Episode details
News,18 Mar 2026,32 mins
(Another) Labour Leadership Challenge?
Available for over a year
Today, Angela Rayner has reignited Labour leader speculation with a speech in Westminster.
The former deputy prime minister told a room at a Westminster pub that Labour is “running out of time”.
Adam and Chris discuss this, and mixed messages coming out of the White House about the effectiveness of Operation Epic Fury with Chief North America Correspondent Gary O’Donoghue.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was James Piper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.