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,
Now its time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello there, welcome to the week in parliament our look at the highlights from all four of the uks parliaments and assemblies. Coming up borisjohnson tells mps schools in england wont return before the 8th of march. And i know how frustrating that will be will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. The Labour Leader Calls for teachers to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. He should bring forward the vaccination of key workers and use the window of the february half term to vaccinate all teachers and all school staff. Also on this Programme Leaders in wales and scotland face questions about the Coronavirus Vaccine roll out. The Home Secretary announces tougher border controls. And theres to be a new investigation into mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland which housed women pregnant outside marriage, including victims of rape and incest. Wasnt their fault that they were raped or th
Now its time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello there, welcome to the week in parliament our look at the highlights from all four of the uks parliaments and assemblies. Coming up borisjohnson tells mps schools in england wont return before the 8th of march. And i know how frustrating that will be will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. The Labour Leader Calls for teachers to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. He should bring forward the vaccination of key workers and use the window of the february half term to vaccinate all teachers and all school staff. Also on this Programme Leaders in wales and scotland face questions about the Coronavirus Vaccine roll out. The Home Secretary announces tougher border controls. And theres to be a new investigation into mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland which housed women pregnant outside marriage, including victims of rape and incest. Wasnt their fault that they were raped or th
Ill look at the real cost of borrowing. Liverpooljust keep on winning in the premier league. They thumped everton 5 2 to win the Merseyside Derby at anfield, to push marco silva closer to the sack. And is your Christmas Tree up yet, and how environmentally friendly is it . I have come to a Christmas Tree farm in hertfordshire to find out. Weatherwise, a cold start but it is getting milder and wetter for many of you in the next 2a hours. I will be back with all the details on brea kfast. It is thursday 5 december. Our top story there is just one week to go until the general election, and the Political Parties are making a fresh push to win votes. This morning, the conservatives say they will cut taxes in their first 100 days in government, while labour have plans to recruit more teachers. Here to tell us more is our Political Correspondent tom barton. So time, there are more announcements being made, withjust one week to go tom. Announcements being made, withjust one week to go tom. Abs
Opportunity to build a better, brighter future. Well bring you the very latest from the campaign trail. Also in the next hour. The us speaker of the house of representatives announces that impeachment proceedings against President Trump will go ahead. The president has engaged an abuse of power in our National Security and jeopardising the integrity of our elections. Frances largest strike in years brings much of the country to a standstill workers are angry about planned Pension Reforms that would see them retiring later orfacing reduced pay outs. And two british pilots land back in the uk after flying around the world in a newly restored spitfire. Its 5 00, our top story. With one week to polling day, the Political Parties are beginning theirfinal push for votes. Boris johnson is promising to pass his brexit deal and to bring in a tax cutting budget within 100 days, if the conservatives win the election. Labour have outlined plans to recruit almost 20,000 extra teachers in england ov