James O'Brien grills Daniel Kawczynski MP on Saudi arms sales

James O'Brien grills Daniel Kawczynski MP on Saudi arms sales - BBC Newsnight

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9 жыл бұрын

Should there be an international investigation into possible war crimes in Yemen? James O'Brien asked Daniel Kawczynski, member of the UK's Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Watch Gabriel Gatehouse's reports from Yemen here (PART ONE) bbc.in/1UIUvVa and here (PART TWO) bbc.in/1LoLsP2 *
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@TheEthanOBrien 9 жыл бұрын

How easily this politician was undone, yet these are the people arranging the world behind closed doors. Madness

@monkeytron5061 2 жыл бұрын

I wish he was still on Newsnight doing this. He is so brilliant at it. Going back to Talk Radio LBC was a national loss.

@the_hinchy 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t think it’s a loss when you can still listen to him and he still does exactly this, the politicians won’t even go near him cause they know they’ll end up broken apart.

@monkeytron5061 2 жыл бұрын

@@the_hinchy I just wish more people saw him

@the_hinchy 2 жыл бұрын

@@monkeytron5061 it’s slowly starting to happen 🙌

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

@@monkeytron5061 u r the man Monks

@popshaines5492 2 жыл бұрын

JB is not a good interviewer. He cannot cope when the interviewee is not intimidated by his hectoring technique. He is more suited to cleaning floors, then he could walk all over them without any inconvenient contradictions.

@SirAmicVarze 9 жыл бұрын

Kawczynski is pathetic. He spent the entire segment whining about the BBC and dodging the question.

@stuckupbitch58 9 жыл бұрын

That Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski is a hopeless liar & avoider of the truth. BBC I imploy you to keep asking questions & reporting on Yemen truthfully. Thank you

@sophiestephenson5752 9 жыл бұрын

+ILOVE JEWS Nobody is attacking the regime in Saudi Arabia.

@mppawlowski 9 жыл бұрын

+ILOVE JEWS Tool.

@ParcelOfRogue 4 жыл бұрын

There is something quietly revolting about Daniel Kawczynski MP which makes my flesh creep.

@martinleo1818 4 жыл бұрын

YES!YES!YES! An awful example of human waste! It's always ok if you refer to a section as the 'Great British Public'! All is then acceptable! Would you buy a second hand car from this man or Arthur Daly? 🤠🤠🤠

@YouD0ntSay 3 жыл бұрын

The problem is he has no respect for democratic accountability. These Tories act like dictators.

@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw 5 ай бұрын

Kawczynski a human 💩💩💩

@ACE999 9 жыл бұрын

Like trying to get a straight answer from my dog after she's stolen the sausages off the kitchen table!

@spunktasticjismmonkey8569 9 жыл бұрын

+ILOVE JEWS Bias is perfectly okay when it's being used correctly to find out a truth that we, as a nation, have a right to know.

@louiscartman4811 9 жыл бұрын

+Boadacia Iceni The difference being dogs are intelligent

@ACE999 9 жыл бұрын

+louis cartman Just as well we stopped executing dogs for dogcraft quite some time ago. Still burning witches there.

@Barney-ii1no 9 жыл бұрын

+Boadacia Iceni you have to fucking interrogate these mp's to get anything out of them, this guy dident even answer the first question he asked

@davidscole5549 9 жыл бұрын

LOL, you dog probably got a bigger brain

@MrArchie800 4 жыл бұрын

It's a shame this presenter had to leave the BBC because refused to tread more softly - we need more grillings like that.

@mcooley88 2 жыл бұрын

He wouldn't treat the serial lying Brexit Tories with kid gloves so they forced him out.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

@@mcooley88 u seem to hv selected a bad mood

@psammiad 2 жыл бұрын

If only James O'Brien was still on Newsnight. Too many politicians are allowed to get away with not answering questions.

@sonnybmedina 9 жыл бұрын

"The Houthis are not our allies and are not our customers. Therefore, the public interest of British journalism is not served at this point by investigating what they have or have not been doing. We sell weapons to Saudi Arabia." masterful

@oliveroliver9732 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent. This is the journalism we need.

@puddyvalentine 9 жыл бұрын

James (kick ass) O'Brian....love it:-)

@yemenair2002 9 жыл бұрын

I am British and living in Yemen for the past 34 years. I can only say that after being in Yemen for the past 6 months and being in Aden and Sana'a, I can only say that Daniel does not know what he is talking about. We have received 300 missiles in the last 3 days from the Saudi-led coalition. Hitting 3 private houses behind my house in 2 hours and over 90,000 missiles in the last 6 months. I can assure you that the war crimes are being committed by the Saudis and not the Houthis. We had Geiger counters when they hit Faj Attan which showed maximum readings of radiation at the bottom of the mountain. Many people are now getting leukaemia and cancer. The news of Yemen is blocked and not shown anywhere in the world. Thank you for your investigation. At last someone can see what is happening in the world. Al jazeera, Al Arabia, Al Hadath are all Saudi funded stations. If you watch Al Masirah which is now blocked by the Saudis you will see the videos. We have received more than 3 Neutron bombs, 2 in Sana'a and in Sadah. The death toll speaks for itself. Daniels answers show that he has absolutely no idea what is going on in Yemen, or maybe the Saudis bought him also.

@afaultytoaster 9 жыл бұрын

+Hadi S neutron bombs are advanced thermonuclear weapons, i find it unlikely that they have been used. still, take care and god bless.

@Lazylinepainter. 9 жыл бұрын

+afaultytoaster I think he means the equivilent of that in radiation from the depleted uranium used in munitions by the Saudis.

@disoye6227 9 жыл бұрын

+Hadi S Obviously the vile Tory Mouthpiece doesn't know his XXXX from his elbow. But he does understand money!!!

@ebbanjenkins5960 9 жыл бұрын

+Hadi S im spreading news as much as I can and so are some of my friends....at least the internet can do that

@ebbanjenkins5960 9 жыл бұрын

Whatever is happening it is appalling it receives little to no coverage here in the UK,although it is understandable from a cynical point of view

@fruitbat62 9 жыл бұрын

Why did he not just answer the question instead of attacking the BBC?

@doublekatana95 9 жыл бұрын

+Sean Hill because he's just a pathetic mouth piece for the west

@stevegandalf4739 9 жыл бұрын

+Sean Hill ... because he's Daniel Kawczynski ..... but there again there are plenty of other Tories like him, both inside and outside of parliament.

@jedadruled984 9 жыл бұрын

+Sean Hill Daniel Kawczynski was right about the biased coverage.

@andrewmakesthings 9 жыл бұрын

Because the Tories' next target is the BBC.

@fruitbat62 9 жыл бұрын

he was being interviewed about saudi arabian behaviour, not the bbc reporting standards. That is a different issue. It an issue that has become sadly more prevalent. hijacking a subject, avoiding same subject and saying its your fault. All he had to do was say yes or no and give his reasons. this is called debate. all that happened was an argument about a different subject. Saying that someone else is doing it as well is not reason for doing something, its a poor excuse as it means you have gone down to their level.

@PNETriffid 4 жыл бұрын

The Tories love Islamists. On the one hand they can use them to whip up jingoism, on the other they can sell weapons of mass destruction. Win/win.

@WiseJoeyD 9 жыл бұрын

I LIKE this version of the BBC. Actually hitting back and ridiculing the Tories nonsense and spin and bluster. Glorious to see him let that politician hoist himself by his own petard. Utterly sleazy and wannbe intelligent sounding by just banding about big words like "BBC bias" expecting that to frighten the presenter into changing tact. Also the interviewer is channelling Chris Morris. Love it.

@jamesfernie8488 2 жыл бұрын

The bbc is far left what are you on about

@Sceusell Жыл бұрын

@james fernie ah yes, the far left organisation that reports the opinions of transphobes as fact. The bbc isn't far left because they themselves are trabsphobic, youtuber Shaun did a great series of videos reporting that

@darraghcorrigan2462 9 ай бұрын

@@jamesfernie8488🤡🤡🤡

@Thoughtful- 9 жыл бұрын

I don't think Kawczynski could do a batter job of undermining himself and making himself look foolish.

@deputyvanhalen6386 4 жыл бұрын

He makes it his daily mission to do so...everyday!

4 жыл бұрын

@dan riley Do your research into Kawczynski and you should be shocked. The man is an arse and a crook and I would be willing to Call him out in public. Needless to if you are not shocked it's you who is the arsehole.

@mmcfarlane001 4 жыл бұрын

@dan riley What political insight. You must be very clever.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

but who r u battering ?

@estherV4N3V9 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, James O'Brien, for this amazing piece of getting at truth and justice.

@clem1149 Жыл бұрын

Climb down from his arse

@harryfrost2733 9 жыл бұрын

I don't get his view, why is he pro-Saudi? I thought we were English and stood for free speech and 'democracy', that is certainly the opposite of what Saudi represents in global societies.

@alkerdham 9 жыл бұрын

He receives donor money from Saudis

@FauxToez 9 жыл бұрын

+Harry Frost *cough* Oil and money *cough cough*

@TheMessiahization 9 жыл бұрын

+Harry Frost Did you understand anything of the question he was trying to point out to the foreign ministry of affairs MP? He was asking how the British government are equally culpable for endorsing war crimes committed by Saudi Arabia by having British companies sell military arms to them. Instead he was constantly side stepping the question and going on about how the BBC were biased and falsifying the news reporting, which is utter nonsense. If you thought the British was all in support for free speech and democracy, well think again.

@saudigirl6226 9 жыл бұрын

Because he wants to be honest and neutral when giving his opinion even if the other side was not his type of people . Is it difficult to be understood ?

@alkerdham 9 жыл бұрын

+Saudi Girl I've a question for you, can you drive a car?

@simondb99 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've heard Daniel Kawczynski MP speak. I hope it's the last.

@gherkins999 2 жыл бұрын

Except for his resignation speech where he says he wants to spend more time with his fascism, I mean, family.

@pancakingon 3 жыл бұрын

James O Brien had the patience of a saint during this interview

@paulrussell 7 жыл бұрын

"This is not Saudi Arabia and politicians don't get to determine what journalists are and aren't allowed to do" hilarious.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

thats it Paul

@DJ-wm4ew 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this in 2021. This MP is a complete Muppet. James has completely dismantled his argument or perceived defence.

@informedchoice2249 2 жыл бұрын

We need more direct and confrontational journalism like this.

@davidknell9676 2 жыл бұрын

I miss Paxman but that would be soothed by seeing more of James on Newsnight

@FauxToez 9 жыл бұрын

"Well, that is what one would expect perhaps from a television station in part funded by one of the coalition partners" - Epic

@rdh-daliasjb3796 4 жыл бұрын

Fast forward to 2019 and Yemen has the worst humanitarian crisis in the world and the BBC has capitulated to the Tories!

@benangel3268 4 жыл бұрын

Sanctions and warfare create horrific economic problems. Not for the imperialists but for ordinary people.

@maxinemolyneux8325 9 жыл бұрын

O'Brien did a brilliant job. Kawczynski's persistent refusal to answer the question was a complete disgrace, all the more so given his public and political responsibilities to be answerable. Attacking the BBC for bias is a cheap trick. This was journalism at its best. Good for you Newsnight.

@clowncarqingdao 5 жыл бұрын

Seems to me that Kawczynski 's extraordinary claim of falsification needs some extraordinary evidence.

@andrewbaker9873 4 жыл бұрын

O’Brien did a terrible job. It was boring to listen to two men squabbling, nothing in the interview was achieved, the listeners were non the wiser at the end, it was a shambles. Andrew Neil would never let and interview get into such a mess.

@VanlifewithAlan 4 жыл бұрын

This traitor only considers what money is in it for him.

@ryanharriss7950 3 жыл бұрын

Aye, the military industrial complex as they say..

@danwic 3 жыл бұрын

Rule 1 of an interview with James: Don't talk BS to him. Rule 2: see rule 1.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

thats it Danny boy

@jagdavies1 9 жыл бұрын

Oh my............look what the BBC is capable off....No criticism from me tonight - well done

@ericcantona99 8 жыл бұрын

+jazz strider Look what James O'Brien is capable of more like. Not to worry, I'm sure they'll get rid of him soon. We can't be giving the Tory government a hard time now.

@MrArchie800 4 жыл бұрын

And a few years later he had to leave the BBC because he was too close to the bone

@colinbaker3916 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrArchie800 He wanted to leave, as he felt hamstrung by the need to be impartial. His success has come from his time on LBC.

@MrArchie800 3 жыл бұрын

@@colinbaker3916 Yes but I think it was more the BBC's 'idea' of 'impartiality' that was the problem i.e. always giving the other side an equal voice even if it wasn't merited (like giving Nigel Lawson's opinion on climate change equal weight to a world renowned climate change scientist).

@colinbaker3916 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrArchie800 I think having to interview Andrea Leadsom as a counter to Pascal Lamy might have been the last straw, given how often he still mentions it!

@jjcam007 9 жыл бұрын

Danny boy is such a good example of what we can expect from a politician in a Tory government. Though I am surprised that they let him out on his own.

@yemenair2002 9 жыл бұрын

We would like to have this discussion translated into Arabic, so we can show the Yemenis that not all English people are bad, we also have some good caring people unlike some of our politicians. Is it possible?

@BBCNewsnightonline 9 жыл бұрын

+Hadi S Thanks for the suggestion. We may follow up on this - if we do, we will let you know.

@Algahafy 9 жыл бұрын

+Hadi S it's interesting that you're jus assuming that we Yemenis are against Saudi-led coalition strikes. Unfortunately Saudophobia is blinding journalists and news outlets. Saudi is helping Yemenis get rid of a trechearous alliance between Saleh and Houthis. The UN issued a resolution and who's not complying with it? We are suffering suffer from Houthi-Saleh alliance the most because they're the ones who dragged the country into this violence. Maybe if you know how this intervention came to be, then you would understand who's the real culprit.

@Metsada007 9 жыл бұрын

+Ala Mohsen Saudi Arabia is the biggest culprit of all these conflicts together with America and Israel. You have been lied to if you believe otherwise. You can choose to deceive yourself of course.

@RaywesLookForward 9 жыл бұрын

+Ala Mohsen I'm Yemeni and I've despised the Houthis before they even entered Sanaa but Saudi is definitely not helping. You seem to miss out on the obvious fact that the UAE was a major supporter of the Houthis until very recently. They supported them out of their hate for Muslim brotherhood. You also seem to forget that it was Saudi who recycled the previous dictator Saleh and treated him after the assassination attempt. There was a really huge chance to stop this big war a few weeks ago but that doesn't make Saudi and Hadi very pleased and they are adamant on a complete military victory. Be a decent human being and stop being a warmonger. Stop drumming!! They don't care about us. It's always the little guy who suffers...

@sofnaji 3 жыл бұрын

@@BBCNewsnightonline did you do it? If you want, my organisation arabbureau.org can volunteer this service in the interest of the Arab community. We are working on a similar project with the EUISS. Let us know.

@sakent 4 жыл бұрын

Someone should just unplug Kawczynski - he's a waste of time.

@mmcfarlane001 4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps if he was on life support....

@sheilaroddick5853 2 жыл бұрын

Another bullshit Tory sticking up for our hideous "allies".

@number94 9 жыл бұрын

I prefered James O'Brien to the other Newsnight presenters before this but this elevates him further. Brilliantly handled.

@Skylark_Jones 4 жыл бұрын

The BBC can be biased but on this occasion the MP was in the wrong. He filibustered and behaved like a mouthpiece for the Saudis in response to a direct question. Very suspicious indeed.

@donnellykieranj 3 жыл бұрын

Give me an example of their bias please.

@mauricemoss429 2 жыл бұрын

And has recently been found to be touting for work from Saudis. Proper tory filth.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

@@donnellykieranj cool it kiery

@donaljoseph1 3 жыл бұрын

James O'Brien is brilliant !!!

@mistermoog 9 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! We need more of this from the BBC. Their interrogation of politicians is woeful at times, but this has given me a little glimmer of hope that they'll start to stand up to duplicitous liars, especially Tory ones.

@Liverpoolboy01 3 жыл бұрын

He is a Tory, avoid, avoid, and lie through their teeth!

@pw4259 2 жыл бұрын

Labour supporters are on benefits lives in council accommodation 5 plus kids lazy and Families out of control

@2gunzfilms425 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing. I would love to have a journalist like James O'Brien here in America. I wish we would've got him instead of Piers Morgan

@Driver2616 2 жыл бұрын

Piers Morgan isn’t a journalist. He’s a columnist.

4 жыл бұрын

Since this interview James was gotton rid of by the right wing board of the BBC. He is a man of great integrity and his foe here is an absolute crook.

@owenevans6615 4 жыл бұрын

James is true to his morals at his best in the fire of heated arguments. Although this doesn't happen very often, resulting in him sounding dull as dish water. LBC

@hamsatd 3 жыл бұрын

The BBC political team have a lot of right leaning journalist. The BBC entertainment team is pretty left wing. I wouldn't mind if it was the other way round lool.

@ModernSocialist 4 жыл бұрын

This proves that they should get James back. He destroys thick right wingers.

@steveparker4343 9 жыл бұрын

The Nasty Party in full Glory!

@ralphreed5663 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interviewing. I would like to see this guy interview each UK party leaders next general election.

@marclewis2500 3 жыл бұрын

Why did O'Brien leave Newsnight? I love to see MPs squirm.

@BallyBoy95 8 жыл бұрын

I've fallen in love with this newsnight reporter, he's got a little bit of Paxman in him lol.

@JoseighBlogs 8 жыл бұрын

+Bruce Wayne JO'B (James O'Brien) is beginning to settle in. But, he is nowhere near delivering his renowned nasty, putdown arch-belligerence as he does frequently to phone-in listeners during his daily London based conversational LBC 97.3 FM Radio show (10am-1pm GMT) on political, social and other topical issues.

@ekattri 7 жыл бұрын

I think anon a. mouse is one of the people who called in to his show once and got spanked by facts and logic

@JoseighBlogs 7 жыл бұрын

I can categorically affirm that I have never been factually or logically spanked by that Hobbit.

@pacificanorthwest1015 9 жыл бұрын

James... Shame on you, picking on poor Daniel like that. He'll go home now and have a good cry to his mummy. You know how sensitive he is. You big bully.

@googleuser4467 2 жыл бұрын

I want to say thank you to James for his wonderful journalism and for grilling the MP.

@KaiHonsou 9 жыл бұрын

Daniel was earning his kept during this, Saudi money must be sweeter then most for some people.

@babarbutt3407 4 жыл бұрын

James o Brian well done for your great work people like you make us great Britten 👏👏👏

@ArabResearchAdvocacyBureau 5 жыл бұрын

Real journalism. A long time since I've seen this. Amazing.

@-HRH 9 жыл бұрын

Not normally a fan of O'Brien, but this slimebucket Tory did his cover-up agenda no favours by dodging the question and resorting to transparent attacks instead. A disgrace.

@letmegoletmego 9 жыл бұрын

It's none of our business. Except it is business isn't it. And our politicians are up to their necks in it.

@aelfman1 2 жыл бұрын

I wish we had journalists like this in the United States.

@ohthelushlife 4 жыл бұрын

Can we in the U.S. borrow James O'Brien for a while? We could use one...

@Stibsart 9 жыл бұрын

That was fucking hilarious. I haven't seen O'Brien on Newsnight, yet. I'm going to have to start. It was the wtf? shrug at 4:03 that finally set me off giggling.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

haha Stibby

@SilentReports 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr James for your journalism!

@billdavies6463 2 жыл бұрын

And on 15 Dec 2021, the Guardian reports that the "most Pro-Saudi" MP was seeking a well-paid second job with Saudi or other work related to the Middle-East. School fees are very expensive, so needs a steady extra income. Dissolutioned with Parliament since 2017, and hoping to become UK Ambassador to Riyadh. A Conservative with a constituency adjacent to ex-MP Owen Paterson. Given recent news, who do they work for? Nice job, James.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

u r wrong Billy boy

@helen4542 2 жыл бұрын

This is why MP's won't go on his show, they would be mincemeat 🤭 James is great.!

@danwarb1 9 жыл бұрын

What awful people we have representing us. Thank you James O'Brien.

@daudabappa932 2 жыл бұрын

"Promise you will push for good remuneration too for me … I need it to pay school fees". Colour me surprised why you defended their government's action so much.

@danmoar94 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why people think the intent behind avoiding questions like that isn't blatantly obvious

@Sou1defiler 4 жыл бұрын

Someone throw Kawczynski a lifeline he's flailing out there..

@garydean777 9 жыл бұрын

He didn't answer the question because he has no answer. There may be an element of truth in his accusations against the BBC, I really don't know, but he was certainly evading the question which infers the blatant guilt of the Tories in this matter.

@criticmajestic6486 4 жыл бұрын

wonder how many watch the bbc and like james now

@stefanc4520 Жыл бұрын

The MP literally said nothing except "I believe Saudi Arabias version not yours" and his "proof" was Saudi propaganda TV lmaooo

@147sterling6 2 жыл бұрын

Just shows how far the BBC has been restricted on what it can investigate and broadcast.

@belindat4312 3 жыл бұрын

wow! now I understand why JOB left the BBC. No one else scrutinises politicians quite like he does. quality

@jamesfernie8488 2 жыл бұрын

Because he’s a far left extremist

@ReegusReever 5 жыл бұрын

AVOID! DEFLECT!

@ProjectOverseer 4 жыл бұрын

Well done James ... More Tory BS exposed 👍

@a.nahari380 8 жыл бұрын

James is an honorable journalist

@Sam-lw6mx 4 жыл бұрын

Wow the greate James

@ScottZ370 8 жыл бұрын

I just can't get over how he says Yemen. Also isn't there any training for MPs about how to deal with journalists

@2011dyrose 4 жыл бұрын

James O'Brien holding the Daniel Kawczynski MP to account. Refreshing.

@doctorpex6862 2 жыл бұрын

By dodging to answer he confirms involvement.

@robertoneill3806 2 жыл бұрын

Guy is an absolute genius

@Andyinth 2 жыл бұрын

And in today's news "Tory MP needing ‘to pay school fees’ pleaded for lucrative Middle East work. Exclusive: Daniel Kawczynski’s WhatsApp messages show he claimed to be most ‘pro-Saudi’ MP in bid to secure second job" which makes his interview on NewNight even more revealing of the character.

@NeuroDeviant421 6 жыл бұрын

That's the awesome thing about military munitions. apparently instead of destroying equipment and spreading bits of it over a wide area, it keeps all the military equipment in a tidy bundle to be carted off.

@jibraani10 2 жыл бұрын

Truth hurts nice one BBC newsnight

@hawkesworth1712 2 жыл бұрын

Why would someone go on TV with the intention of making themselves look like an arsehole. Does this sorry excuse of a politician think he won some fans with this train wreck?

@davetherave6197 4 жыл бұрын

Yes James

@MrTinkx 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Holding the government to account.

@poland676 9 жыл бұрын

Shocking how our political class is in the pocket of Saudi Arabia/GCC not to mention Israel.

@MegaAdamjohnson 9 жыл бұрын

James (slitting throats and taking names) O'Brian. Simply Brillant.

@Jeannelawes 4 жыл бұрын

James, Phew! good job.

@Alun49 4 жыл бұрын

It is interesting the degree to which an individual can be bought by Saudi oil money.

@erzan 5 жыл бұрын

James is a journalistic legend.

@robtyman4281 2 жыл бұрын

Newsnight were foolish to get rid of JO'B. It's now practically become a 'girls club'. He was hard hitting, and perhaps they found him too hard hitting. People think Emma Barnett and Emily Maitlis are both hard hitting, but neither are as acerbic and 'nonsense busting' as JO'B, when in full flow. He really goes for the jugular.

@russellnewton6660 4 жыл бұрын

4 years on, I bet it’s the same none answer and yet the atrocities still continue to this day.

@soradeso 9 жыл бұрын

Wow a BBC journalist that actually is a real journalist! well done Mr O Brien how refreshing.

@theredraven 9 жыл бұрын

Bet if this was Corbyn being interviewed you'd all be crying about it and demanding the BBC say sorry.

@Franko-zd6hc 8 жыл бұрын

another politician poisoned by Arab money

@kramconley7972 8 жыл бұрын

At last, thank you James O'Brien

@meunstressed2831 2 жыл бұрын

no matter if here, brexit, covid or anything - i wish i could argue like James. Impressive

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

if u did that u wd be stressed out

@asadmohammed1057 8 жыл бұрын

Love James O' Brien. Stopped watching Newsnight when Paxman left. Will be back on it.

@daikucoffee5316 3 жыл бұрын

When newsnight actually had real journalists.

@BlokeBritish 2 жыл бұрын

u mean newsnight needs to wake up now and smell the daiku coffee ?

@johnny1961S 9 жыл бұрын

James o'brien, well done sir, you made the MP sweat, can't answer the question you ask!!! Loved it!!!!!

@mickdarabuka7778 4 жыл бұрын

Keep on pressing them, James. This man is a top hat and a shirt front.

@guyf321 4 жыл бұрын

People seem to forget moments like this in light of the recent election. There’s more to life than Brexit.

@hrothgar64 4 жыл бұрын

Just once I'd love to hear James O'Brien or somebody finish an interview with a waffling politician like the old Monty Python sketch: "You're a very silly man and I'm not going to interview you anymore. Go away".