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Does Zack Polanski Face A Leadership Crisis?

Labour wins the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with the Greens coming in second. But what does that result mean for Zack Polanski’s tenure as leader of the green p

Oct 9
37 min

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Search Warrants Unlawful

Today, Thames Valley Police has accepted that the search warrants it used to search Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s homes earlier this year were unlawful. Adam is joined b

Oct 8
28 min

Bonus: The Rhun ap Iorwerth Interview

In this bonus episode, Adam speaks to Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first minister of Wales about his first few months in office, Welsh independence, and why he's asking Andy Bur

Oct 8
36 min

Kemi Badenoch's Battle of Ideas

Today, Kemi Badenoch made her closing speech to Conservative party conference. The Conservative leader said a “battle for the soul of the nation” is coming, before pitch

Oct 7
36 min

Will The Tories Make A Pact With Reform?

Today, Chris has been speaking to Kemi Badenoch as she limbers up for her speech to the Conservative party conference tomorrow morning. Adam and Chris discuss what she ha

Oct 6
36 min

Is RAF Fairford Safe?

Today, after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford, the UK government has insisted the military base is safe. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner explains wh

Oct 5
37 min

Are The Public Ready To Vote Tory Again?

Today, we look at whether opposition leader Kemi Badenoch can lead a Conservative comeback. Polls have suggested the party’s popularity was at historic lows in 2025 and

Oct 4
36 min

A Make Or Break Week For Zack Polanski?

Today, we look at the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by-election, which Green leader Zack Polanski is standing in. We look at how big a gamble a resurgent Labour makes t

Oct 3
32 min

The Week: Andy Burnham’s Big Speech And First Own Goal?

After a strong week at Labour Party conference has the Prime Minister made his first foul? Downing Street has said Manchester City are not "above the rules" after Andy Bu

Oct 2
35 min

What Happened In The Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight Attack?

Today, after Wednesday’s dramatic event in which a pilot stabbed another pilot and tried to take over a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, we look at what happened in the mom

Oct 1
37 min

Could The UK Really Rejoin The EU?

Today, Andy Burnham has said rejoining the EU is one of the options the government could examine when looking at the UK’s long-term relationship with Europe. The Prime M

Sep 30
35 min

Andy Burnham's Battle Of Ideas

Today, Andy Burnham delivers first his speech to the Labour Party conference as Prime Minister. During an emotional address, the prime minister outlined plans for a ‘Nati

Sep 29
37 min

Is The Triple Lock Toast?

Today, Adam and Chris interview the Chancellor John Healey at Labour party conference following his first speech in the role. In his speech, the chancellor announced £6

Sep 28
28 min

Andy Burnham’s NHS-Style Social Care Plan

Today, we look at Andy Burnham’s plans for a national care service for England. In the prime minister’s first Sunday morning interview of his tenure, he told Laura that

Sep 27
35 min

The Andy Burnham Interview

Laura's been speaking to Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Liverpool, ahead of the Labour Party conference. This is the interview in full, in which he proposes national car

Sep 27
27 min

Tug of War At Labour Conference

Today, ahead of Labour conference, we look out senior Labour figures trying to pull the party their way. Former business secretary Peter Kyle has said Andy Burnham's gov

Sep 26
32 min

Bonus: The Future Of The BBC According To Its New Boss

In this bonus episode of Newscast, Laura speaks to the (relatively) new BBC Director General Matt Brittin as he looks for £500m in savings. He explains where he thinks h

Sep 26
37 min

The Week: When Burnham Met Trump

Today, what does Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump tell us about his premiership? Adam, Alex, Gary and the editor of the New Statesman Tom Mctague round up the po

Sep 25
31 min

How Did OpenAI Hack An Australian Government Website?

Today, we look at how a rogue OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website in June and accessed private data in what experts say is the first known case of its ki

Sep 24
31 min

Burnham vs Trump, Putin and... Danny Dyer

Andy Burnham (and Chris!) have returned from a busy 24 hours in New York where the prime minister met US President Donald Trump for the first time, and gave his first maj

Sep 23
36 min

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I’m a longtime American devotee of your show and just want to thank you for expanding to the weekend. The crisis period we’ve all lived through rolls on, and nobody really can say when things will stabilize. The high standard of journalism set by the BBC is more essential than ever.

Johnny in the Hills · Sep 2023

Especially enjoyed todays episode hosted by Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey - brilliant, relatable reporting - very fun to listen to and great as a duo. Please bring back for more segments!

incredulousdoctor · Feb 2023

I am an Anglophile living in Los Angeles, and I have been baffled watching all the events in Summer 2022. This podcast really helps me to understand the politics and people behind it all. Great fun to listen to when walking.

twellisz · Oct 2022

ABSOLUTELY LOVE the insight!!! Soooo helpful for this Brit living in the States to keep across what’s happening. Thanks! But... and I’m reluctant to say anything as iLOVE this podcast... it would be a tad easier to follow if you stopped talking over each other. I spend a lot of the time rewinding 15 secs to catch what one of you was saying. But perhaps it cause it is so good that I’m desperate not to miss a word. Sometimes it seems the interruptions happen because you all (in the studio/on the line) know where the one talking is going... but we don’t always know the point until you finish. Oh, and please explain what you mean by “klaxon”. Sometimes it seems to be a horn but not always. Thank you though!

Fatty McGlinchy · Nov 2019

I used to really enjoy this podcast back when it was Brexitcast and even in the last couple of years as Newscast. But it seems the last few months or so, the viewpoints feel less and less balanced and more and more slanted in a left leaning direction.I've always looked to the BBC for a balanced approach, but it seems Newscast is following suit with a lot of the other BBC articles I read on the News app. Sad and disappointing.

Joey 5cents · Nov 2023

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