Family Story, Newscast Previews, and Gratitude for History

Today, the election campaign quietened down as political figures took part in D-Day commemoration events.

Adam, Chris and Laura discuss Lord Cameron’s visit to Normandy, how candidate selection works - and the rush to find candidates in some areas, as well as the Green Party’s NHS policy.

A full list of candidates will be available on the BBC website when they are published.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.