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The Best Episodes of Newsnight Season 47

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Newsnight Season 47 Episode 1 - President Trump's next move
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    #1 - President Trump's next move

    S47:E1

    After US forces capture Venezuelan President Maduro and land him in a New York court, where next for the US president? How alarmed should Greenland, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba be? Plus, in the UK, Sir Keir Starmer's response is under fire - should he call out President Trump? Newsnight hears from Trump insider Carla Sands, Independent MP and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Vanessa Neumann, a key Venezuelan opposition figure.

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  2. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 2 - US looks at ‘options’ to acquire Greenland
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    #2 - US looks at ‘options’ to acquire Greenland

    S47:E2

    The White House says the US is exploring ‘options’ to acquire Greenland, and doesn't rule out using its military. How will the rest of Nato respond as President Trump turns his attention to the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark? And we speak to one woman who says it was 'dehumanising' after Elon Musk’s X AI chatbot Grok was used to create illegal sexualised images of her. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  3. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 3 - Minneapolis ICE Shooting
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    #3 - Minneapolis ICE Shooting

    S47:E3

    Immigration officers in Minneapolis shoot and kill a motorist. President Trump says it was self-defence, but the Mayor of Minneapolis says the agent used 'reckless power'. State officials say they expect large-scale protests. And Donald Trump sends a message as the US seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker sailing from Venezuela. Can the US president do what he wants, where he wants? With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  4. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 4 - Iran at Crisis Point?
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    #4 - Iran at Crisis Point?

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    Anti-regime protests in Iran spread across the country, with reports of government buildings being set alight. What does this mean for the future of Iran and the Middle East? And tensions rise in Minneapolis after the killing of a woman by an ICE agent. With Paddy O'Connell.

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  5. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 5 - Could the Iran Regime Really Fall?
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    #5 - Could the Iran Regime Really Fall?

    S47:E5

    In Iran the internet is down but the protesters are out, again, with calls for President Trump to intervene. Could the regime really fall? And the art of the u-turn: Keir Starmer backtracks on business rates. We ask experts in spin and polling, how do you sell a government in reverse gear? With Matt Chorley.

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  6. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 6 - Iran: US Considers Action
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    #6 - Iran: US Considers Action

    S47:E6

    President Trump announces 25 per cent tariffs on any nation doing business with Iran. In Tehran, eyewitnesses say the Iranian regime has cracked down brutally on protestors. Following criticism of his refusal to apologise yesterday to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, Lord Mandelson tells Nick Watt he is 'sorry' to the 'women and girls who suffered'. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  7. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 7 - Iran: What Will Trump Do?
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    #7 - Iran: What Will Trump Do?

    S47:E7

    'Get out of Iran' - the US government's advice to its citizens tonight. What is President Trump planning? And is a huge new Chinese embassy in London a security risk? Some MPs believe so. Victoria Derbyshire discusses with a leading critic and a former Chinese diplomat.

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  8. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 8 - Will Donald Trump Hit Iran?
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    #8 - Will Donald Trump Hit Iran?

    S47:E8

    As US and UK military personnel are withdrawn from their base in Qatar, President Trump considers his options on Iran. Elsewhere, we speak to the writer Ashley St Clair, who is also the mother of one of Elon Musk's children. She tells us she feels violated after being undressed on X's Grok. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  9. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 9 - Jenrick defects
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    #9 - Jenrick defects

    S47:E9

    Kemi Badenoch took pre-emptive action, firing Robert Jenrick after catching wind of his plan to defect to Reform. But was it she or Nigel Farage who won the day? With Paddy O'Connell.

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  10. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 10 - Is Robert Jenrick "uniting the right"?
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    #10 - Is Robert Jenrick "uniting the right"?

    S47:E10

    Robert Jenrick says today he's 'uniting the right', but instead it seems like a political fight to the death between Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. Who will win? And Keir Starmer just wants to unite his own party, but can a 'praetorian guard' of ministers rally around him to save the Prime Minister from his own backbenchers? With Matt Chorley.

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  11. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 11 - What Next for Greenland?
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    #11 - What Next for Greenland?

    S47:E11

    Will President Trump take Greenland by force? When asked today, he replied 'No comment'. What's his next move and how should the UK government respond? And how pleased will President Putin be about everything that's going on? With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  12. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 12 - "You’ll Find Out"
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    #12 - "You’ll Find Out"

    S47:E12

    "You'll find out", President Trump tells a reporter, who asks how far he'll go on Greenland. The stakes couldn't be higher: tomorrow President Trump addresses global leaders with THE speech of Davos: he's set to tell them that the US HAS to have Greenland. Realistically can Europe, can Nato do anything to stop that? With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  13. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 13 - Trump: We've got a deal on Greenland
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    #13 - Trump: We've got a deal on Greenland

    S47:E13

    President Donald Trump says he's got a deal on Greenland and won't invade the territory or introduce tariffs on European nations who had opposed a US military takeover of Greenland. Has he backed down? And why? With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  14. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 14 - Europe and Trump's New World Order?
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    #14 - Europe and Trump's New World Order?

    S47:E14

    Europe's leaders meet tonight to pick up the pieces. Has President Trump got his brave new world or made us weaker? With Paddy O'Connell.

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  15. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 15 - Burnham's countdown
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    #15 - Burnham's countdown

    S47:E15

    The deadline approaches for Andy Burnham to make a bid for parliament and No 10. Is he about to burst back into Westminster? And Sir Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump's 'insulting and frankly appalling' remarks about Brits who fought in Afghanistan. What now for the not-so-special relationship? With Matt Chorley.

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  16. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 16 - Another Reform defection
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    #16 - Another Reform defection

    S47:E16

    Suella Braverman, another high profile Tory, defects to Reform. Is Nigel Farage's party now just a dumping ground for ex-Conservative ministers, and will voters buy it? As the US president suggests he will reduce the number of ICE agents in Minneapolis, the lawyer for the family of Renee Good, shot dead by ICE two weeks ago, tells Newsnight in an exclusive interview that the Good family have been 'retraumatised' after the killing of Alex Pretti.

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  17. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 17 - Trump's Iran 'Armada'
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    #17 - Trump's Iran 'Armada'

    S47:E17

    Tehran warns of serious ramifications in the case of a US military strike, after a US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East. President Trump says he believes the regime still wants talks, so what is about to happen? We talk to an influential Iranian activist who has survived multiple attempts on her life (she will face her alleged Iranian state-backed assassin in a New York court tomorrow) and an Iranian protester who saw people killed by the authorities right in front of her. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  18. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 18 - Will America Strike Iran?
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    #18 - Will America Strike Iran?

    S47:E18

    Is the US getting ready to strike Iran? Donald Trump has warned time's running out to make a deal on its nuclear facilities. And are student loans unfair? Martin Lewis joins us live. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  19. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 19 - China charmer Starmer?
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    #19 - China charmer Starmer?

    S47:E19

    he PM leaves Beijing with a deal on visas, whisky and more. But do the risks outweigh the rewards? A review has found that nearly 100 children were harmed by a Great Ormond Street Hospital limb reconstruction surgeon. The BBC has attempted to contact Jabbar. The hospital said it was 'deeply sorry' for the harm caused. Since the live broadcast, we have been made aware that a contributor’s comment stating that the whistleblower had been suspended was incorrect. With Paddy O'Connell.

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  20. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 20 - Epstein files released
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    #20 - Epstein files released

    S47:E20

    The White House releases more than three million pages worth of Epstein files. But where does this leave the victims and their search for answers? And were two men abducted under the cover of darkness by the US in UK waters? With Matt Chorley.

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  21. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 21 - What Next for Lord Mandelson?
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    #21 - What Next for Lord Mandelson?

    S47:E21

    How serious is the trouble Lord Mandelson is in? The Met Police says it's reviewing 'reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office,' after those revelations in the Epstein files. Tonight, what are the key questions for Mandelson AND the government? And the government says it's not backing down on changes to student loans in England and Wales, despite graduates and Martin Lewis telling Newsnight they're unfair. Could it be forced into a rethink? With Victoria Derbyshire.

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  22. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 22 - Starmer Cuts Mandelson Adrift
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    #22 - Starmer Cuts Mandelson Adrift

    S47:E22

    Peter Mandelson spent four decades at the heart of the Labour Party. As the Met launches a criminal investigation into misconduct in public office offences, Sir Keir Starmer has now cut him adrift. What does his appointment say about the Prime Minister's judgement? Plus, as thousands of Epstein documents are taken down because the victims are identified, we focus on one Epstein property - his New Mexico ranch. What happened? With Katie Razzall.

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  23. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 23 - More Epstein revelations unearthed
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    #23 - More Epstein revelations unearthed

    S47:E23

    A new Epstein file suggests Ghislaine Maxwell thinks the picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with her and Virginia Giuffre is authentic. And how hard is life for Kier Starmer because of the Mandelson scandal? With Paddy O'Connell.

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  24. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 24 - Can Keir Starmer survive?
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    #24 - Can Keir Starmer survive?

    S47:E24

    After a week of crisis, can Keir Starmer survive? And as the prime minister apologises to Jeffrey Epstein's victims, one of them gives Newsnight her reaction. With Paddy O'Connell.

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  25. Newsnight Season 47 Episode 25 - Police search Mandelson homes
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    #25 - Police search Mandelson homes

    S47:E25

    As the police search Peter Mandelson's homes, Labour MPs search for hope. So where does danger lie next for a prime minister in peril? And, Donald Trump deletes a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. What does the reversal tell us and what damage has it done?

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Season 47 Ratings Summary

"President Trump's next move" is the best rated episode of "Newsnight" season 47. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/5/2026. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "US looks at ‘options’ to acquire Greenland".