Rutger Bregman, whose Reith Lecture was censored by the BBC, tells The News Agents of the irony of cutting Trump criticism from a speech about the ‘cowardice’ of elites.
16 Jan
The Mayor of London says he believes people of the UK do not align with Elon Musk on free speech on social media, and welcomes the new Ofcom investigation into sexualised images on X/Twitter.
12 Jan
Children in secondary school will be taught about misogyny under new measures to tackle violence against women and girls in England and Wales. Kemi Badenoch has said migrants are to blame, but safeguarding minister Jess Phillips says the Tory leader should apologise for this.
19 Dec
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 he’s making.
3 Dec
Author Salman Rushdie, who The News Agents describe as a man who "spent probably half of his life under the threat of death" discusses his new book, the root cause of problems in UK society, and the BBC’s “dumb” decision to “pre-censor” itself.
28 Nov
Lord Ken Clarke, former Conservative chancellor, tells The News Agents why he believes Rachel Reeves is “not up to the job” ahead of her second budget.
24 Nov
Lord David Blunkett tells The News Agents that Keir Starmer’s Labour was unprepared for government, and blames the influence of behind-the-scenes staff for recent communications blunders. Does he believe there’s a future for the party?
14 Nov
Caroline Flack’s mum, Christine, tells The News Agents about her meetings with culture secretary Lisa Nandy to push for the second part of the cancelled Leveson Inquiry, and a new Disney+ documentary into her daughter’s trial by media.
12 Nov
As Labour’s poll numbers slide, Health Secretary Wes Streeting says Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York offers lessons in authenticity - but is Labour listening?
6 Nov
Malala, who was shot in the head by the Pakistani Taliban when she was 15 years old, has accused world leaders of normalising the oppressive Taliban rule in Afghanistan. She is now calling for women’s rights to be central to all work on the future of the country.
6 Nov
Zack Polanski, leader of the Greens, tells Lewis Goodall why neither the right or left in UK politics knows how to deal with his party’s rise in public opinion, and why he believes Nigel Farage is neither a populist, or a patriot.
17 Oct
The Green Party leader tells The News Agents that he is in conversation with Labour MPs about defection.
16 Oct
Lord Neil Kinnock, marking 40 years of his celebrated “impossible promises” conference speech of 1985, warns against the “illusions” sold by Nigel Farage in 2025, and explains the simple solution for Keir Starmer to tackle the rising popularity of Reform UK.
10 Oct
Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice? This is a question with which I have much cause to wrestle, for some 23 months.
12 Dec
On Saturday morning, I woke just before 4am. Jolted awake by the radio playing softly beside me that reported the death - by suicide - of Virginia Giuffre, at the age of 41.
28 Apr
As Trump pardons those convicted of committing crimes on January 6 2021, Emily Maitlis talks to supporters awaiting their release at a vigil outside the D.C. jail.
21/01/2025
Lewis Goodall reacts to the UK announcing to suspend some arms exports to Israel.
03/09/2024
It is hard, I think, for Democrats to imagine a more perfect incarnation as running mate than the Senator from Ohio that has found himself on Trump’s ticket, writes Emily Maitlis.
26/07/2024
President Joe Biden's Oval Office address marked the end of his re-election bid. But how do you bow out gracefully when you were pushed?
25/07/2024
