Today, we look back at the big moments from the 2024 general election campaign. Why did Rishi Sunak decide to hold the election in July? Why did his team decide to send him out into Downing Street in the rain? And looking back, were there any moments that could have changed the final exit poll? Adam, Chris and Laura reminisce about covering the general election, tell us about their most memorable behind-the-scenes moments, and talk about the moments of the campaign they keep revisiting. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming, Chris Mason and Laura Kuenssberg. It was made by Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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This year was dominated, I mean in a good way, by the UK general election.
And we've got so many memories of just little moments, big moments, trends, things we've realized since that me, Chris and Laura wanted to get together and just chew it all over one last time.
So for one more time this year, let's have an episode of Election Cast.
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Two cheeks of the same backside.
Well, I don't think I'm that bad at politics.
People do call me for short, Jenny Lech.
On reflection, it was a mistake not to stay longer.
We did it.
Oh, you all watched the debate.
Winning the popular vote was very nice.
I don't think I'm being rude.