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the conversation that the prime minister was due to have at some point today with his ethics adviser has actually happened. government sources keen to stress that this is just a conversation at this stage, there is no suggestion that they are about to order an investigation into whether suella braverman, the home secretary, broke the ministerial code. rishi sunak, of course, fresh back from the g7 summit injapan and he is probably suffering a little bit with jet lag, and he is probably suffering a little bit withjet lag, and now he is probably suffering a little bit with jet lag, and now having to deal with another set of headlines about a seniorfigure in his government. this was a prime minister on day one who first walked through that famous black door of downing street he promised to govern with professionalism, accountability and professionalism but since then has lost three cabinet ministers, most recently dominic raab, following a bullying probe. and now questions swirling around suella braverman, and perhaps unsurprisingly when asked about this in japan yesterday, unsurprisingly when asked about this injapan yesterday, rishi sunak was
and — david tennant makes a surprise appearance injodie whittaker�*s final doctor who story. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we could find out as early as this afternoon who's replacing liz truss as the uk's prime minister. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations for party leader and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they'll be declared party leader today and walk through the famous black door as prime minister as soon as tomorrow. if more than one candidate hits the hundred mark, there'll be a ballot by mps later today followed by a vote of party members this week. two candidates have officially
good morning and welcome to bbc news. we could find out as early as this afternoon who's replacing liz truss as the uk's prime minister. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations for party leader and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they'll be declared party leader today and walk through the famous black door as prime minister as soon as tomorrow. if more than one candidate hits the hundred mark, there'll be a ballot by mps later today followed by a vote of party members this week. two candidates have officially declared that they are running, rishi sunak and penny mordaunt. so far, just over 200 out of 357 tory mps have told the bbc who they'll be supporting. 180 — more than half of the parliamentary party — are backing rishi sunak, and 26 for penny mordaunt. when borisjohnson dropped out of the running last night, he claimed to have the backing of 102 mps — that support will now shift to the two remaining candidates.
hello, vicky, can you still hear me? i think we have lost macri —— we have lost vicky pryce. let me give you some background in the minutes after the resignation of the chancellor. kwasi kwarteng says he was invited to step down, which is code for if he hadn't gone he would have been sacked. clearly he recognised that if he didn't move, there needed to be some kind of signal that government policy was changing. his words have not reassured markets over the last month. his authority has looked weak. the danger is if he had remained in his post, it would have undermined the prime minister's own position. we are seeing shots in downing street. downing street is on the right in this picture, the famous black door to number ten that you will be very familiar with if you will be very familiar with if you live in the uk, wherever else you live in the uk, wherever else you are in the world i suspect you will know it as well, there has certainly been a lot of activity in
correspondent of the bbc nick eardley. starting with logistics, i am safe to say we can expect the new prime minister roughly within an hour? —— the chief political correspondent. it hour? -- the chief political correspondent.— hour? -- the chief political correspondent. it is a slightly different process _ correspondent. it is a slightly different process to - correspondent. it is a slightly different process to normal. correspondent. it is a slightly - different process to normal because instead of the mile to buckingham palace and back, it is 500 miles back up to aberdeenshire. liz truss is on the plane and she has a bit more time than she would normally have to mull over the address she will give here. it is her big moment. the last few weeks, we have heard liz truss talk to the conservative party. we heard that again yesterday when she won the leadership and became the prime minister in waiting. this is the moment that she talks to the country and she says, here is what i want to do with power, this is my vision for what i will do when i get behind that famous black door. and there is a lot in the in—tray from the economic storm we are seeing at the moment to inflation, to the
the floor, a lower price cap than the floor, a lower price cap than the one 0fgem would otherwise have set, and there's big questions about taxes and whether the right approach may be to increase taxes on some of those with the broadest shoulders to enable us to support all families in the country through this difficult time but without knowing all of the additional costs on to government borrowing. lian additional costs on to government borrowinu. ., ,., additional costs on to government borrowinu. ., , ., borrowing. dan tomlinson, senior economist — borrowing. dan tomlinson, senior economist at _ borrowing. dan tomlinson, senior economist at the _ borrowing. dan tomlinson, senior economist at the resolution - economist at the resolution foundation think tank, thank you. it's all happening in that building behind dan tomlinson and we are now 40 minutes or so away from finding out who will be taking up residence behind the famous black door of number ten. after two months of campaigning, the leader of the conservative party will be announced and tomorrow borisjohnson's and tomorrow boris johnson's premiership and tomorrow borisjohnson's premiership will formally come to an end. 0ur political correspondent ben wright takes a look back at the highs and lows of his three years in power. there is unlikely to be another prime minister
would have to furlough, or, like the other opposition parties, she would freeze prices. labour said neither candidate had eased people's anxieties over the costs they were facing. anxieties over the costs they were facin: . ., anxieties over the costs they were facina. ., ., , , facing. the two leadership candidates, _ facing. the two leadership candidates, liz _ facing. the two leadership candidates, liz truss, - facing. the two leadership candidates, liz truss, we | facing. the two leadership - candidates, liz truss, we have just candidates, liz truss, we havejust heard from, cannot give a specific answer to the one question everyone wants an answer to, what is going to happen to my bills. wants an answer to, what is going to happen to my bills-— happen to my bills. pretty soon, the winnin: happen to my bills. pretty soon, the winning conservative _ happen to my bills. pretty soon, the winning conservative candidate - happen to my bills. pretty soon, the winning conservative candidate is i winning conservative candidate is going to have to stop campaigning and begin governing. if it is liz truss who walks through the famous black door, we can expect a substantial package of support to be announced this week. despite her decrying hand—outs, when she was on the campaign trail. she also says, within a month she will keep her promise to cut taxes and today she intended her intention to reverse the national insurance rise. it was pointed out that better of people stood to benefit more. inevitably, when ou stood to benefit more. inevitably, when you cut _ stood to benefit more. inevitably, when you cut taxes, _ stood to benefit more. inevitably, when you cut taxes, you - stood to benefit more. inevitably, when you cut taxes, you tend - stood to benefit more. inevitably, when you cut taxes, you tend to l when you cut taxes, you tend to benefit people who are more likely
liz truss you've just heard from, cannot give a specific answer to the one question frankly that everybody wants an answer to, which is what the heck is going to happen to my bills? pretty soon the winning conservative candidate is going to have to stop campaigning and begin the governing and if it's liz truss who walks through the famous black door, we can expect a substantial package of support to be announced this week, despite her decrying hand—outs when she was on the campaign trail. she also says within a month she will keep her promise to cut taxes and today she defended her intention to reverse the national insurance rise. it was pointed out that better off people stood to benefit more. inevitably when you cut taxes you tend to benefit people who are more likely to pay tax. is it fair? it is fair. we promised in our manifesto that we would not raise national insurance.
people's anxieties over the soaring costs that they were facing. the two leadership candidates, liz truss you've just heard from, cannot give a specific answer to the one question frankly that everybody wants an answer to, which is what the h... is going to happen to my bills? pretty soon the winning conservative candidate is going to have to stop campaigning and begin the governing and if it's liz truss who walks through the famous black door, we can expect a substantial package of support to be announced this week, despite her decrying hand—outs when she was on the campaign trail. she also says within a month she will keep her promise to cut taxes and today she defended her intention to reverse the national insurance rise. it was pointed out that better off people stood to benefit more. inevitably when you cut taxes you tend to benefit people who are more likely to pay tax. is it fair? it is fair. we promised in our manifesto
——would out—do furlough. labour said neither candidate had eased people's anxieties over the costs they were facing. the two leadership candidates, liz truss, we have just heard from, cannot give a specific answer to the one question everyone wants an answerto, what is going to happen to my bills? pretty soon, the winning conservative candidate is going to have to stop campaigning and begin governing. if it is liz truss who walks through the famous black door, we can expect a substantial package of support to be announced this week. despite her decrying hand—outs, when she was on the campaign trail. she also says, within a month she will keep her promise to cut taxes and today she intended her intention to reverse the national insurance rise. it was pointed out that better off people stood to benefit more. inevitably, when you cut taxes, you tend to benefit people who are more likely to pay tax. is it fair? it is fair, we promised