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"Why are they not allowed to [call Nigel Farage racist] but you are allowed to call someone a traitor?" Nick Robinson presses Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick on his use of the word traitor for the attorney general, and his claim that calling Nigel Farage racist is harmful.
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The MP at the centre of Andy Burnham's Westminster comeback reveals she's been planning it with him for a year. Former transport secretary Louise Haigh tells Nick Robinson's Political Thinking that Burnham's team has a plan for the first 100 days. Listen here:
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“There’s gonna be people who are in for a very rude awakening.” Speaking to @bbcNickRobinson, Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram warns Andy Burnham will 'accelerate delivery' and speed up the machinery of government when he steps in as the new Prime Minister.
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‘Can it be right that twice as many people have been classified as disabled since 2019?’ Speaking to @bbcNickRobinson, Disability Minister Sir Stephen Timms defends current PIP spending, but warns costs could become a concern, with spending projected to reach £41bn by 2030.
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"Why allow him to march and not people who want to protest about the plight of people in Gaza?" Nick Robinson presses Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on her comments suggesting she would not ban a protest organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
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"The idea that there wasn't a cabal of men that were deliberately mistreating women around the government is just fanciful." Former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh talks to Nick Robinson's Political Thinking about accusations of a 'boys' club' at the top of Starmer's government. Listen to Political Thinking:
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"We think we deserve compensation... Many of us only had two years notice." Angela Madden, chair of the Waspi women campaign, responds to the news that the government will rethink a decision to reject compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age. #R4Today
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Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson says if people don't like the new guidance on single-sex spaces, 'change the law'. The new chair of the EHRC says the law around single-sex spaces ‘is very clear’ and many women 'do really value single sex spaces'. 🔊 Political Thinking:
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'You’re a multi-millionaire who made your money selling luxury helicopter charters. Can Reform UK really claim not to be part of the super-wealthy establishment?' @BBCNickRobinson asks Reform's Zia Yusuf, as the party vows to fight ‘the establishment’ in Clacton by-election.
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"He has been misguided, he's been egged on and it's backfired spectacularly." Katie Nicholl, former Mail On Sunday royal journalist who testified in the Prince Harry case, speaks to justin webb about his defeat in court, and whether she regrets any of her reporting.
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"Is there anybody else you know in your life who has had 28.9% over the last three years?" Nick Robinson presses Dr Jack Fletcher, from the BMA, on previous pay increases and the planned industrial action by resident doctors over a pay dispute with the government.
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The Green Party has admitted that its leader Zack Polanski has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax. Dan Neidle, founder of Tax Policy Associates, says he'd like to see an 'explanation' of what happened. A party spokesperson said Mr Polanski had 'taken steps to pay any council tax he may be found to owe' and 'apologised sincerely for the unintentional mistake'.
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