Andrew Marr’s Impressions
Newscast
10/27/22
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Former BBC presenter, Andrew Marr, is in the studio with his view on Rishi Sunak’s first few days in Number 10. He also reveals himself to be quite good at impersonating a former prime minister.
Also on the programme, we hear from someone who was quite good at impersonating a current prime minister, Shri Patel, who played Rishi Sunak in Sky TV show This England.
And, BBC Ireland correspondent, Emma Vardy, explains why people in Northern Ireland are going to the polls.
This episode of Newscast is presented by Adam Fleming, the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason, and political correspondent Alex Forsyth.
It was made by Chris Flynn and Danny Wittenberg. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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