"'Twas the night before Christmas..." Timothy Spall, Adjoa Andoh, Mary Beard, Abba's Björn Ulvaeus and "Big" John Fisher recite Clement Clarke Moore's 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' Merry Christmas from everyone at #Newsnight

"Domestically… Keir Starmer down, Kemi Badenoch up… Farage neutral, Zack Polanski up, up, up… and I have enjoyed Jeremy Corbyn. Gyles Brandreth, bear enthusiast, gives his end of year review. #Newsnight

“One of the ways that I have learnt how to be part of a family” Historian Mary Beard tells #Newsnight what Christmas has taught her

“Tim's someone who has taught me to argue better” “Ash is wonderful” Tim Stanley and Ash Sarkar talk to Paddy O'Connell about “holding a different view, without hating the other person” #Newsnight

“This has now become the dominant way of contesting politics” Ash Sarkar argues that “the hyper-personalisation of people’s social media feeds” can create “a caricatured villain that you can oppose and tear down” #Newsnight

“Television drama or a book or a song makes you feel less alone because it's been written by someone real” Playwright James Graham explains the “existential, philosophical, moral problem” of using artificial intelligence in the arts and creative industries #Newsnight

“There’s a dual purpose to flags” Munya Chawawa talks to @mattchorley about what he sees as the difference between using flags as “a symbol of pride” or as “an attempt to weaponise Britishness” #Newsnight

“Shed the positions that are wildly unpopular” Harvard Professor Steven Pinker tells Paddy O'Connell about the “electoral boat anchors” the Democratic Party needs to abandon in order to win back the White House from Donald Trump at the next US Presidential election #Newsnight

“Are you going to remain loyal to the last and not jump to Reform UK?” “Of course not, I’m a Conservative...” Question from Nicholas Watt to Robert Jenrick at Conservative Party Conference in October 2025 about whether he had any plans to defect. #Newsnight

“Are you next, are you off to Reform UK?” “No, I’m off home actually...” Ex-Conservative Cabinet Minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg responds to Kemi Badenoch sacking Robert Jenrick over ‘plotting to defect’, adding that he’s “still supporting the Tory Party”. #Newsnight

"Kemi's done exactly the right thing: you can't have disloyal people in your party." Conservative Party Chair Kevin Hollinrake responds to what he says is his leader's "strong" action in firing Robert Jenrick from the party. #Newsnight

"This is the first time a Leader of the Opposition will be said to be doing well when one of the key members of their Shadow Cabinet is leaving" Labour's Jake Richards criticises Kemi Badenoch's leadership after firing Robert Jenrick from the Conservative party #Newsnight

“Has it been a bruising day Robert Jenrick?” “It’s the right thing for the country” “It’s pretty ruthless of Kemi Badenoch wasn’t it?” Nicholas Watt asks Robert Jenrick for his reaction after his sacking by Kemi Badenoch and then defecting to Reform UK. #Newsnight

“Do you rather admire the way Kemi Badenoch tried to spike your guns today?” “Thank you for a late Christmas present…” Nicholas Watt asks Reform UK leader Nigel Farage whether the Tory leader has shown she’s “tough” by sacking Robert Jenrick over a defection 'plot' #Newsnight

“You were saying no to Robert Jenrick last week. Changed your mind?” “Everyone can change their mind - including Robert Jenrick.” Nicholas Watt asks Reform’s Laila Cunningham about comments she made about the ex-Shadow Justice Secretary ahead of his defection. #Newsnight

“You’ll have heard the murmurings from the grassroots that it’s the Tory party all over again?” “No murmurings at all - accept it, accept defeat” Lee Anderson MP gives his reaction to Nicholas Watt after Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK. #Newsnight

“I borrowed in total £55,000…” “How much do you owe now?" “£72,000” Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Dr Arthur Joustra, a trainee paediatrician, about how his student loan debt has risen since he graduated in 2022 - despite making payments. #Newsnight

"There is a real, deep sickness for my generation..." Oli Dugmore, the New Statesman's Digital Editor, on the burden of student loan debt. #Newsnight

“Fair and proportionate” Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the student loans system is “reasonable”, in response to Martin Lewis’ claims on #Newsnight that freezing the threshold at which graduates repay their student loans was not “a moral thing” for her to do.

“Women are proud of you, thank you” Gisèle Pelicot responds to messages of support from women across France. #Newsnight