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“This Is Our World Cup Final”: British TV News’ Biggest Players Reveal How They Are Gearing Up For Election Night
General Election: BBC, ITV and Channel 4 execs, plus Krishnan Guru-Murthy, have talked plans for July 4, Nigel Farage and AI.
In fact, barely anyone in the deeply connected world of British politics and the media seemed to think the election would come so soon, according to those Deadline has spoken with in the past couple of weeks, with all planning having been directed towards a fall poll, at which point Sunak would have had that little bit longer to oversee a predicted economic recovery. Channel 4 has landed itself in hot water with the ruling Conservative Party in recent years for a series of incidents including its former news boss branding Boris Johnson a “known liar” and a “coward” during an Edinburgh keynote, and the subsequent decision to replace the former PM with a block of ice during an environmental debate. Sophie Raworth, who was due to host the BBC’s debate between Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer last night before breaking her ankle, is down to helm 12 hours through the day on Friday July 5 from 8.30 a.m. She says she will need to “keep on top of things editorially and be able to see the bigger picture” throughout the lengthy stint, which will be a mammoth undertaking.
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