The News Agents

This Friday we're joined by Jess Phillips MP, following a week that has sent shockwaves through the British entertainment industry. Two of the most recognisable faces in British television are at the centre of a reckoning: one has been jailed for rape, while the other faces a series of sexual misconduct allegations.
Has anything really changed since #MeToo? We discuss power, privilege and accountability, what these cases reveal about British culture, and whether the industry – and the institutions around it – have truly learned the lessons of the past.
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Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United manager. But how did his final 48 hours turn into such a mess?

As Carrick continued to take training, United’s bosses were in Monaco deciding his future, while negotiating with his likely successor Mauricio Pochettino in the US.

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s Adam Crafton for the inside story of another chaotic Manchester United managerial change.

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The Tuesday night fever dream of the Democrats taking Mississippi came real last night when the state was finally called for Scott Colom.
What does this outstanding victory tell us about the changes the Democrats have undergone as a party? We discuss how the history of this state and its segregationist past make this such an extraordinary moment.
Later, the sorry tale of the Nvidia boss and his Chinese spy lover. What’s the fall out for Trump and America?
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Former fox anchor and holder of a 4 million strong YouTube fan base Megyn Kelly has told her supporters how unjust it is that Russell Brand has been put behind bars.
Why are MAGA influencers jumping up and down to defend a rapist? Even those who’ve pressed Trump to release the Epstein files.
And is that dinosaur viewpoint pervasive here in the UK too? We ask Women and Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson.
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Despite the best legal representation money could buy, Russell Brand was sent down for over ten years yesterday after a jury UNANIMOUSLY convicted him of rape. Today, again despite a lengthy legal battle and costly high court injunction, David Walliams was outed as the celebrity who had threatened suicide after allegations about him surfaced.
Victims came forward in both cases to journalists, not the police first. Are we seeing a cultural sea change? Is this MeToo Two? Or did it never really go away? And why are so many whistleblowers and survivors being silenced through the civil courts? We ask Zelda Perkins - who blew the whistle on Harvey Weinstein.
The News Agents is a Global production.
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