Exploring National and Local Elections

Today we look at local elections!

On Thursday, voters head to the polls to elect councillors, mayors, and police and crime commissioners.

These are the last local elections before the next general election, but what will we learn from the results? And who has Luke Skywalker endorsed?

Adam and Chris are joined by election guru Professor Sir John Curtice and political correspondent Alex Forsyth.

And, Scotland editor James Cook has been speaking to former SNP leader Humza Yousaf after he resigned on Monday. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere

Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Natasha Mayo and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The editor is Sam Bonham.