Sir James Cleverley has returned to the front bench after UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch reshuffled her top team.
Adam and Chris discuss the changes to the shadow cabinet and whether they will help the Conservatives in the fight for dominance of the right of British politics. Also today, their opponents Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage announced a Tory defection at the Welsh Royal Show.
Plus, the UK government has announced a new deal with OpenAI to use AI in public services. The agreement could give the company access to government data and mean its software is used across education, defence, security and justice.
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