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Tory manifesto: Can the Conservative Party really ‘get Brexit done’? - BBC Newsnight
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- Tory manifesto: Can the Conservative Party really ‘get Brexit done’? - BBC Newsnight
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- 10:22
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Boris Johnson has launched the Conservative Party manifesto ahead of December’s general election vowing to "get Brexit done" and "forge a new Britain". But is it enough to win voters over?
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Boris Johnson launched the Conservatives' election manifesto in Telford. Most of the key policies were trailed before, but the major new announcement in Mr Johnson's speech was a pledge to increase the number of nurses in the NHS England workforce by 50,000 by 2024-5 and restore the student nursing grants scrapped in 2017.
Mr Johnson also promised that - with a majority - he would bring his Brexit deal back by Christmas and the UK would leave the EU in January.
Political editor Nick Watt outlines the Conservative Party policies and Emily Maitlis is joined by Conservative peer Lord Lilly and the SNP's Brexit spokesman, Stephen Gethins.
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- Election debate: Who won the Question Time Leaders’ Special? - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The Question Time Leaders’ Special sees Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon and Jo Swinson take questions from an audience.
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Jeremy Corbyn was on first, followed by Nicola Sturgeon, Jo Swinson and Boris Johnson. All four leaders faced questions on Brexit, the NHS and the economy.
But who won the debate?
Emma Barnett speaks to Former Labour adviser, Ayesha Hazarika, Joey Jones, former spokesman for Theresa May and Alice Thomson from the The Times
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- Barry Gardiner: Labour manifesto makes 'extraordinary commitments' - BBC Newsnight
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- 14:37
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Labour has launched its general election manifesto, promising to "transform" the UK and to renationalise rail, mail, water and energy.
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Leader Jeremy Corbyn also vowed "a green transformation" of the economy, aiming to get the UK "on track" for a net-zero carbon system by the 2030s.
The 105 page manifesto includes a windfall tax on oil firms and scrapping rises in the state pension age.
Mr Corbyn said his offer to voters was "radical" and would mean "real change".
Political Editor Nicholas Watt talks outlines key pledges in the Labour Party manifesto and Emma Barnett is joined by Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner.
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- UK election: Lib Dem manifesto calls for ‘sensible’ cannabis policy - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 8:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson speaks to Emily Maitlis, as her party launch their election manifesto.
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Pledges include cancelling Brexit, an extra £60bn spending on schools, mental health and childcare, a freeze on rail fares and the legalisation of cannabis.
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- Prince Andrew steps back as Epstein scandal becomes 'major disruption' - BBC Newsnight
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- 18:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The Duke of York says he is stepping back from royal duties because the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become a "major disruption" to the Royal Family.
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Prince Andrew, 59, said he had asked the Queen for permission to withdraw for the "foreseeable future".
He said he deeply sympathised with sex offender Epstein's victims and everyone who "wants some form of closure".
The duke has faced a growing backlash following BBC Newsnight’s interview about his friendship with the US financier.
Emily Maitlis is joined by historian Anthony Seldon, lawyer Gloria Allred, who is representing several of Epstein’s victims and former royal protection officer Dai Davies.
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- Johnson V Corbyn election debate: Who won? Parties react - BBC Newsnight
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- 24:46
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The first TV debate of the 2019 election campaign sees Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn go head to head.
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We hear from five of the political parties on who they think came out best.
The two leaders clashed over Brexit, the NHS, trust and leadership and the future of Scotland.
Emily Maitlis is joined by Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly, Labour's Rebecca Long-Bailey, Chuka Umunna from the Lib Dems, former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett and the SNP’s Humza Yousaf.
Cleverly is questioned on the Conservative Party's decision to rebrand one of its Twitter accounts as a fact-checking agency, while the debate was broadcast.
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- UK election: ‘It is essential we implement the referendum result’ - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 12:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Emily Maitlis speaks to former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt about the protests in Hong Kong, Brexit and the upcoming general election and Russian interference.
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Mr Hunt said that that as the election draws closer voters will “stop thinking about the characters” and “substance will win through”.
He also added Russian election interference is a major problem that needs urgently addressing. He said: “We would be very naive not to think the Russians are not trying to interfere in any democratic process.”
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- Hong Kong protests: The battle of PolyU - BBC Newsnight
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- 8:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus has become the latest battleground for long-running anti-government protests.
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The violence is some of the worst seen during months of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
The protests started over a controversial extradition bill, and have now evolved into broader anti-government demonstrations.
China has warned that "no-one should underestimate [its] will to safeguard its sovereignty and Hong Kong's stability", and its ambassador to the UK said the central government would not sit back and watch if the situation became "uncontrollable".
Hong Kong is a part of China, and the protests are, in part, about the fear that the special freedoms the territory enjoys as a former British colony are being eroded.
International editor Gabriel Gatehouse and cameraman Jack Garland report. Report produced by Warwick Harrington...
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- Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein FULL INTERVIEW - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 49:27
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The Duke of York speaks to Emily Maitlis about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and the allegations against him.
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In a world exclusive interview, Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis speaks to Prince Andrew, the Duke of York at Buckingham Palace.
For the first time, the Duke addresses in his own words the details of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
In 2015, Prince Andrew was named in court papers as part of a US civil case against Epstein.
The Prince, who is the Queen’s third child, also answers questions about the allegations made against him by one of Epstein’s victims, and discusses the impact of the scandal on the Royal family and his work.
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- Hong Kong: Violent standoff between police and students - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Anti-government protests in Hong Kong have spread to the territory's universities.
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Hong Kong's protests started in June 2019 against plans to allow extradition to mainland China.
Critics feared this could undermine judicial independence and endanger dissidents.
Until 1997, Hong Kong was ruled by Britain as a colony but then returned to China. Under the "one country, two systems" arrangement, it has more autonomy than the mainland, and its people more rights.
The bill was withdrawn in September 2019 but demonstrations continue and now demand full democracy and an inquiry into police actions.
Clashes between police and activists have become increasingly violent, with police firing live bullets and protesters attacking officers and throwing petrol bombs.
International editor Gabriel Gatehouse and cameraman Jack Garland report from Hong Kong.
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- NYT editor Dean Baquet talks Trump, Weinstein and racism - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 6:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times discusses the "divisive media", his paper's investigation of Harvey Weinstein and the possible impeachment of Donald Trump.
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As the only African-American editor of a major American newspaper he reflects on the racism he encounters in the US and how he seeks to report it.
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- Why are rape prosecutions in England and Wales so low? - BBC Newsnight
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- 15:51
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Rape prosecutors in England and Wales were given a conviction rate target which was never made public.
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BBC Newsnight has had access to a Law Society Gazette investigation, which found that from 2016 prosecutors were judged against a 60% target of cases ending in conviction.
This may have caused prosecutors to drop weaker cases, campaigners say.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the target was used for "benchmarking" - and has been dropped.
The CPS decides whether cases investigated by the police go to trial.
Rape convictions in England and Wales are at their lowest level since 2008, despite record levels of allegations.
In the studio Katie Razzall is joined by former Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West Nazir Afsal, Shadow Attorney General Baroness Chakrabarti and former Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales Baroness Newlove.
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- Will Brexit lead to the break-up of the union? - BBC Newsnight
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- 9:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Newsnight explores how #Brexit could impact the union between Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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The 2016 EU referendum and the years since have had a profound effect on the nations that make up the UK.
In the final instalment of our State of the Union series, UK correspondent Elizabeth Glinka is in England exploring how Brexit has shaken up ideas of nationhood and identity.
Produced by Mihret Yohannes.
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- Teens in care 'without food and duvet' - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 16:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- A warning: this report does contain some distressing images.
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Children are taken into care so the state can protect them. But Newsnight has heard from children who were taken into care and then placed in a home where they say they were desperate for food and two say they weren't even provided with a duvet.
They were living in so called “supported accommodation” – a type of unregulated home.
In our latest report on Britain’s Hidden Children’s Homes our social affairs editor, Katie Razzall, investigates one home run by a company that was paid huge sums to look after those children.
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- UK Election: Who will benefit from Brexit Party decision to withdraw from Tory seats?- BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 14:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Nigel Farage has ditched plans to take on the Tories in more than 300 seats, after what he said was Boris Johnson's "shift of position" on Brexit.
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The Brexit Party leader had planned to run candidates in 600 seats after Mr Johnson rejected his offer of a "Leave alliance" to deliver Brexit.
But he has been under pressure not to split the pro-Brexit vote.
The party will not now stand in 317 seats won by the Tories in 2017, but will continue to stand elsewhere.
Mr Farage said his party would focus its efforts on trying to take seats held by Labour, whom he accused of "betraying" its Leave-supporting voters.
Nick Watt reports, while Emily Maitlis is joined in the studio by correspondent James Clayton, the Brexit Party's Ben Habib and Conservative Lord Hayward.
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- UK Election 2019: How likely is Russian interference? - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:48
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The government has denied claims it is suppressing a report on alleged Russian interference in UK democracy until after the general election.
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Critics say the publication of a report by Parliament’s Intelligence Security Committee (ISC), is being deliberately delayed until after December’s general election.
Chancellor Sajid Javid said the timescale for the publication of the report was "perfectly normal".
The report looks at a wide range of Russian activity - ranging from traditional espionage to subversion - and not just in the UK.
Mark Urban reports.
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- David Mitchell's manifesto for Britain - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Comedian David Mitchell tells Newsnight he has come to the "dispiriting conclusion" the Internet is a disaster.
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The comedian, actor and writer, who originally made his name with the BAFTA winning Peep Show, spoke to Katie Razzall about the publication of his new book, 'Dishonesty is the Second Best Policy'.
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- UK election: Can a Remain alliance win seats? - BBC Newsnight
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- 7:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens have agreed a pro-EU electoral pact in 60 seats. But can the strategy work?
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The deal between the three anti-Brexit parties will cover 60 constituencies across England and Wales.
Chair of the Unite to Remain group Heidi Allen said it was "an opportunity to tip the balance of power".
The three parties all support another Brexit referendum and want the UK to remain in the EU.
Their pact means that, in Wales, two of the parties will agree not to field a candidate, boosting the third candidate's chances of picking up the Remain vote.
In England, it will simply be a two-way agreement between the Lib Dems and the Greens.
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- UK election: Labour deputy leader Tom Watson quits, but why? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 12:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson is standing down.
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His announcement came on the first official day of general election campaigning.
He insists the decision was "personal, not political", despite often being at odds with his party's leadership.
Former Labour adviser Tom Baldwin tells Newsnight Watson had “human reasons” for wanting to step back, but Independent candidate Gavin Shuker - a former Labour MP - said some moderate Labour candidates would be feeling “abandoned”.
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- Brexit: Welsh independence 'is on the table' - BBC Newsnight
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- 7:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Wales' former first minister Carwyn Jones tells Newsnight the union isn't working.
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The 2016 EU referendum and the years since have had a profound effect on the nations that make up the UK.
In our 'State of the Union' series, Newsnight explores how #Brexit has shaken up ideas of nationhood and identity.
UK correspondent Elizabeth Glinka reports from South Wales.
Produced by Mihret Yohannes.
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- Weinstein ex assistants unite to battle for justice - BBC Newsnight
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- 11:48
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Former Harvey Weinstein assistants Rowena Chiu and Zelda Perkins come together for their first joint interview to describe the allegations against the movie mogul that resulted in them signing non-disclosure agreements.
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The women worked for Weinstein in the 1990s but left his employment after Rowena Chiu accused the producer of attempting to rape her.
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer has denied Rowena Chiu’s allegations and said any physical contact between the pair was consensual.
The two women tell Emily Maitlis of the effect their interaction with the star had on their lives, and their continuing battle for justice.
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- Rapper Tricky: Trip hop legend on his unlikely rise to success - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 5:21
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- From his troubled Bristol childhood, the rapper Tricky charts his success from petty criminal to trip hop pioneer in his new memoir “Hell is Round the Corner”.
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Adrian Thaws, AKA Tricky, first made his name with the hugely influential collective Massive Attack, before going on to release a much admired solo album.
Here he talks to Newsnight’s culture correspondent Stephen Smith.
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- MP harassment: ‘These are real threats’ - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 13:15
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The House of Commons will lose over 750 years of parliamentary experience with more than 50 incumbents preparing to stand down - and there may be more to come.
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MP Heidi Allen has announced she will not stand at the next election because of "utterly dehumanising" abuse. Nicky Morgan, who is also standing down, added that the abuse MPs receive has "contributed" to her decision, although was not the "tipping point".
However, some like longest-serving MP Ken Clarke and Sir Winston Churchill's grandson Nicholas Soames, are retiring after decades of service.
Mark Urban speaks to Anna Soubry, Leader of The Independent Group for Change, Welsh Labour Deputy Leader Carolyn Harris, Mims Davies, the Conservative MP for Eastleigh - who is also standing down - and David Lidington, Conservative MP for Aylesbury who has also announced he is to stand down at the general election.
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- Grenfell Tower survivor: 'The hurt is always going to be there' - BBC Newsnight
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- 7:16
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has been condemned for "serious shortcomings" and systemic failures in its response to the Grenfell Tower fire, in a report after the first phase of an inquiry into the fire.
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The report of the first phase of the Grenfell Tower fire reveals how the fire began, spread and became a disaster. The report concludes that "many more lives" could have been saved on the night of 14 June 2017, if the advice to residents to "stay put" had been abandoned earlier than 02:35BST.
The Grenfell United group said it was "heartbreaking" to read, and some relatives want senior staff prosecuted.
The LFB said it was "disappointed" by some of the criticism of individuals.
The fire, which destroyed the Grenfell Tower in West London, was one of the UK's worst modern disasters.
The report contains images that some viewers may find distressing.
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- UK election battlegrounds: Where are the marginal seats & how can they be won? – BBC Newsnight
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- 3:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The UK is set to have a 12 December general election after MPs voted to back it following months of deadlock over Brexit.
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The date is still to be approved by the Lords but could become law by the end of the week.
If that happens, there will be a five-week campaign up to polling day.
Boris Johnson has said the public must be "given a choice" over the future of Brexit and the country.
But which seats are crucial to the parties’ success? James Clayton reports.
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- How much money is being spent on online election ads? – BBC Newsnight
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- As the possibility of a general election hangs in the air, how much is digital advertising costing the parties and what are their targeting tactics?
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Ben Chu has this report.
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- President Trump: The latest on the impeachment inquiry – BBC Newsnight
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- 3:42
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Donald Trump is the subject of an impeachment inquiry over allegations that he improperly sought help from Ukraine to boost his chances of re-election.
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President Trump is accused of breaking the law by pressuring Ukraine's leader to dig up damaging information on a political rival.
In July, he urged his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate one of the frontrunners to take him on in next year's presidential election. This matters because it is illegal to ask foreign entities for help in winning a US election.
An impeachment inquiry that could see the president eventually removed from office is under way.
But there is a fierce debate about whether Mr Trump broke the law or committed an impeachable offence - he says he has done nothing wrong.
David Grossman reports.
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- Will a Christmas general election happen? - BBC Newsnight
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- 12:03
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to hold a general election on 12 December, to try to "get Brexit done". But a pre-Christmas election likely to happen?
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The next election isn’t due until 2022, but the prime minister wants an early general election to try to restore the Conservative Party’s majority.
In the studio Kirsty Wark is joined by the Conservative Brexiteer Peter Bone, former Conservative and now independent MP, Dominic Grieve, Labour's Emma Dent Coad, and Liberal Democrat Chuka Umunna.
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- Essex lorry deaths: Identifying the 39 victims - BBC Newsnight
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- 6:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Police have begun the process of moving the bodies of 39 Chinese nationals found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex.
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A spokesperson for Essex Police said recovering all the bodies would take time and the dignity of the victims was their primary concern.
Post-mortem examinations will be the next step in the investigation.
One of Britain's top forensic pathologists, Dr Richard Shepherd, who has worked on the Marchioness disaster, the 7/7 bombings and the inquiry into Princess Diana's death, joins Kirsty Wark to discusses the process of identifying the dead.
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- Brexit deal 'could spark loyalist disorder' in Northern Ireland, says police chief - BBC Newsnight
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- 5:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- A Brexit deal that threatens the union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland could lead to civil disorder by loyalists, the head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.
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Simon Byrne spoke to BBC Newsnight after Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured an agreement with the EU.
The proposed plan would see new checks on goods coming in to Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
The consequences were partly about identity and practicalities, he said.
Some unionists have concerns that the proposed Brexit plan, which essentially draws a new customs border in the Irish Sea, results in NI being treated differently than the UK's other regions
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- Will there be an early general election? - BBC Newsnight
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- 17:49
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The next election isn't due until 2022 - but there could be one much sooner.
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The prime minister wants an early election to try to restore the Conservative Party's ruling majority in the Commons. But is there likely to be an election and how quickly can one happen?
MPs have rejected the government's three-day timetable for getting the Brexit bill through Parliament, with the legislation now officially in "limbo".
If the EU confirms a Brexit delay until the new year, the prime minister has said he will push for a general election.
In the studio Mark Urban is joined by Labour's Anna McMorrin, the SNP's deputy leader in Westminster Kirsty Blackman , Conservative MP Vicky Ford and the Brexit Party's chairman Richard Tice.
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- Brexit: Deal passed but delayed by MPs who want more time – BBC Newsnight
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- 13:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MPs have rejected a proposal to examine Boris Johnson's Brexit bill in the House of Commons in three days.
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The House of Commons supported the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, but voted against the short timetable.
Boris Johnson promised he wouldn’t delay but this pause means not only is a delay inevitable but also that the bill itself is likely to be amended in a number of ways.
So are we still heading for a Boris Johnson style Brexit? And when?
Emily Maitlis is joined by Labour’s Alison McGovern, Conservative Andrew Bridgen and Ed Vaizey, former Conservative who now sits as an Independent.
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- Title
- Is Brexit uncertainty bad for business? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 7:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- 'What does it have to go the wire?' asks one business owner, frustrated by the lack of progress on Brexit.
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After the former Bank of England governor, Lord King, declared that it was better for business to just get on and do it - Brexit - we look at the impact of prolonged uncertainty.
Chris Wolfe, a florist in Ashford, Kent, says everything is "static" at the moment.
"Because there's so much uncertainty... we're guessing," she adds.
Ivor Ferguson, president of the Ulster Farmers Union and businessman, Labour donor and former Vote Leave chairman John Mills, speak to Emily.
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- Title
- Priti Patel: New Brexit deal is 'best way forward' - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 6:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The home secretary talks to Kirsty Wark about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal.
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Priti Patel spoke to Kirsty Wark the night before MPs were due to vote on Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal.
For the first time this century, MPs have been called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit.
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- Title
- The new Brexit deal EXPLAINED - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The UK and EU have agreed what Boris Johnson says is a "great new deal" for Brexit. But what's in the deal and will Parliament pass it?
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The prime minister now faces a battle to get the deal through Parliament on Saturday, with the DUP opposing it.
Reporter James Clayton looks at some of the key parts of the prime minister's deal.
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- Title
- Brexit: Does it threaten peace in Northern Ireland? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 8:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Newsnight explores how #Brexit could impact the United Kingdom.
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In the second instalment of our State of the Union series we head to Northern Ireland to hear how communities there feel about Brexit negotiations.
UK correspondent Elizabeth Glinka reports.
Produced by Mihret Yohannes.
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- Title
- But EU says Brexit ‘solution’ is possible and SOON – BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 5:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- EU Parliament Vice-President Katarina Barley believes it would only take a few more weeks, not months, to reach a Brexit deal.
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Barley added that another extension should not be a point of contention and wouldn’t seriously impact Boris Johnson politically.
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- Title
- Scottish independence: Can SNP benefit from Brexit deadlock? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 4:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- James Clayton finds two referendums dominating at the SNP conference.
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#snp19 #IndyRef2
Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has told her party conference that a referendum on Scottish Independence "must happen next year".
The Scottish Nationalists have been buoyed by polls that show something of an increase in support for independence - amongst those are Scots who voted remain the EU referendum.
The SNP is a party of remain and has fought Brexit, but the reality the party now faces is that leaving the EU may end up galvanizing voters towards independence.
James Clayton reports from the party's conference in Aberdeen.
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- Title
- Brexit: Deal, delay, election or referendum? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 16:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Time is running out for Brexit negotiators in Brussels, but back in Westminster different negotiations are underway.
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There are attempts - this Saturday - to put before MPs a vote in favour of a confirmatory referendum on a deal.
But the Saturday sitting of Parliament may not even happen either...
With just 48 hours left to finalise a deal that could be put before the EU council summit, Emily is joined by Secretary of State for Communities Robert Jenrick, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade Barry Gardiner, the SNP's leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, and Antoinette Sandbach, Independent - formerly Tory - MP.
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- Title
- Brexit: EU and UK agree to 'intensify' talks - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 16:45
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- EU countries have agreed to "intensify" Brexit talks with the UK over the next few days.
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What does this mean for Brexit talks? Will there be a deal before the European council summit?
James Clayton reports.
Mark Urban speaks to Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle, En Marche! MEP Nathalie Loiseau and Conservative MP David TC Davies
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- Title
- Extinction Rebellion: Do we need to overturn capitalism to decarbonise? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 4:32
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- More than 1,000 people have been arrested in the Extinction Rebellion protests. But are their tactics - and their world view - just too extreme for the public?
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Extinction Rebellion (XR for short) wants governments to declare a "climate and ecological emergency" and take immediate action to address climate change.
It describes itself as an international "non-violent civil disobedience activist movement".
Extinction Rebellion was launched in 2018 and organisers say it now has groups willing to take action in dozens of countries.
#ExtinctionRebellion #ClimateChange
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- Title
- Is a Brexit deal possible? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 18:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Is a deal more possible after talks between the UK and Irish leaders?
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar agree they can "see a pathway to a possible deal" after their most recent Brexit talks, says Downing Street.
Nicholas Watt speaks to former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, who tells him: "I don’t think you can have a customs border that will totally satisfy the European Union.”
Two sides of the Conservative Party, Lord Lamont and ex-Tory MP Dominic Grieve, join Emma Barnett in studio.
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- Title
- Turkey Syria offensive: What next for Syrian Kurds? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 16:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Turkish warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US.
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What will this mean for the Kurds and the ISIS prisoners that could be freed?
The Turkish Ambassador to the UK, the former UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and US General John R Allen, who led the fight against ISIS, speak to Emily Maitlis.
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- Title
- Teen in care treated 'like stray dog' - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 10:36
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- A Newsnight investigation reveals that more than 100 children under 16 are living in unregulated and unregistered accommodation in England and Wales.
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Newsnight has spent months reporting on the plight of teenagers in care, placed by their councils in unregulated supported accommodation. We’ve found vulnerable children at risk of exploitation, living in places that are simply not meeting their needs, not fit for purpose.
This is a sector of homes supposedly designed to offer 16 and 17 year olds support, but not care - because they are older.
Katie Razzall reports.
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- Title
- EU 'very worried' about no-deal Brexit - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 5:07
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The new European Parliament President, David Sassoli, sits down with Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis after meeting the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
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President Sassoli said that his meeting with Boris Johnson “began with a very strong declaration that with or without a deal the United Kingdom will come out (of the EU) on October 31 with no agreement”.
The new president of the European Parliament has undertaken his first tour of Europe since beginning his premiership and has met with French President Emmanuel Macron as well as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
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- Lupita Nyong’o on racism, colourism and Justin Trudeau – BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 6:03
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Lupita Nyong'o has said she was the "victim of colourism" as a child, when she "wished to have skin that was different".
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The Oscar-winning actor told BBC Newsnight that colourism "is the daughter of racism" in "a world that rewards lighter skin over darker skin".
Nyong'o was raised in Kenya, before moving to the United States.
She was speaking ahead of the release of her children's book, #Sulwe, about a girl with darker skin than her family.
Colourism is prejudice against people who have a darker skin tone or the preferential treatment of those who are of the same race but lighter-skinned.
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- Title
- Turkey-Syria border: What does Trump's decision mean for the Kurds? - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 13:28
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump has threatened to 'obliterate' the Turkish economy if they do anything 'off limits' in Syria.
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It means Turkey could launch attacks on the Kurds who have been fundamental in driving ISIS out of the region.
Can the UK do anything? Emily Maitlis speaks to Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry.
#Trump #Syria #Turkey
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- Title
- Hong Kong protests: China says 'situation is still under control' - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 8:20
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Thousands have taken part in unplanned protests in Hong Kong after the territory's government announced a face mask ban.
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Can China end these protests?
The Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming joins Kirsty Wark in the studio
#HongKong #HongKongProtests
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- Title
- Hong Kong protests: How technology is changing the game - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 10:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam is set to invoke a colonial-era emergency law to ban face masks after months of protests.
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The ban comes after violent clashes left one protester in a critical condition after being shot in the chest by a police pistol.
Many protesters have taken to wearing face masks at demonstrations to avoid being identified.
Since the protests began four months ago, violence has intensified and become more unpredictable as protesters and the police turn to more extreme and unorthodox methods. But how is technology changing the way the police and protesters operate? International editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports.
#HongKongProtests #HongKong
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- Title
- Hungarian Foreign Minister on Brexit and Boris Johnson’s plan - BBC Newsnight
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Boris Johnson has said he has made a "genuine attempt to bridge the chasm" in order to get a fresh Brexit deal with the EU.
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Kirsty Wark speaks to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto who says Brexit will leave "some challenges for those who remain"
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