You and opposite adam. Thank you for that very detailed description of the geography of the studio. Everyone can picture us now. So yeah, this is newscast, which is the bbc s daily News Podcast available at, well, every day on bbc sounds. Weve been talking about the election here on Radio Four live for the last few weeks. Now were going to Talk About the new government. Im just thinking the last time we were sat in this Seating Arrangement a week ago, the cabinet were getting used to their new Seating Arrangement in Downing Street. There was one seat left to declare in the election. And now its. Thats just daily life. Thats not different anymore. Thats true. This is the new universe. And somebody in the new cabinet said to me this morning, it now already feels like such a long time. The campaign, election night, the gasps of breath as the Exit Poll drops already feels to them, this one particular member of the cabinet as if it was another lifetime. And yet other, uh, Labour Ministers i
Weve been talking about the election here on Radio 4, live for the last few weeks. Now were going to Talk About the new government. Im just thinking the last time we were sat in this Seating Arrangement a week ago, the cabinet were getting used to their new Seating Arrangement in Downing Street. There was one seat left to declare in the election. And now its. Thats just daily life. Thats not different any more. Thats true. This is the new universe. And somebody in the new cabinet said to me this morning, it now already feels like such a long time. The campaign, election night, the gasps of breath as the Exit Poll dropped already feels to them, this one particular member of the cabinet, as if it was another lifetime. And yet other Labour Ministers ive been talking to still are talking about the penny not quite dropping. Somebody said, i was driving along in my constituency and i suddenly thought, oh, god, weve got a Labour Government and oh, god, its me, you know . So i think this huge
Our political editor Chris Mason is travelling with him and sent this Update Hello from a rather soggy airfield. Quite a moment, this, for Sir Keir Starmer as he prepares to get on board the Prime Ministerial Plane And Head To Washington. He will have a chance to visit the White House, to meet President Biden, and also introduce himself to lots of other World Leaders at this Nato Summit. And all of this less than a week on from the General Election. Obviously at a Nato Summit, a gathering of the defence alliance, a real focus on security. Labour have promised that they want to spend 2. 5 of national income on defence, but crucially, they have not put a timeframe on it, a deadline on it, which means there is a question about whether it is ever achieved. So lots to discuss about defence, and quite a moment for the new Prime Minister. The trip marks Sir Keir Starmer s first overseas trip as Prime Minister. He had this to sayjust before boarding his plane to the us. My message is very, ver
Is what theyre trying to do here. Theyre trying to show that theyre strong, that they can stand up to the democracy our seas theres a real struggle going on. You mentioned the far right. Yes. Theyve made some advances in certain places, but theyve also had to retreat in places like poland. We forget that poland is now governed by a centrist government. And that has been a change and the latest development womens and brands also should be reassuring to some extent, but theres a real struggle here. So i think that those countries, China And Russia are watching closely and theyre trying to vie for influence with the United States im farkas great to see you. Thank you. I knew ive seen a new central starts now breaking this morning, this Morning Hurricane Beryl tearing through texas, Hundreds Of Thousands of people without power as millions more on high alert for flooding and lifethreatening Storm Surges anxiety and anesia. The White House, we have new reporting on the somber mood there as