Newscast – Starmer Turns His Attention To Ukraine (Or Tries To)
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Today President Zelensky was in London to agree a new defense partnership with the UK, with Downing Street hoping to combine “Ukrainian expertise with the UK’s industrial base” to produce drones. But while Starmer and Zelensky were meeting on one side of the Atlantic, President Trump was changing his mind about whether he needed NATO support again in the Strait of Hormuz. During a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, President Trump attacked Starmer again. Adam and Chris discuss Zelensky’s visit and President Trump’s change of heart. Plus economics editor Faisal Islam joins Adam, who has just taken a look at quantum computers with Rachel Reeves, to discuss the Chancellor’s annual Mais Lecture, covering Artificial Intelligence, closer ties with Europe and possible plans to devolve tax revenue spending. You can now listen to the News Broadcast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the News Broadcast”. Works on most smart speakers. You can join our online Newscast community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are published every day. If you’re in the UK, listen to BBC Sounds for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd The News feed gives you daily analysis of the latest political news from the BBC. The host was Adam Fleming. Produced by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi and Harry Craig. The social producers were Jem Westgate and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was James Piper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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