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 244 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2025.
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The White House announces fresh tariffs on the European Union and a let-off for Apple's Chinese-made iPhone. We ask Donald Trump's niece what makes her uncle tick. With Faisal Islam.
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President Trump bans international students from Harvard in a major escalation in the row between the university and the administration. What happens next? With Paddy O'Connell.
The PM U-turns (kind of) on his cuts to pensioners' winter fuel payments. Where does that leave the Chancellor? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Newsnight that it is time for the Tories to make an electoral pact with Reform. The UK has suspended trade talks with Israel over its policy on Gaza.
The prime minister agrees a deal with the EU; how radical is it and does he risk a backlash? What does it mean for the economy, migration and for the fishing industry.
Strike up the band for Keir Starmer's Euro-vision, as the prime minister prepares to take the stage for his big EU reset. With Matt Chorley
In an exclusive interview, Victoria Derbyshire talks to expelled Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, who lays into Nigel Farage and warns that he must never become prime minister.
As Assisted Dying passes its first stage in the Scottish parliament and amended legislation returns to the Commons, Newsnight speaks to a leading supporter of the reforms.
The Prime Minister sets out his plan to tighten the UK's visa rules, promising that 'migration will fall' - but do the measures match the rhetoric? With Victoria Derbyshire.
Fresh from the Oval Office, Lord Mandelson talks to Newsnight about the big trade deal the UK just signed with President Trump. With Matt Chorley.
The US president and the UK prime minister strike a trade deal. We unpick the economics and the politics of the agreement that both leaders are saying is a win for their country.
Days before President Trump visits the Middle East, is the humanitarian situation in Gaza reaching breaking point? With Victoria Derbyshire.
The latest on the breaking news that India has launched strikes on targets in Pakistan. Plus, former Transport secretary Louise Haigh on Labour's local election results.
We ask California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom about whether he’d run for the White House. Nigel Farage sweeps the vote; will Labour and the Conservatives stop Reform UK?
With both the government and the opposition predicted to perform poorly, senior politicians discuss whether these local elections are the beginning of the end for the two-party system.
April 2025
As President Trump hits the hundred-day mark, has he rewritten the DNA of American politics or been hit by a reality check? Will the next 1,360 days be quite so dramatic? Adam Fleming presents.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney tells Newsnight he'll only deal with President Trump on his own terms. With Nick Watt.
As English local elections loom, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells Newsnight she's not afraid of 'cowards' in her party who criticise her leadership. With Nick Watt.
President Trump arrives for the Pope's funeral on Saturday, as world leaders queue up for his favour. Meanwhile, tensions are tight over his land for peace deal in Ukraine.