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Resignationcast (Gove sacked)

Newscast

BBC

News, Daily News, Politics

4.36.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The Levelling Up Secretary, Micheal Gove, is removed by Boris Johnson, and the Attorney General, Suella Braverman, says she will stand for the party leadership.

On another extraordinary night in Westminster, Adam and Chris are joined by former-Boris Johnson adviser, Will Walden, to talk it all through.

This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.6

Hello, it's 11 o'clock on Wednesday.

0:06.8

If you want all the full details of what's going on earlier on on Wednesday, then listen

0:11.4

to the previous episode of newscast because this is a little quick update about exactly

0:15.8

where we've got to.

0:17.2

Boris Johnson is still holding firm as Prime Minister, although he has sacked Michael Gove,

0:23.3

the levelling up secretary, and another cabinet minister has resigned, along with a load of

0:28.4

other people who aren't quite in the cabinet, or will be revealed in this little update

0:32.2

episode of newscast.

0:33.5

Newscast, from the BBC.

0:36.6

Treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity has become impossible in recent months.

0:42.5

The job of a Prime Minister in difficult circumstances when he's been handed a gloss

0:46.9

or mandate is to keep going.

0:48.9

And that's what I'm going to do.

0:49.9

That's what the countries deserve better.

0:52.2

The naeze, z-list cast of nodding docks.

0:55.4

So it will be no more personal statements today.

0:58.5

Hi Boris, I am.

1:00.5

Hello, it's Adam in the studio.

1:02.9

And it's Chris in a studio at Westminster.

1:05.8

So Chris, I've had a lovely Thai meal with some colleagues and a beer, and you've been

1:10.6

feeding on loads of breaking news.

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