like because it, in effect, puts a border down the irish sea. now on bbc news, it s time for dateline london. shaun chuckles. hello, and welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week political apologies and their consequences. 40% of borisjohnson s mps say it isn t enough to say sorry he should quit. we ll be discussing why history may be on the british prime minister s side. and in africa, the king of belgium voices his deepest regret over the abuse and humiliation caused in what is now the drc by his family and other belgians. why do those who colonised find it so hard to say sorry? in the studio are stefanie bolzen, uk and ireland correspondent for the german media group die welt, marc roche, who writes for the french news magazine le point, and adam raphael, who began reporting on uk politics in 1976 the last year to date in which a british
Take the time you need to build trust. That, any peace negotiator will tell you, is the way to find a solution. This week on political thinking, my guest, the Health Secretary for england, victoria atkins, suggests it could be the way to find peace in the nhs, to end the strikes that have dogged the Health Service for more than a year. Its been a big week for her, when talks are starting once again with theJunior Doctors and after a new report highlighted the horrorfor some mothers and soon to be mothers of nhs Maternity Services, something she has some rather powerful experience of. Victoria atkins, welcome to political thinking. Thank you so much, pleasure to be here. Youve said when talking about Womens Health, youve said when talking about this searing indictment that we saw this week of maternity and childbirth services, this is personalfor you. Why so . Well, im a mum as well as the Secretary Of State for health. And i had my baby on the nhs, and i have a long history with the nh
So who could be Prime Minister, sir keir starmer has transformed labours fortune since the partys historic defeat in 2019. He has also transformed what he and his party say that they stand for which has left a few puzzled as to who the real keir starmer is. One thing is clear, though, he has gone from being the man who could not win the next election to the man who, many say, cannot lose. Keir starmer, welcome back to political thinking. Thank you for having me back, my third time. It is what a change since last time you were here in 2021, does that phrase, cannot lose the election, bristle . I do. There is a long way to go. A lot can change until however long it is until the next election and we have to keep utterly focused on what we need to do. Is it one of those things where you lie awake at night . What i do, i always remind myself that, to get the worst result since 1935, to even a 1 2 Seat Labour Majority is a bigger swing than the swing in 1997 and that is always sobering. The
Hello and welcome to Political Thinking in conversation with rather than interrogation of someone who shapes what our politics could be like this week, so who could be Prime Minister, keir starmer has transformed labours fortune since the partys historic defeat in 2019. He has also tried to transform what he and his party say that they stand for which has left a few puzzled as to who the real keir starmer is. One thing is clear, though, he has gone from being the man who could not win the next election to the man who, many say, cannot lose. Keir starmer, welcome back to Political Thinking. Thank you for having me back, my third time. Bacharach what a change since last time you were here in 2021, does that phrase, cannot lose the election, oh i am so you bristle there. There is a long way to go. A lucky change until however long it is until the next election and we have to keep utterly focused on what we need to do. Have to keep utterly focused on what we need to de we need to do. Eight
We all look forward to welcoming the queens speechjust as soon as the coalition of chaos has been negotiated. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm Inflation Hits A Nearfour year high, continuing the squeeze on consumers as prices rise faster than wages. And the European Commission is expected to put forward proposals which could strip london of the multi billion pound euro clearing market following brexit. Very good evening from Downing Street, where it is hoped that the deal will eventually be done between theresa may and the Democratic Unionist Party. There were several hours of talks today. The Prime Minister is now in france for that meeting with emmanuel micron. We understand, that there are no outstanding issues between the two, but we do not have that firm conclusion of talks, and any announcement of a deal so far today. We will have more from stormont in a moment. We will also be talking to former Secretary Of State for Northern Ireland, about his views on the potential ri