Reaction to the most high profile Tory defection to Reform yet: former Chairman of the Conservative Party, Sir Jake Berry heads to Nigel Farage's party. Plus, as the Prime Minister and President Macron prepare to discuss a deal on small boat crossings, Newsnight asks who are the smugglers and how lucrative is their business model? Including an interview with people smuggling investigator Rob Lawrie. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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