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"That's outrageous, isn't it?"
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- "That's outrageous, isn't it?"
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Victoria Derbyshire presses Schools Minister Georgia Gould MP over the Government's approach to student loan repayments.
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- UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine, Boris Johnson says - Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
- Runtime
- 12:37
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the war in Ukraine could have been prevented if Western allies had paid more attention to Russian President Vladamir Putin's increasing aggression and his annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Speaking exclusively to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg alongside the former head of the military, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, Johnson said troops should be sent to peaceful regions in non-fighting roles.
"There is no logical reason that I can see why we shouldn't send peaceful ground forces there to show our support, our constitutional support for a free, independent Ukraine," the former PM said.
Johnson and Radakin also recalled the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, and the early days of the war, when the decision to support President Volodymyr Zelensky was made.
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- What would youth minimum wage increase mean for small business owners? | BBC News
- Runtime
- 12:44
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Small business owner D-J Bennett, who runs a carpentry and joinery firm in Surrey, spoke to Vicki Young on Politics Live on BBC Two.
At the moment, the minimum wage for 18 to 20-year-olds is lower than for workers over 21.
At the election, Labour’s manifesto pledged to “remove the discriminatory age bands” so that “all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage”.
D-J Bennett got in touch with the BBC through Your Voice and appeared on Politics Live. He said: “I think you're going to deny a generation an opportunity to go into the world of work.”
Politics Live presenter Vicki Young was also joined by Labour MP Joe Powell, Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran and Emily Sheffield, former editor of the Evening Standard and a prospective Conservative Party councillor.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6g57j3meo
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- Newsnight panel debate reaction to BAFTAs racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette's syndrome
- Runtime
- 9:50
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- BBC Radio 1xtra's Richie Brave and Greg Storey, who has lived with Tourette's his entire life, discuss the 2026 BAFTAs incident where a guest with Tourette's shouted out a racial slur while two black actors were on stage. John Davidson, whose life story inspired the film I Swear, shouted out as Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the first prize of last night's ceremony. Greg, who made a cameo in the film I Swear, and has appeared in several documentaries alongside John Davidson, discusses the incident with Richie, who was in the audience at the BAFTAs. Interview by Victoria Derbyshire.
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- How the Conservative Party plans to cut student loan interest rates | BBC Politics Live
- Runtime
- 7:27
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The Conservative Party would cut the rate of interest charged on some student loans issued in the decade up to 2023, Kemi Badenoch has said.
An estimated 5.8 million people took out Plan 2 student loans between 2012 and 2023.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said that she intends to look at changing the system as the government faces pressure to reduce student debts, including from some Labour MPs.
In the studio, Labour MP Catherine Atkinson, Shadow Scotland Secretary Andrew Bowie MP, Stefan Boscia from The Times debated this issue with presenter Vicki Young.
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- 'King Charles probably feels aghast' | Friend of the King on Andrew arrest & pressure on the Royals
- Runtime
- 6:26
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Jonathan Dimbleby, friend and biographer of King Charles, discusses how the King may have responded to the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The biographer also discusses whether there is wider pressure on the Royal Family following the arrest of the former Prince.
Andrew has previously denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.
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- Reform UK's Zia Yusuf challenged on Tory defections, Jenrick comments & plan to scrap Equality Act
- Runtime
- 11:48
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Victoria Derbyshire interviews Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's Home Affairs Spokesman, about his party's pick for Chancellor, his previous comments about Robert Jenrick MP, Conservative Party defections and plans to scrap the Equality Act.
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- "A broken, finished man - at best"
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Jonathan Dimbleby describes his friend the King's likely feelings towards Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who Dimbleby describes as "a broken, finished man at best".
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.
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- 'I felt crushed by horror' | Gisèle Pelicot speaks to Victoria Derbyshire
- Runtime
- 27:55
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Victoria Derbyshire talks to Gisèle Pelicot in Paris. She earned international recognition after waiving her anonymity at her mass-rape trial in 2024. Her husband and 50 other men were convicted of raping and assaulting her.
The world watched her courageous stand and determination - as she put it, to make 'shame change sides' from the survivor to the rapist. Ahead of the publication of her memoir, A Hymn To Life, Newsnight's Victoria Derbyshire talks to Gisèle about the trial, the public's support and her future.
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- Threats "on a weekly basis" | Senator Mark Kelly on "bully" Trump
- Runtime
- 10:28
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly tells Newsnight's Victoria Derbyshire that he will "seriously consider" running for president in 2028 as he battles the Trump administration over a video in which he urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders.
The Arizona senator, who was accused of "seditious behaviour" by Donald Trump over the November 2025 clip, said he and his wife, Gabrielle Giffords, received "many" death threats after the president's comments.
"We get them on a weekly basis now," he told BBC Newsnight. "We had to get security to protect us 24 hours a day."
Kelly said the death threats he received were also aimed at his wife Giffords, who was nearly assassinated as a member of Congress in 2011 when she was shot in the head.
"Donald Trump, is so reckless about what he says," he said. "There are folks out there that, you know, react to what he said and people listen to him."
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- "A broken, finished man" | King's friend on "duty of care" Charles feels for Andrew
- Runtime
- 10:29
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- King Charles's biographer and friend Jonathan Dimbleby tells BBC Newsnight's Katie Razzall that he "would strongly believe" that the monarch "would very much like" his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to testify in the US in relation to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Interview broadcast on Friday 13th February 2026.
When asked whether the King would be feeling "pressure" over the allegations, Dimbleby said: "I think that he will be feeling the pain of this" and be "appalled by the allegations".
Dimbleby added that Charles would be "sensing the need to give duty of care" to Mountbatten-Windsor, describing Andrew as "a broken, finished man at best".
Last week, Buckingham Palace said it was ready to support the police as they consider allegations against Mountbatten-Windsor.
Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
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- Children 'weaponised' by both sides of transgender debate - Dr Cass | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
- Runtime
- 9:30
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Children have been "weaponised" by both sides of a toxic debate about transgender rights, the author of a government review into the treatment of children and young people questioning their gender has said.
Dr Hilary Cass told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg "people at the extremes" had caused "quite a lot of distress for young people".
She also suggested "unrealistic images and expectations on social media" had misled children, and that if some young people had "taken more time" they might not have pursued medical treatments.
Her 2024 review found gender medicine had been operating on "shaky foundations" when it came to evidence for medical treatment.
The review was commissioned after concerns about the treatment of growing numbers of children and young people with worries about their gender, particularly at the Tavistock Clinic in London.
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- A bill which allows 16 and 17-year-olds to vote has started its journey through Parliament. #BBCNews
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
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- “There are three things the King has to do...”
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Royal commentator Peter Hunt discuss the growing pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to testify in the US in relation to the Epstein files.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.
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- Labour backbencher Barry Gardiner on Keir Starmer’s leadership | BBC Politics Live
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- 4:20
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Barry Gardiner has criticised some of his colleagues after they showed support for Keir Starmer in the wake of a dramatic week where his leadership was challenged by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
Asked on BBC Politics Live whether he thought it was true that the prime minister had the support of his peers, veteran Labour MP Gardiner said it was "staggering" that they should give him a "standing ovation for three minutes" after hearing what his colleagues had been saying for the past few months.
Asked if he supported Starmer remaining as Labour leader, he said he had supported every leader of the party and "served them all as best I possibly can."
Gardiner was discussing the PM’s future and the Labour Party with Conservative peer and former cabinet secretary Lord Harper and The Spectator’s Madeline Grant.
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- "They will be panicking" | How are the Royals responding to Andrew questions & Epstein files?
- Runtime
- 11:55
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Royal commentator Peter Hunt and the Financial Times's Gillian Tett discuss the growing pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to testify in the US in relation to the Epstein files. The pair also discuss the response of the Royal Family. Interview by Victoria Derbyshire, with Newsnight Political Editor Nick Watt.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.
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- Protests against student loans repayment changes | BBC Politics Live
- Runtime
- 8:48
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Graduates angry about the student loans repayment system have dressed as sharks outside Parliament in a protest over plans from Chancellor Rachel Reeves to freeze the minimum wage threshold of repayments.
Alex Stanley, NUS vice-president for higher education, told the BBC's Politics Live that without changes to the system the amount of debt being accrued by students was "going to start putting people off of universities".
He claimed the current system was "worse the poorer your family is" and "the wealthiest can just afford to buy their way out of student debt".
In the studio, Labour MP Natalie Fleet, Conservative MP Lewis Cocking and the Daily Telegraph’s Camilla Tominey debated the issue.
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- Labour MP's reaction to Peter Mandelson's links with Epstein | BBC Politics Live
- Runtime
- 7:11
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Labour MP Natalie Fleet, a survivor of grooming, has told the BBC's Politics Live that “until we believe victims, nothing will change”.
The MP for Bolsover was responding to recent developments surrounding former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, and his links to convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.
“This horrendous story about Epstein has been told through the lens of men by men,” Fleet said, adding that this needs to change.
She was joined in the studio by Conservative MP Lewis Cocking and Camilla Tominey from The Telegraph.
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- Keir Starmer ally Jenny Chapman says he is not close to resigning | BBC Politics Live
- Runtime
- 5:51
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Baroness Jenny Chapman, who knows Keir Starmer well and ran his leadership campaign, spoke to Vicki Young on Politics Live on BBC Two.
This was the day after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the prime minister to go.
Asked by Vicki Young whether she thinks Keir Starmer has come close to resigning in recent days, she said: “No, no, I don’t, I know Keir really well, I’ve worked with him for a long time… He fought really hard to be the leader of the Labour Party and to win the general election and he feels that sense of responsibility and duty to the country very, very deeply.”
Baroness Chapman, a Foreign Office minister, was joined in the studio by Sir Jake Berry from Reform UK and Matthew Syed from The Times.
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- Giuffre memoir co-writer on how Andrew, the King and Maxwell are responding to the Epstein files
- Runtime
- 7:06
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Amy Wallace, co-author of Virginia Giuffre's memoir 'Nobody's Girl', speaks to Newsnight about the prospect of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor testifying before the US Congress in relation to the Epstein files. The author also discusses the King's most recent statement about his brother Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell's refusal to answer questions from Congress about Jeffrey Epstein. Interview by Victoria Derbyshire.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.
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- "I will never walk away from the people that I am charged with fighting for," the PM said. #BBCNews
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The PM has thanked his "strong and united" cabinet for their support. #UKPolitics BBCNews
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Scottish Labour leader calls for PM to resign | BBC Politics Live
- Runtime
- 7:28
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for the prime minister to resign as the scandal around Keir Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador escalates.
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The intervention follows the resignation of the prime minister’s chief of staff and director of Communications. Speaking at a hastily organised news conference, the Scottish Labour leader said “the distraction needs to end”.
Labour’s Danny Beales MP, the Conservatives’ Luke Evans MP and Ash Sarkar from Novara Media were in studio reacting to the news alongside The Times’ Patrick Maguire.
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- Labour "looked over the precipice" and chose to support Keir Starmer, Ed Miliband said. #BBCNews
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
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- Keir Starmer's director of communications Tim Allan is the latest to depart from No 10. #BBCNews
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- 'I want people to believe in the future Wales', says Plaid Cumru leader. #PlaidCymru #BBCNews
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth calls for ‘fairer funding’ for Wales | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
- Runtime
- 8:26
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth said he has a "serious plan" to tackle falling standards in Wales, speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg ahead of his Senedd bid.
He said this included surgical hubs in healthcare and an education drive on literacy.
Ap Iorwerth also pledged his party won't raise taxes, instead calling for a "fair settlement for Wales" from the UK government.
Asked when he wants a referendum on independence, he said: "As soon as the people of Wales are ready.”
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- “Among women in Westminster is has ignited a fury”
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ailbhe Rea, Political Editor for the New Statesman, says "women in Westminster" are "absolutely devastated" by the Mandelson revelations.
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- Government migration reforms 'callous and inept' | BBC Politics Live
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- 6:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Julian Grant, an American-born researcher who has lived in Scotland for many years, spoke to the BBC's Politics Live about the government’s proposed changes to migration rules.
Under the plans, ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from five years to 10 years.
Grant said he would be “starting back at zero” and would have to consider moving back to the United States, while claiming the government is "callous" and "inept".
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has defended the proposals as “fair” in the wake of some opposition from Labour MPs.
In the studio Labour MP Jonathan Hinder, Telegraph columnist Poppy Coburn, and Liberal Democrat MP Mike Martin, discuss the policy.
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- PM's chief of staff should be sacked over advice on Mandelson, Labour MP says | BBC Radio 4 Today
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- 4:06
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Labour MP for Stroud, Simon Opher, has said he believes Prime Minister Keir Starmer was "really let down" by his advisers over the Lord Mandelson scandal.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme, presenter Justin Webb pressed Dr Opher on whether, in his view, this would mean the prime minister's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney would be relieved of his duties.
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- "Should [Keir Starmer] step down?"
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Labour MP Barry Gardiner says Sir Keir Starmer should "think very hard about what's in the country's best interest".
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- "Big mistake" | Barry Gardiner & Zack Polanski debate Starmer's handling of Mandelson scandal
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- 14:55
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- How hard is life for Sir Keir Starmer because of the Peter Mandelson scandal? Green Party leader Zack Polanski, Labour MP Barry Gardiner and former Northern Ireland First Minister Baroness Foster discuss the challenges facing the Prime Minister. Presented by Paddy O'Connell, with Newsnight Political Editor Nick Watt.
Lord Mandelson has not responded to requests for comment, but the BBC understands his position is that he has not acted in any way criminally and that he was not motivated by financial gain.
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- PM made a 'catastrophic error of political and moral judgement' - Labour MP | Politics Live
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- 5:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Labour MP Jonathan Hinder has said PM Keir Starmer made "a catastrophic error of political and moral judgement" in appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
Speaking on the BBC's Politics Live, Hinder called on the prime minister to address Labour MPs next week to apologise.
In the studio Hinder was joined by Liberal Democrat MP Mike Martin, and Poppy Coburn from the Telegraph to discuss Starmer's judgement with presenter Vicki Young.
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- Keir Starmer apologised to Epstein's victims and "for having believed Mandelson's lies" #BBCNews
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
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- Email from Maxwell account appears to confirm Andrew & Virginia Giuffre photo is real
- Runtime
- 8:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre, speak to Newsnight about an email from a Ghislaine Maxwell account which appears to confirm a photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Virginia is real.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.
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- PM Keir Starmer apologises to victims of Jeffrey Epstein | BBC News
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- 6:26
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- PM Keir Starmer has apologised to Jeffrey Epstein's victims and "sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointing him"
The prime minister said he wanted to release the files relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador "as quickly as possible" but said it is against police advice, because it could "prejudice future investigations or legal processes".
Starmer is facing mounting pressure from his own Labour MPs over the process that led to Mandelson's appointment.
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- Government shares public's outrage over Mandelson's lies, Labour MP says | BBC Radio 4 Today
- Runtime
- 9:20
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Housing Secretary Steve Reed has said he, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and the government all share the public's outrage that Peter Mandelson "lied" during the vetting process ahead of his appointment as UK ambassador to the US.
"We're going to see the documents, they will be released and everybody will see the information the prime minister had when he took the decision," Reed told the Today programme.
On Wednesday, the PM told Parliament he was aware when he appointed Mandelson about his "ongoing" friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019.
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- "An awful moment" | Harriet Harman & Iain Dale discuss Mandelson & Epstein email allegations
- Runtime
- 10:11
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- As the Met police launch a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson's alleged misconduct in public office, Labour peer Harriet Harman and broadcaster Iain Dale discuss the Epstein email allegations facing the former Labour Cabinet Minister and UK Ambassador to the US. Interview by Katie Razzall, with Newsnight Political Editor Nick Watt.
The BBC understands Lord Mandelson maintains that he has not acted criminally and did not act for personal gain – and argues that confronting in the late 2000s the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s, sought Epstein’s expertise in the national interest.
#ukpolitics #epsteinfiles #politics #politicalnews #news #latestnews #labour #bbc #bbcnews #bbcnewsnight #newsnight
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- “Absolutely unbelievable” | Epstein survivor on contents of Epstein Files
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- 4:22
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- 5 months ago
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- Epstein survivor Jess Michaels speaks to Newsnight about the latest release of the Epstein Files after documents were published featuring survivors' names and personal information. She also says she believes that while survivor's information was published, the names of what she thinks are alleged abusers have been redacted.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein from its website after victims said their identities had been compromised. A spokesperson for the DOJ told the BBC's US news partner CBS that it "takes victim protection very seriously and has redacted thousands of victim names in the millions of published pages to protect the innocent".
#uspolitics #epsteinfiles #politics #politicalnews #latestnews #bbc #bbcnews #bbcnewsnight #newsnight
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- The artist turning to OnlyFans to pay for touring costs post-Brexit | BBC Politics Live
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- 5:04
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Award-winning musician Kate Nash has told the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee how Brexit has been impacting artists touring and working in the EU.
OnlyFans "was something I can do quite quickly, make an impact, talk about the problem, and financially, it really did quite help me," Nash said.
Labour MP Alex Sobel, Lord Frost, and New Statesman and journalist Ailbhe Rea discussed this in the studio with presenter Vicki Young.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4qSk07V
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#UKPolitics #Music #BBCNews
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- Mandelson "lied repeatedly" about his relationship with Epstein, PM Keir Starmer told MPs. #BBCNews
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Title
- "It was treacherous, it was the most appalling behaviour..."
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Dame Emily Thornberry MP describes Lord Mandelson's conduct as "completely unforgivable".
On 1 February 2026, Peter Mandelson reiterated his regret for "ever having known Epstein" and for continuing his association following Jeffrey Epstein's conviction. The BBC has approached Peter Mandelson for further comment.
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- Rachel Reeves responds to Martin Lewis over student loans
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the student loans system is “reasonable”, in response to Martin Lewis’ claims on #Newsnight that freezing the threshold at which graduates repay their student loans was not “a moral thing” for her to do.
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- Title
- Peter Mandelson will step down from House of Lords after the Jeffrey Epstein revelations. #BBCNews
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- "Appalling behaviour" | Emily Thornberry & Stephen Flynn on Mandelson & Epstein email allegations
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- 17:51
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Met Police says it is reviewing reports of alleged misconduct in a public office after emails suggest Peter Mandelson forwarded internal government information to Jeffrey Epstein when he was business secretary in 2009. Labour MP Emily Thornberry, SNP MP Stephen Flynn and tax expert and journalist Dan Neidle discuss the allegations facing Peter Mandelson. Presented by Victoria Derbyshire with Political Editor Nick Watt.
On 1 February 2026, Lord Mandelson reiterated his regret for "ever having known Epstein" and for continuing his association following Jeffrey Epstein's conviction. The BBC has approached Lord Mandelson for further comment.
#politics #ukpolitics #epsteinfiles #news #latestnews #bbcnews #bbc #bbcnewsnight #newsnight #victoriaderbyshire
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- How can we solve the UK's declining birth rate? | BBC Politics Live
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- 6:45
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Mischa Anouk Smith, Marie Claire Features Editor, spoke to the BBC's Politics Live about women who want to have children but don't have the economic means to start families.
"Childcare costs are exorbitant, we've got one of the worst paternity leave policies in Europe, and maternal care is in danger... on top of that, one in four British mothers are pushed out of the workforce," Mischa says.
It comes as 2026 could see a "tipping point" where the number of deaths in the UK are greater than the number of births, according to the Resolution Foundation.
In the studio, Labour MP Perran Moon, Reform UK MP Danny Kruger, and Financial Times journalist Miranda Green debate this issue with presenter Vicki Young.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4qSk07V
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#UK #PoliticsLive #BBCNews
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- How fair is the student loan system? | BBC Politics Live
- Runtime
- 6:49
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The student loan system has been described as "unbelievably unfair" by a graduate who spoke to the BBC's Politics Live.
Ben, a chartered engineer, discussed his experience of the process and said "I'm being told it's fair by people who didn't have to pay student loans".
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the system is "fair and reasonable" after criticism over her decision to freeze the repayment threshold for some borrowers.
In November's Budget, Reeves announced the salary at which Plan 2 student loans for those in England and Wales must be paid back would be frozen at £29,385 for three years starting from April 2027.
In the studio, Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, Conservative MP Harriet Cross and Henry Hill, Deputy Editor of the ConservativeHome website, debated the issue with presenter Vicki Young.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/3LXTsTH
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- Green Party leader Zack Polanski says he has "never taken" drugs in his life. #UKPolitics BBCNews
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Lord Mandelson has ‘embarrassed’ the PM, Labour MP says | BBC Radio 4 Today
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- 5:55
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Labour MP Jo White says Lord Mandelson should have resigned “a lot earlier” as he has now “embarrassed” the party and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Speaking to Today, the MP for Bassetlaw says the situation has been “excruciating” and would like to see a change in how members are appointed to the House of Lords, in which Mandelson sits.
Mandelson said he resigned his membership as he does not want to "cause further embarrassment" by his links to the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
"I have dedicated my life to the values and success of the Labour Party and in taking my decision, I believe I am acting in its best interests," he added.
Read more on this story on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/3OisXJd
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#UKPolitics #BBCNews
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- Green Party is the party "of the 99%", says leader Zack Polanski | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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- 14:03
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The UK's Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, has called for mayors to be given rent control powers and insisted his is the party "of the 99%" while he took the hot seat on this week's edition of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
In a wide-ranging interview, Polanski - whose party has four MPs in the House of Commons - said he was focused on winning a general election "outright", and said the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election offered an opportunity to claim more seats.
When the focus turned to the Green Party's drug policy, Polanski said, "I've never taken drugs in my life" nor consumed alcohol.
#ZackPolanski #LauraKuenssberg #BBCNews
