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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 5h
"He's completely wong" | Andrew Neil and Chris Curtis clash over Burnham's EU stance #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2OF6SZQU3A
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"He will come to regret it" | Andrew Neil and Chris Curtis clash over Burnham's EU stance
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 10h
Oli Dugmore, Laura Farris and Kiran Stacey debate Andy Burnham's conference speech #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7A_7qlpQE
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"Burnham is... going to need an election" | Oli Dugmore, Laura Farris & Kiran Stacey on PM's speech
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Thank you and I guess all I can do is this..." Rory Stewart gives his first response to his viral Newsnight moment. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rory Kinnear on Keynes and why "we should have a responsibility to look after each other" #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=StO9Caw4aQc
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Rory Kinnear on Keynes and why "we should have a responsibility to look after each other"
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Not a game" | Johnny Mercer and Jonathan Ashworth debate what's wrong with UK political culture #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0g0WG8dBF4
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"You lose touch" | Johnny Mercer and Jonathan Ashworth debate what's wrong with UK political culture
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Steven Pinker on what the Democrats need to differently and the "threat" of AI #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMOit9LXluo
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Steven Pinker on what the Democrats need to differently and the "threat" of AI
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“It looks an awful lot like the American’s are trying harder than the Chinese to really patch up this relationship” FT columnist Gillian Tett analyses what Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are hoping to get out of their meetings, as Xi lands in the US for the first time since 2015. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“What kind of a government is that?” Matthew Syed analyses “the contrast between” Donald Trump and Andy Burnham during their meeting at the UN, saying that Trump looked at Burnham with “disdain” #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“It’s a very key debate and it’s very important that Andy is going to be leading on it” “I feel like the debate may be over because of what Donald Trump has said today?” Ex-Tech Secretary Liz Kendall is pressed on whether the PM can influence the President on AI regulation. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"It's really upsetting" | Inside the village that voted to leave the UK over asylum housing plan #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlJ80_JET7U
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"We are going to be outnumbered" | The village that voted to leave the UK over asylum housing plan
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The Republicans hate him. If you talk to them privately, they all hate him, and they want him out - but they're afraid of him." Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director, on President Trump's popularity in his party. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"I won't be the chief critic of the government" Former cabinet minister Darren Jones reveals he has been in to No 10 for talks, despite taking a swipe at Andy Burnham's first big policy announcement as Prime Minister. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“When scientists tell you there is a chance that it could have a cataclysmic impact on humanity, you’ve got to be a moron not to say slow it down” US Senator Bernie Sanders, speaking to @faisalislam.bsky.social, urges caution around the development of AI. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Oh my God" | 'Godfather of AI' on the possibility AI could kill all humans #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZMjJGi4YhI
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Could AI kill all humans within a decade? 'Godfather of AI' on the "not unreasonable" 10% chance
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Netanyahu and his allies, they love fighting a kind of Millwall campaign - ‘everyone hates us and we don’t care’” The Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland discusses the UK Government sanctioning West Bank settlements and the possible response of the Israeli PM. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Are you going to continue to export parts for the F-35 fighter jet?” @vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty if he agrees with Jeremy Corbyn that the UK must end arms sales and military cooperation with Israel following sanctions on West Bank settlements #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Laila Cunningham pressed on Reform UK foreign donations allegations broadcast by Channel 4 News #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mjx3tZp44E
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Laila Cunningham pressed on Reform UK foreign donations allegations broadcast by Channel 4 News
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Francis Fukuyama on Donald Trump, JD Vance, Vladimir Putin and the War in Ukraine #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=i58hIG92rw0
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Francis Fukuyama on Donald Trump, JD Vance, Vladimir Putin and the War in Ukraine
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“It will make people better off…” @vicderbyshire.bsky.social challenges Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds on Andy Burnham’s promise to bring “much more substantial change” as Prime Minister. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Keir resigned - it’s his own free will…” Nick Watt asks Education Secretary Lucy Powell if Keir Starmer, who has announced he is standing down as an MP, was “treated unfairly”. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“This would be an absolute disaster, they have to not do this…” Baroness Jenny Chapman, self-described ‘Queen of the Starmer loyalists’, warns against briefings by allies of Keir Starmer against the Burnham Government. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Is the UK prepared for a national emergency? Crisis expert says "the threats have got far worse" #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ZGtWE2zYw
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"There's a general complacency..." | Is the UK prepared for a national emergency?
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Putin at the moment is saving up fire power... He's focusing on a winter campaign." Catherine Belton, author of 'Putin's People', says President Putin's current focus is to rebuild military power ahead of Christmas to increase Russia's control of Ukrainian territory. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"The threats... are higher now than ever before" Former Armed Forces Minister Al Carns calls for "a national conversation" so the UK population is prepared "should the worst come to fruition" #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“We’re probably closer to a widespread war in Europe than we’ve been for over 60 years.” Lord Harris of the National Prepardness Commission says the public should prepare four days worth of supplies in the event of an emergency. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Why did the CIA director fly to Moscow for unannounced talks? #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=wepUiw0Rm7c
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Why did the CIA director fly to Moscow for unannounced talks?
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"British factories... could be attacked militarily by Russia?" "They could be attacked, not by Russia, but by unknown sources" Andrei Fedorov, who advises President Putin and is a former Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, on what a "semi-military" Russian response against the UK might be #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"A terrible path" | Daron Acemoglu on the "crisis" of liberal democracy and what may come next #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kuc9vYvxRM
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Daron Acemoglu on whether the UK is "ungovernable" and where Britain has "gone wrong"
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Gabor Maté on meeting Prince Harry and his UK return #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIATnOEV6go
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"I found him very personable... sensitive" | Trauma expert Gabor Maté on Prince Harry & UK return
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Burnham's vibe is not establishment." Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland says it's difficult for the Green Party to run an "anti-establishment" campaign against PM Andy Burnham. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tim Montgomerie on Reform suspension, "censorship" and challenge to Zia Yusuf #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8KdkDqY02U
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Tim Montgomerie on Reform suspension, "censorship" and challenge to Zia Yusuf
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"What we've seen is an enormous rise in borrowing costs, the driver is the US..." Economist Mohamed El-Erian explains the latest moves in the global bond markets and how they’re impacting the UK. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“The key thing is to avoid getting run over by AI” | Nobel Prize winner on AI risks and 'backlash' #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUZUS5n3Z4
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“The key thing is to avoid getting run over by AI” | Nobel Prize winner on AI risks and 'backlash'
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"You've clearly changed your position." Faisal Islam learns that Dale Vince, the UK's foremost renewable energy entrepreneur, is now supportive of drilling at Rosebank and Jackdaw in order to "reform our energy system". #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nigel Farage wins in Clacton - what now for questions about £5m gift? #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUypOa-oIrQ
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Nigel Farage wins in Clacton - what now for questions about £5m gift?
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"You don't want to be bogged down over the next couple of years... having judicial reviews." Baroness Kennedy highlights the challenge facing Andy Burnham over plans to try and stop the early release of two of PC Harper's killers. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"My advice is always put a little pin hole in a piece of cardboard and get a white sheet of paper and you can... watch the eclipse happening, projected." Sir Brian May tells Lara Spirit how to watch the eclipse safely without glasses. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hunter Biden on Trump's "revenge and retribution" and why pardon 'not good' for his father's legacy #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbX8Pp2qbZY
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Hunter Biden on Trump's "revenge and retribution" and why pardon 'not good' for his father's legacy
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"Adding to the number of vacant shops by forcing closures of vape shops isn't really addressing the underlying problem" Gail's chairman Luke Johnson says if the government wants to save UK high streets, it must encourage entrepreneurship with less regulation and tax. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"We really should look at letting some women out." Dame Vera Baird, Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, says that women should be prioritised in the government's considerations over early prison releases. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Tim Stanley & Ash Sarkar debate Burnham's 'bounce', Farage's 'tactical error' and Labour 'panic' #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJrzeh8Efk
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Ash Sarkar & Tim Stanley debate Labour 'panic', Burnham's 'bounce' and how Farage might respond
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Now he's in government, what is his plan to deal with this?" The Mill's Joshi Herrmann says Andy Burnham was repeatedly critical of Home Office over housing asylum seekers while he was Mayor of Greater Manchester, but the pressure is now on him to deal with it. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Just flatter him. Tell him he's got fantastic hair and the greatest swing you've ever seen" The Telegraph's Tim Stanley shares how new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, should approach President Trump and his administration on his first trip to Washington. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"So a public inquiry into Epstein in this country is a possibility, you said?" "We are looking into this." Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones says the Prime Minister is "looking at what is possible" in terms of a possible review of Epstein's activities in the UK. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"It is asking how [Epstein] was able to fly in and out of the UK, into military bases on his private jet." Nick Watt reveals details of a proposal sent to Andy Burnham for a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's UK activities, which the PM is looking at. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"On what basis would France refuse a humanitarian operation to save lives?!" Reform's Laila Cunningham responds to France's suggestion that her party's plan to stop Channel crossings would violate its sovereignty and breach international law. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"It feels like we're letting Andrew down again... I just feel really let down." Debbie Adlam, mother of PC Andrew Harper who was killed in the line of duty, gives #Newsnight her reaction to the news that two of her son's killers will be released early.
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Human extinction is a possibility, a possible outcome of this… race." Former OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo, on the ‘race’ between AI companies to create an AI ‘superintelligence’ - including by putting AI itself in charge of the research. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"The president saying very clearly that the new prime minister told him he is going to open up North Sea Oil." As Donald Trump speaks on PM Andy Burnham for the first time, Nick Watt says the president is "very much putting his gloss on the call" between the two. #Newsnight
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"If I’d done it deliberately I’d be apologising" | Zack Polanski on ‘Nigel’ guillotine t-shirt row #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGFmB9jHGfY
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"A mistake" | Zack Polanski responds to ‘Nigel’ t-shirt row after being reported to police by Reform
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