Navigating Leadership Contests and Political Dynamics

Today, a police officer has been cleared of murdering Chris Kaba who he shot in south London.

Martyn Blake, shot Chris Kaba, who was unarmed, during a police vehicle stop in Streatham in September 2022. The officer denied intending to kill the 24-year-old. Adam speaks to UK Correspondent Adina Campbell who has been following the case, and Danny Shaw, Former BBC Home Affairs Correspondent & now commentator on police and crime issues.

And Michael Gove reflects on his career as an MP and talks about his new Radio 4 series ‘Surviving Politics’. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. 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 Gemma Roper and Ruchira Sharma. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.