The Investigation into Russell Brand
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09/18/23
•36m
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How did Channel 4’s Dispatches & The Sunday Times put the Russell Brand investigation together?
Adam is joined by Louisa Compton, head of news and current affairs at Channel 4 and Alistair Jackson, investigations editor of Dispatches.
And Liz Truss is back on the political stage, urging the Prime Minister to cut taxes a year after her Downing Street exit. The BBC’s Chris Mason and Faisal Islam give us their take on her speech.
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The Russell Brand Allegations
September 17, 2023
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Paddy’s been talking to Rosamund Urwin, the journalist who led The Sunday Times investigation into allegations against comedian Russell Brand.
And Laura’s been talking to the Foreign Secretary James Cleverly about it. He says the entertainment industry has questions to answer.
They discuss what those questions might be, and the work that’s gone into publishing the story.
Also in the studio is the Telegraph’s political editor Ben Riley-Smith, who’s been uncovering details of what was going on behind the scenes as recent prime ministers lost their jobs.
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Today's Newscast was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The editors are Sam Bonham and Jonathan Aspinwall.
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