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May 2022
36m 48s

Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow?

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Sir Keir Starmer says he’ll quit if he’s fined for breaking lockdown rules…

Adam chews over the Labour leader’s predicament with Chris, who’s having a busy first day in the job as BBC political editor. They also discuss the news that the Queen won’t be at the State Opening of Parliament – the first time she’s missed it since 1963.

Also… the BBC’s Chris Page joins us from Belfast to give us the latest on the stalemate in Stormont.

And… Professor Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, author of The Red Mirror: Putin's Leadership and Russia's Insecure Identity, tells us why Victory Day is such a big deal in Russia.

Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Cordelia Hemming and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.

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