BBC Politics
Matt Chorley challenges Liz Kendall on AI's impact on jobs while in a driverless car
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- Matt Chorley challenges Liz Kendall on AI's impact on jobs while in a driverless car
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- 12:41
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- 2 months ago
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- Matt Chorley interviews Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall about the future of AI and its potential impact on jobs. The interview was conducted on a drive around Westminster in driverless car provided by Wayve and their CEO Alex Kendall.
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- The deadline to register to vote in May's elections is 23:59 BST on Monday 20 April. #BBCNews
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- 0:48
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- 2 months ago
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- UN humanitarian chief says Sudan conflict is an ‘atrocities lab’ | BBC Radio 4 Today
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- 6:03
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- 2 months ago
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- UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has called Sudan an ‘atrocities lab’ as the conflict between the army and rebel forces passes its third anniversary.
Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme, he said that fighting has displaced around 14m people and the number of children killed has risen significantly.
He also spoke about the situation in Lebanon following the ceasefire with Israel, calling life for civilians “very rough” but dialogue between the two countries offers “a glimmer of hope”.
Listen on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
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- Did Keir Starmer knowingly mislead the public on Lord Mandelson? | BBC Radio 4 Today
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- 12:31
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- 2 months ago
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- Cabinet minister Douglas Alexander has said the vetting process that led to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US was “flawed”, but the prime minister did not “knowingly” mislead the public.
Speaking to the Today programme about ousted civil servant Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked last week, the Scotland Secretary said Sir Olly was a “distinguished public servant” but that it was possible for “good people to make bad judgements”.
Earlier in the programme, former permanent under-secretary for the Foreign Office Lord McDonald said Sir Olly had been “thrown under the bus”.
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#KeirStarmer #UKPolitics#BBCNews
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- Liz Kendall: Starmer would have blocked Mandelson | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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- 14:48
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- 2 months ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer would have blocked the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador had he known he failed security vetting, ministers have said.
The prime minister has come under pressure after it emerged this week that Mandelson was appointed despite security concerns, with Downing Street saying red flags in the vetting process were not disclosed to them by the Foreign Office.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told the BBC's Sunday with Laura that the prime minister "was told [Mandelson had] been granted developed vetting status... and if he had known that UK Security Vetting hadn't cleared him, he would not have made that appointment".
Starmer is set to face MPs on Monday to face questions about the appointment.
Opposition parties have called on the prime minister to resign, accusing him of misleading Parliament over his previous statements that due process had been followed in relation to the appointment.
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- People in Wales will vote to elect the Senedd on 7 May. #Politics #bbcnews
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- 1:46
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- 2 months ago
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!["In many ways [Reform is] becoming the political wing of the crypto industry"](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_1yhEYWFyPA/3.jpg)
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- "In many ways [Reform is] becoming the political wing of the crypto industry"
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- 1:22
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- 2 months ago
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- "Never in our history has a political party been so in hock to people from a certain industry... in many ways [Reform is] becoming the political wing of the crypto industry."
Fraser Nelson on Nigel Farage's association with cryptocurrency businesses.
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- Opposition leaders have called on the PM to quit after more Mandelson vetting revelations. #BBCNews
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- 0:45
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- 2 months ago
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- Starmer’s chief secretary rejects claims the PM misled Parliament over Mandelson vetting | BBC News
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- 6:46
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- 2 months ago
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- The top civil servant in the Foreign Office, Sir Olly Robbins, is leaving his role following the revelation that his department didn’t tell the prime minister that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting.
Mandelson took up the role of UK ambassador to the US in February 2025, after his appointment was announced in December. Seven months later, Mandelson was sacked over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the government has been facing scrutiny over the appointment ever since.
Speaking to Radio 4 Today’s Justin Webb, Chief Secretary to the PM Darren Jones rejected claims that Starmer made misleading statements when he previously told the Commons that "due process" was followed during Mandelson's appointment.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4mBgUDV
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- PM Keir Starmer says he's "absolutely furious" and will update MPs on Monday. #BBCNews
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- 0:35
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- 2 months ago
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- We need migrants ‘who can contribute to our society’ - Green peer Jenny Jones | BBC Politics Live
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- 9:25
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- 2 months ago
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- Guests on BBC Two’s Politics Live have responded to a BBC investigation revealing that migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the country.
Some migrants are being encouraged to fabricate domestic abuse allegations by legal advisers.
A BBC undercover reporter met an adviser called Eli Ciswaka, Ciswaka has denied being willing to make up a story that the undercover reporter had been a victim of domestic abuse.
Asked about the immigration system generally, Green Party peer Jenny Jones said: “We need immigration... This is about actually encouraging people to come in who can contribute to our society and help us – be our carers, be our doctors, be our teachers.”
Politics Live presenter Vicki Young was also joined by Labour MP Henry Tufnell and Conservative peer Mark Harper.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4vtfJul
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- "We're not all Jeremy Clarkson" - Iran war raises fears for UK farmers
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- 0:40
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- 2 months ago
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- "I have no idea whether I'll be cropping my fields in September... farmers haven't got the money to go and spend on all these products, we're not all Jeremy Clarkson"
Newsnight viewer and farmer Mark Baker White warns of the impact fertiliser price rises.
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- Will private credit cause the next financial crisis? | BBC News
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- 6:11
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- 2 months ago
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- With the likes of JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs bosses voicing concern, what is the private credit sector and how risky is it to crashing?
The World At One’s Sarah Montague and PM’s Evan Davis discuss the investor-backed funding model, and why people are so worried about it.
Listen to the World At One and PM on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
#Economy #FinancialCrisis #UKEconomy #BBCNews
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- "It's got an outlook that is bad, very bad or extremely bad."
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The FT's Gillian Tett gives her take why the IMF has downgraded global economic forecasts, with the UK being one of the hardest hit.
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- 'Deal with student debt by looking at pension triple lock'
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- 1:01
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- 2 months ago
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- Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Michael Gove makes the case for reviewing commitments to the “current settlement” of the pension triple lock.
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- "Potentially devastating" | Michael Gove on the future of AI and fears of "grotesque inequality"
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- 8:29
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- 2 months ago
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- Spectator Editor and former Conservative Cabinet Minister Michael Gove and Labour MP Jeevun Sandher debate the future of AI and its potential to create "grotesque inequality". Interview by Victoria Derbyshire.
#artificialintelligence #technology #tech #ainews #politics #politicalnews #ukpolitics #bbc #bbcnews #bbcnewsnight #newsnight #victoriaderbyshire
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- 'Godfather of AI' on abuse of AI's "power" & automation's impact on "our already fragile economy"
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- 8:19
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- 2 months ago
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- It's 'a matter of time' before AI replaces almost every job, according to one of the technology's creators, Yoshua Bengio. He discusses the new AI model prompting urgent questions for governments around the world. Are we prepared? Interview by Victoria Derbyshire.
#AI #artificialintelligence #technology #tech #technews #bbc #bbcnews #bbcnewsnight #newsnight #victoriaderbyshire
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- Labour MP launches ‘summer of sex’ campaign to take shame out of talking about sex
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- 7:35
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- 2 months ago
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- Labour MP Samantha Niblett has issued a call for "lifelong sex education" in a bid to improve public health and safety.
Speaking to Vicki Young on BBC Two’s Politics Live, the Labour MP for South Derbyshire said her campaign focuses on education in understanding consent, respect and healthy relationships, with the aim of preventing abuse and violence.
"If we can remove shame that so frequently associated with sex, it makes it much harder to use as a weapon against people," Niblett said.
Labour MP Tom Hayes and former Conservative adviser Anita Boateng joined the discussion.
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- Peter Capaldi on 'Criminal Record', Dr Who and Malcolm Tucker | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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- 8:37
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- 2 months ago
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- Peter Capaldi speaks to the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show around the new season of TV series 'Criminal Record'.
The star of cult political satire, 'The Thick Of It', also reflected on today's politics: “It’s bad that we don’t have people in positions of power who can be examples”
Speaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire, Capaldi also reflected on his time as Dr Who, the prospect of appearing on Celebrity Traitors and his musical career.
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- Is the United States "willing to shoot" at Chinese oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz?
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- 0:55
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- 2 months ago
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- Nick Watt reports what a senior British defence source told him on how realistic President Trump's plans are to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
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- The government has shown "corrosive complacency" towards defence, George Robertson said. #BBCNews
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- 1:15
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- 2 months ago
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- Should we cut welfare to spend more on defence? | BBC Politics Live
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- 6:48
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- 2 months ago
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- Former Nato secretary general and Labour peer Lord George Robertson has said the UK’s security is “in peril” and warned of “a corrosive complacency today in Britain’s leadership”.
Speaking to Vicki Young on BBC Two’s Politics Live, Labour MP Antonia Bance disagreed with Robertson’s opinion that "We cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare budget."
Reform UK’s Laila Cunningham and Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti joined the discussion.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4tNS5Hn
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- PM Keir Starmer told MPs he would not have used the same words as President Donald Trump. #BBCNews
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- 0:29
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- 2 months ago
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- It will focus on diplomatic efforts towards a negotiated end to the conflict, the PM said. #BBCNews
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- 0:49
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- 2 months ago
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- Should Palantir have contracts with the NHS? | BBC Politics Live
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- 12:26
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- 2 months ago
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- The head of Palantir in the UK, Louis Mosley, has defended the US tech company’s involvement with NHS Trusts after criticism from some MPs.
Speaking to Vicki Young on BBC Two’s Politics Live, Mosley said that if Palantir did anything illegal with patient data, “we would lose our business in this country”, and added “it would be very difficult to tell patients in this country that their operations have to be delayed because you have a political problem with the supplier.”
The Executive Director of Tax Justice UK, Faiza Shaheen, said there are lots of other companies which could provide similar services who “don’t have this deeply immoral approach in the way they do their business”.
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- It's in Britain's national interests to be closer to Europe, Keir Starmer said. #BBCNews
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- 0:41
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- 2 months ago
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- Scotland’s party leaders face audience questions ahead of the Scottish Parliament election. #BBCNews
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- 1:33
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- 2 months ago
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- Tucker Carlson splits with Trump over Iran | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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- 19:19
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- 2 months ago
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- US conservative commentator and podcaster Tucker Carlson has outlined his opposition to Donald Trump’s military action against Iran in an interview with Victoria Derbyshire for the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show.
Tucker Carlson said he believes the United States went to war with Iran "at the behest and then the demand of Israel". Carlson also accused the Israeli government of committing a genocide in Gaza, a charge the Israeli government strongly denies. The UN's top court the International Court of Justice has not yet made a determination as to whether Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide.
Victoria Derbyshire challenged Tucker Carlson on allegations of antisemitism, and on his interview with far right activist Nick Fuentes, who has praised Hitler and questioned the Holocaust.
This interview was recorded on Friday 10th April.
A shorter version of this interview was broadcast on BBC 1 on Sunday 12th April.
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- Melania biographer: "I think she has been looking online... and said, 'now's my time'"
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- 0:39
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- 3 months ago
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- Mary Jordan, biographer of Melania Trump, analyses the First Lady's White House press conference distancing herself from rumours linking her to Epstein.
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- Work to do on "fragile" ceasefire, UK PM Keir Starmer says. #IranWar #BBCNews
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- 1:09
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- 3 months ago
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- "She was separating herself from him" | Melania Trump's biographer analyses her Epstein comments
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- 4:44
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- 3 months ago
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- What prompted US First Lady Melania Trump to make her statement about Epstein? Katie Razzall speaks to Melania biographer Mary Jordan about what might be behind the First Lady's thinking.
#Trump #MelaniaTrump #uspolitics #epsteinfiles #whitehouse #politicalnews #bbc #bbcnews #bbcnewsnight #Newsnight
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- “America has proven itself... to be an unreliable ally”
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- 0:58
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- 3 months ago
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- Ex-Pentagon adviser Jasmine El-Gamal responds to President Trump’s threats to leave NATO.
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- Strait of Hormuz: 'Trump has added problem he didn't have before war'
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- 5:53
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- 3 months ago
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- Jasmine El-Gamal, a Pentagon adviser between 2008-2015, Alex Marlow, editor-in-chief of Breitbart News and journalist and podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse discuss the success of the US's military operations against Iran and the challenges presented by reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Interview by Victoria Derbyshire, with Newsnight Political Editor Nick Watt.
#Trump #Iran #straitofhormuz #iran #politics #politicalnews #uspolitics #whitehouse #donaldtrump #bbc #bbcnews #bbcnewsnight #newsnight
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- Russian submarines carried out an operation above cables and pipelines, John Healey said. #BBCNews
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- 0:49
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- 3 months ago
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- “Doing it in this way punishes working class people that want to get a higher education...”
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- 0:35
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- 3 months ago
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- Ex-RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch says capping interest rates on Plan 2 student loans will be of little benefit to graduates.
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- "This is a man who is out of control..."
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- 0:49
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- 3 months ago
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- Mick Lynch, former RMT General Secretary, responds to President Trump's rhetoric on Iran.
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- King Charles should "do the right thing" and meet Epstein survivors on U.S. visit
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- 0:24
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- 3 months ago
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- Congressman Ro Khanna discusses reports that King Charles will not to meet with Epstein survivors during his upcoming US state visit.
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- "Clear choice" | King Charles should “do the right thing" & meet Epstein survivors, says Democrat
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- 3:33
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- 3 months ago
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- Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which forced the release of the Epstein files, says King Charles should "do the right thing" and meet with Epstein survivors when he travels to the country for a state visit with President Donald Trump at the end of April. Interview by Joe Pike.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied any wrongdoing.
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- Kanye's scheduled appearance at Wireless Festival has seen sponsors pull out of the event. #BBCNews
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- 0:38
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- 3 months ago
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- Wireless Festival organiser defends Kanye West booking | BBC Radio 4 Today
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- 7:44
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- 3 months ago
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- Festival nation boss Melvin Benn has said he is asking the Jewish community to forgive Kanye West for his past antisemitic remarks ahead of his planned performance at Wireless Festival in July.
The controversial booking has come under scrutiny in recent days, with festival sponsors like Pepsi and Paypal dropping out.
Speaking to R4 Today, Melvin Benn stood by the decision to book the rapper, who has from bipolar disorder, but said “it may prove to be a mistake” that Festival Republic did not consult with Jewish community leaders beforehand.
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#KanyeWest #Wireless #BBCRadio4 #BBCNews
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- What is stagflation and how will it affect the UK economy?
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- 4:27
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- 3 months ago
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- What is stagflation?
With a combination of forecasts expecting inflation to rise and growth being predicted as 0.7%, how will the UK economy fare in the wake of crises caused by the Iran war?
The World At One’s Sarah Montague and PM’s Evan Davis discuss what stagflation is and how it will affect day-to-day life in the UK.
Listen to the World At One and PM on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
#economics #ukeconomy #ukpolitics #IranWar #explainer #bbcradio4 #bbcnews
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- "A state banquet? While he's bombing the hell out of Iran...?"
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- 0:30
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- 3 months ago
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- David Dimbleby, journalist and presenter, argues against King Charles's planned state visit to the US in April.
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- “We’re dealing with a President who is a narcissist and a bully… a rebuke of some kind is necessary”
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- 0:37
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- 3 months ago
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- Broadcaster and journalist David Dimbleby says a US State Visit by King Charles “is a misuse of the King” and the UK is “giving Trump more than he deserves”.
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- Energy bill support in wake of Iran war would be based on household income, Reeves said. #BBCNews
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- 0:50
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- 3 months ago
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- "He's been bullying Britain" David Dimbleby says "narcissist" Trump doesn't deserve King's US Visit
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- 8:03
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- 3 months ago
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- David Dimbleby, the veteran BBC broadcaster, has spoken to BBC Newsnight ahead of King Charles' state visit to the United States, arguing that the visit “is a misuse of the King” and the UK is “giving Trump more than he deserves”. Interview by Adam Fleming.
#Trump #kingcharles #royals #royalfamily #uspolitics #donaldtrump #politics #politicalnews #ukpolitics #latestnews #bbc #bbcnews #bbcnewsnight
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- "Men need to be perp-walked in handcuffs to the jail"
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- 0:34
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- 3 months ago
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- "Men need to be perp-walked in handcuffs to the jail, and until we see that here in this country... we don't have a system of justice that's working." - Republican Congressman Thomas Massie on whether survivors of Jeffrey Epstein will see justice done.
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- David Dimbleby says King’s US visit is an ‘embarrassment’ | BBC Radio 4 PM
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- 5:47
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- 3 months ago
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- Buckingham Palace has confirmed King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet US President Donald Trump in a state visit to the United States in late April.
Speaking to Radio 4’s PM, BBC Royal Occasion presenter David Dimbleby said the planned visit is an “embarrassment” and it is not “an appropriate time to go”.
The veteran broadcaster also said he has “pity” for the King because “he’s at mercy of the government”.
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#kingcharles #unitedstates #trump
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- "You do not speak for the British people"
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Sir Jacob Rees Mogg, Conservative peer, and Rachel Blake, Labour MP, clash over their views about small boat crossings.
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- Government says it will act to protect energy consumers | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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- 13:21
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- 3 months ago
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- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government "will act to protect consumers" if energy prices rise
Wholesale oil and gas prices have soared during the US-Israel war with Iran, which experts fear will feed through to energy prices
Earlier this week, Reeves said the government plans to help "those who need it most" if energy bills spiral.
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- Badenoch: Cut taxes on energy bills before giving bailouts | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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- 9:37
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- 3 months ago
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- The government should cut taxes on energy bills before considering bailouts, Kemi Badenoch has said.
The Conservative leader told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme direct payments to households would come with a cost in the form of higher taxes.
However, when pressed she would not rule out direct payments if energy bills spiked.
Last week Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the government would provide support to "those who need it most" if energy bills spiralled because of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
