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. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F 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. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
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”. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F 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. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
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. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F 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. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Boris Johnson's Brexit plan, which includes plans to replace the Irish backstop, has been delivered to the EU. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Chairman of the ERG Steve Baker - who voted against Theresa May's Brexit deal three times - says the government's latest Brexit proposals "have a chance" and could result in a deal he "could proudly vote for". The Conservative MP says the government will not ask for an extension beyond the 31 October Brexit deadline, even if it were to get the deal passed. Mr Baker tells Emma Barnett that having had conversations with ministers, he is "clear" they have a way to legally leave the EU without a deal, despite the Benn Act which forces the government to ask for an extension to the Brexit deadline. Under the law - designed to stop Boris Johnson pushing through a no-deal Brexit on 31 October - the prime minister is required to request a three-month Brexit delay by 19 October. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
An activist involved in anti-government protests in Hong Kong has been shot in the chest by police during a clash. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F The protester was shot as thousands of people demonstrated in defiance of a protest ban for the 70th anniversary of Communist rule in China. Though people have been shot by rubber bullets in previous protests, this is the first injury from a live round. In the Chinese capital Beijing, 15,000 soldiers paraded with advanced military hardware to mark the anniversary. Nearly four months of protests in Hong Kong have challenged Chinese President Xi Jinping's vision of national unity. International editor Gabriel Gatehouse and cameraman Jack Garland report from Hong Kong. In the studio Emily Maitlis is joined by MP Bob Seely and Steve Tsang, director of the China institute at SOAS. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major has said Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy is "profoundly un-Conservative". But is it doing permanent damage to the Tories? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Boris Johnson has been heavily criticised for the language he has used in the House of Commons. The prime minister has also been urged to apologise after he said the best way to honour Jo Cox, the MP murdered during the EU referendum campaign, was to "get Brexit done". Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, expelled Conservative MP Dominic Grieve and The Brexit Party’s Ann Widdecombe - all once members of the same party - join Mark Urban. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Millions of people - overwhelmingly children and teenagers – have taken to the streets around the globe, calling on their governments to take serious action to tackle climate change. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F The climate strike rallies have been led by schoolchildren and was sparked by campaigner Greta Thunberg - the Swedish teenager who inspired a global climate movement with her solitary protests last year. Protesters across continents waved placards and chanted slogans in what could be the biggest ever demonstration over global warming caused by humans. Gabriel Gatehouse reports. In the studio Katie Razzall is joined by former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and the UK Student Climate Network's Lola Fayokun. #ClimateStrike #GlobalClimateStrike Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
The prime minister has met Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during his first visit to Dublin since moving into Number 10. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F A no-deal Brexit would be a failure that both the British and Irish governments would be responsible for, Boris Johnson has said. So does that mean there is a deal in sight? And could it mean a border in the Irish Sea - confining the backstop to Northern Ireland only? Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban reports. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Robert Mugabe, the man who liberated Zimbabwe after decades of white minority rule only to earn the moniker of tyrant and dictator after holding onto power for 37 years, has died. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Mugabe oversaw the failure of the economy, used his personal militia against opponents and insisted that "only God who appointed me, will remove me." But the army did remove him in 2017 and he died in Singapore where he was receiving medical treatment. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Are we likely to see an election soon? And if so, how would the battle unfold? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Why is everyone talking about a general election? Boris Johnson has insisted he does not want an election and he’s urged MPs not to vote for "another pointless delay" to Brexit. But the BBC understands the prime minister would seek to call an October 14 election, if MPs block no-deal. Tory ex-ministers are joining forces with Labour to stop the UK leaving the EU on 31 October without an agreement. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Doctors and NHS leaders have warned that a no-deal Brexit would make it "likely" there will be a delay in flu vaccine supply this year. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F They say the EU departure date coincides with the winter season in a way that creates "a perfect storm for the NHS". Deborah Cohen reports. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Former Supreme Court Justice, Jonathan Sumption, discusses with Kirsty Wark the prime minister’s plan to suspend parliament, which many believe will make blocking a no-deal Brexit much more difficult. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Critics have called the controversial decision a “constitutional outrage” but how exactly do you prorogue parliament? And what does it mean to do so? Parliament will be suspended just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his "very exciting agenda". Elizabeth Glinka reports. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
How can the fires in the Amazon be stopped when the president has a policy of deforestation? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has ruled out accepting a G7 offer of $22m in aid to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest unless he gets an apology from his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron said France would not ratify a huge trade deal with South American nations unless Brazil did more to fight fires in the Amazon. Is this an issue of national sovereignty or the interests of humanity? Mark Urban reports. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
The "lungs of our planet" are on fire, Green MEP Magid Magid tells Newsnight, adding that "we need to wake up". Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F The Amazon rain forest is burning, as anger grows against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the rate of deforestation. Mr Bolsonaro has said his government lacks the resources to fight the record number of fires. Economics editor Ben Chu reports. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Alan Dershowitz, the former attorney of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, distances himself from his former client’s “Lolita Express Plane”. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Professor Dershowitz is embroiled in sexual allegations involving one of his late client’s victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Giuffre claims Dershowitz was a participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation and that she had sex with Dershowitz several times – something he vehemently denies. He says he is prepared to fully cooperate with inquiries. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Prince Andrew is appalled by sex abuse claims about his ex-friend Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace has said. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F It comes after the Mail on Sunday published footage that claimed to show the Duke of York inside the financier's Manhattan mansion in 2010 - two years after Epstein's first conviction. A Buckingham Palace statement said: "The Duke of York has been appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes. His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent." But what was the Duke of York doing at Epstein's house? Jeffrey Epstein, 66, took his own life in a jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in New York. Kirsty Wark speaks to former BBC Royal Correspondent, Michael Cole. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
Jo Swinson has rejected Jeremy Corbyn's proposal that he should be caretaker PM if he wins a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson's government. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Could someone other than Jeremy Corbyn command a temporary majority? David Grossman reports. Mark Urban speaks to former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell. The Sun's Political Editor Tom Newton Dunn and The Observer's Chief leader writer are in the studio. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
A mass eviction of asylum seekers in Glasgow has begun as part of a housing provider's lock-changing programme. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Serco, which provides free housing to about 300 people in the city, first announced that it was issuing eviction notices last July. The Scottish Refugee Council have now been contacted by two men who say their locks have been changed. The Scottish government has written to the new Home Secretary calling for her to intervene in the mass eviction. In the studio, Kirsty Wark is joined by Scottish Labour MP Paul Sweeney. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
The Vote Leave campaign boss, Dominic Cummings, has been appointed as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F After working as an adviser to Michael Gove at the Department of Education, Cummings was campaign director for Vote Leave during the EU referendum. He’s credited with devising the Leave side's winning strategy, coming up with its slogan "Take Back Control". But what does his new job in Downing Street mean for the future of Boris Johnson’s government? Could an early election be on the horizon? David Grossman reports. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
As temperatures soar in the UK, weather experts warn it bears “the hallmarks of climate change”. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Newsnight’s international editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports on the record breaking temperatures across Europe and looks at what plans the UK’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has for the environment. Michael Grubb, professor of energy and climate change at UCL, joins Kirsty in studio. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
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