‘It is absolutely farcical people are entertaining getting rid of Rishi’

Ben Houchen tells Nicholas Watt Conservative dissenters should back off and support the PM

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'The thing that has really damaged them is this sense that they're addicted to chaos'

Pollster Luke Tryl tells #Newsnight that if bad local election results for the Conservatives cause a leadership challenge to Rishi Sunak that may play badly with voters

“I don’t accept that independence is ‘frustratingly close’ ; I think we’ve got to win more hearts and minds”
John Swinney MSP, who looks set to become Scotland’s next First Minister, tells #Newsnight he wants a persuasion exercise on Scottish independence:

'We won't continue with that costly con'

Labour's MP Anneliese Dodds talks about her party's stance on the Rwanda Bill #Newsnight

“A good night for Labour is if they are doing a little bit better than they did last year”
Election expert Professor John Curtice tells #Newsnight that Labour needs to prove it’s not just benefitting from a protest vote against the Government:

'That says to ordinary Tory members when a leader of a mayoralty or leader of a country does well & delivers on their promises they've got a very good chance of being rewarded by the voter'
Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris talks about the overnight local elections #Newsnight

This has all gone very meta: Radio 4 on Radio 1 on Radio 4. 🤯

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 4 Greg James Caroline Nicholls

'Knife crime, I have to say... is not a new trend'

Darrell Ennis-Gayle is a criminal solicitor who deals with numerous violent crimes and murders involving young people, he was also stabbed when he was younger in London and says it is a longstanding problem.

“The numbers going to Rwanda…I think more journalists than actual migrants have gone there from what I’m told.”

James Lawless, Chair of Ireland’s Joint Committee on Justice criticised the UK government’s newly ratified Rwanda legislation.

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'The police showed up with riot gear, armoured vehicles, military weaponry... choppers flying overhead... all because students decided to put up a tent in a park.'

Bryce Greene, Indiana University Divestment Coalition, on the police reaction to US campus protests.

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“It could well cost the president his presidency”

Aaron David Miller, the United States former advisor for Arab-Israeli negotiations, suggests Biden’s current position on the Israel-Gaza conflict will cost votes

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“Among my non-jewish peers, we have not felt a showing of solidarity, support and allyship”.

Jacob Schmeltz, Co-Vice President for the Jewish on Campus Student Union and a student at Columbia University on the Gaza protests.

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'At a time where Labour are 20 points ahead in the opinion polls, it would not be remarkable to win the West Midlands mayoralty.'

Sir John Curtis discusses Labour's chances in the upcoming mayoral elections with Claire Ainsley, former policy director for the Labour Party.

'Border security is part of that taking back control'

NFU president Tom Bradshaw tells #Newsnight that the new border checks brought in as part of the UK's Brexit agreement were inevitable the moment the country decided to leave the EU

“I thought it would be better to get ahead of the curve.”

Nathan McErlean fell victim to sextortion after a conversation on Snapchat led to him being blackmailed for £3,000.

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'We need the turnaround to be really quick coming through the border, and I just don't think it's going to be'

Nikki Meader, a florist, tells #Newsnight that the effects of new border controls that have come in as part of the UK's Brexit trade agreement are still largely unknown

'If you can't ban all of them, then you need to bring out a license... if you have a need for it.'

Pooja Kanda, whose 'beautiful' son Ronan, 16, was killed with a sword, says in order to prevent more deaths, licenses should be required for those buying knives.

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“The honest truth is, this would be such an impossible sell”

Professor Sir John Curtice tells the Telegraph’s Ben Riley-Smith that the public have lost faith in the quick transition of Conservative leaders

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'One side is looking for hope and another one for affirmation'

Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University talks about Rishi Sunak's and Keir Starmer's expectation from the contest for mayor of the West Midlands this Thursday. #Newsnight

An illuminating conversation with students & parents about banning phones during school as they have done at The John Wallis Church of England Academy. Thanks so much for having us . Is it a decision for parents or ministers? #Newsnight