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20/11/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
20-11-2024
BBC 2
Starmer V Farmers
Farmers bring Westminster to a standstill with their march against government plans to increase inheritance tax on some farms. Newsnight speaks to a Treasury minister and Jeremy ...
19-11-2024
BBC 2
Farmers' Revolt
Tens of thousands of farmers are expected to descend onto Westminster to protest against Budget plans to make some of them pay inheritance tax - but how damaging will this be fo ...
18-11-2024
BBC 2
15/11/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Adam Fleming.
15-11-2024
BBC 2
14/11/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Paddy O'Connell.
14-11-2024
BBC 2
13/11/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
13-11-2024
BBC 2
Fall Of An Archbishop
Justin Welby steps down as Archbishop of Canterbury, following criticism of his handling of a report into a prolific child abuser with ties to the Church of England. Newsnight a ...
12-11-2024
BBC 2
Crisis In The Church Of England
Calls mount for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign following the publication of the Makin review into the Church’s handling of abuser John Smyth. How long will Justin ...
11-11-2024
BBC 2
Israelis Attacked In Amsterdam
Amsterdam's mayor has condemned 'hit and run' attacks on Israeli football fans visiting the city. What happened? Newsnight talks to a key eyewitness. \n\nAnd we assess Donald T ...
08-11-2024
BBC 2
07/11/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Faisal Islam.
07-11-2024
BBC 2
How Did Donald Trump Take The White House?
A stunning political comeback - a landslide for Donald Trump as voters emphatically choose him to be the 47th president of the United States. What happens next for the nation an ...
06-11-2024
BBC 2
05/11/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
05-11-2024
BBC 2
04/11/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
04-11-2024
BBC 2
Harris V Trump On 'violent Rhetoric'
Four days to the US election, Donald Trump has suggested that Liz Cheney, one of his most vocal Republican critics, would not be a \
01-11-2024
BBC 2
Harris V Trump: The Final Stretch
Five days out from the US presidential election, Newsnight lifts the lid on the Trump and Harris campaigns, and asks what might happen after polling day. Plus, how has the budge ...
31-10-2024
BBC 2
Will Reeves's First Budget Succeed?
Rachel Reeves has revealed the budget that sets the tone for her ten-year project, but will it stand up to scrutiny this time next week? Victoria Derbyshire picks out the bones ...
30-10-2024
BBC 2
29/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
29-10-2024
BBC 2
Backlash After Trump Rally
Donald Trump's rally in New York is attacked as racist and misogynistic by Democrats. What does it tell us about his strategy eight days before polls close in this coin-toss rac ...
28-10-2024
BBC 2
Harris V Trump: The Gender Split Between Voters
Donald Trump goes on the Joe Rogan podcast popular with young men, while Kamala Harris brings Beyoncé on stage. With the polls neck and neck, can the vote split of men ve ...
25-10-2024
BBC 2
Harris Wheels Out Celebrity Backers
Bruce Springsteen, Samuel Jackson and Beyoncé turn up for Harris as the rallies ramp up, but what about the issues? Which ones are working for Trump and Harris? And TV ho ...
24-10-2024
BBC 2
Trump 'admires Dictators'
Trump's former chief of staff John Kelly says the former president is an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators and falls into the general definition of a fascist. What ...
23-10-2024
BBC 2
22/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
22-10-2024
BBC 2
21/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Adam Fleming.
21-10-2024
BBC 2
Is Starmer A World Leader?
Keir Starmer says Britain is back on the global stage. But with the world on the brink, does he have what it takes? And the government rules out a royal apology for Britain's ro ...
18-10-2024
BBC 2
Hamas Leader Killed - What Now?
The IDF have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Is it the beginning of the end of the war or is the idea of Hamas harder to defeat than its leader? And Trump v Harris is ...
17-10-2024
BBC 2
Anxiety Over Budget Spending Cuts
Newsnight hears from Cabinet sources on worries about Rachel Reeves' first budget. The programme discusses what it could mean for you. And should the NHS fund more weight-loss d ...
16-10-2024
BBC 2
Us Election: Harris V Trump – Why So Close?
With the US Presidential election only three weeks away, it’s the tightest race for the White House in decades. Newsnight speaks to Democrat and Republican insiders for in ...
15-10-2024
BBC 2
14/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
14-10-2024
BBC 2
Starmer's Reset
Ahead of Keir Starmer's 100th day in office on Sunday, is his government getting back on track? Plus, Elon Musk goes all in on Donald Trump - could he swing the US Presidential ...
11-10-2024
BBC 2
10/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Faisal Islam.
10-10-2024
BBC 2
Hurricane Milton Hits
Hurricane Milton's storm surges with tornadoes spawning across Florida, described as the worst the state has been in a century, but how much of a political issue will it become? ...
09-10-2024
BBC 2
08/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
08-10-2024
BBC 2
07/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
07-10-2024
BBC 2
Where's The Middle East Conflict Heading?
As Biden calls on Israel to be careful about civilian casualties and the US launches fresh airstrikes on Yemen - how close are we to full-blown regional war? \nAnd on the day wh ...
04-10-2024
BBC 2
Britain Hands Back The Chagos Islands
Why are we giving back the Chagos Islands? And an interview with the lawyer for Nicola Bulley, whose body was found after a long search of the River Wyre in Lancashire last yea ...
03-10-2024
BBC 2
Amanda Abbington Talks To Newsnight
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Strictly star Amanda Abbington in her first interview since the BBC apologised to her and upheld some of her complaints. Newsnight also explores th ...
02-10-2024
BBC 2
01/10/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
01-10-2024
BBC 2
Tory Leadership Race Hots Up
Are the gloves coming off in the contest to be the next Conservative leader? All the latest insight and analysis from the Conservative Party conference. With Victoria Derbyshire.
30-09-2024
BBC 2
Labour's Budget Briefing
Details emerge of next month's budget - more investment in big projects, more borrowing and perhaps less of a tax rise than expected, what does this tell us about Labour's prio ...
27-09-2024
BBC 2
Can The Un Stop A Wider Middle East War?
Can world leaders talk Israel and Hezbollah down from a ground war in Lebanon - and wider regional conflict in the Middle East? We go live as Keir Starmer addresses the UN. And ...
26-09-2024
BBC 2
Remembering The Nova Festival Attack
Victoria Derbyshire talks to two Israeli survivors of the Nova Festival terror attack on 7 October 2023. Also on Newsnight, as tensions rise between Israel and Hezbollah, will i ...
25-09-2024
BBC 2
The Pm Pleads For Patience
In his first speech to a Labour Party conference as prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has promised 'national renewal', but warned it will take time. Will voters hear his plea for ...
24-09-2024
BBC 2
23/09/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
23-09-2024
BBC 2
Economics Of Fear
As consumer confidence slumps, is the government's gloomy economic message sapping all enthusiasm for the British economy? Plus Israel strikes Beirut; what is ordinary life like ...
20-09-2024
BBC 2
Will Hezbollah Hit Back At Israel?
The Hezbollah leader calls the pager attack a declaration of war – could it become a regional conflict? And Keir Starmer's messy week of leaks, expense rows and feuds. He ...
19-09-2024
BBC 2
Hezbollah And The Exploding Pagers
After blasts targeting terror group Hezbollah with compromised pagers, now Lebanon is rocked by exploding walkie-talkies. As fingers point at Israel, is conflict set to escalate ...
18-09-2024
BBC 2
Diane Abbott: Political Survivor
In an exclusive BBC interview, Labour MP Diane Abbott tells Newsnight that she felt she was treated as a 'non-person' by Sir Keir Starmer. She also talks about death threats, be ...
17-09-2024
BBC 2
Huw Edwards: Sentenced
Disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards is handed a six-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children. What are the questions remaining for th ...
16-09-2024
BBC 2
Putin Threatens War
As Starmer meets Biden in the Oval office to discuss Ukraine - we ask what would a Harris - or Trump - victory mean for the west? And it's Succession for real as the Murdochs he ...
13-09-2024
BBC 2
Will Starmer Take On The Unions?
The Prime Minister has said he will reform the NHS - whether unions like it or not. We talk to RMT union leader Mick Lynch. And we ask Grammy- and Oscar-winning R&B star John Le ...
12-09-2024
BBC 2
Labour's Nhs Report: First Reaction
In a government report published as we go on air, the surgeon tasked with assessing the NHS gives his verdict. How will Keir Starmer respond? \n\nAnd two teenage boys stabbed to ...
11-09-2024
BBC 2
10/09/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Katie Razzall.
10-09-2024
BBC 2
No U-turns On Winter Fuel Or Prisoners
No. 10 says it has no choice but to carry out controversial polices on means testing winter fuel payments and allowing early prisoner releases to ease overcrowding. With Faisal ...
09-09-2024
BBC 2
06/09/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Paddy O'Connell.
06-09-2024
BBC 2
Can Keir Starmer Win The First 100 Days?
The new prime minister has an autumn inbox that few of his predecessors would envy. How will he compare to the best and worst who've held the keys to No 10? And are British univ ...
05-09-2024
BBC 2
Grenfell Tower Report: Who Is To Blame?
The official report into the Grenfell Tower fire is finally published, seven years after 72 people lost their lives. Who takes the blame for their deaths? We talk to survivors a ...
04-09-2024
BBC 2
03/09/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
03-09-2024
BBC 2
02/09/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
02-09-2024
BBC 2
30/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Christian Fraser.
30-08-2024
BBC 2
29/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
29-08-2024
BBC 2
28/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
28-08-2024
BBC 2
Has Starmer Signalled Austerity 2.0?
The PM warns in his start-of-term speech of 'short term pain for long term good' in the autumn budget. Would spending cuts and tax rises amount to another round of austerity? Pl ...
27-08-2024
BBC 2
A Pensioner Revolt? Starmer Feels The Heat
As energy prices are set to rise by an average of 10%, the pressure grows for Keir Starmer over his decision to cut winter fuel allowances for most pensioners. We speak to consu ...
23-08-2024
BBC 2
Kamala Harris Takes The Stage
On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris is set to make the most important speech of her life. What does she need to do to win over America? With ...
22-08-2024
BBC 2
21/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Nick Watt.
21-08-2024
BBC 2
20/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Adam Fleming.
20-08-2024
BBC 2
Multimillionaire Goes Missing On Yacht
British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are missing following a freak storm on the coast of Sicily - Newsnight speaks to a journalist who captured his ...
19-08-2024
BBC 2
Is Labour Caving To The Unions?
With Labour green-lighting pay settlements for train drivers and junior doctors, and more strikes announced today, Labour is facing accusations it has lost control of public sec ...
16-08-2024
BBC 2
15/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Paddy O'Connell.
15-08-2024
BBC 2
Ukraine Incursion: How Will Putin Respond?
Nine days after Ukrainian forces began their incursion into Russian territory, Kyiv says troops are continuing their advance. How will Vladimir Putin respond to this embarrassme ...
14-08-2024
BBC 2
Middle East On The Brink?
As the US secretary of state postpones his trip to the region, is Iran set to ignore pleas from western leaders and strike back against Israel?
13-08-2024
BBC 2
12/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Katie Razzall.
12-08-2024
BBC 2
Will Starmer Toughen Social Media Laws?
The PM says he will review social media regulations, with growing questions about whether disinformation on tech platforms helped to fuel recent unrest. But with Elon Musk compa ...
09-08-2024
BBC 2
Why Did The Riots Happen?
After nine days of riot, protest and counter-protest, why did it all happen, and is it over? With Katie Razzall.
08-08-2024
BBC 2
Police Fear Disturbances Across England
Shop owners board up their windows and police warn that they are preparing for riots again tonight. Why do they think something will happen?
07-08-2024
BBC 2
Who Is Tim Walz?
Will Kamala Harris’s running mate pick be enough to get her to the White House? With Katie Razzall.
06-08-2024
BBC 2
05/08/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Katie Razzall.
05-08-2024
BBC 2
Police Brace For Further Disorder
After the unrest in Southport, police forces around England have warned about the potential for more disorder. Is disinformation fuelling the protests? What is the impact on loc ...
02-08-2024
BBC 2
Edwards: Did The Bbc Do Enough?
A BBC employee who complained about Huw Edwards's behaviour tells Newsnight the corporation's investigation was 'deeply disappointing', as the BBC director general defends his h ...
01-08-2024
BBC 2
What Did Bbc Know About Huw Edwards?
As Huw Edwards, the former lead presenter of BBC News, pleads guilty to receiving indecent images of children, how much did the corporation know while still paying him a £ ...
31-07-2024
BBC 2
30/07/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
30-07-2024
BBC 2
Two Children Killed In Southport Attack
How could a dance workshop for primary school children become a scene of such tragedy? We speak to the Bishop of Liverpool and a councillor who grew up on the street where the a ...
29-07-2024
BBC 2
Paris Olympics: Sabotage And Spectacle
Trainline vandals try to disrupt the Paris Olympics, as a spectacular opening ceremony, and security operation, get underway. And do Labour’s claims of a £20bn fisca ...
26-07-2024
BBC 2
Manchester Airport Kicking
With protests in Rochdale after a man was hospitalised from a policeman kicking and stamping on his head at Manchester Airport, the mayor and home secretary caution against a ru ...
25-07-2024
BBC 2
Who Will Lead The Tories?
The firing gun on the Tory leadership contest has been started, with some party figures warning of an ‘existential crisis’ for the party. What could the outcome mean ...
24-07-2024
BBC 2
Starmer's First Rebellion
The prime minister suspends seven of his MPs for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap. What does it tell us about how Sir Keir Starmer will govern?
23-07-2024
BBC 2
22/07/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
22-07-2024
BBC 2
Biden: Digging In Or Getting Out?
Joe Biden was reportedly set to discuss an exit plan with his family, but tonight the president insists he is looking forward to more campaigning. What’s going on? Plus, t ...
19-07-2024
BBC 2
Is Time Up For Biden?
Joe Biden has covid while rumours sweep Washington that he's considering pulling out of the presidential race. Is it true, and when might it happen?
18-07-2024
BBC 2
Can Labour Deliver?
The King read a speech full of Keir Starmer's aspirations, but how will the new government turn manifesto promises into results?
17-07-2024
BBC 2
Rebellion Brews Over King’s Speech
Labour MPs seek to force a vote on the two-child benefit cap – how much pressure is Keir Starmer under? Plus, we’re live from the Republican National Convention. Wit ...
16-07-2024
BBC 2
15/07/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
15-07-2024
BBC 2
12/07/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Kirsty Wark.
12-07-2024
BBC 2
The Pressure Mounts On Joe Biden
The demands that Joe Biden step aside as presidential candidate grow ever louder ahead of a potentially make-or-break press conference. As the Nato summit ends, can the US comma ...
11-07-2024
BBC 2
Biden Meets Starmer
The president and the prime minister meet in Washington as pressure mounts on Joe Biden to drop out of the fight with Trump. Also, Tony Blair on Ukraine, his experience dealing ...
10-07-2024
BBC 2
Joe Biden Fights For Political Survival
It's a make-or-break week for Joe Biden. The US president is fighting for his political survival, as he hosts leaders around the world for a Nato summit. With Victoria Derbyshire.
09-07-2024
BBC 2
08/07/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
08-07-2024
BBC 2
After The Political Earthquake
One day on from an historic election result, Newsnight has insight and analysis of the new political reality. How will Labour use its new super-sized majority? And can the Torie ...
05-07-2024
BBC 2
The Night Before The Big Day
Election Day looms. What are the predictions for Sunak, Starmer and the five other parties all looking to change the country's fortunes?
03-07-2024
BBC 2
02/07/2024
The day's important national and international news stories. With Victoria Derbyshire.
02-07-2024
BBC 2