Newsnight
Newsnight is a current affairs & news bulletin on BBC2. Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 246 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
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As President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill clears Congress, who are the winners and losers, and why is it such a big deal? Plus, Wes Streeting on his new 10-year plan for the NHS. With Paddy O'Connell.
Will the mood within Labour improve before the party marks one year since returning to power? And verdicts are reached in the trial of rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. With Paddy O’Connell.
After more concessions, the government gets its welfare bill through - but at what cost for the prime minister and his authority? With Victoria Derbyshire.
June 2025
Only a few days after the government announced major concessions to its own Labour MPs, are Sir Keir Starmer's welfare reforms in trouble again tonight? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Keir Starmer marks his first year in office by listing what's gone wrong. As he enters his second year, Newsnight asks a political panel: can things only get better? Matt Chorley presents.
The government strikes a deal with the 127 Labour rebels prepared to oppose the welfare reform bill. But how costly is another U-turn for Labour not yet a year into taking power? With Paddy O’Connell.
The prime minister shrugs off his own MPs' criticisms of his flagship welfare cuts as 'noises off', but can he avoid a further U-turn? Insight and interviews with Faisal Islam.
A Newsnight special on the British nuclear tests scandal in the Pacific in the 1950s and 60s. Also, how unease over the government's benefit cuts has reached the cabinet. With Victoria Derbyshire.
After Iran targets US air bases, President Trump says 'Congratulations World, it's time for peace'. Is this a sign of de-escalation? With Katie Razzall.
MPs vote to allow assisted dying of the terminally ill in a historic vote, but not with the thumping majority that some expected. Does that matter? With Matt Chorley
A government whip quits over disability cuts. How is the PM responding? Also, diplomatic efforts to pre-empt a B2 bomber raid on the key Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow. Paddy O'Connell presents.
"I may do it, I may not do it." President Trump keeps the world guessing as he pressures Tehran to make a nuclear deal. Is he bluffing?
A momentous week in parliament as MPs vote to decriminalise abortion, and a vote expected on assisted dying. And, will the US join Israel's air strikes? With Victoria Derbyshire.
After survivors tell Newsnight they want a national inquiry into grooming gangs, Baroness Casey persuades the government to hold one. What’s changed the prime minister’s mind?
Jerusalem and Tehran head deeper into war as Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv. What are the risks? With Matt Chorley.
At least 200 killed, including 53 Britons, as an Air India Boeing 787 crashes after take-off and hits a residential area of Ahmedabad. And is there about to be an air strike on Iran's nuclear program?
The chancellor looks to cast off the doom and gloom and make her pitch to Britain's left-behind voters, pledging investment with £113bn of capital spending. Will voters notice and when?
Serious disorder breaks out in Ballymena for a second night, following protests described by police as 'racist thuggery'. Newsnight speaks to those on the ground. With Victoria Derbyshire.
President Trump sends in 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests against his immigration raids. Will he calm or inflame the situation? With Victoria Derbyshire.