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Our poll of polls shows Labour and the Tories

neck and neck overall, but Labour starting to edge ahead

in the crucial "red wall" seats captured by Boris Johnson...

Better drop me here.

We could be facing a hung parliament,

but with Labour possibly regaining many of the northern seats

it lost after the Brexit vote,

and which some had predicted were gone forever.

So, when am I gonna meet them?

Soon.

Soon? When, when soon?

Dirty tricks Russia might be planning for the election...

See you tomorrow.

The Mail has three pages on a claim Russia helped incite

the Capitol insurrection in Washington.

The Guardian leads with a leaked report from the Home Office.

Ooh, is that nice?

He's so good.

My little kalijar tukra.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Let Saara have a go.

She hasn't even held him yet. No, really.

I'd rather watch.

Saara hasn't got a maternal bone in her body.

Unlike her big sister.

Knock-knock. Are men allowed in here?

Er, excuse me.

What do you think my son is - a eunuch?

Hey, big bro. What are you doing here?

Come to see my new nephew, haven't I? Right.

It's got nothing to do with the election tomorrow, then?

No. And that you've come home to vote?

I know.

What have they done with all his stuff?

I don't know.

It's in the loft, probably.

I don't know the rules.

I'll show you.

Didn't Dad ever teach you?

This was your game.

He made it really obvious you were his favourite.

What? No, he didn't.

We all felt a bit rejected.

By both of you, actually.

I don't even know what to say to that.

He needed help.

I was the only one who bothered with him.

Anyway, what's all this?

I'm training to be an imam.

Tell me that's a joke.

It's not.

But that's insane.

You were always the one dragging me away from the deen.

I think it's what Dad would have wanted.

I'm sorry, Saj, but it's... It's so not.

Mum's the religious one, not Dad.

You know he said it was all bullshit.

Yeah, but deep down...

Deep down?

Really?

I think so, yeah.

Well, er...

if we're doing confessions,

there is something I probably ought to tell you.

Dad knew, so maybe... I don't know.

Who is he? Some white boy you met in London?

No, not that.

OK, here goes. Don't be cross.

My God! What have you done?

What?

I'm not at uni this year.

I'm doing work experience.

At GCHQ.

GCHQ? The spy agency?

Yeah? And Dad knew?

That's right.

And he told me not to tell any of you. Now I see why.

I knew something was going on. Nothing's "going on".

Why? Why would you do such a thing?

I don't understand. Why is it such a big deal?

It's a big deal beca... I believe you're even asking.

Because it's working for the enemy.

They're spies, Saar.

Who do think they spy on?

Muslims. People like us.

I'm not doing any of that surveillance stuff.

I'm working in cyber security. You know,

keeping us all safe? What's wrong with that? Right.

So because you're not doing that "surveillance stuff", it's OK

to work for people who are criminalising your community?

I can't believe this.

And I'm always bending over backwards to defend you.

It's good experience. God!

GCHQ employs more coders than anywhere else.

It's the cutting edge. Why shouldn't I work there?

It's only for a year, then I'm back at uni.

What? Say what you're thinking.

I'm thinking it's fine if you're going to bullshit yourself

but please don't bullshit me.

You love all that James Bond crap.

And you don't give a shit about the consequences for anyone else...

as usual.

What's going on with you and Sajid?

Nothing.

Were you sent a postal vote? No. I don't understand.

You're not on the register. I can't allow you to vote.

But my daughter's just voted.

What do you mean I can't vote?

I've been coming here for over 30 years.

There must be a mistake.

I'm sorry. What is it?

She says I'm not on the register.

Are you sure you didn't have a postal vote?

Of course not. I've always come here.

Is there someone else who can help us?

Look, see for yourself. If your name's not on

the register, you can't vote. That's it.

We're not supposed to be telling you this.

The Representation of the Peoples Act

says we can't report anything political

before the polls close tonight.

But we think this is so important -

that people are being deprived of the right to vote -

that we've decided to break that rule.

Pull up here.

Excuse me, what's going on here?

They won't let us vote.

Why not?

They say we're not on the register but look.

This came last week but they still won't let me vote.

So they sent you the card for the election

but you're not allowed to vote?

That's right.

According to social media,

this is happening all over the country right now,

but mostly in areas with high numbers of ethnic-minority voters,

which may mean high numbers of Labour voters.

It looks like someone's trying to rig this election

in favour of the Tories.

This is it.

This is what happened to my mum.

Kathy?

So, er... have you decided?

About going back?

I'm not.

At least not till the end of my tour.

Don't NSA want you back?

Yeah.

But it's MY decision.

What's your decision?

Nothing - just work stuff.

Tea, anyone? I'll get it.

Thanks, Sally.

Hey, sorry.

So, ethnic minorities have been removed from the electoral roll

in a number of constituencies.

Yes, so I've heard.

Could it be another hack?

COULD it be? Yes, technically,

but it would be incredibly difficult. I mean,

the electoral roll isn't a central database.

It's 600 spreadsheets over 600 constituencies,

all over the country.

How are you protecting them?

We're not, directly.

We thought it was too fragmented to be a target.

We just gave the local authorities some basic cybersecurity advice

and focused on the national picture, protecting the results.

So it's a possibility.

Yes, but to individually hack enough of the 600-plus spreadsheets

to be significant in the tiny window between the polling cards going out

and the electoral roll being printed, it just would be

an almost impossible task.

So we're talking what...

A hostile state?

That level of resources, yes.

But, I still think it would be an incredibly improbable target.

Look, right now,

any time anything goes wrong everyone's seeing cyberattack,

but it's much more likely that it's some kind of bureaucratic cock up

than it is a conspiracy.

OK.

Well, whatever it is, it'll have to play out,

at least until the polls close.

After that, we're going to need a full inquiry

into what happened... and how.

Ten o'clock... and the polls close,

and the BBC is predicting...

And bear in mind, this is just an exit poll

and I'll explain how it's calculated in a minute,

but the BBC is predicting a Labour victory...

Yes! Yes! YES! With a majority of eight seats.

And that means that the Conservatives... At last!

My God! ...Either in coalition or alone,

since Gordon Brown lost in 2010...

I can't believe it!

Finally! Congratulations. Wow. Wow!

I can't believe it!

Without ever having won a mandate of his own.

So, that's the results of the BBC exit poll.

Let's go.

Against the trend of public polling over the last...

Sorry? Into town. To celebrate.

I don't think I can.

What do you mean?

Of course you can. What are you talking about?

No, you go.

This is a really big moment, Saar.

But as you say, it's just an exit poll

and this is clearly a very tight race

and well within the margin of error

of something like your exit poll, which has been wrong before.

OK.

Bye.

A response on behalf of the Labour Party?

Farzhana's right of course and it is just an exit poll

but this confirms that the public's sick and tired

of this government - sick and tired of 14 years of Tory sleaze...

You COULD go.

GCHQ staff are allowed to have political views.

I don't want to.

Why didn't you go back to the States when you had the chance?

Just going to interrupt to bring you some extraordinary breaking news

that some of the constituency results being given on

the BBC's election-night programme are different to what is actually

being declared by the returning officers at the count.

As you know, we have cameras in most of the counts

up and down the country,

so we've been able to spot that the results don't tally.

So, RGN is reporting the results on

the BBC's election-night programme

are different to what is being declared at the counts.

Finished? Yes. The BBC are giving those seats to the Tories,

when the real result is a Labour win.

So, tonight, RGN is saying that despite

the predictions in their exit polls, the BBC are actually

trying to fix this election for the Tories.

And stopping blacks voting. But we found you out.

And let's not forget our earlier report on ethnic minorities

being excluded from the electoral roll, mostly in Labour seats,

again favouring the Tories.

Just over there.

OK. Thanks, George.

Rich, where are you?

In the racks at the BBC.

There's definitely a discrepancy between some of the results

they're announcing on air and what's going on at the counts

but I'm fairly sure they haven't been hacked.

At least not here at Broadcasting House.

How sure is "fairly"?

As sure as you can be after an hour's quick search

through a system you've never seen before.

Right, so how's it being done?

Honestly, no idea. But listen to this.

The BBC doesn't have cameras at every count, right?

But these discrepancies are only at counts

where they don't have cameras.

Right, that's convenient. Isn't it?

But it turns out those are exactly

the counts where Russia Global News DOES have cameras,

all set up nice and ready to film the discrepancies.

And some of them are really boring seats -

you know, MPs no-one's ever heard of -

so why bother having your cameras there? Unless...

Unless you knew in advance there was gonna be a problem. Exactly.

OK. Thanks, Rich.

And here's Marina Veselova... And roll Edit Four.

With an exclusive report from South London. Take Edit Four.

Earlier today, we reported from a protest

outside a polling station where black and Asian citizens

had been excluded from the electoral roll

and were demanding the right to vote.

But now, as the polls close,

some of those protests are turning violent.

Here in Streatham,

police in riot gear are outnumbered by angry people demanding justice.

Black lives matter.

Black lives matter.

It was a shot.

And I think it came from the police lines.

Back... Back on me. Back.

I think someone was shot. What?

They've fucking killed her.

It's unconfirmed, it's unconfirmed.

I'm trying to see if I can find out what's going on.

People are very angry, as you see.

Black lives matter.

Welcome back to our coverage of the general election 2024

where, with only a few more results still to declare,

we're projecting the Conservatives will form the next government,

with an overall majority of 12.

So, in a House Commons of 650 seats,

we project the Tories on 331

and the rest -

Labour, Lib Dems,

the Scottish Nationalists, the rest - on 319.

That's down 34

on the 365 Boris Johnson won

but Labour's old "red wall" seats

seem, by and large, to have stayed.

Now, as we've mentioned, this result,

a Conservative victory,

is obviously very different from

the one predicted by our exit poll at the top of the programme.

We'd like to apologise for that.

As you may have noticed, we've had a few computer problems tonight,

which have affected a small number of the results we've reported

and also, it seems, our exit poll.

As you can imagine, we take pretty elaborate precautions

against this kind of thing,

so we're trying to get to the bottom of what's happened.

And there's the Prime Minister's motorcade,

on its way through central London.

This was shot just a few moments ago.

And we go live now as the Prime Minister arrives

at Conservative Central Office.

And there he is.

There's Andrew Makinde...

now prime minister with his own mandate,

not one he inherited from Boris Johnson, waving to the crowds.

Hey.

You need to go.

What?

Go where?

The sofa.

James will be back.

You're kidding?

T-Take your clothes.

Please.

Where Black and Asian citizens had been excluded

from the electoral roll and were demanding the right to vote.

But now, as the polls close,

some of those protests are turning violent.

There. It's hard to see at this resolution

but there's a very small fracture here.

So it's a fake?

We think so, yeah. But it's really sophisticated.

Far more than anything we've seen so far.

I don't understand. Which part's a fake? The riot, the shooting?

All of it.

Most likely they created the background separately,

ran it on an ultra-high resolution LED array in a studio somewhere.

They got actors to play out the basic scene in front of it

and then added the other elements bit by bit, over several days.

It's easier when it's done at night, like this.

What about the reporter?

Added last, probably.

Choreographed into the action.

But I'm guessing.

Like I said, we haven't seen anything this sophisticated before.

OK, thanks, Millie.

Yes, thank you.

Would you mind just stepping out for a moment? Sorry.

Of course.

Annie? What's the MI5 view?

Sure. Thanks, Danny.

So it's true -

people are gathering at polling stations -

but there's no evidence it's turned violent.

Not yet, anyway, certainly not in London.

So we agree this is almost certainly a deep fake,

being broadcast by Russia Global News as a provocation.

Which isn't working?

Well, give it a chance.

It's going viral, the video.

And the mood's obviously already tense

between the police and the black community.

So, we think there's a good chance it will end up triggering

the response they're reporting, as the day goes on.

Day?

'Fraid so, Danny. It's a new day out there.

OK.

Estimates suggest as many as one million people may already be

on the streets across the UK,

protesting the result of what they claim is a stolen election.

Live to Mark Milsome in Bristol. Mark.

Thanks, Nazia. And here in Bristol,

protestors have been gathering since before dawn.

Most have been up all night celebrating what they thought was

a Labour victory

but celebrations quickly turned to anger last night,

when news of the actual result began to circulate.

Hey.

We lost.

I know. I'm sorry.

Come and watch.

There's a million people out there on the streets, protesting.

Excuse me, sir, can we have a quick word with ITN?

May I ask your thoughts about the reports that ethnic minorities

were turned away at polling stations?

Yeah, course, I mean, I go into the polling station

with my polling card - I'm not able to vote.

But my neighbour who's white - he's able to vote.

Thank you so much for your time.

What's going on between you and Kathy?

Nothing.

What do you mean?

Every time I...

I walk in...

it feels like I'm interrupting something or...

She's under a lot of pressure. I'm trying to support her.

We can't talk about work when you're there, so...

I don't really know what you mean.

And being echoed, we understand, all over the country,

where it's estimated that as many as one million people...

The picture remains confused, I'm afraid...

Our current best assessment is that

the organisation that supplies the BBC's exit poll was hacked.

Never mind the exit poll.

What about the false results?

Someone's trying to make it look like

an election that we won legitimately is a bloody stitch-up.

Yes, the false constituency results are more difficult.

But we're pretty sure it wasn't the BBC's computers that were hacked.

We think it was the Press Association's.

Danny?

PA has stringers at every count in the UK, as you know.

They enter the results into a database as they're announced.

Now, BBC can't afford to do this any more,

so they focus their resources on the high-profile counts

and use the PA database for the rest of the results.

We think this was hacked to give a number of low-profile seats

to the Tories that had actually been won by Labour.

When the BBC reported the wrong results,

it looked like they were doctoring them in favour of the Tories.

But what would be the point...

apart from making the BBC look even more inept than usual?

They'd know they'd be found out almost immediately.

I don't think whoever did this wanted it to look like

a convincing attempt to tamper with the election.

I think it was just to create chaos, confusion.

And to make Labour voters think the election had been stolen.

Get them out on the streets.

Right. Well, we need to get this information out as soon as possible,

as a GCHQ press release.

With respect, Prime Minister, that's exactly what we mustn't do.

Labour's claiming the election's been rigged.

If GCHQ intervenes to disagree, if it says that,

despite a few hacks here and there, the result's correct,

it'll seem as if it's pro-Tory. GCHQ can't be seen to take sides.

Can't be seen to do anything, apparently.

I suppose there's no point

asking why you didn't see any of this coming...

or take even basic steps to prevent it?

It looks as though the Russians have completely outwitted you.

Again.

National Security Advisor.

I'm sorry, Prime Minister,

but this has just come in from one of our drones.

One of many protests

taking place outside government buildings this morning.

Right. Well you'd better get back. Yes.

Thank you, Prime Minister.

Hi, James. Hi, Nina. How did the exams go?

Really well. Really well, thank you.

Morning.

Where is everyone?

Er, gone on the march, sir.

Quietly, please.

Thank you.

Hi. Would you mind looking after my class for an hour?

Er, what's left of them!

Sure. What's wrong?

Some of them have gone on the march.

So I need find them, make sure they're safe.

Shouldn't you check with the head first?

Probably.

James... if they find out, you could lose your job.

Well, not... Not if you don't tell them.

Thanks.

What do we want? Tories out. When do we want it?

Now. What do we want? Tories out.

When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out.

When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out.

When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out.

When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out.

When do we want it? Now.

Saar. Saar! What do we want? Tories out.

Scum! Scum! Scum! Scum!

Scum! Scum! Scum! Scum!

Scum! Scum! Scum! Scum!

Scum! Scum! Scum! Scum!

Scum! Scum! Scum! Scum!

Scum! Scum! Scum! Scum!

Come here.

Are you OK? Cos I gotta go.

Shall I see you at lunch?

What do we want? Tories out. When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out. Excuse me.

When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out. When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out.

When do we want it? Now.

What do we want? Tories out. Excuse me.

When do we want it? Now.

Guys, come on, move.

Hey, get back. Come on, give us some space.

You all right? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...

Let's go, right? No, sir, we're staying.

What do we want? Tories out.

When do we want it? Now.

Get down, get down, get down, get down.

Get back. Get down.

I want you to c... I want you to cover your faces, OK?

Pull your tops up and breathe through your tops.

Pull them up over your... Pull them up over your faces.

Don't touch your eyes with your fingers.

Don't touch your eyes.

Jack, get down.

I understand that people are angry and that some people feel cheated.

But this situation has not been brought about by the government

or anyone else in the UK trying to steal this election.

I can tell you that categorically.

A foreign power is attempting to subvert our democracy.

Make no mistake. We are under attack from that power.

And that power is Russia.

We are certain now of that.

Hey. Hey. Are you seeing this?

Yeah.

What are the bots saying?

To sabotage our democratic process...

Russia is trying to sow discord in our country.

"Blaming Russia is just cover for the Tories' illegal attempt"

"to cling to office despite having lost the election."

Yeah, it's all just helpful shit like that.

OK. Thanks, Kathy.

No problem.

Of that autocratic regime.

Now, unfortunately, on this occasion,

GCHQ was unable to prevent the attack...

Here we go.

But lessons have been learned and we won't make that mistake again.

Meanwhile, don't take your anger out

on the men and women trying to keep us safe -

the police, the security services.

Direct it where it belongs -

at a foreign power illegally interfering

in the affairs of this country.

You've elected your government...

Where's Putin going with this?

No idea.

Just more chaos? Keeping us off balance?

What's the connecting thread?

There isn't one.

The population of the United Kingdom

safe from threat, from all threats.

The government blame Russia for hacking the election

but ask yourself, who has the most to gain from this -

Russia or the government?

Certainly not Russia.

I even have information that GCHQ had personnel

at the BBC during the election-results programme.

Putting in the fix, no doubt.

So, what do you think the British public should do? Can do?

What they are doing. Get out on the streets. Protest.

Loudly.

Within the law, of course.

Cause trouble. Make a lot of noise.

Show this so-called government

what you think of the way you're being treated,

your democracy is being treated.

There's no doubt that there's widespread discontent,

fanned by these fake videos. There is also, I'm afraid,

no doubt that GCHQ has failed in its task of keeping the election secure

and has arguably lost the confidence of the public...

If you're about to suggest some kind of facile gesture against GCHQ,

let me stop you right there.

Irrespective of whether it's warranted,

which it isn't,

this would be the worst possible moment to take action against GCHQ,

just when we'll be relying on them to work out what the hell's happened

and, possibly, to respond. There is no question

of any action being taken against GCHQ...

at this stage.

We have more important matters to deal with.

According to MI5,

there is growing evidence that some of

the organisations promoting the unrest have taken money from Russia.

It is now clear to me

that our agenda is being shaped by a foreign power.

That's sedition.

In light of that,

and of a report I've received from the Police Commissioner

about a possible breakdown in public order,

I have decided to declare a state of emergency.

We should ask the army to restore order.

No. We shouldn't.

The last thing we want is soldiers on the streets.

I won't do anything to reinforce the idea

that we are somehow seizing power

or that we are anything other

than the legitimately elected government.

The government has taken special powers,

for a short period only,

to prevent further damage to property

and to restore order on the streets.

For the next few days,

and only for as long as is absolutely necessary,

we will be asking you to stay indoors between

the hours of 6pm and 6am.

Exceptions will be made for critical workers

and for emergencies, but I should make it clear -

the police will otherwise be enforcing the curfew rigorously.

So, I would ask you now,

if you are listening to me other than from your home,

to start to make your way back there,

in an orderly fashion...

Do we have to go?

No, it's OK. We're one of the exceptions.

And do remember...

Fuck!

Not interested. I am going home for the first time in a week.

What?

This better be good news, because I've spent the last two hours

covering your collective arses.

There's been a leak.

What kind of leak?

A serious one.

Are we talking catastrophe here?

Possibly.

Tell me.

About two hours ago, data, it seems,

started to appear on the Wikileaks website.

Our data. And it's still uploading.

Can you stop it?

Well, it's not coming from here

but it's definitely our data. Lots of our data.

Operational stuff?

Yeah, everything.

Christ! There's more, I'm afraid.

Almost everything being uploaded seems to be original to NSA,

shared with us under Five Eyes.

It's most of their current exploits.

Do they know?

Probably, but that's my next call.

I wanted to let you know first.

Is there anything you can do to mitigate?

Anything at all?

I don't think so.

Most of the data has already been copied onto other sites

and, as I say, it's not being uploaded from here.

I'm going to brief the PM.

Keep me posted.

Minute by minute, OK?

Yes, it's genuine. No question.

I mean, the sheer volume of operational material...

In some of these areas,

I think the NSA has lost basically everything.

They'll have to start again.

It'll set them back years, maybe even decades.

What about the wider effect?

Well, obviously it's incredibly embarrassing for the UK.

Apart from the fact that we seem to have allowed

a vast amount of extremely sensitive data belonging to our closest ally

to have been stolen and made public,

there are documents here that suggest we've been spying on the NSA

and the White House. I mean...

not something GCHQ would've wanted revealed, I think.

So, who do you think might be responsible?

It must be someone inside GCHQ.

A UK Edward Snowden, probably.

Yeah. Saara.

Danny wants to see you.

What - now?

Yes, now. In the EMC.

Go.

GCHQ or anyone, in fact, that a leak has actually taken place.

Over to our science and technology correspondent...

Saara.

Sit down, Saara.

It was the FSB coder Vadim Trusov you met in Harrogate, wasn't it?

Yes.

Have you had any more contact with him?

I understand you were at college together.

No.

Of course not.

What are you suggesting?

No need to get defensive.

You understand what's happened here today.

I have to ask these questions.

OK, you can go.

That's it? That's it.

Yes, sir, I do.

Well, we're doing some investigation right now

and I'll get you everything we have as soon as possible.

Yes, sir. I'll do my best.

Are you OK?

Not really, no.

Was that the NSA?

What did they want?

Have you got any idea what's going on here?

This leak is incredibly damaging.

This is far worse than anything by Snowden.

And the fact that they're our files and that they were leaked from GCHQ

is really significant.

This is gonna change everything.

Right.

Did you tell Danny it was Vadim I met in Harrogate?

Yeah.

Why? I gave him my word.

I did it to protect you.

Jeez!

You know what? And also because it's my job.

That guy is not your friend, Saara,

whatever happened at college.

It was a provocation.

You need to forget about it.

Can I talk to you?

Privately.

Where are we going with this?

Because I'm confused.

Last night we were making love, in case you've forgotten.

My God, are we really gonna do this now?

It's a friendship, all right?

A friendship.

What - like a holiday romance?

You're living with James, Saara. Where do YOU think it's going?

What if I wasn't?

Living with James.

Come and talk to me when you're not.

There's something you haven't found yet, something hidden.

Listen. It's really dangerous.

It could cause a war.

You can stop it.

Look in the malware. It's hidden in the malware.

Vadim, wait.

You haven't told me anything.

You have to give me more to go on.

I'm really glad it's you, Saara.

Saara? What?

Danny wants to see you again.

But I just saw him.

Sit down.

You and John Yeabsley are close, aren't you?

What? What do you mean?

You went to Oakley together. You visited his home after work.

Oakley? I don't... GCHQ, before it was here.

Right. You went there with him? Yes.

And you visited his home after work.

Yeah, but I was just... What's that all about, then?

A 73-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman?

It's nothing like that. No-one spoke to him. I was just trying...

Did you know he's gone missing? Sorry?

He didn't report for work yesterday or today and he isn't at home.

Where is he? You're collaborating with him, aren't you?

To leak classified information to a foreign power.

What? No, I'm not. How did you access that information?

I didn't. I wouldn't, ever.

And why do you think it's John? He could be in trouble.

He's old. Has anyone tried to look for him?

Why aren't you worried about his welfare

before you start accusing him?

OK. Thanks a lot, Saara.

So what made you decide to leave, come to Moscow?

Thank God. Where is he?

Because I'm fed up with lying to the public...

In Moscow.

What? ..About what's really going on at GCHQ, where I work.

I've done 50 years of service and I've had enough.

It's time for me to stand up and say my piece.

And what is that?

That we are no different

to what we're always accusing you lot of.

For instance, we tell everyone that you took down our internet.

It's rubbish. There was no attack?

No. No. We made the whole thing up.

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