The News Meeting30 Jun 2025

Who is the tech billionaire cosying up to Donald Trump?

Is Keir Starmer facing his most significant rebellion yet? Why is Chinese billionaire Justin Sun being accused of buying access to Donald Trump? And what should Health Secretary Wes Streeting focus on if he wants to fix the NHS?

Rebecca Moore is joined by host of the Westminster Inside podcast Sascha O’Sullivan, alongside The Observer’s Patricia Clarke and Jon Ungoed-Thomas, as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

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LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde Andrews

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Read everything mentioned in the episode here:

Patricia’s article - Trump’s top crypto investor edges closer to the seat of American power - HERE
The private trials of Keir Starmer by Tom Baldwin - HERE
The Verge’s reporting on Justin Sun - HERE

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Host: Rebecca Moore, Executive Producer

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Matt Russell, Deputy Head of Audio

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