the deputy political editor at the daily express. hello at the daily express. again. nice to see you both. the observer's front page is about the conservative leadership contest. they report that a senior tory believes borisjohnson is "bitter" and say he's "trying to wreck rishi sunak�*s bid to replace him". the sunday telegraph is also leading on the leadership contest but they focus on jeremy hunt and sajid javid, reporting that they're both calling for cuts to taxation. the sunday times takes a similar line on the leadership contest by highlighting issues around tax. they report that the former chancellor rishi sunak is being "attacked from all sides". the mail on sunday announces that the foreign secretary liz truss is going to put her name forward for the leadership contest. they report that she'll reverse rishi sunak�*s tax hikes. meanwhile the front page of the sunday express is more focussed on brexit — they quote the brexit minister, jacob rees mogg who says "those who betrayed boris will now seek to neuter brexit".

and the sunday mirror's front page is dedicated to the leader of the labour party sir keir starmer. they report that he wants a general election and say he has described borisjohnson as "squatting in downing street". let's ta ke let's take a look at the front pages. so, let's start with the mail on sunday. liz truss has yet to formally declare that what she would do if she were the leader. tell us more. it do if she were the leader. tell us more. , ., , , more. it sounds i get might be tuesday. _ more. it sounds i get might be tuesday. she _ more. it sounds i get might be tuesday, she was _ more. it sounds i get might be tuesday, she was obviously i more. it sounds i get might be | tuesday, she was obviously out more. it sounds i get might be i tuesday, she was obviously out in barley when all of this kicked off. so having to —— back from her campaign is a little bit behind where you would expect it to be in terms of launching. but we've got a clear sense from what has been reported by the mail on sunday where she is going with her campaign and she is going with her campaign and she is going with her campaign and she is clearly pitting herself in direct opposition to rishi sunak.

she wants to make a return to classic conservative principles. she will revert to the plans, changes to corporation tax will stop she wants to pay off the cove debt within ten years by instalments. quite a clear picture there. and allies of liz truss are saying that actually, you know, while she is formulating this plan to get britain back on its feet, rishi sunak doesn't have any policy. some very interesting direction. �* policy. some very interesting direction-— policy. some very interesting direction. �* ., ., direction. and there are other candidates — direction. and there are other candidates on _ direction. and there are other candidates on the _ direction. and there are other candidates on the front - direction. and there are other candidates on the front of- direction. and there are other candidates on the front of the i candidates on the front of the sunday telegraph. jessica, sajid javid and jeremy hunt also going on that line of cutting taxation. 0h that line of cutting taxation. oh yes, it feels like summer saying it is going to be the big dividing line of the contest, and in separate interviews, they are both going along the same lines, that they lead

to men both cancelling the planned rise in corporation tax. something that will cost billions of pounds, and i think at some point in the next few days is certainly going to be secured byjournalists on what exactly they intend to make up that cash, especially hammering for public services to receive more money rather than less sajid javid has said he would scrap the national insurance hike similar to liz truss, that was something that was introduced during his time as health secretary to fund the nhs and get rid of the backlogs. in that seems to put a bit of a bomb underneath the idea he might tuck in behind rishi sunak�*s campaign because it seems to show that there is quite a big fundamental difference in their economic approach. there is a fundamental difference between all of the candidates now and rishi

sunak, isn't there? it seems on this issue which does beg the question of how could he work with any of them? i think the sajid javid thing is absolutely fascinating, it is only this 1.25% increase in national insurance, that was introduced to while he was health secretary, it was to pay for the covid backlogs and the national health service. now, in the interview with the telegraph, sajid javid says, actually, if he would've been chancellor at the time, he wouldn't necessarily have been imposing that increase the stop he talks about being able to reverse that. well, it is on the april when he was last out on the media defending it saying it was fair and on the media defending it saying it was fairand right on the media defending it saying it was fair and right to impose it. he will take an awful lot of questions about why he suddenly reversed on that policy. you know, they are all

clearly pitching themselves in direct, you know, in direct opposition to rishi sunak. he obviously has the kind of momentum behind him clearly because he has been chancellor, a higher profile, so therefore, he is the biggest at the end they all want to take it out. but obviously cutting taxes, you have got to be making that happen. where you going to cut the spending. all these questions to answer. so i think it will be a very interesting week how the candidates i'll explain away how they want to carry on putting up defence spending or whatever it is while cutting taxes. . , ., taxes. that infighting is on the front of the — taxes. that infighting is on the front of the observer. - taxes. that infighting is on the front of the observer. bitter. taxes. that infighting is on the i front of the observer. bitter boris johnson trying to rack to rishi sunak�*s bid to replace them. and tell us about what the paper is saying. i tell us about what the paper is sa inc. ~ ., , , saying. i think it has been well re orted saying. i think it has been well reported that _ saying. i think it has been well reported that the _ saying. i think it has been well reported that the person - saying. i think it has been well reported that the person who l saying. i think it has been well - reported that the person who boris johnson _ reported that the person who boris johnson blames most directly for his

five -- _ johnson blames most directly for his five —— downfall is rishi sunak. you know saiid — five —— downfall is rishi sunak. you know sajid javid who beat them to the post— know sajid javid who beat them to the post by resigning, and we've been _ the post by resigning, and we've been reading reports over the last few days, — been reading reports over the last few days, rishi sunak didn't even call boris — few days, rishi sunak didn't even call borisjohnson then few days, rishi sunak didn't even call boris johnson then managed to speak— call boris johnson then managed to speak to _ call boris johnson then managed to speak to him before tweeting out his resignation letter come out a sign of the bad — resignation letter come out a sign of the bad blood between the two of them _ of the bad blood between the two of them you _ of the bad blood between the two of them. you now, ithink there of the bad blood between the two of them. you now, i think there are people _ them. you now, i think there are people who are saying borisjohnson, he leaves _ people who are saying borisjohnson, he leaves a _ people who are saying borisjohnson, he leaves a bit of a legacy of problems, we are expecting the treasury— problems, we are expecting the treasury as part of his campaign, thinks _ treasury as part of his campaign, thinks he — treasury as part of his campaign, thinks he discovers there that rishi sunak— thinks he discovers there that rishi sunak did or didn't do during his tenure — sunak did or didn't do during his tenure. one party is talking in the observer— tenure. one party is talking in the observer about howjohnson has observer about how johnson has installed — observer about howjohnson has installed unsuitable mps to fairly, even middle ranking government policy— even middle ranking government policy when he was on his way out,

likely— policy when he was on his way out, likely to _ policy when he was on his way out, likely to cause problems for whoever succeeds _ likely to cause problems for whoever succeeds him as a bit of a disparaging way to talk about some fellow— disparaging way to talk about some fellow party colleagues, but they describe — fellow party colleagues, but they describe them as moves to sabotage his last _ describe them as moves to sabotage his last week in office.— his last week in office. torres tier themselves _ his last week in office. torres tier themselves apart _ his last week in office. torres tier themselves apart overtaxed. - his last week in office. torres tier themselves apart overtaxed. it's| themselves apart overtaxed. it's always inevitable, isn't that? and party leadership contest that it is a painful situation for the party where they are all turning their fire on each other rather than the opposition. it fire on each other rather than the opposition-— opposition. it is already starting to net opposition. it is already starting to get nasty. it's _ opposition. it is already starting to get nasty, it'sjust going - opposition. it is already starting to get nasty, it'sjust going to i opposition. it is already starting i to get nasty, it'sjust going to get to get nasty, it's just going to get a whole lot worse. you see reports about how the personal lives of the candidates being handed to lay bare, the labour party so they can use them as they see fit. obviously one

of their points in the paper tonight, i don't have that, so i can't be sure that that definitely happens, obviously there will be intense scrutiny and personal lives and tax affairs, being investigated for the sunday times over his tax affairs. you've got to see how these things and maryjane, you know. it gets very brittle and it will be very difficult when the party who is already in a bad place, this will make it even greater and obviously have to try and heal that great gaping hole. that's going to be one hell of a job to do. right next to no surprise then that the sunday mirror has cara starmer saying bring on the general election. this mirror has cara starmer saying bring on the general election.— on the general election. this is kind of the _

on the general election. this is kind of the time _ on the general election. this is kind of the time where - on the general election. this is kind of the time where labourl on the general election. this is i kind of the time where labour can capitalise — kind of the time where labour can capitalise on internal torres blitz can make — capitalise on internal torres blitz can make client notes of things that candidates — can make client notes of things that candidates stay about each other and their fitness for office, putting them — their fitness for office, putting them on — their fitness for office, putting them on their own election leaflets. if them on their own election leaflets. if kier— them on their own election leaflets. if kier starmer has a bit of a job to do— if kier starmer has a bit of a job to do now— if kier starmer has a bit of a job to do now to kind of redefined labour's — to do now to kind of redefined labour's message about honesty, integrity. — labour's message about honesty, integrity, that will be part of how kier starmer tries to present himself— kier starmer tries to present himself as well, but he now has to cut a _ himself as well, but he now has to cut a big _ himself as well, but he now has to cut a big dividing line between whoever— cut a big dividing line between whoever the next candidate is, it's possible _ whoever the next candidate is, it's possible that torres could pick someone _ possible that torres could pick someone very straight, prim and proper, — someone very straight, prim and proper, and therefore the contrast with kier— proper, and therefore the contrast with kier starmer is in stark for the electorate. it will be all about now talking about how labour can draw _ now talking about how labour can draw a _ now talking about how labour can draw a dividing line. the big economic— draw a dividing line. the big economic mantra that labour heavies to attack— economic mantra that labour heavies to attack that torres has high tax low growth and that is something that really grinds on a lot of torres, _ that really grinds on a lot of torres, because that's the opposite

of what _ torres, because that's the opposite of what many of them want, and again. _ of what many of them want, and again. that — of what many of them want, and again, that is something that we might— again, that is something that we might end up seeing reversed if these _ might end up seeing reversed if these statements from candidates are anything _ these statements from candidates are anything to go by. labour is facing having _ anything to go by. labour is facing having to — anything to go by. labour is facing having to reinvent their message but has the _ having to reinvent their message but has the advantage that there are so many— has the advantage that there are so many candidates and like the sort of to take _ many candidates and like the sort of to take chunks out of each other. the mirror— to take chunks out of each other. the mirror also says that kier starmer accuses borisjohnson of squatting in downing street, which seems like it may be a deliberate heads reminder of an old article that resurfaced by borisjohnson in 2010 when he accused gordon brown of doing that. how much pressure is that going to be for this leadership contest to end sooner than the autumn, which is what borisjohnson has so far said what he wants to happen. i has so far said what he wants to ha en. ~' , has so far said what he wants to hauen. ~ , ., , happen. i think the party wants to net it happen. i think the party wants to get it done _ happen. i think the party wants to get it done as _ happen. i think the party wants to get it done as quickly _ happen. i think the party wants to get it done as quickly as - happen. i think the party wants to j get it done as quickly as possible, but we have hit this very weird

period where actually the mps break—up in a fortnight it's time and then you go into the summer recess, so you don't really want a contest that ends in the middle of august when people are away, they can't devote candidate gone on holiday. so it really either has to be finished within the next fortnight or it has to go on until september, and i think to deny that grassroot or boats would be very difficult. there will be an awful lot of anger about that. they don't want to combination, they want to be able to test the candidates and get their verdict on things. i would just say that on the story about kier starmer being ready for the election and all that kind of stuff, there was a pull tonight, you know, talking about labour are five points ahead of the conservatives, up one point this paul, you know, that is really not that far ahead to get in

the absolute chaos we have seen over the absolute chaos we have seen over the last week. you would expect them to be far ahead, far more ahead than that. so actually i think it's a risky strategy for kier starmer to say he wants, it could spectacularly backfire. his lead is not so nailed that he can be assured of winning that he can be assured of winning that election. talk is cheap. it's not in his gifts to call an election. it's down to the governing party, that is not likely to happen at the moment.— at the moment. let's then talk about sri lanka, the _ at the moment. let's then talk about sri lanka, the other _ at the moment. let's then talk about sri lanka, the other story _ at the moment. let's then talk about sri lanka, the other story that - at the moment. let's then talk about sri lanka, the other story that has i sri lanka, the other story that has been dominating our coverage here today and that protest where protesters stormed the president's home in sri lanka and set fire to the prime minister as residents, both of them now saying they are going to go. it is a situation that has escalated very quickly. it

going to go. it is a situation that has escalated very quickly. it seems that a huge — has escalated very quickly. it seems that a huge amount _ has escalated very quickly. it seems that a huge amount of _ has escalated very quickly. it seems that a huge amount of anger- has escalated very quickly. it seems that a huge amount of anger and - that a huge amount of anger and blame _ that a huge amount of anger and blame for— that a huge amount of anger and blame for the economic crisis that sri lanka — blame for the economic crisis that sri lanka is — blame for the economic crisis that sri lanka is going there has been directed — sri lanka is going there has been directed at— sri lanka is going there has been directed at the president and his family. — directed at the president and his family, they are the most powerful political— family, they are the most powerful political dynasty in the country, and holding numerous cabinet roles, what happens obviously as well when these _ what happens obviously as well when these kinds of... we have seen in other— these kinds of... we have seen in other countries, the strumming of presidential palaces, think one of the most — presidential palaces, think one of the most recent ones was in ukraine several— the most recent ones was in ukraine several years ago... and you see the kind of— several years ago... and you see the kind of amassed wealth that rulers have held — kind of amassed wealth that rulers have held as people are struggling, and that— have held as people are struggling, and that if— have held as people are struggling, and that if anything feels the anger~ — and that if anything feels the anger. we see people taking pictures of the _ anger. we see people taking pictures of the lavish bathrooms and the luxury— of the lavish bathrooms and the luxury properties that they've got and compared to people who had been

able to— and compared to people who had been able to lead reasonably comfortable lives and _ able to lead reasonably comfortable lives and have suddenly found themselves on this precipice of economic— themselves on this precipice of economic turmoil, and therefore, you know— economic turmoil, and therefore, you know if— economic turmoil, and therefore, you know if it _ economic turmoil, and therefore, you know if it is _ economic turmoil, and therefore, you know if it is a — economic turmoil, and therefore, you know if it is a reminder of how things— know if it is a reminder of how things can _ know if it is a reminder of how things can deteriorate when economic situations— things can deteriorate when economic situations are so dire.— situations are so dire. thank you both so much — situations are so dire. thank you both so much for— situations are so dire. thank you both so much forjoining - situations are so dire. thank you both so much forjoining us - situations are so dire. thank you both so much forjoining us on . both so much forjoining us on that saturday night look ahead to the sunday paper is. that is set for the papers tonight. thank you for your company. good night. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. and taking us through this week's releases, as you see, is mark kermode.

hi again, mark. and what do you have for us this week? well, hopefully something for everyone. we have thor: love and thunder, another superhero movie. we have a new version of persuasion coming to netflix. and brian and charles, a robot movie with a difference. i'm intrigued about number three. good. but anyway, we will start with thor. love and thunder, which is the sequel to thor: ragnarok, which i know that you did go and see. i did see that, although... you see, there we are. i had to be reminded that we'd seen it, in a kind of "why are we married?" sort of way, because i didn't remember every detail of the film. "which one is this?" ok, so this is once again directed by taika waititi. so the plot is driven by christian bale's gorr the god butcher, who is on a mission to butcher gods, as his name would suggest. he must be stopped. meanwhile, thor is pining forjane foster — natalie portman —

who was around a while ago and then went away.