The News Agents

Kwasi Kwarteng announced a not-so-mini budget today, his first as chancellor. In it, he laid out the Truss government's plans for low taxes and big growth.

In today's episode Salma Shah, former Conservative Special Adviser and Lord Stewart Wood, former advisor to Gordon Brown join Lewis to ask if this new budget will work, and whether it has made us all a good deal poorer?

Producers: Gabriel Radus & Ellie Clifford

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Social Editor: Rory O'Connor

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“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". Emily, Jon and Lewis are back in News Agents HQ to pour over some of the major stories around the world. They talk Iran and the death of a 22 year old woman at the hands of the morality police which has sparked massive protests across the country, Italy being on the brink of their first female (and first 'neo-fascist') prime minister, and Donald Trump and yet another lawsuit.

The team also welcome Russian analyst Yuri Goligorsky to HQ, to discuss why on earth so many Putin critics seem to be suspiciously defenestrated at a rate of knots.

Producer: Gabriel Radus

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Video Engineer: Greg James

Social Editor: Rory O'Connor

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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A big day for the UK, at home and abroad and Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner joins us in The News Agents HQ. She talks about her relationship with Labour Leader Keir Starmer, whether Labour is still the party of trade unions and what happened in the House of Commons the moment she found out the Queen was gravely ill.

And, reaction to Vladimir Putin's early morning televised address. Did he just threaten the world with nuclear war?

Producer: Gabriel Radus

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Video Engineer: Greg James

Social Editor: Rory O'Connor

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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Hours before meeting Liz Truss, Biden tweets that he’s “sick and tired of trickle down economics”. Awkward! We’re joined by Lord Peter Mandelson who tells us why the PM is heading for a car crash.

Producer: Gabriel Radus

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Social Editor: Rory O'Connor

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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Have the monarchy and the media got this last week right? And how are we all left feeling now, a week or so on?

The last seven days have seen the country divided on how to respond to The Queen's death. Emily, Jon, and Lewis reflect on how they felt when they heard the news, and whether the media coverage has changed their feelings about the monarchy.

And who will North Korea sit next to at the state funeral on Monday? Former top Foreign Office civil servant Sir Simon Fraser joins us in the studio to get under the skin of the diplomatic conundrums the UK Government faces when the world's leaders come to town.

Producers: Gabriel Radus & Ellie Clifford

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Video Engineer: Ioana Barbu

Social Editor: Rory O'Connor

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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Is it a good idea to end the cap on bankers' bonuses? The new chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng seems to think so - why? Would it be grossly unfair when so many face such hardship? Or is it the best way to energise the economy? We discuss.

And Lewis is back after days glued to Swedish TV. He catches us up on what's happened since Monday in the fallout of the tightest of general elections. He also explains why, unusually, young Swedes rebel to the right-wing, not the left-wing.

Producer: Gabriel Radus

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Video Engineer: Ioana Barbu

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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Have the Republicans scored a massive own goal in their attempts to limit women's rights to abortions in the United States? And will this fatally damage their chances of success in November's midterm elections.

Producer: Gabriel Radus

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Video Engineer: Ioana Barbu

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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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?

We talk about the links between the police, the policed and the powerful with civil liberties expert Adam Wagner.

Producer: Gabriel Radus

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Video Engineer: Will Batchelor

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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Is Ukraine about to win a war no-one thought they could? And, consequently, are Vladimir Putin's days numbered?

The tide seems to be turning Europe's most significant war in eight decades. Ukrainian forces moved at lightning pace over the weekend to recapture their towns from a beleaguered Russian army in the north-east of the country. But are we sure this is really all that significant? We speak to broadcaster and journalist Gabriel Gatehouse.

And, we look across the North Sea to Sweden, and their nail-biting election result on Sunday night. It's so close, we may not know the final picture until Wednesday. But by the end of this week, a former Neo-Nazi party could be one of the major governing parties in a country known for its left-wing socialist politics.

Producer: Gabriel Radus

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Sound Engineer: Ioana Barbu

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

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For the first time in over 70 years, the United Kingdom's head of state is a King, not a Queen. Charles III begins his reign as a monarch already well known to his public. His long held views have been aired, his life documented by television and tabloids, his relationships picked over through fifty years of adult life.

How will this change the type of monarchy we have and the connection the king and his country share? We hear from eminent historians, civil servants, thinkers about the challenges this could pose.

Historians Simon Schama and Dan Snow, former Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell, journalist Ash Sarkar and former Supreme Court Lord Jonathan Sumption join us on the podcast.

Producers: Gabriel Radus & Ellie Clifford

Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi

Sound Engineer: Greg James

Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes

Executive Producer: Dino Sofos

For exclusive daily videos from The News Agents visit Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/videos/brands/news-agents/the-news-agents/

The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.