With nick robinson. A national tragedy, shameful, a staggering failure. Britains biggest foreign Policy Disaster since suez. That is how my guest has described our Withdrawal from afghanistan. He is a former Soldier And Adviser to the government, former adviser to the chief of defence staff. It is now chair of a foreign Affairs Committee at the House Of Commons and this is the series in which i have conversations With, not interrogations of, those who shape our political thinking about what shapes theirs. Their backgrounds, their lives, beyond politics. It was precisely that which led mps to listen to him in total silence as he spoke in the commons Others struggle With anger, Grief And Rage as he watched events unfold in kabul. I Grief And Rage as he watched events unfold in kabul. Unfold in kabul. I been to funerals across the unfold in kabul. I been to funerals across the world unfold in kabul. I been to funerals across the world and unfold in kabul. I been to funerals across the wor
my guest, no guests, this week used to face each other in the house of commons. their clashes were memorable. tony blair, now sir tony, was notjust a leader of the labour party, he was of course prime minister. william, now lord hague, was leader of the conservative party. hard then to imagine that they would be as they are now, working together to outline what they say should be the country s new national purpose. but they are, and they are here together. so welcome, sir tony and lord hague, to poltical thinking. thank you. thanks. i am still getting used to this. now, how should i think if you? do i think of you as friends, allies, colleagues, partners in crime? i don t know, partners i think in saying what we have been saying about science, innovation, ai, biotech, you know, the latest reports. we haven t set up a new political party, we are not changing the landscape in that sense, but definitely partners in thinking about what any political party has got to do in the fut
doctor peter kyle. a close i left keir starmer and the shadow northern ireland secretary with labour come to power, may find themselves having to power, may find themselves having to take a very important decision. whether there should be another referendum about the future of the uk. this time, it will be about whether northern ireland should leave and become united with the republic. peter kind, welcome to political thinking. republic. peter kind, welcome to politicalthinking. i republic. peter kind, welcome to political thinking. i say in the introduction that you have a reading age of eight. really? and if so, how on earth do you do the job that you ve got now? i on earth do you do the “ob that you-ve got newt on earth do you do the “ob that you ve got now? i cannot describe are compared you ve got now? i cannot describe are compared to you ve got now? i cannot describe are compared to someone - you ve got now? i cannot describe are compared to someone very i are
of jehovah s witnesses. the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt, has spoken to the governor of the bank of england about silicon valley bank uk, which is heading for insolvency after the failure of its parent company in the us. you are watching bbc news. now, politicalthinking with nick robinson. what makes the daughter of immigrants willing to risk the wrath of liberal britain by warning that we face an invasion of migrants, that up to 100 million could come here, that those who oppose her plan to stop the boats aren t real patriots? indeed, that they re betraying britain. the home secretary, suella braverman, is loved by some for the stance she s taking. she s loathed by others. my guest on political thinking has toured the news studios all week. this is not another news interview. it is not an interrogation about that policy. it is a conversation, as this whole series is, about what shapes her political thinking. what shapes her views? what shapes her values? suella braverman, th