Newscast8 Sep 2025

Another Government Plan To Tackle Illegal Migration

Today, the new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said that the UK could suspend visas for countries with who don’t “play ball” with the government’s migrant return plans.

This comes after the Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s surprise cabinet reshuffle at the end of last week, triggered by the resignation of his Deputy Angela Rayner, who paid an incorrect amount of stamp duty on a property. The Labour NEC has announced the timeline for a deputy leader election campaign.

Adam and Chris unpack the Home Secretary’s plans, and ask — who could be the next deputy PM?

Adam also speaks to the new Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander about his new brief. They discuss the upcoming deputy leadership election and how the reshuffle may impact the direction of the party.

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Nelson Mandela

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EKNiGlqGbulwQTNnsQIrf

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-newscast-nelson-mandela-is-released-from-prison/id1234185718?i=1000725551537

Expenses Scandal

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aNP4ZQWG7tGXwUvEjdXyV

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-newscast-the-expenses-scandal-2009-part-2/id1234185718?i=1000725551590

Putin Election

https://open.spotify.com/episode/29dGTJ7gp8FWaad7UMiHKz

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-newscast-vladimir-putin-elected-russian-president/id1234185718?i=1000725553589

Oslo Accords

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Z7zsxzStgFpHK6vKvjh9Q

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-newscast-the-oslo-accords-1993-part-2/id1234185718?i=1000725554142

The Gulf War

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BvkbBZROGSNEVY3Y8fg2C

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-newscast-the-gulf-war-the-legacy-part-3/id1234185718?i=1000725554162

Thatcher

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4S86ZL44SB3ZlBDFdtEUkm

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-newscast-margaret-thatcher-announces-her-resignation/id1234185718?i=1000725554324

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