The News Quiz: Ep4. 'Demonstrable lies'

Who did Trump call a 'natural businessperson'? What does Ed Davey want to bring back? And why shouldn't we call young people snowflakes? It's all up for discussion on this week's News Quiz.

The panel is Rachel Fairburn, Desiree Burch, Robin Morgan and Cindy Yu.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by Matt Hulme, Christina Riggs and Henry Whaley.Producer: Georgia KeatingExecutive Producer: James RobinsonProduction Coordinator: Giulia Lopes MazzuSound Editor: Marc Willcox

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