Changes to BBC Parliament & Political Programming

Not sure what the rule is exactly, but when I’ve mixed radio pieces / packages (although it’s been a while now) my understanding was that no ‘internal editing’ of audio from Parliament was allowed. Often the reporter would use a short link to link two clips (ie “The Prime Minister though was just getting going”). We got round it once by using a fade out and a fade back in to make it clear there had been a cut. Making an edit blindingly obvious goes against all your instincts and the way you try to work the rest of the time!

In TV packages they’ll throw in a cutaway or some kind of flash to clearly separate two clips of Parliament.

By-election coverage

Guess the news channel will handle them once This Week ends.

I imagine they just won't be covered on most occasions unless they are high profile.

Its a labour seat, so I doubt will make much difference, if it was tory seat ( ie government seat) then