Summary
With Boris Johnson thousands of miles away in India, MPs have approved an investigation into whether he misled Parliament over lockdown parties. Adam is joined by fellow BBC presenters Alex Forsyth and Jo Coburn to talk through how we got here.
Also in the studio is Labour’s Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, who gives his thoughts on what all this means for the PM’s position, and he reflects on life nearly a year after receiving treatment for kidney cancer.
This edition of Newscast was made by Danny Wittenberg, Chris Flynn and Miranda Slade. The assistant editor was Alison Gee. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.1 | So Laura Kaye's having some R&R between Jobs. |
| 0:08.8 | Lovely. |
| 0:09.8 | Chris Mason is celebrating his promotion to political editor by getting Covid. |
| 0:13.6 | Next lovely. |
| 0:14.6 | Stop laughing. |
| 0:15.6 | Stop laughing. |
| 0:16.6 | Well, I mean, it's just a sort of mad coincidence of life events, isn't it? |
| 0:19.8 | And is that why I've been asked? |
| 0:21.8 | I think that's why I've been asked. |
| 0:23.8 | That's why one of us has asked. |
| 0:24.8 | Yeah, I think. |
| 0:25.8 | Anyway, it's lovely to have you both there. |
| 0:26.8 | Thank you. |
| 0:27.8 | My obsession's been this week with the Great British Real Way Sale website. |
| 0:32.4 | So I typed in my origin station and then clicked the Inspiromy button to see where I could |
| 0:36.6 | go. |
| 0:37.6 | Yes. |
| 0:38.6 | And it suggested Luton Airport Parkway. |
| 0:39.6 | And then some newscasters go in touch the next day saying, oh, we all got offered witness. |
| 0:44.8 | And so I looked at where a witness was. |
| 0:46.2 | So I just want to know if you're doing it. |
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