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Latest Episodes
Could A Major Part Of Brexit Be Reversed?
The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would welcome an "honest discussion" about the prospect of returning to free movement between the UK and European Union.In an interview with the Sunday Times political editor Ben Riley-Smith, he said a new relationship with Brussels could also include f...
The Secrets Of Creating A Budget
On Wednesday the Chancellor John Healey will deliver his first Budget. In this episode we hear from his predecessor’s chief of staff of nearly five years. Katie Martin lifts the lid on codenames for government policy, what she thinks Healey should do, and what really happened with the winter fuel...
The Week Before The Secret Budget
There’s less than a week to go until this year’s autumn statement and the Chancellor has been keeping things tightly under wraps. Adam, Alex, Chris and Faisal get together in the Newscast studio to discuss what might be in John Healey’s budget and what it could mean for the UK economy. You can no...
Have We Just Entered A New Era For Cyber Security?
Today, millions of websites around the world are dealing with the discovery of a potential cyber-security threat using artificial intelligence.Vulnerabilities were found in the PHP programming language, which is used on roughly 70% of the internet, by researchers using AI. These flaws had gone un...
Jackdaw Gas Drilling Gets Government's Go-Ahead
Today, the government has approved drilling at Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea after years of arguments and a legal challenge by GreenpeaceAdam and Chris unpack how the decision was reached, plus what it means for jobs, energy bills and Labour’s drive towards net zero. And James Cook, Scotland...
Covid Inquiry: Care Homes Were An “Afterthought”
Today, the latest report from the Covid-19 Inquiry found that action to protect the social care sector came too late, with government failings helping create conditions in which the virus could “spread like wildfire” in care homes.The report describes social care as an “afterthought” in the early...
The Politics Behind The French Riots
Today, French cities were been given the power to implement partial curfews after violence across France over the weekend. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for protests against falling education standards and the rising cost of living.There were outbreaks of rioting, looting, and arson,...
Can Labour Prevent Another Winter NHS Crisis?
Today, around 3000 people are being treated in hospital corridors, as nurses and charities call on the government to take action as the annual NHS winter rush approaches. As the BBC highlights the case of two-year-old Finlay Roberts who died in a hospital corridor in 2024 - a death the coroner s...
Why Is Trump Criticising Zelensky And Complimenting Putin?
Today, President Trump blocked sanctions on Russia a month after he signed them into law. This comes after he said he ‘wasn’t a big fan’ of Volodymyr Zelensky. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president at a summit in Brussels said the Europeans were ‘real leaders’.Laura is joined by BBC world affairs ed...
The Week: Is Labour Ready To Talk About Welfare Reform?
Today, Chris Mason joins us from the SNP party conference, where the party mood seems, once again, very high. Adam and Chris are joined by Baroness Ayesha Hazarika, Labour peer and former political advisor, and Times columnist Fraser Nelson to look back at this year’s conference season to see wha...
Was Zelensky 'Betrayed' By Trump?
Today, Zelensky admitted he felt ‘betrayed’ by Trump in an interview with Piers Morgan - so where does that leave the US-Ukraine relationship? Adam is joined by Sarah Smith, Americast host, and Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief at The Economist, to discuss what we’ve learned from Zelensky’s...
Did An OpenAI Employee Bug Their Boardroom?
Today, an OpenAI employee has been charged with allegedly installing a recording device inside a boardroom. The AI firm said it had discovered the toilet paper-wrapped device hidden in their San Francisco office and alerted the FBI. It’s claimed the device was built and hidden using chatbot prom...
Why Andy Burnham Wants To Talk About Brexit Again
Since Andy Burnham has been in office he has consistently mentioned Brexit and why he thinks it has been a bad deal for the UK. Now, he says he wants to “deepen” the UK’s relationship with the EU at a summit in Brussels next month. Adam, Chris and Faisal Islam discuss if he has Brexit strategy, w...
Does Trump's Energy Ceasefire Actually Exist?
Today, does the energy ceasefire President Trump announced between Russia and Ukraine actually exist? Over the weekend Trump said a truce had been reached. But whilst Ukraine’s President Zelensky said he would be willing to back one, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Ukraine doesn't ...
Why Is Trump Calling For Zelensky To Go?
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president" as he responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia.Under the deal, Russia would release an initial 300,000 tonnes of diesel "to the American and global ...