might— contacting you because i think i might be — contacting you because i think i might be among _ contacting you because i think i might be among the _ contacting you because i think i might be among the farthest i might be among the farthest flung postal— might be among the farthest flung postal voters _ might be among the farthest flung postal voters. i've _ might be among the farthest flung postal voters. i've got— might be among the farthest flung postal voters. i've got a _ might be among the farthest flung postal voters. i've got a postal- postal voters. i've got a postal vote _ postal voters. i've got a postal vote because _ postal voters. i've got a postal vote because i'm _ postal voters. i've got a postal vote because i'm leaving - postal voters. i've got a postal. vote because i'm leaving england postal voters. i've got a postal- vote because i'm leaving england on the 3rd _ vote because i'm leaving england on the 3rd of— vote because i'm leaving england on the 3rd ofjuty— vote because i'm leaving england on the 3rd ofjuty to _ vote because i'm leaving england on the 3rd ofjuly to fly _ vote because i'm leaving england on the 3rd ofjuly to fly to _ vote because i'm leaving england on the 3rd ofjuly to fly to malaysia, - the 3rd ofjuly to fly to malaysia, where i11— the 3rd ofjuly to fly to malaysia, where i'll be _ the 3rd ofjuly to fly to malaysia, where i'll be working _ the 3rd ofjuly to fly to malaysia, where i'll be working as - the 3rd ofjuly to fly to malaysia, where i'll be working as a - the 3rd ofjuly to fly to malaysia, where i'll be working as a musici where i'll be working as a music teacher— where i'll be working as a music teacher in— where i'll be working as a music teacher in penning _ where i'll be working as a music teacher in penning for— where i'll be working as a music teacher in penning for a - where i'll be working as a music teacher in penning for a couple i where i'll be working as a music. teacher in penning for a couple of weeks _ teacher in penning for a couple of weeks thanks _ teacher in penning for a couple of weeks. thanks for— teacher in penning for a couple of weeks. thanks for a _ teacher in penning for a couple of weeks. thanks for a great - teacher in penning for a couple of. weeks. thanks for a great podcast, by. weeks. thanks for a great podcast, b . ~ weeks. thanks for a great podcast, b . . g ., �* weeks. thanks for a great podcast, by. welljulian, i've got a handy pocket-sized — by. welljulian, i've got a handy pocket-sized map _ by. welljulian, i've got a handy pocket-sized map here - by. welljulian, i've got a handy pocket-sized map here so - by. welljulian, i've got a handy pocket-sized map here so we . by. welljulian, i've got a handy i pocket-sized map here so we can pocket—sized map here so we can work it out. so he's going to malaysia. we've got it. it out. so he's going to malaysia. we've got it— it out. so he's going to malaysia. we've got it. sean will be in japan. further east _ we've got it. sean will be in japan. further east - _ we've got it. sean will be in japan. further east - not _ we've got it. sean will be in japan. further east - not as _ we've got it. sean will be in japan. further east - not as far _ we've got it. sean will be in japan. further east - not as far south, - we've got it. sean will be in japan. | further east - not as far south, may further east — not as far south, may be equidistant. further east - not as far south, may be equidistant-— further east - not as far south, may be equidistant._ japan, | be equidistant. where is it? japan, where stepanek_ be equidistant. where is it? japan, where stepanek was _ be equidistant. where is it? japan, where stepanek was yellow - be equidistant. where is it? japan, where stepanek was yellow i - be equidistant. where is it? japan, where stepanek was yellow i can . be equidistant. where is it? japan, i where stepanek was yellow i can see malaysia immediately. laura, without you in the studio, we are lost. this is a treat you in the studio, we are lost. this is a great future _ you in the studio, we are lost. this is a great future for _ you in the studio, we are lost. this is a great future for people who are only hearing it, so are you guys looking — only hearing it, so are you guys looking at — only hearing it, so are you guys looking at a big map? do we have pens? _ looking at a big map? do we have pens? we — looking at a big map? do we have ens? ~ ., , looking at a big map? do we have pens?—joe's i pens? we have my finger. joe's finer is pens? we have my finger. joe's finger is the _ pens? we have my finger. joe's finger is the pen. _ pens? we have my finger. joe's finger is the pen. justin - pens? we have my finger. joe's finger is the pen. justin will- pens? we have my finger. joe's finger is the pen. justin will be l pens? we have my finger. joe'sl finger is the pen. justin will be in somalia ——jo's finger is the pen. justin will be in somalia —— jo's finger. finger is the pen. justin will be in somalia -- jo's finger.— somalia -- jo's finger. while you cu s somalia -- jo's finger. while you au s do somalia -- jo's finger. while you guys do gcses — somalia -- jo's finger. while you guys do gcses geography, - somalia -- jo's finger. while you guys do gcses geography, i'll . somalia -- jo's finger. while you - guys do gcses geography, i'll plumb for remoter voter, just because i think— for remoter voter, just because i think that — for remoter voter, just because i think that sounds amazing. i quite like it. we will— think that sounds amazing. i quite like it. we will go _ think that sounds amazing. i quite like it. we will go for _ think that sounds amazing. i quite like it. we will go for remoter- like it. we will go for remoter voter, because _ like it. we will go for remoter voter, because it _ like it. we will go for remoter voter, because it sounds - voter, because it sounds motivational. that's all we've got because i've not got all the e—mails because i've not got all the e—mails because we have loads of them, hundreds of e—mails about this, those are just the highlights. sean injapan, julian and malaysia, in japan, julian and malaysia, justin injapan, julian and malaysia, justin in somalia. justin isjust in rowlett, our climate editor, who knows about this because his daughter listens to our podcast. what's the price for the furthest rernoter— what's the price for the furthest remoter voter?— what's the price for the furthest remoter voter? they can be one of the less people — remoter voter? they can be one of the less people that _ remoter voter? they can be one of the less people that anyone - remoter voter? they can be one of the less people that anyone hears| the less people that anyone hears before the election.— before the election. have you “ust made that up? i before the election. have you “ust made that up? yes. i before the election. have you “ust made that up? yes. shall i before the election. have you “ust made that up? yes. shall we h before the election. have you just l made that up? yes. shall we get on with it? let's _ made that up? yes. shall we get on with it? let's get _ made that up? yes. shall we get on with it? let's get on _ made that up? yes. shall we get on with it? let's get on with _ made that up? yes. shall we get on with it? let's get on with this - with it? let's get on with this e - isode with it? let's get on with this episode of— with it? let's get on with this episode of newscast. - with it? let's get on with this episode of newscast. this . with it? let's get on with this i episode of newscast. this is not like you geography skills programme. i could've gone to somalia and back by now _ i could've gone to somalia and back by now fin — i could've gone to somalia and back b now. ., , , , i could've gone to somalia and back b now. . , , , ., by now. on with a subset of newscast. newscast - by now. on with a subset of newscast. newscast from i by now. on with a subset of i newscast. newscast from the by now. on with a subset of - newscast. newscast from the bbc. by now. on with a subset of _ newscast. newscast from the bbc. -- on with this — newscast. newscast from the bbc. -- on with this episode _ newscast. newscast from the bbc. -- on with this episode of— newscast. newscast from the bbc. -- on with this episode of newscast. - on with this episode of newscast. hello, it's adam in the studio. it’s hello, it's adam in the studio. it's jo with him _ hello, it's adam in the studio. it�*s jo with him in the studio. hello, it's adam in the studio. it's jo with him in the studio. in - hello, it's adam in the studio. it's jo with him in the studio. in its . jo with him in the studio. in its laura in another _ jo with him in the studio. in its laura in another studio - jo with him in the studio. in its| laura in another studio without jo with him in the studio. in its laura in another studio without a map— laura in another studio without a map looking at a watch. if laura in another studio without a map looking at a watch.- laura in another studio without a map looking at a watch. if you want to net in map looking at a watch. if you want to get in contact _ map looking at a watch. if you want to get in contact about _ map looking at a watch. if you want to get in contact about remoter- to get in contact about remoter voter, the e—mail is... and just to reassure laura, everyone who's consuming this episode of newscast will be consuming it visually because this is on tv, and if you want to consume newscast hourly, with your ears, then you'll be doing a podcast available on bbc sounds on thursday night after the main party leaders have been on question time on bbc one, because we are recording this tv version before they've been on tv life, so they were live before us and be prerecorded afterward. if you weren't confused beforehand, you might be now. you weren't confused beforehand, you might be now-— might be now. laura, have you seen a sto two might be now. laura, have you seen a story two weeks _ might be now. laura, have you seen a story two weeks before _ might be now. laura, have you seen a story two weeks before election - might be now. laura, have you seen a story two weeks before election day l story two weeks before election day like the story that's emerged over the last few days about people related to the tory party, including some candidates, betting on the fact that the election would be on the 4th that the election would be on the lath ofjuly? that the election would be on the ltth ofjuly?— that the election would be on the lath ofjuly? ha. that's the end 4th ofjuly? no. that's the end of that. 4th ofjuly? no. that's the end of that- these _ 4th ofjuly? no. that's the end of that. these allegations _ 4th ofjuly? no. that's the end of that. these allegations are - that. these allegations are absolutely _ that. these allegations are absolutely mind-bogglingl that. these allegations are i absolutely mind-boggling and absolutely mind—boggling and astonishing, and extra ordinary, and all the _ astonishing, and extra ordinary, and all the rest, — astonishing, and extra ordinary, and all the rest, and what i ended up writing _ all the rest, and what i ended up writing out— all the rest, and what i ended up writing out today was, i've run out of adjectives. having done politics in this— of adjectives. having done politics in this country for some years, i've run out _ in this country for some years, i've run out of— in this country for some years, i've run out of adjectives. this story is something — run out of adjectives. this story is something that you could not make up. something that you could not make up some _ something that you could not make up. some conservative sources told to meet _ up. some conservative sources told to meet this afternoon, after all the risks— to meet this afternoon, after all the risks they had been scanning for, the risks they had been scanning for. this— the risks they had been scanning for, this was not something they could've — for, this was not something they could've ever thought of. and it was funny, _ could've ever thought of. and it was funny, i— could've ever thought of. and it was funny, i asked a different person, an old _ funny, i asked a different person, an old campaign hand if you like who iwas— an old campaign hand if you like who i was speaking to about it this morning. _ i was speaking to about it this morning. i_ i was speaking to about it this morning, i said," am i naive to morning, isaid," am i naive to think— morning, i said," am i naive to think this — morning, i said," am i naive to think this is _ morning, i said," am i naive to think this is kind of incredible, that— think this is kind of incredible, that the — think this is kind of incredible, that the tory director of campaigning and just make party candidates, and a police officer are all being _ candidates, and a police officer are all being looked into for allegedly having _ all being looked into for allegedly having put bets on the timing of the election?" _ having put bets on the timing of the election?" and they said, "no, you're — election?" and they said, "no, you're not. _ election?" and they said, "no, you're not. i_ election?" and they said, "no, you're not, i can't believe it either. _ you're not, i can't believe it either. i'm _ you're not, i can't believe it either, i'm100% you're not, i can't believe it either, i'm 100% gob smacked." so if you've _ either, i'm 100% gob smacked." so if you've lived _ either, i'm 100% gob smacked." so if you've lived under a rock, you've probably— you've lived under a rock, you've probably seen the story today — if you haven't — probably seen the story today — if you haven't seen the story, there are allegations that the tory director— are allegations that the tory director of campaigning and his wife, _ director of campaigning and his wife, who— director of campaigning and his wife, who is a candidate in this election. — wife, who is a candidate in this election, both put bets on the timing — election, both put bets on the timing of— election, both put bets on the timing of this election. he's taken a leave _ timing of this election. he's taken a leave of— timing of this election. he's taken a leave of absence, leaving the tories — a leave of absence, leaving the tories without the person who's been in charge _ tories without the person who's been in charge of— tories without the person who's been in charge of running their field operation. not the director of the whole _ operation. not the director of the whole campaign, isaac libido, australian elections guru orjames forsyth, _ australian elections guru orjames forsyth, the conservative prime minister's — forsyth, the conservative prime minister's political secretary, but the party— minister's political secretary, but the party senior staffer is out of the party senior staffer is out of the building on a leave of absence. with two— the building on a leave of absence. with two weeks to go, that his jaw on the _ with two weeks to go, that his jaw on the floor time. with two weeks to go, that his “aw on the floor time.�* on the floor time. yes, critically important. _ on the floor time. yes, critically important. i _ on the floor time. yes, critically important, i would _ on the floor time. yes, critically important, i would say, - on the floor time. yes, critically important, i would say, and - on the floor time. yes, critically i important, i would say, and there was already another conservative candidate that had, in answering questions, let's put it that way, whether or not he had insider information about a bet that had been placed. but let mejust information about a bet that had been placed. but let me just posit this from today's programme, politics life, early on, with sir charles walker, who is standing down at this election but has been campaigning and was a senior tory, part of what we call the 1922 committee of backbench conservative mps. his response was, "i thought it was interesting, let's put it that way," he said, "i don't want to diminish this but outside the constituency where this young woman is standing, it will not make a job's worth of difference to the general election result, it really won't. this is a good knock—about stuff, but on the lath ofjuly, nobody will change their vote on the back of this. they really aren't, that's not to diminish the importance of it today in the general election news cycle, but we are here to talk about really serious things." it wasn't the response i was expecting, we'd already heard from michael gove... let's hear what he had to say, which was a lot sterner stuff than what charles walker said to you. it was dee -l charles walker said to you. it was deeply regrettable, _ charles walker said to you. it was deeply regrettable, but _ charles walker said to you. it was deeply regrettable, but while - deeply regrettable, but while there's— deeply regrettable, but while there's a _ deeply regrettable, but while there's a investigation - deeply regrettable, but while there's a investigation going i deeply regrettable, but while i there's a investigation going on, i can't _ there's a investigation going on, i can't say— there's a investigation going on, i can't say anything _ there's a investigation going on, i can't say anything definitive. ii can't say anything definitive. i can tell you _ can't say anything definitive. i can tell you how— can't say anything definitive. i can tell you how unhappy— can't say anything definitive. i can tell you how unhappy i— can't say anything definitive. i can tell you how unhappy i am, i can't say anything definitive. i can tell you how unhappy i am, and ii tell you how unhappy i am, and i know— tell you how unhappy i am, and i know there — tell you how unhappy i am, and i know there are _ tell you how unhappy i am, and i know there are lots of— tell you how unhappy i am, and i| know there are lots of candidates out there — know there are lots of candidates out there who _ know there are lots of candidates out there who are _ know there are lots of candidates out there who are deeply - know there are lots of candidatesl out there who are deeply unhappy know there are lots of candidates i out there who are deeply unhappy at this. out there who are deeply unhappy at this and _ out there who are deeply unhappy at this and of— out there who are deeply unhappy at this. and of course, _ out there who are deeply unhappy at this. and of course, there'll- this. and of course, there'll members _ this. and of course, there'll members of— this. and of course, there'll members of the _ this. and of course, there'll members of the public i this. and of course, there'll. members of the public looking this. and of course, there'll- members of the public looking on with a _ members of the public looking on with a mixture _ members of the public looking on with a mixture of _ members of the public looking on with a mixture of surprise - members of the public looking on with a mixture of surprise and i with a mixture of surprise and consternation. _ with a mixture of surprise and consternation. but _ with a mixture of surprise and consternation. but there's i with a mixture of surprise and consternation. but there's a l with a mixture of surprise and i consternation. but there's a process and we _ consternation. but there's a process and we have — consternation. but there's a process and we have to _ consternation. but there's a process and we have to allow _ consternation. but there's a process and we have to allow that _ consternation. but there's a process and we have to allow that process . consternation. but there's a processj and we have to allow that proces