at the state of the economy. the big birth control plan to control the the number of grey squirrels and save the native red squirrel. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s a crucial day for england and northern ireland in the women s european championships, with both sides seeking crucial victories this evening. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he s determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn t want to damage any of his colleagues s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. many of the ii leadership hopefuls have set out competing tax plans as a core element of their proposals. the two stage process will see conservative mps whittle down the
after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. the former formula 1 boss bernie ecclestone has been charged with fraud by false representation. the big birth control plan to control the the number of grey squirrels and save the native red squirrel. a warm welcome to bbc news. good to have your company on a busy afternoon, not least in the conservative leadership contest which is where we begin this hour. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he s determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn t want to damage any of his colleagues s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. we can hear from we can hearfrom ben brown. we can hear from ben brown. the w
an amber weather warning. drivers at eight rail companies have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, but scotrail drivers accept an improved pay offer of 5%. the president of sri lanka says he will resign after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. and still to come, we ll be looking at england and northern ireland s chances ahead of both their euro fixtures tonight. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he s determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn t want to damage any of his colleagues s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. colleagues chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. ro
in the years after her husband s death, sara, who lives near salisbury, has been involved with many charities and organisations. she was chairman of the poppy factory. her sons, david and rupert, bothjoined the army. i think they feel so proud and they carry on his tradition and i m very proud of them. they ve done enormously well. they ve got us well and truly pinned down. back in 1982, sara jones says news of the argentinian invasion of the falklands came like a bolt from the blue, with her husband excited at the prospect of being involved in the campaign to recapture the islands. you don t do a job and practice and do all the training and then not want to put it into practice when it comes to it. lieutenant colonel h jones was commanding officer of 2 para, at the time that was based in aldershot. on the 28th and 29th of may, 1982, the battalion attacked the argentinian forces occupying goose green, who had well prepared defensive positions. it was one of the most heroic at
is somewhat gone awry, because in their dna they believe in tax cuts. personally, i think it is pie in the sky right now given a fiscal position where we have had 400 billion borrowing, 2 trillion public debt, inflation at 9%, to be even thinking about tax cuts. i think it is totally and utterly bizarre and irresponsible, but you do have the likes of respected figures on the right, david davis, iain duncan smith, calling for those tax cuts, saying that that is the way to grow the economy to get you out of potentially a looming recession. the bigger issue for me is, what this is doing to politics in general. you go back to the nolan principles in 1995 which were around seven principles, selflessness, objectivity, integrity, honesty, leadership, and i m left scratching my head thinking which of these does the prime minister actually exhibit? the bigger issue is, despite all of this, labour is still only six points ahead. now, the reality is at the next election labour don t nee