conservative party. as many votes asjeremy hunt, so what's his plan? deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn. and that is what we're going to do. applause will the real boris johnson please stand up? what kind of prime minister will he make? i think it's great. i hope he does good things. i think he will. no, he'sjust a clown. yeah, he's not clever... he'sa he's a buffoon. we'll bring you all the latest as 10 downing street prepares

for a new occupant and look at the challenges that lie ahead. our other main story tonight... the uk swelters in a heatwave with record temperatures forecast later this week. we'll be looking at the effect of the rising temperatures across much of europe and the role of climate change. and coming up on sports day on bbc news, geraint thomas crashes again in the tour de france, but he gets back on to stay second overall after the 16th stage. good evening. borisjohnson is set to walk in this door behind me tomorrow as britain's next prime minister, realising a long—held ambition. he has won the race to become conservative party leader, with more than 92,000 votes

of conservative party members. his rivaljeremy hunt polled just over 16,000. in a short acceptance speech mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re—unite the country. the challenges he will face 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 next prime minister. 0n the way to meet his fate. the position he had so long dreamed of. boris! 0n the way to hear whether he had overturned what felt inevitable. how are you feeling about the result? good! zen—like calm. boris johnson's supporters knew after a bumpy start they had the advantage. feeling positive this morning.

it has to be hunt. but, as ever in politics, the actual result could be a surprise. it's not the result in that folder is it? you will all find out the result when it is announced. do you already know? jeremy hunt then grinning and bearing it. mrjohnson may be 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, a knowingly controversial pick. there will be people round the place who will question the wisdom of your decision and there may even 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 as the tory campaigner complete with gags, the prime minister with the most serious of tasks from tomorrow. at this pivotal moment in our history, we again have to reconcile two noble 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. i look at you this morning and ask myself, do you look daunted or feel daunted ? i don't think you look remotely daunted. the people of this country trust us to do it, and we know that we will do it. 0n the threshold of number ten, still entertaining this crowd. some wag has pointed out that

"deliver, 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 energise the country, we are going to get brexit done. in a new spirit of can do, we are going to unite this amazing country. the campaign is over, and the work begins. thank you all very much. applause. but his inheritance as leader means that it might not work without a miracle or three. it's a big day for brexiteers. you will now have one in charge. mrjohnson is in charge and he has my full support, he will be forming a cabinet and i'm sure he will use that to make sure

he can deliver brexit. he's a divisive candidate, isn't he? it didn't feel like that in this room. it felt like in this room there was total commitment to get behind our new prime minister to be and make this work but nobody underestimates the difficulty. least of all our new man. my ambition just skipped a generation. well, who could be happier? so to work, the sight of the next prime minister's cavalcade making its way around westminster, the first and vital symbolic task is what to do with the runner—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. 0ne mpjoked with mrjohnson that the circus has come to town. some ministers quitting, they don't want to take part. the prime minister will get all of my support from the backbenches. doesn't matter if you are in government or not but i have grave concerns about leaving without a deal, and i also abstained last week so it is the proper thing to do.

thousands of miles away, a warmer response than from some in his party. they call him britain 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. he will get it done. boris is good. he is the master here now. the new leader arriving to meet the party troops at conservative headquarters. a victory for a man whose political career has been down almost as much as up, a triumph of animal spirits over analysis, perhaps. borisjohnson‘s big sell — belief. you can't question mr johnson's enthusiasm for the pursuit of ambition. nor 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 a sumptuous turn

of phrase and a love of controversy and power will not be enough on their own. leaving mayfair from celebrations tight, has it sunk in yet? getting there, he says. it's real, all right. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. throughout his political career boris johnson 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? 0ur 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. i'm going to have a pint of bitter. 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.

the pasty of independence. 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. well, throughout the day there's been reaction to borisjohnson‘s victory from the main opposition parties. he's been elected on a programme which appears to be tax write—offs for the very richest and a no—deal exit from the european union. i think he needs to think a bit more carefully about where we're going. borisjohnson should not underestimate the strength with which i, my government, my party, will fight against brexit generally, but a no—deal brexit in particular. i'm looking forward to a more dynamic relationship, in the sense that it will be more

of an ongoing relationship — conversations, involvement. i think that's important. not just with us, but with all wings of the conservative party as well. and i think that boris's style is to do that kind of thing. boris johnson is not fit to be prime minister. he's shown that time and time again. whether it's the diplomatic gaffes that he has frankly revelled in, causing offence gratuitously to people, and the fact that he just doesn't care about anyone but himself. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, is here with me. it all starts tomorrow for boris johnson, tomorrow is the big day, he appoints his new cabinet, what are you hearing? today -- tomorrow will be the day when we witness the most brutal thing in british politics, the serving prime minister theresa may says her farewell in front of the country and with heart —— within half an hour or the country and with heart —— within halfan hourorso, the country and with heart —— within half an hour or so, borisjohnson makes the lonely walk up downing

street and introduces himself to the nation in a way he didn't today when he was talking to his party. the first big challenge is to appoint a cabinet, the index to the buck that prime minister wants to write about themselves. i am told tonight boris johnson will promise to hire a record number of female politicians and ethnic minority politicians to have seats around the cabinet table. he is also planning to promote, i am told, some of the rising generation in the tory party. those decisions are interesting because they push back on some of the assumptions people have made about boris johnson, that some more traditional conservatives see him as their ticket to restoring things, the old—fashioned way of doing things. but it will be a fascinating day and the biggest thing to look out for is how many brexiteers will he move into senior positions? because after yea rs of into senior positions? because after years of angst, today was today they finally took charge. three years are angst and big challenges ahead. not

just challenges, a nightmare. a party stuck in stalemate with no real sense of dramatic movement, however hopeful and optimistic boris johnson says he feels right now. but the interesting thing is again and again when you talk to his supporters on all side of the party, because it is important to understand the election to be on the threshold of number 10 does represent an achievement for someone whose career has been in the doldrums and he has managed to stick together a coalition in the tory party itself between people from all sides of the spectrum. but he has to try to do is say things will work because i believe in them, that is what he wants people to hear and thatis what he wants people to hear and that is the conviction that comes from him in waves when he speaks in public, but a conviction and belief cannot run a government on their own and that will be his challenge. can he turn fine words and rhetoric into something that works for real? we shall see. thanks very much. one of the major issues facing borisjohnson is scotland, where there are fears his premiership could prove divisive —

weakening conservative support and putting increasing strain on the union. scotland, of course, voted to remain in the eu. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, looks now at the reaction from voters there. in glasgow this evening, protesters are demanding independence now — hoping borisjohnson and his do—or—die brexit plans won't go down well in scotland, and might actually help to hasten their ambition. stirling is the most marginal conservative seat in scotland. inside number 10, the guesthouse, local tory activists watch the result being announced. so, you voted forjeremy hunt. how do you feel about the fact boris johnson has won? well, he's won. he's what we have to deal with now. i would have preferred ifjeremy had won, but we now have a new leader, so now the party must come behind boris. the sheer optimism of borisjohnson in a post—brexit britain will be very infectious.

are you sure that the union is safe in boris johnson's hands? yes, i do believe so. i believe that he has to come up here and clarify his position very quickly. he needs to listen to ruth davidson, who knows scottish politics better than anyone else, and he needs to have that counsel. 0n opposite sides of the brexit debate, the scottish tory leader and mrjohnson are not exactly natural allies. he wasn't my choice for leader. i didn't vote for him. however, i willjudge his premiership by his actions in office. the key question in scotland is whether borisjohnson as prime minister makes independence any more likely. and that's about policy as much as personality. a no—deal brexit looks much less palatable in remain—voting scotland, and could cause some voters to change their mind about the united kingdom. what do you think about having boris johnson as pm? well, i think if you like circuses, you've got a nice clown!

yeah, no, i think it's great. i hope he does good things. i think he will. so, does prime ministerjohnson make independence more likely? yeah, probably does, yeah. i think he'll be making decisions that the scottish government won't agree with and will be pushing more so for independence. someone like boris, who is a bit haphazard, i think it might push a few more people to vote snp, or someone else. even if some more scots do now want their say on independence, borisjohnson has vowed not to allow another scottish referendum anytime soon. sarah smith, bbc news, stirling. as we've heard, throughout the leadership contest, mrjohnson said repeatedly that he will ensure the uk leaves the european union by october 31st, with or without a deal. but he faces a battle with parliament. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, looks in more detail at the challenge brexit poses for the new prime minister, and the timetable ahead. he's wanted this for years.

sometimes, so much, it's hurt. now what'll 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 backs 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 how mrjohnson‘s getting on with his pledge to renegotiate the terms of brexit and maybe looking for common ground 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. 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 fallback 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, but that mightjust 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 1st. so, just two tory rebels could mean defeat for the government, and more conservatives than that oppose a no—deal brexit, even if mrjohnson 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's no other way, and that could mean a general election with who knows what outcome? borisjohnson‘s enjoying his moment of triumph. he'll 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 to achieve an "orderly brexit". but does that mean borisjohnson will find a way through this issue

where theresa may failed? 0ur europe editor, katya adler, joins us from garmisch, in bavaria. what signals from europe about how negotiations with a new prime minister might proceed? well, look, there were messages of congratulations from across europe to date. eu commission chief jean—claude juncker said he hoped to date. eu commission chief jean—claudejuncker said he hoped to work as constructively as possible with boris johnson and work as constructively as possible with borisjohnson and in these divisive brexit times of them and us, emmanuel macron of france reminded the prime minister that eu uk relations stretch far beyond brexit. whatever happens with brexit, whether it comes to iran or russia sanctions, the eu still sees the uk is a very close ally on the world stage. but those warm and welcoming words which essentially are polite diplomacy of course shouldn't be misconstrued as the eu taking a new line just because we are getting a new prime minister. 0n

the one hand, dorrisjohnson is right, the eu does have more flexibility over the brexit deal thanit flexibility over the brexit deal than it has wanted to let on until now, but on the other hand, he is probably wrong if he thinks the threat of a no—deal brexit, however credible and however much we know eu leaders would prefer to avoid it, would force a major rethink in brussels. eu leaders flexibility is more constrained. they are not going to wa nt more constrained. they are not going to want to make decisions or compromises that ultimately it will hurt them. so some changes to that irish backstop guarantee possible if dublin says yes. but getting rid of the backstop altogether, which would mean exposing eu leaders lucrative single market to possible smuggle non—regulation goes, it would mean them turning their back on member state ireland, i don't see them going in that direction at all. something else to bear in mind is that eu leaders are unlikely to make any changes at all unless they are

absolutely convinced that those changes will allow borisjohnson to get that brexit withdrawal agreement through parliament once and for all. katya, thank you. and stepping away from politics and all things brexit just for a moment. most of the uk has been in the grip of a heatwave today and there's going to be little respite for many of us overnight. forecasters are predicting tonight could be the hottest on record, with temperatures not falling below 2a degrees in the south east. so what, if anything, does this latest hot spell tell us about how our climate is changing? here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. with the jet stream during heat up from africa, where would you go but the beach? and that is where thousands headed today. here in bournemouth, the water was as crowded as the sand. everyone was looking for a way to cool down. in wiltshire, longleat laid on special

treats come up with ice lollies for the lions. not so pleasant for travellers, though. the nhs issued warnings for vulnerable people to stay in the shade and keep hydrated. london experienced the highest temperatures, which peaked at a sweltering 33.7 celsius. like most of the rest of the uk, it is 8—10d above the average for this time of year and it is set to get even hotter. forecasters say it could go as high as 38 degrees on thursday, that would be an all—time forjuly. and they are set to score some records across europe this week, too. france and germany are expecting scorching heat and it is likely to top a0 degrees in the netherlands and belgium for the first time. meanwhile, firefighters say wildfires in portugal have finally been brought under control.

so when does extreme weather become evidence of climate change?“ so when does extreme weather become evidence of climate change? if we think about a natural climate, if you like, that hadn't been affected by human produced emissions of greenhouse gases, we would expect to see the occasional heatwave, but when we see them spread really quite a lot over the hemisphere, that is something that would be very unlikely to happen without human induced climate change. the trend is clear, globally over the last century, the temperature has been rising. with the last four years of the warmest ever. and hot weather is deadly. last summer's heatwave is estimated to have caused over 800 early deaths, says public health england. so staying cool this summer could be a life—saver. let's take a brief look at some of today's other news. south korean warplanes have fired warning shots at a russian surveillance plane which entered its

airspace earlier today. 0fficials claimed two other russian aircraft also passed through its air—defence zone. russia denied warning shots were fired and said its planes were over "neutral waters". british airways has failed in a bid for a temporary high court injunction to halt industrial action by its pilots over a pay dispute. members of the pilots' union voted by more than 9—1 to take action, which could cause serious disruption to summer flights. no dates have yet been set. welsh victims of the contaminated blood scandal have begun giving evidence to the inquiry headed by sir brian langstaff. susan sparkes told today's cardiff hearing that her late husband leslie felt he was a "murderer", after contracting hiv from infected blood. the scandal affected at least 300 people in wales. back now to our main story tonight, and now we know that boris johnson will assume his role as prime minister tomorrow.

but the referendum in 2016 fundamentally realigned politics. our special correspondent allan little has been travelling the country, listening to people's views, and considers how politics has changed and the challenges that that will bring for the new prime minister. look at the house of commons. you'd think from the shape of it that britain was still divided along traditional party lines. the old labour—tory duopoly that has dominated national life for a century. but the divide in parliament no longer reflects the divide outside these walls. 0ut there in the country, it's not about left versus right any more. the two main political tribes among the people are now remain and leave. each of these two tribes coheres around the distinct set of values that were forged in a decades—long argument about europe. this is not a fight about which party should be in power for the next few years, it's much more fundamental than that. it's a battle to define the national character, to define the values on which that character should be based, and the place britain should seek in the wider world.

the shire counties of england are places of enduring tradition. this is gloucestershire, mostly conservative—voting and leave—leaning. now it's on the same side of the great brexit divide as working—class labour strongholds such as stoke—on—trent or wigan. sharon sugars works in hospitality at this a00—year—old manor house. she's a conservative activist, who campaigned to remain, but wants the referendum result respected. she says the new prime minister must deliver brexit, because if he doesn't... what it's probably going to open the door to is labour going down, conservative going down, liberal coming up and the brexit party, you know? if we haven't actually managed to deliver on brexit, it's those two parties that are going to, you know, really pick up the pieces from that fallout. because i think the general public, they certainly don't want to see the conservative party... you know, don't wash your dirty linen in public, and i think we've been doing a little too much

of that lately. local conservatives are gearing up for a general election. in his back garden in the cotswolds, peter mansion told me he'd voted for borisjohnson as the leader most likely to beat labour. well, the main challenge, obviously, is what to do with brexit. can he get a deal that will go through parliament? and if not, then he's going to almost certainly have to have an election. this is what local conservatives need to fear. the brexit party swept the board in the european elections, sending ann widdecombe to brussels. the tory vote collapsed. do you know people here who have been traditionally conservative voters who switched to the brexit party in the european elections? hmm... could be one or two. did you vote conservative in the european elections? i'm not going to say how i voted in the european elections.