Starmer’s Plan to ‘Build Baby Build’
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Today we look at what Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch had to say to Chris in the past 24 hours.
Keir Starmer has announced plans to make it easier to build nuclear power stations in England and Wales, whilst Kemi Badenoch was interviewed about her new policy pledge to block benefits for migrants settling in the UK.
And Adam and Chris are joined by health and science correspondent James Gallagher as recorded in front of a live studio audience for Newscast’s 5th birthday.
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason. It was made by Chris Flynn with Nancy Geddes and Shiler Mahmoudi. 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, this episode of newscast is almost going to be like a one-man version of Prime Minister's questions |
| 0:09.4 | because Chris Mason has been speaking to Kemi Badenock, leader of the opposition and Kirst Arma, the Prime Minister, |
| 0:15.6 | both of them separately in the last 24 hours. |
| 0:18.8 | So we thought we would catch up with him and see what he made of ending his Wednesday, |
| 0:23.6 | speaking to Kemi Badernock, and beginning his Thursday, chatting to Kirstarmer. |
| 0:28.0 | So that's what you'll hear on this episode of Newscast, which will come with a little |
| 0:31.7 | fifth anniversary twist as well. |
| 0:34.5 | Newscast. |
| 0:35.1 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:36.8 | I like landscapes. I don't think I'm being rude. Japping, |
| 0:39.7 | unemployed people who are overweight. That is not the agenda. It's the fun police working overtime. |
| 0:45.1 | The star is born. Elon. So, it's all perked that a miracle let us have it. Frankly, I think we need a |
| 0:50.3 | British Trump. Take me down to Downing Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. |
| 0:55.7 | Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio and we're going to be reveling in our fifth anniversary |
| 1:00.5 | as a daily podcast a bit more later. But I suddenly thought this sort of trademark newscast thing |
| 1:06.4 | that has been missing from this week's anniversary celebrations. A BBC political editor on a train hurtling from an event |
| 1:14.6 | where they've been interviewing the Prime Minister. |
| 1:16.3 | So I know you love those moments as much as I do sitting here in the studio. |
| 1:20.3 | We're going to create one of them now |
| 1:22.2 | because Chris Mason is joining us from a moving train |
| 1:26.0 | because he's been impressed in Lancashire |
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