Showing posts with label BBC Newsnight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC Newsnight. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

No-deal Brexit Could ‘Break Up Current Party System’ – BBC Newsnight


As the government survives a key Brexit vote on trade, Evan Davis is joined by Conservative MPs Dominic Grieve and Marcus Fysh to discuss the divisions in Parliament over Brexit.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Brexit: May Government Scrapes through Customs Bill Votes – BBC Newsnight


As the government narrowly avoids a defeat on its Customs Bill after agreeing to Brexiteers' demands to change its wording, Kirsty Wark is joined by chair of the Treasury select committee, Nicky Morgan, former Brexit Secretary David Davis, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, and shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Peter Dowd.

Friday, July 13, 2018

Trump's UK Visit Day 1: Discussion – BBC Newsnight


President Trump's visit to the UK has divided opinion. So how should the UK approach the visit by a US president who isn't a traditional diplomat? Newsnight's Kirsty Wark is joined by a live panel to discuss.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

'Trump Clearly Doesn't Respect Theresa May' – BBC Newsnight


Trump and May "clearly don't like each other", according to the New York Times's European economics correspondent Peter Goodman. After a tumultuous meeting with NATO members, President Trump's visit to the UK and his relationship with the prime minister will be scrutinised.

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Angela Merkel Under Fire in Bavaria - BBC Newsnight


Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Bavaria where German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under fire over her refugee policy.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

German Right-wing Leader, Beatrix von Storch, Challenged on Immigration – BBC Newsnight


Deputy Leader of the right-wing German AFD party, Beatrix von Storch, speaks to Emily Maitlis about her party's immigration policy.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Trump's ‘Zero-tolerance’ Immigration Policy: Discussion – BBC Newsnight


Conservative commentator Scottie Nell Hughes and Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez join Newsnight’s Evan Davis to discuss the US’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy of splitting up undocumented immigrant families stopped at the Mexico-US border.

Friday, June 08, 2018

Cameron 'Tried to Get Daily Mail's Editor Paul Dacre Sacked' over Brexit - BBC Newsnight (January 2017)


The proprietor of the Daily Mail told its editor that David Cameron pressed for him to be sacked during the EU referendum, BBC Newsnight has learned. Lord Rothermere told Paul Dacre the prime minister urged him to rein in his pro-Brexit editor, then suggested he sack him, a source told the BBC. A spokesman for Mr Cameron said he "did not believe he could determine who edits the Daily Mail". Emily Maitlis reports.

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Paul Dacre's Legacy as Daily Mail Editor: Discussion - BBC Newsnight


Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre is to stand down in November. What has been his influence on British political debate? Lord Adonis and Daily Mail political columnist, Peter Oborne, have very different views.

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Wolfgang Schäuble on Brexit and the Issues Facing Europe - BBC Newsnight


How does Brexit rank among Germany’s concerns? Mark Urban speaks to President of the Bundestag and Germany's former finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, on the issues facing Europe.

Saturday, June 02, 2018

The Five Star Movement and the EU – BBC Newsnight


Italy is now embarking on a political adventure that could put it at odds with the EU and the bond markets. So what lies in store for the European dream? Five Star's Manlio di Stefano and Italy's outgoing Europe Minister Sandro Gozi give their take.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Steve Bannon: 'Martin Luther King Would Be Proud of Trump' - BBC Newsnight


Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, talks to Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis about President Trump, the Mueller investigation and US-UK relations.

Thursday, May 17, 2018

North Korea, Cold Feet and the US Deal – BBC Newsnight


Kim Jong Un has warned they are now reconsidering their summit with President Trump next month - and pointed the finger, in no unwavering terms, at Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton. John Sweeney reports.

Friday, May 11, 2018

Are Iran and Israel Itching for a Fight? - BBC Newsnight


Tensions between Iran and Israel have intensified - with Iran launching rockets into Israeli territory from their bases in Syria, and Israel responding in kind.

The Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev, and the journalist and author, Azadeh Moaveni, discuss why the conflict erupted.


Thursday, May 10, 2018

Can Europe Keep Iran Nuclear Deal Alive? - BBC Newsnight


Now that President Trump has announced his intention to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear deal, what does it mean for the remaining powers? Gabriel Gatehouse has been looking at how the clash of strategies could play out.

Trump Withdraws from Iran Nuclear Deal - BBC Newsnight


As President Trump withdraws the US from the Iran nuclear deal, Kirsty Wark is joined by the president's former adviser Sebastian Gorka, journalist Nazenin Ansari and Jarrett Blanc from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss the implications of this decision.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Is Putin Still In Full Control in the Kremlin? – BBC Newsnight


As tensions heighten between Vladimir Putin and Western leaders, Gabriel Gatehouse takes a look into Russia's power structure and how much control President Putin really has over the factions that surround him. The film does contain some flashing images.