materially, that didn t happen. nobody came to me and said, you know, if that said agreed to restart work on independence, that would mean something much more than that it does. there was not a process of consideration of that then saw somebody come to me with a proposal to restart work on independence. i m sorry, i am genuinely sorry if it sounds like i m dancing on the head of a pin, i sounds like i m dancing on the head ofa pin, i don t sounds like i m dancing on the head of a pin, i don t mean to. but the key point here is that we did not restart work on independence at that point, oranywhere restart work on independence at that point, or anywhere near that point. if it were to be decided on the basis if it were to be decided on the basis of if it were to be decided on the basis of the evidence before this inquiry basis of the evidence before this inquiry that there was a politicisation of the pandemic, and that you politicisation of the pandemic, and that you had u
now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives. also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did plan for
It might be just extraordinarily difficult thing. And it might bejust be on us but if extraordinarily difficult thing. And it might be just be on us but if you look at the votes, we had a very high vote last year in East Londonderry, the highest ever in Assembly Election, and we exceeded that again, another moo on top of last year, in the face of the daily onslaught every day since early december. It was an exceptional result in both constituencies in the north west. Result in both constituencies in the northwest. As far as the overall picture is concerned, we have heard from your colleagues, Arlene Foster is underan from your colleagues, Arlene Foster is under an enormous amount of pressure but if you come back with around 30 seats and your vote is up around 30 seats and your vote is up a little bit and your share is up, 1. 196, a little bit and your share is up, 1. 1 , it will not necessarily be far from a bad day at the office for the dup . What happens after that . Well, thatis dup