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Apr 2022
29m 34s

Chelsea Blues

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The Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tells Adam and Chris that Chelsea FC are on "borrowed time" and must be sold within weeks.

She also says that the culture in Westminster is getting worse.

And speaking on the day the government's broadcasting white paper was published, she denied accusations that the privatisation of Channel 4 was politically motivated.

Today’s episode of Newscast was made by Chris Flynn and Danny Wittenberg. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.

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