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Live News,04 Aug 2025,30 mins

Starmer’s small boats promise

Newsnight

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Keir Starmer says he’ll end “gimmicks and broken promises” on small boat crossings, with the detention of those to be sent back to France expected to begin within days. Can the Prime Minister keep his promise? Newsnight also hears from a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse who delivers an emotional plea to President Trump. And what can Sydney Sweeney jeans tell us about American politics?

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