think if he would toughen his stance against _ think if he would toughen his stance against this very small minority of disruptive — against this very small minority of disruptive conservative mps he will stand _ disruptive conservative mps he will stand a _ disruptive conservative mps he will stand a better chance of broadening his respect— stand a better chance of broadening his respect among them, among the pubiit _ his respect among them, among the ublic. ,, ~' his respect among them, among the ublic. t, ~ t, , public. you think if he removes the whi from public. you think if he removes the whip from peeple _ public. you think if he removes the whip from people who _ public. you think if he removes the whip from people who are - public. you think if he removes the whip from people who are without | public. you think if he removes the | whip from people who are without a date like liz truss and check this week mark he might win the next election? i week mark he might win the next election? ., ., ~' week mark he might win the next election? ., ., ~ , ., , election? i do not think it is as that. election? i do not think it is as that -- _ election? i do not think it is as that. -- jacob _ election? i do not think it is as that. -- jacob rees-mogg. - election? i do not think it is as that. -- jacob rees-mogg. i i election? i do not think it is as . that. -- jacob rees-mogg. i think election? i do not think it is as - that. -- jacob rees-mogg. i think he that. —— jacob rees—mogg. i think he has got _ that. —— jacob rees—mogg. i think he has got to— that. —— jacob rees—mogg. i think he has got to present the party as a united _ has got to present the party as a united front and the disunity dog in the party— united front and the disunity dog in the party is — united front and the disunity dog in the party is making it virtually unelectable. the public do not vote for divided — unelectable. the public do not vote for divided parties and when of course — for divided parties and when of course you have an opposition that is pretty— course you have an opposition that is pretty united and has faced down its left—wing demons, then the challenge is all the greater for the prime _ challenge is all the greater for the prime minister to build the conservative party into a more united — conservative party into a more united oppositionjust might appeal to more _

united oppositionjust might appeal to more voters at the next election. is to more voters at the next election. is that _ to more voters at the next election. is that a _ to more voters at the next election. is that a fair— to more voters at the next election. is that a fair point, hugh bennett, is the launch of this really going to help rishi sunak when the next election? i to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~' to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~ ., , election? i do not think that unity is necessarily _ election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the _ election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the problem. - election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the problem. but . is necessarily the problem. but united parties do not win elections. the way the politicians presented the event today it was clear that this is not about leadership and they fully support rishi sunak leading them into the next election. but there is a disconnect looking at the priorities for voters, they want lower immigration and lower taxes and the government says they want that but are not delivering that. the tax burden is still at a record high. there is a huge tax burden and no one within government has taken a

step back to say how have we got to this stage? step back to say how have we got to this staue? ., ~' ., step back to say how have we got to this staue? ., ~ ., ., a, , this stage? you know what boris johnson said _ this stage? you know what boris johnson said and _ this stage? you know what boris johnson said and rishi _ this stage? you know what boris johnson said and rishi sunak- this stage? you know what boris| johnson said and rishi sunak said when he was chancellor, it was because of covid. they bowled so much to help people keep theirjobs. of course it demanded extraordinary measures but looking at the trajectory in the last couple of decades there has been trend towards expansion of the state sent to every problem can be solved by more government and more taxes and i think that is part of what was interesting about today, they said look at this longer picture and why have we got to this position where it is seen that some branch of the state is the solution to every problem. state is the solution to every roblem. ., state is the solution to every problem-— state is the solution to every roblem. ., ., ., ., problem. not to come back to a point made previously _ problem. not to come back to a point made previously but _ problem. not to come back to a point made previously but it _ problem. not to come back to a point made previously but it seems - problem. not to come back to a point made previously but it seems to - problem. not to come back to a point made previously but it seems to linkl made previously but it seems to link with what you just said, liz truss as prime minister announced billions of pounds of tax cuts and look for that left everybody. i of pounds of tax cuts and look for that left everybody.—

that left everybody. i think when ou that left everybody. i think when you change _ that left everybody. i think when you change leaders _ that left everybody. i think when you change leaders so _ that left everybody. i think when you change leaders so quickly i that left everybody. i think when you change leaders so quickly in| that left everybody. i think when . you change leaders so quickly in the party you will get a lot of people coming in enacting policies that perhaps they have not had time to prepare for long enough. she spent the whole leadership _ prepare for long enough. she spent the whole leadership contest - prepare for long enough. she spent| the whole leadership contest saying she would cut taxes. you the whole leadership contest saying she would cut taxes.— she would cut taxes. you are busy with all kinds — she would cut taxes. you are busy with all kinds of— she would cut taxes. you are busy with all kinds of interviews - she would cut taxes. you are busy with all kinds of interviews and - with all kinds of interviews and engagements but planning the government is something that takes a lot of work and that is why movements like this are interesting because they are trying to do that work out of the fray of the 2a hours news cycle and built a more long—term programme. news cycle and built a more long-term programme. thank you so much. that's all from us tonight. kirsty is in the chair tomorrow. goodnight.

breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. but what happens quite quickly after a cancer diagnosis is that a treatment path emerges. with his family on christmas day at sandringham. the king is now back here, for the time being out of the public eye, to concentrate on his recovery. royal correspondent daniella relph there. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk... the metropolitan police have released new images of abdul shokoor ezedi — the man wanted in connection with a corrosive liquid attack in clapham last week. police have tracked mr ezedi moving from near southwark bridge in central london towards victoria

embankment. people in bristol have been queuing to sign up with a new nhs dentist practice for a second day. the police had to intervene yesterday to control the crowd of those wanting to register. the dentists' union says it's a "perfect snippet" of the situation nationwide. eight million people on means—tested benefits are now receiving their final cost—of—living payment, to help with high prices and bills. the two—hundred—and—ninety—nine pound payment will go directly the 299 pound payment will go directly into bank accounts of those eligible, before the 22nd of february, without the need to make a claim. a 46—year—old man has been charged with malicious communication after the conservative mp, mike freer, received a threatening phone call last week. you're live with bbc news. it's one year on from turkey's deadliest earthquake. more than 53,000 people were killed in the south—east of the country. early on tuesday morning local time,

survivors held a pre—dawn vigil in the remains of antakya city, marking the moment the earthquake struck. it was punctuated by outbursts of anger towards the turkish government for what they say is its lack of action to rehouse the homeless. 0ur correspondent anna foster reported from southern turkey in the aftermath of the quake. 12 months on, she's returned to the region — and sent this report. now the rubble is going, the scars are clear to see. the city of antakya is a wasteland. more than 200,000 buildings were destroyed by the earthquake. and the work to clear and rebuild is still going on, even now. not everyone is able to move on. abu mustapha often returns to the place where he used to live.

he managed to save his three youngest children, but when their home fell, he lost sight of his teenage daughters, salma and salwa. "i told her, salma, get up, there's an earthquake. everybody woke up. we got out from the building gate here. i had my other children, lama and mustapha, with me, and i stood right here." now they are missing. for months, he has searched hospitals and cemeteries. when everything he owned was destroyed, the few pictures he had left of his girls became even more precious. "my wife passed away 11; days before the earthquake. every time i go through difficult times, i go to her because i know where her grave is, but i don't know where my daughters' graves

are, so i come here." so much of this place was destroyed that even now, after a year of solid work, they still have not managed to clear away all of the destruction. now, hundreds of thousands of people left this area altogether, but for those who stayed, the difficulties are still all around them every day, and the vast majority still don't have proper homes to live in. tents and container villages should have been temporary solutions. now, they are bedded in, more permanent than was ever intended. less than a quarter of the promised new homes have been built. antakya's old city had stood strong for centuries. it may never recover. but its people have vowed to. 13—year—old zaliha remembers the night her life was saved. frightened and exhausted, the first rescue team who arrived said she was beyond help.

but then, mersin city's fire department came and pulled her out. today, they are back together, reunited in the same city. there are thanks and hugs, and memories of how lucky their family was. across southern turkey, daily life remains a battle for the earthquake survivors who stayed here, and the last year hasn't dulled their pain or their suffering. anna foster, bbc news, antakya. the leader of a doomsday cult in kenya in which hundreds of people allegedly died from starvation has been charged with 191 counts of murder. paul mackenzie and 29 others pleaded not guilty before a court in the coastal town of malindi. more than 400 bodies, including those of children, were exhumed from shallow graves on a piece of land thought to be owned by the controversial preacher. he's also facing charges of committing acts of terror, child cruelty and torture.

0ur correspondent anne soy reports. the pain of a father who has lost all his children. his wife followed the teaching of the controversial preacher paul mackenzie on television. that's when their lives changed, he says. now, a fresh charge, 191 counts of murder. many are looking to the colts for answers, like stephen, he lost all his children, five of them in the sixth when he never saw.

they gave him the crushing news. they gave him the crushing news. they say that children were denied food and water. after about five days, they will die. after about five days, they would die, then their bodies would be picked up and buried in a mass grave. this is shakahola in kenya's south—east, where mackenzie's followers were kept. mass graves, some containing the bodies of up to 20 children, were found here. a29 bodies have been retrieved. grave—diggers told us there are many more but the recovery was suspended last year. the area is a crime scene, access is forbidden. access is also restricted here at the malindi morgue where the bodies that were exhumed have been preserved. relatives have given their dna samples and now the agonising wait to find out if their missing kin were among the victims continues. after children, women were also forced to starve. this 29—year—old was pregnant

when she went to shakahola. one day, she and two of her friends fled and they got rescued. it was difficult for us, imagine six men gang raping you. they would pick us in turns. it was a church initially but preaching stopped and they started raping and killing people. if you were to meet mackenzie today, what would you say to him? i never want to meet him. this community leader helped with the rescue efforts. translation: some were frail, looking like they will _ die within hours. others were stronger but didn't want to be rescued. they were asking the police, "why are you disturbing us? we want to go tojesus. won't you also die one day?" beliefs that have only complicated the quest forjustice. mackenzie has told the court he never forced anyone to starve. some of his followers

still believe in his teachings, they have been charged alongside the cult leader. he says he neverforced anyone to starve. anne soy, bbc news, shakahola. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a door panel that flew off a boeing 737 max nine jet mid—flight last month appeared to be missing four key bolts, according to a preliminary report from us investigators. since the incident, loose bolts have been found in similar locations on other planes. chilean ex—president sebastian pinera has died in a helicopter crash in the south of the country. the three other people on board survived the accident. three days of national mourning have been declared. the winner of a beauty pageant in japan, whose ethnicity sparked a discussion around national identity, has stepped down after revelations of an extra—martial affair. karolina shiino won the miss japan title two weeks ago. a tabloid newspaper reported ms shiino had had an affair

with a married man. a unique species of flying reptile, or pterosaur, that lived around 168 million years ago has been discovered on the isle of skye. the creature is thought to have looked a bit like this — and probably had a wing—span of up to 1.5m the wings, shoulders, legs and backbone were found in a rock on a beach. dr liz martin—silverstone, a palaeontologist at the university of bristol, was involved in identifying it... today, we havejust named a new pterosaur, which is an extinct flying reptile which lived at the same time of dinosaurs, we haved named a new species which we are really excited about. it's from the isle of skye, and is a brand—new pterosaur which we've never seen before. our new pterosaur, we didn't expect to necessarily find on the isle of skye, previously this group of pterosaur was mostly limited to china.

sports news now. jordan have reached their first—ever asian cup final with a shock victory over two—time champions south korea, 2—0. jordan are ranked 87th in the world but played with nothing to lose against south korea who are the third—best team in asia, 64 places above them. jordan will face hosts qatar or iran in saturday's final. there'll be more on this story later in sportsday. before we go, i want to show you a unique piece of history. it was carbonised and preserved after the volcano mount vesuvius erupted in 79ad. and that's it for us here on newsday. goodbye for now.

hello there. the weather is changing, its getting colder and that's going to bring the risk of some snow to some parts of the country. now, on tuesday, the temperatures were 1a degrees in surrey ahead of that weather front, which is taking rain down into the english channel. and following on from that, we've got the colder air moving down from the north. and we've seen some wintry showers falling in scotland. could well be a covering of snow in many places here, particularly in the northwest. but there's a danger there may well be some snow falling in the central belt of scotland early in the morning, too. now, increasingly, those wintry showers will become confined to northern scotland. the rest of scotland seeing sunny spells developing. so too northern ireland, and for much of england and wales, although in the south it still could be quite cloudy, still a bit of rain through the english channel not far away from the south coast of england. here, it's going to be colder than it was on tuesday, but it's going to be much less windy. typical temperatures are going to be six or seven degrees. so a chillier day. and into that colder air, that weather front that's in the channel is going to get swept northwards by this big area of low

pressure that's moving into the colder air. and that's going to give us the risk of some snow. and these are the temperatures we've got first thing on thursday morning. so, frosty start, particularly in scotland and northern parts of england. in the south, it's a little milder. we're going to have rain across southern parts of england and wales heading into the midlands, but as that weather moves northwards into that colder block of air, so we're going to find some sleet and snow falling as well. now, we still have this yellow warning out from the met office. the area has changed a bit, so we're seeing snow less likely in the midlands. there's snow extending into northern ireland. whilst there be some snow to low levels, it's mainly over the hills with significant falls over the higher hills, which will bring some disruption. we've still got that snow continuing into the evening across northern england, northern ireland and heading into southern most parts of scotland. another band of wet weather coming into the south of england before midnight. and low pressure is going to spin its way across the uk to end the week, and that's going to bring this mixture of rain, sleet and snow.

but we never remove that block of colder air in scotland. so we're going to find snow developing more widely away from the east coast. there'll be some more snow in the northern pennines for a while as well. cold easterly wind in scotland will keep temperatures four or five degrees at best. further south, it will be milder. we're more likely to have some rain, which could be on the heavy side.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. there are plenty of reasons to fear that 2024 could be defined by escalating conflict. it is tempting to give up on the institutions and individuals focused on conflict resolution, on reconciliation between enemies. but would that be premature? well, my guest isjose ramos—horta, president of timor—leste, leader of a successful liberation struggle and advocate for international peace and justice. are there lessons for the world to learn from his extraordinary life?