Laura Kuenssberg
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#bbclaurak 9am Sundays @BBCOne @BBCIplayer NEWSCAST on @BBCSounds any time follow @bbclaurak on @instagram
Westminster, mostly....
Joined July 2009
NEWSCASTERS! Your Sunday serving here with me, @bbcpaddy and @hzeffman - we tried to do justice to this huge 24 hours when finally, Gazans are going home, and remaining Israeli hostages are on the verge of coming home - https://t.co/VhdpRdyrwo
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Hamas says it will release hostages on Monday, and Trump will hold international summit.
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We asked the First Minister if he wanted to apologise over this, after upset from the organisers of a vigil to mark the Manchester synagogue attack
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Members of the crowd shouted "shame on you" as Swinney spoke about the 2023 attacks at an event outside Holyrood.
“People would accuse me of being a hypocrite if I hadn’t set out my view about how peace could be achieved” Scottish FM John Swinney defends raising recognition of a Palestinian state at a vigil for those killed in the Manchester attack #BBCLauraK
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Busy #bbclaurak - likely the mess over the China spy case will be raised in parly tomorrow - this was how the Education Sec defended it this morning, with a careful phrase about Jonathan Powell not having involvement in the 'substance' or discussion of evidence in the case....
“We are clear that China presents threats, challenges and also opportunities” Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the national security adviser “had no role to play” in the evidence presented in the alleged China spying case #BBCLauraK
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NEWSCASTERS! Your Saturday serving here with me, @bbcpaddy and the ever excellent Jeremy Bowen https://t.co/OqdAiPeEre
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And Israelis and Palestinians wait for the release of hostages and prisoners.
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The race for Number 2 inc a new promise from @bphillipsonmp to give Labour members more powers..
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The pair are going head-to-head to be Angela Rayner's replacement, but what are they battling for?
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NEWSCASTERS! Your Sunday serving... me, @bbcpaddy, @hzeffman, @KemiBadenoch and @ShabanaMahmood on a very busy news day - protests, police, and plenty of politics... https://t.co/74gmWzFMxe
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The Home Secretary announces new police powers to restrict protests.
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“They are justified in asking for more from their government” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood responds to criticisms from the Jewish community in the wake of the Manchester Synagogue attack #BBCLauraK
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BREAKING: Mamdani's odds continue to rise, despite Eric Adams endorsing Cuomo. Is NYC going all-in on socialism?
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“We do need a bit of a course correction” Labour MP Lucy Powell explains her pitch for her party’s deputy leadership and says “we can’t just pretend everything’s going great” for the government #BBCLauraK
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“There may have been a small price to pay in the polls, it will pay off eventually” Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her approach of taking longer than Reform to make policy around issues like migration will lead to political benefits #BBCLauraK
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“We believe in free speech, but it has to be within the bounds of the law” Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party will support the government’s new plans to restrict protests but asks “what took them so long” to act on the issue #BBCLauraK
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Big morning for @KemiBadenoch - announcing new plans for borders ahead of party conference where she is under big pressure to perform
“They will go back to where they came from” Kemi Badenoch defends her newly announced plans to remove 150,000 migrants living in the UK illegally each year #BBCLauraK
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“I am very worried about the state of community relations in our country” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the government has a responsibility to take action to make sure people are “well integrated” and “strengthen our communities” #BBCLauraK
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A very busy #bbclaurak - Home Secretary @ShabanaMahmood joined us to announce new powers for police to curb protests
“Just because you have a freedom doesn’t mean you have to use it at every moment of every day” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood defends the new powers to restrict protests the government wants to give police based on “cumulative disruption” #BBCLauraK
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NEWSCASTERS! Your Saturday serving...
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And Kemi Badenoch arrives in Manchester for Conservative conference.
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'if you want perfect leaders, you won't have any leaders'.. As new Archbishop of Canterbury is about to be confirmed, our interview with Justin Welby after he quit
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Laura Kuenssberg speaks to Justin Welby in his first interview since he resigned in November.
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@GretaThunberg 's flotilla has been intercepted - this was her speaking to us from the ship on Sunday
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South Africa and Turkey have criticised the incident in international waters. Israel says those on board are safe.
And we spoke to @GretaThunberg from the middle of the Mediterranean
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Sorry, this time with the right link! Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman admit their mistakes and tell their side of the story
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The peer, in an exclusive interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, says she stands to benefit from £60m PPE profit.
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