hello, welcome to the programme. number 10 say britain needs a deterrent against illegal migration, the draught bill clearing its final hurdles in the commons this evening. we will discuss what s in it. did the british government get it right in sudan? uk nationals urged to make their own way to an airstrip north of khartoum, through countless checkpoints and under their own steam . eight flights left today. but still several thousand to evacuate. also tonight. reports ukraine is getting ready for the next major assault against russian forces. we will look at the current situation on the ground, and assess just how well equipped they are to do that. and where is the government s strategy on semi conductors? the uk is losing ground to rival countries in a crucially important sector. we will speak to the director of one start up who is threatening to relocate his operations to the united states. but first, to westminster, where mps have been voting this evening on the illegal
the germans had far fewer to get out. and certainly it wasn t without risk. courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the airfield that the uk and other nato allies are using to get their citizens out. as you can see, it s not very close to the city centre, which is here, and it s difficult to reach. and that s because of this these show all the areas where fighting has been verified in footage that the bbc has seen. you can see this residential area has been turned into a battlefield, the international airport also surrounded by hotspots, as are the main roads that lead up to that airfield we just looked at. so, that makes it very difficult. there s also huge demand its estimated that a quarter of a million sudanese people are trying to flee at the moment, and that s driving fuel prices up and making it very difficult. these are the different routes that they are taking so, via land to the port to get across to saudi arabia, down to ethiopia, to south sudan, to chad
to the air for the germans were using on the first day. it sounds that there wasn t very good coordination between european allies. ~ ~ . , allies. well, i think that in these situations countries allies. well, i think that in these situations countries do allies. well, i think that in these situations countries do generally try to situations countries do generally try to co ordinate but of course they try to co ordinate but of course they can t try to co ordinate but of course they can t always co ordinate, and they can t always co ordinate, and they face they can t always co ordinate, and they face different issues. you ve made they face different issues. you ve made a they face different issues. you ve made a big they face different issues. you ve made a big issue of the germans having made a big issue of the germans having gotten 700 people out. if indeed having gotten 700 people out. if indeed the british have had eight flights indeed the british have had eig
out, and certainly it wasn t without risk. courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the airfield that the uk and other nato allies are using to get their citizens out. as you can see, it s not very close to the city centre, which is here, and it s difficult to reach. and that s because of this these show all the areas where fighting has been verified in footage that the bbc has seen. you can see this residential area has been turned into a battlefield, the international airport also surrounded by hotspots, as are the main roads that lead up to that airfield we just looked at. so that makes it very difficult. there s also huge demand its estimated that a quarter of a million sudanese people are trying to flee at the moment, and that s driving fuel prices up and making it very difficult. these are the different routes that they are taking so, via land to the port to get across to saudi arabia, down to ethiopia, to south sudan, to chad, and of course to egypt. but that
slovakia, mike, let s talk about this extraordinary trip in the mood surrounding this trip. first of all, it was a surprise, and it wasn t without risk. you re actually right about that. that s something we just learned. ukrainian officials who are part of the planning of his visit traveling with the first lady today. we just landed back and brought us level, in fact. this is something the first lady has one to do for sometime. he s been so impressed with the resilience of the heroism of the ukrainian people, particularly concerned about the toll of this war on ukrainian mothers and their children. for some weeks now, the idea of a visit tied to mother s day, of course, mother s day some of the first lady really want to pursue. they ve got all these agreements and signed up on the very official a large ship, of course, and eastern europe also visiting with some of the ukrainian neighbors who have been dealing with the humanitarian toll.