The News Agents

Why are people obsessed with the Lucy Letby case?

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told Lewis that the wishes of the parents of the babies murdered by Lucy Letby must be respected. And yet - as the ...

Is the Kamala honeymoon over?

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The (brat) summer was Kamala's. The Democratic nominee had two months of rave press reviews and sell out crowds. And a convention that left many remar...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark were joined by former Chelsea F.C manager Emma Hayes to discuss her brand new book,  ‘A comple...

Ed Davey on Tory extinction, Keir Starmer and campaign stunts

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The News Agents comes to you live from Ed Davey’s back garden. This is not a euphemism. The Lib Dems are a big force in British politics once a...

Who is Robert Jenrick - and is he going to become Tory leader?

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first round of the Conservative leadership race has seen Priti Patel leave the race, and Robert Jenrick take poll position. Could he be the Conser...

The scandal of Grenfell: Dishonesty, Greed and Decades of Denial

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The tragedy at Grenfell seven long years ago was one that was entirely avoidable. That was the conclusion today of the inquiry, which stated baldly t...

Michael Sheen on Prince Andrew, Port Talbot and Keir Starmer

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Michael Sheen joins us today to discuss his latest role playing a royal - Prince Andrew in Amazon's three part drama 'A Very Royal Scandal', bas...

The German hard right win their first election since the Nazis.

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Germany's hard right party the ADF have made astonishing gains in two regions of the country - the first time the hard right has seen substantial elec...

Q&A: Presidential bromance, Royal politics and Lewis' pitch for Hawaii

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This Friday, Jon and Lewis answer your questions. What's behind Biden and Obama's "complicated" relationship? Do members of the royal family vote? And...

Did Liz Truss really consider scrapping cancer treatment on the NHS?

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The disastrous "mini budget" of Liz Truss' short time in Downing Street will go down in history. But did she really consider stopping the NHS treating...

Can Starmer reset Britain’s relationship with the EU?

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keir Starmer is in Berlin, this time for some real politics, not a football match. He’s meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, unveiling a new UK/Ge...

Keir Starmer: Things can only get worse

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keir Starmer has made his first major speech as Prime Minister and he had an uplifting message for the public: things can only get worse.Jon and Lewis...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents... Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton's new 31-year-old manager - the youngest in Premier League history - joined Gabby for an e...

Did Kamala Harris seize her moment at the DNC?

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kamala Harris pledged a "new way forward" for America as she formally accepted the Democratic party nomination for president at the DNC in Chicago.She...

How American politics is tearing families apart

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve been on the road in Indiana, which isn’t far from the DNC in Chicago and yet feels so distant. Has Kamala Harris’ introduction to the nati...

The Obamas electrify the DNC

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Obama's are back, and last night they enchanted the Democratic Party National Convention in Chicago.They took the fight to Donald Trump. And they...

Joe Biden’s last act

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday night Joe Biden made what was almost certainly his final speech as US President, and Lewis and Jon were in the hall at the Democratic Nation...

Kamala Harris v Donald Trump: who is really ahead?

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon and Lewis are at the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Joe Biden (he’s still president apparently) will be taking to...

Live from Chicago: The Democrat torch passes

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon and Lewis are live from Chicago on the eve of the Democratic Party national convention, as Kamala Harris prepares to address the nation as her par...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents, As we enjoy a brief post-Olympic break, we paused to reflect on an unforgettable summer of sport... From England's run...

Q&A: Vice Presidents, Tory leaders, and Lewis' hair

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This Friday, we answer your most pressing questions...Will Trump drop JD Vance as his VP before the election? Who are the serious Tory leadership cand...

Is it time for The News Agents to leave Twitter?

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The News Agents look back on how Twitter has evolved since it has become X under Elon Musk and ask if it's time to leave what has become an often dang...

Kwasi Kwarteng on Liz Truss's "insane" decisions

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng joins us at News Agents HQ for an exclusive interview.He reflects on his disastrous time as chancellor under Liz ...

Why have Musk and Trump become best friends?

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump and Musk - it was a rambling conversation covering an extensive list of Trump's grievances. Will an endorsement from Elon Musk change the course...

Is this Zelensky's biggest gamble yet?

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ukrainian forces have charged in to Russia in a surprise attack - how will this play out for President Zelensky? And, as the Olympics come to an end i...

Olympics Weekend Edition: Week 2 - The Sports Agents

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we bid 'au revoir' to the 2024 Paris Olympics, The Sports Agents round up the best of the big interviews from our final week inside Team GB House.....

Inside the 'cult' of the Far Right

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After weeks of rising tension and violence across the country, we take a deep dive inside the mind of the far right. Lewis speaks to a former friend o...

Has the far right fury fizzled out?

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last night, the UK braced for violence. But a defiant display of counter-protest won. Jon and Lewis ask what happened to the far right riots - and wil...

Why did Kamala Harris pick Tim Walz as her running mate?

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kamala Harris has finally selected her running mate - Minnesota governor Tim Walz. So can the pair take on Trump and Vance?And, with the UK military o...

Starmer vs Musk: the incredible first battle of the Labour Government

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As planned violence continues this week the Prime Minister has a new battle on his hands - and it's one of the most influential men on the planet. Elo...

The far right riots, Starmer’s response, and the role of Elon Musk

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A week on from the attack in Southport, cities across the UK are burning as disinformation spreads and far right groups gather to riot. Lewis and Jon ...

Olympics Weekend Edition: Week 1 - The Sports Agents

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After an unforgettable first week at the Paris Olympics,The Sports Agents return to round up the big interviews from their first week in Paris... Gold...

Q&A: Huw Edwards, populists and upcoming elections

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This Friday we answer your questions.Which upcoming elections will Jon and Emily be staying up to watch? Will Huw Edwards have to pay back his BBC sal...

Why doesn't Trump believe Kamala Harris is black?

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump turned up at the national association of black journalists yesterday and they just laughed at him. He took questions from a panel and found hims...

The far right, disinformation and the Southport riot

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last night police in Southport were pelted with bricks and rocks as hundreds of people gathered in protest outside a mosque - after disinformation abo...

The chancellor on tax rises, austerity and urinals

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve spent the afternoon at the Treasury with the chancellor. How does she justify scrapping the cap on social care? Why is she wasting money by ca...

The Tory leadership race: Runners, riders, quitters

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Tory leadership window has just closed and six MPs have thrown their names in. On one side of the party sits Tom Tugendhat and Mel Stride. On the ...

Olympics Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All week long The Sports Agents have been building up to the start of The 2024 Paris Olympics... London Mayor Sadiq Khan sat down with Gabby to reflec...

Q&A Special: Your questions about the American elections

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is it sexist to call Kamala by her first name? What happens to the election if Trump loses? Who’s the best president America never had? After a...

Joe Biden bids farewell: Can the Democrats now win in November?

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was an act of supreme selflessness. And one of utmost urgency. Joe Biden acknowledged both things in his speech to the nation last night confirming...

Has Keir Starmer overreacted to his seven rebels?

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keir Starmer has faced down his first rebellion by removing the whip from 7 Labour rebels who voted with the SNP to end the cap on child benefits for ...

Is the US presidential race about to get dirty?

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kamala Harris raised a hundred million dollars in the day and a half since Joe Biden announced he wouldn't be standing for re-election.She has now pas...

Will Kamala Harris replace President Biden?

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a dizziness to American politics right now - Vice President Kamal Harris raised 49 million dollars in the first twelve hours following Joe Bi...

Special Episode: President Biden quits 2024 race

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chaos reigns in the Democratic party. In a virtually unprecedented move President Joe Biden has stepped aside from the presidential race weeks before ...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents, Gareth Southgate resigned following England's Euro 2024 final defeat, and the world's best golfers tee'd it up for the...

Harriet Harman on misogyny, trans rights and whether Tony Blair was a feminist

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lewis is joined in the studio by one of the most senior women in British political history, former Labour Deputy Prime Minister, Harriet Harman.Two we...

What is Clacton MP Nigel Farage doing in Milwaukee?

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It feels like the walls are finally closing in on President Biden. His closest political allies, the leaders of the Democratic Party in Congress, are ...

What is Starmerism? Labour's first King's Speech

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keir Starmer promised "national renewal" in today's King's Speech, where he outlined his policy plans for the next parliament.So did we get our first ...

“Full of cranks and weirdos” - inside the Republican National Convention

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily is live from the Republican Party National Convention in Milwaukee, a room full of "cranks and weirdos", as we react to the news that Ohio Senat...

Has the assassination attempt helped both Trump and Biden?

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily is in Milwaukee for the Republican Party National Convention, just 36 hours after an assassination attempt on their Presidential candidate Donal...

Trump shot: What does it mean for the election?

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hours after Presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania, Jon and Lewis take a look at how the assassination attempt will i...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents, We reflected on England's run to today's Euro 2024 final, Lewis Hamilton's record 9th British GP win and Novak Djokovi...

Q&A Special: Your questions answered a week on from the General Election

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A week on from a Labour landslide in the 2024 General Election, Lewis and Emily answer the questions that have been bugging you over the past seven da...

The Democrats turn on Joe Biden

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last night, the pressure on Joe Biden ramped up a notch - George Clooney called on the President not to stand in November, through a piece in the New ...

Starmer meets Biden

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

PM Starmer has just arrived in Washington to meet President Biden for the first time. Arguably at a time when Biden needs Starmer more than Starmer ne...

What is the future of the Tory party?

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A tale of two thinktanks - you lucky things. Jon has spent the day at the Tony Blair Institute and Emily has been with the Popular Conservatives (Pop...

France in chaos

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last night the final exit polls of the French election were revealed to a collective stunned gasp. The far-right RN party of Marine Le Pen - and Jorda...

Who are the new ministers now running our country?

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now that PM Sir Keir Starmer has assembled his first cabinet, the first Labour cabinet in 14 years - who are the people now running the country? What ...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents, As the French public head to the polls on Sunday for the final round of voting in their own National Election, Gabby a...

Keir Starmer, our new Prime Minister. What now?

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Labour are the new government. Sir Keir Starmer is our new Prime Minister. He's in Downing Street, and he's about to appoint his cabinet...what next?P...

The worst Tory defeat in history

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keir Starmer’s Labour has won a landslide. Rishi Sunak’s Tories have had their worst defeat in history. Beneath the bonnet of that is perhaps the ...

Special General Election Day Q&A

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A special polling day Q&A.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusVideo Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly, Arvind BadewalYou can list...

Are we about to see the last day of Tory rule ?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fourteen years is a long time for any one party to be in government. Today we reflect on some of the moments of the last five Conservative governments...

Did Rishi's 'rot' start with Boris Johnson?

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down with Boris Johnson's director of communications, Lee Cain.In the last 48 hours Rishi has accused Starmer of being a threat to national sec...

Are the far-right about to govern in France?

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Paris, Lewis and Jon react to the news that the far-right have stormed the French parliamentary elections in the first round - putting Macro...

A tale of two elections

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon and Lewis in France ahead of the first round of the French elections, which could see the far-right of French politics became the main political f...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents,We asked if the media actually has any responsibility to help build the confidence of the England National team, after ...

Q&A general election special

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With now less than a week to go, we answer your General Election questions.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusVideo Production: : Rory Sy...

Biden's TV debate disaster - will he now be replaced? - The News Agents - USA

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This was a TV debate unlike any other. Excruciating doesn’t even cover it. Whilst Trump confidently lied his way through the facts, Biden barely rea...

Starmer vs. Sunak vs. Trump vs. Biden- two TV debates, a world apart

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A week today your Twitter feed will be filing up with dogs at polling station memes. Yes dear listeners the marathon is almost done.On today's episode...

Is Farage's Reform bounce over?

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The latest numbers from More in Common suggest that Nigel Farage may come to regret his comments over Putin and the Ukraine war. Reform has slipped ba...

Why did it take Rishi Sunak so long to suspend the gambling Tories?

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We will be telling the extraordinary story of Julian Assange in this episode - how he gained such legendary status - and whether he was more saint or ...

Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and the Daily Mail

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why is the Mail having a go at Nigel Farage and why is Nigel Farage having a go at Boris Johnson? These three are now firm 'frenemies' - calling each ...

How high in the Tory party does 'Gamblegate' go?

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Sunday Times report that Nick Mason, the party's chief data officer, is the fourth Conservative being looked into over bets allegedly placed on t...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents,After Rory McIlroy's dramatic decision to take a break from Golf, following his collapse at the US Open, Gabby & Ma...

Q&A general election special

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily, Jon and Lewis answer your General Election questionsEditor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusSocial Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video ...

The Tory betting scandal, and 'venal' campaigners

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a move that I think we can safely say no-one saw coming , the Conservative campaign director has announced his own leave of absence two weeks out f...

Does this election campaign need to be a bit more dirty?

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Election day is two weeks tomorrow. For some that can't come soon enough. Today - with the help of former Tory Chairman and ad man Lord Maurice Saatch...

Can Rupert Murdoch still decide how Britain votes?

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Murdoch's Sun newspaper backing used to be 'a moment' in every UK general election campaign. Famously backing Blair in 97. Switching allegiance to Cam...

Farage's manifesto: Does any of it add up?

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The man who brought you Brexit has launched his party's manifesto and complained about....Brexit. He recognises that small business has been more sque...

Are the Tories heading for an extinction level event?

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday’s latest poll from Survation put the Conservatives on little more than seventy seats. This is political wipe out territory. Survation call...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents,How and why did an image of Arsenal's Bukayo Saka become the main feature on the back pages of almost every major newsp...

Q&A general election special

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily and Jon answer your General Election questions.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusSocial Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell Video Produc...

Labour launch their manifesto: but is there really any 'change'?

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Labour has launched a 25,000 word manifesto and as promised, there were no new rabbits and no hats. What we saw in Manchester was a newly confident La...

Sunak v Starmer: Round 2

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily, Jon and Lewis stayed up late to analyse the latest TV battle between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. Who came out on top this time around on Sky ...

Are the Conservatives now admitting defeat?

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tory frontbencher Grant Shapps has appeared to concede the Tories are now heading for defeat at the election and warned voters against allowing Labou...

Rishi Sunak launches his manifesto. Is Britain still listening?

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative manifesto today at Silverstone. We’ve been trying to swerve the racing metaphors but the odd one crept in. He ...

Macron, Angela Rayner, Misogyny and Class

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Rayner has told Lewis she carries the weight of working class women on her shoulders, and doesn't ever want to be the Labour Leader. Meanwhile ...

D-day misstep: is it all over for Sunak?

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's manifesto week - Lib Dems announce theirs on Monday. Tories Tuesday. And Labour Thursday. But the cloud of Sunak's speedy D Day departure still h...

Q&A general election special

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's general election Q&A special Emily, Jon and Lewis answer your questions on safe seats, compulsory voting, and the constituency they...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents, The extraordinary story of Khalida Popal - the first ever captain of the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team - ...

EXCLUSIVE: Nadine Dorries on the 'disgusting' Tory Party chair

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Overnight, Richard Holden, The Tory Party chair parachuted himself into the safe seat of Basildon & Billericay. Which is 280 miles away from his f...

Why are Labour calling Sunak a liar?

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rishi Sunak accused Keir Starmer of planning to put people's taxes up by £2,000 if he got into power - sums he said had been independently verified. ...

The Sunak vs. Starmer TV debate: who won?

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first election debate is done. Sunak and Starmer had it out live, on television, for an hour. Did we learn anything? Jon and Emily watched from ho...

Will Farage win in Clacton?

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re in Clacton-on-Sea today. So, coincidentally, is Nigel Farage the new leader of the Reform party and prospective parliamentary candidate. We ca...

Farage stands: is this the Tories' worst nightmare?

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So Nigel Farage is standing to be the Reform MP in Clacton. He’s stood before - (seven times if anyone is counting) but Clacton clearly feels to him...

Why the tide isn’t turning against Labour

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keir Starmer has had one of the toughest weeks as Labour leader, and yet the polls still show electoral wipeout for the Tories - as Starmer's personal...

Q&A general election special

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lewis and Jon answer your questions on the Tory leadership, private schools, and downing pints. Plus much more.Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabr...

Weekend Edition - The Sports Agents

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Sports Agents, UK cyclist Lizzy Banks joined Gabby & Mark in the studio, following her 10-month battle with UK Anti-Doping, for a...

Donald Trump: guilty on all counts - The News Agents - USA

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trump is found guilty in New York. Just before 5pm on Thursday New York time the airwaves started cracking with news of an imminent verdict. Twenty mi...