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,
Treatment. Mr speaker, this afternoon will introduce the renters rights bill. This government will oversee the rights in a generation and i urge the whole house to get behind it. Later this week i will Visit Washington for a strategic discussion on foreign policy. I had meetings with others and will have further such meetings later today. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Back in the 19905. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Back in the 1990s, the conservatives came the 1990s, the conservatives came to the 1990s, the conservatives came to the Minimum Wage would cost1 came to the Minimum Wage would Costi Millionjobs and instead workers Costi Millionjobs and instead workers have seen no effect on Employment Year after year. Today Employment Year after year. Today and under their watch, 1 Million today and under their watch, 1 Million workers on zero hours contracis million workers on zero hours contracts and over A Million people contracts and over A Million people have no sick pay whatsoever. Facing risks, a
Catching cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier and treating it faster so more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. Following Labours Decision to scrap Winter Fuel payments with little notice to millions of pensioners, when the prime Minister Today Rule out scrapping Concessionary Travel Affairs and counsel to discounts which also help millions of pensioners across the uk . Yes or no . figs millions of pensioners across the uk . Yes or no . Millions of pensioners across the uk . Yes or no . As he knows very well. The uk . Yes or no . As he knows very well. I the uk . Yes or no . As he knows very well. I am the uk . Yes or no . As he knows very well, i am not the uk . Yes or no . As he knows very well, i am not going the uk . Yes or no . As he knows very well, i am not going to very well, i am not going to pre empt the budget, it will all be set out in due course. Can i pass on the heartfelt thanks on behalf of the Bolton Council who greatly appreciated the Dedication And Lea
fredricka reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings, but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum seekers came on the monday, and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that s a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it s notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i ve got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that s closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it s the government policy that almost no one is in favour of not even the government and it s costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth. more than 100 metropolitan police officers, who are being investigated for domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, are being allo
the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. he s appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee he s likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. let s listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what i ve read, there were three people involved, sam blythe, borisjohnson and you. who started the whole procedure, who approached herfirst? weill. who started the whole procedure, who approached her first? approached her first? well, first of all, thank approached her first? well, first of all. thank you approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much for - approached her f