and then there were nine. trade minister penny mordaunt to throw her hat in the ring to be the next tory leader. many candidates but one key issue, taxes. former health secretary sajid javid will cut them if he is prime minister, including a tax rise to help the health service when he led it. iii tax rise to help the health service when he led it. tax rise to help the health service when he led it. if we don t have tax rises we will when he led it. if we don t have tax rises we will not when he led it. if we don t have tax rises we will not get when he led it. if we don t have tax rises we will not get growth, - when he led it. if we don t have tax rises we will not get growth, if - when he led it. if we don t have tax rises we will not get growth, if we | rises we will not get growth, if we do not get growth we will not be able to help the public services. i have never came across a decision, especially bay, which does not involve risk. especially bay, which does not
and the heat is on the met office says today could be the hottest day of the year so far. some parts of the uk will be hotter than athens and ibiza today. what s it like where you are and how are you coping? get in touch @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. also coming up, birth control for grey squirrels as scientists hope to control an expanding population and save our native reds. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest senior cabinet member to enter the conservative leadership race. ii contenders are now in the running. conservative backbenchers will meet later this afternoon to finalise the contest s rules, which will aim to thin the field quickly. my colleague ben brown is live in westminster for us this morning and we canjoin him now. another very busy day in politics. on that number could grow further still? .. , ., , still? exactly. the weather is heatina still? exactly. the weather is heating up still? exactly. the wea
Scotlands labour leader anas sarwar echoed these thoughts, saying his country would be key in delivering a uk wide labour victory, but the party must continue to work hard to regain voters trust. I am very clear that actually, scotland will lead the way in delivering uk wide labour government. And i think what you have seen happen in scotland over night is people move away and reject the politics of division, of chaos and incompetence and instead express a desire for a fresh start, express a desire for change. And they can now see that Scottish Labour is the vehicle for that change and that scotland will lead and that scotland will lead the way in delivering a uk wide labour government. A disappointing night for the snp. This is what humza yousaf had to say. A disappointing night. A tough night for the snp. Very difficult, of course. Theres a number of factors that played into that, we were told time and time again on the doorstep that margaret ferrier s reckless actions counted agains
Over the weekend, including an infant. As those deadly tornadoes were ripping through oklahoma. The trail of devastation, as you can see pretty vast there on the ground. Lawrence plus r. F. K. Jr. Says more americans are being pushed to vote out of fear for major party candidates. When somebody is telling you vote out of fear, they are trying to manipulate you into abandoning your values. Steve thats why he is surging. Meanwhile joe biden tries to down play his age with, of course, some jokes. Its been a year since i delivered this speech and my wife jill is with me tonight was worried how i would do. I told her, dont worry. Its just like riding a bike. She said thats what im worried about. [laughter] steve we remember the bike. So does jimmy failla at the big event on the red carpet is he going to join us this hour. Brian second hour of fox friends begins right now remember your mornings are better with friends. Brian Fox Weather Alert now massive tornado ripping through texas one of