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hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines borisjohnson arrives back in the uk as speculation grows he'lljoin the conservative leadership race it's expected the former 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...

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 mornin...

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. po...

to have fallen into russian hands since mariupol. a third day of strike action disrupt services on the uk's rail network. rmt general secretary mick lynch says further industrial action hasn't been ruled out. borisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories�* defeat in two by—elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where he's attending a commonwealth meeting, he said people were heartily sick of questions about his conduct and tha...

union have been taking part in a oneday strike, causing disruption to rail services across britain. now on bbc news, nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello. welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who's shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is better known, he's more trusted, he's arguably more influential than many politicians. chief executives and chancellors of the exchequer have good reason to fear what martin lewi...