Burnham vs Trump, Putin and... Danny Dyer
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Burnham vs Trump, Putin and... Danny Dyer

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 202636 min
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Andy Burnham (and Chris!) have returned from a busy 24 hours in New York where the prime minister met US President Donald Trump for the first time, and gave his first major international speech at the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister talked about fighting against Russian disinformation and pushing global AI standards. Chris has come straight from the airport to the Newscast studio to talk through the big news lines from the visit. He also reveals what happened behind-the-scenes. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Oh, that's not a good idea! No, no, no, no! I'm going to get a tea!

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I'm going to go to the hospital. I'm going to go to the hospital. I'm going to go to the hospital. If not quite my debut on newscast in my non-uniform

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of the normal job with a suit and tie, I am also wearing some clothes that, it would be a stretch to say I've slept in these clothes and I didn't really sleep,

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