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The News Agents

The News Agents

Podcast | United Kingdom | Left

UK political news podcast with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel, and Lewis Goodall. Making sense of the news.

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Politics

Does Keir Starmer have the courage to stand up to Elon Musk?

Is the government about to stand up to Elon Musk? That now seems possible. Downing Street said today that they would support action from Ofcom - the media regulator - against his platforms if they deemed it necessary. Ofcom has announced that it has launched an investigation into Musk's X platform over its AI tool Grok being used to create non-consensual sexualised images of women and children. Ministers have said they expect action within days. After unveiling the lowest homicide figures in ...

United Kingdom
Politics

Kemi puts the knife in first: Has sacking Jenrick made her stronger?

The politician who once complained of not seeing enough "white faces" in Birmingham probably had a very white one himself this morning. Robert Jenrick's apparent imminent plot to defect to Reform was left in tatters when his party leader Kemi Badenoch uncovered the plan, sacked him and booted him out of the party, and announced it to the world on a polished video clip. What happens now to the shadow justice secretary - as was - and to both the Tory party and Reform? Emily and Lewis speak to t...

United Kingdom
Geopolitics

Should Donald Trump 'Make Iran Great Again'?

"Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS. . HELP IS ON ITS WAY. MIGA." It was a characteristically Trumpian post from the American president on Truth Social (where else?) today which led to more fevered speculation that the US might be about to step in to topple the Iranian regime. Protests across Iran are into their third week, and evidence of the slaughter of Iranian civilians is becoming clearer and clearer. One Iranian official told Reuters that some 2,000 protesto...

Iran
Politics

Is ICE acting like America's 'Gestapo'?

The images coming out of Minneapolis since the killing of Renee Good are nothing short of dystopian. Day after day, Minnesotans dragged from their vehicles, off the streets, and out of their houses. Often, seemingly, for the crime of nothing other than their ethnicity. Donald Trump took to Truth Social yesterday to tell Minnesota: "THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING!". ICE and the Department of Homeland Security are flooding the streets with personnel. Joe Rogan has compared their t...

United States