2 days Ago By PA
Britain will head to the polls on Thursday July 4, and broadcasters are planning extensive coverage of the election. Most coverage will begin as voting ends across the country and run through the night. Here is what is happening on each TV channel.
BBC One Professor Sir John Curtice will provide election analysis on the BBC (BBC/PA) They will be assisted by Reeta Chakrabarti, who will be analysing the results as they come in, and Jeremy Vine, who will be broadcasting from Cardiff with the swingometer. Kirsty Wark and Andrea Catherwood will broadcast from Glasgow and Belfast respectively. Myrie and Kuenessberg will replace Huw Edwards, who left the broadcaster earlier this year following allegations that he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos.
Professor Sir John Curtice will also be offering knowledge and insight throughout the evening. Fiona Bruce, Victoria Derbyshire, Naga Munchetty, Nick Watt, and Alex Forsyth will be among the reporters based around the country. On Friday morning, Sophie Raworth and Jon Kay will take over presenting duties, with deputy political editor Vicki Young alongside them.
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will also have their own dedicated results programmes, hosted by Martin Geissler, Mark Carruthers, and Nick Servini. Radio coverage will be handled by Nick Robinson and Rachel Burden, alongside Henry Zeffman on BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live. ITV Tom Bradby will head up ITV’s coverage (Yui Mok/PA) The broadcaster’s coverage will begin .
