hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. borisjohnson says it's time to move on — a day after winning a vote of confidence we are able to draw a line under the issues that's our opponents want to talk about and we are able to talk about what i think the people in this country want us to and what we're doing help them. not everyone agrees with that — it explicitly divided conservative party. we heard from mps who voted for borisjohnson to go. it party. we heard from mps who voted for borisjohnson to go. iii we party. we heard from mps who voted for boris johnson to go.— for boris johnson to go. if we don't see an improvement _ for boris johnson to go. if we don't see an improvement in _ for boris johnson to go. if we don't see an improvement in the - for boris johnson to go. if we don't see an improvement in the next i for boris johnson to go. if we don't. see an improvement in the next few months in history will repeat itself. , ., ., ~ ., itself. they live apart from ukraine that the russian _ itself. they live apart from ukraine that the russian bombardment - itself. they live apart from ukraine that the russian bombardment of. that the russian bombardment of cities in the east of the country

continues and president zelensky is winding ukrainian forces are holding out but are outnumbered. belgian�*s king arrived in congo, two years after expressing regret for his families brutal colonial ruling. let's start with borisjohnson — and the fallout from yesterday's confidence vote on his leadership. although he won, more than a0 per cent of his own mps voted against him. in recent months, the prime minister has faced mounting pressure following revelations of lockdown parties held at downing street. the prime minister addressed cabinet ministers today — here's what he told them. thank you everybody for all your good work yesterday because it was a very important day because we were able to draw a line under the issues that our opponents want to talk about and we're able to get on talking about what i think people

in this country want us to. we know that cabinet support for the prime minister still holds firm — here's foreign secretary liz truss. we had a vote yesterday. it was a clear result in that boat. it was a clear result in that vote. now is the time to get behind the prime minister to deliver on what people in britain want to see which is dealing with issues around the affordability of housing and the affordability of childcare and getting taxes down and getting our economy going and that's what people want to see. the vote has exposed a deeply divided party — and we've been hearing from mps who voted against the prime minister. tobias ellwood is one of them. for the moment i accept the democratic outcome and i encourage all colleagues to do the same. but two in five of us did not express support for the prime minister and we now need to feel included in shaping the party's future, the conduct of the past couple days was farfrom civil and illustrates there is work to be done to unite the party. jacob reese describing spinning

this as a remain plot. it's a tactic to mislead and distract and it shows a worrying grasp of the concerns with 150 colleagues from across the party about the direction and the vision of the party and we can and must do better than this. and we've also heard from the opposition. this is the deputy leader of the labour party. as the british people deserve the best from our politicians, not the worst. the bar should be set at a reasonable level which says if you write it up public and you get a fixed penalty notice because he broke the law while in office by your own rules then you should not be prime minister of this country. let's take a look at some of the numbers. borisjohnson won 59% of the votes. that means 211 conservative mps voted to support him. but — 148 declared no confidence. so what does this mean for borisjohnson�*s leadership? this is uk polling expert and politics professor sirjohn curtice.

the government above all has to watch the pm's statements inside the house of commons about party gate for example there were no parties and assure them the rules were not broken all of which now looks rather dubious. it is now being investigated by a committee. if the committee were to report that they believed that prime minister mislead the house of commons that i suspect would determine it. that probably won't happen til the autumn but that's the area where the partygate issue could still return and could get result in this prime minister being unseated. let's compare that to previous votes. in 2018, theresa may survived one prompted by her brexit policy. she had around 37% of her mps voting against her. she resigned six months later. john major triggered a leadership contest in 1995. 32% of his

mps voted against him. he then went on to lose the 1997 election. so borisjohnson, with 41% voting against, got less support than both of them. former conservative leader william hague says: "votes have been cast that show a greater level of rejection than any tory leader has ever endured and survived." this is the view of one political biographer. he is an extraordinary operator as prime minister. we had 55 very few have the slinky and recreation gifts and to get out ofjail gifts of this particular prime minister so history will predict he will be toast within a few months mike but his own particular personality and his fighting spirit and his houdini character will suggest that something else might happen. our political editor

chris mason has more. the problem is that he has 40% of his own mps who think somebody else should be pay minister. think his own mps who think somebody else should be pay minister.— should be pay minister. think about that. think about _ should be pay minister. think about that. think about how _ should be pay minister. think about that. think about how difficult - should be pay minister. think about that. think about how difficult it - that. think about how difficult it is to run a government when you are up is to run a government when you are up against that obstacle. something else which i think to some extent has been underreported. we have focused on the problems that boris johnson has faced but this is in danger of becoming a meltdown time for that governing conservative party like a mafia movie. there's an awful lot of feeling of revenge, angen awful lot of feeling of revenge, anger, bitterness, and then data out there. once that starts in political parties and when people feel she did me in and i will do her in, it's very difficult to get out of that cycle and although today feels like a bit of a lover in the civil war you can't help feeling it's going to start up again.

now lets turn to ukraine. where heavy fighting continues in the eastern donbas region. these are the latest images of the shelling in severodonetsk. the city's mayor says ukrainians are doing everything to hold their position, but they're outnumbered. russian forces appear to control most of the city. neighbouring lysychansk has also been heavily bombarded. they're the region's last urban centres trying to resist a russian offensive. president zelensky has called them �*dead cities.�* here he is.. "the situation in the east is difficult. in severodonetsk we are holding out. but there are more of them and they are stronger." now let's turn to another part of ukraine. the zaporizhzhia region in the south east was the focus

it is not clear who is leaning into battle. forthe it is not clear who is leaning into battle. for the past week we had seen claims by both sides to have both been under attack and to have lunch counter offensives. the ukrainians are outnumbered and they have their backs to the river. it's not clear why the russians have pulled back in some areas. it could be to launch further aerial bombardments on the city but it's clear the gains for both sides are marginal. as our centre magic of the fighting in the wider region, one military expert likened it to the trench warfare in the first world war. we are seeing intense fighting but it's not yet clear for the russians what any strategic advantage will be. the russians what any strategic advantage will be. the next few weeks we are — advantage will be. the next few weeks we are going _ advantage will be. the next few weeks we are going to - advantage will be. the next few weeks we are going to see - advantage will be. the next few i weeks we are going to see russia continuing to trip ukrainian forces but the full weight of all the aid

that you and us and check and put a that you and us and check and put a that others are providing is just now starting to really arrive. in about three weeks we are going to start feeling the impact of long—range precision artillery, rocket launchers, impacting on the russian artillery rockets and that's what's going to turn the tide here. the zaporizhzhia region in the south east was the focus of heavy fighting at the start of the war. you might remember russian forces shelling europe's largest nuclear plant there our attention to a row that has broken out between ukraine and the un's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency or iaea. the row is over a proposed iaea visit to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which was seized by russian forces in march. the head of the iaea tweeted that his team was working to send an expert mission to zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. because it was "currently disconnected from iaea safeguard communication systems." and that "ukraine had requested them, and they will go." but ukraine's national nuclear operator, says the iaea is lying about being invited, and is trying to legitimise the russian occupation there. ukraine states nuclear operator has

called his comments as lies effectively. they said they have not invited him to the nuclear power plant. the international atomic energy agency is desperate to get in. it says it's been disconnected from its monitoring systems and they want to inspect it urgently over worries about some kind of risk or what potentially could happen. but as far as the ukrainians are concerned, they see such a visit and they've even accused the watchdog of trying to legitimise russia's occupation of the plant as the climate has been in control of it since march. since very early on in this there was even a shining early on in an outbuilding that caused a lot of worry. the russian state under control now but it a sensitive subject. simply because of the significance of this plant and what could potentially go wrong if things were to go unmonitored. todd?

could potentially go wrong if things were to go unmonitored. today the head of the — were to go unmonitored. today the head of the iaea _ were to go unmonitored. today the head of the iaea repeated - were to go unmonitored. today the head of the iaea repeated the - head of the iaea repeated the government did invite his organisation to visit. he spoke on bbc world service. the government has requested _ bbc world service. the government has requested us _ bbc world service. the government has requested us to _ bbc world service. the government has requested us to do _ bbc world service. the government has requested us to do this. - bbc world service. the government has requested us to do this. therel has requested us to do this. there are statements that have been statements today implying that i am lying when i say this which of course is absurd. but yes, it is a war and they are emotions and people have a very strong position which i would not i understand they try to understand but we are working in consulting with development. we updated you on the conflict in ukraine. now we will talk about the belgian king philippe. belgium's king philippe and queen mathilde have arrived in the democratic republic of congo

for a six—day visit, at the invitation of president felix tshisekedi. here's the royal couple arriving in kinsasha. it's king philippe's first visit to the drc since ascending to the throne in 2013. it's seen as a chance for reconciliation after the atrocities committed under belgian colonial rule. king phillippe has expressed regret for his family's colonial record in the drc — the most brutal in africa. let's take a brief look at that. these images are from 1960 when the drc won its independence. belgium had controlled the central african country since the turn of the 19th century when king leopold ii brutally seized the land as his personal possession. it's believed more than 10 million africans died during his reign — and king philippe is a descendant of the colonial ruler. here's what people in kinshasa are saying about the royal visit. i'm very happy about this visit because the country has been going badly since the belgians left. we don't understand anything any more. i wonder if this is it will be productive. in any case we welcome him. this is a visit of reconciliation for the blunder that the congalese lived through during the colonial era. they left us isolated, abandoned, diluted all of the wealth and today _

you invited his belgian king again. we have important things to settle here like - free education but the president i prefers we invite a belgian king, to do what? to loot us again? let's take a closer look at what king philippe said about belgium's colonial past. in a letter injune 2020 he wrote : "i would like to express my deepest regrets for these injuries of the past, the pain of which is now revived by the discrimination still too present in our societies." it falls short of an apology and king leopold ii is never mentioned. the letter came after the death of george floyd in police custody in the us and the black lives matter protests that followed. these spread to belgium where there was a renewed focus on the nation's colonial history — these images show authorities removing a statue of king leopold ii from a public square that same month — they did so after thousands of belgians took part in demonstrations and vandalised statues of the colonial ruler. belgium's princess esmeralda spoke to the bbc�*s focus of africa programme — here she is on whether the

resurgence of the black lives matter movement prompted the visit. it was always obviously discussed but the international events put the hold of you up to be a and discrimination was coming from colonialism and all those difficult, painful, and horrible times that the colonial powers did in africa and elsewhere in the world. i think the first step which was the regret of the king two years ago was an important step. i think everybody is waiting for something more like for my apologies and so we can open this new chapter and have a transparent relation looking back at history with the honesty and openness that

it deserves so we can move to the future. howard french is a foreign correspondent — and author of several books, his latest "born in blackness: africa, africans, and the making of the modern world". let's return to borisjohnson — and yesterday's vote of confidence on his leadership. the news not only dominated headlines here in the uk but also across the world. here's how some of the international media reacted. the new york times said that although borisjohnson survived the no—confidence vote, the result had left him "politically damaged." hong kong's south china morning post said borisjohnson survived as prime ministerfor now and described him as a "greased piglet" — a nickname dubbed by david cameron for his ability to slip through disasters unscathed. the sydney morning herald quoted mrjohnson's reaction to the result, — "i'm happy with that" in their headline. and this is the front page of the international edition for singapore's straits times —

it says uk pm johnson vows to �*get on with the job'. so those are the views from the media in the us and asia but what about europe? let's speak now to federico gatti, uk correspondent at the italian tv network mediaset. how are you explaining this year your viewers? how are you explaining this year yourviewers? it's how are you explaining this year your viewers? it's been quite difficult to explain how the whole thing worked. i got a lot of colleagues from italy calling and asking what is the 1922 committee and how the procedure is and 180 votes, the main feeling was that he had 50% chance is it could go either way. now, the focus is not really the reaction that he made it. but, on top of other international media how long he can go on for. in the

european ecosystem borisjohnson is widely seen as a populist and there is one rule for all the populist leaders who can go on as long as we have the support of the voters and there was one crucial moment for days ago in front of a worldwide platform outside st. paul when he got booed during the celebration for the patentability. and that to me was the moment in which is european and international viewer a lot of people understood that he lost this vote of its own people. now, it's fair to say that borisjohnson did not make any step forward in the last few years to be like by

european countries. there is brexit, there was the way in which he entered the pandemic from an italian point of view that was quite crucial and party gate so timmy he has a lots of steps to do in order to gain back both the support of people and the british public and both the support of the international viewers. ., ., viewers. you are right, there was some bullying — viewers. you are right, there was some bullying a _ viewers. you are right, there was some bullying a few _ viewers. you are right, there was some bullying a few days - viewers. you are right, there was some bullying a few days ago - some bullying a few days ago although his supporters point to the 80 seat majority and mrjohnson has been saying i will win again if i stay on as prime minister. you alluded to brexit, i wonder to what degree brexit is how your italian audience sees borisjohnson or are they also interested in other aspects of his politics and his policies? aspects of his politics and his olicies? �* , ., ., ., aspects of his politics and his olicies? �* ., ., , policies? brexit is a ma'or focus oint. policies? brexit is a ma'or focus point. we — policies? brexit is a ma'or focus point. we now h policies? brexit is a ma'or focus point. we now see _

policies? brexit is a major focus point. we now see economic . policies? brexit is a major focus - point. we now see economic impact on the uk economy and receipt a lot of problems that came from brexit and then article 60, the northern ireland problem, also things that are coming together because of brexit. obviously during the brexit referendum, borisjohnson was not the prime minister but he was part of a mechanism that is international media started to quickly understand was using basically false information in order to get the vote down and obviously now... mrjohnson has alwa s down and obviously now... mrjohnson has always defended _ down and obviously now... mrjohnson has always defended the _ down and obviously now... mrjohnson has always defended the things - down and obviously now... mrjohnson has always defended the things that i has always defended the things that he said about brexit and he would best —— definitely not dispute your description of his role in winning that boat. i want to compare political cultures and it's helpful

when we have foreign journalists on to do that. do you think if an italian minister or prime minister have been found to have been fined by the police and found to have broken covid—19 rules, would that be the end of it in italian politics or do you think it would be possible to survive? it do you think it would be possible to survive? ., , , , ., survive? it would be possible to survive? it would be possible to survive but _ survive? it would be possible to survive but basically _ survive? it would be possible to survive but basically we - survive? it would be possible to survive but basically we tend . survive? it would be possible to survive but basically we tend to | survive? it would be possible to - survive but basically we tend to see the uk as an example to follow. i myself have been studying for more than 20 years the uk politics and resell very clearly that there are some standards in the uk environment and uk politics that are respected and uk politics that are respected and followed and not necessarily the same standards are followed everywhere else in the world. but it's quite substantial and crucial to see that there are some standards that the uk is key not to follow any more because of the way that boris

johnson behaved within his own party and a friend of the uk public. thank ou for and a friend of the uk public. thank you for your — and a friend of the uk public. thank you for your perspective. _ as qatar prepares to host the football world cup this november, a bbc news arabic investigation has uncovered allegations that the gulf state is under—reporting the number of migrant workers who have died of heat stroke. thanks to climate change, the gulf is heating up at twice the global average rate. there are over 1a million migrant workers in the region — most from asia and africa. one migrant worker who complained about labour laws being broken was jailed. nawal al maghafi reports. translation: we talked every day. he was always sweating when we video chatted. the heat made his nose bleed. sita's husband dhan left nepal to work in the gulf in 2015. first in saudi arabia, then qatar.

but dhan never came home to his family. in qatar, his friends found him writhing in pain and rushed him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead from cardiac arrest. translation: he came back in a box. a white tin. translation: it doesn't add up. in the days leading up to dhan's death, it was a0 celsius or more. a migrant worker who works continually to the point of exhaustion in a0 degrees celsius or more has a high chance of sudden death. in the last 15 years, more than 2,000 nepali workers have died in qatar alone. a recent study found that of 571 deaths over eight years due to cardiac arrest, up to 200 were probably caused by heat stress, which is preventable. mohammed al—obaidly works for the qatari department of labour, which is responsible for migrant workers.

translation: work during the summer is completely forbidden. i must emphasise this. ifjust one worker dies, it is a big problem for us, whether it is one or 1000. he said any company making people work outside in the middle of the day could be sanctioned and compensation paid. but raising concerns can be dangerous, as a kenyan called malcolm found out. he guarded buildings owned by the qatar foundation, a charity linked to the qatar royal family. i wrote an article describing what happened. you know, just the reality of what we go through, like, on a day—to—day. my company gave me up, they handed me over to the authorities, they thought that i was working with, you know, foreign agents to spread disinformation and spoil the name of qatar and all that. for the first two weeks, i had no contact with anyone, i was blindfolded, you know, all those things, handcuffed.

after a month in solitary confinement and a $6,800 fine, malcolm is now back home in kenya. a qatar foundation spokesperson said their contractors must comply with qatar's laws. they must assess heat risk, provide cold water, shade, and breaks, and are fined if found in breach. we asked the qatar government about malcolm's case and the allegation they were under—reporting heat deaths. they did not respond. with the football world cup coming up this year in qatar, all eyes will be on them to see how workers are kept safe in this ever increasing heat. if you want more analysis from outside source a good place to find it is on twitter — i'm @bbcrosatkins. follow me, you'll see all of our videos, they're usually quite short with lots packed in. we're posting new material all the time.

it has been a warm day for many of us today. with some sunshine around. a lovely day for many parts of scotland. the weather in central scotland. the weather in central scotland will look very different for tomorrow. changes are coming in. they are coming from the southwest where we see the cloud building with rain pushing across southwest england and wales and into northern ireland before midnight. that band of rain will continue north into southern scotland and east into eastern england later in the night. it should be a warm night for many of us. temperatures may be no lower than 1a or 15 degrees. but to the north ahead of that rain in northern scotland it will be cooler and it could still stay dry on wednesday. this band of rain moving slow north and get stuck in essential belts.

after the raining eastern england england and wales as he and sunshine and showers developing and they can be quite heavy in the afternoon as they become fewer and wales and the southwest. we could see some cloud and patchy rain coming back into northern ireland in the afternoon late in the day back of the irish sea but ahead of temperatures are 20 or 21 degrees. leaving the uk behind just briefly and into the atlantic that area of cloud is an x tropical storm cold alex. it brought heavy rain and flooding to florida and the bahamas. what's left of the tropical storm is heading towards the uk but i don't think we will see much rain at all. we have caught the tail end of this weather front bringing rain eventually into northern ireland and wales and the southwest. he could be one or two showers around many places will be dry with sunshine and the wind will pick up so it will feel pleasantly warm like today with temperatures 20 or 21 celsius.

computer models have been taking that area of low pressure further away from the uk to we are not getting the strongest winds. we will see winds across northwestern areas of the uk closer to the low. but with tropical in there as well. so it would be warmth around in the week. we could have some cloud and some rain and drizzle toward southeastern areas before that moves through. we look get sunshine and showers more frequent heavy showers and leaned toward the west in scotland and also across northern ireland. in the sunshine for eastern england temperatures reaching 23 or 24 england temperatures reaching 23 or 2a celsius.

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome back to outside source. borisjohnson is saying it's time to move on a day after he won a confidence vote.— move on a day after he won a confidence vote. we're able now to draw a line — confidence vote. we're able now to draw a line under _ confidence vote. we're able now to draw a line under the _ confidence vote. we're able now to draw a line under the issues - confidence vote. we're able now to draw a line under the issues that i draw a line under the issues that our opponents want to talk about and we're able to talk about what i think the people of this country want us to, which is what are doing to them. ., exposed a divided conservative party. we've been hearing from mps who voted against. if party. we've been hearing from mps who voted against. hf rare party. we've been hearing from mps who voted against.— who voted against. if we don't see an improvement _ who voted against. if we don't see an improvement in _ who voted against. if we don't see an improvement in the _ who voted against. if we don't see an improvement in the next - who voted against. if we don't see an improvement in the next few i an improvement in the next few months. — an improvement in the next few months, history will repeat itself. two years after expressing regret for his family's brutal colonial

rule. ina in a blow to apple, the eu has approved a law that requires universal charging ports for all devices by 202a. let's talk about belgian's king fully. it'll be a six—day visit, but let's talk to hair royal french. offer of several books. —— harold french. it will be here language from the king that goes beyond previous statements. ? i from the king that goes beyond previous statements. ?- from the king that goes beyond previous statements. ? iwas 'ust in belaium previous statements. ? iwas 'ust in belgium last — previous statements. ? iwas 'ust in belgium last week. i previous statements. ? iwas 'ust in belgium last week. the h previous statements. ? iwas 'ust in belgium last week. the king h previous statements. ? iwasjust in belgium last week. the king will. belgium last week. the king will continue express regret. in terms of

the many incidents and atrocities associated with the belgian period of rule. i’m associated with the belgian period of rule. �* , , , associated with the belgian period ofrule. �* , , , ., �* of rule. i'm surprised it wouldn't be offered _ of rule. i'm surprised it wouldn't be offered given _ of rule. i'm surprised it wouldn't be offered given what _ of rule. i'm surprised it wouldn't be offered given what we - of rule. i'm surprised it wouldn't be offered given what we know i of rule. i'm surprised it wouldn't - be offered given what we know about the horrors that were visited on the people. not this king, but the previous king and his staff. i think western countries _ previous king and his staff. i think western countries in _ previous king and his staff. i think western countries in general- previous king and his staff. i think western countries in general have been very reticent to the issue of apologies for the record of imperial rule and conquest in africa and other parts of the world. what is special about belgian's history is that beginning in the late 1880s, it took over this territory at the heart of central africa, and the ancestor of the present king ruled this land as his own private domain.

and the regime of forced labour and exactions, physical punishments used to raise production levels with rubber in particular but to some extent, ivory tusks, the culling of elephants on a huge scale. these are rising beyond most of what can associate with imperial rule on the continent. �* ., ., , , continent. and i wonder as we see this -la continent. and i wonder as we see this play out whether _ continent. and i wonder as we see this play out whether there - continent. and i wonder as we see this play out whether there is - continent. and i wonder as we see this play out whether there is any| this play out whether there is any the attempt to understand both what happened and the impact that had not just on those who lost their lives, but the many, many descendents of them, too. i but the many, many descendents of them, too. ~ ., ., them, too. i think one... there are a coule them, too. i think one... there are a couple positive _ them, too. i think one... there are a couple positive things. _ them, too. i think one... there are a couple positive things. what - them, too. i think one... there are a couple positive things. what is i a couple positive things. what is that belgium is at least implicitly recognising its responsibly of the

assassination of congo's first leader. it's returning the only physical remain known to exist from his execution in 1961. which is a two. the king will be visiting several different cities —— a —— a tooth. the belgians need to speak with specificity about their actions in the condo which led in the 1880s and early 1900s to the deaths of tens of millions —— in the congo. and to the rate of extraction of wealth from that country in the 20th century. that so far has been lacking. 20th century. that so far has been lackina. , , 20th century. that so far has been lackinu, , , .,

20th century. that so far has been lackina. , , ., ,., 20th century. that so far has been lackina. , , ., h, , lacking. just before we explore this further, lacking. just before we explore this further. that _ lacking. just before we explore this further, that they _ lacking. just before we explore this further, that they contested - lacking. just before we explore this further, that they contested that i further, that they contested that these things happen or are theyjust concerned they might be asked to hangover —— hand over an awful lot of money? i hangover -- hand over an awful lot of money?— hangover -- hand over an awful lot ofmone ? ~ , , , of money? i think the problems exist on several levels. _ of money? i think the problems exist on several levels. i— of money? i think the problems exist on several levels. i understand - of money? i think the problems exist on several levels. i understand that l on several levels. i understand that the present king philip does indeed feel some sincere degree of contrition. i also understand that he feels at the same time and sort of tension with that a great fondness for his great uncle, who was the king, leopold ii, the major culprit in this horrible history. the other complication is at the level of public education. most belgians, even in present day belgium, continue to look with sort of rosy tinted glasses on the ear of colonial rule, which is because schools have not taught them in any

details or degree of rigour and honesty about the past of colonial rule. so the king and the government may wish to avoid opening themselves up may wish to avoid opening themselves up to trev enjoys financial liability —— tremendous, but they also i think are wary of getting out in front of the public from this issue. the public, not most belgians, really having a well—informed picture of what the record is. so, this requires not just engagement with specificity on the train during this visit, but if belgium is sincere, it involves a lot of hard work in terms of changing the way belgians are taught about this history.— about this history. thank you very much for speaking _ about this history. thank you very much for speaking to _ about this history. thank you very much for speaking to us. - ithinki i think ijust talked about him. i thought he stopped talking, but i think he was carrying on, ijust

couldn't hear him. thanks to him and there's more detail on that visit on our website. there's more detail on that visit on ourwebsite. let's there's more detail on that visit on our website. let's bring you more detail of the aftermath of the confidence vote. before and after the prime minister won a confidence vote, borisjohnson and his allies have been making his case in a range of ways. the one thing we all believe in is democracy. that was a ballot. the prime minister won handsomely. handsome, says mr za hawi. the prime minister did take 59% of the votes. though the electorate was borisjohnson's own mps. nonetheless, foreign office ministerjames cleverly called this a "clear win". he tweeted the result was a "greater percentage than in his initial leadership competition". but that election in 2019 was a very different process. there were multiple stages before tory members chose the winner. in a final ballot of tory mps, borisjohnson got 51%, which is lower than 59% of monday's vote. but as bbc reality check notes,

"in 2019, it was a choice between three candidates — whereas in monday's vote, it was just a choice between confidence and no confidence." not the same thing. and while some tories emphasised the size of mrjohnson's victory, before the result, cabinet ministerjacob rees—mogg said a win was a win. this is a democracy. in a democracy, if you will win by one vote, you've won. are you seriously saying if he wins by one vote, his authority will be intact and he will be able to continue as leader of your party and prime minister? yes. the margin of victory was bigger than one. work began early on tuesday morning with an e—mail. chris mason reported... it was actually headlined...

ina in a letter to conservative mps before the vote, he wrote... party unity remains a work in progress. today, the foreign secretary was focused on policy. what we've been doing | today is getting on with the business of government. we've had a cabinet meeting, we're working on making - housing more affordable, making childcare more i affordable, lowering taxes. currently, the uk has the highest tax burden since the late 1940s. lowering taxes is frequently emphasised by mrjohnson's allies in the overall message is this. no mr johnson is keen to look forward and turning to the media's part in the story. what this gives us is the opportunity to put behind us all the stuff that i know

that the media have quite properly wanted to focus on for a very long time. that was after the result. before it, in a letter to tory mps, he said... if that's mrjohnson's characterisation, this was one conservative mp describing the media's role in the prime minister's situation. people see it as a witchhunt led by the bbc. the media has been a focus of mrjohnson's allies. so too has the 2019 general election. the prime minister has an 80—seat majority. i he's got a democratic mandate that he needs to fulfil. - the argument being that the rebels are disrupting what the electorate voted for. it was no doubt a major triumph for mrjohnson. but the uk elects mps who form governments — it doesn't directly elect leaders. and the system allows for prime ministers to change at any point. theresa may, david cameron, tony blair, margaret thatcher all left office between elections. for very different reasons. borisjohnson doesn't want to follow suit.

and his impressive electoral track record means his allies argue change at the top risks losing the next election. chief secretary to the treasury simon clarke tweeted... we can't know the result of the next election, or the impact of whether boris johnson stays or goes. but for now, in theory, there can't be another vote of confidence for a year. and to suggestions the tories could change the rules, dominic raab says... i think fiddling with the rules when you don't like the result is a bad look. again, more westminster label gazing, more internal conversations — that's not the right direction we should take. but rules changes or not, the variety of arguments we've heard for the prime minister illustrates that pressure remains. harry cole is the political editor of the sun. he tweeted. .. the prime minister, though, has a remarkable knack

of riding out political storms, and there's no sign he thinks his luck has run out. while the telegraph, the paper for whom mrjohnson was a columnist, ran the headline: "hollow victory tears tories apart". hours later in cabinet, this was the message. we're able now to draw a line under the issues that our opponents want to talk about and we're able to get on with talking but for all the talk of drawing lines and getting on, the test now is whether his mps will let him do that. let's speak to iain watson from westminster. we are just about 2k hours on from the drama of last night. what's the point we've reached? �* ., , night. what's the point we've reached? _ ., night. what's the point we've reached? ,. ., , reached? boris johnson is certainly din . in reached? boris johnson is certainly din .'n. in. four of his mps didn't back him. it's a similar line by the cabinet ministers who have been out and about today. liz truss said she

wanted to draw a line of thought what is interesting is both of them have emphasised tax cuts as a potential way of uniting the different wings of the party if it was possible to bring forward some of the tax cuts promised. so far, all we've had were hints and winks, but if borisjohnson wants to get to the front foot, that is one way he can do it. we will also certainly see policy announcements on a range of issues. but nonetheless, two crucial by—elections, one of the traditional conservative seats, one snatched from labour. if both of those are lost, critics are expected to become more vocal. what they don't have is a mechanism for removing a prime minister who digs in, and he has a cabinet where it's unlikely at this stage that anyone

will make a move and try to suggest that he ought to resign. but there are further challenges ahead. not least a cross party committees of mps looking at whether borisjohnson misled parliament over so—called partygate. if that came against him, he might not see some of these rules that dominic raab did not want to see changed, and those rules might be changed to allow an earlier challenge on the prime minister. ih challenge on the prime minister. in terms of those who voted against, the 148, are they talking to each other today and considering what more they can do, or is that their style at the moment? i more they can do, or is that their style at the moment?— style at the moment? i think it's settin: a style at the moment? i think it's setting a lot _ style at the moment? i think it's setting a lot of _ style at the moment? i think it's setting a lot of conversations. i style at the moment? i think it's i setting a lot of conversations. what there isn't is a lot of coherence. in essence, what the missing —— in a sense, what was damaging, some of the back... some remained during the

referendum. people who are absolutely free enterprise tax—cutting conservative. if boris johnson is trying to move on from here, even though it's johnson is trying to move on from here, even though its six o'clock in the morning, equally, if he does something to please one wing of the party, he may well alienate others and bring in new criticism. it's a very tricky time for him to manoeuvre. i think the one thing that might unite all of them is bringing forward tax cuts rather than later. that's a car that you can only play once in the question is when is the best time.- is when is the best time. always appreciate _ is when is the best time. always appreciate you _ is when is the best time. always appreciate you coming _ is when is the best time. always appreciate you coming on. - is when is the best time. always appreciate you coming on. iain l appreciate you coming on. iain watson in westminster. let's turn back to the fighting in eastern ukraine. civilians are filling towns ——

fleeing towns within the same region. orla guerin has been speaking to three british volunteers helping to evacuate people near the front line. the hard days are when you can't take everyone out. i have has phone calls with my mum where she has been in tears. but they are really proud of what i'm doing out here. i don't feel like there's anything else i could be doing that's more important than this. a briefing before they head off into harm's way. we'll probably be stopping en route to pick up the patient. as they have done every day for months in a van driven over from england. these volunteers from different walks of life teamed up here in ukraine. they fund themselves and prefer not to be named. the youngest is 21, a dog trainer from kent who has done a course

in trauma first aid. when we're out on evacuations, we are very alert to what is going on. are very alert to what's going on. there have been a few moments you feel it's a bit close for comfort. as much danger as we are in, we also feel quite prepared and reliable as a team. it's a world away from her home in sussex and previous career in technology. it's hands—on. her own family knows this trauma. her grandmother had to flee poland during the second world war. the team has helped around 150 ukrainians to flee... ..including anastasia, who's 96. we just want to get things done without any bureaucracy or red tape. we work every day because this is what we care about and do and this is what matters.

because we are all europeans and an attack on ukraine by russia is an attack on all of us and we care about it. back in the uk, he was caring for sheep and cattle on a farm in cornwall. no preparation for aid work in a war zone in eastern ukraine. "why didn't you leave it to the ukrainians "or the big organisations?" good question. i didn't expect we would be needed or wanted in this sort of role. but we are. the ukrainians that we're working with want to see us doing this and they seem to think we're doing a good job — in an ideal world, we would be redundant, but we're not.

they brought anastasia to the train station for a journey away from the east. it has come to this for a survivor of world war for a survivor of world war ii who lived to see europe's newest war. tomorrow, the team will evacuate more ukrainians towards relative safety, but away from home. you hope that you're doing the right thing, taking them away. and you think about that for every person you evacuate. will they get to come back? ukrainians are tied to the lands, and i was told if you take a ukrainian away from that, then they will die. that's why whenever i evacuate a woman, i will pick her a flower from outside her building. i can't give them anything else to take with them, but i can give them the flower to take. it's the only thing i can do. much more on the conflict through

bbc .com/ news. stay with us on outside source — still to come... we are going to talk about the european union, who approved a law that requires universal charging ports for all devices by 2024, and we look at what this means for those of you who use apple products. thousands of rail workers was staged three days of strike action at a dispute over pay. the union said it will shut down the network after talks over pay and redundancy fell through. here's feel like it. —— theo leggett. through. here's feel like it. -- theo leggett— through. here's feel like it. -- theo lenett. ., , ,, , theo leggett. three days of strikes have been scheduled. _ theo leggett. three days of strikes have been scheduled. the - theo leggett. three days of strikes have been scheduled. the dates i theo leggett. three days of strikes| have been scheduled. the dates are below, and that coincides with summer events starting, including

the glastonbury festival. some 40,000 workers across the country are expected to walk out, and on the first occasion, it'll be... this is affecting 13 train companies across the nation, also the rail infrastructure operator net word rail and london underground. assuming it goes ahead. let’s rail and london underground. assuming it goes ahead. let's turn to run assuming it goes ahead. let's turn to gun violence _ assuming it goes ahead. let's turn to gun violence in _ assuming it goes ahead. let's turn to gun violence in the _ assuming it goes ahead. let's turn to gun violence in the us. - assuming it goes ahead. let's turn to gun violence in the us. the i assuming it goes ahead. let's turn | to gun violence in the us. the actor matthew mcconnaughhay has been discussing gun responsibility measures in the wake of several shootings in the us, including at an elementary school in his hometown of uvalde and texas. he's been speaking to the press from the podium. hagar to the press from the podium. how can these families _ to the press from the podium. how can these families continue to honour these deaths by keeping the dreams— honour these deaths by keeping the dreams of— honour these deaths by keeping the dreams of these children and teachers _ dreams of these children and teachers alive. how can a loss of

these _ teachers alive. how can a loss of these lives — teachers alive. how can a loss of these lives why we honour and acknowledge the victims. we need to recognise _ acknowledge the victims. we need to recognise the it seems something is different— recognise the it seems something is different this time.— different this time. there is a sense that — different this time. there is a sense that perhaps _ different this time. there is a sense that perhaps there i different this time. there is a sense that perhaps there is i different this time. there is a sense that perhaps there is a | different this time. there is a i sense that perhaps there is a viable past forward— past forward committed to sitting down and having _ past forward committed to sitting down and having a _ past forward committed to sitting down and having a real _ past forward committed to sitting i down and having a real conversation about _ down and having a real conversation about a _ down and having a real conversation about a new — down and having a real conversation about a new and improved path forward — i'm ros atkins with outside source. our —— prime minister borisjohnson says it's time to move on after winning a confidence vote last night. if you've ever struggled with carrying different charging cables for all your devices, this might be welcome news for you. the european union hasjust passed a law requiring universal charging ports for all devices by 2024.

this is one european member of parliament. so, today, we have made the charger a reality. consumers were frustrated with multiple chargers fighting within their homes. now they will be able to use a single charger for all portable electronics, which is an important step to increase consumer convenience and reducing waste. so, in two years' time, all smartphones, tablets and cameras sold in the bloc will soon have to be made with these usb—c ports. and here's more from the european commission on why this will help the environment. not everyone is happy about this. apple pointed us to a statement they made on a subject back in 2020. .

i'v e i've been speaking to brian heater. i'm joined by brian heater, hardware editor for tech crunch. apple is possibly the last major holdout — apple is possibly the last major holdout. the majority was adopted “sb-c— holdout. the majority was adopted usb—c several years ago. apple spent a lot of— usb—c several years ago. apple spent a lot of money to make their their own _ a lot of money to make their their own but — a lot of money to make their their own. but rumours have been surrounding. there are plans to adopt— surrounding. there are plans to adopt usb—c on perhaps the next iphone _ adopt usb—c on perhaps the next iphone that comes out later this year~ _ iphone that comes out later this year~ that — iphone that comes out later this year. that will put them right in line for— year. that will put them right in line for this. they have slowly been phasing _ line for this. they have slowly been phasing their various devices over 21 over— phasing their various devices over 21 over the — phasing their various devices over 21 over the last few years, so all future _ 21 over the last few years, so all future mass books have that. —— over usb-c _ future mass books have that. —— over usb-c the _ future mass books have that. —— over usb—c. the iphone has really... find usb-c. the iphone has really... and if a - -le

usb-c. the iphone has really... and if apple does — usb—c. the iphone has really... jifuc if apple does go usb—c. the iphone has really... fific if apple does go along usb—c. the iphone has really... e"ic if apple does go along with usb—c. the iphone has really... el"ic if apple does go along with this, what does that mean for people watching who use apple products? will they get cheaper or easier? yeah, they will be easier to use in a sense _ yeah, they will be easier to use in a sense that — yeah, they will be easier to use in a sense that this is a standardised cable _ a sense that this is a standardised cable if_ a sense that this is a standardised cable. if you have any other device that's— cable. if you have any other device that's been— cable. if you have any other device that's been produced in the last five years. _ that's been produced in the last five years, you've got a lot of these — five years, you've got a lot of these cables lying around. i don't these cables lying around. idon't expect— these cables lying around. i don't expect that this is going to have much of— expect that this is going to have much of an impact on pricing. beyond that, if— much of an impact on pricing. beyond that, if you've had iphones in the past, _ that, if you've had iphones in the past, they're not going to be compatible with the charger. there's a decent _ compatible with the charger. there's a decent chance you have to upgrade a decent chance you have to upgrade a lot of— a decent chance you have to upgrade a lot of your— a decent chance you have to upgrade a lot of your accessories. as a decent chance you have to upgrade a lot of your accessories.— a lot of your accessories. as you look at this _ a lot of your accessories. as you look at this story _ a lot of your accessories. as you look at this story in _ a lot of your accessories. as you look at this story in a _ a lot of your accessories. as you look at this story in a broader i look at this story in a broader context, is this the direction of travel, notjust in europe, but in the us as well, for standardising a lot of the day—to—day technology we use? i lot of the day-to-day technology we use? ~ ., �* , lot of the day-to-day technology we use? ~ . �* , ., lot of the day-to-day technology we use? ~' . �*, . ~' use? i think that's fair. i think if ou look use? i think that's fair. i think if you look at _ use? i think that's fair. i think if you look at apple's _ use? i think that's fair. i think if you look at apple's history, i use? i think that's fair. i think if i you look at apple's history, they're more _ you look at apple's history, they're more willing to play ball when it

comes— more willing to play ball when it comes to — more willing to play ball when it comes to this sort of thing. five or ten years— comes to this sort of thing. five or ten years ago, i think they would have _ ten years ago, i think they would have been— ten years ago, i think they would have been a little more hesitant, but they are a little bit more active — but they are a little bit more active when it comes to joining other— active when it comes to joining other companies for standardisation broadly _ other companies for standardisation broadly. there is a big keynote here in california — broadly. there is a big keynote here in california. they discuss matter which _ in california. they discuss matter which is — in california. they discuss matter which is a — in california. they discuss matter which is a smart home standard. they're — which is a smart home standard. they're working with google and microsoft and other companies to standardise that as well. i do think in the _ standardise that as well. i do think in the future, when it comes to hardware, you will see a little bit more _ hardware, you will see a little bit more about moving forward. this is the lan more about moving forward. this is the plan the — more about moving forward. this is the plan the eu _ more about moving forward. this is the plan the eu is _ more about moving forward. this is the plan the eu is dating _ more about moving forward. this is the plan the eu is dating for- more about moving forward. this is the plan the eu is dating for 2024. | the plan the eu is dating for 2024. the bcs the uk government if they intend... the european union would apply to northern ireland, according to eu and uk officials who have told bbc news. it wouldn't apply to the other part of the uk. but it would apply to northern ireland. you can get a full write up on the website.

thanks for watching. hello again. it's been a warmer day for many of us with sunshine around. a lovely day for many parts of scotland, but the weather here in central scotland will look very different for tomorrow. changes are coming in and they're coming in from the southwest, where we've seen the cloud building, some rain pushing across the uk before midnight, and that band of rain will continue northwards into southern scotland and eastwards into eastern england later. it should be quite a warm night for many of us. temperatures may be no lower than 14 or 15, but to the north, it will be cooler in northern scotland. it could still stay dry on wednesday. this band of rain moving slowly northwards, gets

stuck in the central belt. after the rain, england and wales seeing sunshine and showers. they can be quite heavy in the afternoon as they become fewer and wales. blustery winds in southern parts. we could see some cloud coming back into northern ireland in the afternoon late in the day. ahead of that, temperatures of 20 or 21. leaving the uk behind, that area of cloud is an extra walkable storm called alex. that brought heavy rain to flooding to florida in the bahamas —— and x tropical storm. we've just got the tail end... ahead of it, whilst there could be one or two showers, many places will be dry with sunshine. the winds are yet to pick up sunshine. the winds are yet to pick up so it will feel pleasantly warm, a bit like today. the recent models

have been taking that area of low pressure further away from the uk, so we're not getting the strongest of the winds. that we will see some brisk winds, but we still have a bit of tropical in there as well. there will be some more warmth around. could still start with some cloud and maybe a little bit of rain and drizzle toward south eastern areas before that moves there. then we get some sunny spells and showers more frequently. in the sunshine, temperatures reaching 23 or 24 celsius.

this is bbc news. i'm ben thompson. the headlines at 8pm — thousands of railway workers will stage a three—day national strike later this month, threatening major summer travel disruption. obviously we're extremely disappointed with strike action being called today. no one wins out of strikes. it's really important we work with rmt and return to talks. borisjohnson tells his cabinet he is "drawing a line" under questions about his leadership after winning last night's vote of confidence. another hole in the family budget — nearly £100 to fill the average car with petrol. the motoring organisation rac says there is worse to come. the mother of music entrepreneur and youtube starjamal edwards says her son died from cardiac arrhythmia after taking recreational drugs.