this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. japan's former prime minister, shinzo abe, is taken to hospital unconscious, after he was shot while giving a speech in western japan. thank you all very much. thank you. he's resigned as conservative party leader but will stay on as caretaker prime minister. now the pressure is on borisjohnson to leave that post immediately. i'm mark lobel in downing street where boris johnson is still prime minister, for now, but even he's unsure of how long he's got left. attention now turns to who might replace boris johnson.

the defence secretary ben wallace appears to be the favourite, ahead of former chancellor rishi sunak. and an injured rafael nadal withdraws from wimbledon, missing an opportunity to achieve a new grand slam record. hello and welcome. let's start with news that has broken in the last hour — the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has been taken to hospital after apparently being shot while delivering a speech in the city of nara in western japan. he's said to be unconscious. local media reports say a sound like a gunshot was heard at the time. a male suspect has been detained. our correspondent in tokyo

is rupert wingfield—hayes. ruppert, these reports coming in on the last hour or so, what more do we know at this stage? we know a lot more. we have video and photographs from the scene that show former prime minister shinzo abe standing on a street corner giving us stump speech, he has been doing this over the last few weeks, elections are being held on sunday for the opera house and he spent all over the country giving these features. suddenly from behind he was approached from behind he was approached from behind he was approached from behind by a man who pulled out a gun, it looks like it was some sort of sawn off a shotgun, and fired at him twice. he went down onto the ground, clearly had been hit, bleeding from the chest. his security team pounced on the man very, very quickly but it was too late, he had discharged his gun. mr abe was treated at the scene by paramedics and put an ambulance and taken to a nearby helicopter where he was

helicoptered to a hospital in the city of nara where he is now being treated for the latest reports from the according to local media in japan is here in a state of what they called cardiopulmonary arrest. that does not mean mr abe is confirmed dead but it suggests he has a very severe condition, close to death or we're waiting to hear that has died. you close to death or we're waiting to hear that has died.- to hear that has died. you say that the man _ to hear that has died. you say that the man was _ to hear that has died. you say| that the man was apprehended almost immediately. do we know anymore about the details of the shooter at this stage? we have not the shooter at this stage? we have got a — the shooter at this stage? - have got a name, his name is tetsia yamagamo, a local man from the city of nara, has been taken away from questioning. we know little else about him at present. that's where a lot tension of will be focused. this thing is very, very shocking and very rare in japan. political violence is

almost unheard of. there hasn't been a political assassination as phono in my last —— lifetime and gun control is tightly depends that it'll be shocking to people across the country. mr abe was japan's longest serving

government liquidity from the bank of japan government liquidity from the bank ofjapan into the government liquidity from the bank of japan into the japanese economy to try to get the japanese economy out of the doldrums. it worked to an extent certainly in the early years, 2012, 13, 1a it looks like japan was on the road to economic recovery but also in

the later years. he also was a very, very strong proponent of the alliance with the usa, probably the closest foreign leader to president donald trump and for that fact, i think he will be, he is seen as being a tremendously important figure here injapan. on that point, just news coming into us now the united states says it is saddened and shocked by the shooting of japan's former prime ministers shinzo abe, this is from the us ambassador, the statement coming in just the statement coming in just the last few moments. it is hard to understate i guess the importance and the significance of shinzo abe to international politics over many, many years. yeah, i mean, he has been a figure on the stage here in japan since the 1990s, on the right of the national stride of japan, and has certainly been one of the key figures in moving the ruling liberal democratic party away from its sort of relationship,

rebuilding relations with china, attempting to rebuild a closer relationship with korea and as i say, moving towards a more robust nationalist stance, rebuilding japan's military under shinzo abe, defence budgets were put up, relations with china and south korea deteriorated markedly but relations with other countries, what mr abe called like—minded countries with shared values, so he saw japan as countries with shared values, so he sanapan as being, as being much closer to the united states, to britain, to australia and to india, what he called the family of democracies, and he wanted japan to see its future tied to those countries. he was a key figure in launching what is called the quad group of us japan, australia and india, a security dialogue which we saw meeting here injapan earlier this year —— meeting here injapan earlier this year -- quad. in that respect he is a big figure in

modern japanese history. he is also a very controversial figure here injapan because of his right—wing views and his views on the second world war. he was considered, is considered a revisionist. he has repeatedly visited the very controversial security shrine here in tokyo, he did so before his premiership and suspended his premiership and suspended his visits here for most of his premiership but went back again after he had stepped down —— yasukuni shrine. it raised hackles in beijing, in seoul, in korea and amongst people on the left injapan because he was seen as someone who was trying to revise the version of history that the rest of the world, much of the rest of the world, much of the rest of the world saw of japan's crimes during the second world war. thank you very much, rupert, i know you will keep us updated as to what may happen next. rupert wingfield—hayes in tokyo and if you are just tuning rupert wingfield—hayes in tokyo and if you arejust tuning in now, making news, news that's

coming in the last hour, the japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been shot while delivering a speech in the japanese city of nara. reports were he was shot twice from behind, fell to the ground bleeding and we understand from local media that he is now in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest. he has been taken to hospital. this news coming in in the last hour or so. let's bring in mariko oi who is across the story and joins me now from singapore. rupert, in tokyo, was saying how shocking this is, the fact that there is no such thing really as political violence injapan and i know you spend a lot of time on the ground injapan and you know the country extremely well. how do you think the country is feeling right now? as you said, it is an utter shock. my phone has not stopped ringing ever since the news broke. all of my friends and family members are messaging

about what the latest news may be. information is still very scarce. i was reading an article by nhk, japan's public broadcaster, and even their article had conflicting information about his condition. some media reports are citing the ruling party, the liberal democratic party, officials are saying that mr abe may be without vital signs but others say that he is ok. it's still a lot of information coming in but we are waiting for a press briefing to begin any minute now and we will be watching that where i assume that someone from the ruling party may update us on his condition.— on some of the points that rupert was talking about as well, he's a controversial figure. we do not know, it's worth saying at this stage, the motivation for this shooting may have been. shinzo abe has not been without controversy

over the course of his political career? over the course of his olitical career? , political career? indeed. he is ja an's political career? indeed. he is japan's longest _ political career? indeed. he is japan's longest serving - political career? indeed. he is japan's longest serving prime| japan's longest serving prime minister but as you said and rupert mentioned, it was a very divisive figure as well and still remains very powerful within the ruling party. he still has quite a lot of influence on the current prime minister, mr kushida, as well as the former prime minister ista suga. i am watching the japanese local media and i think the press conference may start any minute now. according to reports, a man in his 40s who lives in the city of nara where mr abe was shot has been arrested or he has been in police custody, so i'm sure we will start hearing about what his motives may have been but as you say, his political views have been quite controversial. he seemed to be on the right side of the japanese politics, very nationalistic, you know, quite frosty with them of japan's neighbours like china

and south korea. also, he had a very close relationship with mr putin which he has come under quite a lot of criticism lately, since russia invaded ukraine in february. {131 lately, since russia invaded ukraine in february. of course, this is all— ukraine in february. of course, this is all happening _ ukraine in february. of course, this is all happening in - ukraine in february. of course, this is all happening in the - this is all happening in the background of the japanese elections as well.— background of the japanese elections as well. indeed, on the 10th of — elections as well. indeed, on the 10th of july, _ elections as well. indeed, on the 10th ofjuly, so _ elections as well. indeed, on the 10th ofjuly, so that's - the 10th ofjuly, so that's only a few days away now, isn't it? the upper house of parliament will go to the polls so it has been, the country has beenin so it has been, the country has been in the midst of election campaigning and that's why a lot of our a lot of japan's senior politicians and lawmakers have been on the street campaigning because they cannot actually visit each household, they have to be making speeches on the street, and so that's why we've seen a lot of senior politicians on the street, campaigning for those party members to be re—elected for the upper house of the election and i am just watching japan's chief cabinet

secretary at a press conference that he held earlier, he said that he held earlier, he said that he held earlier, he said that he is still not sure of the condition of mr abe. he has been taken to hospital by helicopter so we have seen that footage and we have also been seeing quite a lot of footage of him getting shot on the street in that city of nara. also, i'mjust street in that city of nara. also, i'm just watching on a local channel the man who shot him being caught on the street, straight after the incident happened as well. mariko oi, thank you _ happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very _ happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very much - happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very much for - happened as well. mariko oi, thank you very much for your| thank you very much for your time and as mariko was saying, a press conference is expected any moment and when we do have those lines from the press conference, we will bring those to you. a reminder and a quick summation of what has happened in the last hour, the former prime minister ofjapan shinzo prime minister of japan shinzo abe prime minister ofjapan shinzo abe has been shot, he was shot twice by a man who did not move from the scene and was very shortly apprehended after that he has been taken to hospital, he has been taken to hospital, he is in cardiac and

respiratory arrest. this is what we understand from local media. other —— shinzo abe of course is the longest serving prime minister with two stinson offers from 2006—7 and from 2012- 2020. we will offers from 2006—7 and from 2012— 2020. we will bring you more on that news when we have at —— stints in office. the race is on to replace borisjohnson who resigned as conservative party leader on thursday, as pressure mounted and mps resigned en masse. he's determined to stay on as caretaker prime minister until a new leader is chosen, but a number of conservative and opposition mps are deeply unhappy about that and have urged him to leave immediately. our political correspondent, ione wells, has all the details. behind the doors of number ten this morning things are very different from yesterday. when the team behind this door went quiet. on wednesday night the message from number ten was the prime minister was going to

fight on. by 9am thursday, he was going to step down as conservative party leader. tory mps have spent is weak frustrated at number ten changing their line, whether over downing street parties or what the prime minister knew about sexual misconduct allegations against his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. this time, the change of line. hi, everybody. welcomed by many of them. it's clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of the party and therefore a new prime minister so i want to say to the millions of people who voted for us and 2019, many of them voted conservative for the first time. thank you for that incredible mandate. in first time. thank you for that incredible mandate.- first time. thank you for that incredible mandate. in the end, it was his _ incredible mandate. in the end, it was his own _ incredible mandate. in the end, it was his own mps _ incredible mandate. in the end, it was his own mps that - incredible mandate. in the end, it was his own mps that pushed | it was his own mps that pushed him. this it was his own mps that pushed him. �* , ., , it was his own mps that pushed him. �* , . , ., him. as we have seen at westminster, _ him. as we have seen at westminster, the - him. as we have seen at

westminster, the herd l him. as we have seen at - westminster, the herd instinct is powerful and when they heard moves, it moves. my friends, in politics, no—one is remotely indispensable. politics, no-one is remotely indispensable.— politics, no-one is remotely indispensable. not even the prime minister _ indispensable. not even the prime minister himself. - indispensable. not even the | prime minister himself. with indispensable. not even the - prime minister himself. with so many of his ministers resigning from government, many questioned if there would be enough tory mps left to replace them. but replace them, he did, in a swift cabinet reshuffle yesterday morning. he conceded this cabinet won't make big changes, morejust holding this cabinet won't make big changes, more just holding the fort until a successor is announced. a timetable for that tory leadership contest will be announced next week by the backbench 1922 announced next week by the backbench1922 committee of tory mps. but unofficially, it is already under way. backbench mp tom tugendhat has declared he will run. the attorney general says she will throw her hat in the ring. d0 general says she will throw her hat in the ring.— hat in the ring. do you regret standin: hat in the ring. do you regret standing by _ hat in the ring. do you regret standing by the _ hat in the ring. do you regret standing by the prime - hat in the ring. do you regret i standing by the prime minister for so long?—

for so long? arch bridge year steve baker _ for so long? arch bridge year steve baker has _ for so long? arch bridge year steve baker has hinted - for so long? arch bridge year steve baker has hinted as . for so long? arch bridge year - steve baker has hinted as much. it is understood the former chancellor rishi sunak and a man who took over from him, nadeen so highly, have campaigns under way. and a sajid javid, who resigned as transport secretary has done have considered a pop at the topjob. have considered a pop at the to 'ob. ., ~' ,, have considered a pop at the to 'ob. ., ~ i. ., , topjob. thank you all very much. thank— topjob. thank you all very much. thank you. - topjob. thank you all very much. thank you. new - top job. thank you all very - much. thank you. new leader, who will become _ much. thank you. new leader, who will become prime - much. thank you. new leader, l who will become prime minister, is expected by september. tell me the backing of enough tory mps. the final two will fight it out from tory members. meantime, borisjohnson remains meantime, boris johnson remains behind meantime, borisjohnson remains behind these doors, home finau with his wife and children, he will still host cabinet with his new ministers but this isn't the and of the tory discontent. some mps think he should have resigned as prime minister as well and immediately to —— let someone else steer the ship and no longer summon the captain to

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applause this is bbc news. the latest headlines: japan's former prime minister shinzo abe is taken to hospital unconscious after he was shot while giving a speech in western japan. borisjohnson resigns as conservative party leader but will stay on as caretaker prime minister. in his resignation statement, he blames his colleagues for what he called an "eccentric" decision to change leadership. i'm joined now by our reporter, mark lobel, who is in downing street. another conservative mp has stepped forward for the topjob. who are the runners and riders that we know of, at this stage?

victoria, as we are hearing from a reporter there, suella braverman was the first to throw her name in the ring and the brexiteer steve baker being encouraged by colleagues to run. but the new entry to become prime minister is tom tugendhat, the centrist, or on the left of the party, depending on who you speak to, and the foreign affairs committee, a former soldier and you may remember him grilling the prime minister about the uk's watched withdraw from a family stand. interestingly, he is an outsider but so is david cameron at the time —— withdrawal from afghanistan. perhaps he is hoping to follow that model. he is focusing on the two key issues of this election campaign, really. personality and policy. when i spoke to him last year, he was already talking, very much anti borisjohnson, tom tugendhat, boris johnson, tom tugendhat, and borisjohnson, tom tugendhat, and was talking to me about the fact that the ultimate protection and safeguard for an democracy is a shame and he

picked the theme up again in the daily telegraph where his opening pitch from the leadership campaign said he wants a clean start and would restore trust in the government and policy wise as you would expect tax cuts and looking at how he can bring out the best of brexit. red meat to those 200,000 conservative members that are going to get to vote on these, this contest once it has been whittled down to two people. just briefly, around the corner from here a few hours ago at spectator magazine some people pressing the flesh, rishi sunak the former chancellor and his successor the dem zahawi so i think the contest is really getting under way and you are looking at two really different wings of the party according to activists. one, to bring steady the shift and bring in the southern voters back to the conservatives and the other, the legacy of borisjohnson living on through 11 injuries like liz truss the foreign

secretary —— nadhim zahawi. but borisjohnson is still persona non grata for some. why? it comes down to what he was ousted, the functioning of government because they were so many resignation, a government source told me, that he could not function any longer and he was forced out. he thinks he has everything under control now, he has people in positions but people think the functioning of government will not continue while he is therefore a number of reasons. he said he will hold back as they need somebody else imposition to be able to take the big decisions and allow a proper contest continue over time, not to have to abridge it so they get him out sooner and some people would like boris johnson out by monday but he is determined to stay and the contest in the meantime will get going next week, we believe, to replace him and that will bring in the fourth prime minister in around six years in the uk. aha,

prime minister in around six years in the uk.— prime minister in around six years in the uk. a busy weekend i think years in the uk. a busy weekend i think for— years in the uk. a busy weekend i think for many _ years in the uk. a busy weekend i think for many of _ years in the uk. a busy weekend i think for many of us. _ years in the uk. a busy weekend i think for many of us. thank - i think for many of us. thank you, mark lobel. let's get the european perspective on all of this and how borisjohnson was regarded. we can now speak to freelance correspondent alexander seale, who specialises in french and european politics. to that first point, the first question, how was borisjohnson regarded in the end by europe? he is regarded as someone who doesn't the truth, is a liar, regarding brexit and, recently, with partygate and with the latest scandal with his mps. i think the europeans, the french, the belgians and different european countries discovered him after partygate. they knew him of course as mayor of london but they were fascinated with borisjohnson after pa rtygate. fascinated with borisjohnson

after partygate. with; fascinated with boris johnson after partygate.— fascinated with boris johnson after partygate. why was that? wh was after partygate. why was that? why was the — after partygate. why was that? why was the damage _ after partygate. why was that? why was the damage done - why was the damage done particularly over pa rtygate? was it because of the handling of covid and covid regulations across europe and the difference of in terms of what was going on in downing street? absolutely because like everybody everywhere in the world, people were forced to stay at home, could not go to funerals and in downing street, people heard that there were parties. i spoke to a taxidriver yesterday in france and he knew about partygate. that shows that the europeans are interested about boris johnson and partygate and politicians who don't follow the rules. and so, he said to me that you had a prime minister who does not follow the rules so i think there is a division. europeans think there is a division between politicians and people. ilil" politicians and people. our correspondent _ politicians and people. our correspondent mark lobel was just talking about the race for

the leadership, we may end up being the new prime minister of britain, and the race perhaps starting in earnest next week, on monday. what kind of leader do you think would go down well with europe? i do you think would go down well with europe?— with europe? i think a leader who could — with europe? i think a leader who could perhaps _ with europe? i think a leader who could perhaps heal- with europe? i think a leader who could perhaps heal the l who could perhaps heal the divisions between europe and the united kingdom. some european countries, for example france and belgium, for example, they don't really know most of these candidates. they know, for example, briefly tom tugendhat, liz truss but they need someone who is like a centre around in the conservative party and who can heal the party, heal the divisions between europe and the uk. we saw michel barnier�*s treat yesterday, the former french minister of europe

tweeting saying there needs to be healing and not division. thank you very much. business news coming up soon. hello, there. despite cloud dominating the weather story this week, we've been promising you sunshine. well, we gradually got there in the end on thursday. after a cloudy start, we had beautiful blue sky and sunshine by the middle of the afternoon. not quite the case, unfortunately, in the far north—west, in highland scotland — still some pretty grey cloud around and, in actual fact, this weather front�*s still going to sit there throughout the day on friday. high pressure is building in. it will gradually drift its way a little bit further eastwards and dominate the scene over the weekend, but it does mean some drizzly rain first thing in the morning to the north—west of scotland, and the far north of northern ireland. as we go through the day, there'll be plenty of settled, sunny weather. with light winds, temperatures are going to respond quite quickly, so highs of 21 degrees in eastern scotland,

2a perhaps into the midlands, 28 celsius the high — that's 82 fahrenheit — somewhere in the south—east. we now have to start thinking about uv, which will be high or very high, and we haven't seen that for some time, so that's certainly worth bearing in mind if you're going to be spending any time outside. now, as i say, that high pressurejust shifts its position a little into the weekend and areas where we've seen some low, grey cloud stubbornly sitting in the far north and west still there on saturday but slowly improving as the weekend progresses, perhaps the cloud just retreating back to the extreme north. more sunshine coming through. again, light winds for all of us and again, those temperatures responding — likely once again into the high 20s for many. so, that means a warm night to come through saturday night into sunday morning. it means a repeat performance on sunday — again, dry, settled and sunny and, once again, those temperatures responding. so, we might see that cloud breaking up a little more into the far north—west of scotland. here, temperatures 16—20

degrees the high, but highest values likely of 29 or 30 celsius somewhere in the south—east on sunday. now, it looks likely that that high pressure is going to continue to stay with us for the next few days. again, still, those weak weatherfronts, a bit of a nuisance for a time, but then it builds in and settles things down quite nicely. so, as we go through the week ahead, some cloud from time to time in the far north. dry, settled, sunny and still pretty warm for all of us. some people will see temperatures into the low 30s.

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