BBC Newsnight

"It's the family we are not listening to, that's what's making me so angry... This was a reasonable family who have just lost their son." Labour MP Jo White calls for the conversation around Henry Nowak's murder to proceed respectfully. #Newsnight

"When Nigel was talking about rage he wasn't talking about rage against anyone... he was talking about rage at a system." Reform UK's Laila Cunningham defends Nigel Farage's "pure cold rage" comments in response to the treatment of Henry Nowak by police. #Newsnight

“We will end up seeing more division” Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she is disappointed by Nigel Farage "wading in" with his "pure cold rage" comments in response to the treatment of Henry Nowak. #Newsnight

"To me it's unfathomable" Former police officer and Labour MP, Jonathan Hinder, criticises the actions of police in the murder of Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa: "the use of handcuffs is just impossible to explain". #Newsnight

"I would like to see a Stephen Lawrence style inquiry." The Telegraph's Poppy Coburn says there are serious unanswered questions surrounding the murder of Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa. #Newsnight

"I didn't just consider it, I threatened to resign on a number of occasions and made demands..." Jess Phillips MP, former Safeguarding Minister, on how she responded to the prime minister's appointment of Lord Mandelson as US Ambassador. #Newsnight

“This... feels very much like the Tony Blair of his 3rd term when he pursued what allies used to call was his flying F strategy... he didn’t give a flying F for what his party thought as he delivered home truths” Nick Watt on Sir Tony Blair's Labour intervention #Newsnight

"We saw a bit of spirit there which is probably what will go down quite well with some people" The FT's Chief Business Correspondent Ashley Armstrong on the Chancellor's reaction to being heckled in Leeds today. #Newsnight

"We didn't have a clear vision for the country we wanted to build." Labour peer Lord Wood says the party is now facing the consequences of failing to prepare for government ahead of the 2024 election. #Newsnight

"Putin is facing a challenge to assert his authority." The war in Ukraine is "causing a lot of problems for Russia." These include "rising utility bills" and "rising prices," the BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenburg tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social #Newsnight

“They do not believe the Prime Minister can survive this…” Nick Watt hears that some people at the heart of government are telling Keir Starmer his premiership is entering its final stages #Newsnight

“Most by-elections aren’t as significant as they seem - this one is the most significant in post-war British history” Political historian Steve Richards assesses the impact of Andy Burham's bid to return to Westminster by standing in the Makerfield by-election #Newsnight

"He has turned into a combination of the worst of Jeremy Corbyn in his bunker and Boris Johnson." Nick Watt reports that Wes Streeting’s allies have told him the Prime Minister has become what he once defined himself against. #Newsnight

"One MP told me that in recent times Ed Miliband has said to him that he is making plans to stand for leadership of the Labour Party, in the right circumstances." Nick Watt reports what he has heard on the prospect of Ed Miliband replacing Keir Starmer as PM. #Newsnight

"They were long into their term, and they were far into chaos..." "You've only waited two years to descend into chaos!" Labour MP Catherine McKinnell and the Daily Telegraph's Tim Stanley compare challenges to Conservative and Labour Prime Ministers. #Newsnight

"I think we'll have more of the same for weeks and weeks... This steady drip-drip won't go away." The New Statesman's Ailbhe Rea gives her verdict on how the Labour leadership crisis will continue. #Newsnight

"The last Tory government... is exactly what this reminds me of, the fact they went from Prime Minister to Prime Minister." Labour MP Toby Perkins tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social why he doesn't want a leadership contest. #Newsnight

"What Labour have to be careful of is the public actually starting to feel sorry for Keir Starmer..." LBC radio host, Iain Dale, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social callers to his show are on the Prime Minister's side. #Newsnight

"The Prime Minister is going, no Prime Minister can survive this... It's time to be real, he's going. No doubt about it." Labour MP Jonathan Hinder describes Sir Keir Starmer's speech this morning speech as "tone deaf" and "at its worst, downright insulting". #Newsnight

"If you cannot hold on to Essex…I think the Conservative Party is done." "Reform is a one man band" Shadow environment secretary, Victoria Atkins, and Reform UK supporter, Tim Montgomerie, clash over the prospects for the Conservatives in the local elections. #Newsnight

"The truth is, Keir Starmer has never been as popular as his party. It's never been clear that he's somebody who's been an asset electorally." Sir John Curtice analyses the Prime Minister's role in his party's poor polling ahead of the local elections. #Newsnight

"This is not like turning a light switch on and off." Economics Professor Mohamed El-Erian says "it will take longer than most people expect" for the world economy to get back to normal, if the US and Iran strike a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. #Newsnight

"More and better information, more quickly received, has got to be, overall, a plus..." From the #Newsnight archive, Jeremy Paxman asks CNN founder Ted Turner, who has died at 87, whether the 24-hour news cycle "made things worse".

"They just have a visceral dislike of Keir Starmer" "I've absolutely picked that up on the doorstep" The Daily Telegraph's Camilla Tominey and Labour's Baroness Debbonaire discuss the possible impact of the PM's unpopularity on Labour's vote in the local elections. #Newsnight

"We've already started to hear it in focus groups, 'I thought he was different'" Luke Tryl discusses the potential impact of Nigel Farage receiving a £5m gift from a billionaire backer before he became an MP, adding that it "could deter those wavering Reform voters". #Newsnight

“Governments have lost the capacity, it seems, to say no...” Former Prime Minister Sir John Major argues that “part of the job of politics is to say no,” adding: “Too many people… parody the focus groups in their policies, which naturally means more expenditure.” #Newsnight

“The first role of any Government… is to leave something better for the next generation than your generation inherited - this is not done now” Ex-PM Sir John Major says young people are inheriting a “more difficult” and “less favourable world”. #Newsnight

“He has a narrow window....” A close ally of the Prime Minster tells Nick Watt that Keir Starmer is running out of time to make a political argument to save his premiership. #Newsnight

"It was an implied rebuke to Trumpery..." Jonathan Dimbleby, friend and biographer of King Charles, responds to the monarch's address to both Houses of the US Congress. #Newsnight

"As opposed to Keir Starmer, who is looked at... as a leftist weenie, we saw in King Charles someone that's proud of Britain..." Republican Congressman Michael Baumgartner criticises the UK's Prime Minister in response to King Charles' US Congressional address. #Newsnight

“The President doesn’t respect the sycophants…” Ex-White House Comms Director Anthony Scaramucci says Keir Starmer should follow the lead of Canadian PM Mark Carney’s “toughness” towards President Trump, contrasting with the King acting as “a softening agent”. #Newsnight

"No country on earth, probably, has been more harmed by Donald Trump personally than the United Kingdom." The Atlantic's David Frum on whether the King's state visit can "smooth things over permanently" between the UK and USA. #Newsnight

“If he is so sorry, why doesn’t he just initiate a public inquiry?” Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips calls on Sir Keir Starmer to use “his power” to launch a UK inquiry and “do what's right for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.” #Newsnight

"A group of kids coming in and rifling through the shelves, walking out with impunity ... it happens every three or four weeks." Times columnist Matthew Syed says he regularly witnesses shoplifting at his local coffee shop. #Newsnight

"I don't really want to get stabbed because someone's stolen some Maltesers..." "I admire people who have a go!" Campaigner Matt Zarb-Cousin and Times columnist Matthew Syed debate whether it's right to intervene to stop shoplifting. #Newsnight

“This is existential for the Labour Party and Government…” Labour MP Dan Carden tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that “this is the moment for experienced politicians in the House of Commons… to start thinking about where we have gone wrong and where we need to go.” #Newsnight

“You’re more likely to lose your job to someone who is using AI, than to AI itself...” Rishi Sunak speaks to @faisalislam.bsky.social about how AI could impact jobs, with the former PM saying the “best protection” is to have a “competence and confidence using these new tools.” #Newsnight

“This situation is going to really damage trust between officials and ministers” Ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts to the Government’s handing of the Peter Mandelson vetting row: “We need our government to govern and when it’s dealing with this, that’s what it’s not doing.” #Newsnight

"There's nothing wrong with friends saying 'are there any jobs around?'" Labour peer Baroness Hodge responds to reports that Downing Street considered giving a diplomatic role to the prime minister's then-director of communications Matthew Doyle. #Newsnight

"The idea that he would dismiss [Olly Robbins] and the way that he dismissed him... sends a real chill through the civil service." Dave Penman, General Secretary of the FDA, says the PM is "losing the ability to work with the civil service." #Newsnight

“You now say that his mental capacity should be examined and he has gone insane, what exactly are you saying there?” @vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Marjorie Taylor Greene about her criticism of President Trump and his rhetoric towards Iran. #Newsnight

"These women deserve to be heard" Marjorie Taylor Greene, campaigner for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and former Republican congresswoman, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social "it is a mistake" that King Charles is not planning to meet with survivors during his visit to the US next week #Newsnight

"The lack of curiosity... from the former Director of Public Prosecutions is absolutely astonishing." SNP Westminister Leader Stephen Flynn reacts to the Prime Minister's statement. #Newsnight

"How many other people are working for your government without getting UK security vetting clearance?" Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for the Cabinet Office, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social he "would sincerely hope that there are none", but that the government will "absolutely" find out #Newsnight

"Did the prime minister ask the question himself ever?" @vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds if Sir Keir Starmer questioned whether Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before being made US ambassador. #Newsnight

“There are people who would be very happy to use these tools to attack our infrastructure, for terrorism or political reasons” 'Godfather of AI' and government adviser Yoshua Bengio explains the concerns with Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI model. #Newsnight

"There are people that would love to get Keir Starmer out of Downing Street... but this is not the thing to do it over." Labour MP Barry Gardiner says the news that Lord Mandelson had failed his security vetting should not form the basis of a leadership challenge. #Newsnight

“The Prime Minister said it was a mistake to appoint him, he’s apologised and that was the right thing to do.” Tech Secretary Liz Kendall on the Foreign Office intervening to allow Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, despite him failing security vetting. #Newsnight

“I don’t think [the triple lock] is defensible...” Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Michael Gove makes the case for reviewing commitments to the “current settlement” of the pension triple lock, to ease the impact of the UK energy shock caused by the Iran war. #Newsnight

"I am most concerned about how the power of AI could be abused" 'Godfather' of artificial intelligence, Yoshua Bengio, tells #Newsnight of his fear of "a world where the decisions are taken by a few CEOs"

"We either try and win this war or we help America lose it" Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin on the need to support the USA's blockade of Iran. #Newsnight

"It's an extraordinary statement." Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, who was among the conclave that elected Pope Leo, rejects Donald Trump's claim the American pontiff was chosen as "the best way to deal" with the US president. #Newsnight

"This person basically guffawed and said: 'Well only if the United States is willing to shoot at a Chinese oil tanker'" Nick Watt reports what a senior British defence source told him on how realistic President Trump's plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz are. #Newsnight

“America has proven itself, and I hate to say this as an American, to be an unreliable ally...” Ex-Pentagon adviser Jasmine El-Gamal responds to President Trump’s threats to leave NATO. #Newsnight

"They are being tugged by the tail by the Israelis and yanked by the neck by the Iranians, and they're not in control" Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse on why the Trump administration "desperately needs this ceasefire” #Newsnight

"One of the strengths of President Trump is his strategic ambiguity..." Republican Michael Baumgartner says the President's threat that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" is "mimicking" the rhetoric of the Iranian regime, but shouldn't be taken at face value #Newsnight

"It would be an act of war when you destroy civilian infrastructure: we said it was an act of war when they did it to Ukraine and it's an act of war when you do it to Iran." Reform UK's Laila Cunningham on the US's threats towards Iran. #Newsnight

“I think the British public wants to be disassociated, not just in principle but in practice, from Donald Trump’s aggression against the Iranian people” Former RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch believes the UK should not allow the US to use its military bases “at all” #Newsnight

"This is a man who is out of control..." Mick Lynch, former RMT General Secretary, responds to President Trump's threat to Iran that "a whole civilisation will die tonight". #Newsnight

“We are living in age where, extraordinarily, people can look upon billionaires as a friend of the common person and these are the people to fix our problems.” Writer and actor Mark Gatiss makes the case to Matt Chorley that the world is at risk of being “pushed into madness”. #Newsnight

"A state banquet? While he's bombing the hell out of Iran and people are dying all over the Middle East...?" David Dimbleby, journalist and presenter, argues against King Charles' planned state visit to the US in April. #Newsnight

“We’re dealing with a President who is a narcissist and a bully… a rebuke of some kind is necessary” Broadcaster and journalist David Dimbleby says a US State Visit by King Charles “is a misuse of the King” and the UK is “giving Trump more than he deserves”. #Newsnight

"When my brother died, the feelings rippled out - it was huge" Cheryl Booth - who believes her 12-year-old brother died of leukaemia because of her father's exposure to nuclear testing - speaks about the effect of his death on their family. #Newsnight

“I want zero illegal migrants." “You do not speak for the British people." Sir Jacob Rees Mogg, Conservative peer, and Rachel Blake, Labour MP, clash over their views about small boat crossings. #Newsnight

"Energy prices... had an immediate impact on the capacity of 'the little people'... to make ends meet" Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis compares the potential damage of an energy shock to Trump's tariffs and the eurozone crisis. #Newsnight

"The Chancellor and the Prime Minister complain about gas and oil companies profiteering: who profiteers most from the driver in the UK? It's actually the government." The Telegraph's Camilla Tominey on the impact of the war in Iran on consumers. #Newsnight

“I put him to bed with paracetamol and Nurofen and I went in in the morning and he was dead - it was that quick.” Author and poet Michael Rosen remembers the sudden death of his late son Eddie to Meningitis C in 1999. #Newsnight

“Would we like to make further reforms to the system? Absolutely we would, but we inherited a right mess” Newsnight's Faisal Islam asks Chancellor Rachel Reeves whether she stands by her comments about the student loan system being “fair and proportionate”. #Newsnight

"I don't like to see our Prime Minister be berated by foreign leaders." Reform UK's Robert Jenrick discusses President Trump's latest criticism of Sir Keir Starmer and the UK's response to the Iran conflict. #Newsnight

“Keir Starmer is a very easy target because President Trump thinks he can bully him into submission” Financial Times's Gillian Tett says the US President's remarks about the UK Prime Minister are an attempt to “divert attention” from challenges with the Iran war #Newsnight

"This is not sabotage, this is scrutiny." Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley responds to Esther Rantzen's criticism that the House of Lords is blocking the assisted dying bill. #Newsnight

"I'm just begging the House Of Lords to face the facts... please, please, let this compassionate, sensible, practical, scrutinised bill pass the way it was intended" Dame Esther Rantzen urges the House of Lords not to block the assisted dying bill. #Newsnight

"One of the things we've seen in recent days, America lifting some oil sanctions on Russia" "...I don't like that" Finnish President, Alexander Stubb tells Newsnight he disagrees with Trump's recent loosening of sanctions on Russia. #Newsnight

"Never underestimate the capacity of Keir Starmer to stay calm." Finnish President Alexander Stubb on his admiration for the Prime Minister, and how many international leaders have "good days [and] bad days" with President Trump. #Newsnight

"The bottom line is, they're saying 'this is not our war'." Christiane Amanpour, CNN's Chief International Anchor, on the reluctance of the USA's allies to join the conflict with Iran. #Newsnight

"I would prefer to have retained Churchill... it's so important that we remember that he and his generation fought fascism..." Catherine Atkinson, Labour MP, on the news that historical figures will be replaced by wildlife on bank notes. #Newsnight

"I never thought it was going to go on forever... I don't feel particularly shocked, worried or upset.” Emma Soames, the granddaughter of Winston Churchill, disagrees that it is “wokery” that the wartime Prime Minister will not feature on new £5 notes. #Newsnight

“I think it’s completely illegal… it’s a small group of maniacs who decided they’re going to do that.” Talking Heads founding member David Byrne discusses US military strikes on Iran and whether artists have an ability to impact politics. #Newsnight

“AI is basically sucking up all human knowledge and throwing it back at us - and charging a price.” Talking Heads founding member David Byrne speaks to @faisalislam.bsky.social about AI and its impact on creativity. #Newsnight

“He should...” Labour MP Tom Hayes says Lord Mandelson should donate his £75,000 severance pay to charity after being sacked as the UK's Ambassador to the US, adding that the money should be used to “support vulnerable women”. #Newsnight

“I graduated from my undergraduate degree last summer… and I have £90,231 of student loan debt.” Gina Tindale, 22, who went to university from a low income background, says the necessity to take out a larger maintenance loan has significantly added to her debt. #Newsnight

“The entire student loan system is crumbling, people have lost faith in it” Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis says the Government “has to look” at changing aspects of the system, adding: “In the short term the very minimum is to reduce its repayment threshold freeze.” #Newsnight

"Maduro is out & his deputy, who two months ago would have said the US is a mortal enemy... is now working with the US... the goal is to find someone equivalent in Iran" Ex-Trump Deputy National Security Advisor KT McFarland discusses US hopes for succession in Iran #Newsnight

“This trip is very much going ahead...” Nick Watt hears from a Cabinet member on whether King Charles will still make a state visit to the US next month, as the Lib Dems call for it to be cancelled due to President Trump's UK criticism over Iran. #Newsnight

"This will make the world a much safer place." "Congressman, that sounds to me like sophistry." Republican Congressman Stutzman and Sohrab Ahmari, a close ally of US VP JD Vance, debate the merits of the US military operation in Iran. #Newsnight

"Should a plumber pay for a philosopher?" "Adult students in Higher Education have always paid... undergraduates were the only people who made no contribution" Former Labour Education Secretary Alan Johnson defends the principle of student loans. #Newsnight

“Trump said that Starmer is no Winston Churchill... he’s no Franklin D Roosevelt, he’s not even a George W Bush... this is a capricious man.” Alan Johnson on the US President’s UK criticism over Iran, with Gillian Keegan adding: "we have to work with him as an ally." #Newsnight

"There has to be a plan in place, there has to be a legal basis for any action taken... and how, if they were to be successful, the Iranians would rebuild and that has to come from Iranians themselves." Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan on the future of Iran. #Newsnight

“Is this going to be a long protracted war?” “I think it’s going to be a long protracted problem” The Independent's World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley believes the US had “no plan” before carrying out strikes on Iran. #Newsnight

“Let’s say that the people are disappointed, the people are scared, the people could expect more.” Katie Razzall asks Cyprus’s UK High Commissioner Kyriacos Kouros whether his country feels protected by the British after Iranian drones targeted an RAF base on the island #Newsnight

"The first rule for me is: you don't blame the voters." Labour MP Naz Shah responds to reports of 'family voting' in the Gorton and Denton by-election, adding "as politicians, it's our job to get the trust of people." #Newsnight

“The Iranian people can do regime change because they’re on the ground” Gen HR McMaster, who served as National Security Adviser in Donald Trump’s first term, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that future protest could benefit from US and Israeli air support. #Newsnight

“President Trump’s feelings were hurt… We’ll get over it.” Gen HR McMaster, who served as National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that the Special Relationship will survive despite the US President’s remarks about the Prime Minister. #Newsnight

"The UK-US relationship is like an iceberg, seven-eighths of it is beneath the surface" Ex-UK National Security Adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant says that despite Trump's "not Churchill we're dealing with" remarks about Starmer, "all will be well by the end of the week" #Newsnight

"It's entirely within the remits of self-defence for us to take part now in offensive actions against Iran" Former Conservative minister Michael Gove suggests UK bases should be used for attacks on Iran. #Newsnight

"I think the American public are going to accept this attack" Fred Fleitz, National Security Council chief of staff during President Trump's first term, is asked by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social how the US public will respond to US military deaths in the conflict with Iran. #Newsnight

"This is a time to call out Trump" Independent MP and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls the US war on Iran an "incredibly dangerous moment". #Newsnight

"You completely left my generation in the dark!" "That's not true! The present government's doing a terrible job at building more houses..." Labour MP Rosie Wrighting and Conservative Lord Harper clash over their parties' offering for young people. #Newsnight

"It's close to £90,000..." Labour MP Rosie Wrighting, who is on a Plan Two student loan, tells @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about her current repayment debt. #Newsnight

“How much did you borrow?” “£84,000...” “…how much do you owe now?” “£110,000” Max Linford discusses how much his student loan has risen despite paying off £8000 since graduating in 2023. #Newsnight