What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think should lead the news to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell.


In this episode the team are joined by David Rhodes from Sky News to talk about Iran’s attack on Israel, police investigating Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner after she was accused of breaking electoral law, which she denies, and jury selection in Donald Trump’s first criminal trial.


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Guests:
David Rhodes, executive chairman of Sky News Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise Stephen Armstrong, reporter at Tortoise

 Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise


Producers: Casey Magloire


Executive producer: Lewis Vickers


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News Meeting: Why Iran attacked Israel and Trump’s hush money trial

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We'll speak to a variety of experts to shed light on the election - both in our newsroom and on the road across the UK. We'll do it in a way only Tortoise can: with slow journalism that cuts through the noise to focus on the stories that matter.
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Hosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel Wolf
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Trendy: Volatile voters and why people don’t trust politicians

This week, Alexi and Patricia dive into the wild west of political advertising and investigate the people behind a sneaky series of smear campaigns.
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Could it be true?: Sneaky politics

In this election special Giles Whittell is joined by former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, journalist John Boothman and columnist Andrew Tickell in front of an audience at Material Source in Glasgow.
They discuss what’s behind Douglas Ross’s decision to resign as leader of the Scottish Conservatives, the lurch to the right in some European countries and the number of Scottish children living in temporary accommodation.
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Guests:Kezia Dugdale, former leader of Scottish Labour and Associate Director of the Centre for Public Policy at the University of GlasgowJohn Boothman, political correspondent at The Times and Sunday TimesAndrew Tickell, writer, columnist and lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University
 Host: Giles Whittell, Tortoise’s deputy editor
Producers: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire
Executive producer: Lewis Vickers
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News Meeting: Douglas Ross quits as leader and Scotland’s homeless children

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has shown his more serious side after a series of campaign stunts. What's the party's election strategy?
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Sensemaker: Ed Davey: the carer and the clown

Giles Whittell talks to Sky News executive chairman David Rhodes about election leader debates and what should lead the news.
They’re joined by Tortoise’s political editor Cat Neilan and news editor Jess Winch to discuss the news that the Conservative party accepted a further donation from Frank Hester, after he had been accused of making racist comments about Labour's Diane Abbott.
Plus, Narendra Modi loses his majority and Vladimir Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to attack the West.
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Guests:David Rhodes, executive chairman of Sky NewsCat Neilan, political editor at TortoiseJess Winch, news editor at Tortoise
 Host: Giles Whittell, Tortoise’s deputy editor
Producers: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire
Executive producer: Lewis Vickers
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News Meeting: Why Iran attacked Israel and Trump’s hush money trial

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