Newsnight

“The UK currently takes far fewer asylum seekers than many of our European neighbours.”
The prime minister's father has been popping up quite a lot lately.
The Newsnight journalist was confronted by an un-masked protesters near Downing Street.
Ex-BBC journalist is set to become a household name as Downing Street adopts US-style news conferences.
“I’m never going to recover from that now am I?”
BBC Newsnight revealed a ‘reasonable worst-case planning assumption’ on Friday which warned there could be up to 81,000 excess Covid deaths before next March.
The presenter sparked controversy with a speech addressing the backlash the government aide had received over his conduct during lockdown.
The corporation previously ruled that an episode of Newsnight focussing on the scandal had breached its impartiality guidelines.
Durham Police said the PM's aide could have been guilty of a “a minor breach” when he visited Barnard Castle to test his "eyesight".
About Newsnight
Newsnight is a daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. Jeremy Paxman was its main presenter for over two decades and the show is now hosted by Evan Davis, Emily Maitlis and Kirsty Wark