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nimco ali. hi. welcome to political thinking. thank you very much. you still getting used to being the campaigner who suddenly finds herself on the inside, walking through the corridors of power? no, i think nothing has really changed in that kind of instance, in the fact that i still see these people that i can actually help, so whether i'm sitting around the table with them or chasing them down the street, i think they are quite similar in that sense. but i will actually correct you, i'm appointed by priti patel and not the prime minister. not directly. not directly the prime minister but directly by priti patel, and this was a position she asked me to take up. but i sense that the reason you are correcting me is that you have the problem that many people find in public life, which is people go, oh, she has only got the job because she is a chum of the prime minister. 100%. and as somebody that has kind fought my way in order to a voice and actually really, you know, believes in integrity and also democracy, it is something that i have worked for a

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and coming up at 8.30 — in political thinking, nick robinson speaks to nimco ali, the uk government'siser on violence against women and girls. good evening and welcome to bbc news. australia is poised for major political change, after the labor party, led by anthony albanese, won the most seats in the general election. he will be the country's new prime minister, overseeing the first labor government in nearly a decade. the incumbent scott morrison has conceded defeat, after a campaign in which the rising cost of living and climate change emerged as key issues for voters. our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports now from sydney. in almost a decade and it will be led by one of australia's longest serving politicians. it has been a long time in the darkness and now finally... we can smile again. anthony albanese promised change as he worked to kick out the coalition which has been in power since 2013. we can shape change if we seek to unite people on thatjourney of change. together, we can end the climate wars. together, we can take advantage of the opportunity for australia to be a ren

nimco ali is pushing for actions such as wolf—whistling, catcalling, persistent staring or telling a but ms ali claims her plan has encountered "pushback". asked whether an offence of street harassment is still being considered, a downing street spokesman said "we will continue to look at where there may be gaps and how a specific offence could address those." nurseries in england say plans to allow staff to look after more children will not cut costs for parents. the government says it is considering changing the rules to try to help reduce the expense of childcare, amid the growing cost of living crisis. they say it could also improve the choice and availability of childcare places — but it's led to fears the move could affect children's well—being and development. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. thank you so much. ashley has four children, including her new baby. it's two—year—old reggie she worries about most. he has extreme allergic reactions. ashley trusts the nursery to watch him carefully. you just kind of need to have someone else take the lead for a little bi

nimco ali talking there, and you can watch the full episode on political thinking with nick triggle thisough the afternoon, so sunshine and showers, turning blustery particularly in the north and west later on, and fresher than recent days with temperatures of us 13—18 . into the evening hours, some late sunshine in the south, we are holding onto showers until parts have cleared over and most of us will start saturday on a largely dry note. temperatures 8—11 first thing saturday morning. we have still got some showers affecting parts of northern and western scotland. but actually through the day, many areas are seeing a lot of dry weather on the cards, some sunny spells breaking through, particularly for parts of eastern and southern england, but again there could be the odd spot of drizzle that towards the odd spot of drizzle that towards the west and so showers are moving into the north—west of scotland and northern ireland as well. 21 degrees orso northern ireland as well. 21 degrees or so in the warmest spots on saturday, and as we move into the second half of the weekend, we are goi