End of an era
Tomorrow is the last Inside Politics to be broadcast on a Saturday. My guests are two barristers who also wear political hats, the TUV leader Jim Allister and the SDLP's Alban Maginness. In keeping with the legal theme we examine the Lord Chief Justice's ruling on the detention of suspects at Antrim Holding Centre, the rights and wrongs of Monica McWilliams' visit to the centre and the fallout from the guilty verdict in the Cork Northern Bank Money laundering trial.
The programme will be broadcast on 12.45 on Saturday.
From April 5th, Inside Politics is migrating to Sundays. We have a new time, just after the One o'clock news and a new duration, ten minutes longer than the current programme. We still intend to feature a long interview or debate with politicians, but I shall also be joined by live guests who will comment on the political news breaking over the weekend. Stephen Walker, who has joined our ranks as a political reporter covering Westminster will also contribute his thoughts on the latest developments in London.
UPDATE: Since recording the programme I gleaned a bit more information about the Human Rights Commissioner's visit to the Antrim Holding Centre. My source tells me that Monica McWilliams was responding to a direct request from a family member of one of the suspects who had refused food for 8 days. She felt under a duty to act under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which covers the Right to Life. My source also pointed out that the Commission visited the Antrim Holding Centre 18 months ago and raised concerns about the conditions there.
And Andrew - since you asked - Seven Days is moving back an hour to noon.
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