Liz Truss & The Pop Cons
Another Conservative faction emerges as Sunak gambles on Rwanda.
February 6, 2024
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February 6, 2024
Liz Truss & The Pop Cons
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<p>Today, we look at the return of Liz Truss and talk about online safety with the children’s commissioner for England.</p><p>Former prime minister Liz Truss launched the Popular Conservatism movement today alongside Tory backbench MPs including Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lee Anderson. James Cook is joined by LBC’s Iain Dale and the political editor of Tortoise, Catherine Neilan, to discuss what the new faction means for Rishi Sunak.</p><p>And after Laura Kuenssberg’s interview at the weekend with Esther Ghey, mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, we speak to the children’s commissioner for England Dame Rachel De Souza about keeping children safe online.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere </p><p>Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Jack Maclaren with George Dabby, Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.</p>
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