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Newsnight, followed by Weather

Monday 14 September 2026 · 22:30 BST · 35m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 29 of 35 min on news stories (84%)

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Donald Trump rejected calls for an AI slowdown, saying the US already has strong regulatory powers and accusing China of being happy about safety concerns. A panel discussion followed on international AI cooperation, with Anthony Scaramucci saying near-term cooperation is unlikely while Trump is in office, and Darren Jones arguing for distinguishing safe from unsafe AI and for governments to work together. The conversation also noted King Charles's upcoming meeting with tech executives on using AI for good.

The broadcast then covered domestic political news. Darren Jones, former chief secretary to the Treasury, gave his first TV interview since being left out of Andy Burnham's cabinet, discussing his tweet criticising the scrapping of the digital ID scheme without a funding plan and saying he had since been in contact with Number 10. The panel also discussed the effect of the Iran conflict on US fuel prices and Donald Trump's midterm prospects, with Scaramucci predicting a difficult time for the president.

The final substantive story concerned Lucy Letby. Two experts withdrew from her defence team, saying their association with arguments they believed were demonstrably inaccurate raised ethical issues. Her lawyer Mark McDonald defended the case, citing new evidence from international experts and saying the Criminal Cases Review Commission was taking it seriously. The Thirlwall inquiry is due to report tomorrow on how Letby was able to kill and harm babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

  1. 0:08
    Story begins Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies
  2. 1:04

    Claim Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies

    Trump said the only guard rails AI needs is a strong, smart, high IQ president.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 1:04-1:12

  3. 1:12

    Claim Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies

    Donald Trump dismissed the AI warnings as fear mongering and said a slowdown would hand the AI race to China.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 1:12-1:17

  4. 1:17

    Claim Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies

    Donald Trump dismissed the AI warnings as fear mongering and said a slowdown would hand the AI race to China.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 1:17-1:23

  5. 1:23

    Claim Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies

    The King is due to host a conference on AI development.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 1:23-1:33

  6. 1:23

    Claim Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies

    The King is due to host a conference on AI development.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 1:23-1:33

  7. 2:26

    Claim

    Scaramucci described AI as an arms race.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 2:26-2:28

  8. 2:50

    Charged quote Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies

    grown up country which had fairly grown up people in charge is now being run by a child and that's quite scary in the age of AI. He's just being generous, calling him a child, I mean he's like a sociopath, I mean you know I think he's being very generous. I think, listen, I mean he's not like a sociopath is he?

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 2:50-2:56

  9. 3:26

    Charged quote Trump dismisses AI risk warnings from tech companies

    I mean it's a sociopathic reality TV star that happens to be running the White House. Of course those are my opinions but that's, it's fairly self-evident. I mean he has no moral compass, that's the problem. We need someone with a moral compass and he needs to initiate this, he's in a position to do it.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 3:26-3:28

  10. 10:50
    Story begins Darren Jones defends digital ID tweet and calls for tighter AI regulation
  11. 11:30

    Claim Darren Jones defends digital ID tweet and calls for tighter AI regulation

    Jones said he was not appointed rather than fired, knew he would not join the new administration, and tweeted about economic credibility.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 11:30-11:36

  12. 11:36

    Claim Darren Jones defends digital ID tweet and calls for tighter AI regulation

    Jones said he was not appointed rather than fired, knew he would not join the new administration, and tweeted about economic credibility.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 11:36-11:41

  13. 12:49

    Claim Darren Jones defends digital ID tweet and calls for tighter AI regulation

    Jones said he was not appointed rather than fired, knew he would not join the new administration, and tweeted about economic credibility.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 12:49-12:55

  14. 16:35
    Story begins Scaramucci says Trump approval at Nixon-era lows
  15. 16:35

    Claim Scaramucci says Trump approval at Nixon-era lows

    Gasoline and diesel prices were reported at an all-time high of $6.06 a gallon, causing an affordability crisis.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 16:35-16:42

  16. 16:47

    Claim Scaramucci says Trump approval at Nixon-era lows

    Futures markets indicated an 85% likelihood of interest rate rises in the near future.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 16:47-16:56

  17. 21:04
    Story begins Thirlwall Inquiry finds hospital failings enabled Lucy Letby murders
  18. 22:07

    Claim Thirlwall Inquiry finds hospital failings enabled Lucy Letby murders

    Two expert witnesses withdrew from the defence team in the Lucy Letby case, citing ethical concerns over inaccurate arguments.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 22:07-22:22

  19. 29:19

    Claim Thirlwall Inquiry finds hospital failings enabled Lucy Letby murders

    McDonald claimed to have gathered more evidence in this case than in any other case before the Criminal Cases Review Commission in its history.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 14 September 2026, 29:19-29:29

  20. 29:34
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