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#TheNewsAgents host. Newsnight, BBC2 Interviews with Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Keir Starmer James Comey , Bill Clinton. Appalling typing.

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1Mar 10, '23I’m not sure when they suggested to Gary Lineker he step back from #MOTD the bbc realised it might be starting a much much bigger battle. @IanWright0 refusing to present on Saturda92.8×8.3M24k1.9k36
2Oct 2, '23Mark Harper transport secretary has just said Tories will stop the “ misuse of 15 minute cities “ … “what is sinister is the idea of local councils deciding how often you can go to38.1×3.4M7.9k1.6k111
3Mar 8, '23Curious that @GaryLineker was free to raise questions about Qatar’s human rights record - with the blessing of the bbc - over the World Cup , but cannot raise questions of human ri36.6×3.3M35k5.4k166
4Feb 7, '23This this this. This. This. This. Thank you ⁦@WilliamJHague⁩25.2×2.2M16k2.7k287
5May 28, '20Been overwhelmed by all the kindness, messages - and support on here - and I’ve probably missed much of it. A big thank you from us all at #newsnight21.9×0119k7.3k119
6Jun 16, '23Shout out to @eddiemair who was actually about 3 centuries ahead of everyone else on this…19.8×1.8M6.7k1.1k39
7Nov 6, '24US election result viewers praise Emily Maitlis for eviscerating Boris Johnson13.4×1.2M7.2k645275
8Feb 23, '24Hugely enjoying Liz Truss explaining to an American audience that the Right have been denied power in the UK for far too long. Just wait till they discover what her last job was ..13.1×1.2M6.8k982306
9Mar 10, '23This is getting unmanageably big for the bbc now.13×1.2M9k61926
10Nov 14, '23Just come across this extraordinary passage in ⁦@mrjamesob⁩ bestseller “ How they broke Britain “. Look at the impact austerity cuts had (- according to economist Fetzer- ) on the 12×1.1M5.4k1.5k265
11Mar 2, '25You have to hand it to these two: While Trump gets the letter , Zelensky gets the King , ‘ at home ‘ in his own sitting room just 24 hours later. Call it a power move. Call it true10.6×949k29k2.8k246
12Jun 12, '24This is spot on.10.2×908k13k1.1k175
13Dec 19, '24One suspect denies raping Pelicot saying - after explicit video of him exposed - it was his “body not his brain. “. He just got 12 years. For both body And brain.9.9×886k40k2.9k468
14Mar 10, '23This intro is brilliant - but the whole piece is so smart and so thoughtful too.9.9×883k12k1.9k153
15Oct 8, '24“Brexit” did not save lives through the covid vaccine roll out . Let’s get this totally clear- we could develop and buy the vaccine within the EU.9.8×874k5.5k1.1k90
16Jun 6, '24That moment when you leave a party early and your crush turns up and starts flirting with your mate …9.5×846k15k1.8k167
17Jul 5, '24It’s almost ..almost .. like we haven’t actually had enough of experts ….9.5×843k12k65377
18Nov 11, '23Think Suella may have found her new party …9.1×809k6.1k79346
19Mar 9, '21Forget piers walking off. Listen to Alex. He’s superb.9.0×048k4.6k472
20Jul 5, '24Superb. This is the best casting I have seen of any box set.8.9×793k9.1k36079
21Mar 11, '23Breaking: Jurgen Klopp #LFC May refuse to comment to BBC #motd later today in solidarity with #lineker. Likely to offer his message through other broadcasters @TheNewsAgents8.7×778k8.7k84619
22Oct 20, '22What is so striking is how many conservative mps are still talking about what is “ best for the party”. It’s a real give away - that party still seemingly comes before country and 8.6×039k8k112
23May 25, '20Very much available here7.6×042k4.2k40
24Apr 25, '24This could be one of the defining images of the 2024 campaign ..7.6×678k7.8k1.3k237
25May 25, '22Wine on the walls, vomit, a fight. And cleaners - who weren’t able to see their families - regularly cleaning it all up. But yep, let’s all get on now …7.1×034k5.8k98
26Jul 10, '24And …. Here it is7.0×624k5.7k680570
27Feb 14, '25Man who claims Donald Trump Didn’t lose 2020 election tells Europeans they’ve lost their way on democracy …6.8×609k12k2.1k163
28Sep 7, '23Not to slag off my brilliant sight hound or anything but a squirrel has literally moved into my house and the dog hasn’t even noticed …6.7×596k9.1k39969
29May 30, '24So right. And in such sharp contrast to the many spineless men who legitimised and excused behaviour in Trump they knew was abhorrent.6.4×575k8.1k88528
30Dec 17, '23It’s a very funny line isn’t it. So much easier to say “ lying to the press” than “ lying to the public “ on whose behalf those questions about the shamelessly missing millions wer6.3×566k6.4k1.4k29
31Nov 3, '24Here’s a bloke who thinks he’s changed a woman’s mind… And a woman who reckons it’s easier to nod along when someone’s mansplaining coz the ballot is secret…6.2×550k5.1k21342
32Sep 17, '23Labour has tonight called on Rishi Sunak to block Liz Truss’ resignation honours list. 👀 “I…urge you to block these honours. You have the power to do so and any response that talk6.1×547k6.4k1.1k25
33May 25, '24“ help me out here team .. what’s the best way to drive up the youth vote ?”6.0×533k6.4k62649
34Jun 5, '24Is “2k more tax “ the new “350 million NHS “bus slogan . Doesn’t need to be right. Just needs to be repeated . Have we come so little way since the grubby days of that campaign ??5.9×529k9.1k1.6k56
35Jan 27, '22I feel this may be the greatest single clip of TV ever made. Reduces me to tears every time I watch to the end.5.9×028k4.3k889
36Feb 23, '24Ahhhh you’re right !! I keep forgetting this woman is still an actual Norfolk MP. Imagine if you need help with adult social care - or crime in your neighbourhood - and you get a f5.7×504k6.5k1.3k47
37Jul 12, '24Just asked son how his driving lesson went “ still having a few teething problems with the old zebra crossing “ he says 👀 .5.4×479k6.2k8252
38Oct 2, '23Upsum of rhetoric so far at #cpc23 Tory MP: No one should have their children eaten by lions. It’s horrifying . Questioner: but no one is suggesting that ? Tory Mp: no. But people 5.1×453k5.3k1.1k30
39Sep 11, '24Taylor swifts endorsement is so calmly rational - she doesn’t need to attack Trump. She just says she’s researched the issues. Abd signs off as a childless cat lady . And like that5.0×449k8.5k66586
40Feb 19, '25Trump has never hidden what he is : A huge admirer of Putin , Erdogan, Netanyahu etc - military might and money. The big question is why we are shocked he’s selling Ukraine out. He4.8×430k6.5k958115
41Jan 26, '24It is astonishing really what E Jean Carroll was prepared to go through to bring this about. And is utterly to her credit that the sum is off the charts huge - big enough , you’d h4.8×427k5.8k67421
42May 24, '20The damaging thing about this whole issue for gov is that Cummings instantly loses any right to tell others they are out of touch / elite / missing the public mood. That’s properly4.7×023k3.6k57
43Jun 22, '24Clearly we spent the #taylorswift evening discussing key marginals in #GE20244.7×420k5.5k13324
44Sep 28, '22Just spoke to a Tory MP who told me “we ( Conservative party) are just a protectionist racket right now - a gang of marauding ambition - not a serious party”.4.7×019k4.4k111
45May 27, '22I’m really embarrassed to say I never saw this coming. When it was blinding obvious this would be the logical next step. Wow.4.6×020k3.7k127
46Nov 29, '23Could the Prince Andrew interview have happened in this iteration of @BBCNewsnight ? Of course not. Aside from the painstaking prep and lengthy research that demanded from the team4.5×404k5.6k85324
47Jul 6, '22It’s riveting to watch a man so convinced of the entitlement of his position that he cannot imagine the country surviving without him. Why would anyone put themselves through somet4.5×023k2.3k77
48May 26, '24“Hey team , help me out - any thoughts on how we can push down recruitment of nurses and teachers a bit more.. just spitballing…”4.3×383k5.2k75036
49Oct 31, '22Bluntly ,the immigration numbers have grown bigger since Brexit not smaller. The reason is not “ marauding criminal gangs “ ( more than 80% whose cases are heard are ultimately gra4.3×019k3.9k190
50Sep 19, '24Just your normal studio handover. Like a throw to the weather really … except ….4.2×376k5.4k670241
51Jul 18, '24For everyday confidence. Always…3.8×338k5.4k47974
52Feb 18, '24Blimey this is damning - Henry Staunton - sacked post office chair - tells @thetimes why he was allegedly told to stall on sub post mmasters’ compensation payments to help Gov “ li3.8×337k5k2k58
53May 28, '20So grateful to my friend and excellent colleague @katierazz for stepping in this evening . She did so because I asked for the night off -knowing tonight’s prog would be in the most3.7×019k1.8k43
54Jan 20, '17"We did it" says KKK former leader3.6×09.2k7.4k0
56Apr 14, '25Oh stop it now. This is pathetic. How deeply rattled you now sound …..3.4×304k7.5k919130
57Mar 31, '20See what has happened here ? Hugh pym asks a simple question of why not enough testing for nhs staff and he gets a long winded reply from Health chief about why testing is importan3.3×014k3.1k30
58Mar 24, '20I find it quite frustrating when we’re told “Now is not the time” to ask questions of our politicians. Seems cowardly. Of course it is! -why should we “ wait for the post mortem” w3.2×014k2.6k36
59May 28, '24💯 this.3.2×281k5.2k61116
60May 23, '19I remember asking #JudithKerr Kerr if the tiger symbolised the 1960s sexual revolution where normal mores and suburban life became upended by this wild and exotic creature. She tol3.1×015k2.7k28
61Sep 7, '22Liz Truss confirms there will be no windfall tax on energy companies even if they are making 170 billion pounds in excessive profits. #Pmqs3.1×011k3.5k52
62Jun 26, '24Wow. They are still trying this on - 5 years on from our @bbcnewsnight interview with the then chairman @JamesCleverly3.0×271k5.4k1.9k61
63Sep 29, '22The intractable truss problem: She cant fire her chancellor because theyre in it together; she cant change her mind - because her strength/ ideology is her USP; she cant call a GE 3.0×015k1.9k84
64May 11, '20What I am struggling to understand is if all the confusion sown last night was unintended, or part of a larger strategy of deniability: ie “we will give you the chance to make your3.0×013k2.2k64
65Jan 25, '22A supporter of the Prime Minister has just told @c4news that Boris Johnson was “ ambushed with cake “3.0×014k1.2k63
66Apr 14, '20Yes, I did used to work in a hairdressers. No, I didn’t learn to use clippers. Yes, he did ask me to help with this against all my better instincts No, we are not currently talking2.9×016k73244
67Sep 27, '25James Comey ⁦@Comey⁩ predicted this day when I first interviewed him 7 years ago on ⁦@BBCNewsnight⁩ - Trump’s attacks on his perceived enemies would result in the arbitrary arrest 2.9×255k6.3k1.7k330
68Feb 28, '25John Bolton: the consequences for the US here are terrible .. we’re in danger of losing every alliance we have around the world .. not just NATO2.8×247k12k1.6k130
69Sep 30, '20The problem with the “ it was all a shitshow “ take on the #Debates2020 is that it ignores the real possibility it was a deliberate attempt to undermine democratic process. If you 2.7×013k2.2k42
70May 29, '20Thanks Henry. Immensely kind.2.7×015k1.2k15
71Jun 6, '22117 votes against Theresa May was “ a very bad result .. much worse than it looks “ JRM told me the last time Tory MPs went to a vote of confidence ..2.3×09.8k2.5k133
72Jul 21, '19When Gov sources told the incoming pm that fresh food would only by 3rd highest no-deal priority ⁦@ShippersUnbound⁩2.0×04.9k3.2k76
73Oct 12, '22All keir starmer has to do is repeat “ who voted for this “ to rattle the PM as she knows it wasn’t voted for by either her party , much of her cabinet or the country #pmqs2.0×010k1.4k18
74Apr 17, '22There’s nowhere quite like Twitter #eastersunday1.9×011k72049
75Feb 22, '22Nevertheless, it will be a wrench to leave the BBC after 20 phenomenal years. I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had there. More than anything I’m grateful to have worked 1.9×010k33820
76Mar 29, '20V useful thread of policy timeline. One thing left off here - on the day the whole of italy went into total lockdown , we were encouraging crowds of 60,000 at Cheltenham races. Why1.8×06.2k2.3k124
77Oct 21, '22The Boris-is-a-winner narrative seems to overlook two things. The candidate he stood against in 2019 literally delivered the worst result his own party had seen since 1936. In othe1.8×08k79955
78Oct 15, '20How it started. How it’s going.1.7×011k26311
79Feb 28, '25This meeting has been incredibly clarifying: Is anyone still confused whose side Trump is on ? Does anyone still believe Trump Has a plan ? Does Europe still think America will com1.7×154k5.9k90134
80Mar 4, '22Friend just booked Airbnb apartment in Kyiv ( that clearly he will never go to ) as Airbnb have waved their commission. There are lots of different ways to help / donate but this i1.7×07.6k1.6k76
81Nov 5, '22“Integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level …”1.7×07.4k1.4k57
82Oct 13, '20I now work from home with my own hologram. Perfect for quarantine.1.7×09.9k43341
83May 1, '20“I don’t quite understand why we had four weeks of everybody shrugging their shoulders ..” - one of the worlds must respected doctors - David Nott1.6×06.2k2k80
84Oct 20, '22Worth considering this could be exactly the end game Boris Johnson had in mind when he endorsed a weak candidate he could see would quickly and irredeemably fail. Whilst it may loo1.6×07.3k70764
85Sep 8, '19Fuck your clams.1.6×07.5k65027
86Jul 6, '22There literally aren't enough people left to fill the vacancies... i cant quite comprehend that...1.5×08.6k58829
87Dec 22, '2088 year old mum just vaccinated by the loveliest team ever. Superbly proud of #nhs and #nhs volunteers and everyone involved in getting us to this point. Thank you.1.4×08.9k2124
88Oct 10, '19There’s a lot of foreign office “disappointment” this week. Disappointment is when pret runs out of your fave lunchtime sarnie. Not when war is started.1.4×06.3k1.3k8
89Feb 1, '22I have deleted my earlier retweet of the below and would like to apologise for the hurt I have caused.1.3×05.8k67852
90Apr 24, '20I have every sympathy with the team of scientists around Trump trying to stay the course for the sake of American lives. But honestly , this reaction is not enough. It just isn’t.1.3×06.2k93042
91Sep 22, '20For clarity I do know hull is not hell. It’s rather lovely.1.3×07k41263
92May 20, '202 months actually... But we remain happy to make the approach - and ever hopeful.1.2×05.3k1.2k16
93Jan 6, '21Biden is speaking : this is the moment he’s become the de facto president . I think the next fourteen days have just been wiped out.1.2×06.9k5139
94Nov 13, '20That bloke in the Full Monty who loses his job but carries on sitting on the bench in the park every day as he’s scared to tell his wife ...1.2×06.8k3157
95Jun 20, '22Despite the strong “ proud parents of returning gap year son “ vibes we are utterly delighted to be joined by ⁦@lewis_goodall⁩ for our new (ad) venture @global ⁦@dinosofos⁩ ⁦@jonso1.2×07k20431
96Nov 21, '22Guess what @piersmorgan you can be “not gay” and “absolutely furious” . Who knew ?1.1×07k26612
97Nov 13, '20China has congratulated Joe Biden on his victory. Before trump. That’s where we are. #PresidentialElection20201.1×06.5k45911
98Sep 24, '19Now imagining Lady Hale slumped happily in the fleabag pose. Fag, martini and ball dress.1.1×05.7k7538
99May 25, '20Truly I think @PippaCrerar and team should be feeling rather excellent tonight.1.1×05.5k65312
100Oct 28, '20Don’t understand how @MarcusRashford has time for all this football. Quite extraordinary.0.9×05.4k1642

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