on the other hand, the classic unionist position was that essentially the minority could, like it or lump it, and if they wanted to shift across the border to the south, so much the better. i think the experience of the last century clearly is that majoritarianism, in northern ireland, in ireland as a whole, is not a solution. and in the down street declaration that led into the good friday agreement, it kind of squares the circle. yes, self-determination, but as in any long-divided country, it has to be concurrent self-determination. in other words, in 2004, there has to be a majority vote in both parts of the island, and if they both vote the same way, that also constitutes majority. i'd have to say, when i was involved in back channel discussions with republicans, the most difficult proposition they found to digest was that a simple majority in the island of ireland was not sufficient in theory or in political practice, but also completely unenforceable in a practical way. amb. mulhall: one of the things i would say, today's politics, we refer to brexit, but you could apply it to

version of brick says and so opinions a shifting of the university we spoke to students from the unionistcommunity bricks it has changed the way that they and many others think and how they will vote in this election and there's a lot of unionists that i know within my own community they have voiced they seem as if there was another referendum tomorrow and it was either to remain and part of the 8 or to leave as far as johnson's date women for germany and for northern ireland to the press and stay with the u.k. as well and with the new year has done so much for a pretty peace process and a lot of our fallen for transport has all come from the european union to the untrained eye belfast looks like anywhere else but it isn't and both the police and politicians are warning of the potential for civil unrest for northern ireland boris johnson's mantra of getting bricks it done has trouble written all over it largely al-jazeera belfast uganda's pop star turned opposition m.p. bobby wine is challenging president yoweri museveni in elections expected to be held in 2021 and 70 has been in power si

class and successful and doesn't like bricks it's in any form it is in places like this that the unionistshold over northern ireland is most at risk i think race it has clearly transcended the constitutional question that's not to say that conversation isn't still alive and people don't still have their strong views but yes i think you are seeing people who are prioritizing bragg's it rather than their views on the union or are should really because it is a clear and present danger to yours. politics and or knowledge has never been like the rest of the u.k. people don't argue about whether they're socialist or conservative left wing or right wing but much more as to whether they see themselves as irish or see themselves as british but what's remarkable is our political shades of all opinion from the most staunchly loyalists to the most republican are united against boris johnson's version the brick says and so opinions a shifting of the university we spoke to students from the unionist community bricks it has changed the way that they and many others think and how they will vote in this el

this is why unionists were opposed to it. now of course you have a situation where things like same-sex marriage and even a moderate form of abortion have been legislated for in the republic, and they are not legislated for in northern ireland, so the new cry from some rector in south belfast is we couldn't possibly have anything to do with the republic because it's become a heathen place. [ laughter ] >> this woman in the back row, this will have to be the last question, i'm afraid. go ahead. could you stand up, please, maybe? >> i can't. >> my apologies. >> but thank you, both, for providing me with a tremendous background on irish history as well as irish politics. i've learned a lot about politics being married to a politician in philadelphia. ambassador, i would like to ask you of all the responsibilities that you have in your role as ambassador, what do you enjoy the most? >> okay. question real quickly, what does the ambassador enjoy the most? >> look, that differs from country to country, obviously. [ laughter ] >> an

where does that leave voters who don't want to vote for a unionist party?stand, it was a very difficult decision for us to make andi difficult decision for us to make and i understand the sacrifice that was being asked of our members or candidates and indeed our supporters and those seats. we came to the conclusion that exceptional times call for exceptional actions. it is not something we would have done lightly. it is important to point out that in seven of those seats, the unionist party is standing down in favour of applied and that gives us an in favour of applied and that gives us an opportunity to have the highest number of plaid mps, so let's grasp that opportunity, which is an incredibly important one at such a historicjohnson. ultimately, plaid cymru, what does it mean? we a lwa ys plaid cymru, what does it mean? we always put wales before our party. wales's interests, the national interest, which at this time we believe strongly that it is so important that we grasp every opportunity for wales to stay in the european union, and if working togethe

unionist, and brexit your remainer? and same question to youlj unionist, and brexit your remainer?in the uk and sink with brexit, or go independent and abandon the sinking ship. the only way, i also a remainer, buti sinking ship. the only way, i also a remainer, but i believe now is the time scotland seriously takes the, grasp the nettle. and looks to europe. because we were told in the 2014 referendum that the only way scotland can stay in europe is to remain, and that's not happening. we are going towards brexit, which is going to cause more confusion and middling if we go into brexit, that if we now decide we need to go our own way and stay with europe within a market of 500 million, 27 countries, my children and grandchildren should have the right to educate themselves, live and work in 27 countries rather than confine their prospects to one small island. you draw an interesting analogy there, and a maritime museum! do you wa nt to there, and a maritime museum! do you want to come in, there? we have had so want to come in, there? we have had so much uncertainty, we need directi

. >> reporter: he is up against pro lead, mostly prominent unionist party inkmp bnt.hey're under fire from all directions. unprecedented political alliances are forming and the future of northern ireland is at stake. daud's message, change johnson's brexit deal and strengthen our place in the united dingcome. dodd's social media feed shows him campaigning but he didn't allow us an interview. a local veteran d.u.p. politician not running agreed to talk. >> it could be a few hundred votes either way. >> reporter: betrayal of the union is a live issue in these elections. and that may cost them votes to moderate unionists. >> i want to stop boris johne s johnson's withdrawal date. >> reporter: no one will stand against dodds in north belfast. such are the unprecedented tactics of this election. this could benefit -- because his message is pro remain. all the election, it's surviving old grievances. >> will you be voting? >> yes, 100%. >> and do you know who yet? >> dodds. >> why? >> he's the only one with sound voice. >> reporter: and getting out the vote this election di

class and successful and doesn't like bricks it's in any form it is in places like this that the unionists hold over northern ireland is most at risk i think race that has clearly transcended the constitutional question that's not to say that conversation isn't still alive and people don't still have their strong views but yes i think you are seeing people who are prioritizing bragg's it rather than their views on the union or i should really because it is a clear and present danger to us. politics in all knowledge has never been like the rest of the u.k. people don't all get about whether the socialist or conservative left wing or right wing but much more as to whether they see themselves as irish or see themselves as british but what's remarkable is how political shades of all opinion from the most staunchly loyalists to the most republican are united against boris johnson's version of bricks and some opinions a shifting of the university we spoke to students from the unionist community bricks it has changed the way that they and many others think and how they will vote in this election

version of brick says and so opinions a shifting of the university we spoke to students from the unionistcommunity bricks it has changed the way that they and many others think and how they will vote in this election and there's a lot of unionists that i know within my own community they have voiced they see him as she if there was another referendum tomorrow and it was either to remain and part of the 8 or to leave as far as johnson's date we would for germany and for northern ireland to the press and stay with the u.k. as well and within a year has done so much for the peace process and a lot of our funding for our charts for it has all come from the european union to the untrained eye belfast looks like anywhere else but it isn't and both the police and politicians awarding of the potential for civil unrest the northern islands of boris johnson's mantra of getting bricks it done has trouble written all over. time for sports because andy thank you so much detail in the last hour english premier league arsenal have fired their manager knight every in a statement the club said the decisio

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nigel dodds for the democratic unionist party of northern ireland. the newly elected speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. the speaker of the house of lords, lord fowler. and now, side by side, the foreign secretary dominic raab and the home secretary, priti patel. these wreaths being laid on behalf of the intelligence agencies, mi6, mi5, and gchq. well, that is the wreath laying ceremony on well, that is the wreath laying ceremony on the cenotaph on this remembrance sunday. the royal family, senior politicians, and foreign dignitaries laying wreaths there in memory of those who lost their lives in conflicts over the last couple of centuries. you can continue watching that coverage on bbc one. now, to the election campaign and labour has criticised conservative attempts to unpick its spending plan as the political parties continue their general election campaigns. the conservatives say labour‘s spending plans would cost the country an extra £1.2 trillion over the next five years, labour though has dismissed the figures as fake news call

this man is a trade unionist he said he was almost kidnapped in september he filmed himself making astatement and posted a photo of a black transporter. but now he's afraid to talk to the media. he's right to feel afraid each time the m.p. . glu goes out on the street with him a year mosque and other relatives to draw attention to those who have disappeared the police intervene and break up the gathering. we contacted the turkish authorities to find out more. we asked the ministry of the interior for a statement via the turkish embassy in berlin but to no avail. international human rights groups have not received any information about the disappearances from the turkish authorities either they can only speculate as to why the government has resorted to such ruthless methods overall it's very difficult to explain a kind of rational reason for doing this which isn't based on a desire to either. frighten the rest of the population or to extract information from those men will make those men confess to crimes which perhaps they didn't commit. some of those who have been abducted and late

a unionist alliance, that is not happening because of different positions on brexit.alliance between the parties. a very complex picture because you're not talking about brexit but independence, as well. the next question is from dumfries, we are getting a good spread of questions from around scotland. scotla nd questions from around scotland. scotland has independence, will they remain in the eu, if england leave? interestingly asks, would that mean they would be a hard border? the snp have been looking at the irish border what has been going on there. asi border what has been going on there. as i said, it is the snp policy for scotla nd as i said, it is the snp policy for scotland to be part of the european union even if the uk as a whole force through with brexit and we end up force through with brexit and we end up leaving. this question is tricky because it does depend on what happens with brexit, it is hard to a nswer happens with brexit, it is hard to answer and it depends on what the future relationship looks like between the rest of the uk and the european un

still to come on the programme: we meet the trade unionist who thinks she's found a socially acceptable. also on the programme: it doesn't have to be all bad news, we speak to the filmmaker who documents the lives of humble heroes. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. thank you for staying with us. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm

but we also saw a smaller rally, smaller demonstration, taking place just outside the square of unionistsut across the message that nicola sturgeon does not talk for the whole of scotland. there are definitely people in scotla nd there are definitely people in scotland who do not want independence and theyjust want scotland who do not want independence and they just want the snp and the scottish government to move on from that argument and start talking about the nhs and start talking about the nhs and start talking about the nhs and start talking about education. but also, we might get a better indication after the election. nicola sturgeon has said that this is the most important election of our generation. the headlines on bbc news: south africa have won the rugby world cup final, after convincingly beating england 32—12 at yokohama injapan. the government halts fracking for gas in england until there is evidence the controversial process is safe. nicola sturgeon accuses boris johnson and jeremy corbyn of running scared of a tv debate with her and says scottish independence is within t

we have the unionist partyjust outside george square and the pro—independence rally here in the square country. we have already heard from the snp mp and we think nicola sturgeon is due here in the next hour. as you said, she has said that independence is now within touching distance. independence is closer than ever according to nicola sturgeon. that is what she is likely to say when she gets up on that podium within an hour. she has also said that this election coming up on the 12th of december is likely to be one of the most important elections for scotland in modern times. what she has said, that she says that scotla nd she has said, that she says that scotland needs to have an independence referendum next year in 2020. she has pledged to the people that she will go to the government, the uk government, she does have to ask formally for the legislation to be able to have that referendum here in scotland. who knows who is going to be in ten downing st after the 12th of december. borisjohnson has said absolutely no to a referendum, jeremy corbyn has said that it is not desirable or n

a trade unionist and members officials he knew and at that point he goes into hiding is to me. i was living in hiding for a year and a half year and a half with no contact with the outside world i had to be on the run up keeping a low profile i couldn't even go shopping because i had an arrest warrant out or you know no order in the car. to get to sing and close chalker just to environmental journalists among many who have been targeted for their work and in both cases there is strong evidence to suggest that local law enforcement was not only culpable but acting on orders from above which begs the question why would local law enforcement and the politicians they work and put the interests of the mining sector ahead of public safety concerns and usually you can find the answer to that question by following the money. last year the top 40 mining companies in the world and $683000000000.00 and there's a lucrative trickle down from that to pick. these companies will have multiple operations around the world but will outsource a lot of the day to day work like labor transport or se

but we also saw a smaller rally, smaller demonstration taking place just outside the square of unionistse message that nicola sturgeon does not speak for the whole of scotland, that there are definitely people in scotland who do not want independence, and theyjust want the snp and scottish government to move on from that argument and start talking about the nhs and start talking about education. but also, we might have a better indication after the election. nicola sturgeon has said this is the most important election of our generation. alexander mackenzie there in glasgow. other party leaders have been out on the campaign trail as well. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said there was no greater issue facing the world than climate change, as he made a campaign speech in swindon. the party is promising to make all new—build homes "zero carbon" within three years, in an effort to curb housing shortages and tackle climate change. mr corbyn also dismissed the government's call to halt fracking as an "election stunt". i think it sounds like fracking could come back on 13 december, if they were

if necessary, shoot us, but unionist people's army, people's police and we are the people. —— your namecould not see a conflict line any more. it was really a party atmosphere. i remember people sitting in and on the with of a police car, having a cigarette together with the policeman and giving a light to each other. everything that followed after that, month5 other. everything that followed after that, months later the wall came down, a famous leisure we had the very first free elections. in east germany, nearly exactly one year ago we had the reunification of germany. it was a consequence of that moment, the moment when the decision was made, this conflict will end peacefully. martin is now a writer in berlin. remember, you can watch witness history every month on the bbc news channel or catch up with all of abbott villains and a thousand radio programmes in our online archive. just search for bbc wetness hit straight. now, in 2014 in the islamic state group to cover muscle in iraq they flooded the internet with propaganda. but one historian living in the city decided to launch a cou

that unionist argument does play well for the prime minister here, only because of the seats the tories to become the largest party and form a government so the prime minister knows he needs to hold onto those seats but it is tricky territory for borisjohnson. he seats but it is tricky territory for boris johnson. he is seats but it is tricky territory for borisjohnson. he is something of a divisive figure in scotland. remember the majority of voters in scotla nd remember the majority of voters in scotland voted to remain in the eu so scotland voted to remain in the eu so having such a staunch brexiteer leading the conservatives is not an ideal situation. without former leader ruth davidson, scottish tories are lagging behind a little bit. borisjohnson will be making the argument very clear today saying he as the leader will not give up on the union which he described as the most successful, fantastic political union in the world. he will have to campaign had because he will need to —— you will know he has to hold onto the seats they picked up here in the last election and win more if t

ulster unionist party and the alliance party as well is a number of candidates standing as independents but 1st to scotland and to alex but i'm joined from glasgow by the doyen of scottish political journalism a woman who's been covering scottish watch and since the last stroke. of 19 some do for the.

ulster unionist party and the alliance party as well it's a number of candidates sounding as independents but 1st to scotland and to alex. and i'm joined from glasgow by the doyen of scottish political journalism a woman who's been covering scottish elections since alaska with 10 election of 1000 some to 4 i'm delighted to be joined by roof wishart i'm not sure i'm delighted to be carbon dated claim that alex ruth the departed the main party leader said gemma carbon bought us johnson of both been in scotland and last week but neither visit was an annoyed success no atoll in fact boris johnson has taken.

international audience is worth say in that about 60 percent of the border in got the lonia border for a unionistparties that this will be for non-independent these parties and this is something that's sometimes a little bit distorted. but it's the government people don't this big with us one more it's quite often they talk about the couple of people as if the war was all bubble as they say you got a lot you know one voice and you know that somebody totally darrien notion that some of the got the one independent least half the reality is that once again the my your if you have got them borders have not chosen a bring dependents party so this is also a bit of a new ones that i think i will be able to crush me go will the successor vox allowed to set the agenda on the the rights of politics the towards the rights of political debate at the expense of the p.p. what does this election mean for spain's main center right party. well for the p.p. is the softer these are the conservatives. basically because of the box this is growing at their expense but not on the other spends there's a very interesting

ulster unionist party and the alliance party as well as a number of candidates sounding as independents but 1st to scotland and to alex. and i'm joined from glasgow by the doyen of scottish political journalism a woman who's been covering scottish elections since the last go with a total action of 19 some do for the right to be joined by for short i'm not sure i'm delighted to be carbon dated quickly that alex. departed the main party leaders gemma carbon boris johnson of both bill and scotland last week but neither visit was i'm annoyed success nor toll in fact boris johnson has taken the only photo of the trees i'm a pre-book and he's been going round in kind of hermetically sealed pour so you see i mean he went into a distillery but. only john.

outside the square there is a counter demonstration by unionists who want to scotland to remain within problem that she has to get westminster‘s permission to hold a referendum. boris johnson has westminster‘s permission to hold a referendum. borisjohnson has made clear that if he is prime minister he will block it. it is not clear if that would be a different response from jeremy corbyn who has said that he is certainly not hostile to the idea if that is what the scottish people want. he certainly won't stand in the way of it if that is their desire but that will be measured in the coming weeks and months. what nicola sturgeon is hoping for is a good performance in the westminster election. she would like to see what happened back in 2015 where the collapse of the conservative support in scotland. she believes that brexit is sufficiently unpopular for many scots and they will vote out conservative mps. we will see what the results are in mid december but thatis the results are in mid december but that is her ambition, to make sure those seats aren't lost to the conservatives and picke

the democratic unionist party says it'll continue to press boris johnson for changes to his brexit dealarlene foster said she remains opposed to the customs changes proposed in mrjohnson‘s deal. the dup propped up the conservative government during the last parliament, but relations soured over the prime minister's agreement with the eu. the deal obviously that is there at the moment is not acceptable. and everyone across northern ireland knows the reasons for that. certainly unionism, as nigel has said, is united in relation to our rejection of the boris deal and therefore it needs to be changed. a united nations food expert has warned that zimbabwe is on the brink of man—made starvation. nearly 8 million people, almost two thirds of the population, are unable to meet their own food needs, according to the report. hyperinflation is preventing most households from getting enough food. an iraqi military commander has been sacked after security forces in the southern city of nassiriya killed at leas 25 anti—government protesters. authorities opened fire as they cleared demonstrators from

resolution in the offing or a leadership that is able to reconcile both the procession ist and the pro unionists anytime soon so nick igle al-jazeera. and people have been rushing to buy lifted subsidized onions in bangladesh's capital dhaka as prices soar to record highs the cost of onions has rocketed since neighboring india and export to late september after crops were badly hit by heavy monsoon rains a kiddo of onions has risen from $36.00 u.s. cents to $3.00 us dollars an increase of more 700 percent even the bangladeshi prime minister has stopped eating them. and one of the top stories or not is there not a state has changed its policy on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying they're not illegal so extra state might compare made the announcement and says he will leave the status of the west bank to be israelis and palestinians to negotiate calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is r

resolution in the offing or a leadership that is able to reconcile both the procession ist and the pro unionists anytime soon so. fast learner. the usa to california is suing ease cigarette maker jewel saying it's guilty of deceptive marketing practices that target minors the lawsuit alleges jewel failed to verify the age of its customers and sent advertising e-mails to be to be age of $21.00 jewel says it's never marketed to children the company accounts from 64 percent of cigarette sold in the u.s. . the powerful religious group in senegal has inaugurated west africa's largest mosque at a cost of $50000000.00 it adds to the considerable political and economic influence of the movie the brotherhood that's already felt in his life nicholas hogg reports . for loving jello this is a special cup of coffee it's called tuba brewed sweet makes with herb this 100 year old secret recipe has its origins within a local soofi islamic group called the merida brotherhood so not only the it's good for your health if you drink it every morning you'll be placed by the brotherhood's leader and you won't get ill

the democratic unionist party says it'll continue to press boris johnson for changes to his brexit deal arlene foster said she remains opposed to the customs changes proposed in mrjohnson‘s deal. the dup propped up the conservative government during the last parliament, but relations soured over the prime minister's agreement with the eu. the deal, obviously, that is there at the moment is not acceptable. everyone across northern ireland knows the reasons for that. certainly unionism, as nigel has said, is united in relation to our rejection of the boris deal and therefore it needs to be changed. a united nations food expert has warned that zimbabwe is on the brink of man—made starvation. nearly 8 million people, almost two thirds of the population, are unable to meet their own food needs, according to the report. hyperinflation is preventing most households from getting enough food. an iraqi military commander has been sacked after security forces in the southern city of nassariya killed at least 25 anti—government protesters. authorities opened fire as they cleared demonstrators from

and johnson and lincoln were essentially in the same party, that is to say they were both unionists, supporters of the union. and the party in 1864 was called the union party. but if you look at the votes coming in, the union party is overwhelmingly made of republicans, that's a simple fact. it is more a name change than a reality, and the democratic vote that your is not that far low what democrats in the north usually got. so in that sense, there hasn't been much like this ever since, but in some ways johnson and lincoln were of the same party, because both were determined that the union should be saved at all costs. and andrew johnson, slaveholder that he was, had come to support the emancipation proclamation and would twist arms in tennessee, his native state, to get that state to ratify the end of slavery, as infected did. so johnson didn't look like that absurd choice, not back then. anything else? i guess we are set. great. ..." (applause)

the democratic unionist party says it'll continue to press boris johnson for changes to his brexit dealoster said she remains opposed to the customs changes proposed in mrjohnson‘s deal. the dup propped up the conservative government during the last parliament, but relations soured over the prime minister's agreement with the eu. the deal obviously that is there at the moment is not acceptable. and everyone across northern ireland knows the reasons for that. certainly unionism, as nigel has said, is united in relation to our rejection of the boris deal and therefore it needs to be changed. the family of the television chef gary rhodes have revealed he died from a head injury. in a statement they said the 59—year—old collapsed at his home in dubai on tuesday evening, before being taken to hospital suffering from a bleed on the brain. three teenage boys have admitted threatening two women who were subjected to homophobic abuse on a bus. melania geymonat and her date christine hannigan were pelted with coins on a london night bus in may. the teenagers, aged 15, 16 and 17, admitted public o

the leader arlene foster said that the number of democratic unionists elected would determine the futurehe united kingdom, and they would continue to try to change the prime minister's brexit deal if borisjohnson remains in number10. the deal obviously that is there at the moment is not acceptable. and everyone across northern ireland knows the reasons for that. certainly unionism, as nigel has said, is united in relation to our rejection of the boris deal and therefore it needs to be changed. you can find out what each party is promising to do on the issues that matter to you by using our general election policy guide, which lets you easily compare the parties' policies. find that at bbc.co.uk/news or on the bbc news app. net migration has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six years. in the year tojune, 212,000 more people moved to the uk than left. the office for national statistics says the figures are largely due to a fall in the number of people coming here from the eu to work. our home affairs correspondent, sarah corker, explains. the fendlands in eastern england, home to some

unionists took this opportunity once again the opportunity of the war, took this opportunity and wanted to turn courage into obedient or effective citizens of the ottoman empire. how to do that? to reset to separate them from the tribal the, tribal leaders, basically to scatter them around the empire. but some of these attempts for more successful but generally speaking, it was a hugely ambitious project. kurds in, the aftermath of the great war, like everyone else, came up with their own political ambitions. political ambitions of independence or autonomy within the ottoman empire. up to this point this mostly came from the more educated members of the kurdish community. the tribes, the more conservative sections of the kurdish, population remains loyal to the ottoman's. they realize that the international political opinion favored at the armenians. they realized that if those projects off armenian independence or autonomy projects were implemented, that would mean the end of their own existence or would make it very difficult for them. so this is why they remained very closed and they

and a passionate unionist, there will not be checks on goods going from northern ireland to great britain being claimed this is out of step with what his brexit secretary told a commons committee last month. will northern ireland businesses that trade with great britain have to co m plete that trade with great britain have to complete export declarations? um... well, if our moving goods do northern ireland... well, from northern ireland... well, from northern ireland... well, from northern ireland to great britain, no, because we have said in terms of from northern ireland to gigabits that it will be frictionless. but could i come back to that fair question on declarations, just to be clear, the exit summary declarations will be required. in terms of northern ireland, to great britain. that was stephen barclay. our reality check correspondent chris morris has been trying to get to the bottom of the claims and counterclaims. further video emerged this afternoon of the meeting he had last night or yesterday with business leaders in northern ireland, in which he said, when it comes to trade

ulster unionist party and the alliance party as well as a number of candidates standing as independence but 1st to scotland and to alex. and i'm joined from glasgow by the doyen of scottish political journalism a woman who's been covering scottish elections since alaska with the tunnel action of 1904 i'm delighted to be joined by refreshment i'm not sure i'm delighted to be carbon dated clay that alex ruth the party the main party leader says gemma carbon boss johnson the both been in scotland on last week but neither of us that was an annoyed success no a toll in fact boris johnson has taken a leaf out of the tories i'm a pre-book and he's been going round in kind of hermetically sealed pore c.c. i mean he went to enter distillery but or only air only journalists and author of people were allowed in there was no punters unload into completions and when somebody remonstrated with them from the press corps he said well you're a voter aren't you so he sees is being kept well away from anything resembling the electorate and jeremy corbyn well jimmy coburn came up and there had a lot of dif

unionist in groups in colombia or holding a 2nd nationwide strike in support of anti-government protests the rallies which started last week at the same multiple confrontations between protesters and police colombians are angry about corruption and oppose cuts to minimum wages changes in pensions and taxes reports out of the us say president donald trump was aware of a whistleblower's complaint against him when he unfroze military aid to ukraine trump is facing an impeachment inquiry over allegations he withheld the money to force a crane to and best to get his political rival joe biden new york times says white house lawyers informed trump in august before they told congress a court of bangladesh has sentenced 7 members of an armed group to death for their role in a 2016 attack on a cafe that left $22.00 people dead the men say they will appeal the charges which include training the attackers sense applying arms explosives and money reports from dhaka. crowds packed the cold precinct many queuing outside the building to hear the verdict security forces sell the entire area inside an ant

what makes you think as unionists it's a good deal for northern ireland?: i'm quite sure it is in interest to leave the european union, and we will now with boris as prime minister. we can look forward to him acting to take us out of the european union and put us into a situation where we are in control of our own country again. that is the important thing that happen. happen. vonnie: lord trimble, how can you have the belfast agreement intact and a brexit agreement as is intact? david: there is no conflict between the two. the belfastdavid: agreement deah constitutional matters, matters of governance, it does not do with economic issues. brexit is an economic issue. there is no overlap. it is wrong for people to suggest that brexit in some way e belfastha agreement. i am really crossed with people peddling this falsehood. vonnie: a couple of the criticisms are that under the belfast agreement, someone living in northern ireland could choose where they were a citizen of, great britain, ireland, or the european union, also that there were no borders north o

he became as i said increasingly interested in abolition and he became a very ardent unionist as the civil war started. you may be shocked to hear your part of connecticut was a sort of hotbed of anti-unionism and he put himself out there very often on behalf of the union cause. after the first battle of bull run in july of 1861 in the northerners who sympathized with the secession began to peace rallies. at these events the white flag would be flown above the stars and stripes and in the region of connecticut it was especially active in this way so he decided to accompany about 20 like-minded friends to attend the meetings happening 10 miles north of bridgeport and to hear for ourselves whether the addresses were disloyal or not. as they were leaving bridgeport, they came upon two on the bus was carrying about 253 month militi25three-month militia vols who had just been mustered out were returned from the war. they had a number of others who were also headed to the skeptical frame of mind. to the very large gathering they were present when feature was delivering the benediction and