get their moment in front of the queen s coffin in westminster hall to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. at her lying in state ahead of the funeral on monday. duty officer signals led by the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, they all took their places around the coffin in westminster hall. it s the first time in history a monarch s grandchildren have performed the ceremony. a complete privilege, absolute privilege to see them honouring their grandmother. a moment that i will never forget. to see her grandchildren respecting her like that was so moving, really moving. thousands continue to queue to see the lying in state, and earlier, those near the front had a surprise visit. hip hip! crowd: king charles greeted mourners, thanking those who d waited through the night. the current waiting time is 17 hours. the accessible queue has closed for good. also tonight. ukraine says more western weaponry is needed to beat the russians, as bodies are recovered from a mass
there are conversations going on between penny mordaunt and other conservative mps or vinay and as we speak no, so the numbers are not an issue as far as we are concerned. it comes after borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised borisjohnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race. nominations close at 2pm so we could know who the next resident of the building behind me will be shortly after that. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. good morning and welcome to bbc news. we could find out who s replacing liz truss as prime minister as early as this afternoon. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister today. if both reach 100 there ll be an mps ballot this afternoon and then party members this week. tw
more muted debate in the common chamber today. to an extent, i think there was goodwill towards liz truss. the commentary was saying she had quite an easy ride but it could get more ferocious, but i think it would be a different tone to what we ve seen in the past few months with scandal upon scandal emerging and that really dominating the agenda. and that really dominating the a . enda. and that really dominating the aaenda. , ~ , agenda. and i “ust? i think there is agenda. and i “ust? i think there is a collective agenda. and ijust? i think there is a collective holding agenda. and ijust? i think there is a collective holding of agenda. and ijust? i think there is a collective holding of breath - agenda. and ijust? i think there is a collective holding of breath at. a collective holding of breath at the moment. untilwe see a collective holding of breath at the moment. until we see this. what the moment. until we see this. what the the moment. until we see
liz truss, has promised immediate action on surging energy prices, as she faced her first series hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are annabel denham, director of communications at free market think tank, the institute of economic affairs, and anand menon, director of the think tank the uk in a changing europe, which describes itself as providing independent research on brexit and its impact. we will say hello and just a moment after we take a look at the actual front pages. the i previews tomorrow s announcement on energy bills, saying liz truss will unveil emergency support, but leaves questions over how it will be funded. the times reports that the £150 billion package will rely on government borrowing to hold bills steady for two years. about time, says the mirror. but the paper criticises the decision not to expand the windfall tax on oil and gas firms to pay for it. the new pm will revolutionise energy suppli