it isa it is a mandate notjust to govern, although it is certainly that, but it is a mandate that has put trust in us to change the country and to deliver. earlier, starmer held his initial cabinet meeting, saying to his his top team they have "a huge amount of work to do". more junior ministers are expected to be appointed in the coming hours. we'll bring you all the latest from downing street as it happens. i'm samantha simmonds. the other main stories this hour... iam going i am going to wind again! president biden says only the lord almighty could convince him to end his bid for re—election. reformist masoud pezeshkian is elected iran's new president. he beat his hardline rival in a run—off vote. and fans are ecstatic as france make it through to the semi—finals in the european football championships, beating portugal on penalties.

a very warm welcome from downing street. it a saturday afternoon like no other. work has continued here as if it were a normal weekday and it is sir keir starmer �*s first full day as prime minister, following labour �*s landslide election victory. he vowed to start work immediately — and in the past hour he's been giving his first speech. here's the prime minister speaking at downing street. for the first time in 20 plus years we have a majority in england, in scotland, and in wales. and that is a clear mandate to govern for all four corners of the united kingdom.

therefore, i shall set off tomorrow to be in all four nations. i shall go first to scotland, i then shall go first to scotland, i then shall go to northern ireland, then to wales, and then back to england. there, i will meet the first ministers, notjust to discuss the issues and challenges of the day. of course, we will do that. but also to establish a way of working across the united kingdom that will be different and better to the way of working that we have had in recent years, and to recognise the contributions of all four nations. 0n contributions of all four nations. on thursday, we also got a mandate on economic growth. the number one mission of the labour government. and so we discussed at cabinet and have started the work on driving growth, and to make sure that growth is everywhere across the whole country so that people are better

off everywhere, wherever they live. the principal i operate to is those with scheme in the game know what's best for their communities, and that does require us to be bold and are pushing power and resource out of whitehall, and therefore when i returned from the four nations i shall hold a meeting of the metro meas to discuss with them their part in delivering the growth that we need across the united kingdom —— mayors. that will include nonmetro mayors. that will include nonmetro mayors. there is no monopoly on good ideas, and i am nota mayors. there is no monopoly on good ideas, and i am not a tribal politician. the principal i operate to, whether it is mayors or other elected representatives is that where regional leaders want to deliverfor where regional leaders want to deliver for their where regional leaders want to deliverfor their area, then regardless of the colour of that rosette, my door is open and my government will work with them.

chris, what did you make of the press conference and the way in which the prime minister handled himself, and the message that he was trying to get across so soon into his premiership?— his premiership? yes, good afternoon- _ his premiership? yes, good afternoon. this _ his premiership? yes, good afternoon. this was - his premiership? yes, good afternoon. this was a - his premiership? yes, good| afternoon. this was a prime his premiership? yes, good - afternoon. this was a prime minister adjusting _ afternoon. this was a prime minister adjusting to — afternoon. this was a prime minister adjusting to the title of prime minister, as he acknowledged in the question— minister, as he acknowledged in the question and answer session that concluded — question and answer session that concluded in the last 20 minutes. firstly, _ concluded in the last 20 minutes. firstly, i— concluded in the last 20 minutes. firstly, i thought it was striking that they— firstly, i thought it was striking that they chose to do the news conference in the state dining room of 10 downing street, rather than in the of10 downing street, rather than in the specific— of 10 downing street, rather than in the specific news conference room in nine, _ the specific news conference room in nine, downing street, that was built tty nine, downing street, that was built ly the _ nine, downing street, that was built by the previous government. let's see if— by the previous government. let's see if that — by the previous government. let's see if that room gets used. it is associated _ see if that room gets used. it is associated with the whole row is around — associated with the whole row is around partygate etc, so a different location _ around partygate etc, so a different location. these things don't happen by accident. i thought the prime minister— by accident. i thought the prime minister seemed relaxed and comfortable in his own skin, and comfortable in his own skin, and comfortable in his own skin, and comfortable in the skin of government, if you like. and

clearly, _ government, if you like. and clearly, just to state the obvious, clearly _ clearly, just to state the obvious, clearly a — clearly, just to state the obvious, clearly a prime minister determined to outwardly demonstrate that he is getting _ to outwardly demonstrate that he is getting on— to outwardly demonstrate that he is getting on with it straightaway. cabinet — getting on with it straightaway. cabinet meetings don't happen very often _ cabinet meetings don't happen very often on _ cabinet meetings don't happen very often on a _ cabinet meetings don't happen very often on a saturday. it is a good number— often on a saturday. it is a good number of— often on a saturday. it is a good number of years since there has been a cabinet _ number of years since there has been a cabinet meeting on a saturday. a news _ a cabinet meeting on a saturday. a news conferences for folk like me to ask questions at downing street don't _ ask questions at downing street don't happen on a saturday very often _ don't happen on a saturday very often either, so clearly a desire to show— often either, so clearly a desire to show a _ often either, so clearly a desire to show a determination to get on with things— show a determination to get on with things because, you know, if you campaign — things because, you know, if you campaign on a slogan of change, as he did, _ campaign on a slogan of change, as he did, clearly it is pretty obvious that quickie people are going to start— that quickie people are going to start asking questions about quite how quickly you can deliver that change. — how quickly you can deliver that change, and so he wanted to demonstrate that sense of post. a cabinet _ demonstrate that sense of post. a cabinet meeting, the hurtle around the uk _ cabinet meeting, the hurtle around the uk that the plan will do in the coming _ the uk that the plan will do in the coming days, to go to england, scotland. — coming days, to go to england, scotland, wales and northern ireland — scotland, wales and northern ireland. he is heading to america to the defence summit on tuesday, as

well as— the defence summit on tuesday, as well as meeting the metro mayors from around england. so giving that sense _ from around england. so giving that sense of— from around england. so giving that sense of pace, of if not delivery, then— sense of pace, of if not delivery, then suddenly attempting to show a pathway— then suddenly attempting to show a pathway towards that hopeful delivery from their perspective is clearly— delivery from their perspective is clearly front and centre in their nrinds. — clearly front and centre in their minds, making the most of any honeymoon can if they get one, early on. honeymoon can if they get one, early on he _ honeymoon can if they get one, early on. . , honeymoon can if they get one, early on, ., , , , , honeymoon can if they get one, early on. . , , , , ., , �* honeymoon can if they get one, early on. ,, on. he was pressed, wasn't he, about risons. on. he was pressed, wasn't he, about prisons that — on. he was pressed, wasn't he, about prisons. that was _ on. he was pressed, wasn't he, about prisons. that was one _ on. he was pressed, wasn't he, about prisons. that was one of _ on. he was pressed, wasn't he, about prisons. that was one of the - prisons. that was one of the questions we saw come up a couple of times after his appointment of the ceo of tim sons, james timpson. what do you say about that because rocky was pressed a couple of times about whether or not he agreed with some comments made byjames timpson in the past. comments made by james timpson in the ast. , ., , ., the past. yes, the soon-to-be lord tim son, the past. yes, the soon-to-be lord timpson. working _ the past. yes, the soon-to-be lord timpson, working as _ the past. yes, the soon-to-be lord timpson, working as prisons - timpson, working as prisons minister. _ timpson, working as prisons minister, he is of the timpson is changed — minister, he is of the timpson is changed known for their key cutting as well— changed known for their key cutting as well as _ changed known for their key cutting as well as cobbling, amongst other things _ as well as cobbling, amongst other things it _ as well as cobbling, amongst other things. it seems that lord timpson has been _ things. it seems that lord timpson has been on — things. it seems that lord timpson has been on a pod cast, a channel 4 pod has been on a pod cast, a channel 4 bod cast _ has been on a pod cast, a channel 4 pod cast recently, talking about his

instincts _ pod cast recently, talking about his instincts around rehabilitation, in which _ instincts around rehabilitation, in which he — instincts around rehabilitation, in which he has done a lot of work. and also about— which he has done a lot of work. and also about the proportion of those who are _ also about the proportion of those who are currently in prison who ought _ who are currently in prison who ought to— who are currently in prison who ought to be, suggesting that there are significant numbers of prisoners, who perhaps ought not to have been— prisoners, who perhaps ought not to have beenjailed. the prime minister was asked _ have beenjailed. the prime minister was asked specifically about this, didn't— was asked specifically about this, didn't seem to distance himself from the instincts of his new minister, lent on _ the instincts of his new minister, lent on his— the instincts of his new minister, lent on his own experiences as a lawyer— lent on his own experiences as a lawyer sitting at the back of courtrooms and seeing the kind of cycle _ courtrooms and seeing the kind of cycle of— courtrooms and seeing the kind of cycle of people who might pass through— cycle of people who might pass through courtrooms and end up in and end ”p— through courtrooms and end up in and end up going back into prison stop he articulated a liberal instinct on all of— he articulated a liberal instinct on all of this— he articulated a liberal instinct on all of this without explicitly endorsing the words of his minister. but he _ endorsing the words of his minister. but he did _ endorsing the words of his minister. but he did not seem to distance himself— but he did not seem to distance himself from them either. separately to that, _ himself from them either. separately to that, there is an issue that confronts _ to that, there is an issue that confronts the government right now, which _ confronts the government right now, which is _ confronts the government right now, which is that frankly there are not

enough _ which is that frankly there are not enough prison places for the number of people _ enough prison places for the number of people who are going through the criminal— of people who are going through the criminaljustice system. we saw the last government having to introduce nreasures— last government having to introduce measures which meant that prisoners were let _ measures which meant that prisoners were let out — measures which meant that prisoners were let out earlier than their sentence _ were let out earlier than their sentence would have suggested, and the prime _ sentence would have suggested, and the prime minister has acknowledged a couple _ the prime minister has acknowledged a couple of days ago to me, before he was _ a couple of days ago to me, before he was prime minister, and he repeated — he was prime minister, and he repeated it again today, that the reality _ repeated it again today, that the reality of — repeated it again today, that the reality of that crunch point, that lack of _ reality of that crunch point, that lack of prison places for the number of prisoners — lack of prison places for the number of prisoners who are heading towards prison, _ of prisoners who are heading towards prison, is— of prisoners who are heading towards prison, is going to mean that in the short— prison, is going to mean that in the short term — prison, is going to mean that in the short term at least, the new government is also going to be letting — government is also going to be letting prisoners out earlier than they would otherwise have been released — they would otherwise have been released. �* , they would otherwise have been released. . , , ., released. and chris, i will let you no released. and chris, i will let you go shortly — released. and chris, i will let you go shortly because _ released. and chris, i will let you go shortly because i _ released. and chris, i will let you go shortly because i know - released. and chris, i will let you go shortly because i know you - released. and chris, i will let you | go shortly because i know you are busy, but the prime minister was asked a few fun questions about whether he has unpacked yet, what he thinks about being called prime minister, what he thinks about the new pad. was there a sense that he was happy to answer those questions and could feel that sense of excitement?— and could feel that sense of excitement? , . ., ., ,~' excitement? yes, he could. i asked whether he — excitement? yes, he could. i asked whether he had _ excitement? yes, he could. i asked whether he had unpacked _ excitement? yes, he could. i asked whether he had unpacked and - excitement? yes, he could. i asked i whether he had unpacked and whether he had found his way around the

place and he didn't answer that and move on to sky news and i thought perhaps he didn't want to answer the more trivial stuff. but to be fair, he acknowledged he had forgotten to answer my second question and said that he had not unpacked yet, he has not moved in yet, and he hasn't found his way all around the building yet. it might look like a relatively conventional central london town house, downing street from the outside, but inside it's an absolute rabbit warren of corridors amongst multiple stories and it snakes around what feels like half of whitehall sometimes. it will take a little while for him to get used to it, and he has not yet moved in. he acknowledged that he is adjusting to being called prime minister and accepted that whilst he has said two civil servant that they can call him keir, and i see that already making headlines on various websites, he

acknowledges that plenty in the civil service will use the term prime minister because you are there to serve the office, rather than the temporary office holder, if you like. there is always a prime minister but the person occupying the role comes and goes, as the last few years have rather demonstrated. clearly, this is a prime minister enjoying the novelty of office because that's what it is for him at the moment as he adjusts to a rapidly changing life for him. chris, good to talk to you. thank you. earlier the newly appointed cabinet met for the first time. the cabinet meeting focused on what labour calls its "first steps", which include economic stability and tackling illegal migration. while the former home secretary, suella braverman, said the conservative party needs time before electing a new leader — but did not rule herself out of the race to replace rishi sunak.

here's ione wells. 0ne one by one, members of the new parliament macro government arrive for the new cabinet meeting. questions about what they will prioritise began. the conservatives plan to send some asylum seekers to remand is no more with that money set to go elsewhere. the remand is no more with that money set to go elsewhere.— set to go elsewhere. the first duty of any government _ set to go elsewhere. the first duty of any government is _ set to go elsewhere. the first duty of any government is to _ set to go elsewhere. the first duty of any government is to keep - set to go elsewhere. the first duty of any government is to keep our. of any government is to keep our country safe, to keep our community safe, and to keep our borders secure. labour �*s first steps, which means trying to get neighbourhood police back on our streets in our communities, and also setting up the new border security command to go after the criminal boat gangs that are organising the dangerous boat crossings. are organising the dangerous boat crossinrs. ~ ., ,., , crossings. whether labour will be able to end _ crossings. whether labour will be able to end nhs _ crossings. whether labour will be able to end nhs strikes _ crossings. whether labour will be able to end nhs strikes will - crossings. whether labour will be able to end nhs strikes will be i crossings. whether labour will be l able to end nhs strikes will be one of the first tests for the new government. of the first tests for the new government-— of the first tests for the new rovernment. ~ . , ., .,, government. when i was diagnosed with kidney cancer, _ government. when i was diagnosed with kidney cancer, the _ government. when i was diagnosed with kidney cancer, the nhs - government. when i was diagnosed with kidney cancer, the nhs saved l government. when i was diagnosed i with kidney cancer, the nhs saved my life. today. _ with kidney cancer, the nhs saved my life. today. i— with kidney cancer, the nhs saved my life. today, i can begin to repay that debt — life. today, i can begin to repay that debt by saving our nhs. i have

'ust that debt by saving our nhs. i have just spoken over the phone with the bmajunior just spoken over the phone with the bma junior doctors committee and just spoken over the phone with the bmajunior doctors committee and i can announce that talks to end their industrial— can announce that talks to end their industrial action will begin next week — industrial action will begin next week. ., ., , week. for the conservatives, different kinds _ week. for the conservatives, different kinds of— week. for the conservatives, different kinds of questions l week. for the conservatives, - different kinds of questions need answering now. what direction do they go in next? some want them to move back to the centre ground of politics. move back to the centre ground of olitics. , , ., , ., ,, , politics. this is a sobering wake-up call for peeple _ politics. this is a sobering wake-up call for people like _ politics. this is a sobering wake-up call for people like myself- politics. this is a sobering wake-up call for people like myself and - politics. this is a sobering wake-up call for people like myself and for. call for people like myself and for the conservative party as a whole. we need to take time to regroup, and i think we define what a modern, pragmatic centre—right conservatism is. pragmatic centre-right conservatism is. ~ . pragmatic centre-right conservatism is. . ., , ., ., pragmatic centre-right conservatism is. . ., , ~ is. what we stand for. others think the need is. what we stand for. others think they need more — is. what we stand for. others think they need more right-wing - is. what we stand for. others think they need more right-wing policiesj they need more right—wing policies to challenge reform uk 's influence, and that topic immigration plans could do the trick. it’s and that topic immigration plans could do the trick.— could do the trick. it's a really bad result. — could do the trick. it's a really bad result, no _ could do the trick. it's a really bad result, no two _ could do the trick. it's a really bad result, no two ways - could do the trick. it's a reallyj bad result, no two ways about could do the trick. it's a really i bad result, no two ways about it. hundreds of excellent tory mps have been kicked out of office. we have now, as we have seen, keir starmer

installed his government, scrap the rebound is a plan, for example. years of hard work, acts of parliament, millions of pounds have been spent on a scheme which, had it been spent on a scheme which, had it been delivered properly, would have worked. but there are big problems on the horizon. it is worked. but there are big problems on the horizon.— on the horizon. it is fantastic to welcome you — on the horizon. it is fantastic to welcome you to _ on the horizon. it is fantastic to welcome you to the _ on the horizon. it is fantastic to welcome you to the cabinets, l on the horizon. it is fantastic to l welcome you to the cabinets, our first meeting... the welcome you to the cabinets, our first meeting. . ._ first meeting... the direction of the tory party _ first meeting... the direction of the tory party will _ first meeting... the direction of the tory party will be _ first meeting... the direction of the tory party will be a - first meeting... the direction of the tory party will be a tussle i first meeting... the direction of. the tory party will be a tussle for months to come. the direction of the country will now be in the hands of labour. 50 country will now be in the hands of labour. ., ., ., labour. so now we get on with our work. so let's take a look at who he's appointed — sir keir starmer�*s cabinet features a record 11 women. it includes deputy prime minister angela rayner who is the new "levelling up, housing and communities secretary" and rachel reeves, who becomes the uk's first female chancellor.

meanwhile, david lammy is foreign secretary — he became parliament's youngest mp aged 27 before becoming a junior minister under tony blair and gordon brown. and ed miliband becomes energy secretary — a similar role to the one he held at the end of the last labour government in 2010. yvette cooper has been chosen to be home secretary and former barrister shabana mahmood becomes justice secretary, she was one of the first female muslim mps and only the second female justice secretary, following liz truss. beyond the cabinet, sir keir has also made some notable junior minister appointments, including james timpson, chief executive of the timpsons cobblers chain. he's known for employing ex—prisoners and was made the new minister for prisons, parole and probation. sir patrick vallance, who was chief scientific adviser to the government during the pandemic, has been appointed science minister. joining me now is matthew taylor, the current chief executive of the nhs confederation. previously, he served as an advisor

to former prime minister tony blair. good to talk to you and thank you forjoining us. 0bviously, good to talk to you and thank you forjoining us. obviously, you are an insider and you have seen the way that cabinet works. we have a new cabinet now, which i havejust talked about a second ago. what other big challenges, do you think, facing this cabinet, other than the obvious things we think about such as the work that has to be done? what are the main challenges they need to overcome? i what are the main challenges they need to overcome?— what are the main challenges they need to overcome? i think they need to balance two _ need to overcome? i think they need to balance two things. _ need to overcome? i think they need to balance two things. they - need to overcome? i think they need to balance two things. they need i need to overcome? i think they need to balance two things. they need to l to balance two things. they need to make an impression early on by achieving quick wins would cement in the minds of the voters a sense that voting labour had an immediate effect, gives a sense of hope, confidence, momentum. but they also need to give themselves a bit of time because some of the most challenging issues, like for example the sustainability of the health service, are problems which they will only fully understand when they have had some time in office. it's a very different thing looking at the world when you are in opposition than when you are in government so

they need to give themselves time for those longer five year, ten year plans, that will really change things. that sounds like a difficult balancing act given the pressure there is now going to be from people who voted the government in. but for the government itself, for keir starmer himself to get things done quickly. if starmer himself to get things done ruickl . ., ., ~' starmer himself to get things done ruickl . ., ., ~ ., ., quickly. if we look at health, that's a good _ quickly. if we look at health, that's a good example. i quickly. if we look at health, l that's a good example. stating quickly. if we look at health, i that's a good example. stating has said he will meet with the bma next week. i suspect it's going to be easier to get a deal because i don't think the bma will want a position of conflict with a government with a fresh mandate, but nevertheless, whatever wes streeting agrees on that, he's going to have to find money for it. we have gps who are threatening to work to rule, which would have a huge impact on the health service, and that he will probably require money to be resolved. we are expecting a pay review body to report and recommend increases for nurses, for example, above the amount of money that has been committed. and in the health service as a whole, there is a £3

billion gap now between the money we have got to spend and the money we need to commit to the plans even agreed with the last government. so this is a pretty challenging in tray for the new secretary of state to deal with. at the same time, trying to reimagine the way in which we work in health and one of the issues is whenever we talk about health, we talk about the nhs. but actually, the bigger issue is the health of the bigger issue is the health of the nation. as long as we have a population that is ageing and unwell, the nhs will find it very difficult to cope. did unwell, the nhs will find it very difficult to cope.— unwell, the nhs will find it very difficult to cope. did you feel to a degree that _ difficult to cope. did you feel to a degree that we _ difficult to cope. did you feel to a degree that we were _ difficult to cope. did you feel to a degree that we were getting i difficult to cope. did you feel to a degree that we were getting a i difficult to cope. did you feel to a i degree that we were getting a prime minister who is managing expectations, talking about, you know, honesty, talking about difficult decisions, trying to make sure that the public don't expect too much too soon? it is sure that the public don't expect too much too soon?— too much too soon? it is a real difference. _ too much too soon? it is a real difference. l — too much too soon? it is a real difference, i think, _ too much too soon? it is a real difference, i think, from i too much too soon? it is a real difference, i think, from 1997, | too much too soon? it is a real- difference, i think, from 1997, when i worked for the labour party where there was a sense of triumphalism.

there were phrases like "a truly this is a new dawn". this is a government that realises it has got a pretty tough inheritance. it wants to drive that message home in the way that wes streeting has in talking that the nhs is broken and wants people to understand how challenging that legacy is. so that's what keir starmer is driving home. but we started to see something we have been told by people around keir starmer the years, really, which is that he is somebody who will be much more comfortable being in power than being a leader of the opposition. but the truth is this. it is events that determine how governments behave, and how they are perceived. we are only two days in and the events have not started to happen. but very soon what keir starmer will be focusing on is all sorts of things that were not in the manifesto and have not been discussed over the last few weeks, but are emerging as challenges which they have to find solutions to in real time.

they have to find solutions to in real time-— they have to find solutions to in real time. ~., ., ., they have to find solutions to in real time. ~., ._ ., ., , real time. ok, matthew taylor it has been so good _ real time. ok, matthew taylor it has been so good to _ real time. ok, matthew taylor it has been so good to get _ real time. ok, matthew taylor it has been so good to get you _ real time. ok, matthew taylor it has been so good to get you on - real time. ok, matthew taylor it has been so good to get you on the i been so good to get you on the programme. hank you forjoining us. the conservatives lost a huge number of seats, 251 of them. some had been held by some pretty high profile names. the former prime minister liz truss saw her majority of 26,000 overturned in south west norfolk. the defence secretary grant shapps, who has held the government pays for much of the last 1a years in power lost his welwyn hatfield seat. and influential backbencher sirjacob rees mogg was defeated in north—east somerset. that's all the latest from downing street. i will have more throughout the afternoon. but now, i think there's a big football match happening later on. let's find out

the native sport use. we start at wimbledon, where rain has affected the early play on saturday, but another busy day of tennis is to come. chetan pathak is there for us. chetan, let's start with the women's singles, some big matches to come including the world number one. you mentioned the rain. it has been raining here so don't be fooled by the sun coming out now as soon as we go live. the covers are coming off the outside courts so played with —— play will at least resume there. we are playing catch up here at wimbledon because we had nine matches yesterday that have carried over to today and a further ten that had not even started. so many players trying to reach the second week of these championships. you mentioned swiatek, she is as you said the women's world number one and she is the top seed. we will see her a little later on. she's got a really good record and we have seen

her go into this with straight set wins over petra and sofia. she comes into these championships having won the french open and she has won the us open as well. can she make it into the second we care? a fascinating day in the women's draw. we have a twice unbeaten finalist here, up against the player who beat swiatek last year. still struggling with a knee problem coming into these championships but she wasn't in great form last year either and she reached the final. in terms of the men's draw, because frankly with the men's draw, because frankly with the roof on centre court and court number one matches are under way, and we have got britain 's cameron norrie but the british number two has lost his first set. his opponent has lost his first set. his opponent has come into the championship having reached the final of the french open, getting a decisive

break in that first set, so 6—4 so cameron norrie now coming out to serve at the start of the second set. we will then seek novak djokovic a little bit later on. he, of course, without knee surgery that he had last week and we were wondering whether we would even see him at these championships. he is up against the australian player. not forgetting that set that novak djokovic dropped to jake early in the last match, and i think that raises a few questions about where his fitness is at. he should fancy himself against the australian, but that's very much a wait and see type of match. the sun is out and play is about to get under way on the outside courts and hopefully we can play catch up with this schedule. yes, hopefully indeed. thank you. the semifinals of the euros will be decided on saturday. we already know spain will play france in one but either the netherlands or turkey will take on england or switzerland. england manager gareth southgate has come in for some criticism for his team's performances. but, before their quarter final he's

had a go back at what he's called a sense of entitlement from those who expect england to win another game in the so—called easier side of the draw. 0ur our focus is 0urfocus is on how do our focus is on how do we win this game, and how do we play to the best of our ability? we have never been to a final outside england. we have only had two finals in history. three semifinals. so, lots of nations who we might perceive as english people to be smaller and have had far better record than us in terms of winning things, in terms of getting to the latter stages of finals. it's half the problem we have. in rugby union, wins for australia and new zealand on saturday. it is a bumper day of test matches. england had a 15—10 lead as they aimed for only their third win in new zealand, but damian mckenzie converted two penalties to give the all blacks a win in their first match since the world cup final defeat to south africa,

who take on ireland later. australia handed wales their eighth straight defeat in sydney. a first victory for their new head coach joe schmidt. qualifying for the british grand prix gets under way in just over half an hour's time. yyou can follow that on the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. in iran, the reformist candidate masoud pezeshkian has been elected president, beating his hardline conservative rival saeed jalili by nearly three million votes. speaking after the result was announced, he said he would extend his hand to all iranians. the run—off was forced because no candidate secured a majority in the first round of the election on 28thjune, which saw a historically low voter turnout of a0%. the election was called after president ebrahim raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in may. siavash ardalan from bbc persian put the election win into an international context. it's a huge political upset for iran, having another moderate president back in office now,

three years after you've had a very conservative president who died in that helicopter crash which prompted this election. the significance of it internationally is the fact that he wants to strike a fresh nuclear deal with the west, to have those sanctions removed — that's one of his campaign promises, unlike the hard—line candidate who said that he doesn't want anything to do with the west, he doesn't want any more engagements, if anything he wants further concessions from the west. whereas masoud pezeshkian said, look, these sanctions have devastated our economy, without having these sanctions removed we can't get back on track, and he promised to do everything he can through consensus, which presumably means convincing the supreme leader to get back on board in another effort to strike a deal. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello there. we've seen a developing area of low pressure moving across england and wales in the last 2a hours. in fact, one or two spots of south—east england have been very wet indeed. the rest of the weekend promises to be a little bit brighter. we should see sunny spells, but further scattered showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. now, this is the developing area of low pressure i was talking about, moving off into the north sea gradually as we move through the course of the afternoon, but will leave fairly strong westerly winds behind it with further showers. i think later in the day we should see the heaviest of the rain move offshore and then we'll see sunshine and showers for many areas, probably turning a bit drier for parts of north—west england, the midlands and wales through the afternoon. but if you catch a shower, it could be quite heavy, particularly across more southern areas. and the winds a feature. these are mean wind speeds — gusts will be stronger, but it's going to be blustery across southern and eastern areas. lighter winds further north and west. pretty disappointing temperatures for this time injuly, but if you avoid the showers and getting some shelter from the wind in the sunshine, it will feel quite pleasant. so the rain will clear to showers

later today for wimbledon. some of them could be heavy, and the same again on sunday — similar sorts of values, sunshine and showers, the odd thundery downpour moving through. now, the showers begin to ease for many central and eastern areas this evening and overnight, but further showers will start to push into southern and western areas during the early hours. temperatures under clear skies in single digits. 0therwise, further south, where we have more of a breeze and the showers, then at ten to 12 celsius. sunday, we start off with more sunshine around than what we had this morning, certainly across southern and eastern areas, but the showers will get going into the afternoon, some of them heavy and thundery in places. the winds a little bit lighter i think, on sunday, so if you're out of the showers in the sunshine, it should feel a little bit better — 18, maybe 19 celsius. for most though, it's the mid to high teens. monday at this stage looks pretty decent. we're in between weather systems. tuesday, wednesday we see another area of low pressure move across the country to bring wet

and windy weather. but look at this — an area of high pressure starts to topple in from the west later in the week, and that could bring some very welcome, drier and sunnier weather to the end of the week and into the following weekend. it could last for a while, but the run up to then looks unsettled thanks to further areas of low pressure with fairly disappointing temperatures to.

this is bbc news, the headlines... keir starmer holds his first news conference as prime minister, seeing tough decisions need to be made soon. joe biden says only the lord almighty could convince him to end his bid for election, in his first major televised interview since his debate with donald trump last week. the us president insists he is going nowhere. iranians reacted to the reformist candidate and heart surgeon masoud pezeshkian having won the presidential run—off election, giving hope to some women and younger voters. let's return life to downing street where maryam moshiri is following all the develop mince there. thank you —— did the developments there. normally you would not get this much action on a saturday, but there has been a cabinet meeting earlier on and the prime minister gave a press

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