News Meeting: Michelle Mone’s change of tone and Jimmy Lai on trial

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding.

In this episode the best-selling author and journalist Tim Marshall joins the team to discuss Michelle Mone’s BBC interview, President Putin’s warning to NATO and pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai going on trial in Hong Kong.

Plus, Giles Whittell’s recipe for a greater Britain.

What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to [email protected].

The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers.

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