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What the Moscow attack means for Putin and Chinese hacking

What the Moscow attack means for Putin and Chinese hacking

The News Meeting • S1, Episode 117

What the Moscow attack means for Putin and Chinese hacking

What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise’s deputy editor Giles Whittell. Barrister and broadcaster Hashi Mohamed joins Tortoise’s political editor Cat Neilan and reporter Stephen Armstrong to discuss whether Beijing should be considered a threat, the terror attack on a Moscow concert hall and Conservative plans to maintain the triple lock on pensions.

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