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Epping Sex Offender Arrested, But Has The Damage Been Done?

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.46.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Today, we look at the rearrest of migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu, and discuss what his mistaken release means for confidence in the government.

Kebatu had been mistakenly released on Friday from HMP Chelmsford, where he was serving a 12-month sentence for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex.

We also discuss an apology from Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, after she said: “it drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people”.

Labour cabinet minister Wes Streeting has called the comment racist. Pochin says “My comments were phrased poorly and I apologise for any offence caused, which was not my intention.”

And we look at Laura’s interview with Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris, in which said said she was 'concerned' she did not ask Biden to quit the presidential race. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing [email protected] or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Paddy O’Connell and Laura Kuenssberg. It was made by Chris Flynn with Sophie Millward. The social producer was Darren Dutton. The technical producer was Frank McWeeny. The weekend series editor is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Yes he has a fancy new job

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As a columnist for the Sunday Times

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Yes

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And did you read it

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I did

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Did you see what you mentioned in it

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Well the thing I took from that article

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Was rather than any mentions of anything or else or not

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It was the idea that Rishi Sunak

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Who put taxes up again and again and again and again Saying again, saying, ah, if you want to grow the economy, you have to cut taxes. Yes, he did say that that's the body of the piece, but we're not interested in that. Oh, okay. We're interested. All chances are experienced enough politicians to do interviews before the budget without revealing its secrets, although when I did the job, I did think appearing on the Sunday shows just before Budget Day was slightly absurd, as it mostly involves politely telling an increasingly exasperated Laura Coonsberg to wait for Wednesday. Well, and can, as a result of that, said exasperation expressed by many politicians, if he was paying attention last year, we interviewed Rachel Reeves after the budget for that very reason. And that is also what we're going to do this year. We're going to interview her, I thinkves after the budget for that very reason and that is also what we're going

1:28.9

to do this year we're going to interview her I think after the budget rather than before so yeah

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