today at six, we have a new prime minister in waiting. borisjohnson is elected leader of the conservative party. conservative party members gave him nearly twice as many votes as jeremy hunt. so what's his plan? deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn! and that is what we're gonna do. today it's the door to tory hq. tomorrow it will be downing street — and that's when the tough part starts. borisjohnson may have achieved his lifetime‘s dream but the tory party is still divided and brexit are still a dilemma. you could face a nightmare i had.

i like it. it's brilliant. from the master of the photo—op to the highest office in the land — boris the man, boris the politician. also on tonight's programme — we're heading into another heatwave. forecasters say we could see record temperatures — and there are warnings about looking after the vulnerable. and coming up on bbc news... after clinching bronze in the 200m freestyle at the world aquatics championships, briton‘s duncan scott causes controversy by refusing to shake hands with china's gold medallist. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. this time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new prime minister, realising a decades—long ambition. he's won the race to become

conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. in a short acceptance speech this afternoon, mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re—unite the country. but the challenges are formidable — opposition from some of his party's most senior mps and little sign that the eu is about to change its negotiating position. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg on the election of the man who tomorrow will become britain's 77th prime minister. on britain's 77th prime minister. the way to meet hisi position on the way to meet his fate. the position he had so long dream dog. —— dream of. on the way to hear whether he had overturned what many thought inevitable. borisjohnson‘s supporters knew after a bumpy start they had the advantage. feeling positive this morning. it has to be

him. but, as ever in politics, the actual result could be a surprise. you will all find out the result when it is announced. do you already know? jeremy hunt grinning and bearing it. mrjohnson may be wondering, what now?” bearing it. mrjohnson may be wondering, what now? i give notice that boris johnson wondering, what now? i give notice that borisjohnson is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. a brief moment of where do i go now, as the rest of the room got to its feet. a thumping majority for mrjohnson, unknowingly controversial pic. there will be people round the place who will question the wisdom of this and there may be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. no one party or person has a monopoly of wisdom but, if you look

at the history of the last 200 years of this party's existence you will see that it is we conservatives who have had the best insights. talking asa have had the best insights. talking as a tory campaign are complete with gags, the prime minister with the most serious of tasks from tomorrow. at this pivotal moment in our history, we have to reconcile two sets of instincts. between the deep desire forfriendship sets of instincts. between the deep desire for friendship and free trade and mutual support in security and defence between britain and our european partners, and the simultaneous desire, equally deep and heartfelt, for democratic self—government in this country. brexit is not impossible, he says, it can and must be done. brexit is not impossible, he says, it can and must be donelj brexit is not impossible, he says, it can and must be done. i look at you this morning and asked myself, do you feel daunted ? you this morning and asked myself, do you feel daunted? i don't think you looked remotely daunted. the people of this country trust us to

do it, and we know that we will do it. on the threshold of number ten, still entertaining this crowd. some wag has pointed out that the liver, unite and defeat was not a perfect acronym for an election campaign because unfortunately it spells dud, but they forgot the final e my friends, energise, and i say to all of the doubters, dude, we are going to get brexit done. in a spirit of candour, we are going to unite this amazing country. the campaign is over, and the work begins. thank you very much. applause his inheritance as leader means that it might not work without a miracle oi’ it might not work without a miracle or three. you are now in charge as a brexiteer. mrjohnson is in charge and he has my full support, he will

be filming a cabinet and i'm sure he will use that to make sure he can deliver brexit. he's a divided cabinet. it felt like in this room there was total commitment to get behind the new prime minister to be and make this work but nobody underestimates the difficulty. well, who could be happier? my ambition just skipped a generation. so to work, the site of the next prime minister because my cavalcade making its way around westminster, the first and vital symbolic task will be to deal with the run up and the rest of the cabinet. this will be uphill for us because i was someone who voted remain, we have a prime minister who voted remain and lots of conservative party members felt that this was a moment when you just had to have someone who voted for brexit. one mpjoked with mrjohnson at the circus has come to town. some ministers quitting, they don't want to ta ke ministers quitting, they don't want to take part. doesn't matter if you

are in government or not but i have grave concerns about leaving without a deal, so it is the proper thing to do. thousands of miles away, i response than from some in his party. they call him britton trump, and people say that is a good thing, that they like me over there, that is what they wanted. that is what they need. you will get it done. boris is good. the new leader arriving to meet the party troops at conservative headquarters. for a man whose political career has been down almost as much as up, a triumph of animal spirits over analysis, perhaps. boris johnson's big animal spirits over analysis, perhaps. borisjohnson's big cell is belief. you can't question mr johnson's enthusiasm for the pursuit of ambition. his promise to make the most on brexit, cleaning up the mess that he helped create. as he was cheered by tory mps in the commons this afternoon, they all know that

not just turn off this afternoon, they all know that notjust turn off rays and a lot of controversy and power will not be enough on their own. —— notjust turn of phrase. well, let's get more from laura now. he has done the easy part by the sounds of it. we should reflect on what an astonishing turnaround this is. borisjohnson what an astonishing turnaround this is. boris johnson has what an astonishing turnaround this is. borisjohnson has had a roller—coaster political career. this time last year the conventional wisdom in westminster, which has proved wrong on so many occasions was that he was down and out, his chances of making his way to number ten were gone. and now, this time tomorrow he will be getting in the removal van, you will have stood outside downing street and addressed us as outside downing street and addressed us as prime ministerfor outside downing street and addressed us as prime minister for the first time asa us as prime minister for the first time as a country so in and of itself that is an enormous achievement, but he's only there, because of theresa may's failure to deliver brexit. that is what has meant his party is willing to give

them a try, to take what many of them a try, to take what many of them believe is a big gamble, because as brexit‘s chief cheerleader, there's a sense which people think, it is mess, he created it, and for those who believe in that course, many of them so passionately, he's a person above all else who should be the one who is responsible for what they hope will be deliver —— delivering the opportunities that are there to be grasped, but make no mistake, it will be a very difficult political task. that is notjust because the tory party is divided over europe as it has been for so long. it is not just because there are lots of people in the tory party you don't trust him, but because the government barely has a majority to speak of. and in simple terms, if as prime minister you cannot rely on getting mps to vote for you, you cannot then be able to rely on staying in power for very long. laura, thank you very much.

just over 92,000 conservative party members — or 66% — voted for borisjohnson. but how far will his appeal spread beyond those who chose him? a month ago, during the leadership campaign, our political correspondent alex forsyth talked to grassroots tories in loughborough. today she's returned to hear their reactions to the result. across the country it was tory party members who made this choice, so what does this group from loughborough make of the result? boris will show us he is the team leader. well, he better not let us down. he's got to get the party together and the country together. they watched with bated breath as the new prime minister was announced this morning, not all convinced the right man got the job. whilst i'm sceptical i hope that i'm proven wrong. i am absolutely over the moon. we first met these conservative members a few weeks ago when there were still several candidates in the race. they were split then about who should win. i just want somebody that's going to unify the party,

and ideally parliament. that is still sarah's hope today, even though she didn't back borisjohnson. he really does need to prioritise bringing the different factions of the conservative party together. if he is going to make a success of his promises, he isjust going to need to present unity rather than division. paul is convinced he can. i think the party will get behind him, they will have to get behind him because we have had a vote, and election of the members and the members on the ground have decided he is the man. both trevor and peter want the party to get behind the new leader in the hope of resolving brexit. there is a lot of people that voted for brexit and they expected to see something happen, which hasn't happened yet and i don't know whether boris is going to find that easy or difficult, but i suspect it is going to be a very difficult challenge for him. i hope people will support him and try and bring

about the change that we need. at the moment i'm a slightly doubting thomas but let's hope it goes well for the sake of this damned country. and it is the whole country that will eventually pass judgment. in loughborough this lunchtime the park—goers and picnickers were digesting the news about their new prime minister. who? borisjohnson? that's the one. he can't make much more mess than what we are already in. i must say, it really concerns me because i don't feel confident that he understands the whole brexit process. delighted, basically. he seems to be the guy who is going to get us out of this brexit. well, i think he's the biggest idiot that has ever walked. he will make decisions that are off the cuff with no thought at all. that is the sort of bloke he is. seven—year—old joe and his gran are hopeful. i think he is likely to get things done. i like him because he has funny hair. but it will take more than that to bring his party and the country together.

alex forsyth, bbc news, loughborough. reaction to mrjohnson's impending premiership has come from far and wide, including words of congratulation from president trump. here, labour leaderjeremy corbyn said mrjohnson didn't have the support of the country. and the lib dems' new leader, jo swinson, said he isn't fit to be prime minister. so what about other reaction across the country? in a moment we'll be hearing from our correspondents in wales and scotland, but first let's go to emma vardy in belfast. emma. there is lots of apprehension here over how boris johnson there is lots of apprehension here over how borisjohnson will avoid the need for checks on the irish border. those agreements theresa may made previously are effectively ripped up and borisjohnson are starting afresh. he wants to ditch the irish backstop. that was the arrangement that could have kept northern ireland more closely tied to eu rules. the nationalist party here, sinn fein, says that means is us here, sinn fein, says that means is us towards a catastrophic no—deal

brexit. the democratic unionist party have welcomed borisjohnson winning and said the agreement to provide him with provide him with votes in parliament in the coming weeks. what is clear as he faces the same problems over the irish border as theresa may did, and the question is whether his new sense of optimism will find a solution where she could not. let's hear from will find a solution where she could not. let's hearfrom sarah smith in glasgow. in glasgow there is a small but lively pro—independence demonstration which is denouncing borisjohnson and demonstration which is denouncing boris johnson and of course the key question is whether having him as prime minister makes independence more likely in the long run. the thing to remember is that an no—deal brexit is a lot less palatable in remain both in scotland and there is some polling evidence to suggest that if we leave the eu without a deal, then that could make some more scots are more likely to support the idea of leaving the uk step nicola sturgeon says she thinks support will skyrocket for independence now that he's prime minister but the tories say there is no way that

borisjohnson will allow tories say there is no way that boris johnson will allow a second scottish any time soon. further to mcbratney in cardiff. jack to sian lloyd in cardiff. in terms of the initial reaction to boris johnson as the new conservative leader here in wales, will the welsh secretary alun cairns who is a supporter of boris johnson says he believes that he would be a bridge between our two great nations and will deliver on brexit. the most current position around this conservative leadership contest has centred on brexit, with welsh ministers in cardiff bay saying whoever got into a number ten had to rule out an no—deal exit from the eu, because of the devastating consequences to the welsh economy. today the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, said he looks forward to meeting borisjohnson, but when that will be, we don't yet

know. thank you all. of course, the most pressing issue mrjohnson faces is brexit. throughout the leadership contest he said we'd leave the eu with or without a deal by october 31st. but he faces a battle, not least within parliament. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar looks at the challenge brexit poses for the next prime minister. he has wanted this for years, sometimes so much it's hurt. now what will he do? about brexit, about leaving by october the 31st. do or die, remember? because the brexiteers who helped him certainly will. those brexiteers will be in here with him watching because mrjohnson's promise to seek or demand a better brexit deal or else. or else what? well, to leave without one, if he can, unless the eu backed down and makes concessions they've never offered before. so, what are the chances? well, brexit may be on the agenda next time eu leaders gather on october the 17th.

we'll have an idea of how mrjohnson is getting on with his pledge to renegotiate the terms of brexit with the new eu commission president, ursula von der leyen. maybe looking for common ground, like germany's angela merkel. the french president emmanuel macron may be keener to play hardball on a possible extension, though mrjohnson says he doesn't want one. and certainly on the irish border issue, the so—called backstop, the big obstacle so far. brexiteers see it as potentially shackling britain to the eu, northern ireland, tighter. it's there to avoid stops and checks on the eu's irish border, keeping the uk within eu customs rules, northern ireland, even closer, if there is no trade deal after a brexit transition. mrjohnson wants it scrapped. not reformed, not time—limited, scrapped. the eu has never budged from saying it must stay. and trade rules, borisjohnson's idea of keeping all tariffs, border charges, at zero while a trade deal is thrashed out.

he's argued the full—back rules of the world trade organisation may allow that but they don't unless a deal is nearly ready, and it isn't. mrjohnson's threatened to hold on to the divorce payment of 39 billion pounds but that might just poison the atmosphere, end up in court, and the eu say they won't even talk until that debt is made good. so, we may be heading for a no—deal brexit unless parliament stops that happening. the numbers in the commons add up to trouble for mrjohnson. a government majority ofjust two, and that includes ten dup allies. it could be only one after a tricky by—election in brecon and radnorshire on august the 1st. so, just two tory rebels could mean defeat for the government and more conservatives than that oppose a no—deal brexit, even if mr johnson ramps up no deal preparations as promised. so, what next? mps could take control

in the commons, find a way to block no—deal, perhaps even beat the government on a confidence vote if there is no other way, and that could mean a general election with who knows what outcome. borisjohnson's enjoying his moment of triumph. he will soon see himself, if he hasn't already, that brexit is no joke. europe's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier said today that he looked forward to working with the new prime minister. but does that mean borisjohnson will find a way through this issue where theresa may failed? our euope editor katya adlerjoins us from garmisch in bavaria. i wonder, does the fact we have a new prime minister simply that mean the eu will change its views on anything? well, boris johnson says there is a change. he says that unlike theresa may, he is willing to go for a no—deal brexit if

necessary. in saying that he knows eu leaders would prefer to avoid a no—deal brexit so he seems to think that by threatening no deal he will provoke everything in brussels. the trouble with that strategy is the threat goes both ways. eu leaders would also say no deal is better than a bad dealfor them, so while borisjohnson is than a bad dealfor them, so while boris johnson is right, than a bad dealfor them, so while borisjohnson is right, there is more flexibility for the eu around that brexit deal than they have wa nted that brexit deal than they have wanted to make known until now. i think he's over estimating eu wiggle room. leaders simply don't want to make compromises that will hurt them, so a bit of change over the northern irish backstop, possibly, but getting rid of the backstop altogether, exposing the single market, turning their back on member state ireland, i see no indication at all of the eu moving in that direction whether or not no deal is threatened. there is something else to consider, the eu won't want to

make any changes at all unless they are convinced that with those changes prime minister borisjohnson will definitely be able to get that withdrawal agreement through parliament once and for all. katya, thank you very much. let's take a look at some of today's other news. british airways has failed in a bid for a temporary high court injunction to halt industrial action by its pilots in a dispute over pay. members of the british airline pilots association voted by more than nine—to—one to launch a campaign of action, which could cause serious disruption to summer flights. welsh victims of the contaminated blood scandal have started giving evidence to a public inquiry. the head of the inquiry, sir brian langstaff, has listened to the first of four days of hearings in cardiff. at least 300 victims from wales were left with chronic or life—limiting conditions such as hepatitis or hiv after receiving contaminated blood products in the 19705 and ‘80s.

forecasters expect temperatures to rise this week, culminating in what the met office has said could be the highest ever recorded in the uk. on thursday, temperatures in eastern england could surpass the current july record of 36.7 celsius set at heathrow in 2015. duncan kennedy is in bournemouth for us. like so many outdoor places tonight, this place is heaving. thousands of people out on the beach enjoying the evening sunshine. we have had temperatures here and elsewhere around 30 degrees today and whilst this weather is not for everybody, for many others it has been the ideal start of the summer holidays. from the north of africa to the south of britain, a glorious delivery of sunshine coating every coast in a wave of heat. here in bournemouth, temperatures hit 30 degrees, making the water as crowded as the beach. what do you think of the weather? it's really lovely, it's amazing.

it's nice and hot and everyone is enjoying themselves. awesome, we have been waiting for so long for such weather like this and you know, it finally came. at lymington in hampshire, it was already 25 degrees at ten o'clock this morning. do you have to take care in this kind of weather? well, i do because i've got a lot of freckles and i've got fair skin, so i have to take care that i do put on the, like, factor 30 or something like that. but near grantham in lincolnshire, passengers were left sweltering after three trains became stuck following problems with overhead lines. whilst at goodwood in hampshire, the early burst of heat has done this to farmland. firefighters have it contained. but whatever‘s happening with the heat, it isn't for everyone. public health england have issued warnings, particularly for vulnerable people like the elderly or the young, saying they should keep out of direct sunshine and take on plenty of water. no one heatwave can be put down

to global warming but scientists say we should expect more climate events like this. at longleat it's notjust the weather that comes from africa, but for him at least, this is all about global cooling. duncan kennedy, bbc news. more now on our main story and borisjohnson's victory in the conservative leadership contest. mrjohnson has served as london mayor, foreign secretary and has been credited with securing victory for the leave campaign in the brexit referendum. but what else do we know about the man who will enter downing street tomorrow? our chief political correspondent vicki young takes a look at the career of our next prime minister. please, call me boris. boris! the celebrity politician who defies the normal rules of politics. the thing i love is being mayor of london. say brexit! all: brexit! and today, borisjohnson has fulfilled his childhood dream to become prime minister. i have seen boris, over the last few months, become increasingly reflective of the scale of the challenge

that he is about to take on and i am absolutely convinced that he is emotionally and intellectually ready for this. he knows the scale of it, and he's up to it. borisjohnson's path to the top is a well trodden one — the 20th prime minister to be schooled at eton. the house will proceed to a division. he went on to study classics at oxford university. a career injournalism followed with a stint in brussels for the telegraph, where he relished mocking the european commission. i didn't want to be totally stitched up here. his profile was boosted by tv appearances. borisjohnson had set his sights on a political career, and where better than the safe conservative seat of henley upon thames. but even back then, as borisjohnson tried to become the conservatives' candidate, the local party was divided over his talents. some were attracted to this slightly eccentric, larger than life personality, but others were concerned about whether he could be taken seriously. what you see is what you get. you get the hand going

through the hair, you get the slightly disheveled look. it's appealing to a lot of people. we found that when we were campaigning with boris and when he was an mp, he would need people behind him to make everything happen. he'd be the person with the charisma, the person who is leading the charge. and that's the approach he took when he was elected mayor of london in 2008. such an honour to have you here, mr mayor. oh, please call me boris. mrjohnson was the charismatic frontman, happy to perform for the cameras... and the mishaps only added to the celebrity status. release the rings into position...now! his supporters say his leadership style is all about creating a feel—good factor. he's very good at bringing people together, actually. some people consider him to be divisive because of things that he's written and things he's said in the past. however, he's able to go into a room and he's able to get people feeling positive,

and feeling like they can achieve some change. he did it in london. let's hope he can do it for the country. over the years his private life brought unwanted press attention. i have absolutely no comment. during his 25—year marriage, he had several affairs. he was sacked as a conservative spokesman for lying about one of them. last year, he split up from his wife marina. professional relationships have been strained too. mrjohnson's two years as foreign secretary brought awkward moments, some with serious consequences. he mistakenly told mps that a british citizen imprisoned in iran had been training journalists in the country. he suggested libya had a bright future, if it could only clear the dead bodies away. colleagues complain that he didn't focus on important details and found it hard to make decisions. there is a real trust deficit so that he hasn't done what he's supposed to have done, he hasn't read his briefs, he hasn't turned up to things, he hasn't put the country first but he's put himself first.

but friends insists his unconventional approach can charm even the toughest of audiences. many conservative mps are pinning their hopes on borisjohnson because they believe he's a winner. he drew adoring crowds when he led the vote leave campaign but brexit has proved to be the most divisive of issues. i like it, it's brilliant! the new prime minister will need more than exuberance, charisma and a bit of optimism. vicki young, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. nice and cool in here but blazing hot outside! yes, it is hotter today than it was yesterday, the highest temperature injersey, at yesterday, the highest temperature in jersey, at 36 yesterday, the highest temperature injersey, at 36 degrees, the hottest temperature on record. we are picking up the heat from northern parts of africa coming to the uk, a lot of humility as well and those combining are triggering

some storm clouds that you can see on the earlier satellite picture and we have thunderstorms not far from the channel islands, heading up to south—west england and wales this evening. it will be a noisy night because the rain could be quite torrential, there will be thunder and lightning and gusty winds heading up to scotland as well. very few places will stay dry and it will bea few places will stay dry and it will be a warm and uncomfortable night as well. these are the minimum temperatures, particularly uncomfortable in the south—east of england where it could stay dry overnight. we will start with rain which may cause localised flooding, over northern parts of the uk first thing. clears northwards, and on the whole it becomes dry and increasingly sunny. a slight change in the wind direction means the heat will be pushed more towards eastern parts of england, perhaps up to 32 degrees. as we head into thursday it is probably the peak of the heat, we could see thunderstorms developing

in wales and england. in the sunshine, south—easterly breezes, we will find the heat building all the way up to scotland but the highest temperatures are likely to be across the midlands and the south—east of england, widely getting into the low 30s and we could get 37 degrees around the london area which would break the july record temperature and be closest to our highest ever temperature in 2003. then it gets cooler and fresher from the west on friday, george. thank you very much. that's all from the bbc news at six so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.