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This week on The Sports Agents,
How and why did an image of Arsenal's Bukayo Saka become the main feature on the back pages of almost every major newspaper following England's 1-0 defeat to Iceland... despite him only featuring as a 65th minute substitute.
Football writer Henry Winter and Channel 4 sports correspondent Jordan Jarrett-Bryan joined Gabby and Mark and reveal how these photos are chosen and why the context is important when it comes to Saka and England.
And as promised, also this week, we took a closer look at Netball Super League 2.0 - the fallout, the repercussions for the game at grassroots level and the perfect example of what happens when a 'smaller' sport makes the decision to go professional.
NSL managing director Claire Nelson and Team Bath's own Kadeen Corbin were among those to feature on this special episode.
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Emily and Jon answer your General Election questions.
Editor: Tom Hughes
Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus
Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell
Video Production: : Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal
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Labour has launched a 25,000 word manifesto and as promised, there were no new rabbits and no hats.
What we saw in Manchester was a newly confident Labour leader who barely paused in his answers to media questions: his lines were to script, his answers brief, and his stories well honed. But there were noticeable gaps in Labour's offering.
Only two brief mentions of child poverty, and no restoration of the benefit to families of 3 children.
That's despite another 100 thousand kids being pushed into poverty in the last year alone. Labour talks about 'hard choices' - but if this isn't a Labour priority, what is? We ask Labour's Peter Kyle what happens to those kids if the promised 'growth in the economy' doesnt come fast.
Editor: Tom Hughes
Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus
Producer: Zeynel Can Yuce
Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell
Video Production: : Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal
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Emily, Jon and Lewis stayed up late to analyse the latest TV battle between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
Who came out on top this time around on Sky News?
Editor: Tom Hughes
Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell
Video Production: Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal
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Tory frontbencher Grant Shapps has appeared to concede the Tories are now heading for defeat at the election and warned voters against allowing Labour a 'supermajority'. Does scaring people work as a campaign strategy? And is a supermajority a big problem for voters?
We also hear from Lewis, who is on the campaign trail with Lib Dem leader Ed Davey.
And later in the show we talk privilege, class, and pesky questions, after Rishi Sunak was asked what he had to go without when he was growing up.
Editor: Tom Hughes
Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus
Producer: Zeynel Can Yuce
Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell
Video Production: : Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal
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Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative manifesto today at Silverstone. We’ve been trying to swerve the racing metaphors but the odd one crept in. He talked a LOT about tax cuts - doubling down on his disproven claim of Labour tax rises, but offered few new policies.
The performance was polished. But has the public stopped listening? We talk to Home Secretary James cleverly and Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell.
Later WE HAVE THE QUIZ RESULTS. And A WINNER is crowned.
Editor: Tom Hughes
Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus
Producer: Zeynel Can Yuce
Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell
Video Production: : Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents"!
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