The News Quiz: Ep8. Flight risks and fly-tips

About this episode

The final episode of the series features discussions on UK politics, Trump's address, and the Chagos Islands.

Joining Andy for the final episode of this series are Simon Evans, Zoe Lyons, Cindy Yu and Ahir Shah and not one of them can be deemed a flight risk. Along with the latest on Peter Mandelson’s arrest they discuss how UK politics is no longer a two-party system with the Greens and Reform taking centre stage in Gorton and Denton, why Trump’s State of the Union address could have been mercifully shorter and why the Chagos Islands are off limits. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Mike Shephard and Pravanya Pillay Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Zaltzman

Guests: Simon Evans, Zoe Lyons, Cindy Yu, Ahir Shah

Topics covered

• UK politics
• Trump's State of the Union
• Chagos Islands
• two-party system
• Peter Mandelson's arrest

Keywords

• UK politics
• Trump
• Chagos Islands
• Peter Mandelson
• two-party system

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Studios, Greens, Reform

Places: Gorton, Denton, Chagos Islands

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