BBC Newsnight
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Welcome! Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two, BBC News, iPlayer with Victoria Derbyshire, Paddy O'Connell & Matt Chorley - plus Katie Razzall, Nicholas Watt and Faisal Islam
“Just the other day I got a DM from someone on Instagram telling me he’s done time for firearms offences and I'm first on his list.”
Ash Sarkar discusses her experiences of online abuse and the influence of far-right figures like Nick Fuentes.
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Ash Sarkar discusses her experiences of online abuse and the influence of far-right figures like Nick Fuentes.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Just the other day I got a DM from someone on Instagram telling me he’s done time for firearms offences and I'm first on his list.”
Ash Sarkar discusses her experiences of online abuse and the influence of far-right figures like Nick Fuentes.
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Ash Sarkar discusses her experiences of online abuse and the influence of far-right figures like Nick Fuentes.
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"We absorbed 250,000 Ukrainians... Why is it that we can do that for people from one country but not from anywhere else in the world?"
Ellie Chowns, Leader of the Greens in Westminster, wants to tackle illegal crossings by providing "safe, legal and managed routes."
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Ellie Chowns, Leader of the Greens in Westminster, wants to tackle illegal crossings by providing "safe, legal and managed routes."
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December 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"We absorbed 250,000 Ukrainians... Why is it that we can do that for people from one country but not from anywhere else in the world?"
Ellie Chowns, Leader of the Greens in Westminster, wants to tackle illegal crossings by providing "safe, legal and managed routes."
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Ellie Chowns, Leader of the Greens in Westminster, wants to tackle illegal crossings by providing "safe, legal and managed routes."
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“The Conservatives and Reform say our country should leave the ECHR...”
“On this point, [they] are simply not serious.”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Justice Minister Jake Richards on proposed ECHR reforms.
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“On this point, [they] are simply not serious.”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Justice Minister Jake Richards on proposed ECHR reforms.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“The Conservatives and Reform say our country should leave the ECHR...”
“On this point, [they] are simply not serious.”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Justice Minister Jake Richards on proposed ECHR reforms.
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“On this point, [they] are simply not serious.”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Justice Minister Jake Richards on proposed ECHR reforms.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg and Thangam Debbonaire debate Joey Barton's suspended prison sentence & free speech
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Jacob Rees-Mogg and Thangam Debbonaire debate Joey Barton's suspended prison sentence & free speech
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December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Thangam Debbonaire debate Joey Barton's suspended prison sentence & free speech
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"No-brainer" | Poppy Coburn and Lewis Goodall on Labour, Brexit & rejoining the EU
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"No-brainer" | Poppy Coburn and Lewis Goodall on Labour, Brexit & rejoining the EU
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December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"No-brainer" | Poppy Coburn and Lewis Goodall on Labour, Brexit & rejoining the EU
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"If I could be a kind of Machiavellian adviser to Keir Starmer, whispering in his ear, I'd say restart the culture war."
The Telegraph's Poppy Coburn gives her advice to Keir Starmer on how to "not lose as badly" at the next general election.
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The Telegraph's Poppy Coburn gives her advice to Keir Starmer on how to "not lose as badly" at the next general election.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"If I could be a kind of Machiavellian adviser to Keir Starmer, whispering in his ear, I'd say restart the culture war."
The Telegraph's Poppy Coburn gives her advice to Keir Starmer on how to "not lose as badly" at the next general election.
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The Telegraph's Poppy Coburn gives her advice to Keir Starmer on how to "not lose as badly" at the next general election.
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"Labour's biggest problem right now is not haemorrhaging votes to Reform, it's haemorrhaging votes to the left, to the Greens"
Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
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Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
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December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Labour's biggest problem right now is not haemorrhaging votes to Reform, it's haemorrhaging votes to the left, to the Greens"
Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
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Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents, explains the potential electoral benefits to Labour in pursuing a closer relationship with the EU
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"This is one of the few places where the public participate in a institution that really matters"
Labour peer Baroness Kennedy criticises the government’s decision to scrap jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than three years.
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Labour peer Baroness Kennedy criticises the government’s decision to scrap jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than three years.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"This is one of the few places where the public participate in a institution that really matters"
Labour peer Baroness Kennedy criticises the government’s decision to scrap jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than three years.
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Labour peer Baroness Kennedy criticises the government’s decision to scrap jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than three years.
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"[Putin] doesn't think that Ukraine is a real country, he thinks Ukrainians are just badly behaved Russians.”
The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
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The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
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December 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"[Putin] doesn't think that Ukraine is a real country, he thinks Ukrainians are just badly behaved Russians.”
The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
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The Economist's David Rennie says US talks with Putin over Ukraine are a non-starter, as "there is no guarantee that he won't just attack Ukraine again".
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"The intent of the [US military] at the moment is to intimidate with a intent to say we can strike you wherever we want to strike you."
Mikey Kay, Host of The Security brief, speaks to Paddy O'Connell about rising military tensions between Venezuela and the US.
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Mikey Kay, Host of The Security brief, speaks to Paddy O'Connell about rising military tensions between Venezuela and the US.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"The intent of the [US military] at the moment is to intimidate with a intent to say we can strike you wherever we want to strike you."
Mikey Kay, Host of The Security brief, speaks to Paddy O'Connell about rising military tensions between Venezuela and the US.
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Mikey Kay, Host of The Security brief, speaks to Paddy O'Connell about rising military tensions between Venezuela and the US.
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Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, tells #Newsnight that the United States wants to turn Venezuela into a colony.
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, tells #Newsnight that the United States wants to turn Venezuela into a colony.
"Welfare spending went up, you raised taxes 20 times in the last parliament... you added £1.5 trillion to national debt..."
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
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@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"Welfare spending went up, you raised taxes 20 times in the last parliament... you added £1.5 trillion to national debt..."
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
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@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Harriett Baldwin, Shadow Business Minister, on her party's 14-year record - after her criticism of Labour's Budget.
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“Growth is down, productivity is down, the cost of UK borrowing is up, inflation is up… I mean that is not a Budget for growth?”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Treasury Minister James Murray MP on whether ‘growth’ remains the Government’s “number one mission”.
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@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Treasury Minister James Murray MP on whether ‘growth’ remains the Government’s “number one mission”.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Growth is down, productivity is down, the cost of UK borrowing is up, inflation is up… I mean that is not a Budget for growth?”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Treasury Minister James Murray MP on whether ‘growth’ remains the Government’s “number one mission”.
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@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Treasury Minister James Murray MP on whether ‘growth’ remains the Government’s “number one mission”.
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“Why have you broken your manifesto pledge on National Insurance for a second time?”
“We haven’t”
“You have”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges James Murray MP on the Government’s decision to freeze income tax and National Insurance thresholds.
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“We haven’t”
“You have”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges James Murray MP on the Government’s decision to freeze income tax and National Insurance thresholds.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“Why have you broken your manifesto pledge on National Insurance for a second time?”
“We haven’t”
“You have”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges James Murray MP on the Government’s decision to freeze income tax and National Insurance thresholds.
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“We haven’t”
“You have”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges James Murray MP on the Government’s decision to freeze income tax and National Insurance thresholds.
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Nigel Farage issues new denial on school racism claims
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November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"The level of categorical denial that he has issued tonight after the caveated denial yesterday... has taken it from a 50-year-ago issue to a today issue."
Sam White, former Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer, discusses the racism allegations against Nigel Farage.
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Sam White, former Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer, discusses the racism allegations against Nigel Farage.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"The level of categorical denial that he has issued tonight after the caveated denial yesterday... has taken it from a 50-year-ago issue to a today issue."
Sam White, former Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer, discusses the racism allegations against Nigel Farage.
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Sam White, former Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer, discusses the racism allegations against Nigel Farage.
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"Although this is likely to provoke a lot of outrage in Islington... I have my doubts as to whether it's actually going to change any voters' minds."
The FT's Gillian Tett on allegations that Nigel Farage used racially offensive language at school - which he denies.
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The FT's Gillian Tett on allegations that Nigel Farage used racially offensive language at school - which he denies.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"Although this is likely to provoke a lot of outrage in Islington... I have my doubts as to whether it's actually going to change any voters' minds."
The FT's Gillian Tett on allegations that Nigel Farage used racially offensive language at school - which he denies.
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The FT's Gillian Tett on allegations that Nigel Farage used racially offensive language at school - which he denies.
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“I don’t see a better offer” | Piers Morgan on the Trump peace plan for Ukraine-Russia
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“I don’t see a better offer” | Piers Morgan on the Trump peace plan for Ukraine-Russia
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“I don’t see a better offer” | Piers Morgan on the Trump peace plan for Ukraine-Russia
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"I think as a percentage of GDP, we're ranking behind Canada in our support for Ukraine."
Trump's former National security advisor John Bolton gives his thoughts on Trump’s Ukraine-Russia peace plan and if the US should appease Putin.
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Trump's former National security advisor John Bolton gives his thoughts on Trump’s Ukraine-Russia peace plan and if the US should appease Putin.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"I think as a percentage of GDP, we're ranking behind Canada in our support for Ukraine."
Trump's former National security advisor John Bolton gives his thoughts on Trump’s Ukraine-Russia peace plan and if the US should appease Putin.
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Trump's former National security advisor John Bolton gives his thoughts on Trump’s Ukraine-Russia peace plan and if the US should appease Putin.
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"Are you going to apply?"
"I can't comment"
Piers Morgan on whether he will be putting in an application for BBC Director General.
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"I can't comment"
Piers Morgan on whether he will be putting in an application for BBC Director General.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"Are you going to apply?"
"I can't comment"
Piers Morgan on whether he will be putting in an application for BBC Director General.
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"I can't comment"
Piers Morgan on whether he will be putting in an application for BBC Director General.
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"I actually got given the Budget once, while I was at the Daily Mirror... and gave it back to them..."
Broadcaster Piers Morgan on the nature of leaks and speculation before the Budget.
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Broadcaster Piers Morgan on the nature of leaks and speculation before the Budget.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"I actually got given the Budget once, while I was at the Daily Mirror... and gave it back to them..."
Broadcaster Piers Morgan on the nature of leaks and speculation before the Budget.
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Broadcaster Piers Morgan on the nature of leaks and speculation before the Budget.
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"Not remotely."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Not remotely."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran tells #Newsnight that she is not reassured by Sir Robbie Gibb's comment on "impartiality through [his] bones."
“At least he is trying… let’s give this a chance.”
Piers Morgan tells #Newsnight that President Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine is currently the best offer on the table.
Piers Morgan tells #Newsnight that President Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine is currently the best offer on the table.
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“At least he is trying… let’s give this a chance.”
Piers Morgan tells #Newsnight that President Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine is currently the best offer on the table.
Piers Morgan tells #Newsnight that President Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine is currently the best offer on the table.
“It’s been produced in consultation with the Russians… with Europeans not really involved at all.”
Axios’s Dave Lawler says the reported Trump Ukraine peace plan involves ceding “additional territory” to Russia for security guarantees.
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Axios’s Dave Lawler says the reported Trump Ukraine peace plan involves ceding “additional territory” to Russia for security guarantees.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“It’s been produced in consultation with the Russians… with Europeans not really involved at all.”
Axios’s Dave Lawler says the reported Trump Ukraine peace plan involves ceding “additional territory” to Russia for security guarantees.
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Axios’s Dave Lawler says the reported Trump Ukraine peace plan involves ceding “additional territory” to Russia for security guarantees.
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Ex-MI6 chief on Russian “sabotage” and “harassment” plus China's spy threat
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Ex-MI6 chief on Russian “sabotage” and “harassment” plus China's spy threat
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November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ex-MI6 chief on Russian “sabotage” and “harassment” plus China's spy threat
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=42MejaC4mtY
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