The News Meeting

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Why can’t the French government pass a budget? Who will win in the fight for the soul of the Labour Party? Why do pensioners keep being arrested?


Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Tom Gatti and Serna Cesareo, as well as the journalist and author Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff, as they each try to pitch the top story of the day.


Find the team’s must reads:l

  • The Missing Sister
  • Back to Petroleum
  • How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge



**Join us at the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 23rd September at 6:30pm** 

Rebecca Moore will be joined by David Aaronvitch, Claudia Williams and Jon Ungoed-Thomas. 

Get your tickets → HERE


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Host: Giles Whittell


Producer: Poppy Bullard


Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett and Matt Russell 


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