tonight at ten o'clock, we are live in downing street on the day boris johnson stepped in to number ten as the new prime minister of the united kingdom. mrjohnson had accepted an invitation from her majesty the queen to form a government and he wasted no time in getting to work. on arriving in downing street, the new prime minister underlined his firm commitment to deliver brexit by the last day of october. after three years of unfounded self—doubt, it is time to change the record. to recover our natural and historic role as an enterprising, outward—looking and truly global britain. in one of the most radical

reshuffles ever seen, jeremy hunt, penny mordaunt, liam fox and 14 others have left the cabinet. among the replacements are sajid javid as chancellor, priti patel as home secretary and dominic raab as foreign secretary. i will do everything in my power to keep our country everything in my power to keep our cou ntry safe, everything in my power to keep our country safe, our people secure and also to fight the scourge of crime that we see on our streets. we will have detail and analysis and we will be reporting on the range of policy proposals made by the new prime minister. also tonight... keeping cool in the heat as the met office says the uk could record its highest ever temperature tomorrow. and ireland put england to the sword, bowling them out forjust ireland put england to the sword, bowling them out for just 85 ireland put england to the sword, bowling them out forjust 85 runs on a humiliating first day of their test at lord's. in sport on bbc news, ireland embarrass england at the home of cricket, bowling them out for just the home of cricket, bowling them out forjust 85, the home of cricket, bowling them out for just 85, just the home of cricket, bowling them out forjust 85, just over a week before the ashes start.

good evening from downing street where borisjohnson, good evening from downing street where boris johnson, one good evening from downing street where borisjohnson, one of the most controversial politicians of modern times, has taken over as prime minister from theresa may. times, has taken over as prime ministerfrom theresa may. he has wasted no time in putting his stamp on government with what is being described as the most brutal ministerial reshuffle in decades. no fewer than 17 ministers have left the cabinet, making way for a team with much stronger brexit credentials, including dominic rab as foreign secretary and priti patel as foreign secretary and priti patel as home secretary. mrjohnson repeated his pledge to take the uk out of the european union by the sist out of the european union by the 31st october and in his words, no

ifs or buts. we start tonight with oui’ ifs or buts. we start tonight with our political editor laura kuenssberg and her report on the day borisjohnson kuenssberg and her report on the day boris johnson became prime kuenssberg and her report on the day borisjohnson became prime minister. the dark before dawn. politics needs light and shade. decisions are complicated. judgments subtle. but now, we will all wake up every day toa now, we will all wake up every day to a leader who paints the boldest of brushstrokes, the man who divides and inspires, entertains and enrages. even for those who adore him, a yearago, borisjohnson's journey to the palace would have been the kind of wild story he might have written. rarely without mishap, he was blocked by protesters on his way. now the politician who as a boy said he wanted to be world king, invited to become prime minister by the queen. the moment where everything officially changed,

bowing to the monarch. there are some rules he will follow. everyone knows the many characters he has played, campaigner, clown or statesman. now he has at last found his biggest role. which one would the crowd see today?” his biggest role. which one would the crowd see today? i have just been to see her majesty the queen, who has invited me to form a government and i have accepted. there are pessimists at home and abroad who think after three years of indecision that this country has become a prisoner to the old arguments of 2016. those critics are wrong. the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters, they are going to get it wrong again. and we are going to fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people. and come out of the eu on october 31st, no ifs or buts. with his partner

watching on, part of the team, a promise he is on everyone's side. my job is to serve you, the people, because if there is one point we politicians need to remember, it is that the people are our bosses. i will take personal responsibility for the change i want to see. never mind the backstop, the buck stops here. and i will tell you something else about myjob. it is to be prime minister of the whole united kingdom. big promises on health, police, education, but the big judgment, he would be ready to take us judgment, he would be ready to take us out of the eu without a deal. and it is of course vital at the same time that we prepare for the remote possibility that brussels refuses any further to negotiate, and we are forced to come out with no deal, not because we want to, that outcome, of course not, but because it is only

common sense to prepare. at this extraordinary moment in our history, and after three years of unfounded self—doubt, it is time to change the record. no one in the last few centuries has succeeded in betting against the plaque and nerve and ambition of this country. they will not succeed today. —— the pluck and nerve. we in this government will work flat out to give this country the leadership it deserves, and that work begins now. thank you very much. this is the start of a new era and the start of a very different era. borisjohnson and the start of a very different era. boris johnson and and the start of a very different era. borisjohnson and the brexiteers in charge, but perhaps they are not so much taking back control but taking over a precarious and fragile situation. controversy will never be far. believe in boris!

for any new administration, there is glory on day one, but there were howls of protest from whitehall throughout the speech. this is a time of strife. mrjohnson is in charge because of the failures of his party and his predecessor. for her, time today for one last bow to the commons. thank you. farewells and tributes aplenty for theresa may, but it's politics, always barbs too. i hope, mr speaker, that she has a marginally more relaxing time oi'i has a marginally more relaxing time on the backbenches, and perhaps, like the chancellor, even helping me to oppose the reckless plans of her successor. she couldn't resist it either. as a party leader that has accepted when her time was up, perhaps the time is now for him to do the same. she was willing though to laugh perhaps set herself a little, saving her grand finale to thank her constituents. that duty,

to serve my constituents, will remain my greatest motivation. applause applause then after years of defeat and disappointment. a former prime minister now, slipping from the front bench. a small crowd gathered just to say goodbye rather than to know what's next. one more last moment at the podium where in calling a needless general election she may be sealed her fate. calling a needless general election she may be sealed her fatelj calling a needless general election she may be sealed her fate. i repeat my warm congratulations to boris on winning the conservative leadership election. i wish him and the government he will lead every good fortune. the real affection was for her truest ally. finally and most of all i want to thank my husband philip, who has been my greatest supporter and my closest companion. chanting stop brexit! that wasn't me. even

110w stop brexit! that wasn't me. even now stop brexit opponents trying to distract. it's over now for theresa may and anything that resembles her government will stop she leaves a stack of problems behind for boris johnson. they applaud them all when they are on the way in. and his first steps in number ten are more bravado than continuity. suspicion is lurking at the choice of the chief of the leave campaign in the referendum, dominic cummings, as a senior adviser. and within half an hour of moving senior adviser. and within half an hourof moving in, senior adviser. and within half an hour of moving in, he was out of the back gates, off to the commons to hire and fire. forget the night of the long knives, this was the afternoon of the big acts. sacked privately in the swelter of the commons, more than half of the cabinet cleared out. one senior tory called it a walk to tories out!

protesters on whitehall might agree. —— a warped takeover. a new chancellor, a new foreign secretary and a new home secretary too. big change at breakneck speed. promotions for brexit believers. the most important thing is to get us out of the eu by the end of october. exactly the same message from the new chancellor. the prime minister has already set out some of his key priorities and that includes making sure we leave the european union on october 31. some familiar faces stay, work and pensions and health, but there is controversy all around. the new transport secretary couldn't hear his good news at first because downing street was locked down. just in case boris johnson downing street was locked down. just in case borisjohnson was under any illusion, his government surrounded bya illusion, his government surrounded by a demonstration before it's gone to bed. you can hear protests outside the gates, you can listen to rivals around the table, but in the

end, every leader is ultimately on their own. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. just to underline the point that laura was making there, one of the first tasks for there, one of the first tasks for the new prime minister is of course to appoint a cabinet. but the radical nature of mrjohnson's reshuffle has surprised even some of those on his own side, the number of departures from the cabinet at 17 is far higher than many expected, and they include committed brexit supporters such as penny mordaunt and liam fox. our deputy political editorjohn pina looks at the shape and character of borisjohnson's top team. ——john and character of borisjohnson's top team. —— john pienaar. and character of borisjohnson's top team. ——john pienaar. he has the keys. number ten is home to boris johnson. now he is deciding who is invited and who to show the door, and he has been ruthless. brexiteers get the warmest welcome but there is no room for any but the most loyal. will you stay in cabinet? have you turned down defence? jeremy hunt, beaten rival, has gone. he wanted a

big job but no chance. his supporters have been shooed from office, along with most of the old cabinet. penny mordaunt, a big surprise, gone from defence, along with fox at international trade, anotherjeremy hunt backer. no surprise that chancellor philip hammond resigned. he has pledged to fight any no—deal brexit. and no change for the loyal stephen barclay, who will stay on at the brexit department. michael gove, once turned on borisjohnson but thatis once turned on borisjohnson but that is forgiven. he stays in the cabinet without a department. boris johnson was expected to pick a team he could trust but this looks brutal. it's a cabinet built to deliver brexit, deal or no deal. it also looks like a line—up meant to confront the brexit party, maybe ta ke confront the brexit party, maybe take them on, if brexit is deadlocked in parliament, and that leads to a snap election. it also looks like a cabinet that's more diverse, more women and ethnic minorities in topjobs. the new

chancellor sajid javid is the most high—ranking example. chancellor sajid javid is the most high-ranking example. my name is sajid javid. my father arrived in the uk from pakistan in 1961. he is the uk from pakistan in 1961. he is the first muslim to run the treasury, the son of a pakistani bus driver, now policing economic policy with the uncertainty of brexit ahead. uncompromising brexiteer dominic raab gets the foreign office. he is famously competitive, the former brexit secretary is not too popular with the eu leaders, but mrjohnson won't mind that too much. priti patel, daughter of ugandan asians is the new home secretary. she was sacked as international developer and secretary for straying off policy, and now borisjohnson has picked a right—winger and keen brexiteer. she will handle immigration in one of the toughest jobs in politics. with this office of state, this great office of state, comes significant responsibilities, and i will do everything in my power to keep our country everything in my power to keep our cou ntry safe, everything in my power to keep our country safe, our people secure and

also to fight the scourge of crime that we see on our streets. gavin williamson, sacked as defence secretary for leaking sensitive information, although he denied it, is back in education. he backed borisjohnson who has returned the favour. and amber rudd, no fan of brexit, has hung on at work and pensions. in the back room of downing street, new adviser dominic cummings isa downing street, new adviser dominic cummings is a controversial pick. the former vote leave organiser is famously ruthless and abrasive but is also seen as a man to drive through difficult change. so, team johnson is taking shape. he clearly wa nts a johnson is taking shape. he clearly wants a cabinet that is as loyal as it is unyielding. there is a new prime minister and a new team around him, but their mission is as tough as ever. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. asjohn was saying, the scale of the reshuffle and the number of new faces coming in to borisjohnson's first cabinet is much more extensive than expected. let's take a quick

look at some of the other appointments the prime minister has made. john has mentioned some of them, but sajid javid as the new chancellor, matt hancock staying on as health secretary. gavin williamson is back in cabinet as education secretary. the staunch borisjohnson ally ben wallace is rewarded with defence. if we look at some of the others, stephen barclay stays on as brexit secretary. former leadership rival michael gove gets the official title of chancellor of the official title of chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, which is effectively deputy prime minister, although it's not the formal title. nicky morgan makes a return to the cabinet table as culture secretary. just some of the changes. the range and scope has been pretty surprising for lots of people today. laura is with me, what does it tell us?|j think it tells us borisjohnson doesn't want to come in and just make doesn't want to come in and just ma ke twea ks doesn't want to come in and just make tweaks here and there. this is

not just a reshuffle, make tweaks here and there. this is notjust a reshuffle, any matter of hours he has created a new government. that's the symbol i think he wants to send, that things will be different, they are already different within hours of him taking office. i think also there is a commitment from boris johnson's team, one of them said to me a few days ago, they want to arrive and show shock and awe, show they are getting on with it, that he will make decisions and he is prepared to ruffle feathers. he is certainly ruffling some feathers in the conservative party tonight. many people have been very surprised with the numbers of departures, even though complaints about the cabinet have been public for a very, very long time. one senior tory said to me it was like the rocky horror show. another person said it was not a reshuffle but a warped takeover. but the prize for boris johnson is to create cabinet unity on his goal of taking us out of the european union by halloween. that seems to be what he has gone for. it's not as straightforward as leave and remain, but it's about protecting his single

big ambition, to get us out of the eu on october 31. what he said no ifs and buts. repeated that he and he is clearly thinking that this is the team to deliver that. no question on that. this cabinet has been designed around one goal. even former ardent remainers like amber rudd and nicky morgan around the table are committed to that goal. he said they are all willing to contemplate being willing to leave without a formal arrangement with the eu. that's anathema to many who quit the government today, but did did we ever think borisjohnson would do all of this conventionally? did we really think that? not for one second. whether you love it all those it, tonight at least he is stamping his authority although for this new setup. we will explore that a little bit later. thank you to laura kuenssberg. whatever else borisjohnson laura kuenssberg. whatever else boris johnson wants to laura kuenssberg. whatever else borisjohnson wants to achieve as prime minister, as we have been establishing time and again, brexit is top of the list and that means

resolving the issue of how to keep the board are open between northern ireland and the republic after brexit. it will be the uk's main land border with the eu and free movement of goods has been one of the factors that has helped to maintain stability there. mrjohnson has said and repeated today that he is confident a solution can be found to this challenge. our correspondent emma vardy to this challenge. our correspondent emma va rdy reports to this challenge. our correspondent emma vardy reports now from newry on the irish border. we are being invited on board for a journey pamela knows well. her family's haulage firm makes thousands of deliveries across the irish border each year. it's seamless. i don't stop, ijust keep going along the dual carriageway and head to my destination. but this one island is two different countries. which after brexit me and so we could have two different sets of rules. —— means we could have. this

is us crossing the irish border right now to stop and it really is just a right now to stop and it really is justa bump right now to stop and it really is just a bump in the tarmac. but it's the biggest problem for boris johnson when it comes to agreeing with the eu how to avoid checks on goods here. haulage and freight is the lifeblood of the irish industry. that's the type of delivery service we have come to expect. it might not be any more. boris johnson's leaving behind the border arrangements theresa may agreed to. he is convinced he can persuade the eu to renegotiate. but in dublin tonight, the irish prime minister said the eu wouldn't give in to borisjohnson's demands. listening to what he said today, i got the impression he wasn'tjust talking today, i got the impression he wasn't just talking about deleting the backstop, he was talking about a whole new deal, a better deal for written, and that's not going to happen. any suggestion there can be a whole new deal or renegotiation within weeks and months is totally not in the real world. the conflict

in northern ireland suffered during the troubles means it's an emotive issue too. agreeing to keep an open border helped end the bloodshed. and the trading links between north and south as part of a shared membership of the eu became an important part of the eu became an important part of the eu became an important part of the peace process. the border looks very different now. boris johnson believes we can avoid checks by doing a free trade deal with the eu, ripping up the so—called backstop which would have kept northern ireland shackled to eu rules. the question is, is there the political will now to do a deal with the united kingdom that does not require the united kingdom to stay within the customs union and singles market, and i think that will be the fight boris has on his hands. i think he is well up for it. boris johnson is a new driving force, but old dilemmas remain, and uncharted

territory lies ahead for livelihoods across this island. emma vardy, bbc news, newry. to reiterate the point made by the new prime minister he said today he was determined that the uk would leave the eu by october 31, no ifs, no buts. in brussels, the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has said the european union is ready and waiting to hear from the european union is ready and waiting to hearfrom new prime minister, and equally ready, he said, if mrjohnson decides to pursue a strategy of no deal. our europe editorjoins me now and she is in bavaria this evening. i suppose the question is, to what extent where european leaders are listening to what borisjohnson had to say today? well, i'd say they we re to say today? well, i'd say they were listening with one ear. the assumption in eu quarters is that this first speech as prime minister was designed as a rallying cry aimed

ata was designed as a rallying cry aimed at a domestic uk audience rather than at eu leaders are. but did they like what one diplomat described to me as the bullying tone of boris johnson? they didn't, but they won't rush to the cameras tonight to say so. we had from one prominent member of the european parliament who described it. he said, it was irresponsible of boris johnson described it. he said, it was irresponsible of borisjohnson to try to use the threat of an od a brexit as leverage in negotiations. basically, the sense in the eu is that so far they have had a lot of brexit slogans from boris johnson and they now await the substance. for example, he says he wants to get rid of the backstop guarantee for the irish border. the eu wants to know exactly what in concrete terms does he want to put in place that will guarantee to keep the border between northern ireland open? until eu leaders can sit down face—to—face with borisjohnson, they, like the rest of us, looking for clues in the make—up of the new cabinet and who will be his closest confidants. the

danger seems to be that boris johnson could overestimate eu flexibility in what will be coming in negotiations. he is right, there is more wiggle room than eu leaders have wa nted is more wiggle room than eu leaders have wanted to let on around the brexit deal, but he's also right, they want to avoid an od or brexit if they possibly can. but they want to sign up to just if they possibly can. but they want to sign up tojust any if they possibly can. but they want to sign up to just any compromise in order to avoid no deal. they have clear red lines. we know them, we have heard them so many times before. today, borisjohnson did his best to sound immovable, to. this is either the beginning of a negotiated compromise or it we are on highway to an or brexit. many thanks once again. asi to an or brexit. many thanks once again. as i mentioned earlier, boris johnson's comments today went well beyond brexit with a wide—ranging list of policies and pledges. he said there would be 20,000 extra police on the streets in england and wales. for the nhs in england, there was a pledge to upgrade some

hospitals and to end the three—week wait for a hospitals and to end the three—week waitfora gp hospitals and to end the three—week wait for a gp appointment in many areas of. he promised to fix the crisis in england once and for all and there was a promise to boost funding for schools in england. to look in more detail at those pledges, we asked some of our editors to examine what is being proposed, and we start with education. to date from the new prime minister, a promise to level up prime minister, a promise to level upfunding in prime minister, a promise to level up funding in schools across england. but that may not be enough to ta ke england. but that may not be enough to take the political sting out of this issue. because of rising costs, economists say it would take £3.8 billionjust to economists say it would take £3.8 billion just to reverse the cuts that have happened since 2010, with more cash needed every year afterwards. the other priority, england's further education colleges are. desperate for better funding. essential to improving technical and vocational skills for the challenges ahead. how will we pay for the

support we need with the day—to—day life as we live longer and with more disability is? arguably the most pressing issue awaiting the new prime minister is the crisis in aduu prime minister is the crisis in adult social care. in homes up and down the country, families are confronted by an overstretched, underfunded and unfair system. councils are lining up to tell the pm about a £3.6 billion funding gap by 2025, and health bosses warn, if social care isn't fixed, then the nhs will buckle under the strain. for business, job number one for the new pm is to restore confidence, which has taken a hell of a knock in the last three years. should i buy a new piece of machinery, kite hire a new piece of machinery, kite hire a new or employee? confident there are no nasty surprises around the corner. for most businesses, this is why no deal is a horrible outcome. beyond brexit, it is things like infrastructure, road, rail, digital connections, what will the

immigration look like, where will i get works for the future is? that is what matters if the pm is to restore confidence. for centuries, britain liked to see itself as a centre of the world, and nothing illustrates that better than the meridian line here at the royal observatory at greenwich, still the basis of all global mapping. but britain's reputation in the world is now in more doubt than ever before. so one of the biggest foreign policy challenges facing the new pm is how to restore some of that lost reputation partly caused by recent political paralysis. his instinct may be to get as close as possible to the trump presidency, partly in hopes of a favourable transatlantic deal. but there are risks in that, particularly in the middle of a gulf crisis, when britain's policy towards iran is so very different from washington's white and that was james robbins with that assessment of the policy challenge in his area and our colleagues with their

assessments. back to the question, will the new prime minister pay for all of these pledges, and with me is our economics editor. what is the plan? borrowing billions, it may be tens of billions, and there is room for that because the deficit is pretty low. i noticed a bit of a restraint from the prime minister. he didn't mention much at all about those tax cuts, the income tax cuts he promised to conservative members. but the bigger picture i think if you reverse out of this is optimism and gung ho spirit and the candid spirit will get you so far, but the detail really matters, this complete kit in negotiations. none more so than this bid to get britain no—deal brexit battle ready. if you could just say it and it happened, that would be fine. but he needs tens of thousands of small businesses, some of whom have never had to fill in a customs form, to registerfor customs form, to registerfor customs and all these arrangements that brexit and particularly a no—deal brexit may require. he can't

just persuade, indeed the persuasive power of the prime minister that you saw, it can only go so far even for someone like boris johnson. thanks very much again. borisjohnson by common consent, i suppose, is one of the most colourful and controversial politicians to become prime minister in modern times, and he faces a political and strategic challenge of huge dimensions and a united kingdom thatis huge dimensions and a united kingdom that is disunited on the biggest issue of the day. does he have what it takes? here is our home editor. borisjohnson will be the 20th old etonian to become prime minister, but does he have the qualities to be the great leader britain needs right now? we wanted to test if the great british public is confident the new pm measures up to the challenges ahead. talking to people here in affluent eton... ..and here at the dog races in sheffield. has boris johnson got what it takes? do people think he's able?

does he have the confidence and responsibility of a world statesman? —— does he have the competence and responsibility of a world statesman? he's probably more intelligent than we think, but he comes across as a buffoon. i'd quite like boris to come round for a dinner party. he looks good fun. whether he's going to do it as prime minister, i'm not sure. and they race away... oh, it's the best thing to happen to britain in a long time. what gets you to a certain level can be your undoing when you get to a higher level, so it depends how he plays it, really. you're worried, aren't you? yes, very. is he honest — a man of his word, of integrity? do you trust him? i trust him. no. no, i don't trust him. but then i don't trust many politicians, so... he changes with t‘wind, doesn't he? he changes... whatever is flavour of the hour. is he a man of integrity, a man of his word? now that's the problem, there. is he charismatic, able to inspire and win people over?

i think he's got passion and flair, and he seems very enthusiastic, so hopefully he'll get people behind him. i am a bit concerned. why would you be concerned? it'sjust, i think his character... he's larger than life, isn't he? is that what you want? why not? yeah, absolutely. is our new prime minister a fair person, a man who can heal the wounds of a divided country? i don't want him to be our prime minister. yeah. why is that? because he's racist. how can you have a racist, like, running the country? and they race away... we need someone that has the trump craziness. do we? yes, we do. he's anothertrump, as far as i'm concerned. and that's good for you? it's good for me. looking after his own people first. is borisjohnson the person to bring the country together? no. some old etonians proved to be great leaders. others less so. what will history make of prime ministerjohnson?

mark easton, bbc news. some views there aren't thejohnson character. that's it from downing street for now. i will be back a little later. let's go over to clive for the rest of the day's news. thank you. tomorrow could be the hottest day ever recorded in the uk. forecasters say temperatures could reach 39 degrees in london, beating the previous record set in kent back in 2003. it comes after thunderstorms swept across much of the uk last night, with nearly 50,000 lightning strikes being reported. meanwhile, research published today in the journal of nature suggests the current warming rate is higher than any previously observed, with scientists saying that human influence on global warming is no longer in doubt. our science correspondent has more details. another day of blazing temperatures

across some parts of the uk. in birmingham, a chance to cool off from the scorching sun. in leicester, it's not exactly weather for ducks. but these children are having fun in the fountain. and in oxford's parks, the shade provided some respite from the heat. the sun has been welcomed by some, but these conditions can be harmful. so how do you stay cool and keep safe in the hot weather? dr raj patel is a gp and deputy medical director of nhs england. normally when it's hot inside you think about opening up the windows and doors, but we shouldn't do that, should we? that's right. we should learn from our european neighbours, who understand that in the midday sun they actually close the curtains and close the windows when it's hot outside. you retain the coolness in the house. avoiding being dehydrated is also really important, isn't it? so drinking plenty of water is a really important tip. is itjust water we can drink, or could you have a cup of tea, for example? yes, you can. so tea will contribute to your fluids, but it will not cool you down,

as many people think it will. and the thing to avoid most is alcohol because it makes you lose water and it makes you more dehydrated. one of the really difficult things during the heatwave is actually getting to sleep because it's so hot at night. and i've heard you can do things like put your sheets and pyjamas in a freezer, or fill a hot water bottle up with icy cold water. would that make any difference? i can see why putting ice—cold water into a hot—water bottle will help you stay cooler longer. i'm not sure that the sheets will stay cool for very long, but if it's enough to get you to sleep, why not? in europe, belgium has had its hottest day in recorded history — the national record was broken twice, with temperatures reaching 39.9 degrees celsius. it's the second major heatwave to hit europe, and research published today gave another stark warning on global warming. in the last 2,000 years, there has not been a period where temperature changes were as fast and extensive

as what we're seeing now. and scientists say this will make heatwaves more frequent and intense. heatwaves now are five times more likely because of man—made climate change than they were in the past, so we have to get used to them and we have to adapt the way we live and the infrastructure around us — our houses, our roads — to those heats. back in the uk, tomorrow it's going to get even hotter. all eyes will be watching to see if another major temperature record is broken. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the former director of the fbi, who led the investigation into claims of russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election has been given evidence to congress. robert millett was called to testify after releasing the final report into his enquiry. it found donald trump's campaign team didn't collude with moscow to illegally influence the

election, but there were ten possible instances where president trump tried to impede the investigation. he is our north america correspondent, nick bryant. the democrats were hoping these hearings would notjust provide the audiobook version of the mueller report, but a summer blockbuster movie. but the former special counsel didn't even want to appear on capitol hill, and stuck closely to the script and main findings of his 400 page report. the investigation did not establish that members of the trump campaign conspired with the russian government in its election interference activities. but the report did not clear president trump of obstructing justice, of interfering with the russian meddling investigation. so the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction ofjustice. is that correct? that is correct. and what about total exoneration? did you actually totally exonerate the president? no. mr mueller was monosyllabic, but under republican questioning stated that, although justice department guidelines prevents sitting

presidents from being prosecuted, that would be possible after mr trump left office. you believe that he committed... you could charge the president of the united states with obstruction ofjustice after he left office? yes. the white house described the hearings as an epic embarrassment for the democrats. this was a very big day for our country. this was a very big day for the republican party, and you can say it was a great day for me but i don't even like to say that. it's great. the democrats may not have the box office drama they were looking for, but from robert mueller, a reminder to donald trump that his legal problems haven't necessarily gone away. that his presidential protection from prosecution ends the moment he leaves the white house. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. it's been a disastrous first day for england in their cricket test against ireland at lord's. the hosts

we re against ireland at lord's. the hosts were humiliated before lunch, all out for just 85 runs. island were humiliated before lunch, all out forjust 85 runs. island later made 207 in first innings. the world cup? move on. it's test matches now. shirts change colour, as does the ball. red for embarrassment? ireland seized the moment at lord's with tim murtagh. jason roy his first victim. these are the batsmen who will win england the ashes. theoretically. rory burns next to go. the standby for three men who were in england's world cup squad, all out for none. in truth, they could have used a rest. in reality, on the ground, where they'd experienced the pinnacle of triumph, they were unravelled by a bowler who'll turn 38 next month. tim murtagh. five wickets for 13 runs, england 85 all out. well, once more at this famous old ground, one found oneself asking... did that reallyjust happen? well, it was still happening. andrew balbirnie made a 50 in ireland's reply.

yes — see it, believe it, milk it — as ireland's lead stretched past 100. if you've got a day of test cricket, don't waste a minute. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. 0k, ok, we turn now to downing street. thanks very much. three years after theresa may entered number 10, promising to deliver brexit, the uk has a new prime minister today who is making the same promise and who has assembled a very new team to try to deliver that. a final thought on this momentous day with laura. he will be at westminster in the commons tomorrow, which obviously is another opportunity for him to spell out how he plans to get there. another opportunity for him to spell out how he plans to get therem is, and also an opportunity for him to hear first—hand exactly the extent of one of the biggest problems that faces him, which is that he barely has a majority in the house of commons that he can rely on, and if you can't rely on house

of commons, he can't rely in staying in powerfor very long. looking at what we've seen and heard from boris johnson today, and i think we will hear tomorrow... johnson today, and i think we will hear tomorrow. .. ok, johnson today, and i think we will hear tomorrow... ok, apologies, we seem to have lost the audio to laura at downing street. but that's it for our coverage on this momentous day as borisjohnson our coverage on this momentous day as boris johnson becomes our coverage on this momentous day as borisjohnson becomes the 14th prime minister of the queen's rain, promising to deliver brexit with just 99 days to sort things out. we leave you tonight with some of the words and images on this historic day. good night. i am about to leave downing street. i will continue to do all i can to serve the national interest and play my part in making our united kingdom a great country with a great future. a country that truly works for everyone.

i have just been to see her majesty the queen, who has invited me to form a government, and i have accepted. and we are going to fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people, and come out of the eu on october 31, no ifs or buts. and after three years of unfounded self—doubt, it is time to change the record. to recover our natural and historic role. we, in this government, will work flat out to give this country the leadership it deserves, and that work begins now. thank you very much. applause