tonight at ten we're at westminster — where borisjohnson has resigned as foreign secretary and launched a searing attack on theresa may's approach to brexit. in his letter of resignation — signed this evening — mrjohnson accuses the prime minister of seeking a brexit that would turn britain into a colony of the european union. it was the second senior resignation of the past 2a hours — after david davis stepped down as brexit secretary overnight. i was the person who had to present it, to parliament, to the european union, to everybody else and if i don't believe in it, then i won't do as good a job as someone who does believe in it. but the prime minister — under mounting political pressure, with her leadership being questioned — insisted she was taking the right approach for the country. this is the right brexit. leaving the eu on 29th march 2019. a com plete

the eu on 29th march 2019. a complete end to free movement taking back control of our borders. we have a crisis in government — two secretary of states have resigned and still we're no clearer as to what our future relationship with our nearest neighbours and closest partners will look like. and within the past hour, the health secretaryjeremy hunt has been appointed foreign secretary to succeed borisjohnson. we'll have the latest from westminster on the state of the brexit talks and the prime minister's own position. and the other main stories on tonight's programme. shielded from the cameras, but out above ground — four more boys are rescued from the cave complex in thailand. police say dawn sturgess, who died from a nerve agent in wiltshire, was probably exposed to a "high dose" of it. and 70 years of the pioneering centre set up to help injured service personnel. and in sport on bbc news, the entire england squad train ahead of the world cup semifinal against croatia.

the match in moscow is now under 48 hours away. good evening from westminster, where theresa may has been fighting to maintain support for her brexit strategy, following the resignation of borisjohnson as foreign secretary. he was the second senior minister to leave the government in the space of a few hours — after david davis resigned overnight at brexit secretary. a short while ago, mrjohnson rounded on the prime minister's leadership — accusing mrs may of drawing up plans which would reduce the united kingdom to the status of a colony. his replacement as foreign secretary isjeremy hunt and the new health secretary is matt hancock. amid a deepening political crisis, downing street said

the prime minister would fight any attempt to remove her as conservative leader. 0ur politicial editor laura kuenssberg has the latest on a day of turbulence at westminster. have you ever seen brexit‘s biggest cheerleader so down at heart? not unusualfor cheerleader so down at heart? not unusual for boris johnson to cheerleader so down at heart? not unusual for borisjohnson to look a little untucked. rare to look so battered. but the now former foreign secretary quit. his vision of a break with the eu out of government and favour. for borisjohnson the prime minister's plan stays too close to the eu. he said: ina

in a response from the prime minister, he said: the brexiteer in chief's drivers had prepared to leave three times in the day, but then stood down. it was not actually a removal van this afternoon. that will come tomorrow. but at three o'clock, the drivers left without him, boris johnson following david davis out of government, the second senior figure to leave the government over brexit in less than 2a hours. 0nly minutes after that, the prime minister made her own exit on the way to the commons. just on friday, she had trumpeted his brexit compromise. were they cheering orjeering her? mr speaker, on friday at chequers

the cabinet agreed a proposal, that provides a responsible and credible basis for negotiations with the eu towards a new relationship after we leave on 29th march next year. in the two years since the referendum, we have had a spirited national debate. with robust views around the cabinet table as they have on brea kfast ta bles cabinet table as they have on breakfast tables up and down the country. a brief moment where she let the tension show. a wink of support for a brexiteer still in cabinet. for labour a time to make the prime minister squirm. for the good of this country and its people the government needs to get its act together and do it quickly. if it can't, make way for those who can. more pressing than intense pressure from the opposition on the two sides of the debate. i don't care what you

think. rear guard action from the tory benches. brexiteers furious with the prime minister's compromise. this week, the activists we re compromise. this week, the activists were so compromise. this week, the activists were so disappointed about what had happened at chequers. they were betrayed. they said they were betrayed. they said they were betrayed and they asked why... they asked why do we go out each saturday to support the conservative party, get mps elected and serve for the first time in over ten years that group refused to go out and campaign. what would the prime minister say to them? it is not a betrayal. i believe that is what people voted for when they voted to leave and we will deliver in faith with the people. it already feel like weeks ago, but after he quit, david davis explained today the

route of theresa may's problem — many brexiteers think her compromise doesn't mean brexit at all. the policies are that we are now proposing to use the same rule book, or the same laws, as the eu. not equivalent. not similar. but the same. i'm worried that what the eu will do is take what we have offered and ask for more. if we carry on and leave on those terms, is that really leaving at all. i don't think so. but i hope she is right and i'm wrong. it will be down to the fine detail. many of our viewers may think the tory party has been arguing about this for two years and hang on the man who was meant to be in charge had walked away. doesn't it look self indulgent?” in charge had walked away. doesn't it look self indulgent? i don't think. i have been making compromises for two years. that is the points. which is fine. that is as it should be. but there is a

point where the compromise is too far. that is where i am now for me. is the balance in the tory party with loyalist likejeremy hunt, or with loyalist likejeremy hunt, or with brexiteers staying on? with ambitions of their own like the new brexit secretary. 0r rebels with little interest in accepting downing street's compromise and no intention of playing nice. borisjohnson‘s decision to resign and his forthright criticism of the prime minister's brexit strategy have prompted a new wave of speculation about mrjohnson‘s leadership ambitions. he was one of the main architects of the leave campaign and his time as foreign secretary has been notable for a series of controversial stances and statements, as our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. up up or down — in or out of government

01’ up or down — in or out of government or in the air. like his place in the tory battle of brexit, there is no one else like borisjohnson. boris johnson helped front the leave campaign. it is a once in a life tooichl chance. and believes he owns the victory. becoming foreign secretary was a surprise. a chance to push for the brexit he wanted. 0ut to push for the brexit he wanted. out of the eu with no loss of benefits. as he put it pro having ca ke benefits. as he put it pro having cake and eating it. butting into brexit negotiations came naturally. sums i have seen that they propose to demand seem to be large. even lecturing theresa may. are you ready to resign. calling the prime minister's ideas crazy and not resigning was pushing it. may loyalists thought. . this is back

seat driving. yes. i hope my collea g u es seat driving. yes. i hope my colleagues will get behind her in the same way. but that wasn't the borisjohnson way, the crossing the globe as foreign secretary was. the salutes and the silly media stunts that only he knew. and the boris johnson way owed nothing to conventional ideas of collective responsibility as when he rubbished the notion of a brexit compromise. last month he was quoted saying if business didn't like brexit, f—business. and he was in afghanistan when mps voted on heathrow expansion, which he opposed. at chequers he got earthy, very bluntly saying selling the brexit compromise to polishing a turd. boris's dreams of leader ship

are no secret. but his fortunes have dropped. but his fortunes are tied into the future of theresa may's brexit plan and her hopes of coming through this with her leadership intact. hard line brexiteers are looking to boris johnson intact. hard line brexiteers are looking to borisjohnson to fight for the brexit they want. the struggle is just beginning. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg is with me. first the state of this brexit process ? first the state of this brexit process? sometimes brexit feels like a complicated novel that is boring and you forget the plot. it alls seems to be so obscure. well today has been like being in the middle of a fast—paced political thriller with two seniorfigure a fast—paced political thriller with two senior figure stalking out, because they believe that the government's main policy, their plan for brexit, theresa may's

agonisingly crafted compromise, is not really brexit. for the more than 17 million people who voted leave, they're being told by those two figureheads they're not getting what they bargained for and the prime minister is backsliding on the promises she made. what we don't know is what those two men, particularly borisjohnson, know is what those two men, particularly boris johnson, plan know is what those two men, particularly borisjohnson, plan to do next. there is no chance they will be keeping quiet. but how much trouble do they plan to stir and how ha rd trouble do they plan to stir and how hard do they want to fight for what they say is the brexit vision that means brexit, something that is a dramatic break with the eu, rather than the softer compromise that theresa may is pursuing. when we look at the strategy, we should underline the shape of the government has changed? yes, the moves have provided lots of counter moves. so into government we see jeremy hunt, the health secretary, moving to become foreign secretary. we see matt hancock, a big promotion

to health. and jeremy hunt who was the attorney general, many of our viewers won't have heard of him, he goes to the culture secretary and there is a new attorney general. 0ne thing that will be noticed around here, it is a subtle shift, is all four great offices of state, the big jobs, are all occupied by people who we re jobs, are all occupied by people who were on the side of remain in the referendum. and that will aggravate the many dozens of tory rebels who are gather, furious at what has happened and not sure what they might do next. we will talk about theresa may's own position and we will come back to that. i want to talk to our diplomatic correspondent. but first, our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. fascinating to hear from you about what the perspective there in

brussels is on the fast—moving events at westminster. yes, well eu leader are not commenting on the political problems in london. they say it is a domestic issue and they insist that eu negotiators remain available 24/7 to resume talks as soon available 24/7 to resume talks as soon as available 24/7 to resume talks as soon as the uk is ready. but sanguine they are not. brussels wa nts to sanguine they are not. brussels wants to have a deal with the uk and it is worried as to where all of this could lead. they're concerned about what will happen with the theresa may government. because a brexit deal they believe is in the uk's interest as much as the eu's. so they are watching these negotiations and the developing days very closely indeed. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is at the foreign office. a new foreign secretary. do you expect this to strike a different

tone? will there be a different culture at the foreign office? yeah, i think the culture will be different. jeremy hunt is a clean slate. he does not have much historical baggage, not as much as borisjohnson did. but historical baggage, not as much as boris johnson did. but the historical baggage, not as much as borisjohnson did. but the problems remain the same, namely that we are ata remain the same, namely that we are at a hugely sensitive moment for british policy. —— donald trump is coming to the uk at a time when there are tensions between both countries. mr trump trying to impose tariffs on us steel, threatening sanctions on british firms doing business in iran. few days after a british national has died on the streets of britain because of a suspected russian nerve agent attack. it would be an understatement to say mr hunt does not faze some substantial new challenges when he enters this

office tomorrow. — — challenges when he enters this office tomorrow. —— face. however, perhaps his biggest challenge is this. britain has a foreign policy called global britain, designed to suggest britain is not putting it out in the sand after brexit. but mr johnson has struggled to define what that means. that is the big question for that means. that is the big question foer that means. that is the big question for mr hunt. all of these huge, huge issues that we still don't know the answers to. i think that will be a very, very fat inbox for mr hunt to chew over when he starts tomorrow. james landale. thanks to katya adler as well in brussels. we'll have more from westminster before the end of the programme, and we'll be asking how secure theresa may is in downing street following the forthright criticism levelled at her by borisjohnson. but for the day's other news, let's join reeta. earlier this evening mrs may was

talking at westminster to conservative mps. 0verall people coming out saying there was a significant level of support for her in the meeting. we will discuss that and what prospects are in the months ahead. but for the day's other news, let's join reeta. divers in northern thailand have confirmed they have rescued four more boys from a flooded cave network. it means that eight out of the group of 13 have now been brought out, after four were guided out to safety yesterday. all are now hospital in nearby chiang rai. rescuers will go back for the four remaining boys and their coach tomorrow. lucy williamson reports from the scene. police helicopters over chiang rai have come to signal hope. inside this one, a fifth boy, pulled from deep inside the mountain and flown to join his team—mates in hospital. his identity kept private, even as his arrival here makes global news. a week ago this mission was seen as almost impossibly risky, but with every success,

confidence in the team here has grown. as the monsoon rains have so far largely held off. ivan was one of the rescuers in the cave that first day. stationed near one of the route's most difficult parts, to replace the divers' empty tanks, helped guide the boys through and deal with problems. i was very scared because when i saw the diver and the kid on the horizon, we can't see that far, maybe 50 metres, i still didn't know if it was a casualty. so, i was very scared. it didn't feel good. but when i saw that he was alive and breathing and seemed to be all right, it felt very good. it felt very good. what did you learn from that first day? 0ne

one of the things —— difficult things in the cave is communication. if you are more than five metres away, the echo and the water, it's incredibly hard to understand. misunderstandings and the high complexity leads to very bad situations. we need to plan for that. we need to keep ticking indication very simple. thai children are warned about this mountain by their grandparents, that it swallows people and does not let them out. so far, this operation has proved that adage wrong. eight children have been counted out of its caves, four more are waiting with their coach for the rescuers to return tomorrow. the battle with this mountain is being won through careful planning and tight control, but it is also relying on a sense of unity among the country, the divers and the boys themselves. lucy williamson, bbc news, chiang rai. the rescue efforts at the cave system have continued to capture the attention of thailand and the world. fergus walsh looks now at why the operation

to bring the boys to safety is so complex and challenging. the operation to rescue the remaining boys and their coach from deep beneath this mountain has been risky, complex and daring. they have been stranded about two and a half miles from the entrance of the cave system. getting them out one by one involves the walking, wading, crawling and, for long periods, diving through murky, muddy water. there are narrow passages, sharp inclines and descents. two divers accompany each boy. the youngsters, aged 11 to 16, are given full face masks and air tanks so they can breathe normally. there's a guide rope to help them through tunnel and replacement air tanks at key points. now, where the tunnels are flooded, the escape method involves the boys being attached to a diver, hugged underneath their body. but there are pinch points. 0ne hole narrows to around 15 inches. so they have to squeeze

through on their own, with their air tank being carried on ahead. 0ne diver in front, the other behind. it's a perilous operation. just how dangerous was underlined last week, when this former thai navy seal died from lack of air while travelling through the flooded chambers. but the thai authorities say the threat of monsoon rain causing further flooding made this rescue essential. the whole exhausting journey takes several hours. once the boys emerge, they're given a rapid physical check, and there are fears though that some may have dangerous lung infections. longer term, it's the psychological impact which is a key concern. helping these children, some not yet teenagers, to come to terms with the trauma of their terrifying ordeal. fergus walsh reporting.

police say it's "shocking and utterly appalling" that a woman has died after being exposed to a nerve agent in wiltshire. dawn sturgess was contaminated not far from where a former russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in march. her partner, charlie rowley, remains critically ill. officers say the couple must have received "a high dose" of novichok when they handled a vessel containing the substance. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, is in amesbury for us. dawn sturgess was a mother of three — two grown—up sons and a daughter of 11. today, they and her parents are mourning her. she and her partner, charlie rowley, fell ill after being exposed to what's being described as a high dose of novichok nerve agent. it's understood the couple each had it on one their hands. this was dawn sturgess in a local shop the day before she collapsed. with her death, a murder investigation has been launched by scotland yard. it is both shocking and utterly appalling that a british citizen has died having been exposed

to a novichok nerve agent. but make no mistake, we are determined to find out how dawn and her partner, charlie rowley, came into contact with such a deadly substance. and we will do everything we possibly can to bring those responsible to justice. the couple's last journey together was on a bus from salisbury to amesbury. tonight, the police said there were no traces of novichok on the bus they took. it's understood charlie rowley‘s flat in amesbury is regarded as the key location, as police search for a container which was the source of the nerve agent. the work of the teams in their specialist heavy suits is being made harder by the heat. it was novichok which was used in the attempted murder of sergei and yulia skripal four months ago. here in salisbury, the hostel which was dawn sturgess' last home has been closed, and is now one of the decontamination sites. people in this area believed the novichok crisis had passed.

dawn sturgess, no doubt, thought the same. at the cordon by the hostel, flowers have been left with a message — "dawn, you were the innocent one in this." in a tragic twist, dawn sturgess has become the unintended victim of an international murder plot. the hunt is now on for her killers. june kelly, bbc news, salisbury. let's look at the other main stories tonight. the leaders of ethiopia and eritrea have declared an official end to a state of war that has existed between them for nearly two decades. eritrea, formerly a province of ethiopia, seceded in 1993. a subsequent war between them led to the deaths of around 800,000 people. the hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has pleaded not guilty in a third case of sexual assault. mr weinstein, who appeared in court in new york, has already denied having non—consensual sex in two cases injune.

he's been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 70 women. the car maker nissan has admitted that it falsified data on car exhaust emissions at several of its factories injapan. the company has not revealed how many cars were involved — but has pledged to carry out a full investigation to ensure it won't happen again. prince louis, the youngest son of the duke and duchess of cambridge, was christened this afternoon at st james' palace. the queen and the duke of edinburgh were not at the baptism, but six godparents did attend the private ceremony. after almost 70 years as the uk's leading rehabilitation centre for injured servicemen and women, headley court in surrey is to close its doors. originally set up to care for raf pilots injured during the second world war, it's recently provided care for as many as 20,000 patients every year. a new state—of—the—art centre will replace it, as our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports. headley court has been a lifeline for thousands of british

service personnel. my leg went over the wall. there was a gentleman stood right behind me. he got covered in my claret. most recently, those injured in iraq and afghanistan. men like archie gemmill. in 2013, while serving in helmand, he was severely wounded when he's set off a roadside bomb. headley court has helped him walk again. i was wheeled in, in a bed. i couldn't sit up straight. i couldn't feed myself properly. i couldn't use my hands properly. by the end of the three years of rehab that i have been here, i was running, walking, cycling, swimming, living a normal life. archive commentary: in the gymnasium some of the boys in the gymnas some of the boys with undercarriage trouble are loosening up stiff landing gear. headley court treated its first patients, wounded raf pilots, from the battle of britain. but it's been at its busiest since iraq and afghanistan, and is still treating 150 patients a week. its world leading prosthetics department has been at the cutting edge of science, giving many new hope.

it has also helped heal the invisible scars caused by combat. set in an old manor house in leafy surrey, it is a world away from the bombs and bullets of the front line. hogwarts for the injured. headley court is a place where science meets magic. you've got these staff who i think are like magicians. they really work with the patient and they want to always work that extra mile. then you've got the grounds and history. the end of headley court does not mean an end to this rehabilitation. over the next few months, some of the staff and the thousands of patients treated here each year, will be moving to a new £300 million purpose—built facility at stanford hall in the east midlands, where they will continue their often long and difficult road to recovery. headley court is now up for sale. but you can't put a price on what it's meant for so many wounded soldiers. jonathan beale, bbc news.

tennis and at wimbledon today novak djokovic reached the quarter—finals after beating russian opponent karen khachanov. the three—time wimbledon champion and 12th seed won 6—4, 6—2, 6—2, making it the tenth time in his career that he's reached the quarter finals. he'll play japan's kei nishikori on wednesday. there are just two days to go before england's footballers play in the country's first world cup semi—final for almost 30 years. ahead of the clash with croatia in moscow, fans have been scrambling to book last minute flights to get to the match. but as our sports editor, dan roan, reports — the squad have been relaxing at their training base in repino. his report does contain flashing images. they're just 48 hours from the biggest game of their lives, but england's aim

is to keep calm and carry on, as they have since arriving here in russia. and whether it's tenpin bowling or the now traditional dance competition against members of the media, the mood remains relaxed ahead of the team's first world cup semifinalfor 28 years. it's felt like a good holiday that we have been on, and we're enjoying every moment of it. there's no boredom at all. you know, everybody gets on well off the pitch. if you got that off the pitch, that team spirit and togetherness, you take that onto the pitch. we haven't come this far not to go there and win it and get over that line. with the nation enthralled by england's win over sweden at the weekend, thousands of fans are now scrambling to try and be in moscow for wednesday's semifinal against croatia. this supporter spent hundreds of pounds on a ticket, and leaves this evening via helsinki. it's a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. i mean, i'm now 70, i probably won't get to see them again. and if england get to the final, then

that's another bridge we'll have to cross come thursday. we'll need to get some more tickets. no wonder tickets are in demand. the last time england won a world cup semifinal was 1966, when they beat portugal. we all know what happened then. wednesday's opponents, croatia, who trained in moscow tonight, are aiming for their first—ever final, and could pose a real threat to england's dreams. this, for me, will be the first test they've had of people actually putting them under pressure and asking a lot of questions. notjust one or two, which they have had to deal with. basically, this could be a lot of chances, a lot of balls coming in the box, a lot of shots at pickford. this team will create. tomorrow, england will leave their training base and make their way to moscow for a date with destiny. when they return they could well be world up finalists forjust the second time in their country's history.