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our political editor chris mason is travelling with him and sent this update hello from a rather soggy airfield. quite a moment, this, for sir keir starmer as he prepares to get on board the prime ministerial plane and head to washington. he will have a chance to visit the white house, to meet president biden, and also introduce himself to lots of other world leaders at this nato summit. and all of this less than a week on from the general election. obviously at a nato summit, a gathering of the defence alliance, a real focus on security. labour have promised that they want to spend 2.5% of national income on defence, but crucially, they have not put a timeframe on it, a deadline on it, which means there is a question about whether it is ever achieved. so lots to discuss about defence, and quite a moment for the new prime minister.

the trip marks sir keir starmer�*s first overseas trip as prime minister. he had this to sayjust before boarding his plane to the us. my message is very, very clear that this nato summit is an opportunity for allies to stand together, to strengthen their resolve — particularly in light of that appalling attack — against russian aggression. i'm pleased to have the early opportunity to affirm and reaffirm labour's strong support, unshakeable support for nato. we're a founding member. it's now the 75th anniversary, but this is an opportunity to send that message in relation to russian aggression, wherever. but that attack last week was appalling, and so the message is even more important now than it was before. and general sir patrick sanders says that this is the most dangerous moment for the planet since 1945, and yet our army is depleted. you talk about action, not words. so it's not enough to say that

you'll spend 2.5% on defence. for people to trust you, can you set a timeline on that today? well, the most important thing at the moment is to, at this nato summit, recommit to our solidarity with and standing with ukraine, and discuss the practical plans for further action that we can take together in relation to russian aggression. that is really important. that's the focus of the next few days. in relation to defence more generally, we will carry out our strategic review to look at the challenges, the capabilities and on the back of that, make further plans. i am committed to that 2.5% within our fiscal rules, but that strategic review needs to come first. but today, in tomorrow and the next day is all about standing together with our allies, discussing practically how we provide further support for ukraine, and send a very, very clear message to putin that we will stand against russian aggression wherever it is in the world. thank you. prime minister. thank you.

this trip comes after a busy day for sir keir starmer, and just before we talk about what he did, because it was a busy day in uk politics, i want to bring latest pictures which i believe are of the turkish leader arriving in washington for the nato summit. of course, turkey a nickel —— nato member. quite critical in terms of giving their agreement to swedenjoining nato when terms of giving their agreement to sweden joining nato when this defence summit increased in size with sweden and norwayjoining the nato alliance, this partnership of countries that hold together and effectively defend each other, so this is just a shot of the turkish

leader president are to one, arriving in washington —— president ergo gun, we know it sir keir starmer is on his way to washington which is also critical for president joe biden, and also criticalfor ukraine given what we are seeing underground, but also critical for joe biden to show his authority and leadership when it comes to having this defensive alliance meeting together at the critical moment for ukraine and argued before the us president as well. where just watching the turkish delegation arrived in washington. we will keep an eye on that and the rest of the developments in washington.

sir keir starmer has addressed mps in parliament for the first time as prime minister. surrounded by labour mps on the government benches for the first time in ia years, he said it was time to turn the page and unite in a common endeavour of national renewal. opposite him was rishi sunak — now leader of the oppostion, who congratulated the prime minister on his victory. the process of swearing in more than 600 mps is now under way. our deputy political editor vicki young begins our coverage. this hasn't happened for a while. a labour prime minister entering the commons after a landslide election victory. it was standing room only for all the new mps on the government side, happily breaking the rule that they shouldn't clap in the chamber. then it was back to tradition, black rod kicking off the ceremonial side of the day. nothing can happen in the commons without a speaker,

so sir lindsay hoyle was re—elected and — another ancient convention — dragged to the chair by mps. i now call the prime minister, sir keir starmer. the bad—tempered election debates are over. this was a more reflective moment. service is a precondition for hope and trust. and the need to restore trust should weigh heavily on every member here, new and returning alike. we all have a duty to show that politics can be a force for good. for one former prime minister, a different title to get used to. i now call the leader of the opposition, rishi sunak. it is important that the conservative party rebuilds, so now we will take up the crucial role of his majesty's official opposition professionally, effectively, and humibly. for the longest serving female mp, this was a chance to highlight the changing face of the commons.

when i was a new member in 1987 there were only a0 female members of parliament. today, we have 264. and some of us are glad that we have lived to see this. with fewer conservative mps, other parties will have a louder voice. the new government of the day, as the mother of the house hasjust said, faces a very difficult task, clearing up the mess it has inherited. we on these benches will hold the government to account. we are the new kids on the block. we have no experience in this parliament whatsoever, - even though some of us have tried many times over the years - previously to get here. what's it been like, sitting in that chamber on the other side? yeah, of course it's a whole new experience, and getting to know so many new people, a lot of

new names to learn. it does sort of bring home just how big the labour majority is, and what a job we've got to do to hold them to account, effectively, as the new opposition. labour mp peter prinsley, who is a surgeon, turned up for his first day and bumped into one of his former patients, a doorkeeper in the commons. he is quite surprised to be here after winning one of the safest tory seats in the country. you do realise that some people spend a lifetime trying to get into this place as an mp. no, i do realise that. and i understand that i'm extremely lucky to have managed to get to be an mp, really, in one month flat. but i shall do my very best. the political arguments will start again soon, but first all mp5, old and new, have to swear their oaths of allegiance to the crown. and then the work begins. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. let's stay at westminster to speak to our political correspondent iain watson. a very busy date for the prime

minister as hejets over a very busy date for the prime minister as he jets over and starts to focus on international affairs before he did that, of course, he was focused on domestic affairs —— affairs, and he made five new labour ministers, new labour politicians ministers, new labour politicians ministers instantly, so quite a dynamic change there.- ministers instantly, so quite a dynamic change there. what keir starmer insurance _ dynamic change there. what keir starmer insurance to _ dynamic change there. what keir starmer insurance to do - dynamic change there. what keir starmer insurance to do is - dynamic change there. what keir| starmer insurance to do is hitting the ground running, in parliamentary terms we saw the mass ranks of labour mps on the government benches not on the opposition benches any longer, orthe not on the opposition benches any longer, or the programme of government isn't really unveiled until next week, that's when we get the kings speech and the legislative verities of the labour government at that stage. between now and then, they are trained to do it lots of activity. wes streeting the hud secretary talking to junior doctors, we will hear more about the national was fun tomorrow. rachel reeves, the chancellor has spoken about for a while. as you say, more appointments have been made to ministerial roles and some of these might be

controversial in the sense some of those people slogged away in opposition have been overlooked and some who have just come in at this election, just last week, i've now been given ministerialjobs, including georgia gold, the leader of camden council, that was sir keir starmer�*s konsa, an area he represents as empty, she has been given a role in the cabin office, for example. we also had other clients, a royal marine, awarded a military medicine, he has become ministerfor military medicine, he has become minister for veterans which seems controversial because when cabinet apartments are made they were his a ministerforforeign apartments are made they were his a minister for foreign veterans, who served in afghanistan, and people are asking what happened under labour. there is no is dedicated veterans minister, in ump, but somebody who was come out of the armed forces. in addition, we have seen some people brought back into

government, so itjess phillips, she resigned over the gaza conflict, and she was unhappy with keir starmer i not quickly called for a cease—fire in that conflict, just as well to resign, because she onlyjust one her seat narrowly over george galloway workers party, she has returned to ministerial ranks at the parliament office, one has been tackling violence against women and girls and jess phillips is likely to be given that rule in the home office in particular. in other areas, some by election winners have been awarded with ministerial appointments, michael shanks one ac from the smb even before the general election took place, he had been energy minister and set up this gba energy, publicly owned company in scotland is one of keir starmer his priorities. scotland is one of keir starmer his riorities. �* , , scotland is one of keir starmer his riorities. �* , ._

scotland is one of keir starmer his riorities. �* _ ._ ., ., priorities. busy day for him, and in terms of crossing _ priorities. busy day for him, and in terms of crossing over _ priorities. busy day for him, and in terms of crossing over the - priorities. busy day for him, and in j terms of crossing over the benches that opposition and the conservative party, we have a new conservative chairman, because the former chairman, because the former chairman resigned, and what about the actual leadership itself? this is an interim shattuck cabinet. you have a new — is an interim shattuck cabinet. wm, have a new partridge chairman, but also significant tonight, there's a new chairman of the backbench 9022 committee, someone who served in that committee, the london mp called bob blackman, a very experienced, but that role is crucial because it will determine who decides the officials in the conservative party board, that rule determines the timescale for selecting a new leader. rishi sunak is the interim leader. rishi sunak is the interim leaderfor the leader. rishi sunak is the interim leader for the opposition now, leader. rishi sunak is the interim leaderfor the opposition now, swats bases with keir starmer in the house of commons, but she does not want to go on and on, farfrom it, so the timescale for that an action is likely to be hammered out, but from

people i've spoken to on a conservative benches, most of them seemed not too keen to rush swiftly to judgment. seemed not too keen to rush swiftly tojudgment. they instead seemed not too keen to rush swiftly to judgment. they instead want a longer and more considered camping, one suggest it could go to christmas. the consensus is it last unto the conservative party conference onto the autumn, but some conservatives already jostling for position and making it clear they are interested in running and also setting up their own, shall we say, solutions to the parties problems. suella braverman, the former home secretary, robertjenrick, former immigration minister as well, some suggesting a party has to move to the right to marginalise nigel farage, who made his first appearance and b in the today, others are saying it is time to move to centre ground, but most are seen they should catch your breath and think about the future direction of the party and where they're going

next and not to rush into it. all of which might be uncomfortable for rishi sunak to face over the dispatch box at prime minister's questions at the man who was once leader of the opposition when he was prime minister. on a personal level, it might be difficult to take, but today he said he would of course i again apologise to those conservatives who'd lost their seats, but he would form an effective opposition.- seats, but he would form an effective opposition. watch a historic moment _ effective opposition. watch a historic moment seen - effective opposition. watch a historic moment seen those | effective opposition. watch a - historic moment seen those mps on the different sides of the benches, thank you as always, our political correspondent speaking to us live from westminster. we are monitoring what is happening in washington because that is where sir keir starmer is on route two. we are expecting a person briefing from the white house, where we are expecting to hear a little bit more about the agenda and no doubt questions will be asked about president biden and his future because this will be a critical nato

summit. of course, notjust for ukraine, that would be top of the agenda, but also all eyes will be on president biden himself as this nato summit gets under way in washington. we'rejust keeping an summit gets under way in washington. we're just keeping an eye on the white house for a press briefing about that. the president has to prove he is fit to win the democratic nomination and stand for a second term in the white house, and is due to give a big speech there tomorrow. one that will be scrutinised closely. there have been calls for fellow democrats for him to drop out of the race, those calls are going which comes after his poor performance in a tv debate with donald trump. here is our north american correspondent, john tidworth. the white house defends president biden's health as he remains defiant about staying in this race. the questions won't go away — the news shows once again this morning leading on the story of president biden's age. on capitol hill, democrats have been meeting behind closed doors to discuss strategy. a handful have called

for the president to drop out, but party leaders are so far back his defiant refusal to quit. in new york, one of the bluest of blue democrat states, voters accept that the heat is on the president, but in a contest with donald trump, for many, the choice is clear. the biggest thing is to not let someone who does not appear to care about the country at all get in power. i think in an ideal world like he wouldn't be the president, yeah. but you know we might not have an ideal world. but business leaders and donors are stepping up their pressure. an open letter published by one group of executives now has more than 100 signatories. we have respectfully asked - president biden to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders. we believe that there are multiple leaders in the democratic party. who would be well equipped - to be our president and effectively make the case about the risks that

donald trump and the current - republican party presents. and mr biden will be under greater scrutiny this week as we welcomes nato members to washington. questions about mr biden's fitness for domestic office also apply to his leadership on the global stage and with world leaders arriving here in america for a nato summit that's meant to be about sending a message of international resolving and solidarity, it is now that sense of uncertainty over america's future political direction that looms largest. despite his calls for the speculation to end, every word and step are being more closely watched than ever. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. the bbc�*s nomia iqbal told us what democrats were saying.

the bbc's nomia iqbaltold us what democrats were saying.— democrats were saying. interest in heafina democrats were saying. interest in hearing your _ democrats were saying. interest in hearing your guess _ democrats were saying. interest in hearing your guess they're - democrats were saying. interest in hearing your guess they're saying i hearing your guess they're saying the debate is in the rear—view mirror. i don't think many democrats eat that way, there is another potential debate in november, both donald trump and president biden have said they are committed to that and i think that would be scrutinised even more. we are brinuain scrutinised even more. we are bringing you — scrutinised even more. we are bringing you that _ scrutinised even more. we are bringing you that live - scrutinised even more. we are bringing you that live shot, - scrutinised even more. we are i bringing you that live shot, where we are awaiting, we are awaiting the press secretary for the white house to come forward and speak. of course, the nato summit will be top of the agenda, these briefings are daily briefings and are scheduled to start soon but they tend to be a bit late to stop the press secretary will be speaking. there been busy firing since thatjoe biden —— present donald trump debate, so we are expecting a tentative and

combative briefing identity is or is happening in washington. one of the main issues that nato leaders will be talking about is ukraine. leaders at nato will be discussing ukraine, which is holding a day of mourning after one of the worst russian missile attacks in months. at least 38 people died and around 190 people were wounded in attacks across the country. moscow has denied targeting civilian sites. president zelensky who's in washington for today's nato summit, says moscow must be held accountable. experts consulted by the bbc verify team says it was highly likely the trestles hospital was hit by a russian missile. here's our bbc verify a marilyn thomas. this was a scene in the ukrainian

capital kyiv yesterday, part of a children's hospital badly damaged. it happened during a russian airstrike. but russia say this was damage caused by ukrainian air defence missile. ukraine says it found remnants of a russian cruise missile. so who's right? two videos we verified are crucial to investigating russian claims. in the first, you can see a huge plume of smoke in the distance before a moment of impact. and the second video is crucial. and we've slowed it down you can seejust coming into view here moments before impact. now, it's worth bearing in mind this is still a very blurry video. the freeze frame is very blurry, but we showed this video to six weapons experts who regularly review grainy footage like that. and all of them said that this is not a surface to air defence missile, as the russians have claimed. for example, one of them, timothy wright from the international institute for strategic studies, said the missile speed, angle of attack, profile and especially sound, the sound of a high pitched

turbofan, is very prominent and a dead giveaway, and are consistent with an air breathing [and attack cruise missile. now, this is a russian cruise missile, and one of its identifying features is this turbo engine at the rear right here. and that's what some of our experts have focussed on. and andre gannon is one of them. and he said it's almost certainly a quan. the distinguishing feature of that missile is the turbofan engine at the rear thatjuts out, appearing like a small box. five of the seven mission a russian motorcycle as a possible two. ukraine security services have posted videos of what to say our debris of the russian weapon at the site of the strike, specifically the russian missile. we can't verify

these images ourselves. this is the first time or should have claimed that ukraine's weapons have accidentally hit their own cities. to continue to examine this claim as the story develops. we are keeping an eye on that person from the white house, brandon thomas there. police investigating a fatal arson attack have released cctv footage showing the moment that the house in wolverhampton was set alight. a 26—year—old man died in hospital after the attack. west midlands police have released the images as they renew an appeal for anyone with information to come forward. you may find some of the images in navtej johal�*s report distressing from the start. plascom road in wolverhampton two weeks ago, just after 1am in the morning. a figure dressed in dark clothing approaches a house where a family are sleeping. listen to the banging on the window.

tapping. as the glass shatters and the pane is pulled away, they put something through it. within seconds, the home goes up in flames and they run away. this incident left akashdeep singh, a 26—year—old man, dead and four others injured. the cctv footage and this photo from inside the house have been released by west midlands police to encourage people to come forward with information. it's distressing because it is very unusual. this is a very unusual event. and certainly this is why we need to bring the people responsible for this to justice as quickly as we can. two weeks on, and this is what the house looks like now. the family have described the victim as a loving son, and two of them remain in hospital. the hope is that soon they will get some answers

about who was responsible for what happened here. navtej johal, bbc news, wolverhampton. there is more on that story on our website. a big night for england tomorrow, it's their euros semifinal against the netherlands in germany. manager gareth southgate has been speaking tonight. he said his side were a special group, who had bonded during the tournament. tonight, in around 30 minutes, spain will battle france in their semi for a place in sunday's final. andy swiss reports. the trolley dash to dortmund is under way. england fans arrive to sweltering skies and soaring hopes. whatever it took, they made it. just got here about 20 minutes ago. my missus don't know i'm here, so don't put it on tv if you can help it. oh, my gosh. so it's the stuff of dreams. i'm here with my 16—year—old son,

um, who'sjust finished his gcses. so this is our summer holiday. i mean, how confident are you feeling? uh, i'd like a 2—1, me. you know, i'm a simple guy. i've got one pair. of underpants left. and, uh, eitherway we're staying till the end. - happy days. come on! well, here in dortmund, they've laid this two—mile long green carpet to lead fans from here in the city centre out to the stadium. and england supporters will be hoping this is their path to victory. the players trained for a final time at their base in blankenhain before they face the netherlands, and their toughest test so far. from a team point of view we know what we're trying to achieve, we set out from the start what we've been trying to achieve and, you know, we're close to doing that. we have a really important game tomorrow night, a really tough game, which we need to be ready for. and, uh, yeah, we've prepared for that. rice. the support for england won't be just inside the stadium. saka having a go!

bukayo saka, star player against switzerland, former star pupil at greenford high school, where the pride is plain to see, and he still holds the school long jump record. quite emotional at times when you see him go on and do things like he did on the weekend. when he scored the goal, there was a tear in my eye, i have to admit. um, but no, it's a lovely thing to have for a young person to go on and do that for the country. here we go. and tomorrow, the emotions could be flowing again. england will be hoping their best here is still yet to come. andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund. 0h, oh, the tension. finally, the stunning pictures from the deserts of chile. the sand dunes of the atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms after early rains caused flowers to spring up in the dead of the southern hemisphere winter.

the weather phenomenon known as el nino is believed responsible for the recent heavy rains. early blooming of the atacama last happened in 2015. so, we can see it is sunny there, let us find out what the weather is doing here. hello there, good evening. it's feeling muggy and humid today in the south. plenty of rain around yet again, including here in chelmsford, in essex — in fact, many spots across the south have already seen over a month's worth of rainfall — we're only nine days intojuly. and there's yet more unsettled conditions as we head through the rest of the week, so expect further wet weather at times. won't be raining all the time everywhere. there'll also be some sunshine — it's been in short supply today, some of the best of it across the far north of scotland, shetland, and orkney. but overnight tonight, we'll see that rain push further northwards into northern scotland. it'll be particularly relentless across eastern scotland, driven in on this brisk northeasterly wind.

some sharper showers, too, further south, including across northern ireland. but lots of dry weather across the southern half of the uk — always plenty of cloud. it's a muggy and a mild start to the day tomorrow. and then, on wednesday, our area of low pressure continues to push very slowly out into the north sea. we're keeping the feed of northeasterly winds and all of that relentless rain throughout the day. so the rainfall totals really starting to rack up here — particularly over the higher ground, there could be as much as 70—90mm of rainfall locally. some longer spells of rain, too, across northern ireland, with the low pressure. a few showers across wales, northern england, but across southeast england, it could stay largely dry and, given any sunshine in the muggy, warm—feeling air, temperatures will rise to the low—20s in celsius. so, we stand a much better chance of getting a full day's play on the outside courts on wednesday, and also on thursday, perhaps a bit more in the way of sunshine then, too. but if we just take a look at thursday, then, our area of low

pressure still out in the north sea, still a little bit of rain for eastern scotland, but generally drier. we're drawing down this northerly wind, so it will feel cooler, particularly for the northern half of the uk, a few showers, too, further south. but with the sunshine, then, temperatures here should again lift into the low—20s. it will be feeling cooler further north, particularly in exposure to that northerly wind. and we're also keeping a close eye on this little feature towards the south — it could affect southern coastal areas on thursday into friday, perhaps. higher pressure building out towards the west — so west probably best, in terms of temperature and sunshine amounts on friday, but these temperatures are below the seasonal average. cool and still unsettled at times through the weekend. bye— bye.