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Angela Of The North

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"I got death threats to my children"

Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, tells Newscast that she’s worried about her family’s safety.

Adam and Chris are joined by Angela Rayner to talk about her family's safety, her accent, snobbery, Mhairi Black, Taylor Swift and opera.

And there’s a new social media app in town called Threads. But can it dethrone Twitter as a go-to platform for journalists? Political Correspondent at PoliticsJOE Ava Santina, and Lucy Fisher. Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times give their take.

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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason. It was made by Rufus Gray with Miranda Slade. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

Published on Thursday, 6th July 2023.

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