{"id":31571,"date":"2019-11-01T19:22:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=31571"},"modified":"2019-11-01T19:22:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T19:22:37","slug":"a-week-in-the-news-01-11-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/a-week-in-the-news-01-11-19\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week in the News &#8211; 01\/11\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back for \u2018A Week in the News\u2019, hosted by Dan Taylor, as Voice of London looks back on the week\u2019s biggest stories.<\/p>\n<p>This episode features the latest news on Brexit and the upcoming UK General Election. Prime Minister Boris Johnson managed to get his early parliamentary general election bill through parliament.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31580\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31580\" class=\"wp-image-31580 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Boris_Johnson__Reuven_Rivlin_with_children_from_Shaar_Shvyon_football_organization_2-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Mark Neyman.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Commons backed the government after the EU agreed to extend Article 50, appeasing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s caveats. Both party leaders are now out on the campaign trail pushing their message to the UK public.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/eu-agrees-on-brexit-extension-until-31-january\/\">EU agrees on Brexit extension<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/jeremy-corbyn-reassures-on-the-second-referendum-plan\/\"><strong>Jeremy Corbyn reassured on the second referendum plan<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The podcast also features a discussion about the recent MP resignations with a young Labour spokesman. And our entertainment correspondent Niamh Hutchings is back to give you all the arts and entertainment lowdown.<\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/706520131&#8243; params=&#8221;color=#ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;300&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Dan Taylor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Lead Presenter: <\/strong>Dan Taylor<br \/>\n<strong>Reporter:\u00a0<\/strong>Eleanor Dalton<br \/>\n<b>Entertainment Correspondent: <\/b>Niamh Hutchings<br \/>\n<strong>Producers:<\/strong> Dan Taylor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re back for \u2018A Week in the News\u2019, hosted by Dan Taylor, as Voice of London looks back on the week\u2019s biggest stories. 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