Teen rapists face custody after appeal overturns 'lenient' sentence | BBC Newscast

Two teenage boys who raped girls in Hampshire have been given four years' detention after the Court of Appeal changed their sentences. A third boy's youth rehabilitation order was left unchanged.

The BBC UK correspondent Daniel Sandford was at the court and explains the reasoning behind the judges' decision.

Plus, Morgan McSweeney, the elusive former chief of staff to Sir Keir Starmer has given his first ever media interview. He spoke to Political Thinking's Nick Robinson about Labour's lack of preparation for government and his response to allegations of a boys club in Number 10.

Nick joins Alex and James to unpack what we learned.

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00:00 Intro 00:53 Court of Appeal gives custodial sentences to two teenage rapists 03:05 What happened in court today 06:07 Why the appeal court judge ruled the original sentence was "unduly lenient" 08:39 The mother of one of the victims responds 12:07 Morgan McSweeney: who is he and why is he speaking now? 26:26 McSweeney's response to the 'boys club' 31:56 McSweeney on Starmer's first phone call with Trump 36:02 What McSweeney's experience means for Andy Burnham's team