Now on Bbc News political thinking with nick robinson. Hello, And welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking about what a shape theirs. My guest this week has just celebrated ending the longest Train Drivers strike in history a strike that was blamed for crippling the railways And angered many, many travellers. His members haVe Got a 15 Pay Rise over three years. He is Mick Whelan, The General secretary of aslef. He said that his members strength, resilience, And determination was what had won that Pay Rise others say it was down to his crafty negotiation style. Mick whelan, welcome to political thinking. Thank you, nick. You finally got a deal after all that time how did you celebrate . Erm, by talking to the press. As soon as it becomes public knowledge, you And your colleagues obviously, so sky, bbc, the guardian, the usual outlets, And press will be Here Today With You And once you ve done that,
Also, new Fundraising Numbers showing harris with a sizable Cast Advantage over Donald Trump. The Vice PreSident raising nearly 190 Million to trumps 45. 5 Million in august. We will dig into those numbers ahead. Right now, Donald Trump is hosting a rally in wilmington, North Carolina. One person, though, not there. The state gubernatorial candidate, Mark Robinson, who of the allegedly made raid rude and racist comments on a Porn Site years ago. Robinson denies any connections to the post. Vice preSident harris, meanwhile, laying the crisis in womens reproductive health care, squarely at the feet of trump in a rally in atlanta. He brags about overturning Roe V wade. In his own words, quote im did it and im proud to have done it. He is proud proud that women are dying. Proud . That doctors and nurses could be thrown in prison for administering care . Proud . That young Women Today have fewer rights than their mothers or grandmothers . How dare he. And in arizona, The State Supreme Court
ConsUmer confIdence has slUmped. Is the Doom And Gloom laboUr Is sellIng sappIng all enthUsIasm for the brItIsh economy . The governments crItIcs say, It Is tIme for a new message . Reform say they wIll transform the party to pUt NIgel Farage In nUmber 10. Its a bIg pledge for a party wIth fIve mps. How are they goIng to do It . Good EvenIng And Welcome to newsnIght the home of InsIght and IntevIews. On oUr panel tonIght, The PromInent LaboUr Donor and champIon of Green Energy dale vInce, the former BrexIt Party mep, now talk presenter, alex phIllIps. And the Uk DIrector of more In common lUke tryl. For weeks now the government has been tellIng Us the coUntrys fInances are In a rIght old mess. Prepare yoUrself for some paIn, saId the PrIme MInIster. Well, It seems the coUntry has taken hIm at hIs word. ConsUmer sentIment, whIch powers the economy, has dropped lIke a stone In september. We are less wIllIng to spend, whIch means small and medIUm sIzed bUsInesses are not InvestIng eIther.
Elie honig. Thank you for that update. Thank you all so much for joining us. Cnn newsnight with Abby Phillip starts now tonight, a Swing State scandal. Read it, mc 17, a Trump Ally running for governor called him so a black nazi on a Porn Site. And fantasized about slavery and peeping her things that people can do with the internet. Now was incredible. Cost trump a key state in november, plus as maga descends on springfield, despite pleas turns out the missing cat thats started the Country Spirit was not eaten by a Haitian Immigrants and was in her basement. Ms sassy also know he is the one thats welcome, morocco baba she helped elevate one candidate to the White House. Now, these welcome kamala have oprahs trying to run it back and is j. D. Vance running a Shadow Campaign why he keeps stepping in front of his Running Mate live at the table se cupp, share michaelson singleton, lee mcgowan, ryan good dusky, and Van Lathan americans with different perspectives arent talking to each other
Exploding pagers and now Walkie Talkies across lebanon. Israel says theyre opening a new phase in the war. Whats their strategy . And more leaks from whitehall, with a Bbc Story on Sue Grays pay. Whats going on behind the door of number 10 . Welcome to newsnight, live each night with insight and interviews. Our panel David Yelland, the presenter of the Hit Podcast about crIsIs management, when it hits the fan. Davids a former editor of the sun. Also political commentator Tom Harwood. And it wouldnt be newsnight without nick watt, our political editor. Tonight, hes got fresh intelligence on divIsions in the number 10 operation. But first, were going to look at Israels Strategy following the exploding Walkie Talkies In Lebanon. Yesterday, we covered the story about the exploding pagers. Multiple sources say mossad, the Israeli spy agency, was targeting hezbollah fighters. Daniel levy Is a former official negotiator for the Israeli government in Peace Talks with the palestinians hes now c