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one was the same. for me, the elastic snapped and that is why i sent a respectful and polite message to the prime minister this morning suggesting that he should go. mrjohnson has assembled a new cabinet, with some new faces he wants to stay in no 10 until there is a new conservative leader. arguments have raged all day about just how long borisjohnson can stay in downing street. tonight, he is promising any big decisions will be left to the next prime minister. just over two years ago, borisjohnson was riding high, but today he leaves a country divided about his legacy. i think he s lied and been found out, and i think he should go. i don t think he s credible any more. i think he did a marvellousjob. what he s done for the country, people don t realise. who else could have done that? who could have passed brexit? also this hour. foreign ministers arrive for the 620 meeting, the first with russia since the start of the ukraine war. and ons jabeur makes history as she ....
he expressed regret that his premiership is ending much earlier than he hoped. i premiership is ending much earlier than he med- premiership is ending much earlier than he honed- than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up the - than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up the best i than he hoped. i want you to know| how sad i am giving up the best job how sad i am giving up the bestjob in the world about them s the breaks. in recent days, no fewer than 58 conservative mps had left the government, from senior tojunior levels, raising doubts about the government s ability to function. as westminster took in the news, labour said mrjohnson s intention to stay on as prime minister over the summer was not acceptable. it s obvious he s unfit to be prime minister. that s been blindingly ....
as but to go. we have seen at westminster, the herd as we have seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd moves, it moves. and, my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. mew friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have been remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have been appointed - remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have been appointed to - ministers have been appointed to those who had resigned in the last couple of days. mrjohnson says any major decisions will be left for the next government. but the opposition and a growing number within his own party think he should leave number 10 now. thank you forjoining me here in downing street on bbc news. i will be here for the next three hours. if you have questions about what is playing out in uk politics, i think we all do, send them my way. ....
colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we re delivering so much. i regret not to have been successful in those arguments. and there s big breaking news from moscow. appearing at her trial today wnba star center brittney griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges but said it was accidental, just one day after president biden spoke with her wife cherelle by phone. her plea to perhaps accelerate the end of the trial, perhaps lead to negotiations to her release. we ll have more coming up this afternoon at the white house. the president awarded the medal of freedom to 17 americans for their dedication to the nation. denzel washington, gold medal ayes simone biles, gabby giffords, simone campbell and steve jobs and john mccain post posthumously. we begin with keir simmons, doug has worked with johnson in the past and welcome to you all. sir peter is also author of they call it diplomacy. and now a big welcome to all including keir, first of all, boris ....
diplomats attending. china of course has steadfastly refused to back the tough us stance towards russia. and the american actorjames caan, best known for playing the gangster sonny corleone in the godfather, has died at the age of 82. pressure is growing on borisjohnson to step down as prime minister as soon as possible, rather than waiting until his successor is named. in his resignation speech on thursday, mrjohnson said he d stay in the job until the autumn but many of his colleagues, along with opposition parties, are unhappy with that and have called on him to go immediately. political editor chris mason has this report on a day of political upheaval for westminster and the country. at breakfast time, there was talk of a constitutional crisis, a prime minister who wouldn t budge, and more and more ministers resigning. butjust after 9:00am, news borisjohnson would resign today. this, the most powerful street in the country, suddenly packed. those arriving for work h ....