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
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 of 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, in our 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 future t
house republicans threaten to sabotage the bipartisan agreement. my talk with congressman james clyburn about that new standoff. plus, the iowa caucuses just two days away and while nothing about this gop primary is normal, you have a record snowstorm threatening to end the candidates plants in the final stretch. the republican front runner, finding himself juggling the campaign and the courtroom. a brazil judge in a civil fraud trial, donald trump is getting tested again next week. as a new defamation trial starts brought by e. jean carroll. this hour, attorney george conway is our guest. grab your coffee, settle in. welcome to the weekend. we begin this hour with the fight to the government with one week to go into a potential shutdown. lady estimates, bigger mike johnson said he s sticking with the bipartisan deal he made within a majority leader chuck schumer. our top line agreement remains we are getting our next steps together and we are working toward a r
in developing countries going through difficulties. you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. and it s one of the most glamourous sporting events in the world, formula one roars back into singapore this weekend. we start in the us state of florida, which has been hit by one of the most powerful hurricanes in the history of the united states, with winds of up to 150 miles an hour. hurricane ian has torn a path of destruction through towns and cities, leaving more than two million homes and businesses without power, and experts warning of life threatening flooding. and it could cause more damage, as it heads north into the carolinas, the storm system has regained hurricane strength. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at thei
the globe. a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in place. with the biggest risk coming from the storm surge, well over six feet in places, that left homes and businesses quickly flooded. you re looking at a storm that s changed the character of a significant part of our