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like because it in effect puts a border down the irish sea. now on bbc news, its 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...

good to be here, nick. im sorry to mention the powerlessness! when you watch the tory infighting this week, who is going to be leader? and nobody says keir starmer. its, "will it bejeremy hunt, will it be borisjohnson?" does it increase that sense of frustration, of not being in power? the frustration of not being able to do things is huge, and youre right, weve had 12 years of this now. we are nearly going to have been as long out of power as we were in power. and yes, theres just thi...

over 50% of patients with ramsay hunt syndrome were misdiagnosed, so we want to make sure that is not happening in the future. raising awareness of facial palsy, raising awareness of facial palsy, raising awareness of facial palsy, raising awareness of ramsay hunt syndrome is absolutely vital and people need to get the support they need and access charities like facial palsy uk, hospitals that specialise in facial palsy management in order to get the appropriate help at the appropriate...

Any mention of Blackpool will conjure up images of children enjoying donkey rides on the beach and novelty shops selling Kiss Me Quick hats and - of course - sticks of rock.

Calls have been made for a debate in Parliament on the future of Blackpool's famous rock amid warnings the seaside favourite 'could disappear'.

Ten Blackpool-based confectionery manufacturers have come together to urge UK Government to grant rock origin protection status after ‘cheap, imitation imports’ place their businesses at risk.

Ten Blackpool-based confectionery manufacturers have come together to urge UK Government to grant rock origin protection status after ‘cheap, imitation imports’ place their businesses at risk.

The traditional stick of Blackpool rock is under threat from cheap Chinese imitations, according to the shrinking number of UK manufacturers. In an open

The seaside resort of Blackpool, in Lancashire - where almost all of the UKs sticks of rock are made - has seen the number factories dwindle from around 30 to just 10 in recent years.

Rock manufacturers in Blackpool say inferior imitations from overseas are having a "profound impact" on business.