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Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player.
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“A catastrophic data breach.”

For two years, the government took The News Agents to court over a leaked MOD document - under a super injunction.

Now it’s lifted.

@lewisgoodall.com reports on the hidden court that tried to silence us.

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The secret court that silenced the News Agents...until now Video | Global Player
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents and other journalists to a secret court to prevent us from reporting a story of huge public interest.
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"He hasn't reduced the price of eggs, and what's worse, every time he's asked about it, he says – against all evidence – that he has, that prices are lower, that he has tackled inflation successfully."

Mark Landler on how Trump is losing control of MAGA

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'Trump now looks like the handmaiden of the elites... His time will be over' - Mark Landler | The News Agents
New York Times journalist Mark Landler explains the cracks in Donald Trump’s control of the MAGA movement, and how recent events have only begun to alienate him further from his supporters.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"There was a time the NHS was the envy of the world, and we as doctors want to go back to that," Dr Callum Parr tells The News Agents.

"We want to be delivering world class care, but to have that you need the staff"

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Is the junior doctors' Christmas strike the moment they lose public support? | The News Agents
Junior doctors will strike the week before Christmas, after Wes Streeting denied union requests for further discussions on pay. Will interrupting the festive season result in a loss of support for…
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December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"If a politician had a very high-profile affair in the middle of a campaign, you'd expect it might be a dent to their career," says Lewis Goodall.

"But in a post-Trump world, there's not even a whisper of a suggestion that anyone might object"

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RFK Jr’s sex scandal: ‘She found teeth flossing quite erotic – I found it profoundly disgusting’ | The News Agents
A new ‘tell-nothing’ memoir by US journalist Olivia Nuzzi claims to share details on the author's affair with Robert Kennedy Jr. Is the real story here the relationship, or what it tells us about the…
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December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“When Labour came to power 18 months ago, it had the chance to reset the whole shape of the state, of taxation, and our relationship to it.

"Somehow it didn't have the confidence to do that"

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‘Labour had the chance to reshape the country – and didn’t have the confidence to do it’ | The News Agents
Rachel Reeves second budget continues to prove a headache for the chancellor – and the Labour government, with claims she misled voters before delivery. Whether true or not, what does this latest…
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December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Britain does feel very different to when I served as a junior minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown," says David Lammy

"It was a period of growth, a period of investment in public services – it was a much more optimistic period"

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David Lammy: ‘Perhaps Robert Jenrick sees his job as sharing disinformation’ | The News Agents
David Lammy explains his reasons for scrapping jury trials for court cases in England and Wales for lower level crimes, accusing Tory MP Robert Jenrick of spreading “disinformation” about the changes…
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"Donald Trump has blown up the diplomatic goodwill many people felt towards the United States," says analyst and writer Dan Wang.

If America loses the economic battle with China, will it all be the fault of the president?
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"He sounds like a drunk uncle at the bar, ranting and raving, rather than engaging with these serious charges."

Did Nigel Farage miss the mark with his attack on the BBC in deflection from the racism allegations he's facing

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‘Farage sounds absolutely off his head’: Reform tries to turn tables on BBC in racism row | The News Agents
Richard Tice has called antisemitism claims against Nigel Farage, dating back to his teenage years, as a “made up twaddle”, suggesting the Reform leader can remember what happened, but his accusers…
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December 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"When it comes to building public works – never trust anyone who speaks English."

Analyst, writer and China specialist Dan Wang tells Lewis Goodall why the British are among some of the worst at building and have the highest housing costs in the western world
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Revolting armchairs and redacted names - it’s the world’s worst holiday brochure.”

Images of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island home have been released by House Democrats - is this a threat to Trump to finally release the Epstein files?
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
"They were having digital sex, and so everyone's asking what digital sex looks or sounds like in the 21st Century," says Emily Maitlis.

Journalist Helen Lewis on Olivia Nuzzi's memoir, which include claims of a digital affair with Robert F Kennedy Jr

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RFK Jr’s sex scandal: ‘She found teeth flossing quite erotic – I found it profoundly disgusting’ | The News Agents
A new ‘tell-nothing’ memoir by US journalist Olivia Nuzzi claims to share details on the author's affair with Robert Kennedy Jr. Is the real story here the relationship, or what it tells us about the…
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December 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
"She watched him on FaceTime flossing his teeth, which she seems to have found quite erotic - and I found profoundly disgusting."

@helenlewis.bsky.social on the ‘digital affair’ between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and journalist Olivia Nuzzi.
December 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"This rant makes him sound like a drunk uncle at the bar, rather than engaging with these serious charges."

Farage's attacks on the BBC show him at his "weakest" and "thin skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex"

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‘Farage sounds absolutely off his head’: Reform tries to turn tables on BBC in racism row | The News Agents
Richard Tice has called antisemitism claims against Nigel Farage, dating back to his teenage years, as a “made up twaddle”, suggesting the Reform leader can remember what happened, but his accusers…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A "thin-skinned" Nigel Farage demanded an apology from the BBC for what it broadcast in the 70s, as he faces allegations of antisemitism in the same era.

"I was watching those programmes. They never made jokes about gassing Jews," says Jon Sopel

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‘Farage sounds absolutely off his head’: Reform tries to turn tables on BBC in racism row | The News Agents
Richard Tice has called antisemitism claims against Nigel Farage, dating back to his teenage years, as a “made up twaddle”, suggesting the Reform leader can remember what happened, but his accusers…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"It’s self-evident that leaving the EU badly damaged our economy, took us out of an important marketplace and created serious friction. Untruths were being peddled."

Are Labour ready to reopen the Brexit debate?

Emily and Jon ask Deputy PM David Lammy.
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"I don't want to see Olivia Nuzzi as a victim. I think that's sort of slightly infantilising," says journalist Helen Lewis.

"But she's taking a lot more of the consequences of this relationship than Robert F Kennedy Jr is, which does seem unfair"

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RFK Jr’s sex scandal: ‘She found teeth flossing quite erotic – I found it profoundly disgusting’ | The News Agents
A new ‘tell-nothing’ memoir by US journalist Olivia Nuzzi claims to share details on the author's affair with Robert Kennedy Jr. Is the real story here the relationship, or what it tells us about the…
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December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Crooks and frauds are attracted to MAGA because it's a place that it's 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 to be cancelled from."

'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"A woman should not be waiting three or four years for a rape case to come to trial," says David Lammy of his reforms to the criminal justice system.

"It is unacceptable that 60% are dropping out and we can do something about it"

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David Lammy: ‘Perhaps Robert Jenrick sees his job as sharing disinformation’ | The News Agents
David Lammy explains his reasons for scrapping jury trials for court cases in England and Wales for lower level crimes, accusing Tory MP Robert Jenrick of spreading “disinformation” about the changes…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Perhaps Robert Jenrick sees his job as putting disinformation out there."

David Lammy responds after Robert Jenrick branded him a 'hypocrite' for scrapping jury trials - when he once tweeted that doing so was a 'bad idea'.

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘵… 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵."

David Lammy sends a clear message to colleagues getting "cosy" with journalists and "bitching" about peers, after admitting the government "feels very leaky".

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tory MP Robert Jenrick accused David Lammy of 'tearing up the Magna Carta' with his reforms to the criminal justice system.

The justice secretary tells The News Agents Jenrick "perhaps sees his job as sharing disinformation" as he defends his plans

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David Lammy: ‘Perhaps Robert Jenrick sees his job as sharing disinformation’ | The News Agents
David Lammy explains his reasons for scrapping jury trials for court cases in England and Wales for lower level crimes, accusing Tory MP Robert Jenrick of spreading “disinformation” about the changes…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"All governments make mistakes - 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥."

Deputy PM David Lammy on whether he’s ever known a time where there has been such disillusionment in Britain.

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social.
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"In 2008 the NHS was the envy of the world, and we as doctors want to go back to that," junior doctor Callum Parr tells The News Agents, ahead of Christmas strike.

"We want to be delivering world class care, but to have that you need the staff"

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Is the junior doctors' Christmas strike the moment they lose public support? | The News Agents
Junior doctors will strike the week before Christmas, after Wes Streeting denied union requests for further discussions on pay. Will interrupting the festive season result in a loss of support for…
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"We see strike action as the only option to get [Wes Streeting] to come to the table.”

"We think we're being really reasonable," says Dr Callum Parr, Deputy Chair of the Resident Doctors Committee.

Do the public back resident doctors striking ahead of Christmas?
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
‘I work 72 hours a week as a junior doctor – and my £120k student debt is going up’

The NHS is in for a bumpy Christmas with a junior doctors' strike this month. Will this end public support for their pay demands?

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Is the junior doctors' Christmas strike the moment they lose public support? | The News Agents
Junior doctors will strike the week before Christmas, after Wes Streeting denied union requests for further discussions on pay. Will interrupting the festive season result in a loss of support for…
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December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"It gives more power to a smaller number of people - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺."

Is scrapping jury trials for crimes that carry a likely sentence of under 3 years the right move?

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM