Today, concerns are growing over the government’s handling of the set up of a national inquiry into grooming gangs. Two potential candidates to chair the inquiry have withdrawn their names from the process and four survivors have quit the panel assisting it. Adam and Chris are joined by special correspondent Judith Moritz to discuss why this has become such a challenge for the government.Plus, economics editor Faisal Islam explains why the price of orange juice has risen by 134% in the last 5 years and what it tells us about today’s inflation figures. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. 
 
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi and Adriana Urbano. The social producer was Sophie Millward. The technical producers were James Piper and Johnny Hall. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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