like because it in effect puts a border down the irish sea. now on bbc news, it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than interrogation of someone whose political thinking shapes all of ours. this week my guest is a symbol of the modern labour party, a symbol if you like of a party of two eras. on the one hand, 13 years in power. on the other, 12 years of powerlessness. yvette cooper was once a young rising star of the new labour blair and brown years, but what followed was the wilderness years of opposition, summed up for many by the night on which her husband ed balls lost his seat, as a neighbour of hers in yorkshire. cooper ran to be labour leader againstjeremy corbyn and lost and lost badly. keir starmer brought her back to front line politics, asking her to become shadow home secretary. yvette cooper, welcome to political thinking. good to be here, nick. i m sorry to mention the powerlessne
And made them better, we can take health care and make it better instead of fighting. Grenades thrown from a helicopter target venezuela Supreme Court. It comes after weeks of violent protests in which more than 70 people have died. And. President trump is heading to paris for bastille Day Celebrations saying hes ready to reaffirm the Us Friendship with france. Welcome to the programme, i am Christian Fraser in london, katty kay is in washington. The Hillsborough Disaster is the worst tragedy english football has ever seen. In april 1989, as an fa cup semi final kicked off between liverpool and nottingham forest, a crush at one end of the stadium, led to 96 deaths. For 28 years the families have fought for justice. Last year the Hillsborough Inquest ruled the fans were unlawfully killed. But what the families still dont have is accountability. Who was really to blame . Today having reviewed thousands of documents from two seperate inquiries, the Crown Prosecution Service announced it w
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In President Trump the roadtrip. What a week it has been in the united states. The transition of power from barack obama to donald trump, who is now the 45th president of america. So weve spent the last few days heading down route a5, stopping at high schools and sports grounds, factories, talking to ordinary voters about their hopes and fears, expectations for the next four years. What do you think of your new president , trump . Um. Give him a chance, to do what he said he was going to do. Welljust have to see how it plays out. We dont know what he will do this is a man who has not got a political record. She trump makes a decision and gets it done. I am concerned what he will think about us, especially mexicans. I think he can make America Great again. We just have to believe in him. I fought for this country, and i will never respect him as my president. Never. Were nearly at the end of the road here in alabama, but we started 1000 miles further north in freezing cold milwaukee, in