Hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guest today was told that he has a reading age ofjust eight. His dyslexia was so bad he had to return to school to study in his 20s for the exams that he simply couldnt pass when he was there the first time. He is now dr peter kyle, a close ally of keir starmer s and the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, who, if labour comes to power, may find himself having to take a very important decision whether there should be another referendum about the future of the uk. This time it would be about whether Northern Ireland should leave and become reunited with the republic. Peter kyle, welcome to political thinking. Thanks, nick. I say that in the introduction that you have a reading age of eight. Really . And if so, how on earth do you do the job youve got now . Well, ive never known any difference, so i cant describe i cant com
experts and commentators to guidance through the day. welcome to viewers on bbc one northern ireland and viewers on bbc news, this is a stormont special, in which history is about to be made. let s cross to parliament buildings. talk is through the significance as you see it as to what will happen. i through the significance as you see it as to what will happen. it as to what will happen. i don t think ou it as to what will happen. i don t think you could it as to what will happen. i don t think you could understate - it as to what will happen. i don t think you could understate the l think you could understate the symbolic significance today here after 100 years of northern ireland, we are going to get our first nationalist republican first minister here and we have had 11 other leaders in northern ireland, so this will be a significant moment is notjust because titles matter, michelle o neill will have a new title, but we will see within the assembly chamber that visual
tomorrow some sunshine. a cloudy start president biden is under growing political pressure to take action against iran. what are his options? we ll talk to a former obama administration foreign affairs specialist and one from the trump administration too. we re waiting on news about the possible restoration of power sharing in northern ireland. we are expecting to hear from the dup s sirjeffrey donaldson making a statement imminently, we will bring you the details. one of the promises of brexit was cheaper food. lots of countries trade around the world on wt trade basis and we can prosper on that. the day after tomorrow post brexit checks will come in on food being imported from the eu that will push the price of some produce up. ben will explain all. at the end of the month when the post office scandal imprinted itself on the national conscience we bring together four people who ve suffered injustice and fought to overturn it. we ll talk live to a mum whose two daughters sar
discussion from the westminster government as well? discussion from the westminster government as well? they might even be more money government as well? they might even be more money than government as well? they might even be more money than has government as well? they might even be more money than has been - government as well? they might even l be more money than has been delayed. but that be more money than has been delayed. but that does not solve the problem. that makes but that does not solve the problem. that makes the dup popular with people that makes the dup popular with people who are not unionist, with more people who are not unionist, with more moderate unionists, it makes the more more moderate unionists, it makes the more hardline unionists think that unionists once again have gone for money, that unionists once again have gone for money, something sinn fein will never for money, something sinn fein will never do for money, something sin