this is bbc news. and these are the latest headlines... crushing defeats for boris johnson and the conservatives in two by—elections — prompting the resignation of the party chairman, oliver dowden. the prime minister vows to "keep going" we have to recognise there is more we have _ we have to recognise there is more we have got— we have to recognise there is more we have got to do, we will keep going _ we have got to do, we will keep going addressing the people until we -et going addressing the people until we get through this. ukraine's

president zelensky welcomes the decision— president zelensky welcomes the decision to make his country an official— decision to make his country an official candidate for the european union _ official candidate for the european union membership as a victory for his embattled nation. the union membership as a victory for his embattled nation.— his embattled nation. the taliban a- eals his embattled nation. the taliban appeals for _ his embattled nation. the taliban appeals for international - his embattled nation. the taliban appeals for international support | appeals for international support after the devastating earthquake in afghanistan. and...let the music begin. the glastonbury festival is set to get under way after a 3 year interuption. borisjohnson has suffered a major blow after the conservatives lost two by—elections in one night. in the devon seat of tiverton and honiton, the liberal democrats secured more than 22 and half

thousand votes — overturning a nearly 30% conservative majority swing. it's the biggest majority ever lost in a by—election. in west yorkshire, labour won back the wakefield seat, less than three years after the tories snatched it in the last election. in response, oliver dowden has resigned as conservative party chair cheering and applause. one of borisjohnson�*s conservative safest seats, until now. foord, richard john, liberal democrats 22,547... cheering and applause. they have lost in what was a rock—solid area for his party in southern england, for decades. the liberal democrats with a record win and a clear message aimed at him. your extraordinary efforts have delivered an historic result and sent a shock wave through british politics. tonight, the people of tiverton and honiton have spoken for britain, they have sent a loud and clear message — it is time for borisjohnson to go. and go now.

cheering and applause. at the other end of the country, in northern england, there was utterjoy for the opposition labour party, another upset for the government who have lost a key brick in the so—called �*red wall�* that had symbolised their sweeping victory over labour 2.5 years ago. now it is labour's turn to celebrate. tonight, the people of wakefield have spoken on behalf of the british people. they have said unreservedly, borisjohnson, your contempt for this country is no longer tolerated. your government has no ideas, no plan to address the big issues facing our country. it is not acceptable. it was the british foreign minister's first electoral test since the �*partygate' scandal and a vote of confidence in his leadership called from his own mps.

with his authority at stake, he is currently more than 4,000 miles away, in rwanda, but will no doubt have some explaining to do back home where he has been dealt another big blow with the resignation of the chairman of the conservative party. oliver dowden wrote to the prime minister,"we cannot carry on with business as usual." leaving borisjohnson with a key question to answer, whether he remains a vote winner. mark lobel, bbc news. our political correspondent has been travelling with the prime minister. he is 4000 miles away with some pretty dramatic events back home. those events will inevitably overshadow what was planned here for today and that is the opening of this official meeting of commonwealth leaders. borisjohnson

commonwealth leaders. boris johnson had commonwealth leaders. borisjohnson had wanted to be talking about that, trade links, education, sustainability and climate change but instead, it is those domestic problems which are going to dominate. they are no wobbles from the number ten here this morning, borisjohnson was up and about early as usual, fully across the news, he has been in touch with senior members of his cabinet as he regularly is, and they are keen to show that he is getting on with the job. he spoke to reporters a little earlier. let's have a listen to what he had to say. i think that what governments have also got to recognise is that, although i don't want in any way to minimise the importance of what voters are saying, it is also true that in mid—term, a government will lose by—elections. i think if you look back to last may, the truly astonishing thing was we managed to win hartlepool in very different circumstances. what we need to do now is reflect on where voters are. i think what they are basically

feeling is that we came from covid—i9, we took a lot of the right decisions there, but we are now facing pressures on the cost of living, we are seeing spikes in fuel prices, energy costs, food cost, that is hurting people. we have got to... we have got recognise that there is more that we have got to do and we certainly will, we will keep going, addressing the concerns of people until we get through this patch. borisjohnson boris johnson speaking to borisjohnson speaking to reporters here in rwanda and are larger heard the crucial part, he said we have got to keep going. it reflects what borisjohnson was telling us before we flew out this week, that governments often lose mid—term elections, the fact that he said it would be crazy to quit. the scale of these defeats are not expected and what was unexpected was the resignation of oliver dowden as the

party chairman. for a lot of conservative mps they will be taking stock and thinking for all the prime minister is saying he's not going anywhere, he has got a lot of work to do, is he the right man for them? thank you very much. in rwanda where the prime minister is attending a commonwealth summit. let'sjoin my colleague. the winner they're calling this a shock wave. any reaction the labour leader? there has been reaction _ reaction the labour leader? there has been reaction from _ reaction the labour leader? there has been reaction from the - reaction the labour leader? there| has been reaction from the labour leader, this is not a seat where the opposition labour party would expect to win although they were in second place the last time this was fought as a general election. overturning that majority here, a majority as you state of 24,000, makes best in numerical terms the biggest ever

by—election defeat a british government has suffered. that majority of 6144 for richard foord, the new lib dem mp, there are only 30 of borisjohnson�*s colleagues who have a majority bigger than 25,000, there are a lot of nervous people in there are a lot of nervous people in the conservative party. labour's focus was on the west yorkshire constituency of weak field, that is easy to use to hold, lost in 2019, one of the reasons they lost was boris johnson's one of the reasons they lost was borisjohnson�*s popularity back one of the reasons they lost was boris johnson's popularity back then and what had previously been a safe labour seat. and what had previously been a safe labourseat. here and what had previously been a safe labour seat. here starmer, the leader of the labour party, celebrating his party's success in wakefield. this is what he had to say. now we have had the sort of swing that puts on track notjust for a labour government but for a majority labour government. so this is hugely significant for the labour party. and i'm so proud that we can present that confident labour party utterly

focused on the voters. that is what i wanted to achieve and this is evidence, evidence that we are on course for a labour government. some of those voters are saying that they are defecting to you as a protest this time. it is a lack of enthusiasm for borisjohnson, not enthusiasm for you. off the back of that result here, that swing, i'm afraid that argument just doesn't carry. people came across to the labour party because the labour party was talking to them and for them. there are two things to know what from what here starmer said there, the swing to lib dem here in this seat of tiverton was 29.9%, to the non—nama swing, but this is a by—election, and by—elections go badly for governments in the middle of their term, and then they go on to win a general election. another thing is different, on a previous occasion that i can recall, the party chairman, the man in charge of campaigning resigned within a matter of hours of the result being declared and put out a letter saying

this, we cannot carry on with business as usual, somebody must take responsibility, the latest in a run of very poor results for our own party is what he described these by—elections as being. that was oliver dowden, a cabinet minister, a colleague of borisjohnson. he went on to pledge his loyalty to the conservative party but made no mention of the prime minister's leadership. that has raised questions over how serious a result this may be for borisjohnson�*s prospects and borisjohnson will be spending his time in rwanda and munich and madrid, he has a farm 20 miles from here but he will not be in the country for more than a week. let's talk to our correspondent. you cover the south west of england. you know this patch extremely well. is this campaign been...? this know this patch extremely well. is this campaign been. . . ?_ this campaign been. . . ? this is an extraordinary _ this campaign been. . . ? this is an extraordinary result _ this campaign been. . . ? this is an extraordinary result in _ this campaign been. . . ? this is an extraordinary result in what - this campaign been. . . ? this is an extraordinary result in what is - extraordinary result in what is normally— extraordinary result in what is normally a very ordinary conservative true blue area, it's

been _ conservative true blue area, it's been conservative for more than 100 years _ been conservative for more than 100 years the _ been conservative for more than 100 years. the lib dems really thought their campaign hard. i have spoken to people _ their campaign hard. i have spoken to people who live in the area, they were _ to people who live in the area, they were inundated with mailshots as they were — were inundated with mailshots as they were from other parties but it was noticeable how much material they were — was noticeable how much material they were getting through from the lib dems — they were getting through from the lib dems. the party leader visited four times, — lib dems. the party leader visited fourtimes, hundreds lib dems. the party leader visited four times, hundreds of activists poured _ four times, hundreds of activists poured into the area. in contrast, the tories — poured into the area. in contrast, the tories had a lot of big hitters who came — the tories had a lot of big hitters who came down but we found out about them after _ who came down but we found out about them after the fact, they posted on sociat— them after the fact, they posted on social media, there was not that kind of— social media, there was not that kind of media opportunity to do interviews and with labour, they were _ interviews and with labour, they were not— interviews and with labour, they were not many frontbenchers who came down _ were not many frontbenchers who came down there _ were not many frontbenchers who came down. there were rumours that they were perhaps some kind of political pact between labour and the lib dem which _ pact between labour and the lib dem which has _ pact between labour and the lib dem which has been denied by both parties — which has been denied by both parties but what has happened as there _ parties but what has happened as there has— parties but what has happened as there has been some tactical voting because _ there has been some tactical voting because it _ there has been some tactical voting because it was only three years ago that labour— because it was only three years ago that labour came second here about the lib— that labour came second here about the lib dems had leapfrogged and have done much better than that. an

extraordinary result in an area that has been. — extraordinary result in an area that has been, you know, i have covered politics— has been, you know, i have covered poiitics in— has been, you know, i have covered politics in this area for a number of years. — politics in this area for a number of years. it's— politics in this area for a number of years, it's a pretty stable area, not a _ of years, it's a pretty stable area, not a huge — of years, it's a pretty stable area, not a huge amount happens, an extraordinary set of circumstances that led _ extraordinary set of circumstances that led to — extraordinary set of circumstances that led to the by—election with the former— that led to the by—election with the former mp — that led to the by—election with the former mp resigning after admitting to watching pornography on his telephone, and then this extraordinary kind of upset, this is the third _ extraordinary kind of upset, this is the third seat that the lib dems have _ the third seat that the lib dems have taken from the conservatives where _ have taken from the conservatives where they have overturned considerable majorities. | where they have overturned considerable majorities. considerable ma'orities. i should sa that considerable ma'orities. i should say that as — considerable majorities. i should say that as jenny _ considerable majorities. i should say that as jenny said, _ considerable majorities. i should say that as jenny said, this - considerable majorities. i should say that as jenny said, this is - considerable majorities. i should| say that as jenny said, this is the say that asjenny said, this is the third say that as jenny said, this is the third seat say that asjenny said, this is the third seat in england that say that as jenny said, this is the third seat in england that has gone from the conservatives to the lib dems, all insignificant swings and the biggest fear that borisjohnson the biggest fear that boris johnson will have this weekend is that the prospect of a general election, perhaps 2.5 years away in which labour takes some seats, the lib dems take others and it would be enough to end the conservative 13 years in government. taste

enough to end the conservative 13 years in government.— enough to end the conservative 13 years in government. we will have -len years in government. we will have plenty more _ years in government. we will have plenty more throughout _ years in government. we will have plenty more throughout the - years in government. we will have plenty more throughout the day i years in government. we will have | plenty more throughout the day on bbc news, that is in tiverton where they had a 24,000 majority. the new bill includes tougher background checks for buyers younger than 21 and help for mental health and school security. the full short of the demands of advocates. he said it was overdue. this of the demands of advocates. he said it was overdue.— it was overdue. this is not a cure for all the _ it was overdue. this is not a cure for all the ways _ it was overdue. this is not a cure for all the ways gun _ it was overdue. this is not a cure for all the ways gun violence - for all the ways gun violence affects our nation, but it is a long overdue step in the right direction. passing this gun safety bill is truly significant and it is going to save lives. truly significant and it is going to save lives-— truly significant and it is going to save lives. . ., , ,., , save lives. our correspondent is in los angeles _ save lives. our correspondent is in los angeles and _ save lives. our correspondent is in los angeles and he _ save lives. our correspondent is in los angeles and he told _ save lives. our correspondent is in los angeles and he told us - save lives. our correspondent is in los angeles and he told us how i los angeles and he told us how important the development was. this is the most significant gun legislation to come out of congress in almost _ legislation to come out of congress in almost 30 years. it is not a done

deal yet~ _ in almost 30 years. it is not a done deal yet it— in almost 30 years. it is not a done deal yet. it has been passed in the senate, _ deal yet. it has been passed in the senate, it— deal yet. it has been passed in the senate, it now goes to the house of representatives which is also expected to pass, it could happen quickly— expected to pass, it could happen quickly in — expected to pass, it could happen quickly in the next day or so and it will head _ quickly in the next day or so and it will head to — quickly in the next day or so and it will head to the desk of president biden— will head to the desk of president biden where he will sign it into law _ biden where he will sign it into law this— biden where he will sign it into law. this is legislation that the president— law. this is legislation that the president wanted to see, it does not io president wanted to see, it does not go far— president wanted to see, it does not go far as _ president wanted to see, it does not go far as he — president wanted to see, it does not go far as he and many others wanted, it does— go far as he and many others wanted, it does not— go far as he and many others wanted, it does not see a ban on assault style _ it does not see a ban on assault style weapons, for example, or those high—capacity magazines, but it does include _ high—capacity magazines, but it does include a _ high—capacity magazines, but it does include a raft of other measures that there — include a raft of other measures that there is bipartisan support for. that there is bipartisan support for~ 50 — that there is bipartisan support for. 50 democrats, 15 republicans in the senate, — for. 50 democrats, 15 republicans in the senate, when you think of recent political— the senate, when you think of recent political history, that is a very unusual— political history, that is a very unusual situation to get that level of agreement on legislation and especially gun legislation. we have this bill— especially gun legislation. we have this bill that for example includes increased — this bill that for example includes increased background checks for people _ increased background checks for people under the age of 21 if they wanted _ people under the age of 21 if they wanted to— people under the age of 21 if they wanted to buy a gun, there will be

financial— wanted to buy a gun, there will be financial assistance for the state to enforce — financial assistance for the state to enforce so—called red flag lows where _ to enforce so—called red flag lows where guns can essentially be confiscated from individuals if they are deemed to be a threat or a danger— are deemed to be a threat or a danger to— are deemed to be a threat or a danger to themselves or other people — danger to themselves or other people. and there will be a tremendous amount of money, millions of dollars— tremendous amount of money, millions of dollars to _ tremendous amount of money, millions of dollars to spend on mental health programmes and also security in schools — programmes and also security in schools. ,, ., programmes and also security in schools. ,, ._ , programmes and also security in schools. ,, , ., �* �* , schools. stay with us on bbc news. as the scramble _ schools. stay with us on bbc news. as the scramble continues - schools. stay with us on bbc news. as the scramble continues to - schools. stay with us on bbc news. as the scramble continues to get i schools. stay with us on bbc news. | as the scramble continues to get aid to the victims of afghanistan earthquake. we will be speaking live to a spokesperson from the international red cross. the words first clone has been

produced of an adult mammal. scientists have produced a sheep that was cloned from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger parrott pass the lighthouse at 50 notes, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the elation of richard branson and his crew. the latest headlines. a crushing double defeat for boris johnson the latest headlines. a crushing double defeat for borisjohnson as the conservatives lose two by—elections to the lib dems and labour. the us senate has passed the

most significant gun control bill in 30 years, but the reforms full short of the demands of gun—control advocates. the taliban have appealed for international support of the devastating earthquake which struck afghanistan on wednesday. survivors of the deadliest earthquake in two decades say they have nothing to eat, no shelter and fear a possible cholera outbreak. the bbc reports from the province. aid agencies have been transporting food to the earthquake hit parts of afghanistan districts in the province travelling along the long dirt bump to the road from the nearest big city which is where we are now. taliban military helicopters have also been used to fly in supplies because the location is so remote. taliban officials telling us that the search and rescue operation is now over, the focus very much on those who survived the earthquake getting them

adequate food and shelter, mobile health themes are also visiting these areas. yesterday, in a briefing of the security council a year and senior official described this disaster as a tragic reminder of the myriad dangers facing the afghan people at this moment. the country was already in the middle of an ape gnomic and humanitarian crisis, ina an ape gnomic and humanitarian crisis, in a country where many people are already struggling just to survive. whilst humanitarian aid, the immediate short—term aid is being delivered, whiter international development funding that the previous government used to rely on, much of that has been part of since the taliban took power last august. let's talk to a spokesperson for the international committee of the red rose for asia pacific. thank you forjoining us. tell us what the situation your staff are facing is like. , ., ., , ., ,

like. the situation is really devastating _ like. the situation is really devastating for _ like. the situation is really devastating for so - like. the situation is really devastating for so many i like. the situation is really i devastating for so many people like. the situation is really _ devastating for so many people from these communities. families have lost their lives and have been trapped under the rubble and villagers, whole villages have been devastated. our partners in the afghan red crescent have deployed a team of 30 people to support local volunteers who are obviously immobilised immediately and they are providing blankets and food, clean water and all kinds of basic necessities because people have lost their homes, they have lost the positions they had and they are really needing as much assistance as can be brought into the area. we have been hearing since the tragedy, this is a disaster on top of a humanitarian crisis. how difficult do these provinces and their location and their geography make getting to people who really need help? getting to people who really need hel ? ., getting to people who really need hel? ., ., ., getting to people who really need help? the remote location makes it uuite help? the remote location makes it quite difficult _ help? the remote location makes it quite difficult to _ help? the remote location makes it quite difficult to travel _ help? the remote location makes it

quite difficult to travel and - help? the remote location makes it quite difficult to travel and sent i quite difficult to travel and sent in medical supplies to the teams that are already on the ground to support them. it can take hours or days for people to move from the province to seek health care in the province. it is really a difficult situation for people who are there. the roads are blocked because they are very precarious, people were being treated in the open air, and we have been starting to see patients are rife at the hospital and we expect them to still continue to see people arise —— man arrived. is the search for survivors still going on among the that you are encountering? it going on among the that you are encountering?— going on among the that you are encounterin: ? ., , , ,., encountering? it has been reported the search is _ encountering? it has been reported the search is going _ encountering? it has been reported the search is going to _ encountering? it has been reported the search is going to come - encountering? it has been reported the search is going to come to i encountering? it has been reported the search is going to come to a i the search is going to come to a soon or already has, those involved in the survey —— search and rescue operation, the needs for the people have lost everything including their

family members is going to be huge. ourforensic team will family members is going to be huge. our forensic team will be working with local authorities to look at how we can support in supporting families to bury their loved ones. when you have got a country in a dire economic situation like afghanistan where money is so badly needed, how do you persuade potential donors who are reluctant to donate to afghanistan because of the taliban regime, how do you persuade them and reassure them that their money goes to the people who are most in need?— their money goes to the people who are most in need? when development aid was withdrawn _ are most in need? when development aid was withdrawn from _ are most in need? when development aid was withdrawn from afghanistan, | aid was withdrawn from afghanistan, it really brought the public sector to its knees. that means that hundreds of thousands of afghans no longer have a salary, critical infrastructure like hospitals where almost on the point of collapse because they could not afford ambulances, the fuel for generators to keep the lights on, without the

support of states and development actors in afghanistan, the situation is very likely to continue to deteriorate. we would really encourage states and development to recommence their support for afghans and for the projects that are so incredibly necessary.— and for the projects that are so incredibly necessary. thank you very much, incredibly necessary. thank you very much. joining _ incredibly necessary. thank you very much. joining us _ incredibly necessary. thank you very much, joining us from _ incredibly necessary. thank you very much, joining us from bangkok. i incredibly necessary. thank you very | much, joining us from bangkok. let's get some of the other news. president zelensky has welcomed the decision to make ukraine the official candidate for european union membership as a victory for his embattled nation. the process has moved at record speed sensor ukraine apply to join just days after russia invaded. hundreds of flights have been cancelled by brussels airlines, who are unhappy over working conditions. the strike by pilots and cabin crews are to last until saturday with more than 300 flights dropped from the schedules, disrupting the travel

plans of almost 40,000 passengers. over the past two days, 200,000 visitors have been arriving for the first glastonbury festival in three years. the music programme is due to start in a few hours with bailey eilish, and little since topping the bill on the first night. our correspondence: paterson has been meeting some of the festivalgoers. who do you really want to see? it seems like a very special opportunity. who is your biggest fan here? it is probably me. i have seen a problem. a rolling stones t—shirt right opposite here. is it going to be a fight? you give us one line of a beatles song and you give us one line of a stones song. # the black bird singing in the dead of night. # i'm not singing anything on tv. and the beatles won. round one to paul mccartney.

thank you, thank you. where are you guys from? we are coming from south korea. especially? yeah. you see i really want to see sam fender. # will you talk in the morning? there we go. billy eilish, noel gallagher, mccartney. # la, la, la la la, la. # la la la la. # heyjude. we're not such good singers, are we? i don't feel i need to see him any more. # just because you feel good. # doesn't make it right. skunk anansie. who once headlined on the pyramid stage here. i'm looking forward to the pet shop boys. # in a west end town in a dead—end world. # east end boys and west end girls. # west end girls. there we go. i'm wanting to find out who people want to see on the stages, which music acts you want to see. jamie t. # sheila goes out with her mate stella. # gets poured all over her fella.

that's all. do you know what i like? you did that on your own. not one of your family joined in to help you. they didn't even clap. well done. i've just realised, there are actually people in the thing you are pushing. i am so used to there being drink when people are pushing. hi, wilfred. that's one of the more intelligent responses i've had today. what music does wilfred like? # upside down, boy you turn me. # inside out. wilfred is unimpressed. i'm with you, wilfred. diana ross. legendary slot. are you going to tell us you have learnt the dance? # upside down. # round and round. # inside out. now it's time for a look at the weather.

that is the bbc news, goodbye for now. hello. a big change to the weather over the next few days. let's go to north—east wales, this was the scene yesterday, 28 celsius, the same place this weekend, 19 degrees, a degree or so down for the stage injune instead of significantly above. there will be some heat around today across the east of the country, elsewhere, it starts cooler, a mixture of sunshine and showers. showers in the midlands, northern england and scotland in the afternoon, could be heavy and thundery, some will stay dry with sunny spells, more cloud from northern ireland, wales and the south—west. longer spells of rain and drizzle, 17 degrees here, but

the eastern parts of scotland down to eastern england, 20 to 26 celsius. that is where we see the best of the afternoon sunshine, that is where the height of the pollen will be. we will see the cloud increase later, some glimpse of sunshine this afternoon, late afternoon into the evening, rain and drizzle across the site. we could seize heavy showers towards the end of play in the england new zealand test match, heavy thundery showers in the area which will push north over night, will the weather front, cloud, rain and drizzle pushing through most parts into the morning, clearing to leave clearer skies, sunny start to saturday, not cold but not as warm as it was this morning. the weekend shows an area of low pressure driving the change to our conditions, to the west of ireland, the rain wrapping around debt spiralling into northern ireland throughout the day, some in the east may stay dry. scotland,

england and wales, sunny start, dry with sunny spells all day long, a few showers here and there. temperatures down on recent days, 16 to 22 celsius. the breeze will feel pleasant in the sunshine. the breeze gets stronger towards the west as we go into saturday evening, an area of low pressure starts to go east, a great deal, but if you are in wales, north—west england and parts of scotland, rain here for a time on sunday. on and off in northern ireland, heavy thundery showers, a few showers south and east but many will stay dry with sunny spells, cooler but much windier. bye for now.

the prime minister and his conservative party have crashed a double defeat as the lost two important seas and by—elections. questions as to where this leaves borisjohnson who is at a commonwealth leaders summit in rwanda, he said it would be crazy for him to quit if the party lost the two seats. the us senate has passed the most significant gun—control bill in 30 years which includes tougher background checks for buyers younger than 21. but the

reforms full short of the demands of the government. reforms full short of the demands of the government. ukraine's president zelensky has welcomed the decision to make his country an official candidate for european union membership as a victory for his embattled nation. the process has moved at record speed since ukraine applied just days after the russian invasion. borisjohnson has suffered a major blow after the conservatives lost two by—elections in one night. in the devon seat of tiverton and honiton, the liberal democrats secured more than twenty—two and half thousand votes — overturning a nearly 30% conservative majority swing.

it's the biggest majority ever lost in a by—election. in west yorkshire, labour won back the wakefield seat, less than three years after the tories snatched it in the last election. the labour party won by almost 5,000 votes. in response, oliver dowden has resigned as conservative party chair saying the election �*result is a clear judgement�* on the party and that the country �*deserves better�*. the prime minister has said he would listen to voters — but has vowed to keep going. he was speaking in rwanda — where he�*s attending the commonwealth leaders�* conference. i conference. think that what governments have got i think that what governments have got to recognise is although i don�*t want in any way to minimise the importance of what the voters are saying, it is also true that in mid—term governments post—war, they lose by—elections. if you look back to last may, the astonishing thing was that we managed to win hartlepool in very different circumstances. what we need to do now is reflect on where voters are, and what they are basically feeling

is that we came through covid well, we took a lot of the right decisions then but we are now facing pressures on the cost of living, we are seeing spikes in fuel prices, energy costs, food costs, and that is hurting people. we have got to recognise that there is more that we have got to do, and we certainly will. we will keep going, addressing the concerns of people until we get through this patch. in the past hour, the labour leader sir keir starmer was celebrating his party�*s victory in wakefield. this sort of swing puts us on track for majority labour government. this is usually significant. i am so proud that we can present that confident labour party utterly focused on voters. that is what i wanted to achieve and this is evidence that we are on course for a labour government.— evidence that we are on course for a labour government. some voters say that they are _ labour government. some voters say that they are defecting _ labour government. some voters say that they are defecting to _ labour government. some voters say that they are defecting to you - labour government. some voters say that they are defecting to you as i labour government. some voters say that they are defecting to you as a i that they are defecting to you as a protest this time, it is a lack of

enthusiasm for borisjohnson, not enthusiasm for borisjohnson, not enthusiasm for borisjohnson, not enthusiasm for you. fin enthusiasm for boris johnson, not enthusiasm for you.— enthusiasm for boris johnson, not enthusiasm for you. on the back of this s-urin enthusiasm for you. on the back of this spring that _ enthusiasm for you. on the back of this spring that argument - enthusiasm for you. on the back of this spring that argument does i enthusiasm for you. on the back of this spring that argument does not| this spring that argument does not carry. people came across to the labour party because the labour party was talking to them, and for them. the leader of the liberal democrats sir ed davey gave his reaction to his party�*s historic win in tiverton and honiton. people were saying borisjohnson must go. people on the doorsteps are fed up of a prime minister is not decent and fit to be the prime minister of our great country, they feel that he is a lying lawbreaker and he does not have a plan for the issues that are worrying people. people are deeply worried about rising prices, pensioners and families, not able to put food on the table, and worrying about the price of petrol to build cars, and they do not feel that the prime minister has got a grip, at all. sir roger gayle, conservative mp for north thanet, has spoken to our colleagues this morning about the recent electoral results and the role of pm johnson.

the results of the by—election, commiserations for both of our candidates who fought hard, they deserve better, but the result was clearly a massive vote of in the prime minister, another one, 41% of the conservative party have indicated they had no confidence in the prime minister. i think an honourable man would have gone at that time. this prime minister seeks to struggle on and i understand that this morning he said he will listen, but he will carry on. well he is not listening and he is a blundering on and frankly, now, we are fighting for the soul of the conservative party which is what i really care about. margaret thatcher had a majority and she honourably resigned, theresa may had a majority and she honourably resigned. this prime minister is choosing to hang the door handle at number ten, but

he cannot go on forever and he certainly will not go on the next general election. in ossett, wakefield — where labour won back the seat it lost to the conservatives in 2019 — we can speak to our political corrspondent corinne wheatley. good morning, thank you. you join us for the friday market in ossett, lots of people sitting in the sunshine having a cup of tea. this is the town that woke up to a new mp for wakefield constituency and it is labour once again. in the early hours of the morning, simon liked would was announced as the winner of this by—election. perhaps not a real surprise to anyone following the wakefield by—election closely, but labour have done better than expected in terms of the majority, just under 5000, it did beat their expectations a little bit. we have had labour keen to play up the significance of this wind this morning. keir starmer was here a

short while ago with supporters in the early morning sunshine as we have just heard along with simon lightwood talking about this usually significant win, saying that voters could see labour as a united and confident party. he talks about the tory party imploding. of course, keir starmer keen to play up the significance of this win, but how significant is it really, in terms of the longer game plan? well, we can look back to the corby by—election in 2012, when labour won that seat and then went onto the following general election so, how far can labour keep that momentum going here in the north, and winning back other seats that they lost to the tories in 2019? newsnight policy editor lewis goodall has been following developments through the night and he is still here, going strong. night and he is still here, going stronu. ., , ., night and he is still here, going stronu. ., ., ~' night and he is still here, going stron.. ., , ., ., ,, ., night and he is still here, going stronu. ., , ., ., ,, ., ., night and he is still here, going stron.. ., , ., ., ~' ., ., , strong. lots to talk about. not 'ust chewin: strong. lots to talk about. not 'ust chewing o_ strong. lots to talk about. not 'ust chewing over the i strong. lots to talk about. not 'ust chewing over the tory i strong. lots to talk about. not 'ust chewing over the tory losses, i strong. lots to talk about. notjust chewing over the tory losses, but l chewing over the tory losses, but the fact that the party chairman has

gone as well. the fact that the party chairman has gone as well-— the fact that the party chairman has gone as well. normally at this point after a wounding _ gone as well. normally at this point after a wounding set _ gone as well. normally at this point after a wounding set of _ gone as well. normally at this point after a wounding set of by-election | after a wounding set of by—election results, and this is the first time since 1991 the governing party has lost two by—elections on the same night, that would be enough to talk about, and we have been talking about, and we have been talking about the erection of conservative mps and various whatsapp messages firing off in every direction but what is highly unorthodox is to have a cabinet minister, de conservative party chairman, before quarter to six in the morning deciding to send a letter to the prime minister was not even in the country and saying that someone has to take responsibility for this and doing so in a way which makes it clear that he is not extending his support to the prime minister, effectively implying and inviting some of his colleagues, to do what he has done so we are in a situation of profound perilfor the prime so we are in a situation of profound peril for the prime minister because he is not in the country and is not able as easily as he would be normally to influence events. he

cannot know how the rest of the day is going to go. along political day ahead. mark my words, the prime minister�*s political operation will be doing all they can to shore up support, phoning each and every cabinet minister and phoning them again, encouraging them to go on the airwaves and to tweet, and we have not seen very much of that. we�*ve seen the deputy prime minister on the airwaves, we have seen priti patel the home secretary doing the same, but it is, in terms of the line to take, they have quite a different balance to calibrate. on the one hand they are having to say, as the prime minister says in kigali that we have heard the messy converters, but then they are challenged to say what they were a change in terms of policy or approach as a result and then they are less forthcoming. it is not entirely clear. deputy prime minister dominic raab said the conservative government needed to avoid distractions on things like

partygate, but partygate has clearly been a significant element of why some people at least have decided to vote in the way that they have, so number ten clearly scrambling around to find a message, and a long day ahead, as i say. the to find a message, and a long day ahead, as i say.— to find a message, and a long day ahead, as i say. the prime minister is due to be — ahead, as i say. the prime minister is due to be out _ ahead, as i say. the prime minister is due to be out of _ ahead, as i say. the prime minister is due to be out of the _ ahead, as i say. the prime minister is due to be out of the country i ahead, as i say. the prime minister is due to be out of the country for l is due to be out of the country for eight days. is he going to be forced to come back, can he stay out of the country that long? it is to come back, can he stay out of the country that long?— country that long? it is an interesting _ country that long? it is an interesting choice - country that long? it is an | interesting choice because country that long? it is an i interesting choice because on country that long? it is an - interesting choice because on the one hand if he comes back everyone will interpret that as a sign of panic, that he�*s coming back because he is worried that his political position is falling away rapidly. he says he has an important agenda, he is at the commonwealth conference and going to the g7 in germany later in the week so that is important, he is representing the country, but of course if he does not come back, and this continues to simmer over the course of the day, it could get worse, we could see more resignations, who knows? and he is not able to be in the country and influence events in the way he might

be able to, and it isjust influence events in the way he might be able to, and it is just these little practical things, some of his corms team will be travelling with him which will slow down communication between number ten and the whips office, just small little bits of sand in the gears of how the political operation works, making everything that little bit more difficult and inevitably comparisons will be drawn to other occasions when prime ministers have been out of the country and encounter political difficulties, most famously of all margaret thatcher in 1990. she was in paris during the first round of the conservative leadership contest, the first ballot, heradvisers leadership contest, the first ballot, her advisers encourage that you stay in the country and she felt that she ought not to, she ought to be out in paris at the conference marking the end of the cold war, she felt she ought to be there, but many people in retrospect thought that it cost her, because she was not able to answer to conservative mps. of course there is not a contest going on right now because he has had one, and there will be conservative opponents of the prime minister you wish that contest had come now

rather than then because you can be sure that if it had not come then means we would have a no—confidence vote next monday. find means we would have a no-confidence vote next monday.— vote next monday. and they have effectively said _ vote next monday. and they have effectively said that _ vote next monday. and they have effectively said that the _ vote next monday. and they have effectively said that the rules i effectively said that the rules could change.— effectively said that the rules could change. effectively said that the rules could chance. ., ., ., , could change. there would have to be some rule change _ could change. there would have to be some rule change which _ could change. there would have to be some rule change which would - could change. there would have to be some rule change which would take . could change. there would have to be some rule change which would take a | some rule change which would take a little bit of time. we saw sir geoffrey clifton brown, the conservative mp and member of the 1922 committee on the airwaves this morning saying that effectively he and his colleagues will wait to see what the prime minister has to say and see what he does then they will have in his words a difficult decision to make, being interpreted as about whether the executive members of the 1922 committee try to change the rules or alternatively, that the cabinet effectively says to the prime minister, look i�*m afraid the prime minister, look i�*m afraid the game is up, we have not seen and one of the big strengths ofjoints and so far has been that the cabinet has been foursquare behind him with no resignations are a partygate until today. the last resignation before today was lord frost, if that

starts to change, we know that his position in a parliamentary party is pretty weak because so many of his own mps voted against him, so it will be difficult for him but we know one thing about borisjohnson that he is nothing if not extremely politically resilient and he has a great will to power, a great desire to stay in power, come what may. so where other primers as might have decided in the past that i�*m going to go because i feel my authority is gone, the only way in which he can be removed is that if there was to be removed is that if there was to be a rule change and he was to be voted out as a result of a motion of no confidence and that is not an easy thing to obtain at the moment. can speak to the author boris johnson the gambler, tom bower. can he get through this?— he get through this? there is no outrirht he get through this? there is no outright contender _ he get through this? there is no outright contender of _ he get through this? there is no outright contender of a - he get through this? there is no outright contender of a rival i he get through this? there is no| outright contender of a rival who can unite the party so it is

believed from the point of view of the rebels who held the vote a couple of weeks ago rather than waiting until these by—elections. so in that sense, i think he is secure. also, the party machine knew that they were going to lose to britain, it was prized in that there was going to be a rout, but the polling by the party shows that the tory voters who either didn�*t go to the polls into written or revert idlib them, will come back for a general election in two years time, so they think that boris can win again because the tiverton tories do not want a keir starmer government propped up by ed davey and nicola sturgeon. propped up by ed davey and nicola sturreon. ., . ., ., ., , sturgeon. how much of an impact does it have that oliver _ sturgeon. how much of an impact does it have that oliver dowden _ sturgeon. how much of an impact does it have that oliver dowden has - sturgeon. how much of an impact does it have that oliver dowden has gone i it have that oliver dowden has gone as chairman? i think you met up with him recently. was there any inkling from him that he might be thinking this way? i from him that he might be thinking this wa ? ., from him that he might be thinking thiswa ? ., ., this way? i cannot say that he confided in — this way? i cannot say that he confided in me _ this way? i cannot say that he confided in me was _ this way? i cannot say that he confided in me was going i this way? i cannot say that he

confided in me was going to l this way? i cannot say that he i confided in me was going to resign but he has made it clear he is very unhappy that he was turfed out of a culture department without any explanation whatsoever. and parachuted into central office, which is in a complete mess, because they have moved a lot of the people up they have moved a lot of the people up to leeds, and they lost some of the best of their officials. the conservative party machine just doesn�*t work properly at all any more. and oliver dowden was losing influence, because boris doesn�*t like critics. he does not like people telling him things he doesn�*t want to hear. and oliver dowden was not happy party chairman, and i�*m not happy party chairman, and i�*m not surprised he has gone. he is a decent man, he wants a political career which is not filled with failure. so i think that we are done but there is no obvious rival for boris�*s campaigning style and boris is convinced he can recover over the

next year, and restore the party fortunes. and i think oliver dowden did not want to go on thatjourney with boris. brute did not want to go on that “ourney with boris. ~ .., did not want to go on that “ourney with boris. ~ ., ~ did not want to go on that “ourney with boris. ~ ., ,, ., did not want to go on that “ourney with torts.— with boris. we can talk to the conservative _ with boris. we can talk to the conservative mp _ with boris. we can talk to the conservative mp paul - with boris. we can talk to the conservative mp paul sculli, l conservative mp paul sculli, minister for small business. thank you forjoining us. how bad a knight has it been for your party?- has it been for your party? clearly not a has it been for your party? clearly rtot a good — has it been for your party? clearly rtot a good night _ has it been for your party? clearly not a good night at _ has it been for your party? clearly not a good night at all, _ has it been for your party? clearly not a good night at all, with i has it been for your party? clearly not a good night at all, with two l not a good night at all, with two big defeats and we now need to make sure that we reflect on and properly respond to them because it is not business as usual, we cannot pretend that nothing has happened, we have heard the message loud and clear that what seems to have happened is that what seems to have happened is that many of our voters have stayed at home, and we need to motivate them to come out again but we will only do that through responding to them and having answers for them on them and having answers for them on the cost of living issue or inflationary pressures that we are facing at the moment and will be for

some time. ., , facing at the moment and will be for some time-— some time. you 'ust uttered one of the phrases — some time. you 'ust uttered one of the phrases in — some time. you just uttered one of the phrases in the _ some time. you just uttered one of the phrases in the resignation i the phrases in the resignation letter from oliver dowden, the phrases in the resignation letterfrom oliver dowden, that the phrases in the resignation letter from oliver dowden, that this is "not business as usual", and he said that somebody must take responsibility. was he the right person to take responsibility? oliver is a garret have known as for a long time and has done great work as secretary of state for culture, media and sport. i know that he will come back in a great role in government and indeed the party in the future. but he has taken that personal responsibility for the approach of the by—elections, and the prime minister has also said that he takes responsibility for everything that happens under his government, whether it is a partygate situation and changing the culture in number ten and the cabinet office as a result of that, or the decision to lead the

government into the future facing this cost of living and inflationary pressures. this cost of living and inflationary tressures. a , this cost of living and inflationary tressures. , , , ,, pressures. many people put the issue is the -a pressures. many people put the issue is the party is — pressures. many people put the issue is the party is facing _ pressures. many people put the issue is the party is facing squarely - pressures. many people put the issue is the party is facing squarely down i is the party is facing squarely down to the prime minister, what happened at number ten with partygate, and other issues that have arisen, most recently, he claims that boris johnson tried to get a job for his wife, carriejohnson, when he was foreign secretary. i�*m wife, carrie johnson, when he was foreign secretary.— foreign secretary. i'm not sure about that — foreign secretary. i'm not sure about that last _ foreign secretary. i'm not sure about that last one _ foreign secretary. i'm not sure about that last one that - foreign secretary. i'm not sure about that last one that it i foreign secretary. i'm not sure about that last one that it will. about that last one that it will have resonated with the public. for me just seems that people have been attacking the prime minister, but nonetheless... attacking the prime minister, but nonetheless. . ._ attacking the prime minister, but nonetheless... sorry, can you think of another — nonetheless... sorry, can you think of another prime _ nonetheless... sorry, can you think of another prime minister - nonetheless... sorry, can you think of another prime minister who i nonetheless... sorry, can you think of another prime minister who hasl of another prime minister who has had this amount of allegations thrown at them, and where it is a

situation where it has been issues that have not been driven by external events, but by internal behaviour? i external events, but by internal behaviour?— external events, but by internal behaviour? ., ~ ., ., ., behaviour? i cannot think of another tolitician behaviour? i cannot think of another politician who _ behaviour? i cannot think of another politician who has _ behaviour? i cannot think of another politician who has been _ behaviour? i cannot think of another politician who has been scrutinised l politician who has been scrutinised as heavily as borisjohnson, probably around the world. hath? as heavily as boris johnson, probably around the world. why do ou think probably around the world. why do you think that _ probably around the world. why do you think that might _ probably around the world. why do you think that might be? _ probably around the world. why do you think that might be? he i probably around the world. why do you think that might be? he is i probably around the world. why do you think that might be? he is a i you think that might be? he is a larger-than-life _ you think that might be? he is a larger-than-life character, - you think that might be? he is a larger-than-life character, a - you think that might be? he is a - larger-than-life character, a brazen larger—than—life character, a brazen character and that has helped him, to get the economy unlocked again and lead the international response to ukraine but talking about that in context it is not enough for us to say that we have id is two big by—election defeats, and he should brazen it out, that is not what we need to do, we need to reflect on it and we need to make sure that we

communicate answers, to communicate well. d0 communicate answers, to communicate well. , ., ~' communicate answers, to communicate well. ~' ., , well. do you think your fortunes miaht do well. do you think your fortunes might do better _ well. do you think your fortunes might do better without - well. do you think your fortunes might do better without boris i might do better without boris johnson? is it not a long way since the days when he was talked about as the days when he was talked about as the tory who could reach voters that other tories couldn't reach? i the tory who could reach voters that other tories couldn't reach?- other tories couldn't reach? i think he is someone _ other tories couldn't reach? i think he is someone that _ other tories couldn't reach? i think he is someone that has _ other tories couldn't reach? i think he is someone that has got - other tories couldn't reach? i think he is someone that has got those l other tories couldn't reach? i think. he is someone that has got those big calls right. because of his force of nature and the way he approaches those kind of challenges, the last thing we need is to go back to people talking amongst themselves and leadership candidates, and, on tackling inflation and the cost of living, when you start talking down the economy you get pressure from the economy you get pressure from the unions and due to return to the 70s and 80s which i can just about remember. the spiralling situation.

just looking at the evidence in front of you, at tiverton, there hasn't been another party voted for in 99 years there, it is the third biggest swing in any by—election. does that ring alarm bells for you? to signal that it is notjust the usual by—election defeat for a sitting party. it usual by-election defeat for a sitting party-— usual by-election defeat for a sittin: -a . h, ., , , sitting party. it rings alarm bells insomuch that _ sitting party. it rings alarm bells insomuch that clearly _ sitting party. it rings alarm bells insomuch that clearly the - sitting party. it rings alarm bells| insomuch that clearly the people sitting party. it rings alarm bells. insomuch that clearly the people of tiverton are sending out a strong signal but it is mid—term, margaret thatcher lost 15 by—elections and still won in 1987 and john major winning in 1992 so there has been a pattern before, but we are notjust going to sit there and spell to you the history as if that is the only

thing that matters, what matters the people now is what is in the pocket and what prospects they have a new jobs... and what prospects they have a new 'obs. .. ., , ., , and what prospects they have a new 'obs... ., , ., , ., ., jobs... the tory party has had a ackaue jobs. .. the tory party has had a package of— jobs... the tory party has had a package of £37 _ jobs... the tory party has had a package of £37 -- _ jobs... the tory party has had a package of £37 -- £37 - jobs... the tory party has had a package of £37 -- £37 billion i jobs... the tory party has had a i package of £37 -- £37 billion worth package of £37 —— £37 billion worth of measures to tackle the cost of living but it does not seem to be cutting through. 50. living but it does not seem to be cutting through.— living but it does not seem to be cutting through. living but it does not seem to be cuttin: throuuh. ., ., cutting through. so, we have got the national insurance _ cutting through. so, we have got the national insurance threshold - cutting through. so, we have got thej national insurance threshold changes which are only starting to kick in, injuly, so people start to see that, the £650 payment to the lowest paid, that was part of that package. 50 you are talking about the so you are talking about the measures that people now have been made and are coming through, but they are not cutting through, so what would be a game changer for the tory party, what do you need to do? it up about £37 billion, to your average guy in the street, what does that mean? i don't know. what does it mean to me, to someone that, the

£650 that they get, when they see it in their bank account which is important, injuly, we will start to see that coming into their bank, and thatis see that coming into their bank, and that is when it really does start to cut through, when people can see action, notjust hear about action, but clearly, we need to make sure that we are communicating that better to people, and seeing that demonstrable action. fire better to people, and seeing that demonstrable action.— demonstrable action. are you confident _ demonstrable action. are you confident boris _ demonstrable action. are you confident boris johnson i demonstrable action. are you confident boris johnson will. demonstrable action. are you i confident boris johnson will lead confident borisjohnson will lead you into the next election? he is caettin you into the next election? he is getting the _ you into the next election? he is getting the big — you into the next election? he is getting the big calls _ you into the next election? he is getting the big calls right, i you into the next election? he is getting the big calls right, but i you into the next election? he: 3 getting the big calls right, but it will be borisjohnson leading a government that has listened, that has responded, to the messages that we are hearing from people like the electorate in tiverton, those who stayed at home, and the people of wakefield. ., ., ~ , .,

sport now with isaac.. it's so finely poised going into the second day of the final test, and so much will depend on whether england's bowlers, can strike early on and remove the stubborn new zealand pair, who've led the fightback at headingley. england looked in control, for much of day one, reducing new zealand to 123—5. jamie overton with a wicket on his test debut. but look at this freak moment which also happened to be a massive slice of luck for england and bowlerjack leach. henry nicoll hits the ball well and it looks like it's heading for a 4, but it glances off the bat of teammate daryl mitchell and deflects up and into the hands of alex lees. it's nicoll who's out — he can't believe it — mitchell went on though, and along with tom blundell, frustrated england's bowlers, with a century partnership, with new zealand closing on 225 for 5. england though, remain positive.

it was a great day. a lot of nerves this morning. a little bit nervous going to bowl the first ball. it wasn't my best ball, but we'll take it. nice to get that first wicket, as well. i think we've had a good day. would have liked probably a couple more wickets, but i think if you said to us at the start of play 250—5, we probably would have been very happy with that. england's women continue their preparations for next month's euros when they face defending champions the netherlands at elland road tonight. it will be a reunion for england head coach, sarina wiegman, who was in charge of the dutch, when they lifted the trophy. northern ireland's women lost their only warm—up match for the tournament. lauren wade's equaliser meant it was 1—1, until the 82nd minute, then three late goals, after goalkeeperjackie burns was sent off, gave belgium a 4—1win in lier. northern ireland kick off their tournament against norway onjuly 7th. on to rugby league, and defending champions st helens have moved six points clear

at the top of the super league, saints ran in eight tries in all, including this one from dan norman. they're going for a fourth consecutive super league title and will take some stopping after this 112—12 win. britain's jack draper is into his first atp semi—final later today, and is the only brit left standing at eastbourne. draper beat fellow british player ryan peniston in straight sets and will face maxime cressy this afternoon after the american beat british number one and top seed, cameron norrie. the main draw for wimbledon takes place this morning. and some big names could be paired up in the first round. no—one would want to be drawn against wild card serena williams. she will get to practise on centre court later. two of the favourites have already been getting a feel of centre court. this year is the first time players have been able to practice on the show courts

before the tournament. it's to help the new grass bed in, to make it less slippy. andy murray, dan evans and emma radacanu will have a practice on number two court later. at the women's pga championship south korea's in—jee chun is the one to catch after a record—equalling opening round. the two—time major winnner is on 8 under par heading in to the second round. that's the joint—lowest score in the history of the event. she made nine birdies at congressional blue in maryland. she has a five stroke lead over her nearest competitors. england's mel reid and northern ireland's stephanie meadow were the best of the homegrown talent, finishing one over par. rory mcilroy shares the lead heading into the second round of the travelers championship in connecticut. his opening round of 8 under par puts him a shot clear alongside the americanjt poston. but look at this runaway golf cart at that same event.

driverless, it found itself into the water by the 16th hole after an understandably feeble attempt to stop it. that's all the sport for now. thank you. we are going to hearfrom borisjohnson stop were thank you. we are going to hear from boris johnson sto— boris johnson stop were in the uk became in 2018 _ boris johnson stop were in the uk became in 2018 the _ boris johnson stop were in the uk became in 2018 the word - boris johnson stop were in the uk became in 2018 the word covid i boris johnson stop were in the uk | became in 2018 the word covid had not been invented. many of us had no idea what a coronavirus was, and nobody could have known that the worst pandemic for a century would soon claim millions of lives. the british government put together the partnership between oxford university and astrazeneca that produced the world's most popular vaccine and, during our time as chair in office, the uk supported the delivery of more than 1.4 billion doses of covid vaccines to commonwealth countries.

applause thank you. the pandemic posed a common threat to all humanity. the same is true of catastrophic climate change. no one understands this better than are common friends in the caribbean, the pacific and the indian ocean, who can see the incoming tide surging ever higher up their beaches, threatening to inundate their villages and towns and in time the entire landmass of some island states. for them, the baleful effects of climate change are not vagal theoretical, but already happening before their eyes —— are not vague, or theoretical. when we hosted cop26 in glasgow last november it was these fellow commonwealth leaders who spoke with the greatest urgency and authority

about the perils of coating the earth with greenhouse gases, and we in the developed world have an obligation to help our friends to cope with a danger that they had no hand in causing. and, during the uk's time as chair in office, the commonwealth finance access hub mobilise over $38 million for the most vulnerable members, but of course, we must press on and do more. and if i could imagine a silver bullet that would solve an array of problems and transform countless lives, it would be to give every girl in the world the chance to go to school. applause at the last chogm in london in 2018 uk announced £212 million for the girls' education challenge i'm

delighted to say that this initiative is at work in 11 commonwealth countries ensuring that girls are able to gain at least 12 years of quality education. we need to empower them to play their full part in the economy when they leave school. ~ . ., ., , , school. welcome to view is 'ust 'oininu school. welcome to view is 'ust joining us fl school. welcome to view is 'ust joining us around i school. welcome to view is 'ust joining us around the i school. welcome to view isjust joining us around the world, i school. welcome to view is justj joining us around the world, we school. welcome to view is just i joining us around the world, we are currently live with the british prime minister borisjohnson in rwanda. to generate more than £32 million worth of sales. if anyone were to doubt the ability of the commonwealth to speak with one voice, it was injune 2020 that the uk delivered the first everjoint statement by all 54 commonwealth members before the human rights council in geneva. recalling, and i quote, our proud history of acting to strengthening good governance and the rule of law. one of the greatest