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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. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just…

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Does Zack Polanski Face A Leadership Crisis?
2026-10-09 · 38 min
Labour wins the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with the Greens coming in second. But what does that result mean for Zack Polanski’s tenure as leader of the green party? Adam and ...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Search Warrants Unlawful
2026-10-08 · 28 min
Today, Thames Valley Police has accepted that the search warrants it used to search Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s homes earlier this year were unlawful. Adam is joined by policing commentator...
Bonus: The Rhun ap Iorwerth Interview
2026-10-08 · 36 min
In this bonus episode, Adam speaks to Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first minister of Wales about his first few months in office, Welsh independence, and why he's asking Andy Burnham for a 'New Deal' for W...
Kemi Badenoch's Battle of Ideas
2026-10-07 · 36 min
Today, Kemi Badenoch made her closing speech to Conservative party conference. The Conservative leader said a “battle for the soul of the nation” is coming, before pitching her vision for her...
Will The Tories Make A Pact With Reform?
2026-10-06 · 37 min
Today, Chris has been speaking to Kemi Badenoch as she limbers up for her speech to the Conservative party conference tomorrow morning. Adam and Chris discuss what she had to say, including her pre...
Is RAF Fairford Safe?
2026-10-05 · 38 min
Today, after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford, the UK government has insisted the military base is safe. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner explains why the Americans moved the ...
Are The Public Ready To Vote Tory Again?
2026-10-04 · 36 min
Today, we look at whether opposition leader Kemi Badenoch can lead a Conservative comeback. Polls have suggested the party’s popularity was at historic lows in 2025 and early 2026, but they’v...
A Make Or Break Week For Zack Polanski?
2026-10-03 · 33 min
Today, we look at the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by-election, which Green leader Zack Polanski is standing in. We look at how big a gamble a resurgent Labour makes the vote for him, and what h...
The Week: Andy Burnham’s Big Speech And First Own Goal?
2026-10-02 · 36 min
After a strong week at Labour Party conference has the Prime Minister made his first foul? Downing Street has said Manchester City are not "above the rules" after Andy Burnham was criticised for hi...
What Happened In The Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight Attack?
2026-10-01 · 37 min
Today, after Wednesday’s dramatic event in which a pilot stabbed another pilot and tried to take over a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, we look at what happened in the moments and hours after. <p...

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