The Wrap With Anna Botting

The broadcast first reported the Home Secretary's announcement of an independent review into the police handling of the murder of Henry Nowak. It said the 18-year-old was stabbed to death on his way home from a night out last December by Vikram Digwa, who falsely claimed Nowak had carried out a racist attack and who was handcuffed after being accused. The review, led by a former Lord Chancellor, will examine what was known about the perpetrator, missed opportunities to intervene, the family's experience of the criminal justice system and, after the IOPC investigation concludes, the actions of the IOPC and if necessary the police; an initial report is due within five months. The family said they had fought for answers and described the emotional toll.

It then reported that Andy Burnham said he would like the UK to rejoin the EU within his lifetime but made clear it would not happen in this Parliament. Downing Street said the PM was not leaning either way, while Burnham said he would not allow freedom of movement without a referendum and spoke of practical steps and not moving ahead of the British public. Nigel Farage called the comments a betrayal of Brexit Britain and said there was no mandate to agree anything at the Brussels summit on 20 November.

The programme then covered Israel's election, the first since the 7 October attacks and the war in Gaza, describing it as seen by many as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. It noted he had Donald Trump's backing and had suggested they could restart a war against Iran if he won, while former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the country was at a crossroads. Discussion focused on Netanyahu's culpability over 7 October, accusations of genocide in Gaza and continued colonisation in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and on likely coalition arithmetic, with polling putting Netanyahu's bloc around 50 seats, the opposition around 55 and the Arab bloc 14, against the 61 needed.