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in parliamentary elections. polls suggest the governing centre—right new democracy party is on course to win the most seats. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what shapes theirs. it isnt that long ago, since nicola sturgeon looked to be unassailable as first minister of scotland. she and her party, the snp, were held up a...

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I mean, you look at your career, you only run for council in 2015. youre the group leader a year later. you only become an mp in 2019, you become the leader three years later. pretty much everybody we called to ask about you said hes ruthless. is that the right word? lucky, ruthless, probably a bit of both. as i said at the start, when i see an opportunity, i like to to grasp it. ive never been given a hand up in life, ive had to work for everything thats been in front of me. maybe theres nothin...

How would they possibly come to thatjudgment? i dont know. because you had crutches? yeah, because i had a crutch and i was walking in a way which obviously upset them. they thought you were putting it on? yeah. effectively, yeah. and at that point i was a leading councillor in the city. and you know, when you go through the school of hard knocks, you realise whats important and whats valuable. and i guess when youre in the heat of the westminster chamber, it allows you to reset quite quickly. i...

The decades of iowa polling, you came out with a piece saying the verdict is still out. theres no clear front runner there right now. >> theres no clear front runner. joe biden in the poll we relowsed was at 24%. that probably giveing him a 1 in 3 chance of winning the caucuses. that means theres a two-thirds chance he doesnt. if you want to be in a position where the leader is certain, you have to be well above 35%. we have a leader a at 24% and a bunch of people at 15%. then we have the slew o...

Broader issue of collusion. and so, this really has to be investigated from top to bottom in a converse. >> rick stengel, i want to ask about what would have been our top russia story tonight if there wasnt so much going on, something you know a lot about from your tenure. investigative journalist cynthia mcfadden reporting russia considering returning snowden to the united states to "curry favor with trump." intelligence checking information that russia is considering turning snowden over as a ...

Michael flynn, you know, lied about what he did during the transition period, but also whether he had contacts during the campaign that speak to this question of whether there was a broader issue of collusion. and so, this really has to be investigated from top to bottom in a converse. >> rick stengel, i want to ask about what would have been our top russia story tonight if there wasnt so much going on, something you know a lot about from your tenure. investigative journalist cynthia mcfadden re...

The other leader a, quote, jerk, rascal, and a murderer, and threatens to cut off his snake head. the man in gray responds by smashing a glass of water before punches are thrown. security quickly steps in and separates the two. i feel like im -- yeah. boxing match. >> brian: instead of a host, they have arthur mccanty. >> steve: thats where jerry springer does the news over there. >> gretchen: you still waiting to be struck by cupids arrow? your perfect match could be closer than you think. >> s...

Zi watch two things in my own living room, and i did take a moment to stand on my couch and give our nations leader a well deserved round of applause for a job well done at the second presidential debate. but i thought i would go a step further and put pen to paper for our commander in chief. dear president obama, its me, melissa. i just wrote to say thanks. thank you for bringing your a game on tuesday energized, caffeinated, prepped with data points and comeback arguments. thank you for revivi...