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Today we’re looking at the Green Party of England and Wales, as senior members speak out on its future.
New found popularity has brought with it many more members, but also concerns among some about the party’s direction after the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion.
Its former co-leader Adrian Ramsay joins Paddy and Laura to warn that it is at a “crossroads”.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Eleanor Harrison-Dengate. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

This week, the Chancellor delivered his first Autumn statement featuring a whopping 98 measures. Adam, Chris, Faisal and Helen Miller, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, get together in the Newscast studio to breakdown John Healey’s budget and what it means for the UK economy.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Jonny Baker. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, Adam is joined by Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservatives for her reaction to the Budget.
They discuss how she prepared her House of Commons response to John Healey’s speech, the Conservative’s plan to cut welfare spending, Brexit and… her love of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
And, Panorama filmmaker Jane Corbin is back in the studio to unpack what we know so far about the results from the Israeli elections.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Cordelia Hemming. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Jonny Baker. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, the chancellor John Healey presented his first budget, and the first since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
Among some 98 measures on the Treasury scorecard were a £100 energy payment for millions, a tax rise for banks and pledges on fiscal devolution and defence spending.
How significant are the announcements in today’s budget? And what have we learned from the Office for Budget Responsibility’s analysis? To unpack everything, Adam and Chris are joined by deputy economics editor Dharshini David and BBC Verify’s policy and analysis correspondent Ben Chu.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Cordelia Hemming. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Robin Schroder. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Adam goes for a run with the chancellor John Healey on the day before the budget. On a very wet morning in St James’ Park they discuss how the chancellor has been preparing for the budget. Plus, will today’s announcement of 5 ‘everyday fixes’ actually give some breathing room?
Then Adam races across London to join a host of Newscasters to run the final 5K of Adam’s 500K in Andy Burnhams’ 1st 100 days challenge. Adam and Chris reflect on what John Healey had to say and look ahead to what else we can expect from tomorrow’s budget.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Gray and Anna Harris with Cordelia Hemming. The social producers were Sophie Millward, Gabriel Purcell-Davis and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.