penny mordaunt has less than an hour now to make that 100 threshold. her team say this lunchtime that it s going down to the wire and it s extremely close. we ll bring you that announcement at 2 o clock live in our specially extended coverage programme this afternoon. also this lunchtime. western allies denounce a russian claim that ukraine could use a dirty bomb there are fears the kremlin might use it as a pretext to escalate the war. phosphate pollution of rivers threatens the building of tens of thousands of new homes. and he s back in the tardis david tennant travels through time once again to return as dr who. and stay with us here on the bbc news channel 4 continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good afternoon. within the next hour or so, we could know who is britain s next prime minister. at two o clock, norminations close in the conservative party leadership race. rishi sunak has a commanding lead, with 192
good day to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m max foster in for kasie hunt. it is friday, november 24. it is 5:00 a.m. in the eastern u.s. of course, 10:00 here in london and noon in gaza where a carefully negotiated truce has been holding for five hours now the pause in fighting set to last four days during which hamas has agreed to release 50 civilian hostages, the first 13 women and children set to be released from gaza at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. 39 palestinian prisoners are also due to be released today into the west bank from this place, israel s prison. the timing of that release still to be announced. oren lieberman is joining us live from tel aviv, slightly shaky start to this truce, but it very quickly took hold. reporter: slightly. there was israeli artillery fire in the minutes after 7:00, there were red alerts warning of potential incoming rocket fire in the communities around gaza, but by 7:30 or so, it seemed, and from our teams down t
britain the barriers to opportunity and get britain building again. a partnership with you in pursuit of a new britain partnership with you in pursuit of a new britain with foundations built to last new britain with foundations built to last. the value of hard work restored, to last. the value of hard work restored, sticking plasters rejected. the tory era of division, over~ rejected. the tory era of division, over a rejected. the tory era of division, over. a britain standing tall again, tooking over. a britain standing tall again, looking forward again, believing again looking forward again, believing again that tomorrow will be better for your again that tomorrow will be better for your children. that is our future for your children. that is our future and for your children. that is our future and this year, we get it back future and this year, we get it back. thank you very much. applause. studio: sur keir starmer giving his first speech of the new year, in what
rishi sunak left his campaign headquarters this morning as the favourite to be the next prime minister. by mid morning, more than half of conservative mps were backing him and his pitch to fix the economy, unite the party and deliver for the country. mil economy, unite the party and deliver for the country- for the country. all of his arguments for the country. all of his arguments have - for the country. all of his arguments have been - for the country. all of his - arguments have been proven to be absolutely correct and i think he would run a very tight ship and a very good administration and actually a bit calmer, which i think is what the people of this country and my constituency here asking for. last night, borisjohnson announced that he would not run in the contest. a number of his supporters, including the cabinet ministers nadhim zahawi and james cleverley have now swung in behind rishi sunak in a call for unity but all. in a call for unity but all. we ve not a in a call f
johnson, now it is a meeting. can you interpret this for us? they have thin . s to you interpret this for us? they have things to talk you interpret this for us? they have things to talk about you interpret this for us? they have things to talk about but you interpret this for us? they have things to talk about but on - you interpret this for us? they have things to talk about but on the - things to talk about but on the evidence of the last 2a hours there is still quite a lot of rhetorical steam in this dispute. there is the technical side about the permits and the fishing, that has to be sorted. there are some on the british side who accept there is a degree of politics in this. president macron is facing the election and there are political imperatives behind this dispute. but equally other diplomats are all quite pessimistic who say the degree of lack of trust and lack of confidence between both sides, particularly on the french side, has the risk of it becoming ingrained and