Victoria Derbyshire sits down with Mother of the House Diane Abbott MP and founder of Conservative Home Tim Montgomerie to discuss their year in politics. Diane Abbott opens up on her battle to be reselected as the Labour candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, a constituency she has represented since 1987, and the factional divides that remain in Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Tim Montgomerie explains his recent defection from the Conservative Party to Reform UK, with the pair discussing the biggest talking points from a consequential year for global politics. #NewsnightExtra #politics #politicalnews #news #Labour #conservatives #reform #keirstarmer #donaldtrump #elonmusk #dianeabbott #timmontgomerie #newsnight #victoriaderbyshire Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight X: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@newsnightbbc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newsnightbbc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight