Them’s the Breaksitcast
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Boris Johnson has resigned but says he will stay on as caretaker prime minister until a new leader of the Conservative Party is chosen. Adam, Chris and Emma reflect on a momentous day in Westminster and discuss who could be in the running to succeed him. Conservative MP Bim Afolami is also in the studio to explain why he resigned as a vice-chairman of the party this week. This edition of Newscast was made by Chris Flynn and Miranda Slade. The assistant editors were Alison Gee and Sam Bonham. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, it's yet another episode of Newscast, although I think the events of this week merit as many episodes of newscast as possible. I hope you agree. We've just finished recording the TV edition, which is on BBC One after question time. |
| 0:19.0 | Quite often when I've gone to bed, if I'm honest. |
| 0:22.7 | So that's what you're going to hear now. |
| 0:24.8 | And if you want to hear the triumphant comeback of Laura Koensberg, |
| 0:29.0 | commentating on the end of the era that she covered as political editor, |
| 0:33.4 | then listen to the previous episode of Newscast. |
| 0:35.7 | Right, here is the latest episode. |
| 0:37.9 | Newscast. |
| 0:38.6 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:40.2 | Treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity has become impossible in recent months. |
| 0:45.8 | I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world. |
| 0:50.8 | But them's the brakes. |
| 0:51.9 | Circumstances have dramatically changed in the last 48 hours. |
| 0:54.9 | He's inflicted lies, fraud and chaos in the country. |
| 0:58.9 | An overwhelming and very widespread sense of relief. |
| 1:02.2 | Hi, Boris. |
| 1:03.1 | Hi, Boris. |
| 1:07.1 | Hello, it's Adam in the studio. |
| 1:08.9 | It's Emma Vardy here. |
| 1:10.0 | And it's Chris. |
| 1:11.3 | What was it like standing in Downing Street just before Boris Johnson came to the podium? |
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