after a gunman killed ten people in a suspected racially motivated terror attack at a supermarket in the city of buffalo. now on bbc news, nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello, welcome to political thinking. a relaxed conversation, not a news interrogation with someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. now not since the creation of what used to be called the ministry of fun, rather more boringly these days, it s called the department of digital, culture, media and sport. not since then have we had a secretary of state who is actually claimed to be able to contribute to the culture. not any more, nadine dorries has written 15 novels. she sold more than 2.5 million copies of them. you might think that means that the people in the world of the arts and the media have welcomed her appointment. not a bit of it. many have reacted as if she is a threat to all they stand for. i
welcomed her appointment. not a bit of it. many have reacted as if she is a threat to all they stand for. i doubt that s caused her much of a worry, though, because nadine dorries seems to be up for the fight. sometimes with those outside her party, sometimes with those inside it. she says she s someone who owes absolute undying loyalty to her boss, borisjohnson. and she often, as we may discover, wades in to defend him. nadine dorries, welcome to political thinking. hi, nick. was that a fair introduction? it s fair. ijust wonder, when you hear the things people say about you, and they say quite a lot, don t they? do you recognise yourself or do you find, like many people in public life, who was that they are talking about? no, it s really weird, i don t recognise myself at all. my family don t and my friends don t recognise it. it s bizarre, i am a gemini so i sometimes think i have this split personality the public facing one that people see and the one that all my mates
political thinking. a relaxed conversation, not a news interrogation with someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. now not since the creation of what used to be called the ministry of fun, rather more boringly these days, it s called the department of digital, culture, media and sport. not since then have we had a secretary of state who is actually claimed to be able to contribute to the culture. not any more, nadine dorries has written 15 novels. she sold more than 2.5 million copies of them. you might think that means that the people in the world of the arts and the media have welcomed her appointment. not a bit of it. many have reacted as if she is a threat to all they stand for. i doubt that s caused her much of a worry, though, because nadine dorries seems to be up for the fight. sometimes with those outside her party, sometimes with those inside it. she says she s someone who owes absolute undying loyalty to her boss, borisjohnson. and she
these books are by me. this is fantastic. how many? run through. give me the catalogue. well, there are 37 books but these are all the different translations and additions and, as you can see, it starts with eye of the needle. and comes up all the way to this 1 s. 37 books and how many languages? 40 books and how many languages? a0 languages altogether. total number of company sold around the world? as an author who is very proud of the fact that i have sold one minute i have got an awful lot to go. just making me a littlejealous, can. you have written though 11 books before you had a bestseller. yes, well, eye of the needle was my first bestseller. you did not start out writing books though, that was not your firstjob. out writing books though, that was not yourfirstjob. i was out writing books though, that was not your firstjob. i was a newspaper reporter. you wrote your first novel while you had your first novel while you had yourjob on the newspaper and yourjob on the
Of the nativity in bethlehem where thousands have gathered to celebrate Midnight Mass. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Security forces in tunisia say theyve arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a Christmas Market in berlin this week. The interior Ministry Said one of those detained was amris nephew. 24 year old anis amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of yesterday morning. Bethany bell reports. This is anis amri, the man who is suspected of being behind the attack ona suspected of being behind the attack on a burly and Christmas Market. In the name of so called islamic state. And now authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. The 24 year old tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry along the crowded street, killing 12 people. Now, a clearer picture of his network is emerging. Officials in june this say