BBC Northern Ireland's weekly politics programme. Presented by @MarkCarruthers7. Also posts on #SundayPolitics & #BBCRedLines ▪️Email: BBCPoliticsNI@BBC.co.uk
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Jun 11
"We make it an inflection point and we don't have this happening over and over again."
@markcarruthers asks @ClaireHanna how we reassure people?
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Jun 11
"The people who claim to be patriots are traitors. If you chase out of a hospital the nurses who are treating our citizens, you are a traitor to our country."
UUP leader @JonBurrowsMLA
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Jun 11
"It has been an utterly shameful week for Northern Ireland, what we had was a series of race based pogroms."
@MarkCarruthers7 asks @eointennyson what he thinks of the condemnation he's heard?
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Jun 11
"I am absolutely furious and angry about what happened in north Belfast on Monday. But that fury & anger will never justify the violence & distress that we have seen this week."
DUP MLA @JBuckleyMLA says the violence distracted from a broken immigration system.
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Jun 11
"The migrant workers in our community who hold up our health service, who hold up our fishing service, who hold up our agri food now tonight living in fear."
@ChrisHazzardSF tells @markcarrurthers this is not about peaceful protests.
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Jun 11
Coming up on #BBCTheView
Another week of violence in parts of Belfast after a knife attack in the north of the city. Why do some crimes lead to disorder, while others don't?
We're joined by @ChrisHazzardSF @JBuckleyMLA @EoinTennyson @JonBurrowsMLA & @ClaireHanna
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Jun 11
Will Andy Burnham make it to Downing Street? And what impact might he have on NI?
@MarkCarruthers7 chats to @adampayne26 , @JohnRentoul @CatNeilan & @dmcbfs
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Jun 7
Sunday Politics with @MarkCarruthers7 is now available on @BBCiPlayer and @BBCSounds and will be on @BBCTwoNI at 10:45pm
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Jun 7
"No one wants to see industrial action."
Head teacher Sean McNamee tells @MarkCarruthers7 that potential strikes over workload might be necessary...
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Jun 7
Is @JonBurrowsMLA a "disruptor"?
@DavidYoungPA tells @MarkCarruthers7 electoral fortunes will decide if the new UUP leader is on the right path...
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Jun 7
"We are the lowest in Europe."
@sianalliance tells @MarkCarruthers7 that Alliance support the raising of the age of criminal responsibility from ten...
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Jun 7
"How do you support victims?"
@paulfrewDUP tells @MarkCarruthers7 it will be difficult to protect and support victims of crime if the age of responsibility is raised...
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Jun 4
"Relations will be in a dark place."
@SuzyJourno tells @MarkCarruthers7 that the relationship between Sinn Féin and the DUP is starting to "sour"...
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Jun 4
"I didn't expect their reform proposals to go as far as they have."
@S_Haughey tells @MarkCarruthers7 Sinn Féin have released a "very ambitious document" on reforming Stormont...
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Jun 4
"This should have been an international news story."
@NewtonEmerson tells @MarkCarruthers7 that reforming Stormont is still hugely unlikely...
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Jun 4
"It's a high risk strategy. He needs to get through June."
@timcairns tells @MarkCarruthers7 that @JonBurrowsMLA could be in a very strong position if he gets through this month...
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Jun 4
"It's the Ulster Unionists' rivals who are best off this week."
@SuzyJourno tells @MarkCarruthers7 that @uuponline and @JonBurrowsMLA have both been damaged this week.
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May 31
Sunday Politics is now available as a podcast on @BBCSounds
@MatthewOToole2 & @oharamal discuss Climate Change legislation & the A5 road.
@gataveckaite & @christinafinn8 assess Sinn Féin’s by-election performance.
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May 31
Sunday Politics is available on @BBCiPlayer
@MatthewOToole2 & @oharamal discuss Climate Change legislation & the A5 road.
@gataveckaite & @christinafinn8 assess Sinn Féin’s by-election performance.
@MarkCarruthers7 | #bbcsp
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