Summary
The next generation of climate activists take centre stage… with Greta and co leading the way. Adam chats to climate activist, Mikaela Loach, about how she finds time to fight for the future of the planet (all the while being 5th year medical student). The BBC’s Laura Scott is outside Yorkshire County Cricket Club to explain the latest in the Azeem Rafiq racism case. And also, just how do COP’s vegan croissants compare to their full fat counterparts? Adam tucks in...
Today’s Newscast was made by Sam Bonham with Rachel Judah and Alix Pickles. The studio director was Emma Crowe. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | I've just bumped into somebody who is basically a bit of a cop 26 legend because she's the reason it's here in the UK. |
| 0:11.0 | It's the, she's not apologizing, it's the the... she's now apologizing. It's the former energy minister Claire Perry O'Neill. |
| 0:16.0 | So you were the one that had the bright idea of bringing this here. |
| 0:20.0 | Does it seem so bright now? |
| 0:21.0 | No, look I actually... and it costs, right? |
| 0:24.0 | So I had to persuade cabinet to pay for it. |
| 0:25.0 | Of course, I mean, it's actually been great. |
| 0:26.0 | It's funny that I've just been on the main stage in the president's chair |
| 0:29.0 | and I made a crack about, you know, finally, I was just, the gavel was just out of reach in case I was tempted. |
| 0:34.3 | I think the UK has done a really good job actually. The presidency team, the UN |
| 0:39.6 | Secretariat, this people can never happen, not only as it happened happened but I think what we've seen in the |
| 0:44.1 | last few days is kind of global leaders and these really practical deals that are being put on the |
| 0:49.1 | table is really exciting it's very good momentum what do you think the UK is getting out of it? |
| 0:54.0 | Well I think the UK, so in the geopolitical space |
| 0:58.0 | this is another great opportunity for the UK as an independent ex-EU member |
| 1:02.0 | to demonstrate its role in the global geopolitical |
| 1:05.8 | space and that was always the pitch and goes one B Johnson who was foreign |
| 1:09.8 | secretary at the time loved that idea he was a great proponent but I also think it's a chance for the |
| 1:13.7 | UK A to show some of its own leadership we have done a good job of decarbonising it and also |
| 1:18.6 | to bring that pragmatic sense you know we do deals we stuff, so I think we're really bringing our |
| 1:23.9 | skill set to the world. What was Boris Johnson's reaction when you first |
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