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The News Agents
Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents. They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed. Episodes are available every weekday afternoon. You can listen to The News Agents on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play The News Agents" The…
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The News AgentsThe News Agents USA Special: Live from Richmond, Virginia: Trump on the campaign trail
The News Agents: USA, on Global Player We're in Richmond, Virginia for Donald Trump's last rally before he is almost certainly crowned the Republican candidate…
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Starmer’s “Worst Nightmare”- Galloway wins in Rochdale
George Galloway has said that Keir Starmer’s woken up to his “worst nightmare”, after the former Labour MP won the Rochdale by-election by almost 6,000 votes…
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Is the Chancellor trying to nick Labour's policies?
Right now the Treasury are flying more kites than you would see on top of Parliament Hill on a windy day. This comes ahead of next week’s budget - the last…
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Is it time for Rishi to boot out Liz 'deep state' Truss?
Liz Truss was doorstepped by the BBC in Westminster today and asked to explain why she'd been talking about the dangers of the 'deep state' at a Washington…
The News AgentsThe Sports Agents - Coming 5th March
Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman, two of the UK’s best sports broadcasters, host a brand new twice-weekly podcast exploring the stories behind the sports…
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What do the Tories really think about Lee Anderson?
Paul Scully, former Minister for London, has given his first extended interview to The News Agents since he talked about 'no-go' areas in Tower Hamlets and…
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Q&A Special
Emily, Jon and Lewis answer your questions in this bonus episode of The News Agents exclusively on Global Player. Editor: Tom Hughes You can listen to this…
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Has the Tory party been taken over by 'right-wing nationalists'?
Former Deputy Tory Chair Lee Anderson was suspended from the Conservative party this weekend after accusing the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan of 'giving the…
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Joe Lycett on raw sewage, Liz Truss and "woke" comedy
Joe Lycett is one of the biggest comedians in Britain today. He has also, over time, become more and more political. He’s had a new show on Channel 4 this…
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EXCLUSIVE: Could The Telegraph be bought by a political extremist?
Sir Paul Marshall is a Tory donor, hedge fund millionaire, co-owner of GB News and - according to his anonymous Twitter account - amplifier of far right…
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Is Kemi Badenoch telling the truth?
Why did Kemi Badenoch accuse a whistleblower of lying - in a row over compensation payouts to Post office victims? And why isn't the Prime Minister prepared to…
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Should Prince William be getting involved with Gaza?
Prince William has expressed his deep concern about the terrible human cost of the middle east conflict and expressed his desire to see an end to the fighting…
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Why can't the West stop Putin's killings?
Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia has laid the blame for her husband's murder directly with Putin. Few world leaders seem to disagree. There is much grave talk of…
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Two more Tory wipeouts
Two more Labour wins in two more by-elections. Kingswood and Wellingborough were very safe Conservative seats, but now they've turned red. The Conservatives…
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Recession: are we f***ed?
The UK is in recession - which means the economy has been shrinking for most of the last year. What does that do to our standard of living? And what are the…
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Is Labour's lead slipping away?
In the past 7 days Sir Keir Starmer has had to face down a leak over his big policy U-turn, a policy U-turn and the suspension of two Labour candidates for…
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Could the weirdest ever by-election be won by George Galloway?
Keir Starmer insists he took "decisive action" by suspending the Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali from the Labour party. Should it have come quicker? How damaging…
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Does the Labour Party still have an anti-Semitism problem?
Keir Starmer has gone out of his way to break with his party's antisemitic past and to reshape the Labour parliamentary party. But this weekend, shadow…
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Mick Lynch on Starmer, strikes and a united Ireland
When will strikes end - and are Labour the party to stop the constant drumroll of them? We're joined by the most charismatic man on the left of British…
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Why is Starmer running scared of his own policies?
The worst kept secret in politics was freed from its shackles today as Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Labour would drop their 28 billion pound spending pledge on…
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Why is our Prime Minister making jokes about trans people?
How has Rishi Sunak shown so little emotional intelligence that he ended up making his customary 'trans joke'? In the presence of the mother of a brutally…
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PopCon: Inside the Liz Truss revolution
Liz Truss and her mates have been selling their version of popular conservatism in central London this morning. They were delighted to see Lewis at their…
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How close are we really to a united Ireland?
Northern Ireland's new first minister Michelle O'Neill has had her knuckles metaphorically rapped by the PM - who's warned politicians to "focus on the day to…
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Why is it so dangerous to be an MP?
Justice Minister and MP for Finchley and Golders Green, Mike Freer, announced he would be leaving politics this week, fearing for his and his family's safety…
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Is the EU losing control of Europe?
Paris is under siege. And this time, it's the farmers. But why? After weeks of tractors on the straße in Germany, France are hit by similar trouble. It's…
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Has Rishi Sunak 'got Brexit done' today?
It’s been four years since we formally left the EU - and its been eight years of trying to square an impossible circle. How do you keep Brexiteers happy, the…
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Who are the “Evil Plotters” trying to destroy Rishi Sunak?
Last weekend the Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch made clear - in her trademark no nonsense style - that she wished all those trying to plot against and…
The News AgentsThis week on The News Agents USA: Could Taylor Swift swing the US election?
Emily and Jon host a weekly US politics podcast in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election; giving you everything you need to know about the world of…
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Why is everyone starting to talk about World War III?
The Telegraph editor began the morning by asking how ‘everyday British life would change in a global conflict’. Trump has already called it for WW3. On today’s…
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Why has America started to gas its convicts?
Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time this method of capital punishment has been used anywhere in the…
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Will conscription ever happen in the UK?
The head of the army - General Sir Patrick Sanders - has said the UK needs to train and equip a citizen army to be on the front door for any future war with…
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Has the government really ‘captured’ the BBC?
The week started with Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary calling out the BBC for bias and a failure of impartiality. She struggled to give many examples of…
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Will Israel get its hostages home?
Today we hear from Ziv, who was at the Nova music festival and saw her friends die. Her boyfriend is a hostage. And from Eli whose 18 year old daughter Liri is…
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Are British institutions really too 'woke'?
PSA: If you want all the latest on the departure Ron de Santis and the Republican Presidential primary race we have a full bonus episode for you on The News…
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The dangers of 2024 and how to manage them - with Britain’s oldest foreign secretary
2024 is still young but from Gaza to Ukraine to Pakistan, somewhere new is seemingly pulled into the mire of geopolitical clashes what seems like every day. In…
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Rishi, Coffey, Kigali and...Count Binface
Rishi won his Rwanda bill as the rebels all but melted away. But how much of a victory is it - and can he convince the Lords to leave it alone? The former…
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Have the Tories stopped caring about the rule of law?
After a couple of dramatic resignations last night from Tory rebels, the government appears fairly confident it CAN get it's Rwanda bill through the commons…
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Is Rishi Sunak about to sack Lee Anderson over Rwanda rebellion?
60 Tory rebels are currently off signing amendments to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill including - checks notes - his two deputy chairmen who are on the government…
The News AgentsThis week on The News Agents USA: Donald Trump dominates in Iowa: is the Republican race already over?
Emily and Jon host a weekly US politics podcast in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election; giving you everything you need to know about the world of…
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Has Rishi's party decided he's no good?
A mystery is afoot: in a critical week for the Government's Rwanda policy - with a looming Commons vote in 24 hours - a YouGov poll has emerged which spells…
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Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?
The war in Gaza has escalated. The UK, US and allies have attacked Houthi militia in Yemen, who themselves have been attacking Western shipping routes in the…
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Can Nikki Haley stop Donald Trump?
Chris Christie - the only Republican candidate to publically call out Trump’s flaws - has pulled out of the presidential race. Does his departure open the door…
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Post Office scandal: Why has justice taken two decades?
The wrongly convicted Post Office victims have waited up to twenty years to have their prosecutions cancelled. Today, in one swift sentence, the Prime Minister…
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Sex Tape Allegations on Epstein's island: will we ever learn the truth?
One of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged trafficking victims has stood by her claim that sex tapes exist of Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton on Little St James Island…
The News AgentsThis week on The News Agents USA: The 2024 US election: the starting gun is fired
Emily and Jon host a weekly US politics podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you. Episodes are…
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The Post Office Scandal: who’s to blame for Britain’s greatest miscarriage of justice?
Why are more than 700 postmasters still trying to clear their names and access even the most basic compensation more than two decades after they were falsely…
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Ukraine and Gaza: when will the wars end?
What's next for Ukraine and Russia? For Israel and Gaza? As tensions expand and inflame in the vital trading channel of the Red Sea and Russia continues to…
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Sunak sets the election date (sort of)
The Prime Minister has pretty much ruled out a May election. He said today that he is "working on the assumption" that the General Election will be in the…
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When will Sunak call the election?
It's 2024. (Almost certainly) election year. Parties are in election mode and the pressure is on the PM to demystify when he will call the public to the polls…
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2023 In Review: Part Two
In part two of their end of year review, Jon, Emily and Lewis look back on the news from the months of July to December. Editor: Tom Hughes Senior Producer…
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2023 In Review: Part One
In part one of their end of year review, Jon, Emily and Lewis look back on the news from the months of January to June. Editor: Tom Hughes Senior Producer…
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Christmas Q&A Special!
Your questions answered in a (very merry) Christmas Q&A special with Jon, Emily and Lewis. Editor: Tom Hughes Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus Producer: Laura…
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2024: democracy's biggest year
75% of democracies in the world go to the polls next year. It's a year of enormous significance - not just for the US and for the UK, but for massive…
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Has Macron given in to racists?
Macron relents to the far-right and introduces tough immigration laws into multicultural France. What does this mean for the right-wing Marine Le Pen's hopes…
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Will the courts stop Trump from running?
The Supreme Court of Colorado has used an arcane section of the 14th Amendment of the US constitution to disqualify Donald Trump from standing for president…
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Wes Streeting: The NHS is not the envy of the world
Wes Streeting is hoping to become the first Labour Health Secretary in 14 years. How honest is he prepared to be about what the health service needs and what…
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Michelle Mone: Is it too easy for the rich and famous to lie to the public?
What did Michelle Mone mean when she said all she’d done was “lie to the press“ after she threatened journalists with lawsuits if they dared to investigate her…
The News AgentsThe News Agents Investigates: The Rise of the Far Right
The Far Right are growing in strength, power and number across Europe and beyond. In election after election extremist forces are becoming bigger and bigger…
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High Court: Piers Morgan knew about phone hacking
Prince Harry won, the press lost. In a landmark court verdict, a high court judge on Friday ruled that phone hacking and other unlawful practices to obtain…
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Does Putin think he's about to win the war?
Vladimir Putin’s “Results of the Year “ was a marathon televised chat show where for 4+ hours he answered none of the questions the Russian public desperately…