Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. Today, we look at what’s happening with the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Conservative MPs met throughout the day to discuss the plan ahead of crunch vote for Rishi Sunak.Adam is joined by Chris Mason and former No10 communications director Craig Oliver.Meanwhile, the Prime Minister spent the day giving evidence to the Covid inquiry and defended the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Adam speaks with BBC Health Reporter Jim Reed.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Cordeilia Hemming and Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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