Chris Mason

And we'll be back with another newscast very soon.

Who knows what will happen between this one and the next.

Bye-bye.

Too far.

Happy New Year.

Newscast.

Well, Chris was also there and he's also here.

Hello, Chris.

I reckon Henry says that down dark alleys every Saturday night.

That's just the way it is, you know.

There's no denying, as well as no doubt, a lifelong appreciation of Mel C. Right, let's get on with this episode of Newscast.

Yeah, the backdrop to my mind as I was listening to your question there, Adam, was trying to remember when Monday evening was.

I realised it was actually last night.

Yeah, so that is what we learnt last night, that Shabana Mahmood, and I don't think she was on her own, were making that argument to the Prime Minister.

I think there was kind of three kind of groupings within the Cabinet in those conversations.

There were those who think the whole idea of toppling him now is completely mad.

There are those who think that he ought to set out a timetable to depart.

I don't think there were that many of them, but there were some.

And there were others.

By the way, I'm choking on the old plane trees of Westminster.