Can Rishi Sunak turn it around?

Published: May 18, 2024, 5:08 p.m.

Today, Adam and Laura discuss \u2018Project Sunak\u2019, and Laura shares some of the insights she\u2019s heard from people who know and have worked with the Prime Minister about what he\u2019s like behind the scenes - as well as the operation to improve his popularity.

And Laura has interviewed Leonid Volkov, a close ally of Alexei Navalny, who was attacked with hammers outside his home in Lithuania last year.

You can read Laura's piece here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy6332vx5n8o\n \nYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere\n \nNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Tim Walklate with Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.