The BBC’s daily news podcast with episodes available Monday to Sunday at 5pm.
Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest news, developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.
Newscast is hosted by trusted politics and news journalists including Adam Fleming, BBC Political Editor Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell.
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Latest episodes
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The Week: The Budget In Four Charts
This week, the Chancellor delivered his first Autumn statement featuring a whopping 98 measures. Adam, Chris, Faisal and Helen Miller, Director of the Institute for Fisca
Oct 30 35 min
Kemi Badenoch On The Budget, Welfare and Brexit
Today, Adam is joined by Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservatives for her reaction to the Budget.
They discuss how she prepared her House of Commons response to John
Oct 29 52 min
The Budget In 38 Minutes
Today, the chancellor John Healey presented his first budget, and the first since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
Among some 98 measures on the Treasury scorecard w
Oct 28 38 min
Adam Goes For A Run With The Chancellor John Healey
Adam goes for a run with the chancellor John Healey on the day before the budget. On a very wet morning in St James’ Park they discuss how the chancellor has been prepari
Oct 27 30 min
Can The Government Actually End Rough Sleeping By Christmas?
Today, Andy Burnham has doubled the funding for his pledge to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. £432 million pound will be announced for the plan in Wednes
Oct 26 39 min
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 a
Oct 25 36 min
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 Marti
Oct 24 37 min
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 togethe
Oct 23 33 min
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 foun
Oct 22 26 min
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 Greenpeace
Adam and Chris unpack how
Oct 21 31 min
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 i
Oct 20 36 min
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 fo
Oct 19 28 min
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.
Oct 18 36 min
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,
Oct 17 28 min
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, Lab
Oct 16 30 min
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 S
Oct 15 33 min
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
Oct 14 35 min
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
Oct 13 36 min
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 Ukr
Oct 12 33 min
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 U
Oct 11 24 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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