Len McCluskey

Published: Sept. 17, 2021, 5:01 p.m.

Len McCluskey, the outgoing Unite union leader, chats to Adam about Labour\u2019s chances at the next general election, and why he still wants Sir Keir Starmer to become prime minister even though he doesn\u2019t trust him.

And...Attention travellers: we have some breaking news about changes to the government\u2019s rules on going abroad.

Also, Newsnight\u2019s Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban is here to explain why the historic security pact known as AUKUS, between Australia, the UK and the US marks a major shift in diplomatic relations in the Asia-Pacific.

Today\u2019s Newscast was made by Caitlin Hanrahan with Danny Wittenberg and Alix Pickles. The studio director was Nick Jones. Emma Close is the Assistant Editor and Jonathan Aspinwall is the Editor.