Porn in Parliament
Newscast
04/27/22
•34m
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The Conservative Party is investigating claims that an MP watched pornography on his mobile phone in the Commons. Adam and Vicki Young discuss the latest following another busy day in Westminster.
Also... the High Court has ruled that government policies on discharging untested patients to care homes in England during the pandemic were unlawful. Newsnight’s Sima Kotecha and Nadra Ahmed from the National Care Association chew over the details.
And Dr Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, joins Adam to talk about the Church’s role in Ukraine and what he thinks about the UK’s plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Miranda Slade, Ben Cooper, Alix Pickles and Lauren Stanley. The technical producer was Emma Crowe and the assistant editor was Alison Gee.
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