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Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. and beyond. With @Maitlis, @JonSopel and @Lewis_Goodall. 🎧 Listen and subscribe on @GlobalPlayer 📲

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“I thought Trump would quickly start to mock Starmer - but he’s different to Macron and Zelenksyy - he’s no peacock!”. Has the PM’s reserved style actually helped his relationship with Trump?. @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall
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“I like that Starmer says, we've got to roll up our sleeves, some of this is going to take time, it's not going to happen overnight.”. How Labour brought maturity back to UK politics, after inheriting a "toxic" political system in its 2024 election win.
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"Do you think Andy Burnham is on manoeuvres?". "Yes!". Starmer may be safe for now, but within the Labour Party, there are colleagues quietly waiting for their chance to move. @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall
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“The phrase that comes to mind includes the words ‘brewery’ and ‘piss-up.’”. Zarah Sultana’s clumsy launch of a new left-wing party - without “co-leader” Corbyn’s confirmation - begs the question: is Labour’s bigger threat from the left or right?. @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall
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We are LIVE! . Tune in now to watch the live Q&A special with @jonsopel and @lewis_goodall ▶️. Watch:.@GlobalPlayer: .Youtube:
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RT @lewis_goodall: Tune in to our special live show from 1!. On @GlobalPlayer or on YouTube link here
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Join us at 1pm on @GlobalPlayer and Youtube for a LIVE One Year of Keir Q&A special with @jonsopel and @lewis_goodall. Drop your questions below or email newsagents@global.com!. See you there 👉 /Youtube.
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"Obesity is linked to poverty, and it is a real problem if those who could benefit are priced out of medicine.". Wes Streeting explains why weight loss drugs will be offered on the NHS.
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🎥 Tomorrow on The News Agents, a 𝘓𝘐𝘝𝘌 Q&A special. Got a question about the first year of Starmer’s Labour govt? Drop it in the comments or email us newsagents@global.com 📧. Tune in at 1pm on @globalplayer 👉 / YouTube. @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall
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“Trump actually 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 Mamdani as Mayor so he has someone to target - he thinks it will help his own prospects!”. @jonsopel breaks down the “cynical” case for why both sides might want the progressive to win. @maitlis
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“The Prime Minister can get rid of any of us anytime he likes - 𝘣𝘶𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰?”. @wesstreeting tells @jonsopel that Rachel Reeves is here to stay. “About that there is no doubt.”.
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“Rachel Reeves, at that moment, had never looked more politically vulnerable, and now has never looked politically stronger.". Why Labour has been 'forced' to say that the chancellor will be in her job for a very long time to come.
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"This is what I get for trying to turn the NHS around - fat shaming?!". @jonsopel asks Health Secretary @wesstreeting if he would take Ozempic.
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“It wasn’t billionaires who got him elected, it was poor voters - and they’re the ones losing.”. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is a thank you card to wealthy donors. What about average Americans?. @maitlis | @jonsopel
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"It is political malpractice on an 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤 scale - I have never seen a gov't with such a huge majority looked so enfeebled.". Has Starmer finally realised the double-edged sword of his Labour majority?. @maitlis | @jonsopel
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"The agony Rachel Reeves was feeling was on full display. but No 10 insist she is going nowhere." . Rumours of an altercation with Speaker Lindsay Hoyle before PMQs are swirling - but are @maitlis and @jonsopel buying it?
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“There is a danger that Labour looks like it can't govern. They were voted in to change, and Starmer cannot change anything.". Welfare rebellion and front bench tears – inside a devastating 24 hours for Keir Starmer's government. @maitlis | @jonsopel .
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"The administration runs the government like Trump is king, using power to enrich his family and further his own personal agenda.". Can America trust its justice system after Donald Trump's first six months back in the White House?. @maitlis | @jonsopel .
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"If you have complete confidence in your chancellor, wasn't today - when she was feeling vulnerable - the day to say it?". Starmer's former chief of staff, @RealSamWhite, says he'd be "very surprised" if the PM got rid of Rachel Reeves. @maitlis | @jonsopel
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"There are two levels at play: the NHS, the trains - and a darker story about 'Englishness.'”. Has “declinism” become a right-wing rallying cry to “rescue Britain” - and a tool for xenophobes?. @maitlis | @jonsopel
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