Newscast! The Musical

Published: May 26, 2022, 9:46 p.m.

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke joins Adam, Chris and Alex Forsyth to talk about the government\u2019s decision to give every household a \xa3400 discount on their energy bills. It\u2019ll be partly funded by a windfall tax on oil and gas firms\u2019 profits. \n \nConservative MP Mark Harper, who\u2019s calling for Boris Johnson to resign, explains why he believes it\u2019s time for the party to choose its next leader.

This episode of Newscast was made by Chris Flynn, Daniel Wittenberg and Miranda Slade. The assistant editor was Alison Gee. The editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.