News in Picture

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.

Promises of a referendum on the Lisbon treaty are now gone, defunct, deceased etc. But, if you thought the Tories would present that fact with the tail between their legs you have another thing coming. No hint of apology from David Cameron today. Instead, fresh promises (some might call them cast iron guarantees) of a public vote on future treaties and indeed a pledge that British courts of law would hold sway over Europe. Can he promise this? Will anyone in Europe listen if he does?

Tonight, William 'wewillnotletmattersrestthere' Hague will join us. We'll ask if the Tories can still win the trust of the British public when they make pledges on Europe.

But first, a week that started badly in Afghanistan - with the return to power of a corrupt government - just got much, much worse. Today, five British soldiers were shot dead by the very policeman they were helping to train. Tonight we ask if the whole strategy of empowering and training up the Afghan army has been undermined by today's dreadful events. And we explore whether politicians are getting cold feet about the mission. Former minister Kim Howells says it would be better to 'bring home the vast majority of our men and women there and use the money saved to secure our own borders'. Do others tacitly agree with him?

The party leaders are united about one thing - a wish to appease Christopher Kelly with whatever he suggests on new rules for MPs' expenses. We'll be looking into the changes and how quickly they will be implemented.

And our Dragons' Den style Politics Pen returns (watch the trailer here). This time we're giving Newsnight viewers a chance to face our political animals and pitch their policy ideas on how we can raise more money from taxation. You can read more from one of the political animals, Patience Wheatcroft - who's the editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal Europe here.

Do join us on BBC Two at 10.30pm.
Emily