an easy way through this, because his party is so fragmented, and both wings are so entrenched. it feels very tribal in westminster today. i know you were there too. although he has won the vote tonight, i do think the events of the day have been a real dent to his authority. we have seen open infighting, displays of party disunity laid bare, and also, some mps, particularly on the right of the party, accuse the government of the party, accuse the government of dark art tactics, of the whips office, accusing them of threatening mps that there would be consequences if they defied the three line weapon voted against the legislation. i m told by people close to the whips office that there was no suggestion or threat made that mps would lose the party whip. but clearly, there is a lot of turmoil that has been laid bare to the public today, and it is not a good look for the party. when you think of the fractious nature potentially of the last few days, compared to infighting in
# and sent them homeward. with each game, the volume of their anthem has grown. along with the popularity of the tartan army. delighting and bewildering wherever they go. that has been their strength, but on the pitch scotland have work to do. inside, tens of thousands sang with the squad and their leader. time to swallow the nerves. losing to hungary isn t an option. they want to witness history. but they almost watched scotland concede an early goal. angus gunn getting a safe hand to it. the tartan army were on edge again when a dangerous free kick almost cost them. orban! should have scored. but then an incident in the second half lead to a worrying delay. medical staff worked on hungary s barnabas varga. he was stretchered off to applause. stuart armstrong is ahead of him. just moments later there were cries for a scotland penalty. stuart armstrong brought down. why not, said half the crowd. time was almost up but only hungary reacted. three shots in quick succession, eve
Edition of hardtalk. I am Stephen Sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. Cheering and applause. That was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. But there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to Comic Book Characters in x men. Is there a Common Thread through everything you have done . The Common Thread is there is no Common Thread. There is a variety. What i always admired in my youth was people playing different sorts of p
Edition of hardtalk. I am Stephen Sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. That was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. But there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to Comic Book Characters in x men. Is there a Common Thread through everything you have done . The Common Thread is there is no Common Thread. There is a variety. What i always admired in my youth was people playing different sorts of parts in different envir
Edition of hardtalk. I am Stephen Sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. That was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. But there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to Comic Book Characters in x men. Is there a Common Thread through everything you have done . The Common Thread is there is no Common Thread. There is a variety. What i always admired in my youth was people playing different sorts of parts in different envir