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The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 14:39 UTC. The headline in use is “The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Clip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely online Rory 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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- First reported by The Guardian UK
The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral
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- The Guardian