| TUESDAY 26 JUNE 22:30 BST - BBC TWO FROM PROGRAMME PRODUCER LIZ GIBBONS Hello, Tonight on Newsnight - Blair, Brown and Cameron all facing challenges from unlikely quarters... TORY DEFECTOR "Under your leadership the Conservative Party appears to me to have ceased collectively to believe in anything, or to stand for anything". The words of the now ex-Tory backbencher Quentin Davies in a letter to David Cameron today, announcing his defection to Gordon Brown's Labour party. He goes on to lambast the Tory leader for everything from his opposition to nuclear power to his decision to withdraw from the European People's Party. Perhaps the wonder is that he endured so long in a party with whose policies he so profoundly disagrees. We'll be assessing how serious this is for Cameron. BLAIR'S NEW JOBThere's still no official confirmation that Tony Blair is to be the Quartet's new Middle East envoy, but at a press conference this morning he said he was up for the challenge. We'll be debating whether he's the right man for the job. BAE INQUIRYThe US department of Justice's decision to pick up where the Serious Fraud Office left off and launch an inquiry into BAE's relationship with the Saudis could prove to be the first big challenge to Gordon Brown's special relationship with George Bush. He'll have to decide whether to pass on crucial documents which could aid the inquiry, but damage the British government. BROWN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL And - he's been compared to Stalin by one man that worked closely with him. So has Gordon Brown been trying to a cultivate a warmer style of politics? The independent film-maker Jamie Campbell has been following the new Prime Minister for the past month on the campaign trail, in a bid to engage him in a conversation. Watch to see if he succeeds... It's Jeremy tonight - join him at 10.30pm. Missed Newsnight?Click here to watch the latest programme online Newsnight BlogAdd your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
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