10 other mps from the party have so far announced their intentions to run. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk columnists with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline: london. britain s conservatives like to think of themselves as belonging to the natural party of government. this week, it s looked more like the natural party of farce. two cabinet ministers announced publicly that they d had enough of borisjohnson. mrjohnson had not had enough of himself and for 48 hours, he dug in his heels, refusing to resign as prime minister, even as, one after another, members of his government resigned. in all, five cabinet level and 23junior ministers quit because he wouldn t, along with a couple of dozen parliamentary aides. on wednesday evening, the prime minister sacked one of his oldest allies who d told him to go. another, who d accepted promotion from him just the night
for 48 hours, he dug in his heels, even as, one after another, members of his government resigned. in all, five cabinet level and 23junior ministers quit because he wouldn t, along with a couple of dozen parliamentary aides. on wednesday evening, the prime minister sacked one of his oldest allies who d told him to go. another, who d accepted promotion from him just the night before, deserted his cause. mrjohnson insisted the voters had given him a mandate to govern and he would do just that. some feared he was considering a fresh appeal to the nation by calling a general election. a prime minister who d dissolved parliament once when he couldn t get his way might do so again. in fact, come thursday lunch time, borisjohnson decided he had to go. he announced his resignation blaming not himself but the herd instinct of his party. when time is up for tory leaders, they are visited by the men in grey suits , political grandees. the verdict in the dateline studio is delivered
Were infected with hepatitis c and hiv after being given contaminated Blood Products and transfusions between the 1970s and 90s. The high court in london has, at least for now, blocked the extradition of the wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, to the United States. It granted him permission to appeal against the order that he should stand trial for leaking military secrets that endangered lives. Donald trumps one time lawyer is today finishing his testimony at the former president s Hush Money Trial in new york. Michael cohen has been a witness for the prosecutors, who hope to establish that mr trump knew about the payments to buy the silence of the adult film star Stormy Daniels and efforts to cover them up. Good evening. The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal court, karim khan, is seeking Arrest Warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and yahya sinwar, the hamas leader, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He is also issued separate warrants for yoav gallant, th
warm, highs of around six to ii warm, highs of around six to 11 degrees. heading through thursday night into friday, a ridge of high pressure builds in so that will bring a bit of a quieter day for friday for many others. a bit of sunshine, not particularly warm with mist and fog, which should clear away. thanks, sarah. and that s bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m jane dougall. another record for virat kohli, who overtakes his idol, sachin tendulkar, and helps send india into the final of the cricket world cup. a first match for emma hayes since the announcement of her new us job. can the chelsea manager get the only trophy that has eluded her at the club in her last season? an fa cup replay for eighth tier team cray valley can they get a win against a side five divisions above them? also coming up on sportsday: a shock in golf as rory mcilroy steps back from the pga tour policy board. we ask why. olympic gold medallist joe clarke is back in great britain