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BBC Northern Ireland's weekly politics programme. Presented by @MarkCarruthers7. Also posts on #SundayPolitics & #BBCRedLines ▪️Email: [email protected]

Should MLAs get a £14,000 payrise? And, is it time for minimum unit pricing for alcohol here? ⁦@MarkCarruthers7⁩ ⁦@GerryCarrollPBP⁩ ⁦@timcairns⁩ ⁦@rcpsych⁩ ⁦@DarranMarshall⁩ ⁦@mikenesbittni⁩ Catch-up on ⁦👇⁩ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…


"A more libertarian view - as we've seen on vaccines." Former DUP Special Adviser @timcairns explains to @MarkCarruthers7 that DUP policy on minimum drink pricing has changed over time...


"I don't feel the evidence is questionable." @Dr_joywatson - from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland - tells @MarkCarruthers7 she feels the evidence shows minimum pricing for alcohol will work...


"We have a moral imperative to do the right thing." Chief Medical Officer, Sir Michael McBride tells @DarranMarshall the evidence shows that minimum pricing for alcohol can help people. @MarkCarruthers7


"From the devil's buttermilk to keeping alcohol as cheap as possible." Former DUP Health Minister Jim Wells tells @MarkCarruthers7 the change in DUP policy on minimum pricing for alcohol is wrong...


"That speaks volumes." @GerryCarrollPBP tells @MarkCarruthers7 it's interesting the parties on the Stormont Executive didn't want to come on and discuss the proposed pay increase for MLAs...


"It feels just about right." @timcairns tells @MarkCarruthers7 the proposed rise in MLAs' salaries makes sense...


"Is Michelle O'Neill or Emma Little-Pengelly worth almost £140,000 a year?" @GerryCarrollPBP tells @MarkCarruthers7 the proposed rise in MLA pay is "obscene"...


Should NI introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol? We’ll hear from the Chief Medical Officer, the Health Minister and a former health minister. Tonight on @bbctheview with @MarkCarruthers7 on BBC One NI.

Will alcohol minimum pricing save lives? The health minister says time is running out for the executive to introduce it here in Northern Ireland. Read more: bbc.in/4rZ6WxO



Should alcohol minimum pricing be introduced in NI? The Chief Medical Officer says the evidence is “irrefutable” that it will save lives - but the health minister says he can’t get Executive agreement We’ll have more on ⁦@bbctheview⁩ tonight. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…


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Coming up on @bbctheview with @MarkCarruthers7 tomorrow night...


#SundayPolitics will be repeated on BBC Two NI at 11pm or watch on @BBCiPlayer anytime > bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

"I sent a text message to Downing St... I finished that text by saying 'this is only going to end one way - again." Tom Kelly - former PM Official Spokesperson contacted No10 after noticing a briefing from the British Embassy against President Zelensky @MarkCarruthers7



#SundayPolitics will be repeated on BBC Two NI at 11pm or watch on @BBCiPlayer anytime > bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

"I think it's the end of days - and the only thing saving Keir Starmer at this point is the lack of a clear alternative." Tom Kelly - former Prime Minister Official Spokesperson 2001-2007 #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7



#SundayPolitics with @MarkCarruthers7 will be repeated on BBC Two NI at 11pm. Tom Kelly, a former Official Spokesperson to PM, thinks “it’s the end of days” for Keir Starmer On @BBCiPlayer > bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

bbctheview's tweet image. #SundayPolitics with @MarkCarruthers7 will be repeated on BBC Two NI at 11pm.

Tom Kelly, a former Official Spokesperson to PM, thinks “it’s the end of days” for Keir Starmer

On @BBCiPlayer > bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

"When Peter Mandelson was good, he was very good but when he was bad - he was very bad." Tom Kelly says he contacted Downing St about Lord Mandelson last year. @MarkCarruthers7 #SundayPolitics


"I think it's the end of days - and the only thing saving Keir Starmer at this point is the lack of a clear alternative." Tom Kelly - former Prime Minister Official Spokesperson 2001-2007 #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7


Many Labour MPs including frontbenchers have told @LOS_Fisher that Morgan McSweeney needs to be offered up as a sacrificial lamb but that may not be enough to quell all the anxiety in the Labour party. #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7


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