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Sep 2022
36m 19s

Cabinet Maker

BBC News
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Liz Truss assembles her new team.

Kwasi Kwarteng has been named chancellor, James Cleverly is foreign secretary, and Therese Coffey is the new health secretary.

Adam and Chris are joined by Gavin Barwell, former Downing Street chief of staff, and Charlotte Ivers, political correspondent at Times Radio, to discuss the new Prime Minister’s first day and the latest appointments.

Today’s episode was made by Tim Walklate with Cordelia Hemming, Miranda Slade and Danny Wittenberg. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

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