could have been and how it s gone down so far. but there are a few things to watch out for. one is the dup. the unionist party in northern ireland have not delivered a verdict yet and want to study this deal and look at the legal implications of it. some of their mps have suggested they are not happy, they are not going to back it, and their position really matters because they will make a decision about whether they re enter power sharing at stormont as a result of this renegotiation. so they are one to watch. the other people to watch are the hardline brexiteers in rishi sunak s own party. he has won a lot of them overcome a lot of them came out publicly to say so yesterday, but some of them are still holding fire, waiting to see the legal text, including borisjohnson. if he was to oppose the deal it could make life quite tricky for rishi sunak.
prime ministers, including borisjohnson, the idea has been mooted that he might make a comeback. is that a topic up for discussion where you are? yes, sure, absolutely. the idea that someone who was booted out of office by his own partyjust a few months ago could be making a comeback is really quite remarkable. you have the trump phenomenon here too, he seems to not want to go away, but the idea that the party would have gotten rid of him and potentially vote him back into office, that is really something very difficult for americans to understand. as i said, half the people are puzzled, and half the people find it a bit comedic.- find it a bit comedic. away from the find it a bit comedic. away from the circus, find it a bit comedic. away from the circus, if- find it a bit comedic. away from the circus, if we - find it a bit comedic. away| from the circus, if we want find it a bit comedic. away i from the circus, if we want to call it that, are there any concerns over the effect th
because of course we have a parliamentary democracy in britain, whereby the governing party gets to choose their leader, who then becomes the prime minister. and of course in the states, you directly elect a president. so there must be some confusion over how someone can come to power without a direct election. right, exactly. half of americans think it would be wonderful to change our leaders every 45 days, and the other half think this is completely and utterly nutty. it is a lesson for americans to how different democracies can be structured, and how important the rules of the game are. they make a huge difference, not only in who leads a country but in how the parties act, how policies get enacted, and how governments rise and fall. american political watchers will be familiar with the names of some of britain s former prime ministers, including borisjohnson, the idea has been mooted that
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it is a very sad situation, and i call on them to reconsider. western leaders, including borisjohnson, warn that russia s war against ukraine may go on for years and support for kyiv must be sustained whatever the cost. and america becomes the first country in the world to approve use of the so called mrna covid vaccines for babies. now on bbc news, it s click. this week: lara smells rubbish. it doesn t smell, really. but how can we use food waste as fuel? and how can we make meat without the animals? these are not your