The Week: A Historic By-Election, Prince Andrew And Digital ID
Newscast
BBC
4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Today, Plaid Cymru have won a by-election in an area Labour haven’t lost in for 100 years.
Adam and Chris discuss what it means for Welsh Labour, and for Reform who came second.
Plus they are joined by Alex and Joe to round up the political week. Is the political pressure on Prince Andrew’s living situation sustainable? Is Keir Starmer re-thinking how to sell digital id? And, Newscast welcomes a major celebrity into the studio.
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| 0:36.1 | Hello, it's the big newscast- related announcement you've all been waiting for, |
| 0:40.1 | which is not me and Chris taking over from Claudia and Tess on Strictly Come Dancing. |
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| 0:49.8 | and he handed me an envelope saying, here is your, well, he didn't say anything because he's mute, |
| 0:53.6 | but the envelope said, here is your children in need challenge. This year it's all about doing |
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