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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...

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with some breaking news — officials in washington say us and british forces have carried out another wave of strikes against houthi targets in yemen. its the latest action against the iranian—backed group, which has been attacking commercial shipping in the red sea in response to israels war against hamas. president biden and the british prime minister rishi sunak have been discussing the crisi...

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, ...

I would say im probably a bit more to the left than he was and i think he was very focused on foreign policy, international development and that was his real driving force of his politics. whereas for me, its more the national health service, our economy, education. so i think in that sense, we probably have very, very different politics and very different priorities. now there are two ways of looking at your story. 0n the one hand, this is an extraordinary story, yours, of success for a second�...

He was very focused on foreign policy, international development and that was his real driving force of his politics. whereas for me, its more the national health service, our economy, education. so i think in that sense, we probably have very, very different politics and very different priorities. now there are two ways of looking at your story. on the one hand, this is an extraordinary story, yours, of success for a second—generation immigrant against some pretty foul racism. you will probab...

Kavanaugh cried because to trump thats weakness and vulnerability and the last thing hed ever do. >> why wouldnt he like a guy like this guy? because hes not rich? >> say that again? >> why wouldnt trump like a guy like kavanaugh? fill in the blank on that. trump likes big shots like putin and whats his name, the guy from north carolina, kim jong-un. he likes bosses, big shots, fire people. >> he doesnt like people who he doesnt think he can be like. he does think he can be like authoritarians l...

Yesterday when kavanaugh cried because to trump thats weakness and vulnerability, the last thing he would have do. hes preparing to lose. >> why wouldnt trump like kavanaugh? like putin and kim jong-un, he likes bosses, big shots,ifying people. >> he doesnt like people who he doesnt think he can be like. he does think he can be like putin and kim jong-un. he doesnt think he can be kavanaugh in the sense of a yale law school graduate. >> double. >> this elite background. trump is the outer boroug...

Office with the lowest approval rating since nixon. but its pretty silly to assert that being a bush, being the son of a former president, being wealthy and having had every door open for you in your life is a net negative. jeb is in a position to run today because of his elite background. its hardly an up by the bootstraps kind of a story. he got his first job at texas commerce bank thanks to family friend james baker. cut his teeth in politics working for his dads 1980 presidential campaign. a...

To and appeal to working-class voters, catholic voters in the industrial midwest and beyond, and make this case. hes going to raise money. hes going to enthuse -- you know, energize the base. these are the things that you want in a pick, and i think -- >> yes, sir. >> -- it says a lot about romney and the kind of message he wanted to send. >> you know, you know, chuck, i used to say that joe biden put the apostrophe in obama, he made him a regular sort of guy. >> yeah. >> a elite background, joe...