this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh, live from downing street, on the day that borisjohnson becomes the uk's prime minister. has it sunk in yet? well, getting there. last night he celebrated victory in the conservative leadership contest with party members. today, he'll enter the doors of number ten to lead the country. mrjohnson will meet the queen at buckingham palace to get formal permission to form a government. before that, theresa may will also be at the palace to offer her resignation to her majesty — shortly after her final prime minister's questions. the attention will then move to the cabinet re—shuffle. supporters says mrjohnson will form

a team for modern britain. i'm lukwesa burak, also this morning: after yesterday's heat — heavy rain and thunderstorms hits parts of the uk on what was a warm and uncomfortable night for many. and the warm conditions are set to continue with temperatures forecast to reach 36 degrees in some places today. good morning and welcome to downing street, where today the keys to this famous address behind me, and the power that comes with office, will be handed over from theresa may to borisjohnson. mrjohnson will become our next prime minister this afternoon,

after winning the conservative leadership contest yesterday. let's take a look at some of the key moments of the day ahead. theresa may will take part in her last prime minister's questions at midday in the house of commons. she'll then travel back to downing street for a lunch and a staff farewell before making a short speech outside number ten. she will then go to buckingham palace to meet the queen and tender her resignation. then we expect borisjohnson to arrive at buckingham palace, where he will be invited to form a government by the queen, formally making him prime minister. he'll then travel to downing street and make a speech outside number ten before entering the building as prime minister for the first time. and then later, he'll begin announcing his most senior cabinet appointments. and of course all eyes on who those people will be.

lots of comings and goings, lots to talk about. let's begin with this report from nick eardley. whether you love him or you loathe him, injust a few hours‘ time, boris johnson will officially become our prime minister. has it sunk in yet? well, getting there. last night he was celebrating with supporters, but life in downing street is going to be far from easy. this is the moment yesterday he was confirmed as prime minister in waiting. borisjohnson — 92,153. his message, which enthused supporters... deliver brexit, unite the country, and defeat jeremy corbyn. and that is what we're going to do. applause. this afternoon, all eyes will be on downing street when mrjohnson returns from buckingham palace to tell the country what he wants to do with power. brexit will be his biggest challenge but expect him to talk more about domestic plans. new prime ministers love

to have a vision for the country. pm johnson is no different. later, he'll start to put his top team together, the people who will sit around this table. team johnson promises a cabinet for modern britain, but that will be the easy bit. boris johnson may make some in his party feel good, but others are deeply worried about his brexit plan, and he faces a tougher time here in parliament than almost all new prime ministers. a wafer—thin majority and several of his tory colleagues in open revolt. strap in — this is going to be bumpy. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. with me here is our assistant political editor, norman smith. morning to you, norman. as boris johnson said yesterday, the campaign is over, the work begins, the first order of business it is cabinet, what can we expect? a big shake-up, because part of the driving sword

from his team is that they want to inject energy and life, their view is that the current government has basically run out of puff, far too many people who have been around far too many times, they are jaded, worn out, that the cabinet is politically paralysed from doing anything, not just brexit come about anything. he wa nts to just brexit come about anything. he wants to get newer, younger, hungrier ministers in place who will have an upbeat, optimistic mood to reflect his own sort of approach to politics. the second thing is we are told it will be a much more diverse cabinet, so many more women, many more members of ethnic minorities to reflect modern britain, and to counter the notion that brexit is somehow old fuddy—duddies, looking over your shoulder to better times in the past to say, actually, brexit is about a much more outward looking britain. but it is also going to have to be about trying to hold his

party together, which is, you know, profoundly divided, so it is a balancing act too. interesting already he is running into difficulty over what on earth to do with jeremy hunt, difficulty over what on earth to do withjeremy hunt, because he has clearly said, i ain't going anywhere, or if i am, it is only to be home secretary, may beattie dunk —— maybe deputy prime minister, but tea m —— maybe deputy prime minister, but team boris say they are reserving those posts for prominent brexiteers. i believe thatjeremy hunt may be out of the cabinet, so how does that play out? some say that already threatens fragile unity. the one big promotion we know about is priti patel. we know she is going to get one of the top jobs, a lot of speculation about she —— about whether she would get home secretary, which would be bold,

because in the past she has backed capital punishment. this morning, she was playing her cards pretty close to her chest when she was asked what job close to her chest when she was asked whatjob she hoped for. well, look, i well, look, lam not speculating aboutjobs or well, look, lam not speculating about jobs or roles well, look, lam not speculating aboutjobs or roles in government, because that decision rests with the prime minister. look, ithink because that decision rests with the prime minister. look, i think it is important, and boris johnson prime minister. look, i think it is important, and borisjohnson said this during his leadership contest, that he wants to see a modern conservative party, and i recall from his days when he was run in london, as mayor of london, he had a very diverse and dynamic team, and that was good for london, and i think you will do the same in government now. i think it is important that we have a government that reflects modern britain, but at the same time the modern conservative party, so, you know, a party of all talents, but importantly a party that will unite and come together and get behind our

new leader. for any politician making the transition from candidate to leader elect, and later today to prime minister, they make that transition from the things they say in the campaign to reality biting, and that is definitely the case for borisjohnson. what and that is definitely the case for boris johnson. what are and that is definitely the case for borisjohnson. what are the challenges going to be for him, norman? there are many. huge, brexit is the obvious one, and the key question is what kind of brexiteer is borisjohnson, question is what kind of brexiteer is boris johnson, and question is what kind of brexiteer is borisjohnson, and i would suggest we don't actually know. he famously decided which side to back in the campaign by writing a newspaper article in favour of staying in and one in favour of coming out, and i think that, you know, suggests he's kind of chameleon quality, if you like, when it comes to politics. he can move in all sorts of different directions, it can be borisjohnson the liberal mayor of london, or he can be the tub thumping party traditionalists,

he can play at all sorts of ways. when you are prime minister, though, you have to give a lead, so we were left to tell us what he genuinely believes in, and on brexit i think thatis believes in, and on brexit i think that is a conundrum. we don't really know whether he has signed up to the true believers‘ brexit come he is really prepared to come out do or die, or actually, come really prepared to come out do or die, oractually, come the really prepared to come out do or die, or actually, come the hour, once you get into negotiations he might more malleable, much more of a compromise, perhaps beating back to the sort of deal struck by mrs may. i think that is reflected across the board with borisjohnson. if you ta ke board with borisjohnson. if you take his attitude towards business, the famous moment when he said f business, and when you look at his track record when he came to business, they have only good things to say about borisjohnson, promising big infrastructure projects. it is that uncertain picture. lots of contradictions! and they were on theresa may, norman, as

we explained a few moments ago, she will make a short statement, a short speech at downing street later on, what you think she be saying? is she going to reflect on, well, she has had a long goodbye, will she reflect on the struggles that she has gone through, trying to get a deal through, trying to get a deal through parliament?” through, trying to get a deal through parliament? i suspect there might be some of it. i think it will be tempered by the fact that we have already had the downing street yea rs. we already had the downing street years. we had the speech the other day reflecting on the increasing callousness of politics and the need for compromise, so we have had the emotion, the big thought. i suspect it might be more a sort of voice of encouragement for boris johnson. i think it will be an entirely positive sort of farewell and left of, i do not think there will be any carping. —— liftoff. the emotion of

the occasion may well get to her. but i will talk to you again very soon, norman. he‘s one of the most recognisable but also polarising politicians in the uk. boris johnson‘s victory was met with a mixture of delight and despair yesterday. here‘s how the main opposition parties reacted. 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 particularly. i‘m looking forward to a 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 conservatives as well. and i think that boris‘s style is to do that kind of thing. borisjohnson is not fit to be prime minister.

he has shown that time and time again, whether it's the diplomatic gaffes that he's frankly revelled in, causing offence gratuitously to people, and the fact that he just doesn't care about anyone but himself. yesterday‘s election of borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party, and therefore soon to be our next prime minister, wasn‘t a shock result and was decided in the end by around 140,000 conservative party members. but what do people more generally make of the prime ministerjohnson? 0ur reporter nina warhurst went to bolton, which recently became a tory—run council for the first time in four decades. applause. he was on the cards, though. that was a storming kind of result for boris. really, really large. conservatives through and through. adele, maureen, and brian say boris is the man who can bring bolton together. when i saw you after the local elections, you said that theresa may had been a tough sell

on the doorstep in bolton. will it be different with boris, an easier sell? the reason theresa may was quite a hard sell in may was because of brexit. you gave a little whoop there! well, i think he's right for the job. he'sjolly. he's happy. and he just says it as it is. what does he need to do, day one? he needs to get us out of the european union. even if we can‘t get a deal with the eu? i don‘t think we‘ll get a deal. 58% of people voted leave here. and like in many parts of the country, that has launched traditional loyalties up in the air. bolton is one of those places where people can be persuaded to change their minds. in fact, the swing vote is so significant here that two years ago theresa may chose bolton to launch her general election campaign, and so if there is another one of those, it won‘t be local conservatives borisjohnson will have to win over, it‘ll be everyone else. i don‘t support any conservative prime minister, because as a disabled person i don‘t think they represent me.

politics — i don't know where it's going, which way it's going. i really can't say at the moment. so you‘ll leave it to election day to decide? iwill do, yeah, i will leave it to late. will he have your vote at the next general election? i think he will, yeah. why? ah, because he looks like an interesting fellow. i like his style. david is also a new conservative leader, but at bolton council, and he is willing to work with the new prime minister if it comes to accepting no—deal. there has to be some degree of optimism here at the opportunities that are out there. and i do believe this country will rally. i believe businesses will rally. but with austerity costing councils 60p out of every pound of government spend, blue—on—blue tension is inevitable. there's no question. i don't hide it. local government been disproportionately hit. they were asked this in the hustings. both of them gave the reply that they would look more favourably on local government. they have to deliver on that now. but will he?

can he? in the coming weeks, we‘ll see if borisjohnson brings home a brexit dealfrom brussels and brings in the swing voters in places like bolton. nina warhurst, bbc news. joining us now is dr catherine haddon, seniorfellow at the institute for government. great to have you with us today, talk to us first of all, if you would, about the logistics of this handover of power today, how it will unfold. the ceremonial aspect is a well worn procedure, both buckingham palace and the civil service are very used to doing this. after prime minister‘s questions, theresa may will come back to number ten, we hear she will say some parting words and then be off to the palace to formally tender her resignation, and then after that she leaves, and she doesn‘t return back to number ten, you know, in theory all her packing is done, she is ready to go. in the

meantime, within 20 minutes or so, borisjohnson will come into the palace and will be formally appointed as prime minister. he then returns to number ten. he may say some words before entering into those famous, that famous door, and then he is straight down to it, straight into meetings, straight into getting briefings from the civil servants on the important issues of the day. and during his campaign, boris johnson talked about, well, a political reality that perhaps a lot of people didn‘t recognise, one in which he would make the decisive difference in getting a deal through potentially, oi’ getting a deal through potentially, or if not, taking the uk out of the eu, but overcoming the barriers theresa may had found in her time in power. when the co—chair of the 1922 committee said, can backbenchers be kinder to the new prime minister than they have been to theresa may? imean, do than they have been to theresa may? i mean, do you think he is going to

have any kind of honeymoon period? certainly not with the opposition parties, one would imagine. no, it is extraordinary to think that he might do in three months what theresa may has done in three years, and he faces a massive uphill battle on that front, because positions have hardened. the ministerial resignations, even before he was announced as leader, showed just how much, you know, mps in his own party have hardened against the stance that he looks like he will take. so from that point of view, it really is going to be quite difficult for him to try and bring some kind of consensus. that said, we have seen extraordinary happenings in british politics over the past few years, maybe he can pull a rabbit out of the hat, but he has got a very, very short time to do so. and we still don‘t know what he plans to do that is different from what theresa may has been trying. how important will be cabinet appointments pay, the overall make—up and balance of the

cabinet, in terms of trying to help him pull the rabbit out of the hat? really important — for two reasons. as you say, it is whether or not he tries to bring balance. he says he wa nts tries to bring balance. he says he wants everyone signed up for leaving on the 31st of october come what may, which implies that he is not going to be looking for more of the moderates, which is why they think they are likely to be out of office. but that said, even trying to get the cast of characters, a lot of people gunning for not very many jobs. he has also got to think about what is effective as a minister. if he wants to get this job done quickly, he needs to have people in place who are capable of going out there and helping him, if it is to get ideal, to get the deal, or to prep for no—deal. and also on the other domestic policy things that he has been talking about, so he really needs good, effective ministers in

place, as well as this problem of pleasing all the people who are currently supporting him. 0k, doctor catherine haddin from the institute for government, thank you very much for government, thank you very much for your time this morning, and of course those ministers will need to be capable of developing good relationships with eu negotiators, and a chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, will be meeting the european parliament‘s steering group on brexit this morning to discuss boris johnson‘s approach to on brexit this morning to discuss borisjohnson‘s approach to brexit. adam fleming is in brussels, morning to you, what reaction has there been, it would be useful for you to summarise what reaction there has been from europe to borisjohnson‘s victory. lots of eu leaders have been tweeting to congratulate boris johnson on winning the leadership of the conservative party and being poised to take over as prime minister later today, and use the word constructive a lot, hoping they have a constructive relationship. they have basically got to do that,

thatis they have basically got to do that, that is what happens at diplomatic moments, those are the niceties you get at these points. the eu position on the brexit deal was summed up by michel barnier, the chief negotiator, in a tweet yesterday lunchtime, where he said he hopes there will be a constructive relationship, he hopes the eu will do what it can to facilitate the withdrawal agreement. so that is the divorce bit of the brexit deal, and thatis divorce bit of the brexit deal, and that is them saying they are not prepared to change it, but they are willing to do stuff around it that could help it get through parliament. more of the stuff that they have been doing all year, which they have been doing all year, which they did to help theresa may try to get the deal through parliament. but then michel barnier goes on to say that he stands ready to re—work the other part of the deal, the political declaration, which sketches out the shape of the future relationship, and that will be the blueprint or road map for the next phase of brexit negotiations. that is where officials think all the room for manoeuvre is. when you ask

them about what they can do about them about what they can do about the withdrawal agreement, they think the withdrawal agreement, they think the cupboard is kind of bear when it comes to other ideas for changing it, and they are certainly not countenancing the ideas put forward by people in the leadership contest, like getting rid of the backstop or put ina like getting rid of the backstop or put in a time limit orjunking the entire withdrawal agreement and just keeping the transition period bit. so there will be some tricky discussions ahead. 0k, so there will be some tricky discussions ahead. ok, so limited room for manoeuvre perhaps, thank you very much for that, adam fleming in brussels. we will be backjust before 9:30am for the latest from here, then victoria derbyshire will be starting sooner victoria derbyshire will be starting sooner than usual. at 1:45pm on the bbc news channel and bbc one, we have a bbc news special for live coverage of boris johnson have a bbc news special for live coverage of borisjohnson taking over. but first, back to the studio to lu kwesa for a

over. but first, back to the studio to lukwesa for a round—up of the rest of the day‘s news. good morning to you. police divers are searching for three people missing in different parts of the river thames. they are looking for a 22—year—old man who failed to resurface after going swimming with friends at shadwell basin in wapping just after six o‘clock last night. officers are also searching a stretch of the river near waterloo bridge after reports of a person in difficulty, while a third person was reported to be in the water at kingston upon thames. immediate improvements are being ordered at a young offenders institution in west london. the move comes after a report found there had been a collapse in standards of care and safety at feltham. the site holds more than 100 boys aged between 15 and 18. the operator of a british—flagged oil tanker has made contact with the 23 crew members for the first time since the ship was captured by iran in the strait of hormuz last week. a spokesman for the swedish—based tanking operator stena bulk said the "crew was safe with good

cooperation with the iranian personnel onboard." the detainment of the stena impero comes amid tensions between the uk and iran, just weeks after britain helped seize a tanker carrying iranian oil off gibraltar. exactly one year until the start of the 2020 olympics in tokyo, the international olympic committee says the city is fully on track to deliver the games. budget figures released last year put the total cost at more than £12.5 billion, above their original estimate of six billion. 3.2 million tickets have already been bought in the first phase of sales. the met office has recorded temperatures in excess of 30 degrees celsius in england, and it‘s expected to be even warmer today. parts of europe have already seen record breaking temperatures

and previous highs could be surpassed in the uk before the end of the week. leigh milner reports. lots of families waking up this morning will no doubt be heading to a beach like this one. here in bournemouth yesterday, temperatures reached 30 degrees. the sea was almost as crowded as the sand. with the jet stream drawing heat up from africa, you‘d expect this fellow at longleat safari park in wiltshire to be used to it. but that ice lolly won‘t last long on thursday, with temperatures set to soar above 38 degrees, making it the hottest day on record for the uk. and it won‘tjust be the hottest day on thursday either, we‘re also expecting the hottest night as well. forecasters record that by measuring the lowest temperature before things start heating up again in the morning. and on thursday it could reach above 23 degrees. meanwhile, overseas, france and germany are also expecting scorching heat. in the netherlands and belgium, it‘s expected to top a0

degrees for the first time. fortunately, in portugal, firefighters say the wildfires have finally been brought under control. but right across europe, the advice being given by health experts is to stay in the shade and keep hydrated. lee milner, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with simon king. good morning. how did you sleep last night? the heat and humidity brought some pretty intense storms through the night. they started in the south—west, they tracked their way north and eastwards, and this morning we had about 311,000 lightning strikes across the uk. and that comes after what was a pretty hot day. in jersey, we recorded the highestjuly temperature on record, 36 degrees. over the next few days, the heat is going to continue. slightly fresher today, but the heat builds again for thursday. so this morning, still quite a lot of rain across northern parts of the uk.

some thunderstorms will track their way to the north and east. it will become drier for scotland and northern ireland with one or two showers here. maybe some cloud across western areas but for most of us a sunny afternoon. maximum temperatures down a little bit by a few degrees or so but still 32 degrees in the south—east. through tonight, still a few showers. and northern ireland, mostly clearing out and then we look at clear skies into thursday morning. not quite as warm and sticky as last night, but those temperatures still holding up at about 13—17. into thursday and thursday, it‘s about the heat. it‘s going to build even further. low pressure to the west, high pressure to the east. the air is coming all the way in from the south, so very hot air at the moment across france, the low countries, that‘s going to spread its way back in across the united kingdom, especially in eastern areas. during thursday there could be a few showers along western part of the irish sea coast. a few thunderstorms here,

but the most of us, a sunny day on thursday. those temperatures widely coming up into the 30s. but it‘s down to the south—east of england where we are expecting temperatures to be about 37 celsius. now that would break the current july record for the uk, beating 36.7 celsius, and there‘s a chance we could get close to the all—time record, which is 38.5 celsius. we will keep a close eye on that one. into friday, this cold front toward the west will gradually move its way east, and that slowly introduces fresher conditions, so if the heat isn‘t your thing friday will see the temperatures dropping down to about 21—25, maybe 27 in the south—east of england, but over the weekend it‘s going to feel much cooler. there could be some heavy rain around especially in northern and eastern areas. that‘s all for me. have a good day. goodbye. let‘s return to downing street and the mcveigh, and eton. look wiser,

thank you very much. —— lukwesa burak. boris thank you very much. —— lukwesa borisjohnson will be the 14th prime minister of the queen‘s rain so far, with lots of predictions about, given the critical circumstances in which he finds himself, how long he can stay as prime minister, let‘s discuss more about the day ahead with norman smith. theresa may had quite a big run at trying to get brexit sorted, trying to get her deal through, boris johnson has brexit sorted, trying to get her deal through, borisjohnson has got less tha n deal through, borisjohnson has got less than a hundred days before the deadline, so the time pressure, as much as anything else, is a huge pressure. it is a massive challenge trying to push it through in a time period, the political equivalent of trying to paint the mona lisa in an afternoon, just such an enormous challenge. i in mind that half the eu go on holiday, they have

disbanded their team of negotiators, so disbanded their team of negotiators, so they are not around to do the nuts and bolts of a deal. the only thing that provides borisjohnson with a boris glimmer of hope is borisjohnson. the with a boris glimmer of hope is boris johnson. the parliamentary arithmetic has not changed, the arguments have not changed, the only thing different is borisjohnson, and he seems to think, almost five force of personality, he can just bend brexit through, and he has to hope that because otherwise it is very ha rd to hope that because otherwise it is very hard to see how you construct a different deal in that timeframe. briefly, the eu would have to be convinced any deal is worth pushing through, that boris johnson convinced any deal is worth pushing through, that borisjohnson can get it through parliament. absolutely, and the timeframe to get a bill on legislation through parliament, even if there was the will, looks, well, getting towards politically impossible. the clock is ticking. much more from norman coming up. we‘re live in westminster throughout

the day with the latest developments, as boris johnson becomes our new prime minister. now let‘s cross to college green for the victoria derbyshire programme with joanna gosling. hello. it‘s wednesday. it's 9.30. i‘m joanna gosling. boris johnson is off to buckingham palace this afternoon to be confirmed as the country‘s new prime minister. i say to all the doubters, we are going to energise the country and get a brexit done on october the sist. get a brexit done on october the 31st. take advantage of the opportunities it will bring in a new spirit of can do. he‘s said he will name a "cabinet for modern britain" with more women and a record number of ministers from ethnic minorities with mps like priti patel and rishi sunak tipped for promotion, but more resignations from the government are expected too. i'm not speculating aboutjobs or roles in government at all because the decision behind that lies firmly with the prime minister.