Today, Sir James Cleverley has returned to the front bench after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch reshuffled her top team.
Adam and Chris discuss the changes to the shadow cabinet and whether they will help the Conservatives in the fight for dominance of the right of British politics. Today, their opponents Reform, led by Nigel Farage announced a Tory defection at the Welsh Royal Show.
Plus, the UK government has announced a new deal with OpenAI to use AI in public services. The agreement could give the company access to government data and mean its software is used across education, defence, security and justice.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Adam Fleming and Chris Mason. It was made by Rufus Gray with Anna Harris and Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Sophie Millward The technical producer was Rohan Madison. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
