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The News Meeting

Deborah Frances-White on renters’ rights and the earthquake in Myanmar

Mar 31, 2025
34:30

One of the largest earthquakes in decades has wrecked parts of Myanmar, but how does a country still grappling with civil war and military rule handle a natural disaster of this scale? The Guardian investigates why senior Tory Lords and MPs are lobbying to thwart the renters’ reform bill. What does Prince Harry’s bullying allegations, brought forward by his former charity chief, reveal about the way we provide aid? 


Basia Cummings is joined by the Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White, plus Tortoise’s Katie Riley and Claudia Williams, as they battle it out to pitch the top story of the day. 


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Host: Basia Cummings, Editor at Tortoise


Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com


Producer: Casey Magloire


Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore



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