Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall – three of the UK’s top journalists – host an award-winning daily news podcast: The News Agents.
They’re not just here to tell you what's happening, but why. Expect astute analysis and explanation of the day's news – and a healthy dose of scepticism and the ability to laugh at it all when needed.
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Is Andy Burnham betting his premiership on fixing social care?29 Jul 2026 · 36mShould Polanski be arrested for his Farage Insta post?28 Jul 2026 · 40mBurnham's best mate on what the PM does now27 Jul 2026 · 44mCould Andy Burnham be the most important PM since Thatcher?24 Jul 2026 · 44mAre Farage and Polanski already yesterday's men?23 Jul 2026 · 42mXavi Simons: TRUTH about Barcelona, the original WONDERKID & Why Spurs feel different - The Sports Agents23 Jul 2026 · 37mHackGPT: How AI escaped the lab and went rogue22 Jul 2026 · 43mBurnham's bloodbath of the Starmerites21 Jul 2026 · 39mPrime Minister Burnham - Labour's last hope?20 Jul 2026 · 38mWhy Starmer failed - and what Burnham needs to get right17 Jul 2026 · 37mDid Thomas Tuchel cost England a World Cup Final? - The Sports Agents16 Jul 2026 · 35mWill Argentina be punished for their Falklands stunt?16 Jul 2026 · 32mStarmer hands the torch to Burnham - does he have a plan?15 Jul 2026 · 30mGary Lineker on the most toxic rivalry on Earth14 Jul 2026 · 46mWas Ann Widdecombe the victim of a political assassination?13 Jul 2026 · 37mBridget Phillipson: "Spiteful class warrior" and proud10 Jul 2026 · 43mThe day Infantino & Trump BROKE the World Cup - The Sports Agents9 Jul 2026 · 40mIs Nigel Farage's career unravelling before our eyes?9 Jul 2026 · 37mFarage vs Binface: How Nigel humiliated himself8 Jul 2026 · 38mThe temper tantrum that triggered Farage's by-election7 Jul 2026 · 31mHas Trump just trashed his own World Cup?6 Jul 2026 · 39mWhy everything you feared about Trump is true3 Jul 2026 · 34mWhat makes Mexico 'INVINCIBLE' at the Azteca & Maresca's Man City - The Sports Agents2 Jul 2026 · 38mWhy can’t Nigel Farage be clear about his finances?2 Jul 2026 · 39mIs Starmer trying to screw Burnham before he even starts?1 Jul 2026 · 34mExclusive: The whistleblower silenced by Facebook hits back30 Jun 2026 · 31mCan Andy Burnham's revolution fix Britain?29 Jun 2026 · 45mQ&A special: Burnham's coup, his future cabinet and "duplicitous" colleagues26 Jun 2026 · 41mHow Pochettino convinced USA they can win the World Cup - The Sports Agents25 Jun 2026 · 37mHow will Burnham deal with Trump?25 Jun 2026 · 41mIs Kemi Badenoch too brutal for her own good?24 Jun 2026 · 42mWhat will Burnham's Britain actually look like?23 Jun 2026 · 39mStarmer resigns - is Burnham unstoppable?22 Jun 2026 · 51mBurnham batters Reform - next stop Number 10?19 Jun 2026 · 41mWhy is Trump now handing over billions to Iran?18 Jun 2026 · 33mAre Tuchel's England the 'Entertainers' now? - The Sports Agents18 Jun 2026 · 22mSpecial Report: How the Makerfield by-election could change everything17 Jun 2026 · 52mHow political violence and conspiracy became mainstream in Britain16 Jun 2026 · 51mWill Starmer's social media ban for kids really happen?15 Jun 2026 · 43mStarmer in shambles: Can he last the week?12 Jun 2026 · 40mIs John Healey’s resignation a fatal blow for Keir Starmer?11 Jun 2026 · 33mVisas, Tickets... Trump: Why this World Cup feels hard to love? - The Sports Agents11 Jun 2026 · 39mSpecial Report: Belfast riots - how Elon Musk is stoking a new wave of British violence10 Jun 2026 · 54mIs Britain really the least racist country on earth?9 Jun 2026 · 43mIs Trump impotent?8 Jun 2026 · 34mWes Streeting on why Keir Starmer cannot save himself or his country5 Jun 2026 · 1h 24mWhy has Musk set the mob on innocent random British police officers?4 Jun 2026 · 40mAndoni Iraola & the Premier League's Basque Revolution - The Sports Agents4 Jun 2026 · 39mDid Farage incite violence with his call for 'pure cold rage'?3 Jun 2026 · 49mHow did the police let Henry Nowak die?2 Jun 2026 · 42mIs Trump’s America scaring fans off the World Cup?1 Jun 2026 · 36mHow the tech bros of AI are breaking our democracy29 May 2026 · 50mHas Blair just brought the Labour party together - against him?28 May 2026 · 42mWho's to blame for West Ham's relegation? | Michail Antonio on Bowen's future & England's 'Egos' - The Sports Agents28 May 2026 · 39mTony Blair on why Britain and Labour are in crisis27 May 2026 · 32mWhy is Reform standing by a 'sexist' candidate in Makerfield?26 May 2026 · 43mHow billionaires get away with paying less tax than you22 May 2026 · 40mWhat Hulk Hogan taught Trump about politics21 May 2026 · 43mSpygate 2.0: Should Play-Off Final be CANCELLED? - The Sports Agents21 May 2026 · 28mIs Trump still running scared of the Epstein files?20 May 2026 · 51mIs there more to Andy Burnham than just the vibes?19 May 2026 · 49mHas Labour reignited the Brexit debate by mistake?18 May 2026 · 46mIs Andy Burnham about to become Prime Minister?15 May 2026 · 38mSpygate 2.0 vs Bloodgate & The 'small ball' debate - The Sports Agents14 May 2026 · 36mWes Streeting resigns: Is the challenge over - or just beginning?14 May 2026 · 31mCould Labour's leadership chaos make Ed Miliband PM?13 May 2026 · 41mStarmer refuses to go: Crazy? Or courageous?12 May 2026 · 39mStarmer's make or break speech: Will it save him?11 May 2026 · 49mElection Special: Is it change or die for Labour?8 May 2026 · 51mSPECIAL REPORT: An election like no other in Birmingham7 May 2026 · 46mHow to beat the 'Big 6' | Inside Premier League's 'best-run' club with Brighton CEO Paul Barber - The Sports Agents7 May 2026 · 46mMoney, lies and death: London's criminal underworld with Patrick Radden Keefe6 May 2026 · 41mDoes Donald Trump remember who started the war in Iran?5 May 2026 · 31mWhy has Nigel Farage taken £5m from a crypto billionaire?1 May 2026 · 40mHow Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain30 Apr 2026 · 39mWould Kompany want to replace Guardiola at Man City? - The Sports Agents30 Apr 2026 · 40mHas antisemitism become a national emergency?29 Apr 2026 · 46mWill Starmer's body count prove fatal for his premiership?28 Apr 2026 · 47mWhat will the King's visit really achieve with Trump?27 Apr 2026 · 39mHow liberals lost the fight24 Apr 2026 · 59mSeb Coe | Door open for Russia's return, 'Enhanced Games' threat & Man Utd's new stadium - The Sports Agents23 Apr 2026 · 48mHas the cabinet given up on Keir Starmer?23 Apr 2026 · 39mHas Starmer become the problem he promised to fix?22 Apr 2026 · 32mHow does Keir Starmer recover from the Olly Robbins bombshell?21 Apr 2026 · 43mStarmer was told to vet Mandelson first. So why didn’t he?20 Apr 2026 · 35mDid Keir Starmer “lie, lie and lie again" over Mandelson?17 Apr 2026 · 37mDid the Pope just call Trump a tyrant?16 Apr 2026 · 32mHave PSG exposed the Premier League? - The Sports Agents16 Apr 2026 · 35mSocial media ban for kids: Why is Starmer stalling?15 Apr 2026 · 34mWill the US and China go to war over Iran?14 Apr 2026 · 42mDid Trump just kill off Europe's most powerful populist?13 Apr 2026 · 39mEverything Trump doesn't understand about Iran10 Apr 2026 · 40mWhy Golf NEEDS Rory McIlroy to go back-to-back? | The Masters - The Sports Agents9 Apr 2026 · 38mIs Israel already sabotaging the ceasefire?9 Apr 2026 · 39mHas Trump just capitulated to Iran?8 Apr 2026 · 41mTrump: “A whole civilisation will die tonight“7 Apr 2026 · 45mAden Durde | How a Londoner cracked the NFL - The Sports Agents3 Apr 2026 · 30mQ&A: Trump's tantrum, the Midterms and Lewis getting the sh*t kicked out of him2 Apr 2026 · 45mDon’t mourn for NATO, it’s already dead1 Apr 2026 · 32mShould the King tell Trump to P*ss Off?31 Mar 2026 · 37mIs Trump about to put boots on the ground in Iran?30 Mar 2026 · 39mSpecial Report: Why MAGA hates Britain27 Mar 2026 · 48mAre football's new 'Ultras' a force for good? - The Sports Agents27 Mar 2026 · 28mHow Trump lost control of the Iran war26 Mar 2026 · 35mMcSweeney's missing Mandelson messages25 Mar 2026 · 46mAre Trump's friends getting filthy rich on his “peace deal“?24 Mar 2026 · 32mHas Trump invented his peace deal with Iran?23 Mar 2026 · 44mThe case for Trump's war in Iran20 Mar 2026 · 40mHow Morocco snatched Senegal's AFCON crown - The Sports Agents20 Mar 2026 · 21mIs Iran winning the war?19 Mar 2026 · 42mWhy do the Conservatives have a problem with Muslims praying in public?18 Mar 2026 · 41mHas Trump lost it?17 Mar 2026 · 44mIs Starmer ending his abusive relationship with Trump?16 Mar 2026 · 36mKeir Starmer: Britain’s passive Prime Minister?13 Mar 2026 · 55mCrowdfunding your way to a World Cup final - The Sports Agents13 Mar 2026 · 24mHow bad are the Mandelson files for Keir Starmer?12 Mar 2026 · 33mIs Iran beating Trump in his own war?11 Mar 2026 · 37mIs Trump running scared of his own war?10 Mar 2026 · 39mIs Trump blowing up the world economy - as well as Iran?9 Mar 2026 · 34mLive Q&A: Iran, Trump, and 'no d*ck energy'6 Mar 2026 · 49m18 months to live to Winter Paralympic history - The Sports Agents6 Mar 2026 · 21mHas Starmer lost control of his cabinet over Trump and Iran?5 Mar 2026 · 40mIs Starmer ready to take on Trump?4 Mar 2026 · 37mHas Trump just ended the 'Special Relationship'?3 Mar 2026 · 34mIs the UK at war with Iran or not?2 Mar 2026 · 38mSpecial Episode: Trump kills Iran's leader - what happens next?1 Mar 2026 · 36mHave the Greens just replaced Reform as Labour's main threat?27 Feb 2026 · 43mAre World Cup fans in danger after Mexico cartel violence? - The Sports Agents27 Feb 2026 · 28mThe Royal Family: Abolish, reform or carry on?26 Feb 2026 · 40mMandelson vs the Met: What the hell just happened?25 Feb 2026 · 42mMandelson arrested: Will Starmer pay the price?24 Feb 2026 · 48mHas Trump just been humiliated by his own judges?23 Feb 2026 · 34mHow did Epstein make his money?20 Feb 2026 · 33mIs Russia's ban from world sport over? - The Sports Agents20 Feb 2026 · 24mThe arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor19 Feb 2026 · 33mWhy didn’t the BBC ask Prince William about Andrew?18 Feb 2026 · 36mDid the Met Police cover up for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?17 Feb 2026 · 36mWhy was a Labour campaign group spying on journalists?16 Feb 2026 · 31mNatalie Fleet MP: Her grooming story and how she fought back13 Feb 2026 · 52mAuld Enemy & Grand Slam Stakes: can Scotland stop England? - The Sports Agents13 Feb 2026 · 21mHas racism been normalised in the immigration debate?12 Feb 2026 · 41mWhy does Keir Starmer keep promoting the friends of paedos?11 Feb 2026 · 46mHow did the coup against Keir Starmer go wrong?10 Feb 2026 · 38mIs Labour turning on Keir Starmer?9 Feb 2026 · 44mHow the government became a student loan shark6 Feb 2026 · 50mSo you think you're a Winter Olympics expert? - The Sports Agents6 Feb 2026 · 23mCan Keir Starmer save himself from the Mandelson scandal?5 Feb 2026 · 38mCould the Mandelson scandal bring down Keir Starmer?4 Feb 2026 · 49mDid Peter Mandelson betray Britain to impress Jeffrey Epstein?3 Feb 2026 · 36mCould Peter Mandelson end up in jail?2 Feb 2026 · 39mIs British politics just ungovernable?30 Jan 2026 · 46mContent is king but at what cost to player privacy? - The Sports Agents30 Jan 2026 · 21mIs Trump about to rig the midterm elections?29 Jan 2026 · 34mWhy does Kemi Badenoch want an even smaller Tory party?28 Jan 2026 · 41mHas Trump lost the battle for Minneapolis?27 Jan 2026 · 32mIs Reform UK becoming a Tory party retirement home?26 Jan 2026 · 47mSpecial Report: Surveillance and snatch squads in Trump's new America23 Jan 2026 · 54mBrand Beckham & Osaka's Jellyfish - has sport ever been so fashionable? - The Sports Agents23 Jan 2026 · 21mDictators, Invaders and Trump's motley crew on the Board of Peace22 Jan 2026 · 31mTrump's Greenland shakedown: 'Say no and we will remember'21 Jan 2026 · 29mA year of Trump: terror, territory and tariffs20 Jan 2026 · 45mSpecial Episode: Trump, ICE and cruelty on the streets of Minneapolis19 Jan 2026 · 53mThe man the BBC censored for calling Trump corrupt16 Jan 2026 · 40mAFCON Final & the growing influence of the diaspora - The Sports Agents16 Jan 2026 · 21mKemi puts the knife in first: Has sacking Jenrick made her stronger?15 Jan 2026 · 31mIs ICE acting like America's 'Gestapo'?14 Jan 2026 · 40mShould Donald Trump 'Make Iran Great Again'?13 Jan 2026 · 36mWill Starmer have the guts to punish Musk for his undressing app?12 Jan 2026 · 46mMehdi Hasan on America's 'Neo-Fascism'9 Jan 2026 · 42mPep’s heir to Fergie’s shadow: Why clubs can't move on - The Sports Agents9 Jan 2026 · 21mDid Trump's immigration police murder a woman in cold blood?8 Jan 2026 · 46mWhy has President Trump seized a Russian oil tanker?7 Jan 2026 · 31mTrump tightens the screws on Greenland6 Jan 2026 · 31mWhich country will Trump strike next?5 Jan 2026 · 37mSpecial Episode: Is Trump now President...of Venezuela?3 Jan 2026 · 32m2026 Q&A: Unlikely comebacks, the future of democracy, and Jon's acting debut1 Jan 2026 · 40m2025 Awards: Rising stars, resignations, and the moments that defined the year25 Dec 2025 · 31mQ&A: The case for Keir, 2026 elections, and is Britain ungovernable?23 Dec 2025 · 43mWhat the Hell just happened at MAGA-con?22 Dec 2025 · 37mJess Phillips on the battle of her political life19 Dec 2025 · 50mJake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: Who's in the most danger? - The Sports Agents19 Dec 2025 · 19mWill America stop Europe from bailing out Ukraine?18 Dec 2025 · 32mThe bombshell interview that's rattled MAGA17 Dec 2025 · 33mTrump v The BBC: who will the British public back?16 Dec 2025 · 36mThe Bondi massacre and the rise of anti-semitism15 Dec 2025 · 31mWhat America's first dictator could teach Keir Starmer12 Dec 2025 · 52mPippa York: "I want the world to leave trans people alone" - The Sports Agents12 Dec 2025 · 22mTrump - Pirate of the Caribbean?11 Dec 2025 · 37mExclusive: Did the Met “cover up” a paedophile ring?10 Dec 2025 · 41mThe $100bn media battle that could change everything9 Dec 2025 · 41mWhy is Trump warning about "civilisational erasure" in Europe?8 Dec 2025 · 34mHow lawyers ruined Britain5 Dec 2025 · 39mSir Chris Hoy: "Government could save thousands of lives" - The Sports Agents5 Dec 2025 · 21mNigel Farage "off his head" over anti-semitism and the BBC4 Dec 2025 · 37mIs Labour ready to reopen the Brexit debate?3 Dec 2025 · 36mIs the jury system overrated?2 Dec 2025 · 35mWhat was The Chancellor's biggest budget crime?1 Dec 2025 · 32mSalman Rushdie on political violence, free speech and BBC "cowardice"28 Nov 2025 · 34mQ&A: Rules football should steal from other sports? - The Sports Agents28 Nov 2025 · 16mDoes Labour need to own its move to the Left?27 Nov 2025 · 44m
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