The News Agents
Episodes
Should it be a crime to shout "jihad"?
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should it be a crime to shout "jihad" on the streets of London during a protest to support Palestinian rights? The Home Secretary had a meeting with M...
Are the Tories heading for extinction?
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two massive by-election losses in Tory heartland. Are Rishi Sunak's hopes of holding onto his premiership next year in tatters?They may still win Tamw...
The rise and fall of a crypto billionaire
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just one day after the US president Joe Biden, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on the ground in Israel pleading for the lives of British hostages and fa...
The misinformation of war
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A deadly inhumane attack on a Gazan hospital by Israeli forces killing hundreds. Or, a failed rocket by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, aimed at Israel, la...
Can there ever be peace in the Middle East?
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Israeli military has denied that there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but there are now reports of people drinking toilet water to survive.So w...
This week on The News Agents USA: Is Biden going to Israel a bad idea?
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The UK politics of Israel-Palestine
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, Palestinian flags flooded central London as thousands marched for 'Free Palestine'. But has legitimate support for the rights of Pal...
Is Israel about to commit war crimes?
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli officials have told Gazan citizens to leave the north and head south ahead of a potential ground invasion - retaliating after a week of war cr...
How does Israel get its hostages back?
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are an estimated 150 hostages in Gaza - all ages, all nationalities, some taken from their beds as they slept. How does Israel even begin to con...
How far will Israel go in response to Hamas terrorism?
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Keir Starmer was asked live on LBC how far he'd be prepared to see Israel go in response to Hamas.Would he support a blockade? A siege of Gaza? And th...
Starmer's speech: has he done enough to win a majority?
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The News Agents at the Labour Party Conference: Day 2If Sir Keir Starmer was looking for a bit of sparkle today in his Leader's speech he shouldn’t ...
This week on The News Agents USA: A power vacuum in Washington and chaos in the Middle East
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are availab...
War in Israel, and an interview with Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The News Agents at the Labour Party Conference: Day 1The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves joins The News Agents following her speech in Liverpool.We di...
Rishi Sunak’s Great British Train Robbery
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the biggest story of the past week - a flagship, important, party conference week for the Prime Minister, he announced the scrapping of the biggest...
Sunak suffers a Tory backlash - but what will Labour do next?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tory conference is over, but the next one - Labour - looms large. What will Sir Keir Starmer do with the new look rail plans? Will they resurrect ...
Sunak's speech: Has he cost himself the next election?
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak was on his feet in a speech that was frankly too long. It ripped up HS2 and replaced it with a nebulous Northern Network pledge. It promis...
This week on The News Agents USA: MCCARTHY SACKED: Why is the Republican Party eating itself alive?
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are availab...
The Radicalisation of the Conservative Party
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The News Agents at the Conservative Party Conference: Day 2What does Conservatism look like in 2023? At their party conference in Manchester this year...
One year on: Are the Tories still Liz Truss' party?
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The News Agents at the Conservative Party Conference: Day 1The queue to see the former PM stretched right the way through the Midland Hotel in Manches...
The News Agents Investigates: Hunting A People Smuggler
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Northern France is full of the ghosts of British history. Today it haunts our present.The News Agents went undercover and spoke directly to a people s...
Michael Heseltine on Suella, Enoch Powell and saving Liverpool
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Heseltine is a politician with a long political memory. He heard Neville Chamberlain declare war on Germany in 1939. He saw Suez unfold. He at...
Does Rishi Sunak care about the North?
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak has refused to answer whether his government is set to scrap the Northern leg of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester.The indecision is a...
This week on The News Agents USA: Can any other Republican beat Donald Trump? The second debate
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are avai...
We need to talk about GB News
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laurence Fox's weird sexist rant last night on GB News got short shrift from the organisation which immediately suspended him from the platform, and f...
Is it too easy to be considered a refugee? Suella says so.
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suella Braverman wants to make it harder for people to call themselves a refugee. She's in Washington setting out her case for a major overhaul of the...
Is Rishi ditching a tax that would make him and his mates richer?
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak and his lectern are promising 'long term decisions for a brighter future'. But just whose future is getting brighter? Plans for HS2 are in...
Who is the real Russell Brand? An interview with Gordon Smart
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Smart was the editor of The Scottish Sun, and deputy editor of the Sun. But before that, he was the paper's showbiz editor who got to know very...
Rupert Murdoch resigns
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
92 year old Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of News Corp, the owner of The Sun, The Times and Fox News - he was in charge of his media emp...
Is this Sunak's 'moment of shame'?
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zac Goldsmith, one time energy minister, who resigned from Rishi Sunak's government, has accused his old boss of delivering a 'moment of shame' after ...
Can you really cancel Russell Brand?
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Youtube has announced it's demonetising Russell Brand's video content on its site - in other words, pulling the ads from the content he makes. The BBC...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Will America continue to make Russell Brand rich?
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are avai...
Bringing down Russell Brand
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
**CW: This podcast includes discussions of rape and sexual assault**This weekend saw the culmination of an extraordinary piece of investigative journa...
Why we need to talk about wealth
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is no money left.The reason Britain can afford less and less is apparently because we have no money. It's why we can't spend on schools, on hosp...
Could Starmer make Britain “a dumping ground” for migrants?
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Penny Mordaunt, the Leader of the House of Commons, has accused the Leader of the Opposition of having no balls. No, she seriously did - comparing Sir...
Why do we have to choose between new homes and clean water?
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BREAKING NEWS: Rishi Sunak’s SpAd has hit back at Keir Starmer's ‘Inaction Man‘ gag and called him - wait for it - a ‘man of action’. But fi...
Let the election battle begin: can Labour actually win?
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The battle for the General Election is getting started" - that was the message from Labour's Deputy Leader today. Angela Rayner made also a promise t...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Vladimir Putin: Trump's Russian running mate?
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are avai...
What is behind our mental health pandemic?
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
*CW: This episode contains discussions about suicide* More than a hundred of you - our listeners - have been in touch to share your own experiences wi...
David Lammy on Brexit, Trump and beers with Keir
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Lammy, the next Foreign Secretary?This felt like the week when Labour really began to be treated as a government-in-waiting. One area which has ...
So, how do you catch a prisoner on the run?
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How does a man wearing red and white check trousers escape from a prison underneath a moving truck?Daniel Khalife - as we record - is still on the run...
Suella’s own goal
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Could Suella's new Illegal Immigration Act be about to backfire horribly on the Home Office? Over the last year, money to house asylum seekers has com...
Don't panic! Gillian Keegan says only SOME of our schools are unsafe
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A government poster warning us "MOST SCHOOLS ARE UNAFFECTED" by lethal crumbling concrete may not offer the reassurance the Department for Education i...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Could a 'treason clause' kick Trump off the ballot?
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are avai...
Why has everyone sat on their arses instead of thanking Gillian Keegan?
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The blame for the school concrete scandal has landed right at the Prime Minister's feet - after a former civil servant from the Department for Educa...
Broadcasting's past, present and future - with David Dimbleby
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Dimbleby is one of the biggest names in the history of broadcasting. From election nights, to iconic political panel shows, to huge Royal occasi...
Is Rishi "rearranging the deckchairs" on the Titanic?
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The PM announces a mini-reshuffle, with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace leaving the post and Grant Shapps warming a new Cabinet seat for the fifth time ...
1st Birthday Special: Your questions answered
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's The News Agents' first birthday. So we open the floor for questions from you, the listener. Editor: Tom HughesSenior Producer: Gabriel RadusProdu...
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? The Spanish sexism row.
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A tumultuous week in Spain continues as Luis Rubiales, the Head of the Spanish FA, refuses to resign after kissing footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lip...
This week on The News Agents: Why are there still racist killings in America?
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are avai...
The Donald Trump mugshot
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has been indicted again. But this time, it was the full works, including obligatory mugshot. This mugshot, of a scowling, glowe...
Prigozhin dead: Is Putin stronger than ever?
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yevgeny Prigozhin is apparently dead, two months after he marched the Wagner mercenary group to Moscow in a mutiny that appeared to be a very embarras...
Where the f*** is Nadine Dorries?
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's 75 days since Nadine Dorries announced she was standing down as an MP with "immediate effect"... but she's still the MP for Mid Bedfordshire and ...
Manchester United's Greenwood U-Turn: The inside story
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mason Greenwood won't play for Manchester United again. Greenwood was one of the most exciting talents in world football two years ago, before he was ...
This week on The News Agents: USA - the big debate, coming soon
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's debate night in Milwaukee tonight. The big hitters of the Republican Party will all be there, fighting it out in the first chance to be on the sa...
Should Lucy Letby have been made to go to court?
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Letby has been given a whole life order for her crimes. She joins only a small group of prisoners to be given a sentence so severe that they can ...
Did Covid-19 leak from a lab?
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Covid is back in the news - there is a new mutation of Omicron which is potentially more infectious than the last. Some are sounding the ala...
Are ministers right to say: don't worry too much about exam results?
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's A-level results day and the message from the Education Secretary is to urge students not to worry too much about the results, that no-one will as...
A financial turning point for women's football? The Lionesses reach the WC final
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
England's women's football team reach the World Cup final, beating the hosts Australia. But with the highest paid footballer in the equivalent of the ...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Why is Donald Trump being charged like a mafia boss?
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a new weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are ava...
How many suspected spies are there in the UK?
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What were three spies living in Great Yarmouth and Harrow doing in the UK? Today it was revealed that three Bulgarian nationals were arrested in Febru...
Morality in football: should Manchester United bring back Mason Greenwood?
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mason Greenwood was one of the most exciting talents in world football two years ago. A superstar in the making. But in January 2022, a social media v...
Has 'Small Boats Week' been a disaster for the Tories?
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A week that was dedicated to show that the Conservatives have a plan on how to 'stop the boats' has instead been dominated by tragedy - the death of 4...
How students are getting screwed…again
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Generation screwed. A hoard of students tens of thousands of pounds in debt, but with nothing to show for it. We speak to students who've been affecte...
Will Rishi Sunak now tell Lee Anderson to "f*** off"?
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party Lee Anderson went on TV last night and openly admitted that his own party are failing to 'stop the boats'. That...
The man jailed for 17 years for a crime he didn’t commit
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Malkinson was convicted of rape in 2003 and it took nearly two decades for this miscarriage of justice to be corrected. But it could have happe...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Trump, the law, and The Lord
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a new weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are ava...
So Suella's putting asylum seekers on a barge
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's "small boats week" on the government media grid; or that was the idea.It looks like it could have been over before it began. Jon is back, and wit...
Will the indictments actually help Donald Trump?
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump was indicted for a third time this week and a fourth is on the way. He emerged from a DC courthouse this week actually inviting more - he...
Sunak, Starmer, and the death of the political interview
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak isn’t much good at interviews. Sir Keir Starmer isn’t that much better. It follows a pattern of politicians become less and less willi...
Donald Trump vs. The United States
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has been indicted. Again. But this is the most serious of the lot - a series of conspiracies against the republic itself and an attempt t...
Are house prices about to plummet?
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
House prices have fallen an average of 4% in the last year due to rising interest rates and the knock on effect on mortgages. How low will they go and...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Has the Republican party become 'a cult'?
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a new weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are ava...
Is Rishi on 'the wrong side of history'?
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak is handing out around one hundred new oil and gas licences for North Sea drilling and says it is entirely consistent with his plans for ne...
Andy Burnham on Keir Starmer, Manchester United, and the police
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mayor for Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he is a "place first" not a "policy first" politician.In a week where the Greater Manchester Poli...
How could an innocent man spend 17 years in prison?
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Yesterday the Court of Appeal finally cleared his name. It is a failure so s...
The climate crisis - is it already out of control?
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the global climate crisis already out of control? Lewis' special report from Southern Spain. And, as the boss of NatWest resigns over the Farage - ...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Why is Ron DeSantis sinking?
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a new weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are ava...
Why have Labour changed their position on trans rights?
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labour have promised to simplify and reform the Gender Recognition Act that helps trans people officially change their gender identity. Self ID will ...
Europe's on fire - so why are politicians scared of green policies?
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pictures from Greece tell a horrifying story of people running for their lives from the wildfires. Southern Europe is locked in unprecedented heat...
Why is Rishi Sunak acting like he won?
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three by-elections and a win each for the three main parties. Labour won with the biggest electoral swing in their history in Selby and Ainsty, the Li...
Why is Nigel Farage at war with his bank?
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is really up with Nigel Farage's bank account? We discuss, and hear from the man at the centre of what's quickly become a national banking storm....
Three by-elections and a Barbie movie
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tomorrow voters in three English constituencies will head to the polls. Will the good news on inflation and car plants help Rishi Sunak? Will the back...
Is Rishi's reshuffle imminent?
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Defence secretary Ben Wallace has been one of the stalwarts of this government at a time when many cabinet positions have been musical chairs. But las...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Is Trump about to be charged for citing the January 6th riots?
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a new weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are ava...
Another pledge broken: will Starmer face a backlash from his party?
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's happening to Keir Starmer's policies? Yesterday he ditched another one, confirming that he would maintain the Conservative austerity policy tha...
Wes Streeting on class, trans rights and binge drinking
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, grew up in poverty with his single mother on an east London council estate. But if Labour win the next electio...
Could Huw Edwards have a case for libel?
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world's worst kept secret was revealed last night when Huw Edwards was named as the BBC presenter at the centre of the media storm. In an emotiona...
Why hasn't Boris Johnson handed over his phone to the Covid inquiry?
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'I love deadlines ... I love the whooshing sound they make when they go by.' Monday 4pm was the cut off for Boris Johnson to hand over his phone and W...
Naming, shaming and a second allegation
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another day of stories about a high profile BBC presenter at the centre of a sex scandal and and still no name. Come 4pm, BBC News announced a second ...
This week on The News Agents: USA - Is Biden really that 'rock-solid' with the UK?
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Jon host a new weekly podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.Episodes are ava...
The Sun, The Scandal and the BBC
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The front pages proclaim just one story in town: the sex photos that were allegedly sold by an underage crack addict to a top BBC presenter. But look ...
Zuckerberg v Musk: it's war
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Zuckerberg launched his new platform, Threads, this week. It's designed to knock Twitter - owned Elon Musk - off of its perch. This story is a pa...
Perverts, weirdos and by-elections
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The prospect of another by-election looms after Parliament's standards committee recommended an eight-week suspension of former Conservative whip, Chr...
The interview Boris Johnson won't want you to see
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Exclusive footage of Boris Johnson from the One Decision Podcast has been shared with The News Agents. He was facing questions from hosts Julia Macfa...
The toxic culture of Westminster: An MP resigns on air
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The SNP's deputy leader in Westminster, Mhairi Black MP, joins us exclusively in News Agents HQ to announce she's stepping down at the next election.W...
Are the 'New Conservatives' a help or a headache for Rishi Sunak?
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you landed in this country and wondered what its problems were you might see the long queues for the health services, the high inflation, the short...
Does Rishi Sunak care about climate change?
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak and now former government minister Lord Zac Goldsmith have a war of words over why Goldsmith resigned this morning. Sunak says its because...
A nightmare verdict for Suella's dream
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Court of Appeal thwarts Home Secretary Suella Braverman's eye-wateringly expensive Rwanda plan (for now) - cue a government appeal and derision an...
How water became a dirty word
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we record, the government is on standby in case Thames Water collapses. The country's largest water company has £14billion of debt, and is rudderl...
Matt Hancock says sorry for Covid
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hancock appeared before the Covid inquiry to offer a profound apology. He threw the government pandemic strategy under a bus with his assessment ...