Sunak Tightens His Green Belt
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Rishi Sunak could weaken some of the government's key green commitments in a major policy shift. Chris joins Adam from Westminster to discuss what the prime minister might do and what it means for net zero. And a public inquiry has found detainees at Brook House migrant removal centre were subjected to degrading treatment and unnecessary pain. Callum Tulley, a former Brook House officer and whistleblower, now BBC journalist, gives us his reaction to the inquiry’s report.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, we're recording this episode of newscast at 7 o'clock. |
| 0:07.6 | I've just been watching Chris Mason on the 6 o'clock news, |
| 0:10.1 | and I think I've got a bone to pick with few |
| 0:11.7 | and a Bruce who's presenting, because I'm normally the one |
| 0:14.6 | that says to Chris when he's on a big story. |
| 0:16.6 | What's happened to your phone, Chris? |
| 0:18.4 | And she's copied me. |
| 0:19.8 | Chris, what's happened to your phone? |
| 0:21.2 | Why is he going completely nuts? |
| 0:22.7 | Do you remember when Laura used to say on Brexit cast |
| 0:24.6 | that she'd get off the London Underground |
| 0:26.5 | and her phone would go, |
| 0:27.1 | a caboo, and they're just loads of messages? |
| 0:29.5 | Well, that's what's been happening this afternoon, |
| 0:32.6 | because we have got wind of a plan within government |
| 0:38.0 | to radically change their outlook |
| 0:41.8 | as far as lots of green targets are concerned. |
| 0:46.0 | So what I can tell you... |
| 0:47.4 | You know what, let's have the newscast music |
| 0:49.5 | and then you can tell us the rest of this episode |
| 0:51.4 | of newscast. How exciting. |
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