privilege and massively nerve—racking. a massive privilege and massively nerve-racking. are you getting m essa 9 es nerve-racking. are you getting messages from people and parties around the country saying oh no, this is happened, you'll never
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believe it's happening here?m probably the busiest my phone ever is is on the said during the election programme and i still remember, i think i've said this on brexit cast about a thousand times 158 in the early hours of the 24th ofjune 2016, getting a text from one of my contacts saying this has gone leave to win. the reason why we are all in this place. 1:58am. i think you would have to scroll through a lot of text to get back to that stop you will a captive. it is an artefact. 0ne that stop you will a captive. it is an artefact. one of our colleagues of bbc radio cambridge, cambridge couege of bbc radio cambridge, cambridge college has got them to sing a christmas carol, especially adapted for the election. so for a little moment of calm, just for the very end, let us listen to this. (music)
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vote. i will probably get in trouble for this but actually bought some christmas decorations for this studio. this it is not technically christmas on this channel into the 19th of december, so no christmas decorations on the bbc news channel. but i am happy elect. that is it for electioncast on tv, we hope you have enjoyed our tv show through this
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campaign and we will publish this as a podcast which will be available on bbc sounds. download the app and you'll be able get us there and search for electioncast and other great broadcasting christmas mixes. tomorrow, we will disappear from the airwaves and social media because it is against the law to talk about election into the polls close at ten o'clock in i'm hoping will be tuning in on bbc one and the ex impulsive ten o'clock, laura will bring you all of the gossip she is getting on her phone drunk the night into the morning or you can listen to radio four and five live which they'll be doing the same thing and i will be sitting in a studio quite similar to this and watching the election programme and getting all the highlights together for special episodes of election cast will hitch podcast feeds around 6am on friday, so if you didn't stay up like us dweebs, you'll get everything you
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need. hello there. good evening. it looks like this very unsettled weather will continue into tomorrow, at least it is not as windy as it once was earlier in the week. we have seen a lot of showers blowing in today. some snow over the higher ground, those showers begin to fade away now and earlier on we had some lovely sunset pictures. we have more cloud looming and you can see it clearly on the satellite picture. this cloud will bring us a different look to the weather for tomorrow. and after that we have those showers around and becoming fewer through this evening and will see many parts of england and wales and northern ireland becoming dry for a while. showers will linger for longer in scotland and again there'll be some over the higher ground and the threat of some icy patches as well. touch of frost for scotland, northern and eastern parts of england, parts mittens as well where we have the clearest
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of england, parts of the midlands as well where we have the clearest guys for longer. northern ireland and wales to the south west should see temperatures recovering is more cloud comes in earlier on. and that cloud, courtesy of these weather fronts here, will bring some outbreaks of rain and the winds will pick up in the afternoon as well. but a dry start for more eastern areas of the uk. but it will cloud over and we've got these outbreaks of rain already in the west. pushing northwards and eastward into the colder air, bit of snow over the pen nines, about 400 metres. likewise over the hills of scotland, it's going to be quite cold here, gets milder across south wales in the southwest of england as that more persistent rain moves through. mind you, there will be some stronger winds here though. and lots of showers coming into and those would dominate as we head into the evening following on from that weather front which takes more persistent rain away from the eastern areas of england. but, you can see it still lingering in the north of scotland. so we have some topics of rain here and it is expected to be rain
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at this stage will be quite as called in scotland. by friday, with the blustery winds elsewhere across the uk. some sunshine, some showers, mainly for western parts of england and wales and northern ireland were temperatures will be a degrees, still possibly double figures for more southern parts of england and wales. now into the weekend, and we scoop back terry of rain and we scoop back to that area of rain through during friday evening and friday night and then it is a low pressure is sitting to the north of the uk that will shape our weather. so most of the showers of the weekend will be across the north of the uk, some snow over the hills, blustery winds further south, some sunshine staying on the chilly side.
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