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Stark Climate Change Warning for Government
29 minutes Posted Apr 20, 2024 at 8:48 am.
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Today we look at the apologies made by the Met Police after threatening to arrest an anti-Semitism charity leader for being near a pro-Palestine march.

Gideon Falter, the Campaign Against Antisemitism chief executive was told by police his presence was causing a "breach of peace", in a video posted online.

Laura and Paddy speak to former Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Zoe Billingham about policing protests and the pressures on the police.

And Laura’s spoken to the outgoing Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee, Chris Stark who says Rishi Sunak has “set us back” on climate change.

Today's Newscast was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Frank McWeeny. The editor is Sam Bonham.