News Meeting: Israel’s Rafah offensive and Keir Starmer under pressure over antisemitism

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell.

In this episode he’s joined by journalist and author Donald Macintrye, political editor Cat Neilan and climate editor Jeevan Vasagar to discuss the prospect of an Israeli ground operation in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, allegations of antisemitism against Labour’s candidate in the Rochdale by-election and Taylor Swift’s private jet.

Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com

Guests:

• Donald Macintyre, journalist and author of ‘Gaza: Preparing for Dawn’
• Cat Neilan, political editor at Tortoise
• Jeevan Vasagar, climate editor at Tortoise

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise

Producer: Rebecca Moore

Executive producer: Lewis Vickers

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