now on bbc news, it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than interrogation of someone his political thinking helps to shape ours. once again, london and brussels are at loggerheads. once again, the row between the uk and the eu is about the status of northern ireland. once again, politics in belfast is deadlocked, with unionists refusing to share power with sinn fein. my guess is someone whose life and career is based on a refusal to take sides in the political battle. it is a decision that has paid dividends for naomi long, who leads the alliance party, which won a record number of seats in the recent elections. brought up in one of the most fiercely loyalist parts of east belfast, she insisted that politics should not be defined by whether you want northern ireland to stay in the uk or instead to be united with the rest of ireland. but does she and her party really represent anything more than simply no
political thinking helps to shape ours. once again, london and brussels are at loggerheads. once again come row between the uk and the eu is about the status of northern ireland. once again, politics in belfast is deadlocked, with unionists refusing to share power with sinn fein. my guess is someone whose life and career is based on your refusal to take sides in the political battle to stop it is a decision that has paid dividends for naomi long, who leads the alliance party, which won a record number of seats in the recent elections. brought up in one of the most fiercely loyal as parts of east belfast, she insisted that politics should not be defined by whether you want northern ireland to stay in the uk ought instead to be united with the rest of ireland. but does she and her party really represent anything more than simply none of the above? naomi long, from belfast, welcome to political thinking. hi there. do you everfind welcome to political thinking. hi there. do you e
pence faced to refuse to count lawful electoral votes. earlier on morning joe, january 6th committee member adam schiff previewed the hearing and the seriousness of the committee s work. you can expect to see stuff you haven t seen before interwoven with things you have, but to tell the story in, i hope, a compelling way. our democracy today is more vulnerable than it was on january 6th because the lie that brought about that violence continues to to proliferate around the country. also on capitol hill, the gun deal framework just got a big en ment from republican leader, mitch mcconnell. ahead i will talk to democratic senator debbie stabenow whose own mental health legislation is now part of that framework deal. do you remember 1994? pulp fiction was in theaters. the sign by ace of base was the number one son. now, the fed is raising interest levels to rates not seen since that year. how that affects you and everything you buy, from gas to groceries in moments.
through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said over 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week has threatened to bring the country to a standstill, which has made him a target of those who accuse union militants of being hell bent on suicidal madness. others, though, say that he is an example for working people of how they can get a decent deal at a time when their standard of living is constantly being squeezed. whatever your view is, mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, now has the backing of his members for potentially a very major confrontation, notjust with the rail companies but with governments of all political persuasion, with the tories in westminster, the s
unverified information connecting trump to russia. the former president weighs in. and mr. webb with. hey, it s not the nfl, but it is the first week of fumbles. watch this. nothing has changed on how we see the stock market. we do not that s not something that we keep an eye on every day. there you have it. how the white house did in her new role. back to you, joe. but first, the biden administration finally addressing the baby formula shortage months after the problems first began. u.s. air force planes now bringing hundreds of pallets of formula from germany to the u.s. still, 45% of formula is out of stock across the country, and those pallets are not likely going to be making any dent anytime soon. and the situation is getting more and more dire for parents. at least six babies have been hospitalized from the formula shortage, and that number, unfortunately, expected to grow as the shortage worsens. and while everyday americans struggle with record high foo