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Mar 2023
32m 59s

A TikToking off in Parliament

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About this episode

The social media app has been banned from all parliamentary phones.

Adam and Chris are joined by the former conservative leader, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, who explains why he thinks TikTok should be banned on ministers' personal phones. He also gives his reaction to Boris Johnson's evidence to MPs on Partygate.

Tony Schumacher, Screen Writer for the Bafta nominated TV police drama ‘The Responder’, shares how the series was inspired by his own experiences as a police officer.

And, has Chris Mason managed to complete his challenge from Anneka Rice? Listen to find out!

Today’s Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason and was made by Cordelia Hemming with Cat Farnsworth and Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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