politics comes at us rather fast these days, doesn t it? this autumn s second new prime minister inherits a nightmarish soup of political and economic gloom. his task starts now. we ll have more from chris in this extended edition of bbc news at six, as we consider the prospects for a sunak premiership. at westminster, the main opposition parties are united on the need for a general election so that millions of voters can have their say. election so that millions of voters can have their say. labour thinks we should be having can have their say. labour thinks we should be having a can have their say. labour thinks we should be having a general- can have their say. labour thinks we should be having a general election. i think everyone i ve spoken to in the public has said we should be having a general election. there is no mandate now. he having a general election. there is no mandate now. having a general election. there is no mandate now. he should call an early genera
imposed. douglas ross, their leader here, said it had been a difficult and unsettling time for the party and unsettling time for the party and the nation, as he congratulate mr sunak at mr sunak. polls suggest that what has happened as a result of the turmoil is that some scottish voters have shifted potentially from the conservatives to labour but the snp remains pretty static and a way ahead and on independence, the nation remains more or less evenly divided on that. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford the first minister of wales, mark drakeford of labour, congratulated rishi sunak but at the same time took a rishi sunak but at the same time took a rather unsubtle swipe at both liz truss took a rather unsubtle swipe at both liz truss and boris johnson. his statement liz truss and boris johnson. his statement said he looked forward to working statement said he looked forward to working constructively with mr sunak in a way working constructively with mr
where, in the bbc radio theatre in central london, we are going to bring together newscast, for, like, a massive, mammoth, it s going to be amazing and hopefully, you re going to be there! i did know about this, ijust didn t know when it was. i think it was probably in this thing somewhere, but it wasn t impressed upon my mind that it was the 18th of. was it the 18th?! 18th of.? this is good marketing, though, over and over again, which is what you re meant to do in an advert, which is good. alex, i don t know if you have the same issue as i ve had a few times and actually, she keeps reading it as catsfest . it does look like catsfest! is that like a really bad happening? interesting you went for the musical i went for the animal! i went for a giant, i mean, that could be a spin off pets podcast. what could you call it? catsfest? no, catscast! newscats! oh, no, we had anyway, the basic is on the 18th of october, of our social medias or go you will find the details and yo
italy s political parties have been holding their final campaign rallies ahead of sunday s parliamentary election. giorgia meloni s right wing brothers of italy party now on bbc news, it s newscast. chris, what are you doing on the 18th of october? the 18th of october? what day of the week is that? i know they say a week is a long time in politics a month must be a lot for you. exactly! i can t even think about the labour conference, which starts this weekend. it seems an eternity away, so the 18th of october, i have no idea. you tell me what am i doing, adam? you have got a diary invite on your phone calendar for castfest the first inaugural castfest where in the bbc radio theatre in central london we are going to bring together newscast, ukrainecast and americast fora massive, mammoth, live podcasting recording. it s going to be amazing, and hopefully you re going to be there. i did know about this, i just didn t know when it was. i think it was probably in this t