Adam chats with Dr Luke Evans, Thangam Debbonaire, and Kirsty Blackman about the big questions surrounding Westminster, their favorite ice cream flavors, the relationships in 'Love Actually,' heartwarming moments and community support, sword weight and the glitter protest, questions from the S&P debate, and the possibility of a January 2025 election.
The podcast discusses the uncertainty surrounding the Rwanda Bill and the potential timing of a General Election in Parliament.
The podcast also briefly mentions a lighter topic, exploring the favorite ice cream flavor of one of the interviewees.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. Today, we look at the big questions hanging over Westminster as MPs prepare to break for Christmas recess. What next for the Rwanda Bill? When might we see a General Election? and who’s favourite flavour of ice cream is vanilla?
Adam is joined by Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans, Labour MP + Shadow Culture Secretary Thangam Debbonaire and SNP Cabinet Office Spokesperson Kirsty Blackman
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Gray with Gemma Roper. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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