Newsnight, followed by Weather

On BBC Two's Newsnight, Paddy O'Connell began with Sir Tony Blair's call, days before the Labour conference, for Andy Burnham to revisit Brexit and rejoin a reformed European Union. Labour MP Stella Creasy and Labour peer Maurice Glasman debated the proposal; Creasy said the current red lines with Europe made no sense and that Brexit had not delivered on the economy, security, or Britain's global status, while Glasman said the EU was stagnant and Britain should strengthen its sovereignty and pursue an industrial strategy. The discussion then moved to a panel with Sebastian Payne and Ava Santina Evans, who considered whether rejoining would be an issue at conference, electoral constraints, and the arguments voters in constituencies such as Makerfield might find persuasive.

The programme then turned to small boat arrivals, reporting that 781 people arrived in the UK in 10 small boats, the highest one-day figure so far this year. Labour's deputy leader said there was no switch to stop the boats, and a Border Security Command review was ordered into two boats that were not intercepted before coming ashore in Kent, which the Home Secretary said was not acceptable. Home affairs commentator Danny Shaw and the panel discussed the record number against a fall in overall arrivals this year, smuggling tactics, asylum processing and appeals, and whether the government had a grip.

Later, Newsnight reported that anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, had been charged with offences including criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a boat in the English Channel. Around 200 supporters gathered in Basingstoke outside a police investigation centre, and police said there had been no arrests at that event. The panel discussed the nature of the protests, the role of social media and live streaming, and concerns about intimidation and public disorder.