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Jul 2022
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Resignationcast (Part 1)

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid quit Boris Johnson's cabinet.

In the first emergency Newscast tonight, Adam and Chris chew over the latest news and talk through what could happen next.

This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

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