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Today, has Donald Trump outlined his plans for a future trade war once he re-enters the White House?

Plus, we examine new plans by the government to encourage people to get back to work. They say that young people must take up offers of a job or training, or lose their benefits. Adam is joined by Ben Chu policy and analysis correspondent for BBC Verify.

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Today, we look at the Chancellor Rachel Reeves defending her budget, telling businesses she is “not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes”.

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Today, we look at the government’s plans to cut, what the Prime Minister has called, the “bulging benefits bill”.

Speaking to Laura on her Sunday morning show - the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall outlined Labour’s plan “to get Britain working”. Laura, Paddy and Nick Watt of Newsnight discuss how similar this approach is to the previous governments. And, how will it be received by their own party?

Plus, COP29 ended with richer countries agreeing to pay developing nations $300 billion a year by 2035 to help them tackle climate change. The negotiations overran by 30 hours and the deal has been criticised as “too little, too late”. Host of the BBC’s Climate Question podcast Graihagh Jackson joins to discuss.

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Today, we look at a major intervention into the debate on the assisted dying bill from former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Writing in the Guardian, Brown says the death of his first daughter Jennifer aged only 11 days strengthened his belief that "this is not the right time to make such a profound decision". Laura and Paddy discuss whether this could impact how MPs vote, as well as looking at new polling into how the public feel about the legislation.

Plus, the French Foreign Minister has spoken exclusively to Laura about the war in Ukraine, and suggests that they will allow their long-range missiles to be fired into Russia.

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Today, Adam, Alex, Chris and Henry discuss Ukraine firing British and US missiles on Russia, what the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu means for Britian’s relationship with Israel, and Newscast remembers John Prescott who has died at the age of 86.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, Alex Forsyth and Henry Zeffman. It was made by Chris Gray with Anna Harris. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, we look back on the life and career of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.

Lord Prescott died aged 86 on Wednesday in his care home, where he had been living with Alzheimer's, his family have said. Adam speaks to former Labour Director of Communications Lord Peter Mandelson about his memories of working with Lord Prescott.

And, Adam talks to Joe Pike, Political Investigations Correspondent, about the Charity Commission’s inquiry into the Captain Tom Foundation, the charity set up by the family of Sir Captain Tom Moore. The Charity Commission said his daughter and son-in-law displayed a "pattern of behaviour" in which they benefited personally from the Captain Tom Foundation and people "would understandably feel misled".

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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 Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper. The technical producers were Jack Graysmark and Mike Regaard. The assistant editor Chris Gray. The senior News editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, the BBC believes Ukraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles into Russia by Ukraine for the first time.

Adam speaks to former UK defence attaché to Moscow and Kyiv John Foreman, who describes the Defence Secretary John Healey’s remarks to the House of Commons about Storm Shadow missiles as “clear as mud”.

And, BBC News Chief Presenter Sumi Somaskanda discusses why President Biden has changed direction on Ukraine plus the latest on President-elect Trump’s well-known nominees for top roles in his team.

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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 Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper and Anna Harris. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor Chris Gray. The senior News editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, we look at a protest in Westminster by farmers over inheritance tax changes announced in the Budget.

Today, we look at the US reportedly authorising Ukraine sending long-range missiles into Russia. Plus, Keir Starmer’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

And, Adam talks to BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg to find out how the Kremlin has reacted to the potential missile strikes, plus the return of President Trump.

Russia has conducted a “massive” attack on Ukraine’s power infrastructure, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, with 120 missiles and 90 drones reportedly causing multiple explosions across the country.

Laura and Paddy have been speaking to politicians about what’s going on there.

And Laura’s also been talking to Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, who admits her public language over a row within government was “an unhelpful distraction”.

Plus, Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey suggests the party’s Welsh leader could be on her way out.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was hosted by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.