leadership race. borisjohnson rivals dismissed claims that he has reached 100 backers, speculation is rife that he could enter the contest. the leader of the commons is the only person to me as she is running but has fewer supporters. ukrainian officials say one million households are without power after a new wave russian attack. judy melania is the nation is the first far right leader in italy since the second world war. you are watching bbc news. time for political thinking. the turmoil in the conservative party, the psychodrama, the soap opera with ever more unlikely plot developments has its roots in brexit. the unresolved question of how this country should reshape itself, having decided the eu, that is one reason my guest on political thinking this week matters. david frost is seen by his admirers as the guardian of the brexiteer flame, the man who borisjohnson put into the house of lords and made his chief brexit negotiator, who is now considering a bid to become a
You can see, they are the really the backdrop of the stage, sitting listening two of these speeches. Chris makes the point is you can see that most of them are in conventional political gear. They have their smart clothes on, their suits and ties. Except that is for sir keir starmer, who has lost his tie and jacket and he has rolled up his sleeves nearly to his elbows. Chris our Political Editor says it is not hot in there. He says this is a deliberate look from sir keir focused he says on getting stuff done. We know there will be no new policies, it will be sir keir setting out six pledges as his pitch before what we know will be a general election probably this year. He is promising to deliver economic stability, that nhs waiting times, create a new Border Security, and, set up a publicly owned firm called Great British energy, crackdown on anti social behaviour, and also recruit 6500 new teachers. As you can see there are a large number of people in there, watching these speeches. T
Condition in hospital in bratislava. At a news conference, the slovak Interior Minister described the suspect as a lone wolf, who opposed the government. More details about his condition and emerging all the time. In the last few moments, slovakian President Elect Peter Pellegrini had this update from the hospital where mr fico is receiving treatment. Translation the Prime Minister is now facing the most difficult and challenging days, hours, minutes in order for him to survive. And i hope that everything will work out for the best. I really hope for us all to see his soon recovery and coming to full strength. Lets speak to bethany bell, our correspondent in bratislava. As we heard, microphone is in a very serious condition. We have been told that the next few days will be critical for him. That the next few days will be criticalfor him. She that the next few days will be critical for him. She was shot at very close range, including in the stomach, and of course he underwent several ar
Mandate. Think she is looking for that mandate. If she squeaks by. She is also trying to squash dissent in her own party. The real mandate that she once, this is true in a different way, for the anti mandate Thatjeremy Corbyn feels, it is about british politics. If she wins resoundingly, it is more a message to the borisjohnsons of this world. Ina way, to the borisjohnsons of this world. In a way, to the far right of the tory party. In other words, in theory, if she wants the so called soft brexit. Which she doesnt . Well, we dont know. Have you heard the Phrase Brexit means brexit . That is all we know. Lets posit the possibility that she once a kind of Lu Kewa Rm Possibility that she once a kind of lukewarm brexit. It is conceivable that if the ideologically rigid side of the tory party knew that they have a tory leader thatjust got a personal mandate to lead, it might change things. She was looking at the polls . Of course. The Opinion Polls . Yes, she was looking at the Opinion Pol