the first asian mp in scotland. he trained as a dentist but then he returned to the family business politics. anas sarwar, welcome to political thinking. my pleasure, thanks for having us. now which is more frightening, waiting for the dentist drill or waiting for the verdict of the electorate? definitely waiting for the verdict of the electorate. i mean, the great thing about dentistry is that you get to be in complete control about, you know. the dentist always asks the awkward questions when they are already in the person s mouth doing the treatment, and i used to always have this thing with my patients when they came in, i always used to try and loosen them up, say, you know, don t worry, i m a pain free dentist. i never feel any pain. and, you know, that, that interaction part was what i loved about dentistry and actually the people interaction part is what i love about politics as well. i was going to say. although some people would say being a dentist, really deep
he is the son of the first muslim mp in britain, the first asian mp in scotland. he trained as a dentist but then he returned to the family business politics. anas sarwar, welcome to political thinking. my pleasure, thanks for having us. now which is more frightening, waiting for the dentist drill or waiting for the verdict of the electric? definitely waiting for the verdict of the electorate. i mean, the great thing about dentistry is that you get to be in complete control about, you know. the dentist always asks the awkward questions when they are already in the person s mouth doing the treatment and i used to always have this thing with my patients when they came in, i always used to try and loosen them up, say, you know, don t worry, i m a pain free dentist. i never feel any pain. and, you know, that, that interaction part was what i loved about dentistry and actually the people interaction part is what i love about politics as well. i was going to say. although some
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
good in less than ninety minutes. morning. thousands o through good morning. thousands of women go through ivf fertility treatment every year, but many say they are treated unfairly at work during it. we will look at why and what your rights are. in sport, a first all manchester fa cup final as united pipped brighton on penalties to set up a showdown with rival scott city in wembley in june. good morning. under clear skies are some of us were lucky to see the northern lights last night. the starting to clear skies, wintry showers across the north and east, driven in in a strong wind, rain in the south and west and in between, some sunshine. all the details later in the programme. it s monday 24th april. our main story. the government has insisted it s doing everything it can to keep british nationals safe in sudan where hundreds of people have died in more than a week of fighting. british diplomats and theirfamilies have been airlifted out of the country but uk nationals
tell the bbc they feel abandoned the government says it s doing all it can to help those still there. more than £200 million of money earmarked to help children catch up after covid lockdowns hasn t been spent the finding of a bbc investigation. and the aim was to receive 105 cards for his 105th birthday but this world war two veteran who now has more than 4,000 and counting. and coming up on bbc news, the latest from the world snooker championship. robert milkins and jack lisowski aim to follow in the footsteps ofjohn higgins and secure their place in the next rounds. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. the former strictly come dancing head judge len goodman, has died at the age of 78. he had been diagnosed with bone cancer and passed away on saturday at a hospice in tunbridge wells in kent, surrounded by his family. the dancer and choreographer became a judge on the first show in 2004 and continued as head judge until his final appearance in 2016.