ticket. and quite possibly to tip next year s election to trump. plus, the republican presidential candidates show off their culture warrior bona feedies at the turning point usa conference which only served to highlight how badly they re losing the battle of ideas with the younger generation. and we begin tonight with a terrifying concept that is currently our reality. right now, the republican party s presidential front-runner, a twice impeached, twice indicted liable for sexual abuse former president is openly running a campaign on autocracy. new reporting from the new york times today breaks down all of the ways donald trump and his allies are planning to expand presidential power if he s elected in 2024. and that goes beyond just using the justice department to go after his political enemies as he has already promised to do. the times writes that trump and his associated have a broader goal, to alter the balance of power by increasing the president s authority over
despite political tensions in northern ireland. my guest is us congressman richard neal, a democrat and co chair of the friends of ireland caucus group. to what extent is the wider us uk relationship tied to the situation in northern ireland? congressman richard neal in springfield, massachusetts, welcome to hardtalk. pleased to be with you. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. what doesjoe biden s determination to be on the island of ireland to mark this 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, what does it tell us about the priority he puts on doing what he can to maintaining the solidity of the peace there? well, i think it s a historic anniversary and i think america served as an honest broker through the negotiations and they were able through, i think, strategy and patience to bring about a successful conclusion to the agreement, recalling that before the agreement, there were 30,000 british soldiers in an area the size of our state of connecticut. there
It s a political problem. that s what makes the un secretary general s speech so significant. we finally have a call to action that focuses attention notjust on energy policy, but also on political power. balances the need for rolling out clean energy technologies with the imperative of overthrowing the political power. to imperative of overthrowing the political power. political power. to be fair, the head political power. to be fair, the head of political power. to be fair, the head of the political power. to be fair, the head of the un - political power. to be fair, the head of the un has - political power. to be fair, l the head of the un has been making these very strong statements and calls for years. we ve been covering it here on bbc news. the question is what will happen this time was mike will happen this time was mike will the oil giants say, yeah, sure, we will stop advertising? 0bviously, sure, we will stop advertising? obviously, it s above my pay grade to speculate