Newsnight - 23/06/2026

Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day.

When will this Downing Street deadlock be broken? With Matt Chorley.

The Makerfield votes are in for the most significant by-election in a generation.

President Trump says his agreement with Iran could be signed ‘shortly’.

Victoria speaks to the British couple who faced warning shots from a Russian warship.

Elon Musk slams Sir Keir Starmer's social media ban for under-16s.

Keir Starmer's message to his MPs is he will fight on. Is there any way back?

Where do the resignations leave Sir Keir Starmer's authority?

Is it time to talk about immigration's impact on national security?

Violence in Belfast, despite calls for calm, after the stabbing of a man on Monday.

The prime minister has a new mantra asserting that he'll fight any leadership challenge.

Andy Burnham gives his first interview since saying he would join a leadership contest.

Andy Burnham says he'll enter potential Labour leadership contest if he wins by-election.

How should Britain combat knife crime? With Victoria Derbyshire.

Why didn't police believe Nowak had been stabbed when they arrived at the murder scene?

Newsnight asks - is Europe doing enough to stop Putin? With Lucy Hockings.

Four of Britain's leading chefs say their restaurants are no longer making a profit.

A searing testimony by the 15-year-old girl raped by teenage boys who were spared jail.

Sir Tony Blair says Labour doesn't have a coherent plan for the country and needs a reset.

The Labour leadership contest has kicked off. With Matt Chorley.

Net migration hits its lowest level in five years; who are the political winners & losers?

Will the chancellor's measures on the cost of living make a difference in your life?

Should Channel 4 ever have broadcast Married at First Sight UK?

President Putin heads to Beijing under pressure. Is the tide turning against him?

Who is the 'King of North'? With Matt Chorley.

Rivals circle the PM, and Andy Burnham plots his route back to parliament.

How will Keir Starmer respond to Wes Streeting's leadership challenge?

Has the prime minister seen off the Labour leadership challengers... for now?

Will Sir Keir Starmer's top team try to bring him down at Tuesday's cabinet meeting?

Keir Starmer says he is not going to walk away, but will his party let him stay?

The polls are closed and the counting is underway. Your election night starts right here.

How hopeful should we be this time of a peace deal between the US and Iran?

We hear why Labour is nervous about the London council elections.

Sir John Major tells Newsnight it's not a good idea to keep changing prime ministers.

After the horror in Golders Green, today came the PM's response. With Paddy O'Connell.