of prime ministerial debate also on the bbc, a week on a week tomorrow, a week on wednesday. so, yeah. i kind of feel like. i ve got that in my phone on the wrong day. 0h, have you.? i thought it was on the friday. yeah. no, there is going to be something i think on the friday too, a week on friday. so, yeah, that s kind of the vibe. that s kind of the vibe i think at the moment. i m going to call this the champagne problems period. oh, yeah? because that s the halfway point on the on the set list for taylor swift s eras tour. is that right? halfway through the concert. right, well, there you go. i think that s entirely zeitgeisty and appropriate and very adam, yeah. right, let s see what else we can shoehorn into this episode of newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it s adam in the studio. and it s chris in the studio. face to face, you re not in the back of a train. so i ve spoken to you on a train, in a car and a pub garden, in a car park. yes. and then there s the boat
and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from carmarthen. more than half way through this general election campaign, we re in wales tonight, looking at the political landscape of the nation and how it may change after polling day. we ve been also been asking you to get in touch and tell us about the issues you want the bbc to cover through your voice, your vote. we ll be hearing about green energy and the possible impact of its infrastructure on this beautiful landscape. we ll have more on that in a few minutes but first, reform uk launched its manifesto today, or contract, as the party calls it. the launch took place by chance in south wales. as well as policies on immigration, nigel farage outlined pledges on tax and the nhs. with more details, here s our political correspondent alex forsyth. there was something of a stir outside this community club in merthyr tydfil
now on bbc news, it s time for today s episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4. newscast from the bbc. so today we re going to look back at the manifestos that were published this week. what was your name for it, laura, in the end? many festos week. some people called it the manifestival. we re also going to just reflect on what s happening with the polls because there was a kind of quite symbolic moment in one poll that people were talking about earlier this week. and also, i just thought we re halfway through the election now, this is precisely the halfway point, what s everyone s kind of vibe at the moment? laura? my vibe? yes. goodness me. i m not sure i ve ever been asked that before. i think there s something topsy turvy about this whole election, because normally when you have a governing party putting forward a manifesto, they re the ones saying, carry on as we are, in a sense, they re sort of going for the status quo, which the conservatives are sayin
episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4. newscast from the bbc. so today we re going to look back at the manifestos that were published this week. what was your name for it, laura, in the end? many festos week. some people called it the manifestival. we re also going to just reflect on what s happening with the polls because there was a kind of quite symbolic moment in one poll that people were talking about earlier this week. and also, i just thought we re halfway through the election now, this is precisely the halfway point, what s everyone s kind of vibe at the moment? laura? my vibe? yes. goodness me. i m not sure i ve ever been asked that before. i think there s something topsy turvy about this whole election, because normally when you have a governing party putting forward a manifesto, they re the ones saying, carry on as we are, in a sense, they re sort of going for the status quo, which the conservatives are saying don t risk a change, don t risk it,