top the table. for the first time, a party which is dedicated to taking northern ireland out of the uk is the biggest political force here. it s a huge historic moment for irish nationalism and a massively symbolic shift. sinn fein s vice president, michelle o neill, is in line to become the first minister. no nationalist has ever won the post before. today ushers in a new era, which i believe presents us all with an opportunity to reimagine relationships in this society on the basis of fairness, on the basis of equality, and on the basis of social justice. irrespective of religious, political or social backgrounds, my commitment is to make politics work. cheering another major indication of change is the surge of the party which is neither unionist nor nationalist. alliance has more than doubled its number of seats, moving from fifth place to third in the assembly. its leaders said the breakthrough had come after many years work. people wrote us off and said that there was
the full face veil. today, they decreed that all women must cover their places with a veil in public and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying. the united states has called for northern ireland s leaders to return to power sharing. it follows sinn fein s historic victory in the election to the northern ireland assembly. it is the first time a nationalist party in northern ireland has won the most seats. our correspondent chris page reports, and a warning there is some flash photography. smiles, flashes and cheers, were the sure fire signs of sinn fein s success. cheering the party has retained its 27 seats, and that is enough to top the table. for the first time, a party which is dedicated to taking northern ireland out of the uk is the biggest political force here. it s a huge historic moment for irish nationalism and a massively symbolic shift. sinn fein s vice president, michelle o neill, is in line to become the first minister. no
both were later robotically disabled. but more than a year later, no arrests have been made. and if former president trump were to have his way, the person responsible might very well be in the running for a presidential pardon. here s the outrageous promise trump made to some of the capitol attackers over the weekend. if i run and if i win, we will treat those people from january 6th fairly. we will treat them fairly. and if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons because they are being treated so unfairly. now during that rally trump also lied about the 2020 election. he called the people leading investigations into his actions and his businesses racist. and he urged his supporters to take to the streets. we ll break down all of these headlines. let s start in washington and whitney wild is one of our reporters who uncovered this alarming information about kamala harris close brush with the dnc pipe bomb. walk us through the new details you ve learned and give u
the moment of attack. and a danger to life warning has been issued as a storm and now, in a change of programming, stephen sackur speaks to the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, in an interview recorded in lahore on wednesday. just in lahore on wednesday. a matter of days before i arrest just a matter of days before his arrest and sentencing earlier today. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. how grave is the risk of pakistan spiralling into political and security chaos? terror attacks continue to impose a heavy toll whilst the nation braces for a potentially destabilising election season. and at the heart of the political turbulence, my guest today, former prime minister imran khan, currently facing close to 200 charges which threaten his pti party s ability to mount an electoral challenge. has pakistan s populist political star been outmanoeuvred by the generals who once backed him? imran khan, in lahore, pakistan, welcome to hardtalk. from the outside, mr
and now, in a change of programming, steven sacker speaks to the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, in an interview recorded in lahore, on wednesday. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. how grave is the risk of pakistan spiralling into political and security chaos? terror attacks continue to impose a heavy toll whilst the nation braces for a potentially destabilising election season. and at the heart of the political turbulence, my guest today, former prime minister imran khan, currently facing close to 200 charges which threaten his pti party s ability to mount an electoral challenge. has pakistan s populist political star been outmanoeuvred by the generals who once backed him? imran khan, in lahore, pakistan, welcome to hardtalk. from the outside, mr khan, it looks as though a legal noose is tightening around your neck. does it feel that way to you? yes, stephen. it s been like that for a while, ever since i was out of power 1a months, 15 months ago. what w