The News Agents
Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Kwasi Kwarteng's tax cut U-turn to "Mastermind"
- Title
- Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Kwasi Kwarteng's tax cut U-turn to "Mastermind"
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Kwasi Kwarteng's tax cut U-turn to "Mastermind".
"Sometimes you have the right colour in the wrong space. Government have to deal with political reality."
Jon Sopel: "You make it sound like it's a game."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreVDA/
- Title
- Britain's current economic crisis "the worst thing I've ever seen" says Baroness Sally Morgan
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "It's the worst thing I've ever seen... created by government," former Tony Blair advisor Baroness Sally Morgan tells Lewis Goodall about Britain's current economic crisis.
Former Conservative MP David Gauke adds: "The pain is still to come."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreUsB/
- Title
- "Liz Truss is pretty reckless," says former Conservative MP David Gauke
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "Liz Truss is pretty reckless," former Conservative MP David Gauke tells Lewis Goodall.
"She's a risk taker. I think she's sincere. I like Liz. She's good fun. Good company. Very ideological and enjoys a fight. 70 per cent chance she'll be there by Christmas..."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreUsB/
- Title
- Keir Starmer's school friend reveals Labour leader is "a very different person"
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "I was at school with Keir. We've known each other since we were 11. The Keir that I grew up with, and the Keir one knows now, is a very different person," says Andrew Cooper.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreUen/
- Title
- "They've literally rearranged the deckchairs on the Titanic"
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Andrew Cooper tells us how Liz Truss has rearranged 10 Downing Street... and kicked her communications team out of the building altogether.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreUen/
- Title
- "It's terrifying. Intimidating in a major way..."
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Emily, Jon and Lewis reveal the tricks and secrets every former Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher has used during media interviews.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreUen/
- Title
- "The country is in complete economic shock"
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "Stop calling it a mini-budget or fiscal event. It was a massive shift in economic policy. The country is in complete economic shock," says Emily Maitlis.
"MPs are telling me they're staying away from the Tory conference. They don't want to answer questions."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreUL1/
- Title
- "Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng don't understand the markets"
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "Unless Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng raise taxes, cut spending or do a full U-turn, there's going to be a very dramatic sell-off!
"They still don't understand the markets," says Eurasia Group's Mujtaba Rahman.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreUL1/
- Title
- Not Just Reheated Blairism. The Labour Party Conference 2022 | Lewis Goodall | The News Agents
- Runtime
- 5:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "Anyone who thinks it's just full of reheated Blairism isn't listening."
Lewis_Goodall is on the ground at the Labour Party conference and reports on the party's mood and reaction to Keir Starmer's speech.
Listen to the latest episode of The News Agents on Global Player:
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreU54/
follow us at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNewsAgents
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/
#EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall #news #politics #podcast #explanation #liztruss #economy
- Title
- As sterling hits an all-time low, should the Bank of England step in?
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- As sterling hits an all-time low, is it time for the Bank of England to step in and call an emergency meeting?
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy: “We’re seeing shorting of the pound. It basically is a lack of confidence in the economic formula in this country. Every interview Kwasi Kwarteng does… it gets worse. It doesn’t work, but they believe it. We’re not in a great place.”
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreTrW/
- Title
- Should the UK take in Russian men who are fleeing conscription?
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Thousands of men are attempting to flee Russia to evade conscription. Should the UK take them in?
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy: “Yes, absolutely. Be ready to assist Russians that want to leave Russia at this time. We're here to support you.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreTrW/
- Title
- What Does The New Budget Mean for you? | Lewis Goodall | The News Agents
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- What does the new budget mean for you? @Lewis_Goodall
breaks down the government’s new mini-budget and explains how it might impact you.
Listen to the latest episode of The News Agents Global Player:
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreT59/
follow us at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNewsAgents
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagent...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/
#EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall #news #politics #podcast #explanation #liztruss #economy
- Title
- Kwasi Kwarteng's mini budget branded "a catastrophe" for the Treasury by Labour peer
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "I think the Treasury is having a collective coronary about all this.
"I think it's a catastrophe for them. Down the line we're going to have big cuts to public services," Labour peer Stewart Wood tells Lewis Goodall.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreT59/
- Title
- Trickle-down economics and trussonomics explained | Lewis Goodall | The News Agents
- Runtime
- 4:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Off the back of the UK government's new mini-budget, Lewis Goodall explains tricke-down economics and Liz Truss' economic, tax cut focused plans: aka Trussonomics.
Listen to the News Agents: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts...
follow us at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNewsAgents
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagent...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/
#EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall #news #politics #podcast #explanation #liztruss #economy
- Title
- Italy's former fascist leader Benito Mussolini's great-grandson plays pro football for Lazio
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Did you know the great-grandson of Italy's former fascist leader Benito Mussolini plays professional football for Lazio?
Emily Maitlis: "The descendants are still in public life in a very full on way."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreSqz/
- Title
- Former President Donald Trump has called a new lawsuit against him "another witch hunt"
- Runtime
- 4:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Former President Donald Trump has called a new lawsuit against him "another witch hunt".
The News Agents discuss what these fresh allegations suggest and what could happen next.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreSqz/
- Title
- Lord Mandelson: "Liz Truss knows a trade deal between the US and UK is not going to happen soon"
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lord Mandelson: "Liz Truss is lowering expectations because she probably always knew an ambitious trade deal between the US and UK was not going to happen anytime soon."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreSSM/
- Title
- Lord Mandelson says King Charles will not be a "headstrong campaigner" as King
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lord Mandelson recalls the time he had to ask King Charles to "tone down" his speech.
"He takes advice, he's a careful person. This idea of him as a headstrong campaigner... he's certainly not going to do that as King."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreSSM/
- Title
- Lord Mandelson: "We should never have become dependant on Russia's energy supply"
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lord Mandelson: "We should never, in Europe as a whole, become as exposed to and dependant on Russia's energy supply. Absolutely not. We should have woken up to this a long time ago."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreSSM/
- Title
- What does the Monarchy really mean to us today? Lewis Goodall investigates. | The News Agents
- Runtime
- 5:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- “In terms of the Queen’s life and lifetime, we should think of what we’ve gained”.
From the queue to the state funeral, journalist Lewis Goodall explores what the monarchy has meant and what it could mean to the United Kingdom today,
Listen to the News Agents: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
follow us at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNewsAgents
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/
- Title
- Is scrutiny of Harry and Meghan while they mourn justified?
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "It really saddened me. The immediate bitchy coverage of Harry and Meghan. I couldn't bear it."
Emily says coverage of the Sussexes "became the centre point within hours" and showed the opposite of respect for the Queen.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRj9/
- Title
- Emily Maitlis: Now is not the time to focus on Prince Andrew
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Emily Maitlis: "Right now, I would feel uncomfortable if I was asked to talk about Prince Andrew.
"I would say actually, this moment is about a man, a brother, grieving for his mother… it's complicated."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRj9/
- Title
- Has the Queen's death stopped the media holding others to account?
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Has there been a "failure to report" from some media who are using the Queen's death as "an excuse not to ask questions"?
Jon Sopel: "We have to ask the questions about protests and inheritance tax, but in a respectful way."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRj9/
- Title
- "Kwasi Kwarteng looks like this is a bit of a shag to business..."
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng wants to end banker bonus caps.
Emily: "Are we now in a post-populist era where you do things that might be really unpopular with most normal people because you still think they work? Boris Johnson famously said f**k business. Kwasi Kwarteng looks like this is a bit of a shag to business..."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRXz/
- Title
- Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng wants to end banker bonus caps
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng wants to end banker bonus caps.
Emily: "It looks like this is to help bankers get more money. But by scrapping the cap, an employer can cut back on the salaries they're paying people."
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRXz/
- Title
- Is the Conservative Party still living in Thatcher's era?
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lewis Goodall says the Conservative Party is still trying to live on Thatcher's era, but are in danger of losing their political advantage by becoming an "ersatz version of Thatcherism"
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRXz/
- Title
- Has the Republican Party paid a price after Roe v. Wade?
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "It was a decision by the Supreme Court which has then become a very political decision."
Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House, discusses whether the Republican Party has paid a price after Roe v. Wade.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRML/
- Title
- Jon Sopel comments on the 15 week US abortion debate
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "The last thing they want is a nationwide abortion debate. It's the worst time to be raising it."
Jon Sopel comments after Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell threw cold water on Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham's bill to outlaw abortion at 15 weeks.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreRML/
- Title
- Chris Kaba: How will new Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley respond to police abuse of power?
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A Met Police officer has been suspended from duty after shooting dead unarmed Chris Kaba.
The News Agents discuss how new Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley will respond to police abuse of power in the coming days.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreR9S/
- Title
- Should the police be allowed to arrest anti-monarchy protesters?
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The police have been cracking down on anti-monarchists protesting across the UK. Why? And what does this have to do with Priti Patel's highly controversial Policing and Crime Act when she was Home Secretary?
Emily and Jon disagree with each other on protesting and powers of the police.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreR9S/
- Title
- Are the police given too much discretion on banning protests against the monarchy?
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- "During the pandemic, we got a taste of what happens when you give the police too much discretion. They were found to have acted unlawfully. This has now been hardwired into the law," says barrister Adam Wagner.
Listen to the full episode on Global Player 📲 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreR9S/
- Title
- Andrew Marr on The Queen: "This is going to be the biggest shaking of all"
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Queen is under close medical attention in Balmoral.
Andrew Marr: "This is going to be the biggest shaking of all. Britain's sense of herself is under question. The Queen is a very important part of the glue."
Listen in full on Global Player 📲
The News Agents - with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Liz Truss "a good challenge to Labour" says former teacher Professor Marc Stears
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Liz Truss' former teacher, Professor Marc Stears, says Truss will be a "surprising Prime Minister" and will put a "good challenge to Labour".
Listen in full on Global Player 📲
The News Agents - with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Liz Truss' former teacher says the Prime Minister "trusts her own gut"
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Professor Marc Stears, who taught British politics to Liz Truss at university, says the new Prime Minister "loves being the person in the room who doesn't do what convention or expectation says that she ought to do".
Listen in full on Global Player.
The News Agents - with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- George Osborne: “I’m a frenemy of Boris”
- Runtime
- 5:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Liz Truss becomes UK Prime Minister with just 81,326 votes of Conservative party members. Has any leader ever come to power with such an array of problems? What will her first government look like? And can she solve Britain’s energy crisis?
We’re joined by the former Tory Chancellor and "frenemy" of Boris Johnson, George Osborne, who knows Liz Truss well. He also has some thoughts on what the former PM might do next.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Sacha Lord on the energy crisis: "This could have been avoided!"
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, says the amount of businesses closing down during the energy crisis could have been avoided with proper governmental support.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has plunged millions into a profound energy crisis. But Russia's war was just the catalyst. What has led us here is a much longer, and more complex story of political failure in Britain and Europe. Today, we dig deeper into why we are where we are.
And The News Agents speak to businesses in the North-West, about how that failure is already costing us, leading to business closure and job losses.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Sacha Lord: "7 in 10 pubs could close this winter"
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, warns that seven in 10 pubs could close this winter due to lack of support during the energy crisis.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has plunged millions into a profound energy crisis. But Russia's war was just the catalyst. What has led us here is a much longer, and more complex story of political failure in Britain and Europe. Today, we dig deeper into why we are where we are.
And The News Agents speak to businesses in the North-West, about how that failure is already costing us, leading to business closure and job losses.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Has energy crisis help been withheld due to the Conservative leadership contest?
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Russia's invasion of Ukraine has plunged millions into a profound energy crisis. But Russia's war was just the catalyst. What has led us here is a much longer, and more complex story of political failure in Britain and Europe. Today, we dig deeper into why we are where we are.
And The News Agents speak to businesses in the North-West, about how that failure is already costing us, leading to business closure and job losses.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Are we shut out of choosing the next Prime Minister?
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- With the next Conservative leader being chosen by Tory members only, are the rest of us shut out of choosing our next Prime Minister?
It’s the final showdown between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. We’re backstage at Wembley for the final Tory leadership hustings, hosted by LBC as this interminable contest finally comes to an end. But what, if anything, have we learnt?
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Michael Gove reveals he "hasn't spoken" to Boris Johnson since Cabinet sacking
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Michael Gove spoke to Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to reveal where his current relationship with Boris Johnson stands.
It’s the final showdown between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. We’re backstage at Wembley for the final Tory leadership hustings, hosted by LBC as this interminable contest finally comes to an end.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Did the Tory hustings wrongly focus on 'woke' issues?
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- It’s the final showdown between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. We’re backstage at Wembley for the final Tory leadership hustings, hosted by LBC as this interminable contest finally comes to an end. But what, if anything, have we learnt? When the whole country is worried about paying their bills, can the Tory party really justify the time and money spent on this level of introspection?
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Listen and subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- 22% inflation next year? Lewis Goodall breaks down the economic challenges for the next PM.
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. and beyond.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall
Listen & subscribe on Global Player 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- Anthony Scaramucci to Emily Maitlis: “I lost my job because of you”
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Listen and subscribe to The News Agents 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7DreNUd/
- Title
- Could the Trump raid cause riots in the streets?
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Jon Sopel says the stakes could not be higher.
Listen and subscribe on @GlobalPlayer 👉 https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
- Title
- The News Agents, ready to launch. #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Title
- Well Hello....Introducing The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. and beyond. The News Agents is a new daily news podcast with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall. Starts 30th of August. Listen and subscribe on Global Player.
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/
