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We’ve already had a trial run - there were local elections this year that used the current set in Studio B and I think it looked quite nice, certainly better than the awful VR ‘empty NBH’ that they chucked on top of the old set at the 2019 general election. In comparison, the newsroom they added to the balcony screens for the local elections this year was particularly effective:

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Not sure how I missed this at the time, but Studio B looks stunning here! The ‘balconies’ are particularly effective, some really clever design work there and looks really quite realistic.

A splash of colour also improves that studio immeasurably - the national bulletins could really benefit from some dark blue or purple lighting somewhere!

In terms of the election date, conventional wisdom in Westminster is pointing almost certainly to a November/early December election, which I think is probably the most likely scenario. I’m sure the BBC will make a decision on an election team in time for the spring just in case, however.