Conservative MP & PPS at the Home Office Kieran Mullen says he expects
asylum seekers sent to Rwanda to physically resist deportation

He tells #Newsnight that *without* force you essentially haven’t got a deportation policy

Really happy to be returning to ITV News to start an exciting new role. Of course I am very sad to be leaving my colleagues at #Newsnight where I’ve helped break some big stories that have had real impact. I’ll miss the team and I wish the programme lots of luck for the future

Middle East situation @ 22.10 UK time:
- Jordan declares state of emergency, closes airspace
- Iran will try to flood Israeli defences by launching different drone and missiles types, with varied attack profiles
- Israel + US attempts to shoot them down, similarly, layered
-…

“Gang culture” at neurosurgery department, doctor alleges

@Joepike w/Charlotte Rowles

Watch the full investigation here:

BBC Newsnight has fought a 9 month legal battle alongside The Times to get hold of these employment tribunal documents.

In court University Hospitals Sussex tried and failed to get some of them redacted and block us from accessing the rest.

A doctor has alleged there was a ‘gang culture’ at Sussex neurosurgery department, according to new documents obtained by BBC Newsnight from the employment tribunals of two whistleblowers. ⁦Joe Pike⁩ ⁦Charlotte Rowles⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The remarkable Hannah Barnes did more than anyone else to raise Qs over NHS' treatment for young people questioning their gender

Brave and dogged reporting over many years for Newsnight & wrote the book while on maternity leave - always focused on welfare of those being treated

EXC - Fmr Chief Inspector of Prisons tells #Newsnight govt plans to build more jails “utterly bonkers”, saying even if they spend £4bn on new places, they can’t spend fast enough to keep pace with rising jail population - currently at 88,926 (full capacity Eng & Wales 88,890). 1/

The woman stabbed in Bradford Kulsuma Akter had prior contact with West Yorkshire Police (it’s referred itself to police watchdog as a result)

#Newsnight can reveal thro FOI requests to the West Yorkshire force, 18 women who’ve had previous contact with their officers, have…

“My hope and dream is that the war will end soon”.

Arsenal footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko tells Newsnight he will leave the UK to fight in Ukraine if he is called up.

#Newsnight

EXCL: Data obtained by Newsnight + analysed by BBC suggests NHS England adult gender clinics facing 10 year backlog of 1st appointments.
NHS Eng confirm they will begin a review into adult services in “coming weeks”.
Full story 22:30 BBC Newsnight
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bbc.co.uk/news/uk-686029…

Gearing up for #Newsnight tonight with Kirsty Wark live from Paisley

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#Newsnight - the Budget

Whoever wins the election, they’ll face choices - billions in public spending cuts OR taxes rises OR change their rules on borrowing

Tonight we’ll talk to Exchequer Secretary & Labour’s Campagin Chief

And Ben Chu & Nicholas Watt will be live

As senior judges agree on plan to bring longest delayed rape trials before juries by end of July, a reminder of some journalism we’ve done on #Newsnight over last yr on court delays & severe impact on defendants/witnesses/victims: m.youtube.com/watch?v=E8CIJ9…

#Newsnight 1030pm

Our audience is here :)

We’re live tonight from a brand new constituency - Doncaster East & Isle of Axholme (successor to Don Valley seat which voted Tory for 1st time in 2019)

How are people feeling about their lives, their finances ahead of the budget?

Yesterday former govt advisor on faith @colinbloom told #Newsnight Rishi Sunak was frightened to talk about Islamist extremism - that he needed to be firmer in his leadership on topic.

Now PM has stood outside no 10 & condemned extremism & urged police to take action ..

Latest from me - PM should personally apologise to London mayor Sadiq Khan over Lee Anderson comments says ex-govt faith adviser #Newsnight bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Congratulations to Newsnight the winners of The Ultimate News Quiz I#UNQ with brilliant host ⁦Gary Lineker⁩ Record sum raised £271,000 for ⁦Action for Children⁩

Our final award of the night goes to Kirsty Wark for her Outstanding Contribution to broadcast journalism. “On screen she is unflappable, asks penetrating and tough questions when necessary and acts with empathy and compassion when needed,” said the jury. #RTSAwards