“It feels like a mistake for him to compare himself to Donald Trump, especially on abuse allegations.” Has Trump set the blueprint for Max Miller, who is still standing for the Republican party in Ohio, despite abuse allegations?
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"Some Conservatives, including Badenoch, have become so suspicious about the idea of cancellation, and so desperate to stick it to 'the libs'." Is Kemi Badenoch so afraid of cancel culture, that she supports the former neo-Nazi standing for the Tories? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/is-d...
Is defending a former neo-Nazi a new low for Kemi Badenoch? | The News Agents
Kemi Badenoch is backing a former neo-Nazi standing to become a Tory councillor in Somerset. She claims he has been rehabilitated in prison, but is she just too scared to “cancel” someone on her side?
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“As soon as you make the exception here after public pressure, you just know there’ll be scores of similar cases.” Pressure is building to block the early release of PC Harper’s killers, but would conceding set a politically dangerous precedent?
“There’s a difference between being let back into society and being allowed to stand for public office." How has Kemi Badenoch found herself in the surreal position of defending a convicted Neo-Nazi standing as a Tory councillor?
"For him, the Reflecting Pool is not a little thing. It is dominating his days, it is a signifier of his greatness." Donald Trump is focused on his own legacy – but his Washington renovations have gone "horribly wrong", and it's all he can think about www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why is Donald Trump still banging on about the Washington Reflecting Pool? | The News Agents
Four months after a botched, and unnecessary, $14 million renovation of the Washington Reflecting Pool, Trump is still furiously trying to catch the “vandals” responsible. Why is this his most…
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“You can be in Trump’s tent, as long as you accept his version of events.” Is Jeanine Pirro out of Trump's favour after going against the president's claims that the reflecting pool was 'vandalised'?
"There were debates about dementia with Biden, but this is on another level." Trump is obsessed with his botched $14m renovations of the Washington Reflecting Pool, and wants to catch the "vandals" responsible. They don't exist – so why is he trying? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why is Donald Trump still banging on about the Washington Reflecting Pool? | The News Agents
Four months after a botched, and unnecessary, $14 million renovation of the Washington Reflecting Pool, Trump is still furiously trying to catch the “vandals” responsible. Why is this his most…
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"European governments are terrified about the political implications of these images - it's a content war as much as anything. "They know the right-wing online ecosystem will use the images for their own purposes." How Spain's migrant crisis is emboldening the hard right.
"Infantino f**ked up, and Trump doesn't like losers." The bromance between the head of FIFA and the president seems to be over, despite the 'peace prize' and the red card favour during the 2026 World Cup. Where did it all go wrong? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why Donald Trump dropped ‘loser’ FIFA boss Gianni Infantino | The News Agents
The Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino bromance is over, just weeks after the end of the 2026 World Cup. Was the FIFA boss’s greedy attempt to make himself millions from football to blame?
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"Trump was glued to Infantino's side throughout the entire World Cup. Now he's f**ked up - and Trump doesn't like losers." Will FIFA dump Infantino as quickly as Donald Trump has?
"Maybe the former Tories can be the sacrificial lamb if there's something to be done with Restore." Will Nigel Farage kick Jenrick and Suella Braverman out of Reform UK in order to create a hard-right coalition with Rupert Lowe? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jenr...
Jenrick and Braverman: Will Farage kick the ‘embarassing baggage’ out of Reform? | The News Agents
Rupert Lowe has suggested Restore Britain would work with Reform UK to unite the UK’s hard right on a few conditions – including kicking ex-Tories out of the party. Has their recruitment damaged…
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“I’m not sure how well these two guys would run a party together if they can't organise a phone call!” Will Farage and Lowe - Reform and Restore - team up, or tear each other apart?
"Iran has a superpower patron in the Russians, goading them to continue this conflict." “They are using that relationship to target US troops, and try to get the US locked in a quagmire in Iran." Why Trump can't see Russia's influence on his war in Iran www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why Donald Trump is blind to Russia’s ‘revenge’ attempts on America | The News Agents
Donald Trump has softened his stance on Ukraine, but does his love for autocrats still leave him vulnerable to the Russian threat, and is it also thwarting his war effort in Iran?
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"MAGA Republicans in America absolutely hate, detest, and loathe Dr. Anthony Fauci." America's Covid-19 expert was grilled in Congress by Republican conspiracy theorists who want him jailed. Why is he their latest target? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why does MAGA America hate Dr Anthony Fauci so much? | The News Agents
MAGA wants Dr Anthony Fauci, Donald Trump’s chief medical advisor during the Covid-19 pandemic behind bars. They believe he is responsible for the outbreak, but is he just the latest target of…
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"Reform repeatedly tells us we are a police state, that the police try to sanction us for what we put on social media," says @lewis_goodall. "They are now reporting Zack Polanski to the police, and expect him to be arrested for his social media" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why Reform wants Zack Polanski arrested | The News Agents
Reform UK has reported Green Party leader Zack Polanski to the police for a post he shared on social media. But after making Lucy Connolly a guest of honour at a Reform conference, is the party…
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"They will turn against him, when they see the opportunity. I hope he knows it." Week one done for Andy Burnham has PM. But did he make the wrong decision with one key appointment after entering No.10? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/has-...
Has Andy Burnham already made one big mistake? | The News Agents
Andy Burnham’s first week as PM has been one of small changes to help public pockets, as well as the announcement of his new cabinet. But has he made a blunder in a key appointment?
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"The conservative press were toying with Farage and flirting with the idea of backing him as PM. "The right-wing press have run stories which have not been favourable to him, and it's had an impact." Polls are down. Support drying up. Has Nigel lost it? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/how-...
How Nigel Farage lost the support of the UK’s right-wing media | The News Agents
The UK’s right-wing press were “flirting” with the idea of pushing Nigel Farage as the next prime minister, but that now seems to have changed. Have the British public lost interest too?
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"She's a young, attractive woman. She never smiles," said Donald Trump, in an address this week. There's one award-winning journalist the president is obsessed with, and @jonsopel reveals how this dates back to Trump's first term in office... www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...
The award-winning reporter living rent-free in Donald Trump's brain | The News Agents
Donald Trump gave a long, rambling and unfunny speech at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, singling out one particular female journalist for criticism and comments laced with misogyny.
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Did the 2008 financial crash cause a spike in populism? "There's the idea we bailed out the banks, but did it selectively. That moment crystalised a disbelief in experts and institutions."
“We're at this inflection point where – and I hate to say it – but the oligarchy has taken over. “Policies are being driven by big money, and who's got the money? The wealthiest in the country.”
“I’m glad we live in a country that is deferential to expertise - but at times in the pandemic, that did go too far.” “I’m not sure school closures were a price worth paying.” Lewis on how ‘legitimate questions’ have emerged - and should be asked - about how we handled Covid.
"Trump's top national security officials cannot figure out why he keeps capitulating to a man who is avowedly one of America's greatest adversaries." Putin wants revenge on America – and Donald Trump loves powerful men so much he’s too blind to see it www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why Donald Trump is blind to Russia’s ‘revenge’ attempts on America | The News Agents
Donald Trump has softened his stance on Ukraine, but does his love for autocrats still leave him vulnerable to the Russian threat, and is it also thwarting his war effort in Iran?
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"He comes across every bit as vain and narcissistic as Donald Trump himself". Anthony Fauci has "given his life to public health", but do his Covid diaries reveal he was enjoying what he was experiencing?
"This is an attempt at a show trial, and an ongoing contestation in American politics about the role of institutions, political authority, and expertise." Why does MAGA want America's Covid-19 expert behind bars? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why does MAGA America hate Dr Anthony Fauci so much? | The News Agents
MAGA wants Dr Anthony Fauci, Donald Trump’s chief medical advisor during the Covid-19 pandemic behind bars. They believe he is responsible for the outbreak, but is he just the latest target of…
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Is there two-tier policing - discriminatory towards white people - in the Met police? Baroness Casey, who led a landmark review into racism within the Met, shares her thoughts. @lewisgoodall.com
"She's a young, attractive woman. She never smiles," said Donald Trump, in an address this week. There's one award-winning journalist the president is obsessed with, and Jon Sopel reveals how this dates back to Trump's first term in office... www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...
The CNN reporter living rent-free in Donald Trump's brain | The News Agents
Donald Trump gave a long, rambling and unfunny speech at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, singling out one particular female journalist for criticism and comments laced with misogyny.
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"I know Kaitlan Collins - she does smile, she's great fun. She's bloody clever." As Donald Trump tries to publicly embarrass Kaitlan Collins (again), @jonsopel1.bsky.social remembers the time he stood up to the White House as they tried to relegate the CNN reporter…
“If he gets rejected, it'll be humiliating” “If he wins, he'll be asked to do things that will test his conscience, the limits of the law." Todd Blanche waits to see if he will be Trump’s attorney general. But will this be the worst week of his life either way?
Does higher education still offer social mobility? Lewis: "Millions have accessed social and economic worlds that would've been unavailable to them without HE". Jon: "For years, I’ve said your degree is your passport to the future. I wonder whether it still is"
"Reform repeatedly tells us we are a police state, that the police try to sanction us for what we put on social media," says Lewis Goodall. "They are now reporting Zack Polanski to the police, and expect him to be arrested for his social media" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why Reform wants Zack Polanski arrested | The News Agents
Reform UK has reported Green Party leader Zack Polanski to the police for a post he shared on social media. But after making Lucy Connolly a guest of honour at a Reform conference, is the party…
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