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Dec 2022
29m 27s

Rwanda Ruling

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Where does Monday's High Court ruling leave the Rwanda migrant plan? The UK High Court has found that the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful. Adam is joined by the BBC’s Dominic Casciani and Nick Eardley to discuss the political, legal and practical ramifications of the decision.

Former White House adviser, and soon-to-be Chancellor of Durham University, Fiona Hill, talks about fears of nuclear war, the upcoming winter in Ukraine and how high fees may have kept her away from university.

And we find out who’s won the Newscast World Cup sweepstake…

This episode of Newscast is presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn and Phil Marzouk. The studio manager was Philip Bull. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

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