tonight at ten — borisjohnson fights to survive as prime minister following two big resignations from the cabinet. rishi sunak is no longer chancellor, suggesting borisjohnson isn't competent or serious, while sajid javid resigns from health, questioning the prime minister's integrity. the last straw was the chaotic handling of the case of chris pincher — the former minister accused of sexual misconduct — and the prime minister's rather confused response. my recollection is that there was one complaint that was raised with me specifically. there was other rumour and innuendo, but there was one particular thing that was raised and that was... which you'd forgotten about? well, it was a long time ago.

the cabinet, which met this morning, is now changed in significant ways as borisjohnson fights to stay on. a new chancellor and health secretary and a new education secretary and a new education secretary to —— tonight after hours in which it looked like the government was on the brink of collapse. yes, we'll have the latest on the sudden reshuffle, with confirmation a few minutes ago that nadhim zahawi will be the new chancellor. also tonight... in ukraine, the latest evidence of potential war crimes, with russian firing squads leading men to their deaths. in sri lanka, a desperate shortage of basic necessities including medicines, fuel and food — and visitors are told to stay away. commentator: there it is! and a big day of sport — britain's cameron norrie is through the semi—finals at wimbledon, while england's cricketers break a batting record to beat india in the final test.

and coming up on the bbc news channel... we have continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and the world. welcome to bbc news at ten. the prime minister's authority has been dealt a huge blow with the sudden resignations of two senior ministers, the chancellor of the exchequer and the health secretary. both rishi sunak and sajid javid said they could no longer serve under borisjohnson, and that the public expected government to be "conducted properly, "competently and seriously. " the new chancellor is nadhim zahawi, who moves from education to the treasury. these moves followed a day of chaotic responses from number ten on the handling of complaints

against the former minister chris pincher, who's been accused of sexual misconduct. there are now calls for the party's rules to change to allow a new vote of confidence in the prime minister among conservative mps. let's start by going live to westminster and our political editor chris mason. emergency reshuffle this evening completed in the last 15 minutes, a new cabinet from boris johnson, completed in the last 15 minutes, a new cabinet from borisjohnson, on an evening of hugejeopardy new cabinet from borisjohnson, on an evening of huge jeopardy for new cabinet from borisjohnson, on an evening of hugejeopardy for him, and at no point in his premiership as he looked as vulnerable as he did this evening. those two big resignations at teatime, forcing this reshuffle and the appointment in just the last couple of minutes as we have reported of nadim zahawi as we have reported of nadim zahawi as the new chancellor of the exchequer, steve barclay is the new health secretary, michelle donned in the new education secretary in england. on an extraordinary day at westminster.

are we good? not according to the man on the — are we good? not according to the man on the right. _ are we good? not according to the man on the right. sitting _ are we good? not according to the man on the right. sitting on - are we good? not according to the man on the right. sitting on the i man on the right. sitting on the right, rishi sunak, a penny for his thoughts, and we did not have to wait long. in a letter to boris johnson this evening, rishi sunak said... the man who was chancellor until teatime said the government is none of these things. and he went further, policy, as well... moments early at the health secretary sajid javid had also walked. secretary sa'id javid had also walked. �* , ., ., , , walked. i'm “ust going to spend some time with walked. i'm just going to spend some time with my — walked. i'm just going to spend some time with my family, _ walked. i'm just going to spend some time with my family, thank— walked. i'm just going to spend some time with my family, thank you. - walked. i'm just going to spend some time with my family, thank you. he i time with my family, thank you. he left his resignation letter to do the talking, writing...

no word from the prime minister tonight but there is still fulsome praise to be found from some. i fully support the prime minister and i think that he was the right man for thejob and he has i think that he was the right man for the job and he has a very significant mandate from the british people with a majority of 80 only two and a half years ago. these things happen in politics but the best politicians carry on calmly. so how did we get here? let's rewind to this morning and that cabinet meeting. just look at their faces. they have just heard what you are about to hear, the former top civil servant at the foreign office saying downing street had not been telling the truth. , ., _,

downing street had not been telling the truth. , ., . ., . ., the truth. they need to come clean. i think the language _ the truth. they need to come clean. i think the language is _ the truth. they need to come clean. i think the language is ambiguous, i i think the language is ambiguous, the sort of telling the truth and crossing your fingers at the same time and hoping that people are not too forensic in their subsequent questioning and i think that is not working. questioning and i think that is not workinu. , , , working. this is why he was so an: , working. this is why he was so angry. the _ working. this is why he was so angry, the handling _ working. this is why he was so angry, the handling of- working. this is why he was so angry, the handling of the - angry, the handling of the appointment and resignation of this man, chris pincher, who until last week was deputy chief whip and until he stood down after allegations he denies that he groped two men, and since then there has been a constantly changing story about what the prime minister new and when. on friday borisjohnson�*s official spokesperson said the prime minister was not aware of specific allegations. about chris pincher before his appointment as the deputy chief whip in february. the spokesman added...

by by yesterday downing street had changed their tune, saying... by by this morning lord macdonald was categoric. mrjohnson was briefed in person, he said. at five o'clock this evening before the cabinet resignations, borisjohnson invited resignations, boris johnson invited me resignations, borisjohnson invited me in for a hastily arranged interview. do you accept it was a grave error to appoint chris pincher to your government? it grave error to appoint chris pincher to your government?— grave error to appoint chris pincher to your government? it was a mistake and i apologise _ to your government? it was a mistake and i apologise for— to your government? it was a mistake and i apologise for it _ to your government? it was a mistake and i apologise for it and _ to your government? it was a mistake and i apologise for it and i _ to your government? it was a mistake and i apologise for it and i think- and i apologise for it and i think in hindsight it was the wrong thing to do. i apologise to everybody who has been badly affected by this. you're spokesman said you were not aware of the specific allegation and on sunday a cabinet minister said i have been informed this morning that he got you, did not know about a

specific allegation, but you did, and yesterday, another minister, he had been given a categoric assurance that you were not aware of any specific allegation. day after day people speaking on your behalf were talking rubbish?— talking rubbish? i don't know, i wasn't, talking rubbish? i don't know, i wasn't. i'm _ talking rubbish? i don't know, i wasn't, i'm afraid _ talking rubbish? i don't know, i wasn't, i'm afraid i'm _ talking rubbish? i don't know, i wasn't, i'm afraid i'm focusing l talking rubbish? i don't know, i l wasn't, i'm afraid i'm focusing on other things at the time but what i'm telling you now is my recollection of events. my recollection of events. my recollection is that there was one complaint that was raised with me specifically, and there were other rumour and innuendo but one particular thing that was raised and that was cleared up.— particular thing that was raised and that was cleared up. which you had for: otten that was cleared up. which you had forgotten about? _ that was cleared up. which you had forgotten about? it was _ that was cleared up. which you had forgotten about? it was a _ that was cleared up. which you had forgotten about? it was a long - that was cleared up. which you had | forgotten about? it was a long time auo. chris forgotten about? it was a long time ago. chris pincher _ forgotten about? it was a long time ago. chris pincher has _ forgotten about? it was a long time ago. chris pincher has denied - forgotten about? it was a long time ago. chris pincher has denied the l ago. chris pincher has denied the allegations _ ago. chris pincher has denied the allegations against _ ago. chris pincher has denied the allegations against him. - ago. chris pincher has denied the allegations against him. tonight l ago. chris pincher has denied the i allegations against him. tonight the man who one day would like to move into number ten himself sees his opponent in peril. this government is collapsing. _

opponent in peril. this government is collapsing, and _ opponent in peril. this government is collapsing, and the _ opponent in peril. this government is collapsing, and the tory - opponent in peril. this government is collapsing, and the tory cabinet | is collapsing, and the tory cabinet members — is collapsing, and the tory cabinet members have been backing boris johnson _ members have been backing boris johnson through this, the tory party is corrupted — johnson through this, the tory party is corrupted and we need notjust a change _ is corrupted and we need notjust a change at _ is corrupted and we need notjust a change at the top of the tory party but a _ change at the top of the tory party but a change of government. what do ou sa to but a change of government. what do you say to the — but a change of government. what do you say to the people _ but a change of government. what do you say to the people listening - but a change of government. what do you say to the people listening to - you say to the people listening to this who simply say, look, i can't trust the prime minister any more, he isjust not trust the prime minister any more, he is just not the truth? i’m trust the prime minister any more, he isjust not the truth?— he is “ust not the truth? i'm giving ou he isjust not the truth? i'm giving ou the he isjust not the truth? i'm giving you the absolute _ he isjust not the truth? i'm giving you the absolute truth _ he isjust not the truth? i'm giving you the absolute truth as - he isjust not the truth? i'm giving you the absolute truth as far - he isjust not the truth? i'm giving you the absolute truth as far as i l you the absolute truth as far as i can remember about what happened. can people trust you? fit can remember about what happened. can people trust you?— can people trust you? of course they can. i'm can people trust you? of course they can- i'm telling _ can people trust you? of course they can. i'm telling you _ can people trust you? of course they can. i'm telling you what _ can people trust you? of course they can. i'm telling you what happened i can. i'm telling you what happened and i'm coming out to explain it because i'm fed up with people if i may say so, saying things on my behalf or trying to say things about what i knew i would make didn't know and i'm trying to explain to you exactly what happened as i remember it. , ., , exactly what happened as i remember it. , . , ., �*, it. truth, integrity, and this man's future as the _ it. truth, integrity, and this man's future as the prime _ it. truth, integrity, and this man's future as the prime minister, a - future as the prime minister, a very uncertain future. chris mason, bbc

news, westminster. as chris was saying, today's events are the culmination of months of chaos in borisjohnson's government and a barrage of questions about standards of trust and integrity in 10 downing street. the prime minister's handling of the partygate scandal and the criticism of his leadership in an official report has caused deep unease among conservative mps, and a corresponding drop in mrjohnson's ratings as prime minister. last month, more than 140 conservative mps declared a lack of confidence in mrjohnson's leadership. our deputy political editor vicki young reports on the crisis so far — and what's likely to happen next. hi, sorry. how are you? he was the toast of the conservative party, winning a clear election victory that should have made governing easy. but tonight, borisjohnson's team is falling apart and many colleagues say he only has himself to blame.

of course, he hasn't been helped by unexpected events. a pandemic meant very difficult decisions that no leader would expect to make. but a successful vaccine programme did give mrjohnson plenty to boast about. but soon, the lawbreaking parties in downing street, including a fine for the prime minister, appalled many voters, and accusations that he lied about what he knew has been the last straw for dozens of tory mps. there will be very difficult decisions to be taken about tax and so on, and if you can't trust the motivation behind those decisions, because you feel that they're being taken in order to shore up this mp's support or that mp's support, i just don't think that is a sustainable way of running a government. any other leader would have resigned by now. but despite the growing opposition on his own side, mrjohnson hasn't resigned. the vote in favour of having

confidence in borisjohnson as leader was 211 votes and the vote against was 148 votes. in fact, he called that a new mandate from his mps. there are signs, though, that previous conservative voters don't quite see it like that. this is what the people of tiverton and honiton have said. huge by—election defeats at the hands of the liberal democrats have made tory mps nervous. thank you very much. mrjohnson even lost his adviser on ethics and standards. a few months ago, mrjohnson promised that a new team in number 10 would sort things out, but then came a chaotic response to allegations about chris pincher — ministers sent out to deliver lines that kept changing. those who know mrjohnson say his leadership style has caused many of the problems. his own peculiar, distinctive unusual way of doing business, which is to proceed

by impulse and intuition. and if you're in there and you're an adviser or a minister, you're with a guy who says he's given you a decision but then may well change his mind. have you been honest, prime minister? - some colleagues don't think mrjohnson will ever resign, but no—one's ruling out another scandal if he stays. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. let's return now — to our political editor chris mason — who's been following events at westminster. let's talk about the wrangling today and what this government looks like tonight. the and what this government looks like toni . ht. . ., and what this government looks like toniaht. . ., , ., ., tonight. the central question at the start of today _ tonight. the central question at the start of today was _ tonight. the central question at the start of today was a _ tonight. the central question at the start of today was a simple - tonight. the central question at the start of today was a simple one, . tonight. the central question at the start of today was a simple one, it | start of today was a simple one, it was about truth and whether what we heard from downing street, the centre of the government, was believable, and that is what started the panic within government, and it was a panic that you could smell a mile off from borisjohnson and his team. i was invited to see him at

five o'clock this evening to record the interview we played a few minutes ago and it seems a long time ago, five o'clock, but you could tell how worried they were, that there was jeopardy in the air, and as we left the building there were his closest supporters heading in crisis talks. the question was a simple one, whether he would be able to survive. the striking thing is that for a couple of hours at around teatime it looked like the government could collapse, the momentum could build that by now might have meant that borisjohnson had no future in downing street but the tide was stemmed, there wasn't a whole slew of senior resignations and by my tally there have been nine resignations in total and the two most senior ones we have reported and seven others, at the mostjunior level in government, so for now the prime minister has managed to reassemble a cabinet but the big

question is, what happens next? what might rishi sunak and sajid javid have to say in the coming days and what else might emerge? you have been at the — what else might emerge? you have been at the houses _ what else might emerge? you have been at the houses of— what else might emerge? you have been at the houses of parliament l been at the houses of parliament tonight talking to ministers and backbenchers and i'm wondering what you have picked up about the potential for another leadership challenge if they succeed in changing those rules? in challenge if they succeed in changing those rules? in the words of one conservative _ changing those rules? in the words of one conservative backbencher i of one conservative backbencher loyal to the prime minister until now, there is a smell of death around westminster, that was the words that they used. there were lots of conversations going on about what happens next, especially if borisjohnson decides that he is going to stay and stay for as long as he can, and the evidence is that is exactly what he intends to do. backbenchers have been talking about changing those rules around a vote of confidence, and remember a prime minister surviving a vote of confidence has a year before they

could be challenged under that mechanism again within the conservative party unless the rules are changed, but others say if it becomes obvious a majority of conservative mps no longer have support in the prime minister his position could become untenable but if he doesn't go he still doesn't 90, if he doesn't go he still doesn't go, so he has survived the moment of greatest danger tonight, but he is not safe. , ., , greatest danger tonight, but he is not safe. , . , ., not safe. chris, many thanks, we will catch pp _ not safe. chris, many thanks, we will catch upjust _ not safe. chris, many thanks, we will catch upjust before - will catch up just before the end of the programme. let's talk about the terms of the resignations. the strongly—worded letter of resignation from the chancellor rishi sunak raised concerns about standards of conduct, but also about policy. he refers to the joint speech on the economy planned with boris johnson for next week, writing "it has become clear "to me that our approaches are fundamentally too different". he goes on to say... our people know that if something

is too good to be true, then it's not true. they need to know that whilst there is a path to a better future, it is not an easy one." let's consider that, then. our economic editor faisal islam is here. that is not party politics, its difference in policy. it really matters will beyond the downing street circus that we have been talking about, because of the backdrop of a massive household financial crisis in terms of the cost of living, and of course, rishi sunak, the chancellor, was central to those solutions. as you just said, there was a planned economic speech between the prime minister and chancellor next week, and now, what will the strategy be, with a new chancellor? rishi sunak pointed pretty clearly towards the idea that number ten was pressurising the treasury, if you like, to make the terms of this cost of living crisis a bit easier for households to spend, tax less, and ultimately borrow more. that's how i read that letter. the question is, if rishi sunak�*s approach was fundamentally

different to the prime minister, it does suggest that as nadim zahawi has agreed to be chancellor, his approach is not different, and so they may be a change, and so we are hearing talk about potential tax cuts, whether that is a vat cut, or a rollback of some of the planned tax rises we have heard about, corporation tax. there are very big decisions and trade—offs to be made because of this economic situation we are in, and that relationship between number ten and number 11 is absolutely vital. how much has it changed tonight as a result of rishi sunak outgoing and nadim zahawi arriving? that's the question. fik. pl. arriving? that's the question. 0k. a cuick arriving? that's the question. 0k. a quick reminder. _ there's more updates, news and analysis on bbc news online — that's bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. we will return to the events at westminster just we will return to the events at westminsterjust before

we will return to the events at westminster just before the we will return to the events at westminsterjust before the end of the programme. let's move on to some of the day's other news. it's now four months since russian forces were accused of committing atrocities amounting to war crimes early in their invasion of ukraine. back in early march, eight unarmed men were shot dead in a mass execution in the suburb of bucha outside kyiv. they were among an estimated 1,000 people who died during the month—long russian occupation in the region. but one man — believed by the russians to be dead — did manage to escape what's become known as the massacre on yablu nska street. our special correspondent fergal keane has been to meet him. you may find the report distressing. in ukrainian, it means the place of the apple trees — yablunska. to the world, it's become synonymous with cruelty. it happened here at 144 yablunska street, a nondescript office building, but a crime that defined a new age of atrocity in europe. this is the story of families

shattered by a massacre. and of a man, meant to be dead, but who lived to bear witness. distant explosion it begins in the opening days of the war when men on yablunska streetjoined the territorial defence. they were fathers, sons, brothers, neighbours. anatolyjoined up to protect his home and family. translation: ijust started getting warm clothes for him. _ at that time, i felt there was nothing i could say to stop him. but by march 4th, the russians were combing bucha, searching for men of the territorial defence. anatoly and eight others were by now hiding here, at 31 yablunska street.

by the following morning, the russians had encircled the hiding place. translation: on the 4th, at 10am, he sent me a message saying, i "we're still sitting tight." that was his last message. this is what happened next. cctv recorded the moments just after the men were captured. this image, obtained by the bbc, shows them being led towards the russian base at 144 yablunska street. a neighbourfilmed the next moments through his window. the men can be seen being lined up in front of a wall. lucy moskalenko was a witness and was disturbed by the words of a russian officer. he told us, "don't look at those

people lying on the ground. "they are not humans. they are absolute dirt. "dirt. they are not human. "they are beasts." it is through the extraordinary testimony of one man that we know what happened next. ivan skyba, a father of four, was never meant to survive his ordeal. translation: the conversation went like this. _ "what should we do with him?" the second russian says, "finish him off, butjust take them away "so that they won't be lying here." the men were led around the corner to a quiet courtyard. translation: we realised - that we were being led to execution and we simply said goodbye

to each other, and that was it. then the shooting started. ivan was hit. but the bullet passed through his side, causing only a small wound. he pretended to be dead. translation: iwas lying there, not breathing. i it was cold outside. breath was steaming up from my mouth so i didn't breathe. i didn't move. and at the same time, i was expecting a shot. that was the most terrifying thing. they were telling jokes to each other. that is, they were in a jolly good mood. ivan lay among the dead until the soldiers eventually left. he dragged himself over a fence and escaped. but the dead are close in memory,

for this haunted survivor, and for their families. every day, olya takes flowers and two cups of coffee, one for her, one for him, to her husband's grave. translation: my younger daughter keeps saying, "papa is near. - papa can see everything. papa can hear everything." the older one, she gets distracted. like a child, plays. but then she remembers, and starts crying. do you talk to him still, yourself? yes, of course. all the time.

when no—one can hear me, i call him by his name. in this grief, the crimes of war will echo for generations. fergal keane, bbc news, yablunska street. now a look at some other stories making the news today. the latest evidence of the terrible suffering in ukraine, fergal reporting for us. now a look at some other stories making the news today. an 85—year—old doctor who had previously lied about his age has been jailed for three years for killing a woman after botching a routine procedure. dr isyaka mamman pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter in the death of shahida parveen at the royal oldham hospital in 2018. royal mail managers are to strike later this month in a dispute over planned cuts. the unite union says almost 2,500 managers will work to rule between the 15th—19th ofjuly, and strike from the 20th—22nd ofjuly.

royal mail says there are "no grounds" for the action. and british airways has cancelled a further 1,500 flights, mostly forjuly. the latest wave of cancellations will affect tens of thousands of passengers planning to jet off this summer from heathrow and gatwick. the industry has been struggling with staff shortages as demand for air travel picks up. the uk government is once again advising people not to travel to sri lanka unless it's essential. a shortage of basic necessities including medicines, fuel and food has led to protests and violence in the popular tourist destination. inflation has quadrupled since january and now stands at over 50%, while fuel prices have risen by 62% over the same period. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. facing a fragile future. families in sri lanka are living in times of uncertainty. baby augustia was born prematurely, every day of her life marked

by a worsening economic crisis. | translation: we couldn't affordj normal food when i was pregnant. i couldn't even buy medicines. hospitals across sri lanka are running out of medicines and equipment to treat patients. foreign currency to pay for essential imports is running low. you don't know how many times we cried, actually, right? because we were very upset and we were upset to see that some imported medicines were lacking, and because of that, the patient�*s life was in danger. we need more and more donations and we are completely dependent on donations as for now. it's notjust medicines they're desperately in need of but food. as this economic crisis continues to bite, they're turning to hand—outs. this community kitchen started just a month ago. now, it's serving hundreds. for many, it's the only meal they'll eat all day.

translation: we are here because we are hungry. i i'm trying to feed my children. my husband is a labourer. we cannot afford to live on his small salary. food prices went up by 80% injune. basic fruit and veg is becoming a luxury. normally, a market like this in colombo would be packed on a weekend afternoon, but traders here say that people can't afford the fuel to get here, nor can they afford the prices once they arrive. just to give you an idea, when i started covering this crisis in april, the price of a small apple like this had already tripled since the start of the year. now, it's gone up by five times. as this crisis deepens, the uk foreign office has advised against all but essential travel to sri lanka. how bad could things get? we're trying to avoid a humanitarian crisis. we're not yet at children dying, which is good, but we need to get

the support very urgently to avoid that. colombo's mayor says the capital could run out of food by september. it seems the worst is yet to come. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, sri lanka. around 50,000 people have been told to leave their homes in australia's largest city, sydney, as river levels continue to rise following days of torrential rain. parts of the city have received about eight months of rain in just four days. roads have been cut off, many building are underwater, and thousands have been left without power. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has this report. in some parts of windsor, roads have turned into small rivers. a once—in—a—century weather event has now happened twice just this year. melissa and her family have been without power for nearly 24 hours.

now they've been told to evacuate. this time because the water is over the road now, yeah, i'm a little bit worried, but, yeah. and soon as the power cut off yesterday as well, that was, yeah, had to go because we had no power. some residents in this neighborhood have been rescued by the emergency services and others have evacuated. some are waiting in their homes, praying that they don't get stuck and that the water doesn't rise even further. the thing you keep hearing time and time again is how exhausting it's all been for them. one local told me that facing one catastrophic flood is hard enough, but having to deal with three or four in less than two years is just devastating. linda has been helping people here for years. she herself has had to evacuate the night before, and tells me she's never seen floods this bad. the community's still recovering from the last flood and the one before. actually, some people

are still recovering from the fires. you know, we're just all in shock and everybody is traumatised.