Political Shifts and Policy Changes

Today we look at what’s on the political agenda as Parliament returns.

Adam and Chris discuss the government’s decision to suspend some arms exports to Israel and explore the introduction of a new system for grading schools in England. Plus are the Labour backbenches gearing up for a rebellion? An early day motion has been tabled proposing delaying changes to the Winter Fuel Payment.

And, there are growing concerns about violent and hateful content being pushed into the social media feeds of young boys. Adam is joined by Marianna Spring, who has been investigating what tech companies are doing (or not doing) to stop harmful content ending up in our feeds.

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