The Story

The TikTok election wars

It’s being described as the UK’s first TikTok election - so can a flying pig, Cilla Black, and Nigel Farage have the power to change the result on the night?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory</a>Guests:Matilda Davies, Data Journalist, The Times and The Sunday Times.Lara Spirit, Red Box Editor, The Times.Host: Jane Mulkerrins.Clips: TikTok/@uklabour, Sky News, TikTok/@ukconservatives, TikTok/@libdems, TikTok/@nigel_farage, Twitter/@rishisunak. Further listening: <a href="https://pod.fo/e/24839a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Could the 'blue wall' fall?</a><a href="https://pod.fo/e/248dfb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Green vote, it’s not (only) about the environment</a><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2478cc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The UK economy’s broken. Can Labour fix it?</a> Get in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.co.uk</a>  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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