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30/10/2019

It's being called the most important election the UK has ever faced. But will it be another Brexit referendum in all but name?

MPs are gearing up for Britain's first pre-Christmas election campaign in nearly a century, after voting overwhelmingly to go to the country on the 12th of December, to try to seek a way out of the Brexit impasse. Boris Johnson said the public must be "given a choice" over the future of Brexit and the country. Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that Labour will take on what he called 'the vested interests holding people back. It's Northern Ireland's eighth election since 2015, but can this one finally resolve Brexit one way or another? Will you use this election to show your support or rejection of the UK leaving the EU? Vinny got the views of 麻豆社 NI Political Editor Mark Devonport, SDLP MLA Claire Hanna, Sinn Fein MP Chris Hazzard, UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt, and Alliance MLA Stephen Farry.

Also on the programme, election expert predicts parties other than Tories and Labour will have a record number of MPs in upcoming General Election. Vinny spoke to Conservative MP Nigel Evans and Labour MP Tony Lloyd.

And, it looks unlikely that the Historical Institutional Abuse Bill will become law before Parliament dissolves next week for the election. On Monday peers called for the bill - which would set up a compensation scheme for victims of abuse in care homes and other institutions - to be given accelerated passage. But it looks like there won't be enough time for it to pass its remaining stages in the Commons. Vinny spoke to Margaret McGuckin from SAVIA, and got reaction from Peter Hain.

All that and more on the biggest show in the country...

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