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Radio Wales,22 Apr 2026,113 mins

Jason Mohammad takes your calls on Keir Starmer, running and camping.

The Phone In

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The former top civil servant at the Foreign Office, Sir Olly Robbins, has given evidence to MPs about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the US. Yesterday, the Prime Minister insisted officials had taken a "deliberate decision" not to disclose to him that the former Labour peer hadn't passed some security vetting checks. Robbins has told the Foreign Affairs Select Committee there was an "atmosphere of pressure" and a "very strong expectation" from No 10 that Mandelson should be "in post and in America as quickly as humanly possible". We’ll keep you up to date on the latest updates from this story… But, how do you feel about Keir Starmer now? Today marks 10 years since the launch of the Couch to 5K app and since then, users have racked up 1 billion minutes of movement! Users take on a 9-week running plan designed for beginners to gradually build stamina, alternating walking and running 3 times a week to eventually reach a 5K run! Have you picked up running? And finally, one Welsh campsite has been named among the best in the UK... Do you love a night under the canvas? Call or WhatsApp 03700 100 110 or Text 8 10 12. Be part of the nation's conversation.

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