jeremy hunt will take on borisjohnson as they battle it out for the topjob. after two more rounds of voting and a day of drama in westminster, michael gove is eliminated from the race after losing tojeremy hunt byjust two votes. well, i'm the under dog in this race. i've been the under dog, right from the start and i like to prove people wrong. we'll be talking to some of the conservative party members who'll be choosing the next prime minister. also tonight... climate change protestors cause disruption at the annual mansion house dinner for bankers in london, delaying the chancellor philip hammond's speech. victory for campaigners in their bid to make the government reconsider who it sells arms to and where they are used. the former conservative mp

harvey proctor breaks down in court as he gives evidence in the trial of the man who accused him of being a paedophile. and marvellous murray delights the crowd as he makes a winning comeback after hip surgery at queens. coming up on bbc news, we will let you know if defending champions usa could maintain their 100% record at the women's world cup. they started well against sweden. good evening. boris johnson and jeremy hunt are the final two in the race to be our next prime minister after michael gove was knocked out of the contest in a day of drama at westminster. the day started with four men in the running for the top job. at one o'clock, after another vote

by conservative mps, borisjohnson increased his lead. and the home secretary, sajid javid, was eliminated from the race. then, this evening, another ballot, the last by tory mps. michael gove was knocked out of the contest by just two votes. now it's down to conservative party members, around 160,000 of them, to decide who becomes party leader and prime minister. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports from westminster. who were they thumping the table is for? the tory equivalent of applause, votes in the tiny traditional ballot box would reveal the pair, one of whom will be our next prime minister. michael gove, 75. jeremy hunt, 77. borisjohnson, 160. we therefore declared that jeremy hunt and borisjohnson are

going forward to a vote of the qualifying membership of the conservative and unionist party. they did it, just for the moment jeremy hunt found out he was through, by a breath. just two folks put him ahead of michael gove, evidently delighted. jeremy hunt will be the one to take on boris johnson. i'm the underdog in this race, i have been the underdog right from the start and i like to prove people wrong. the way i'm going to win this race is by showing that the best way to brexit is by sending the european union a prime minister they will engage with. the next battle it away from here. mrjohnson is the frontrunner but both men will be put through their paces by tory members beyond these gates built of the johnson camp reckons mr hunt is an easier opponent than what might have been. with michael gove only two

folks behind. no surprise there were whispers of foul play —— two votes. i'm sorry because i think michael was the best candidates but we have two great candidates. has there been skulduggery this afternoon? a huge amount of suggesting that people we re amount of suggesting that people were doing all sorts of things behind the scenes. i'm shocked to hear you say that. do you think there was? i haven't got a clue, nobody knows. boris johnson's team absolutely denies they have dangled their power in front of mps to keep mr gove off the ballot. they only wa nt to mr gove off the ballot. they only want to focus on what's next. boris is focused on his game which is what he brings which is clarity on brexit and we are out by the end of 0ctober, and we are out by the end of october, a positive vision for the country and that optimism to get the country and that optimism to get the country out of the rut. what we know about the two who are now rivals question what they work together for yea rs, question what they work together for years, here at the london olympics for that they both went to oxford,

both even be the foreign secretary. but crucially for tory members, jeremy hunt campaigned for remain, borisjohnson a brexiteer. even with all of his baggage, all of his colourful past, mrjohnson is on his way to the members well, well in front. so, what happens over the next few weeks? well, around 160,000 conservative party members will now decide who becomes the next prime minister. from saturday, borisjohnson and jeremy hunt will go head to head at the first of 16 debates in front of conservative party members around the uk. they will start casting their votes by postal ballot from this weekend. they have four weeks to think about it. the votes will counted onjuly 22nd. soon after, we will know who is the new prime minister. 0ur correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to conservatives in loughborouh as they get ready to choose their man.

with the leadership race steaming ahead, attention turned to the tory members who will decide the final outcome. in loughborough, some were watching closely as a first, earlier this afternoon, four attendance became three. it's a good choice, a balanced choice. none of us were surprised when rory stewart went and when sajid mahmood went today. after the first result today, we joined the first result today, we joined the local tories for a trip on the town's great central railway, surrounded by memories of the past they considered who is right for the country's future. ijust they considered who is right for the country's future. i just want somebody that is going to unify a party, and ideally parliament. brexit is moving and nothing else is so brexit is moving and nothing else is so that has to be resolved. brexit is moving and nothing else is so that has to be resolvedlj brexit is moving and nothing else is so that has to be resolved. i think boris is definitely the man to lead us. boris is definitely the man to lead us. among this group, there are different views about who is best to keep the tory party on track. later this evening, we met up with them

again to see what they made of the results tonight when three candidates became two. i'm really happy that jeremy hunt just clicked it. what of jeremy happy that jeremy hunt just clicked it. what ofjeremy hunt against borisjohnson? it. what ofjeremy hunt against boris johnson? they both have their brexit strategies, they are probably surprisingly similar apart from johnson being slightly more firm on leaving whether or not we have a deal. i think jeremy leaving whether or not we have a deal. i thinkjeremy hunt has that experience across a range of offices. i'm disappointed that michael gove didn't make it. because i thought the challenge he would give tojohnson would i thought the challenge he would give to johnson would be a strong one. i will wait and see whatjeremy is like. he is very smooth, but i fear, at the end of the day, boris will win on sheer showmanship.” don't think it comes over as may be a bit ofa don't think it comes over as may be a bit of a showman, i think he will prove he is the right candidate. does jeremy hunt stand prove he is the right candidate. doesjeremy hunt stand a chance? prove he is the right candidate. does jeremy hunt stand a chance? he does, it's not out there yet, it's still a close race but i think my man will still come through and get

thejob and man will still come through and get the job and do a good job. for some, how both perform in debate in the next few weeks is crucial. we need to unify not just the party, not just parliament or the party, but we need to unify the country. everybody will feel content for politicians if it isn't a good fight —— contempt. it is game on butter borisjohnson might be odds—on favourite but for some members, it is still all to play for. alex forsyth, bbc news, loughborough will stop let's return now to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. what do the next four weeks hold? brexit will obviously be the dividing line between the two men, not between they have different views on leaving but they clashed over whether, as borisjohnson believes, we should leave on halloween whatever happens, or whether you can be a bit more flexible on the deadline if it means we are more likely to get a deal which is wherejeremy hunt is. in terms of their temperament, i think

it will be a very interesting race. they are two very different characters even though they have both done the same job as foreign secretary. borisjohnson, if you are being diplomatic, has a reputation for focusing being diplomatic, has a reputation forfocusing on being diplomatic, has a reputation for focusing on the being diplomatic, has a reputation forfocusing on the big picture. if you being less diplomatic, you can say that he had sometimes been accused of being very calibre layer with a detail. in contrast, jeremy hunt has a repetition for drilling down in the department he has been in charge of —— very cavalier with detail possible as health secretary he had a list on the wall above the m ista kes he had a list on the wall above the mistakes that were being made in hospitals around the country which is updated every week in order that he personally tried to get a grip on the situation. it is also just fundamentally going to be hugely important for all of us. in the last couple of years we have been living through a slowly unfolding political crisis. whoever wins in the end is going to be the one to have to climb out of that on all our behalf. laura, thank you.

climate change protestors have disrupted the chanellor‘s annual mansion house speech to bankers in the city of london. a number of women dressed in red held up proceedings for several minutes as philip hammond began to speak. when he got back on his feet, mr hammond warned against a no—deal brexit and said the next prime minister may have to consider a second referendum. here's our economics correspondent dharshini david. the chancellor of the exchequer, the right honourable phillip hammond... it could be phillip hammond's final appearance at the finance industry's annual knees up and the chancellor got more than he bargained for. emergency, it's an emergency. you've made your point. climate protesters removed, it was on to another potential disruption. the perils of a no—deal brexit. potential disruption. the perils of a no-deal brexit. we cannot allow ourselves to be forced to choose between our democracy and our prosperity. and if the new prime

minister cannot end the deadlock in parliament, then he will have to explore other democratic mechanisms to break the impasse. because if he fails, hisjob will be on to break the impasse. because if he fails, his job will be on the line and so too will be the jobs and prosperity of millions of our fellow citizens. and a no deal could threaten tax cuts as well. here at the treasury, they reckon they have about £25 billion or so extra over the next few years that could be used to alleviate austerity by spending on schools or defence without breaking the rules on the public finances. but mr hammond has been reluctant to earmark that cash. he is concerned that he may need it in the event of a no deal to alleviate disruptions or shortages 01’ alleviate disruptions or shortages or shore up the public finances. neither a leading candidate has ruled out a no deal, despite a warning today also from the dutch prime minister about the risks. the

impact is huge, and many people are under best dating it. you will have a diminished role on the world stage —— underestimating it. a huge impact on society. but how huge? according to the bank of england, nine out of ten businesses have some contingency plans and with policymakers poised to react, some economists think a no deal might be less damaging than the government previously assumed. there will be disruption, there will be confusion, especially at the ports and about trading agreements and border checks. but people will get used to that and with the right medicine, i think the economy could come back to life a bit quicker than most people expect. whoever the chancellor is, there will be tough financial choices in the months ahead, be it on tax, spending or brexit, that will dictate the nation's future prosperity. 0ur europe editor katya adler is in brussels.

we have the final two candidates. what is the likely response from the eu? first of all, just to set the scene, while we are so focused on who will be the next prime minister, the eu leaders here at this summit are concentrating on who will be the next president of their european commission. you might be tempted to think, a new commission president, fresh blood in a topjob in brussels, this could be the opening to renegotiate the brexit dealjust as borisjohnson to renegotiate the brexit dealjust as boris johnson and jeremy to renegotiate the brexit dealjust as borisjohnson and jeremy hunt wa nt to as borisjohnson and jeremy hunt want to do. but, as our two want to be prime ministers are digging their heels in, saying that the deal is dead, that the irish backstop needs to be negotiated, these eu leaders are digging in their heels as well but we had from the irish prime minister today who talked about the atmosphere in eu circles of rising animosity to the ongoing brexit debate fault of the dutch prime minister said that the brexit deal can only be changed if the uk changes its red lines. what do these two are entrenched positions mean?

it means that as we approach the autumn, a no—deal brexit looks increasingly likely. even though jeremy hunt, boris johnson, increasingly likely. even though jeremy hunt, borisjohnson, and all the eu leaders say they want to avoid it. the question is, in the end, will they want to avoid it enough to show some ankle and some flexibility at this stage, and with the side so far apart? it will only work if the leaders on both sides go for it. thank you very much. we will of course be covering the two campaigns in detail over the next four weeks. and you can find out more on where they both stand on the bbc news website. a british court has ruled that the uk's way of vetting arms sales to saudi arabia was unlawful, after a legal challenge at the court of appeal. it was brought by the campaign against arms trade, in protest at the way britain has sold arms to saudia arabia, which have then ended up being used in the war in yemen. here's our international

correspondent, lyse doucet. cheering saudi arabia in the dock. today's ruling was about how britain decides where to sell its arms. but sales to the kingdom, which enable its devastating campaign in yemen, are what has fuelled this legal fight. this ruling is a devastating, devastating critique of uk foreign policy. because what it's shown is that the uk government has been all too happy to put arms exports and arms company profits ahead of the rights and the lives of the people of yemen. a defeat for the government. it says it won't make any new sales, for now. we disagree with the judgment and will seek permission to appeal. alongside this, we are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for decision—making. while will we do this, we will not grant any new licences

for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners, which might be used in the conflict in yemen. today, in london, a defence from a top saudi diplomat. we work closely with the us and with the uk and with us to make sure that we are careful with regards to how the weapons are used. and so the charges that saudi arabia is reckless or is randomly bombing yemen are really not based on fact. the bombs of yemen's battle, the saudi coalition's war against houthis, aligned to their arch rival, iran. both sides accused of abuses, but the coalition is blamed for the greatest number of casualties. today, from washington, more pressure. a senate vote to stop arms sales. we will not be lectured to come up we are a sovereign country. our primary interest is the protection and improvement of the lives of our people. but there is another conflict and everyone's mind now. escalating tensions in the gulf. the choke point for the world's vital oil supplies. today, iran shut down

aus oil supplies. today, iran shut down a us surveillance drone, accusing the us of aggression. but washington and riyadh blamed, tehran, blaming it on recent attacks on oil tankers. they have called for a full investigation, they say you are provoking a war with iran. nonsense, but we cannot let iran go on a rampage like this. on this, saudi arabia is making common cause with its allies in london, in washington. in public, they'll say they don't wa nt in public, they'll say they don't want a war. in private, they are weighing up how and when send the strongest of messages to tehran. 0il oil prices have jumped oil prices havejumped since oil prices have jumped since the drone attack. tensions between america and iran continues to rise. and donald trump tweeting that iran made a mistake. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, is in washington for us.

substantial fears about where this is going to end? yes, this is serious, the only thing iran and the united states agree on is that drone was shut down and where it was shut down is a of contest where it was shut down is a of co ntest a nd where it was shut down is a of contest and donald trump has been bringing congressional leaders up to speed with the tension because it does mark a ratcheting up tensions. donald trump has been cautious. he has said this country will not stand for it, iran has made a big mistake, but he also said it may not have been deliberate and it may have been someone been deliberate and it may have been someone acting loosely and being stupid in firing off that surface to air but it starts —— it puts him in air but it starts —— it puts him in a tight spot, donald trump has been uncompromising on iran, ending the nuclear deal and imposing tough sanctions, but he has also pledged america doesn't want to get involved in fresh middle east conflict. so he has been prodded and provoked by iran, what does he do? does he do nothing and look weak or does he ta ke nothing and look weak or does he take action, with all the uncertainty of where that might lead? thank you.

let's take a look at some of today's other news. the leader of the catholic church in england and wales, cardinal vincent nichols, has been accused of putting the church's reputation above the interests of the victims of sexual abuse. the claim is part of a damning report by the independent inquiry into child sex abuse, following an investigation into the archdiocese of birmingham. the cardinal has denied a cover—up. the man described as the "black cab rapist", john worboys, has admitted attacks on four more women. the 62—year—old taxi driver was jailed in 2009 for a string of assaults on 12 victims in london. worboys targeted women who hailed his cab and drugged them in order to sexually assault them. the bbc is to examine whether "additional steps" need to be taken when vetting contributors for political debates. it follows criticism of the bbc‘s handling of the conservative leadership debate held on tuesday. two of the eight people who asked questions during the broadcast were suspended from theirjobs within 2a hours. thousands of georgians have stormed the country's parliament in tiblisi, protesting against continued russian

involvement in georgia's politics. some protesters made it into the chamber, where a speech was being made in russian. russia occupied two georgian states in 2008 and its troops are still based there. a former conservative mp, harvey proctor, broke down in court today as he told the jury how he was described as a child murderer and paedophile decades ago by a man who is now on trial accused of lying about those claims. harvey proctor was giving evidence at the trial of carl beech, who's accused of making false accusations to police about a vip paedophile ring. mr beech denies 12 counts of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud. michael buchanan reports. almost five years after being accused of murder and sadistic sexual abuse, harvey proctor came to court to denounce his accuser and vehemently deny the allegations. 0ccasionally breaking down in tears, the former mp said he'd never met carl beech,

who he described as a fantasist. sitting just metres apart, harvey proctor said mr beech‘s litany of charges against him were, "horrendous, horrible, heinous allegations, the worst thing that one could say against another human being. i was horrified that anyone could think me capable of such things." asked directly whether in 1980, he had stripped a boy, tied him to a table, raped him and then strangled him, as carl beach has alleged, harvey proctor said the allegation was false, emanating from a polluted imagination. jurors had previously seen a police interview in which carl beech had accused harvey proctor of threatening to cut off his genitals with a pen knife, only to be prevented from doing so by the former prime minister ted heath. alos, you said you had the knife as well? mr proctor told the court he had

never attempted to do such a thing, either in a london house or in a tent in the desert. thank you very much indeed for coming... after being interviewed by officers, the court heard that harvey proctor had held a press conference — in order, he said, "to declare my innocence from the rooftops and to challenge the metropolitan police," who had described the allegations made by carl beech — then known publicly by the pseudonym nick — as "credible" and "true". the £2 million police inquiry ended without anyone being arrested or charged. mr proctor said he'd lost hisjob as a result of how police had handled the allegations and was forced to move abroad. he'll continue giving his evidence tomorrow. michael buchanan, bbc news, at newcastle crown court. the financial crisis in gaza and the west bank has deepened, according to the world bank, which says their economies are on the verge of collapse. after decades of conflict in the region, living conditions there have deteriorated. one in three people is unemployed in the west bank. in gaza, that rises to more than half who are withoutjobs. almost a quarter of palestinians live in poverty,

on less than $6 a day. ahead of a meeting next week between us and regional allies to discuss economic conditions, yolande knell has spent time in west bank, to see how people's lives are being affected. the morning commute begins early for tens of thousands of palestinian workers. rushing to the israeli checkpoint. this builder gets up at three. he's got nine people depending on him. the economic situation isn't good, that is why we have to go to israel to work. because here, there are nojob opportunities. with the west bank economy in dire straits, it now relies heavily on these men. israeli work permits, only given after stringent security checks are highly sought after.

but here at the brewery, they say business could be fizzing, if it wasn't for israeli restrictions. and helping to run his family firm, this man says without a state of their own, palestinians can't control their own destiny. —— and madees says without a state of their own, palestinians can't control their own destiny. because palestinians are very smart people, they are very determined, very hard—working and very educated if theyjust get the chance to be left alone, they could threaten succeed in this country would be amazing. in gaza, however, few have that kind of hope. at only 37, life is taking its toll. he lives with his six children in one room. his family now relies on aid, just $100 a month. "that money isn't enough," he says. "itjust goes to pay off our debts." with financial woes at the heart

of so much suffering here, it's easy to see why the us views money as a way to exert influence. but for many palestinians, just talking about the economy before a political resolution to the conflict here is the wrong way around. israel's been more ready to embrace washington's efforts as it pushes for the deal of the century, as long as its security is prioritised. and that makes any breakthrough looki unlikely. nearing the end of his 16—hour day, only simple dreams matter. he would like to build a house, buy a car and be happy. the duke and duchess of sussex are to split from the charity they shared with the duke and duchess of cambridge to set up their own foundation. prince harry and meghan will break away from the royal foundation, which was founded in 2009.

prince william and catherine will continue to work with the charity. what a comeback for andy murray, as he returned to competitive tennis just six months after a hip operation that could have ended his career! he and his doubles partner, feliciano lopez, knocked out the number one seeds in the first round of the men's doubles at queen's club. natalie pirks watched the action. in his darkest moments, andy murray wondered if he could ever play again — but sunshine follows rain and, it seems, pain. the tears of the australian 0pen are long gone. there was even a hint of a grin. well, this is what fans have waited all day for. doubles tennis never really floated murray's boat before now, but the next few weeks could offer a great chance for him to flex his competitive muscle once more. it's just five months on from having a new metal hip, but flashes of vintage murray were there. his partner, feliciano lopez, has spent the last couple of rain—delayed days denying

allegations of match fixing, but the first—set tie—break had his full focus. and with all eyes on this new pairing, the top—ranked colombians were blindsided. 0h! are you kidding?! they were enjoying themselves, and so was andy — celebrating every point like, well, a grand slam winner. snake hips murray! that hip was certainly getting a work—out, every tumble drawing breath from the crowd. but soon, it was match point, and the life—changing operation had rekindled a romance he thought was dead. that's what you want when you're playing tennis. you want the nerves, the butterflies in the stomach, and i had that i had today. i really enjoyed it. i'm looking enjoying being back playing tennis again. thank you. cheering. from tearful goodbye to an electric return and wimbledon in his sights. today, murray proved that

hips might be temporary, but class is permanent. natalie pirks, bbc news, queen's. newsnight is on bbc two in a few minutes. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. welcome to bbc london news. i'm sonja jessup. after being interviewed by officers, they heard that harvey proctor had held a press conference in order to declare his innocence from the rooftops and to challenge the metropolitan police who described the allegations made by carl beach, then known publicly by the pseudonym, nick, as credible and through. the £2 million pound police inquiry ended without good evening, you are watching sportsday on bbc news, i am banded here is what has been happening on thursday. three wins from three for

defending champions usa at the women's world cup and england find out who they will be playing in the last 16. look who is back. andy murray makes that winning return in the at queens. and look who is continuing to answer, david warner fires australia past bangladesh at the cricket world cup. thanks for your company this evening. and then there were 16. we bid farewell to countries of the women's world cup and its knockout football from here on in. defending champions united states knew there we re champions united states knew there were already through but were confirmed as winners by beating sweden. that's where we can find sarah. job done from the united

states and there were some late penalty drama and the other game as well. certainly been entertaining. let's start here, because the defending champions, the number one ranked side in this tournament are through as group winners, that after a win against sweden tonight. this was going to be the toughest test that this team had faced so far after those easy wins. tonight they started quake, there was no sign of any sort of nerves about what sweden may possess. lindsay got them off the score sheet three minutes in and in the second half it came down to this to double their leader. deflected in off anderson and there was c0 ntrove rsy deflected in off anderson and there was controversy again around the ar. a hedge that lloyd might have been off side and was deemed not to be in the goal stood. the usa through