i am not asking me to comment... i am not going _ asking me to comment... i am not going to _ asking me to comment... i am not going to give — asking me to comment... i am not going to give a running commentary on political— going to give a running commentary on political events, i am going to -et on political events, i am going to get on _ on political events, i am going to get on with— on political events, i am going to get on with the government and the country _ get on with the government and the count . , ., . ., , country. this morning, community secretary michael _ country. this morning, community secretary michael gove went - country. this morning, community secretary michael gove went to . country. this morning, community| secretary michael gove went to see the prime minister to tell him he thought he should resign. in the last hour, the man who yesterday sat around boris johnson's last hour, the man who yesterday sat around borisjohnson's cabinet around boris johnson's cabinet table was sacked by him, with a around borisjohnson's cabinet table was sacked by him, with a number 10 source describing michael gove as a snake. this was the scene in downing street this evening. drivers hanging around while cabinet ministers went inside. some are saying mrjohnson should go, others are saying he should go, others are saying he should stay. the culture secretary is still supported. is should stay. the culture secretary is still supported.— is still supported. is anyone else back in the _ is still supported. is anyone else back in the prime _ is still supported. is anyone else back in the prime minister? - is still supported. is anyone else| back in the prime minister? yes! westminster— back in the prime minister? yes! westminster is _ back in the prime minister? yes! westminster is a _ back in the prime minister? yes! westminster is a postcode defined by power. today has been defined by its draining away from boris johnson. but draining away from borisjohnson. but he is not shifting. at draining away from boris johnson. but he is not shifting. at least

yet. in downing street, with a pretty big crowd of protesters who have gathered outside the gates, chris is still with me. this note of defiance, that has come through loud and clear tonight from downing street, at one stage today people were talking fairly confidently about the prime minister actually going? about the prime minister actually auoin ? ~ about the prime minister actually oiiin ? . ., , about the prime minister actually oiiin?. ., ~' ., going? when i was talking to george on the six o'clock— going? when i was talking to george on the six o'clock news, _ going? when i was talking to george on the six o'clock news, i _ going? when i was talking to george on the six o'clock news, i was - on the six o'clock news, i was anticipating there was a possibility, nothing more than that, that within a couple of hours there might have been a lectern just behind us with the prime minister preparing to come out and offer his resignation. that was a view articulated by plenty of conservative mps. it has not happened because there is that defiance and determination from the prime minister to stick around. the argument he is making is the one that he was making last night and that he was making last night and that we talked about, there might be 40 that we talked about, there might be a0 colleagues who are saying i should resign, but there were nearly a0 million people who voted for the

conservatives, led by borisjohnson, at the last general election. —— ia million. that is his mandate. he is saying you can either keep me with my plan for the economy, due to give a speech next week, or you can have a speech next week, or you can have a period of chaos around the leadership race and then the prospect, so he says, of a general election, that may be sooner rather than later, and saying to conservative mps, look at the opinion polls, it might mean that the conservatives out of power. crucially, those that want to see borisjohnson go, they are motivated, yes, by the distaste for many around his character and attitude, but, fundamentally, it is because they think they would lose with him as leader. that is the trade—off going on. borisjohnson are saying, if i go, you lose. they are saying, if i go, you lose. they are saying to him, if you stay, we lose. in are saying to him, if you stay, we lose. . . ~ lose. in a while, we will talk about the exact options _ lose. in a while, we will talk about the exact options in _ lose. in a while, we will talk about the exact options in more - lose. in a while, we will talk about the exact options in more detail, | the exact options in more detail, for the party and the prime minister. for now, thanks very much. chris mason, our political editor. borisjohnson has now broken a british political record,

for the highest number of ministerial resignations in the space of 2a hours. one in five of those conservative mps who held ministerial or other official posts have now resigned. here's the list, all of them gone since sajid javid resigned as health secretary yesterday. they include rishi sunak who resigned as chancellor, along with dozens of ministers and ministerial aides. so far a2 have resigned, and counting. -- a3. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young examines the possible next steps. time to speak out. dozens of conservative ministers and mp5 have had enough. some have been critical for months, others stayed loyal to borisjohnson but not any more. i have never done this before, it's not in my nature to go on about prime ministers, i challenge the government on policy rather than personalities but we have reached an end point. we are just constantly-

going from one crisis to another under this leadership - and a reluctance to accept where those problems came from. we have got to concentrate on these issues that are affecting people, - this charade has to stop. i feel for the prime minister, i really do, i like the man, i have a huge amount of respect for the man but i cannot let this pass. as a support drained away, the prime minister's closest allies tried their best to fight his corner. my message to colleagues is calm down, calm down. are they overreacting? be very careful where we go here. why? be very careful about bringing down a prime minister who won a very personal mandate from the british people in 2019. liam fox has stayed loyal to every conservative leader since he was first elected in 1992 but he told me mrjohnson has squandered too many second chances. the way things have been handled, the way that lines constantly change, the way ministers therefore cannot with any confidence repeat the line they are being given, i think all of this incrementally

damages credibility so much that it is difficult to lead and i hope that for his own sake, but for the sake of the conservative party and the government and most importantly, the country, he goes quickly. prime ministers rarely get to choose how they leave office. margaret thatcher promised to fight on but her cabinet told her it was time to go. john major survived rebellions, staggered to an election and was beaten in a landslide. david cameron recognised that losing the eu referendum was a resigning matter. theresa may won a vote of confidence but left a few months later. it's obviously incredible tough on them personally, these things normally build up over a long period of time, but i think most people who have done the job get to a point where they recognise that time is up. and that it is not actually in their own interests in terms of their legacy or their party's interest or the country's interest for them to carry on. i can announce the parliamentary party does have confidence...

this group of mps could have a crucial role to play if borisjohnson refuses to leave. the 1922 committee could organise another vote of confidence. borisjohnson won the conservatives their biggest election victory in more than 30 years, many mps backed him because they wanted to make sure brexit happened. but he has not been able to translate that success on the campaign trail into government and many in his own party have now turned against him, fearing he was tarnishing their reputation as well as his own. he can drag out his departure but few think borisjohnson as got long left in number ten. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. vicki young with a view of some of boris johnson's own vicki young with a view of some of borisjohnson's own mps. but what about the voters who gave him a resounding election victory less than three years ago? 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has been gauging the mood in wiltshire.

summer in salisbury, and things might seem serene. this city's in the heart of wiltshire, fairly solid tory turf. the party holds all seven parliamentary seats. but at this local bistro, four conservatives from across the county have been watching closely as the tension unfurls in westminster. personally, i'm very disappointed, and the members as well. last night, i was talking to quite a few residents and they were stalwart... you know, they are boris supporters. 0k, a lot of people didn't mind he had a beer or had done something like that. but this, being lied to, this is a totally different game. here, they say downing street's response to allegations about the deputy chief whip was the final straw in a longer line of events that has led them to question the party's leadership. i think what has happened recently has been a kind of final moral and emotional trigger for people to say enough is enough. any mp5 who continue to support him are complicit in bringing

the conservative party into disrepute. whatever electoral appeal he did have, and, you know, we can't forget that he did deliver brexit, whatever your views on that are. but, quite frankly, he has had his day. the feedback i get from residents, you know, it's very much that we can't continue to support the conservatives. so, it's a really dark time for the party. but i'm hoping that if we do see a change then that will at least give us some credibility back. these are a snapshot of views from the tory southern heartlands, but richard, county council leader and party member for more than 25 years, says he has heard similar from colleagues more widely. the feel was that the lack of honesty was just eroding everyone�*s confidence, and that, in itself, it was too corrosive. it wasn't some sort of remainer plot. it was people saying, i'm sorry,

the character is just not there. what a different picture just two and a half years ago. borisjohnson on the campaign trail here, before he swept to election victory. even now, some agree he does still have a public mandate. ilike him. i know a lot of people don't. but i don't want him to go. iwas, you know, for him. but at the moment i'm just not sure. i can't see anybodyl else that could look after the country like boris has. but even in this tory territory there is wavering. alex forsyth, bbc news, wiltshire. alex with some voters in parts of wiltshire. chris is back with me, can we talk about next steps? clearly you have this defiance in number ten but also colleagues of mr johnson equally adamant he has to

90, johnson equally adamant he has to go, so how does this resolve itself? looking up the chain of events that could play out, option one would be the prime minister sleeps on things tonight, wakes out tomorrow and conclude that the writing is on the wall, the podium is in the street and he offered his resignation. but what if he doesn't? you will start hearing again from conservative mps who will say we had to find the mechanism to make this happen. next week we will see a new executive elected to what is known as the 1922 committee of backbench conservatives the likelihood after that is you could get a change in rules allowing another confidence vote to take place. the current will set you cannot have one if a prime minister has survived one for another year. —— the current rule is that you cannot have one. if that rule changes and a majority of conservative mps want borisjohnson out, he will lose the confidence

vote and be out. those other potential scenarios as to how this might play out, is guessing and nobody in westminster is in sole charge of events. —— those are the potential scenarios. charge of events. -- those are the potential scenarios.— potential scenarios. we will catch u i potential scenarios. we will catch u - a i ain potential scenarios. we will catch up again and _ potential scenarios. we will catch up again and get _ potential scenarios. we will catch up again and get the _ potential scenarios. we will catch up again and get the latest - up again and get the latest intelligence value towards the end of the programme. thank you, chris mason, our political editor. rishi sunak�*s sudden resignation as chancellor, and the letter he sent the prime minister, revealed that he and borisjohnson disagreed fundamentally on the management of the economy. the new chancellor nadhim zahawi may be closer in ideology to the prime minister, saying nothing is off the table in terms of tax and spending policy. but what is the challenge of the economic situation he's inherited? he's our economics editor faisal islam. the new chancellor, nadhim zahawi, has a very difficult in—tray to deal with, if he gets the chance. first up, the economy is slowing possibly to a halt and plausibly into a recession,

as the 0ecd and others have forecast recently, the slowest of the major economies next year. the chancellor acknowledged this challenge this morning, perhaps a hint of action, some sort of temporary stimulus? the problem is, of course, the rate of price rises — inflation at a a0 year high, and notjust heading higher, but again, according to outside forecasters and the bank of england governor himself, fears that inflation here in the uk will remain more stubborn, staying higher for longer. clearly the principal driver behind this has been energy prices, and we have been shown an energy industry calculation that bills under the energy price cap for an average household this winter will top £3,000 a year for all types — direct debit, payments of the entire bill — and prepayment meters. that would be the equivalent of a typical £50 top up lasting just four days. all this, though, is before government help of up to £1,200 for poorest families. this morning there was a leap

in the point at which national insurance begins to be paid — now not until £12,500 of earnings, certainly a significant effective tax cut on its own worth £300. however, this comes just three months after a much bigger ni rise, and a freezing of income tax thresholds that has seen millions of taxpayers pushed into paying higher tax rates. the mood music from the chancellor this morning was that nothing was off the table, and he would review major tax and spend decisions. here are some of the options — fast tracking a planned income tax cut, an emergency vat cut, cancelling some of the planned rise in business taxes, further more direct cost of living support in 2023. but would that mean more borrowing? former chancellor rishi sunak felt the pm should level with britain about tough times, and that extra government borrowing risked making inflation worse. the pm, if he survives —

or even to survive — might be tempted to alter course on this. faisal islam, our economics editor, many thanks. the day's other main news, one of the biggest war crimes investigations in modern times is under way in ukraine. the international criminal court and national prosecutors are gathering evidence of russian atrocities. some of the worst took place in bucha, a suburb of the capital kyiv. more than 1,000 people are understood to have died during the month—long russian occupation of towns in the region. and as our special correspondent fergal keane reports, there is psychological devastation for the families of the dead. a warning that you may find some of this report distressing. she's come to gather in what's left of the life of a lost son. a man who loved laughter. laughter.

denis rudenko, killed in a massacre. his mother, katarina, has come to clean out denis's locker at the garage where he worked. denis was 37, a father of two. he was shot dead by the russians, with seven other men, on march the ath last, at 1aa yablunska street in bucha. it began with ambushes. ukrainian artillery stalled the russian advance. the russians encountered resistance here as they tried

to break through to kyiv that they simply hadn't expected. so what they did was to launch a sweet right through the area, going house to house, to find anyone they suspected of helping the ukrainians. —— to launch a sweep right through the area. they arrested denis rudenko with eight other men. there was torture, then execution beside the russian base. his mother didn't see denis again. not until she saw his body in a mortuary a month later. translation: body number 316. it was denis. my husband and i looked at it, but i didn't understand at first what the holes were. he was shot. and his thigh was shot through. and, if i'm not mistaken, there were shots in his abdomen and his eye.

there are still plenty of traces of the russians at 1aa yablunska. obscene graffiti on the walls. a soldier's military debit card we found in the rubbish. old ration packs in what is now a crime scene. here is the place of the executions. all the bodies were lying here in different positions. and the man leading ukraine's investigation told us he is going after president putin and his elite. that is where the bullet hit. it was definitely planned in advance. it was instructed from the top. the suspects would be the top of the top. so, the guys who actually launched the war, let's say. putin, and his defence minister? yeah, yeah. so, it is like a chain of people, which decisions led to the invasion. russia says the massacre was a fake — its standard response to even the most glaring truths. and the kremlin isn't cowed by war

crimes investigations. it'll be hard to get justice for denis rudenko while vladimir putin remains in power. translation: whatever will happen later, after the war ends, _ i don't care at all. honestly. i simply have no son. my dearest, my most beloved person. he cared for me so much. he was such an angel. justice may or may not come. but the dead will stay dead. fergal keane, bbc news, yablunska street. british airways has announced it

will cut a further 10,300 short haul flights from now to the end of october. the announcement comes amid growing travel chaos at airports, as the aviation industry struggles to cope with staff shortages. let's join our travel correspondent katy austin. yes, this looks set to disrupt hundreds of thousands of passengers' plans. the affected flights are to or from plans. the affected flights are to orfrom heathrow, gatwick and london city airport in august, september and october, and bring the total number of flights that british airways has now cut from its april to october scheduled to nearly 30,000. many aviation businesses are struggling with staff shortages, just as demand for travel rebounds after covid rules were eased. we have seen disruption at airports and lots of airlines have already cancelled flights. this latest wave of advanced cancellations by british

airways comes after the uk government gave airlines a short window to hand back flight slots without the usual penalty. the point of that was to try and make schedules more reliable, so that the flights that are running, run less of a risk of last—minute disruption or cancellation, so british airways says it is consolidating some of its quieter services, to protect as many holiday flights as possible. it says it is contacting affected customers, to offer them rebooking options or refunds. n. , to offer them rebooking options or refunds. , . . , ~ , refunds. many thanks, katy austin, our transraort _ refunds. many thanks, katy austin, our transport correspondent. - the heads of the british and american security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance, to warn of the national security and economic threat posed by china. the fbi director, chris wray, and the m15 head, ken mccallum, outlined the dangers while addressing business leaders in london. our security correspondent, gordon corera reports. the two men whose job it is to keep the uk and us safe,

appearing in public together for the first time. speaking inside m15 headquarters to business and university leaders, they warned of what they said was an immense threat. the most game—changing challenge we face comes from the chinese communist party. it's covertly applying pressure across the globe. this might feel abstract, but it's real and it's pressing. amongst the worries is that naval exercises like these are china preparing for the possibility of invading taiwan. the fbi director warned this path would lead to one of the most horrific business disruptions the world has ever seen. even though russia may have drawn most attention because of its invasion of ukraine, today's joint appearance here at m15 headquarters was a way of these two allies saying they believe that it's china that poses the biggest long—term threat to national and economic security. the chinese government is set

on stealing your technology, whatever it is that makes your industry tick, and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market. that includes by using cyber espionage, but also more hands—on methods. we've even caught people out in the us heartland sneaking into fields to dig up proprietary, genetically modified seeds, which would have cost them nearly a decade and billions in research to develop themselves. china is likely to dismiss the warnings, but these two security chiefs believe the threat needs to be confronted. we both see persistent attempts to steal vital know—how from businesses and universities and we see hidden interference campaigns attempting to manipulate the west. if we don't respond, this will have a dramatic impact on our nations. m15 has more than doubled its work against china in the last three years, and its director said it would be doubling again. gordon corera, bbc news.

the women's euros got under way with the hosts england against austria this evening before a crowd of 70,000 at old trafford. 16 teams will be aiming to be champions with the final on july the 31st. england are in group a along with northern ireland, the only two home nations to qualify, as natalie pirks reports. the flags were out, the finishing touches were on and it is summer of sport had finally arrived. a sell—out old trafford was ready to welcome the moment where they hoped women footballers became household names and the game will change forever. it doesn't get any better as a women's football fan than this. it's... i'm getting quite emotional! itjust means the world. ijust really want to be a footballer, and watching these girls play isjust

really inspiring me. i'm very excited, women are finally getting _ i'm very excited, women are finally getting the — i'm very excited, women are finally getting the opportunity— i'm very excited, women are finally getting the opportunity to - i'm very excited, women are finally getting the opportunity to show - getting the opportunity to show their footballing _ getting the opportunity to show their footballing ability. - the world will be watching england, it will be watching women's football. the players were a picture of focus, the expectation palpable inside the theatre of dreams. england had never lost to austria, but it would take a while for the nerves to settle. when fran kirby found beth mead, the deftness of touch is marked at the moment the party officially started. it's a girl! moment the party officially started. it's a iirl! ., moment the party officially started. it's a iirl! . ., ,, moment the party officially started. it'sa iirl! . . ~ ,, it's a girl! had it? thank goodness will io it's a girl! had it? thank goodness will go technology. _ it's a girl! had it? thank goodness will go technology. we _ it's a girl! had it? thank goodness will go technology. we do - it's a girl! had it? thank goodness will go technology. we do have . will go technology. we do have oial-line will go technology. we do have goal-line technology, - will go technology. we do have goal-line technology, the - will go technology. we do have goal-line technology, the girl. will go technology. we do have i goal-line technology, the girl was goal—line technology, the girl was given. goal-line technology, the girl was i iven. ., goal-line technology, the girl was i iven. . ., given. england were getting into the swim of given. england were getting into the swing of things- _ given. england were getting into the swing of things. beth _ given. england were getting into the swing of things. beth mead - given. england were getting into the swing of things. beth mead was - given. england were getting into the l swing of things. beth mead was again involved in a blistering attack, but ellen white could not have the final flourish. plenty to ponder at half

time. the win was not in the bag yet. austria were not prepared to lie down. in front of a record—breaking women's euros crowd, this was not england's best performance by a long shot. at their firstjob is done. smiles all round. beyond words. what an amazing night. great to start the tournament with a win, and really happy to get a goal for my team. win, and really happy to get a goal for my team-— win, and really happy to get a goal for my team. tournament football. it's not for my team. tournament football. it's not about _ for my team. tournament football. it's not about how _ for my team. tournament football. it's not about how you _ for my team. tournament football. it's not about how you start, - for my team. tournament football. it's not about how you start, it's i it's not about how you start, it's how you finish. our sports editor dan roan is at old trafford. notjust a big night for england, but a very big night for women's football? ., . but a very big night for women's football? . , . , ., . football? that is right, a historic start to the _ football? that is right, a historic start to the tournament. - football? that is right, a historic start to the tournament. the - football? that is right, a historic. start to the tournament. the record crowd at old trafford underlining the sense that this is the single biggest�*s women sports event to be held, perhaps in europe, definitely here in england. england were not at

their best, in truth. they have been scoring at will in the build—up to this game, but not tonight. austria frustrated them. they were resolute. perhaps the pressure that comes with being among the favourites on home soil, a level of expectation. maybe that's likely got to england. in the end, they prevailed due to the first half goal by beth mead. you can't help feel that sarina wiegman will think they have to improve if they are to go on and claim of the first major tournament victory that they and the fa crave, as they use this opportunity to build on the undoubted progress that women's football has made in this country in recent years. attention will turn to debutants northern ireland who get their campaign tomorrow de facto under way tomorrow, but today belongs to the hosts, getting a tournament off to a winning start. tennis, and rafael nadal has kept alive his dream of a record 23rd grand slam, after reaching the semi—finals of wimbledon for the eighth time. the second seed beat the american taylor fritz in five sets. our sports correspondent

joe wilson reports. in the middle of centre court, the great man suddenly looked vulnerable. rafael nadal struggled with an abdominal problem that required medical attention, and he was required to go to a fifth set. nadal�*s at the top of the screen, breaking taylor fritz�*s serve... ..only for the american, seeded 11, to break back. well, well, well! so, to a fifth set tie—break — a tennis penalty shoot—out. nadal�*s won two grand slams this year. he's 36. this was the end of a 25—shot rally. there are any number of reasons to marvel at it. nadal�*s still going. remember, it was 1a years ago when he first won the title here. game, set, match, nadal. for me, going back to 2008, it was difficult to imagine that in 2022, i will be here in wimbledon playing, but here i am

and i'm happy for that. the fact is, rafael nadal had four hours and 21 minutes on court. that's enough to make anyone want to sit down. and he's hoping he'll be fit for his semifinal. he knows who's waiting... ..this man. nick kyrgios was largely in control of his quarterfinal and of himself. he beat cristian garin in straight sets. there may be many stories to come for kyrgios, but next, it's his first grand slam singles semifinal. in the women's singles, former champion simona halep and elena rybakina, who's never been this far in a grand slam, reached the semifinals. into the final of the mixed doubles, it's britain's neal skupski and his american partner desirae krawczyk. but we'll finish on court 2 and a close call — out. well, hawk—eye said in. britain'sjoe salisbury and american rajeev ram reacted with their own "you cannot be serious!" no way, man! are you going to turn it off?

that's ridiculous! i'm not starting again until you turn it off. while hawk—eye stayed on, the match did continue and salisbury finished it. and in terms of the semifinals, they're definitely in. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. more on the main story, the crisis running borisjohnson's leadership running boris johnson's leadership and running borisjohnson's leadership and premiership. how are voters reacting to the events of the past 2a hours? the constituency of high peak in derbyshire went to the conservatives from labour at the last election. our correspondentjudith moritz has been talking to people there. 200 miles from westminster, whaley bridge feels far removed. but you don't have to look too far for ominous symbolism, or for signs which could represent how locals are feeling. at the end ofjohnson street sits the builders merchants where they say they put

a price on honesty. it will be a lot cheaper than what we did yesterday but i'll find out and i'll confirm the price to you. and where views are changing. i felt sorry for him in a way, because he has had a lot of pressure, what with covid and coming into the ukraine war, which he's trying to sort that out. then there is all the partygate, which i am not sure about but there's just too many lies coming out of his mouth. and after the two head ministers resigned today, i thought it is time now — if they haven't got confidence in boris, then he does need to go. people here know how it feels when things are precarious. the pm visited them in 2019 when the town was evacuated because a nearby dam threatened to burst. there is plenty of support here for conservative ideology, but the local mp only holds this seat by the slimmest of majorities — 590 votes. so come a general election, what is going on at westminster could make a real difference to this constituency. issues like the cost of living are an obvious priority

but personality politics matter, too, according to 18—year—old gemma. so, you are studying politics. what do you make of the professionals, of how the government are handling this? they are not being a great role models, in all fairness. like, we need someone there to be in charge and have that expertise and show us, guide us the way. they are meant to be the people with the knowledge who are meant to guide us but they are just not. outside i found colin whose loyalty is wavering. did you vote conservative? are you a supporter of the tories? i've been a conservative all my life _ since 1960 odd. and there's one thing i always. believed in and that is honesty. if you're not honest, - the public will not have you. the town is no longer under threat from the reservoir dam but whether the government has a bright future here is another matter. judith moritz, bbc news, whaley bridge. some of the voters there. and our political editor

chris mason joins me again. a final round up at the end of this turbulent day. any development since we last spoke, and where do you think this is heading tomorrow? development in the last couple of minutes, another cabinet resignation, this time, simon hart, the secretary of state for wales. it is worth reading some lines from his resignation letter. i desperately hoped that i could avoid writing this letter, but alas there seems no other option left but to resign from my role. he concludes, i have never been a massive fan of ministerial resignations as the best means of forcing change, but colleagues have done their utmost in public and in private to help you turn the ship around, but it is with sadness that i feel we have passed around, but it is with sadness that ifeel we have passed the point where this is possible. today has been a day defined by the movement of power. it's been moving away from borisjohnson. you could feel it in the house of commons earlier, the demeanour, the facial expressions, you could sense that the time would

soon be up for borisjohnson. i had a text exchange with a cabinet minister still serving, and i said to him this afternoon, does not feel like curtains? the reply was yes, i'm sad to say, i think it does. it's going happen within hours or days. i think we can say tonight that, yes, borisjohnson's resignation as prime minister is imminent, but that word imminent in politics can be rather elastic. it might mean tomorrow, it might be a few days away, he might try to cling on through other mechanisms we can't yet anticipate, because such is the very distinctive character of our current prime minister. but as a result of what has happened today, we can conclude that he will be resigning soon.— resigning soon. lets see what tomorrow _ resigning soon. lets see what tomorrow brings. _ resigning soon. lets see what tomorrow brings. chris - resigning soon. lets see what| tomorrow brings. chris mason, resigning soon. lets see what - tomorrow brings. chris mason, our political editor, with some last thoughts at the end of this bbc news at ten. and now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear.

the weather has been quite quiet, but quite grey, generally. it is warm out there, but there has been a lot of low, grey cloud, and that has been the story so far this week. that story is set to change over the next few days. let's take a look at how much cloud we have seen today. you can see how extensive it was. quite breezy and cool with outbreaks of rain and still quite drizzly at the moment along the far north and west facing coasts of scotland. as west facing coasts of scotland. as we go to the next few days, high pressure will start to dominate, we will see more sunshine and, as a result, more heat. in fact, will see more sunshine and, as a result, more heat. infact, it will see more sunshine and, as a result, more heat. in fact, it might get a little bit too hot for some of you as we move into next week. there is the high pressure slowly starting to build from the atlantic. the jet stream is way to the north. if you have been watching the weather forecast, you will know if we are on the southern flank of the jet stream, we are always in the warmer air. it will start off relatively mild. sunny, first thing in the morning, across eastern scotland. any morning grey cloud will melt away. there will be a lot of

sunshine around tomorrow generally. the exception is the far north and west. here it will stay cooler temperatures around the mid teens. with the sunshine, strong at this time of year and the temperatures are really starting to climb up. 25 degrees is 77 fahrenheit. as we go into friday, even more sunshine is expected for many. once again, the far west, the north west, will see a little more cloud. maybe the odd spot of drizzle at times. here, the temperatures are a little suppressed, but they are going to continue to climb, of two highs of 28 celsius, 82 fahrenheit by friday, and as we head through the weekend and as we head through the weekend and into next week, we are going to see temperatures into the 305. hot by day and by night that might get a little bit too hot for some. that's it for now. newsnight is underway on bbc two — and here on bbc one it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it's goodnight.