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Jun 2022
35m 59s

Dowden and Out

BBC News
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Oliver Dowden quits as Conservative Party chairman after the Tories lose two by-elections.

Adam, Chris and Alex are joined by Will Walden, former advisor to Boris Johnson, to discuss the prime minister’s political future.

Also, the US top court ends the constitutional right to abortion. Sarah Smith is in Washington to explain what this means for millions of women in the country.

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

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