Contesting Times
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07/12/22
•35m
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Eight candidates remain in the Conservative race to be Prime Minister. Adam and Chris discuss those who have made it through to the first round of voting.
Panorama producer, Hannah O’Grady, and BBC Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera, talk through the findings of a new investigation about the behaviour of the SAS in Afghanistan.
And, is football coming home? Sports presenter, Jacqui Oatley, chats through England’s 8-0 win over Norway in the Women’s Euros 2022.
This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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July 11, 2022
•35m
It's sweltering in Westminster... and the Conservative leadership race is hotting up too.
Adam is joined by Chris and Alex, as well as Nick Timothy, who ran Theresa May’s campaign back in 2016, to talk about the timetable to become the next PM and the long list of candidates jockeying for position.
And the Met Office has issued an extreme weather warning for this weekend. Professor Hannah Cloke, a natural hazards researcher at the University of Reading, gives us her tips how to keep cool in the heatwave.
Today's Newscast was made by Daniel Wittenberg, with Chris Flynn and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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July 13, 2022
•37m
Half a dozen Tory leadership candidates remain.
As the number of candidates in the race to be the next PM is reduced, Chris looks at who’s in front, and who could pick up votes in the next few days.
Also, Laura is back in the studio to chat about her latest Panorama: The Downfall of Boris Johnson.’
And the BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan talks us through the political crisis in Sri Lanka.
This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn, Ivana Davidovic and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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