<p>How is the Trump administration defending the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents? Why was Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham blocked from running as MP? And what role will Trump’s new Board of Peace play in Gaza?</p><br><p>Jasper Corbett is joined by The Observer reporters Stephen Armstrong and Serena Cesareo, and producer Poppy Bullard to battle out who can pitch the story that should lead the news.</p><br><p>Please come and see us at the next The News Meeting Live on Thursday, the 29th of January: <a href="https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://observer.co.uk/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-7</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: </strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p>Follow us on Social Media:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>@ObserverUK on X&nbsp;</li><li>@theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok</li><li>@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host: Jasper Corbett</p><br><p>Producer: Amalie Sortland</p><br><p>Executive Producer: Matt Russell</p><br><p><strong>To find out more about The Observer:</strong></p><br><p>Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content</p><p>Head to our website <a href="http://observer.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>