Starmer Calls Out ?Gang of Thugs?

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Today, we look at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer?s response to the disorder that spread across the country in the wake of the Southport attack.

The PM described those involved as ?thugs? as he announced a new ?national violent disorder programme? to clamp down on violent groups.

To discuss what the programme could look like, Adam is joined by home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani and political correspondent Alex Forsyth.

And the BBC director general, Tim Davie, has defended the decision not to sack Huw Edwards, when he was told of his arrest in November over the most serious category of indecent images of children.

Media Editor Katie Razzall joins Adam to discuss the details of how the BBC has responded.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:04.8	Hello, we're recording this episode of Newscast on the 1st of August.
0:08.4	I have to say, I've never really believed that old myth in the news industry that not very much happens in August.
0:14.8	I think there's always stuff happening in the news at this time of year.
0:18.8	If you care to look, and there's lots of big
0:20.8	stories to discuss on this episode of Newscast. Newscast from the BBC. The exit poll is predicting
0:27.4	a labour landslide. We did it. And before you know it, you have a bright future behind you.
0:33.6	I really don't know what he said at the end of that sense.
0:35.8	Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question.
0:39.5	Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour.
0:43.1	Blimey.
0:43.8	Hello, it's Adam in the studio. And we'll catch up with media editor Katie Razl in a bit for the latest developments on the former BBC news reader Hugh Edwards.
0:52.3	But first, we're going to look at the continuing fallout
0:54.6	from the attack in Southport on the dance class on Monday that left three little girls dead.
1:01.3	Many families worried about their children and a whole community concerned about what had
1:06.4	happened and then what happened next in their town. Because on Tuesday night, there was a vigil where some people broke away and started attacking the police and a mosque. And that happened in Southport on Tuesday night. Then similar things happened in other places on Wednesday night. And then what's happened today on Thursday afternoon at just about 4 o'clock
1:29.1	was that the Prime Minister Kirstarmer did a press conference responding to this. So there are lots of
1:34.2	things that we need to join up. And who better to help us do that than who's in the studio right now?
1:38.9	It's BBC Home Affairs and Legal Correspondent Dominic Cashiani. Hi, Dom. Hello. Hi. And also
1:44.0	at Westminster is Alex Forsyth. Hi, Alex. Hello. Hi. And also at Westminster is Alex for South.
1:45.4	Hi, Alex.
1:45.9	Hello.
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