The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral
Rory Stewart watches his fellow panellist, the journalist Ailbhe Rea, speak on the BBC’s Newsnight. Photograph: BBC NewsnightView image in fullscreenRory Stewart watches his fellow panellist, the journalist Ailbhe Rea, speak on the BBC’s Newsnight. “You know a moment from Newsnight has cut through when friends and family who don’t normally watch it are suddenly sending me clips,” he said.
- ▪Rory Stewart watches his fellow panellist, the journalist Ailbhe Rea, speak on the BBC’s Newsnight.
- ▪Photograph: BBC NewsnightView image in fullscreenRory Stewart watches his fellow panellist, the journalist Ailbhe Rea, speak on the BBC’s Newsnight.
- ▪“You know a moment from Newsnight has cut through when friends and family who don’t normally watch it are suddenly sending me clips,” he said.
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Rory Stewart watches his fellow panellist, the journalist Ailbhe Rea, speak on the BBC’s Newsnight. Photograph: BBC NewsnightView image in fullscreenRory Stewart watches his fellow panellist, the journalist Ailbhe Rea, speak on the BBC’s Newsnight. Photograph: BBC NewsnightRory StewartThe eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viralClip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely onlineRachel HallThu 24 Sep 2026 10.39 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 10.41 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleRory Stewart has been an Afghan NGO leader, a Conservative leadership candidate, a Harvard professor, a popular podcaster, and the deputy governor of an Iraqi province.
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