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Can Labour Climb The Investment Summit?


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Today, we look at the Government’s attempts to attract billions in funding at a glitzy investment summit.

Keir Starmer told investors at the event in the City of London that he will scrap regulation and red tape that “holds back investment”. BBC Business Editor, Simon Jack, tells Adam and Chris how it went.

Plus, the public inquiry into the poisoning of a woman in Salisbury with Novichok. Dawn Sturgess died after being exposed to the same nerve agent used to target a former Russian military officer, Sergei Skripal, four months earlier. Marie Lennon, presenter of the Crime Next Door podcast, joins Adam.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris and Ruchira Sharma. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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