Newscast Podcast
Listen to the BBC’s best political insight as Andy Burnham prepares to become PM.
The BBC's daily news podcast, Newscast dives into the day's biggest news stories so you're never out of your depth.
Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest news, developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.
Newscast is hosted by trusted politics and news journalists including Adam Fleming, BBC Political Editor Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell.
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Episodes to download
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Old Newscast: How Jeremy Corbyn Won The Labour Leadership 2015 (Part 2)
Tue 30 Dec 2025
How did Corbyn go from outsider to Labour leader?
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Old Newscast: How Jeremy Corbyn Won The Labour Leadership 2015 (Part 1)
Mon 29 Dec 2025
How did Corbyn go from outsider to Labour leader?
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The Newscast Review of the Year 2025
Christmas Eve 2025
The biggest events of the year and what it was like on the inside as they happened.
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The Epstein Files And "The Invisible Man"
Tue 23 Dec 2025
The US Department of Justice have released the biggest set of documents yet.
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The Labour Deputy Leader Interview
Mon 22 Dec 2025
Lucy Powell reflects on how the Government handled 2025.
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The Best Bits of Newscast's Podcast-a-Thon (Part Two)
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Laura Kuenssberg, Chris Mason, Paddy O’Connell, Lyse Doucet and Pudsey Bear
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The Best Bits of Newscast's Podcast-a-Thon (Part One)
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Danny Robins, Armando Iannucci and Alexander from The Traitors!
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The Week: The State of British Politics in 2025
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Chris Mason wraps up the political year of 2025
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Is The Economy On The Up?
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Bank of England cuts interest rates to lowest level since 2023.
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Is The Erasmus Student Scheme Worth The Money?
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Government announces return to Erasmus study scheme in 2027.
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Are Foreign Countries Interfering in UK Politics?
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Minister orders probe into foreign interference in politics.
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Doctors Vote To Strike (Again)
Mon 15 Dec 2025
Doctors vote to go ahead with this week's five-day strike in England.
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'National Emergency' for Violence Against Women
Sun 14 Dec 2025
The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the justice system is failing women.
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Starmer Says a Doctor Strike Would be 'Reckless'
Sat 13 Dec 2025
PM Keir Starmer says its "beyond belief" strikes could take place during flu outbreak.
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The Week: How Much Pressure Is Keir Starmer Under?
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says hes “frustrated” in far reaching interview.
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Is Flu Different This Winter?
Thu 11 Dec 2025
The number of people in hospital with flu doubles in a week.
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Starmer's Plan To Fight The Right On Migration
Wed 10 Dec 2025
The PM pushes for urgent migration reform, and Trump doubles down on his security paper.
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Where Did The Covid Fraud Cash Go?
Tue 9 Dec 2025
Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says.
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The Plan To Get Work Working Again For Young People
Sun 7 Dec 2025
The government has a new plan to get nearly a million young people into work.
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Will The Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Change Hollywood Forever?
Sat 6 Dec 2025
The Netflix-Warner Bros. merger has been described as the biggest in history.
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The Week: Starmer’s Budget Defence, Donations, and is Brexit Back?
Fri 5 Dec 2025
Kay Burley joins Adam, Chris and Vicki to wrap up the week
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Putin ‘Morally Responsible’ For Novichok Death
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Inside the Sailsbury poisonings and the inquest to find out what happened.
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Is Russia Really Ready For War With Europe?
Wed 3 Dec 2025
And is the UK really ready to get closer to the EU?
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The Jury’s (Kind Of) Out
Tue 2 Dec 2025
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years.
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The Budget: Starmer Defends The Chancellor
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Starmer says he is proud of Budget as he denies misleading public.
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The Budget: Rachel Reeves Denies Claims She Lied in the Run-Up
Sun 30 Nov 2025
The chancellor says she can be trusted, after claims she misled the public before Budget.
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The Budget: Did Rachel Reeves Mislead the Public in the Run-Up?
Sat 29 Nov 2025
No 10 has denied the chancellor misled the public in the run-up to the Budget.
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The Week: Send Funding, Workers Rights And A Big Drop In Legal Migration
Fri 28 Nov 2025
How to pay for Send funding 'blackhole'?
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The Budget: What Does It Actually Mean For You?
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Keir Starmer defends the government’s tax-raising budget.
