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The News Agents
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Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond. With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player. .
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · Jul 15
“A catastrophic data breach.”

For two years, the government took The News Agents to court over a leaked MOD document - under a super injunction.

Now it’s lifted.

@lewisgoodall.com reports on the hidden court that tried to silence us.

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The secret court that silenced the News Agents...until now Video | Global Player
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents and other journalists to a secret court to prevent us from reporting a story of huge public interest.
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 18h
"Trump has taken from me a home, two jobs, a former marriage, my personal security and my life savings.

"This was not my plan, but I'm going to spend the next three and a half years, every single day, committed to shining a light on what is happening"
Targeted by Trump: ‘Every day I’m ready for a car of government agents to carry me away’ | The News Agents
Miles Taylor, who worked for Donald Trump during his first administration, and exposed his “inability” to serve in an anonymous article, tells The News Agents about his ongoing battle with the…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 20h
"There is no x-factor here. There is no superstar politician in-waiting. There's a sense that whoever walked into the room, your head wouldn't really turn."

Inside the 2025 Tory conference, and its lack of "any real power"
‘The Tory conference had a palpable absence of any real power’ | The News Agents
In the first Conservative conference since Kemi Badenoch became leader, has the party found a focus to tackle Labour, and Reform UK, in the next election?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 22h
"What I want to see is the removal of activist judges," Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis

"Can you justify having a judge who, on social media, has given their views on immigration, or who is the trustee of a pro-borders charity? No, of course not"
Robert Jenrick denies 'Trumpian purge' after conference attack on ‘activist judges’ | The News Agents
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis 'activist judges’ are bringing the UK’s legal system into “disrepute” and vows to make appointments a political decision under a future…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1d
"Trickle-down economics just hasn't worked for ordinary people.

"We need more urgency around lifting the two child benefit cap. Every day that's in place, more kids go into poverty."

Lucy Powell tells The News Agents about her bid to become Labour deputy leader
Lucy Powell: Labour a ‘bit of a boys club’ and needs to be ‘more inclusive’ | The News Agents
Lucy Powell, Labour deputy leader contender, says she hopes to end the “boys club” and “groupthink” that exists in Keir Starmer’s government, and believes she is a voice of party membership, instead…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1d
"This is the most extreme version of the options presented to her by her shadow Attorney General," Joshua Rozenberg says on Kemi Badenoch's intention to remove the UK from the ECHR.

"There needs to be much more discussion before that is a policy"
‘She’s taking the most extreme option’: Why Kemi Badenoch wants out of the ECHR | The News Agents
The Conservative Party will pull the UK from the European Convention of Human Rights if it wins the next general election, says Kemi Badenoch. Why has she chosen this extreme option?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1d
Ten years ago – maybe even five – comments like that would have gotten you the sack from the front bench of any major political party."

But in 2025, there was no apology from the Tories after Robert Jenrick's 'no white faces' comment
'Jenrick's 'white faces' comment would have once been enough to get an MP sacked' | The News Agents
Robert Jenrick has defended comments made in March 2025 about the lack of white people in an area of Birmingham he visited – and Tory colleagues have rallied to back him. But do his comments make…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d
"People like Neville represent a cultural and political threat, because the right wants them to think what they think - and very often they don’t."

Why Gary Neville's views on British flags made him a target for Farage
‘Gary Neville is a political threat to Nigel Farage because he doesn’t think the same' | The News Agents
Gary Neville has accused “angry, middle aged white men” of stoking division in the UK following the Manchester synagogue attack on Yom Kippur. His comments have angered right-wing voices, but is this…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d
"She gave me a kiss and said, 'I'm glad you got that out of your system.'"

Watching his famous Battle with the Militant Left speech, Neil Kinnock becomes emotional, remembering his wife Glenys, who passed in 2023.
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d
“She’s a highly intelligent woman and a problem solver.”

Neil Kinnock backs Lucy Powell for Labour Deputy Leader and predicts a cabinet return for Angela Rayner.

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d
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Your donation could mean safety, a call answered, a life changed.

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d
“Farage will 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 be defeated through practical achievements people can see - cutting waiting times, building houses...

We need articulate politicians to expose Reform to the light.”

Neil Kinnock on how Labour keeps Reform out of government.
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d
"There’s no one who fits the bill for a Nobel Peace Prize 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 than Trump, yet he’s still the bookies’ favourite?!"

Trump has secured what no other world leader could: a Gaza ceasefire deal.

Is he angling for the prize he so wants?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 2d
"I don't know if Farage is racist, only he could answer that, and you're unlikely to get anything, other than some kind of slithering response," Lord Neil Kinnock tells The News Agents.

"We live in the age of celebrity, and he's managed to make himself a celebrity"
Neil Kinnock: ‘Nigel Farage is offering voters utter fiction’ | The News Agents
Lord Neil Kinnock, marking 40 years of his celebrated “impossible promises” conference speech of 1985, warns against the “illusions” sold by Nigel Farage in 2025, and explains the simple solution for…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 3d
"On so many levels, there is no one who fits the bill less than Donald Trump in the entire world, and yet, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 he's still the bookies favourite."

Is Trump's long-held ambition to receive the Nobel Peace Prize actually within reach?

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Nobel Peace Prize: ‘No one fits the bill less than Donald Trump – yet he’s still the bookies favourite’ | The News Agents
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of Donald Trump's peace plan, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough after two years of conflict. With the Nobel Peace Prize announcement due, is…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 3d
“I’m not in the business of spreading Project Fear.”

Lucy Powell hits back at rival Bridget Phillipson’s “ludicrous” claim her appointment as Deputy Leader would “energise their opponents.”
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 3d
“If Donald Trump pulls off durable peace in the Middle East, not only should he get The Nobel Peace Prize - I'll buy the wrapping paper, I'll buy the ribbons and pay for the postage".
Nobel Peace Prize: ‘No one fits the bill less than Donald Trump – yet he’s still the bookies favourite’ | The News Agents
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of Donald Trump's peace plan, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough after two years of conflict. With the Nobel Peace Prize announcement due, is…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 3d
"When people are raising concerns, it's not disloyalty – they want to make the right decisions."

Labour deputy leader contender Lucy Powell on 'ridiculous' claims she acted as "chief whip for rebels" against welfare changes
Lucy Powell: Labour a ‘bit of a boys club’ and needs to be ‘more inclusive’ | The News Agents
Lucy Powell, Labour deputy leader contender, says she hopes to end the “boys club” and “groupthink” that exists in Keir Starmer’s government, and believes she is a voice of party membership, instead…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 3d
"Do you 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 Keir Starmer?"

"I can help him reach back into the community... I want him to succeed."

Deputy leadership candidate Lucy Powell: Lead rebel or, a valuable voice for the wider party?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 3d
“This stuff is borne of a deeply shallow patriotism.”

After Farage calls on Sky Sports to sack Gary Neville over his comments about “angry, white, middle-aged men, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com ask: what does patriotism in the UK actually look like?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 4d
“If Badenoch’s ever in a position where she has to make these numbers add up, that will be a nice problem to have".

Is the Tories pledge to abolish stamp duty ‘fantasy economics’ that they’ll never have to deliver?

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Kemi Badenoch pledges to abolish stamp duty: Is it ‘fantasy economics’? | The News Agents
Kemi Badenoch has promised the Tories will end Stamp Duty if they win the next election – but was this just a pledge to get conference attendees fired up?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 4d
"It pisses them off so much. Neville lives rent-free inside their heads."

Nigel Farage has criticised Gary Neville for his comments about 'angry white men' dividing the UK. Has his "shallow patriotism" been exposed?
‘Gary Neville is a political threat to Nigel Farage because he doesn’t think the same' | The News Agents
Gary Neville has accused “angry, middle aged white men” of stoking division in the UK following the Manchester synagogue attack on Yom Kippur. His comments have angered right-wing voices, but is this…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 4d
“Everyone’s trying to find £50B down the back of the sofa... that’s why people call it fantasy economics.”

Kemi Badenoch made bold promises at Tory conference, including scrapping stamp duty, but could her maths ever add up in reality?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 4d
"At the moment, we are arguably not particularly relevant," Tory peer Lord Spencer tells Emily Maitlis.

"We can't fight over immigration – that's owned by Reform – but the battleground we'll fight on is the economy."

Can the Tories make a comeback?
‘The Tory conference had a palpable absence of any real power’ | The News Agents
In the first Conservative conference since Kemi Badenoch became leader, has the party found a focus to tackle Labour, and Reform UK, in the next election?
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 5d
"What I'm arguing for, is a return to the world it was before Tony Blair and the constitutional vandalism of new Labour."

Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis why he wants 'activist', 'pro-migrant' judges' out of the profession
Robert Jenrick denies 'Trumpian purge' after conference attack on ‘activist judges’ | The News Agents
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick tells Emily Maitlis 'activist judges’ are bringing the UK’s legal system into “disrepute” and vows to make appointments a political decision under a future…
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 5d
"He invokes white faces. He is the one who chooses this as his metric."

Robert Jenrick defended his comment about not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham area, saying he was only criticising the lack of integration, not focusing on skin colour
'Jenrick's 'white faces' comment would have once been enough to get an MP sacked' | The News Agents
Robert Jenrick has defended comments made in March 2025 about the lack of white people in an area of Birmingham he visited – and Tory colleagues have rallied to back him. But do his comments make…
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