Newsnight - 08/01/2010

Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson is coming under increased political pressure over allegations about his wife's financial affairs. Tonight we'll consider if Iris Robinson - who obtained £50,000 from two property developers to help her young lover start a business - should resign, and if she might bring down the political career of her husband with her. We'll be seeking out opinion from Northern Ireland and from Westminster, and examining whether it is vital for the power-sharing Executive that Mr Robinson survives. Plus Peter Marshall investigates what impact the big freeze is having on the NHS - why do more elderly people die in winter in the UK compared to the rest of the year, than in countries with more severe weather such as Sweden and Finland? Presented by Emily Maitlis.