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Jason Arday Found Dead
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday has been found dead one week after stepping down from the University of Cambridge. Tonight we speak to a friend who had dinner with him ea ...
14-08-2026
BBC 2
Clacton By-election - Counting Begins
The polls are closed in Clacton, the counting begins. Will Nigel Farage's by-election gamble pay off or is he set to return to Westminster only to face the same questions as bef ...
13-08-2026
BBC 2
Tinie Tempah On Why British Nightlife Must Be Saved
Is it the last dance for British nightlife? Two music venues close every month and two pubs every day. The government has offered support by cutting their business rates - we as ...
12-08-2026
BBC 2
Queen’s Brian May On Solar Eclipse
Queen guitarist and self-confessed 'eclipse anorak', Sir Brian May joins Newsnight to celebrate the moon's solar dance with the sun.\n\nHas Andy Burnham's rising star been put i ...
11-08-2026
BBC 2
Can Andy Burnham Save The High Street?
The prime minister plans to crack down on 'unchecked vape stores, betting shops and rogue businesses'. The Tories say he's already out of ideas. Can anything save the high stree ...
10-08-2026
BBC 2
07/08/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
07-08-2026
BBC 2
New Pm, Same Problems?
Anger over migrants has sparked fresh unrest, this time in Norfolk. The row over the early release of prisoners rumbles on. Is Andy Burnham grappling with the same challenges as ...
06-08-2026
BBC 2
05/08/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
05-08-2026
BBC 2
04/08/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
04-08-2026
BBC 2
Burnham’s Early Release Scheme Change
The prime minister has just announced that rapists, paedophiles and those guilty of grooming offences will not be let out of jail as part of the government's early release schem ...
03-08-2026
BBC 2
31/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
31-07-2026
BBC 2
Abbott Back In The Labour Party
Diane Abbott is back in the Labour Party after a year-long suspension over comments which led to her being accused of antisemitism. Ms Abbott apologised, but Newsnight is hearin ...
30-07-2026
BBC 2
29/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
29-07-2026
BBC 2
28/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
28-07-2026
BBC 2
27/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
27-07-2026
BBC 2
24/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
24-07-2026
BBC 2
23/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Faisal Islam.
23-07-2026
BBC 2
Burnham To Review Prisoner Release Scheme
A direct appeal to the prime minister on Newsnight tonight from a woman who was raped and sexually abused for four years from the age of 11. And Andy Burnham heads to Scotland f ...
22-07-2026
BBC 2
Do Andy Burnham's Sums Add Up?
A short-term VAT cut to household energy bills was announced before breakfast. Before people had finished digesting the news, critics were saying it was unfunded. Does the PM ha ...
21-07-2026
BBC 2
Andy Burnham Appoints His Cabinet
Sir Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street. Andy Burnham arrives in Downing Street. Members of Starmer's Cabinet arrive in Downing Street. Many leave without jobs. Victoria Derbyshi ...
20-07-2026
BBC 2
Burnham Takes The Labour Leadership
Andy Burnham sets out his stall as Labour leader to his party before he takes over as prime minister. But can he really maintain Labour unity in a way Sir Keir Starmer couldn't? ...
17-07-2026
BBC 2
Exclusive: Police Grooming Gang Raids
Exclusive: We join a police raid as officers investigate grooming gang suspects going back two decades. Separately, Pakistan says the onus for the Pakistani-born leader of a Roc ...
16-07-2026
BBC 2
England And Starmer Are Out
England are out, and so is Keir Starmer. On the day he boasted it is only under Labour governments that England win the World Cup, another aspiration is not quite realised. What ...
15-07-2026
BBC 2
Hillsborough Law Makes History
Incoming prime minister Andy Burnham hails the end of a 'cover-up culture', 37 years after the Hillsborough tragedy that claimed 97 lives. With Paddy O'Connell.
14-07-2026
BBC 2
Is Security For Public Figures Fit For Purpose?
As the investigation into Ann Widdecombe's death is taken over by counter terrorism police, the home secretary has offered Nigel Farage the chance to discuss his security with a ...
13-07-2026
BBC 2
Arrest After Ann Widdecombe Found Dead
News that has shocked the world of politics. Ann Widdecombe's death is being investigated as a possible murder. The Prime Minister said it was a moment to rise above political d ...
10-07-2026
BBC 2
On The Precipice Of Power
It's dandy for Andy as hundreds of Labour MPs back him for leader. He's on the precipice of power, one vote short from a home run. And now comes the hard part. Just how does Mr ...
09-07-2026
BBC 2
Fresh Strikes On Iran
It's war again as Donald Trump launches fresh attacks on Iran. With oil surging in price, has he just blown up Andy Burnham's economic programme for the UK? And, Nigel Farage is ...
08-07-2026
BBC 2
07/07/2026
Clacton-on-Sea finds itself up for grabs after Nigel Farage resigns as its MP, vowing to contest the seat again. But who will stand against him? With Victoria Derbyshire.
07-07-2026
BBC 2
Pizza Express Inquiry
Newsnight learns that Pizza Express looked into whether or not then-Prince Andrew was at their Woking branch as he claimed. With Victoria Derbyshire.
06-07-2026
BBC 2
03/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Katie Razzall.
03-07-2026
BBC 2
Is Burnham Prepared For Number 10?
Andy Burnham gives his first interview since launching his bid for Number 10. As a key Labour aide says Labour wasn't prepared last time despite years of preparation, how can th ...
02-07-2026
BBC 2
01/07/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
01-07-2026
BBC 2
Grooming Gang Survivor Scared For Safety
The survivor of a notorious grooming gang in Rochdale reacts to the news that its leader will be released from prison and not deported. With Victoria Derbyshire.
30-06-2026
BBC 2
29/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
29-06-2026
BBC 2
When Andy Meets Donald?
As he sets his sights on number 10, is Andy Burnham ready for the global stage? Or the man in the White House? And after huge Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian-controlled Crimea ...
26-06-2026
BBC 2
Is The Monarchy Downsizing?
The King and Queen will no longer live in Buckingham Palace once renovations are complete, for the first time since Queen Victoria made it the seat of Court. Why now? And we mee ...
25-06-2026
BBC 2
Burnham And The Nuclear Test Veterans
Seventy years ago, thousands of British servicemen witnessed atomic bomb tests as part of the UK's nuclear programme. They say they have suffered serious lifelong health impacts ...
24-06-2026
BBC 2
23/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
23-06-2026
BBC 2
Andy Burnham: Coronation Or Contest?
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day.
22-06-2026
BBC 2
19/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
19-06-2026
BBC 2
Makerfield Or Breakerfield?
The Makerfield votes are in for the most significant by-election in a generation. We're at the count getting the latest from the parties on whether they think they've done enoug ...
18-06-2026
BBC 2
17/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Adam Fleming.
17-06-2026
BBC 2
'we Were Not On A Collision Course'
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to the British couple who faced warning shots from a Russian warship in the Channel.
16-06-2026
BBC 2
Under-16s Social Media Ban
Elon Musk slams Sir Keir Starmer's social media ban for under-16s. But what will the G7 leaders make of it? With Victoria Derbyshire.
15-06-2026
BBC 2
Starmer Fights Back
Keir Starmer's message to his MPs is he will fight on. But the messages Labour MPs are sending us tell a different story. Is there any way back? And, as Elon Musk becomes a tri ...
12-06-2026
BBC 2
11/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Adam Fleming.
11-06-2026
BBC 2
Second Night Of Belfast Riots
Police in Belfast use water cannon to try and disperse people who've ignored calls for calm from the family of Monday's knife attack victim. Live from Belfast, we talk to the co ...
10-06-2026
BBC 2
09/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
09-06-2026
BBC 2
'in It To Win It'
The prime minister has a new mantra, Newsnight learns, asserting that he'll fight any leadership challenge. With Victoria Derbyshire.
08-06-2026
BBC 2
The Andy Burnham Manifesto?
In his first interview since saying he would join a contest to replace Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham tells Newsnight he wants to cut small business taxes, take Thames Water into pu ...
05-06-2026
BBC 2
Burnham Would Seek To Enter Any Leadership Race
Reaction to the mayor of Great Manchester saying he'll enter any potential Labour leadership contest should he win the Makerfield by-election. And where is England heading as a ...
04-06-2026
BBC 2
Knife Crime: A National Emergency?
Mark Nowak, the father of Henry Nowak, says knife crime should be treated as a national emergency. We bring voices together from across British politics and society to ask how t ...
03-06-2026
BBC 2
02/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
02-06-2026
BBC 2
01/06/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
01-06-2026
BBC 2
Can Europe Stop Putin?
Ukraine warns its citizens that Russia is preparing for a 'big massive attack' while a Russian drone hits a Romanian block of flats hurting their citizens for the first time. To ...
29-05-2026
BBC 2
Top British Chefs: Our Industry Is On Its Knees
Four of Britain's leading chefs, including Tom Kerridge and Yotam Ottolenghi, tell Newsnight their industry is in such dire straits their restaurants are no longer making a prof ...
28-05-2026
BBC 2
27/05/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
27-05-2026
BBC 2
26/05/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
26-05-2026
BBC 2
22/05/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Matt Chorley.
22-05-2026
BBC 2
Net Migration Drops
As net migration hits its lowest level in five years, who are the political winners and losers?\n\nGreenland, Venezuela, Iran... and Cuba? As the US turns up the pressure on the ...
21-05-2026
BBC 2
Fixing The Cost Of Living?
Tomorrow the chancellor Rachel Reeves explains what she's doing to help households with the cost of living during the Iran conflict. Will the measures make a difference in your ...
20-05-2026
BBC 2
Should C4 Ever Have Shown Married At First Sight?
After BBC Panorama reports allegations that two women had been raped during the filming of Married at First Sight UK, and a senior MP calls it 'an accident waiting to happen', s ...
19-05-2026
BBC 2
18/05/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
18-05-2026
BBC 2
What Does Andy Burnham Stand For?
After three decades of working under other Labour prime leaders, now Andy Burnham has a route to the top job himself. But who is the 'King of North' marching on Number 10? And w ...
15-05-2026
BBC 2
14/05/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
14-05-2026
BBC 2
13/05/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.\n
13-05-2026
BBC 2
12/05/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
12-05-2026
BBC 2
Can Starmer Survive?
After more MPs say he should quit and the home secretary calls for a timetable for his departure, will Sir Keir Starmer's top team try to bring him down at Tuesday's weekly cabi ...
11-05-2026
BBC 2
Election Special: Can Starmer Hang On?
From Leeds to Llanelli, from Cumbernauld to his own backyard in Camden, voters have sent Keir Starmer a message. He says he is listening but is not going to walk away. Will his ...
08-05-2026
BBC 2
Election Night Starts Here
The polls are closed and the counting is underway. It's a night that will have massive consequences for the prime minister, for challengers such as Nigel Farage's Reform UK and ...
07-05-2026
BBC 2
Close To An Iran Peace Deal - Again?
Donald Trump claims, again, that the US and Iran are close to making a peace deal. How hopeful should we be this time? \n\nAnd the virus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde for th ...
06-05-2026
BBC 2
John Major: Stop Changing Prime Ministers
Sir John Major tells Newsnight it's not a good idea to keep changing prime ministers, while the Westminster rumour mill goes into overdrive over potential challengers to Sir Kei ...
01-05-2026
BBC 2
Can Starmer Protect British Jews?
After the horror in Golders Green, today came the PM's response. Many protestors outside Downing Street tonight tell us Britain's Jews don't feel safe. And with two hundred phon ...
30-04-2026
BBC 2
Golders Green Terror Attack
Another terrorist attack on Jewish people in the UK. How safe is this country for British Jews? With Victoria Derbyshire.
29-04-2026
BBC 2
King's Pointed Congress Speech
There were some politically charged messages from King Charles in his address to the US Congress. Was President Trump listening? We speak live to a top Capitol Hill Republican a ...
28-04-2026
BBC 2
27/04/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
27-04-2026
BBC 2
The King, The President And The Falklands
The King packs his bags and heads to Trump's America, but is he flying into a diplomatic storm over the Falkland Islands? \n\nAnd stepping out of the shadows: Morgan McSweeney h ...
24-04-2026
BBC 2
Class A Drugs From The Corner Shop?
Criminals are flogging cocaine and cannabis at convenience stores alongside the crisps and sweets, a BBC investigation has revealed. What is going wrong on Britain's high street ...
23-04-2026
BBC 2
Trump's Forever War?
As the White House confirms there's no firm deadline to end the ceasefire with Iran, is President Trump in danger of getting stuck in a 'forever war'? \nIs Sir Keir Starmer losi ...
22-04-2026
BBC 2
Is Starmer's Authority Shredded?
What is the state of Sir Keir Starmer's authority - with his party and the country - after days of the Mandelson vetting scandal? Newsnight is live from London and Cardiff, wher ...
21-04-2026
BBC 2
20/04/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
20-04-2026
BBC 2
Was Sir Keir Starmer Curious Enough?
More questions for the Prime Minister: what did he know, what didn't he know, and why didn't he ask? Lisa Phillips, an Epstein survivor, tells Newsnight she doesn't understand w ...
17-04-2026
BBC 2
Mandelson Failed Security Vetting
'Full due process was followed during this appointment.' Words now haunting Sir Keir Starmer who had no idea when he said them that Peter Mandelson was sent to Washington after ...
16-04-2026
BBC 2
15/04/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
15-04-2026
BBC 2
Fresh Ai Concerns
Rachel Reeves touches down in Washington DC tonight for a meeting of the International Monetary Fund, which has just given the UK the biggest downgrade in growth of all major ec ...
14-04-2026
BBC 2
Trump's Blockade Begins
Hours into his blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump claims Iran 'want to make a deal'. How long will the stalemate last? \n\nA British cardinal, who was in the conclav ...
13-04-2026
BBC 2
To The Moon And Back
As the four astronauts aboard Nasa's Artemis II mission prepare to splash down in the Pacific, we ask how the new space race is shaping up. With Nick Watt.
10-04-2026
BBC 2
Melania Trump's Surprise Statement
What prompted US First Lady Melania Trump to make her statement about Epstein? Why now? And 'I see you,' says the UK defence secretary to Putin after three Russian submarines co ...
09-04-2026
BBC 2
Ceasefire?
Iran warns it will respond if Israel's massive attacks across Lebanon don't stop immediately. Can a peace deal still be achieved in the Middle East? With Victoria Derbyshire.
08-04-2026
BBC 2
Trump’s Iran 'deadline': Another Extension?
President Trump’s so-called deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires, just as the President threatens the end of 'a whole civilisation'. But have diplomati ...
07-04-2026
BBC 2
02/04/2026
Insights and global interviews on the crucial news stories of the day. With Joe Pike.
02-04-2026
BBC 2
Trump’s Iran 'update'
President Trump promises an 'important update on Iran' in an Oval Office speech. How far are we from a ceasefire? And, the prime minister announces action on the cost of living, ...
01-04-2026
BBC 2
Trump To Welcome King Charles
Buckingham Palace and the White House confirm that the King and Queen will travel to Washington for a state visit at the end of April. Broadcaster David Dimbleby says it should ...
31-03-2026
BBC 2
30/03/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Paddy O'Connell.
30-03-2026
BBC 2
Starmer And The May Elections
Let battle commence! Today, Keir Starmer made the case for why he should remain prime minister, but campaigning ramps up this weekend for a huge set of elections which could dec ...
27-03-2026
BBC 2
Iran: A Historic Shift?
As the missiles still fall, the US says the Iranians have also been sent a peace deal. Will they sign it? And how has the Iran conflict shifted the balance of power right around ...
26-03-2026
BBC 2
The Epstein Survivors Speak
Victoria Derbyshire talks to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein in a special Newsnight programme from Washington.
25-03-2026
BBC 2
24/03/2026
Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire.
24-03-2026
BBC 2