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I’d be very surprised if programming decisions were based on one of several presenters deciding to leave. I’m not sure I understand your ‘review’ point either. What precedent do we have of something being ‘reviewed’, and what does that mean? 

How much demand for a parliamentary review do you think there is?

My point is, Phil, that Kirsty Wark has been presenting Newsnight for 30 years. When she does leave, someone at the BBC might think 'hey, instead of just replacing her, why don't we take a broader look at Newsnight and see if it's worth keeping? It is expensive, after all'. In normal times this obviously wouldn't happen - Newsnight has continued long after the departures of Paxman, Maitlis, et al - but these are very much not normal times for the BBC. 

On the second point, you're just being difficult on purpose. Let me spell it out for you: a parliamentary review, right, is a review of what has happened in Parliament that day. Hence the phrase 'parliamentary review'. ¿Comprende? 

And there is obviously some demand for a parliamentary review, given that such a thing goes out on Radio 4 every night:

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