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"There is one West. It has one set of security needs, and that needs to be met by a united NATO with Britain at its centre." The Atlantic's David Frum on Britain's role ahead of tomorrow's NATO summit. #Newsnight

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"Do you think that Donald Trump is going to get a hero's welcome at NATO?" The Economist's David Rennie disagrees, arguing that we might see "the core of NATO wobbling in front of our eyes" if its members can't agree on Russia. #Newsnight

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"The Government needs to take a more unifying path... there is genuine, deep anxiety about these proposals." Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham urges the Government to listen to Labour MPs who oppose proposed welfare cuts. #Newsnight

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ā€œOne dentist has said he’s seen it before, and that’s through kids that’ve grown up in the fall out clouds of Chernobyl.ā€ Steve Purse, son of a UK Nuclear tests veteran, talks about his son having his teeth removed which he believes is a side effect of radiation. #Newsnight

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"Unease about this rebellion has reached right into the Cabinet." Nick Watt quotes a senior figure who says the welfare bill is "dead" unless Keir Starmer moves. #Newsnight

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"This is a criminal cover-up on an industrial scale, and only Parliament can overturn it." Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham tells Newsnight that there is a "cover-up" in the UK nuclear testing veteran story, and it goes to "the heart of the British state". #Newsnight

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During #Newsnight's UK nuclear veterans special, Victoria Derbyshire referenced the additional powerful stories you can see in 'Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story' Watch on BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

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