of the moment. this week, britain s political and economic crisis entered a new and even more difficult phase, and so did the war in ukraine. all of this has rather overshadowed the already slightly muted celebration of the bbc s 100th anniversary, which falls this week. in october 1922 the bbc started up, and quite soon became the world s most famous and respected public service broadcaster operating from its headquarters here in central london. and london is where our programme starts this week with the extraordinary political and economic goings on. pretty much unprecedented in my experience. that the whole sort of faith in the system, the trust, the engagement has sort of broken down and may in fact get worse. will president putin s new commander in the ukraine war, nicknamed general armageddon, change the way the war is being fought? i don t think i ve seen anyone at all who said that we re being killed. let s give up. on the contrary, we re being killed. let s fight
the former chancellor has yet to announce whether he will launch a fresh bid for the top job after losing to liz truss over the summer. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from holiday, as supporters rally behind a potential comeback by the former prime minister. but so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. hopefuls have until monday afternoon to find 100 backers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. good helen catt has more. morning, are you running for leadership? good morning, are you running for leadership? he good morning, are you running for leadership? good morning, are you running for leadershi? ., , ., , , leadership? he has got the numbers to net on leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot paper leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot paper and - leadership? he has go
the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, is the only person to formally announce her candidacy so far. in other news, at the china congress, president xi s predecessor hujintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy s latest coalition government. she s the nation s first female prime mnister and its first far right leader since the second world war. now on bbc news.unspun world, withjohn simpson hello and welcome to unspun world, the programme where the bbc s experts give us clear answers about the big questions
chancellor, rishi sunak, will announce his candidacy shortly. the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, is the only person to formally announce her candidacy so far. in other news, at the china congress, president xi s predecessor hujintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy s latest coalition government. she s the nation s first female prime mnister and its first far right leader since the second world war. now on bbc news.unspun world, withjohn simpson hello and welcome to unspun world, the programme where the bbc s experts give us clear answers about the big questions