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Laura K is back on the day the Tory leadership ballot closes.

Laura K is back on the day the Tory leadership ballot closes.

And another battle is being drawn between the release of Lord of the Rings prequel (The Rings of Power) and the Game of Thrones prequel (House of the Dragon), so we get got two super fans (and politicians), Labour MP Jess Phillips (Thrones) and Tory MP Rob Halfon (Rings), to fight it out.

Also, Danny Shaw, ex-大象传媒 Home Affairs Correspondent, explains why Cressida Dick, ex-Met Police Chief, is back in the news.

Today鈥檚 Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Cordelia Hemming, Alix Pickles and Daniel Wittenberg. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

Thank you to the following companies for use of the Thrones and Rings clips:
1:26 Pictures (House of the Dragon)
Home Box Office (HBO) (House of the Dragon)
Amazon Studios (The Rings of Power)
Harper Collins Publishers (The Rings of Power)
New Line Cinema (The Rings of Power)
Tolkien Enterprises (The Rings of Power)
Warner Bros. Television (The Rings of Power)

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