The Week: Fiscal Rules, Disposable Vapes and Assisted Dying

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Adam, Alex, Jo and Matt discuss the chancellor confirming changes to her fiscal rules, a ban on disposable vapes and a split in the cabinet over assisted dying legislation.

Plus, Chris tells us what it’s been like flying for over 24 hours with the PM to Samoa.

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You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.7	Hello, as is now traditional on a Friday,
0:07.7	you're going to hear the episode of newscast
0:09.6	we recorded for viewers on BBC 1 on Thursday evening and it's worth listening to because
0:15.0	it's a look back at all the big political events of the week with our best friends
0:18.8	of the podcast. It's a chance to catch up with politics news We've not had a chance to do on the podcast,
0:24.6	and also just to see how some political stories have developed since we first talked about them
0:29.2	on newscast earlier in the week. And if you haven't already seen our bonus episodes profiling the two
0:35.1	contenders for the Tory leadership contest Robert Genrick and Kimmy Bedanock are available
0:40.0	in the newscast feed right now. Anyway on with this other episode of newscast.
0:44.4	Newsscast. Newsscast from the BBC. I like landscapes. You have a bright future behind you. You think you just fell out of a
0:51.2	coconut tree? We're effectively run in this country by a bunch of childless cat ladies.
0:56.0	You don't understand the essence of Brad?
0:58.0	It's the fun police working overtime.
1:00.0	It's just getting silly now.
1:01.0	Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour.
1:04.8	Blimey.
1:06.3	Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio.
1:08.1	Hello, it's Alex in the newscast studio.
1:09.9	It's Joe, also in the newscast studio. And it's Matt also in the newscast studio.
1:13.0	And it's Matt also in the newscast studio.
1:15.2	And all three of you have travelled from Westminster
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