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 2025. A total of 247 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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The victims minister says Andy Burnham is 'looking into' the possibility of holding a public inquiry into the UK activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Mohamed Al-Fayed. With Victoria Derbyshire.
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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 scheme.
July 2026
A new Labour mayor in Greater Manchester and the biggest electoral test of Andy Burnham's premiership so far. So how have his first two weeks in office gone? With Paddy O'Connell.
Diane Abbott is back in the Labour Party after a year-long suspension over comments which led to her being accused of antisemitism. Could old problems be about to return under new leadership?
President Trump says that Andy Burnham told him he was going to open up the North Sea. It's the first time the US leader has talked publicly about the new PM, so how will he handle the President?
Is Number 10 North a revolution in how Britain is governed - or just Andy Burnham working from home on Fridays? And what does it mean for people not in Manchester or London? With Matt Chorley.
Iran says British bases used by the US to launch strikes are 'legitimate targets'. How worried should we be, and will an escalation of the Iran conflict knock Andy Burnham's economic plans off course?
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.
A short-term VAT cut to household energy bills was announced before breakfast, but critics say it is unfunded. Does the PM have the cash to splash? With Victoria Derbyshire.
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.
Andy Burnham sets out his stall as Labour leader. But can he really maintain Labour unity in a way Sir Keir Starmer couldn't? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Exclusive: We join a police raid as officers investigate grooming gang suspects going back two decades. With Victoria Derbyshire.
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. With Matt Chorley.
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.
The home secretary has offered Nigel Farage the chance to discuss his security with a government unit. Is it enough? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Ann Widdecombe's death is being investigated as a possible murder. The Prime Minister said it was a moment to rise above political differences. With Adam Fleming.
It's dandy for Andy as hundreds of Labour MPs back him for leader. He's on the precipice of power, but now comes the hard part. Just how does Mr Burnham turn his foreign policy pledges into reality?
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? With Paddy O'Connell.