of newscast and animals that might watch or listen to us if we re left on in the background. lindsay hoyle is a big fan of pets, isn t he? he is. i always do my research before coming on the air. he has a turtle called maggie. political themed name. he has a parrot called something. boris. and a terrier called betty named after one of his predecessors as speaker. he has actually, and i will this on the record, as we lay down the gauntlet, he told me he would come on the podcast, on newscast, with boris the parrot. well, there you go. i have said it, so it has to happen. lindsay and boris, you are welcome whenever you want to come. and with that invite, welcome to newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it s chris, seizing adam s seat. and it is laura, next to chris in adam s normal seat.