i'm annita mcveigh in westminster on what promises to be a busy day. tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race. meanwhile, laboursays they will table a motion of no confidence in the government. i'm joanna gosling with the rest of the day's news. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. most people know me as mo farah, but thatis most people know me as mo farah, but that is not my name and it is not the reality. the olympic star mo farah has revealed that he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe

amid extreme heat warnings with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend across parts europe. gazing into the earliest galaxies — the james webb telescope, the largest and most powerful ever launched into space, sends its first image. hello and welcome to westminster. the race is really getting under way for conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister. let's have a look at that timetable for the leadership contest, which was decided last night by backbench mps. the aim, they say, is to balance the need for a quick result with having enough time for debate. 11 candidates have come forward so far.

today each candidate needs the backing of 20 fellow tory mps. they have until this evening to muster enough support to officiallyjoin the contest. tomorrow, the first round of voting will take place among conservative mps. candidates with fewer than 30 votes must withdraw. the second round of voting is likely to take place on thursday and then the final round, if required, will be on monday. tory mps will whittle the field down to two final candidates before the end of next week. soa so a pretty speedy process at this stage. around 160,000 party members will then vote in a postal ballot for the next leader, who will be announced on 5th september. labour says it will put forward a motion for a no confidence vote in the government today, with the vote expected to take place on wednesday. with more on the leadership contest,

here's our political correspondent ione wells. it's nearly time for the summer holidays — mps go off on their break at the end of next week — so time is of the essence in the tory leadership contest. as a result, the rules announced yesterday mean all candidates will need at least 20 backers by the end of today to put forward an official nomination. the chair of the committee that governs tory leadership contests denied this would discriminate against lesser—known candidates. what we tried to do is find a balance where we're making sure the parliamentary stages are concluded reasonably rapidly before the summer recess. but we do believe we can have that proper discussion within the party. obviously, we know our parliamentary candidates already. we do need to make sure there's a decent period of time before the result is announced on the 5th of september. mps will get their first vote on the list of nominees tomorrow. hopefuls will need at least 30 votes to get through to the next round. the idea is this will whittle down the list of candidates more

quickly to a final two. then it's tory party members who will get the final say on those two. the result of that will be announced on the 5th of september, meaning that's when there will be a new tory leader — and a new prime minister in place in number 10. for all candidates, the campaign is heating up — with divisions over issues like tax cuts and net—zero policies already emerging. rishi sunak, tom tugendhat and penny mordaunt already had 20 backers in place yesterday night. we'll know tonight how many have crossed the threshold. but it's tomorrow that the real contest begins. ione wells, bbc news. the current chancellor of the exchequer, nadhim zahawi, is one of those who still needs to secure the support of enough mps to get on the ballot. he's set out five pledges — but has one clear priority. to cut taxes to reduce the burden of the current cost

of living on people, so bring forward the basic rate of income tax cut to next year, so 19p, the year after we'll drop it to 18p and we will reverse the corporation tax, the 25% corporation tax, back to where it is today to help businesses, small and large. former health secretary and foreign secretaryjeremy hunt had a few words for reporters as he left home earlier. have a lovely morning. reporter: do you expect to get on the ballot? i very much hope so. with me now is conservative mp bob seely, who's backing the international trade minister penny mordaunt. he is mp for the isle of wight. thank you very much forjoining us

today. why are you backing penny mordaunt? ., , ., mordaunt? good morning. penny morton delivered two _ mordaunt? good morning. penny morton delivered two things _ mordaunt? good morning. penny morton delivered two things i _ mordaunt? good morning. penny morton delivered two things i think— mordaunt? good morning. penny morton delivered two things i think are _ delivered two things i think are vital, a recognisable conservative government and the best chance of victory at the next election. she is very popular with political colleagues here, popular with party members in the country and polling shows she has the best purchase through other leader with the general public, so it is a combination of being a proper conservative and delivering a successful agenda and taken back to the country. successful agenda and taken back to the count . ~ ., successful agenda and taken back to the country-— the country. what a jeff shi stand for? riuht the country. what a jeff shi stand for? right now— the country. what a jeff shi stand for? right now we _ the country. what a jeff shi stand for? right now we are _ the country. what a jeff shi stand for? right now we are in - the country. what a jeff shi stand for? right now we are in a - the country. what a jeff shi stand l for? right now we are in a political and economic— for? right now we are in a political and economic crisis _ for? right now we are in a political and economic crisis of _ for? right now we are in a political and economic crisis of the - for? right now we are in a political and economic crisis of the first - and economic crisis of the first magnitudes caused by a cost—of—living crisis driven by inflation and we have a significant and major war inflation and we have a significant and majorwar in inflation and we have a significant and major war in eastern europe. i think she stands for somebody who gets the bigger picture, gets the global crisis we are living in, understands how to deliver a proper conservative government and would be able to sell much, so for me she

stands for common—sense conservative principles but has the experience to translate that into action. she principles but has the experience to translate that into action.— translate that into action. she said she will reject _ translate that into action. she said she will reject an _ she will reject an oversimplification of dealing with the economic challenges, although i do not think anyone ever said that would be simple, but looking at my notes, she said "tax cuts are important but we need wider economic reform." does that mean we would not see tax cuts from her straightaway if she was to win? 0ther see tax cuts from her straightaway if she was to win? other candidates had suggested they would bring them forward very quickly. there had suggested they would bring them forward very quickly.— forward very quickly. there will be immediate help, _ forward very quickly. there will be immediate help, penny _ forward very quickly. there will be immediate help, penny has - forward very quickly. there will be l immediate help, penny has outlined that, saying she would cut fuel duty significantly so it costs less to fill up your car. butjust saying tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts now will not deliver a long—term effect, long—term prosperity, will not get down the cost of living, so she is saying that as well as relief now we need to think longer term, that is important because she is notjust playing to the gallery, she is

saying we need a longer term agenda and a true leader is fixed on delivering that longer term agenda, which is dealing with inflation, cost of living and understanding how to drive forward economic growth so places like the isle of wight will get more levelling up, not less, more investment in training and education, not less, these will be the core of her economic policy. {lin the core of her economic policy. 0n standards and ethics in public life, which has been debated much in the final weeks and months of the boris johnson government, where does she stand? what would she do to try to build trust with the public? i stand? what would she do to try to build trust with the public?- build trust with the public? i think it is a question _ build trust with the public? i think it is a question of _ build trust with the public? i think it is a question of mean _ build trust with the public? i think it is a question of mean what - build trust with the public? i think it is a question of mean what i - build trust with the public? i thinkj it is a question of mean what i say and say what i mean. for me, her integrity has never been in question, she is a navy reservist, i think she embodies high standards in what she does it her public life and duty to the country, whether in the

military reserve, the navy in her case, or her great work you're driving for the trade deals as a minister. you are saying will that be an integrity question over penny, no. i be an integrity question over penny, no. . ., be an integrity question over penny, no, ., ., ., , " no. i am not asking whether there will be an integrity _ no. i am not asking whether there will be an integrity question - no. i am not asking whether there will be an integrity question about her as an individual but i am asking if she was prime minister how she would restore trust in government on the question of ethics and standards and how she would ensure it was communicated to the public. i think she would behave _ communicated to the public. i think she would behave with _ communicated to the public. i think she would behave with integrity - communicated to the public. i ii�*u “ia; she would behave with integrity and deliver a government that will deliver a government that will deliver and frankly our manifesto commitment on what she is underlying now, the proof of the pudding in her integrity will be the way she governs. integrity will be the way she coverns. ., , ., ., ~ governs. some candidates have talked about putting — governs. some candidates have talked about putting green _ governs. some candidates have talked about putting green levies, _ governs. some candidates have talked about putting green levies, would - about putting green levies, would she do that? we are standing on a really hot day in the middle of a heatwave week, lots of people will

say that candidate should be absolutely backing an agenda and talking about an agenda that looks to deal with the climate crisis. we are in the to deal with the climate crisis. - are in the early days of the campaign, we have talked about cutting fuel duty as a priority, the priority is easing the cost of living crisis but we also need to look forward and put in place a medium and long—term agenda for dealing with inflation at the cost of living crisis, understanding we are living in a political and economic crisis at the moment in how we get through this the next two to three years, we will be entering the eye of the storm, no easy way about that, inflation will make all your viewers poorer and we need to deal with that and look at and privatise that first. �* ., , ,, , with that and look at and privatise that first. 1,, ,, , ~ ., that first. bob seely, mp for the isle of that first. bob seely, mp for the isle of wight. — that first. bob seely, mp for the isle of wight, thank _ that first. bob seely, mp for the isle of wight, thank you - that first. bob seely, mp for the isle of wight, thank you very - that first. bob seely, mp for the i isle of wight, thank you very much for your time. isle of wight, thank you very much foryourtime. bob isle of wight, thank you very much for your time. bob seely backing penny mordaunt to become the next conservative party leader and the next prime minister. throughout the course of the day we will endeavour to talk to a wide—ranging mps

backing a wide—ranging candidates and those we saw one hour ago who had not made up their mind, but back to you at the studio for now, joanna. studio: we expect to hear from some of the candidates launching their campaigns in the next 20 minutes also. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that suggests that the british sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. panorama has discovered that one unit killed 5a people in suspicious circumstances — and senior officers failed to report the alleged murders and didn't disclose evidence to military police. the mod says it will always hold uk troops to the highest standards and that they served with courage and professionalism in afghanistan. richard bilton has this report. special forces were out most nights. in the winter of 2010, the sas were hunting the taliban. but we have found some uk units

were out of control. the sas came here, a village in central helmand, through a hole in the wall and into a building. people here say that everybody in the house was brought into the courtyard and the special forces troops bound all the men's hands. and then one man was taken back inside and killed. haji ibrahim was a former district governor. a un investigation found he was not a threat but an unarmed civilian. translation: his hands were tied at the front. i he had been killed. they had shot him in the corner of his eye and later they had fired a shot at my father's chest. the suspicious killing was far from a one—off. panorama obtained military reports

that show people were repeatedly shot dead after surrendering to the sas. in report after report, special forces claimed they sent a detainee back into the building to help with the search. the detainee was then shot after supposedly grabbing a weapon. military insiders say the sas accounts are implausible. special forces routinely search and restrain detainees, so they shouldn't be able to get hold of weapons. impossible. if the person was so negligent, you'd be getting rid of the special forces guy. you'd be saying, "you allowed someone to grab a grenade "behind the curtain. "you don't deserve to be in the special forces. "you could have got everybody killed." so to see it time and again, how does that make you feel? it's... it's clearly an orchestrated campaign of murders. panorama looked in

detail at one sas tour. we identified 5a suspicious killings injust six months — incidents that looked like murders and executions. the evidence suggests sas executions went on for three years. i think allegations of the kind that you're making are incredibly shocking. and if they are true, then they would make me deeply sad and also deeply angry. the british ministry of defence says extensive investigations into the conduct of uk forces in afghanistan found insufficient evidence to bring charges, and that military police will consider any allegations should new evidence come to light. but some believe it is time to look again at the behaviour of sas death squads that arrived in the night.

richard bilton, bbc news. earlier i spoke to richard bilton — he spoke about the type of evidence the panorama team gathered during the investigation. yes, it was not a rogue unit, which you sometimes hear. looking at the evidence there is a pattern of behaviour that goes on for a long period. in the programme tonight we have e—mails between people on the ground and people back at special forces headquarters where they acknowledge bad things are happening, and more than that, looking at the cut—and—paste explanation for these deaths, detainees are taken back into a building, go for a weapon and then are killed, it is clear in these emails they are not believed any more so it feels systemic. the mod has responded with pretty robust tweets? they have really pushed back this morning and they say this is being investigated and the bbc is doing a disservice.

i am doing myjob, which is to investigate, and they are talking about operation northmoor, the investigation into afghanistan. we look at that, we have talked to investigators who worked on that and they said they were prevented from doing thejob properly, they could not look at drone footage or speak to senior officers. and we have spoken to many people inside the military who were concerned what they saw in afghanistan and they are supporting us. we would say, looking at the witnesses we have had, the documentary evidence, the work we did on the ground in afghanistan, that is a compelling case, but ultimately maybe the viewers should watch the programme tonight and make up their own minds. how independently were you able to report in afghanistan under the taliban? it was completely taliban controlled, we were in helmand, we had a taliban minder. we decided where we went, who we spoke to and why, and the taliban was never with us when we were filming. it is not easy working in a taliban—controlled country, i will not pretend it was, but that is sort of what we are

meant to do because that was a way of getting to the witnesses, to the crime scenes. that was the way to find out. we are talking about incidents where seven, eight nine people have been killed and no british investigator has ever been there. so it is ourjob to go to those places, we thought it was the right thing to do. richard bilton. and you can see more on this story on panorama tonight on bbc one at 9.00pm in �*sas death squads exposed: a british war crime?�* and you can watch it on the iplayer after it airs. athlete sir mo farah has revealed he was trafficked to the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four—time olympic champion told the bbc in a new documentary that he was taken from his home in somaliland, aged nine, and flown to the uk by a woman he had never met. joining me now is our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell. this is one of those stories that

every time you hear it, you just can't believe it. tell us more. it is hard to believe this has happened to the man who has achieved so many great things, one of the greatest athletes this country has ever seen, multiple olympic, world, european champion. many of us will remember super saturday ten years ago during the london 2012 olympics, he capped off a spectacular day by winning 10,000 metres gold and yet we now know sir mo farah was a child slave, a victim of modern slavery, trafficked into the uk from somalia at the age of nine. this is the moment in the documentary when he reveals his true identity. most people know me as mo farah, but it's not my name or it's not the reality. the real story is i was born in somaliland, north of somalia as hussein abdi kahin. despite what i've said in the past,

my parents never lived in the uk. when i was four, my dad was killed in a civil war. you know, as a family, we were torn apart. i was separated from my mother and i was brought into the uk illegally under the name of another child called mohammed farah. this is the visa document? yeah. this is the visa to come to the uk and this was the document we came with. you would have been nine, you hadn't turned ten yet. yeah. that is my photo but it's not my name. from that moment coming in, a different name and different identity. i know i've taken someone else's place, but... and i do wonder, what is mohammed doing now?

he has decided to speak about this now, he said, because of his children, wanting to be completely straightforward about his past, but you can only imagine what he has had to reconcile within him about doing that and also the fact he is here effectively on questionable legal status. ~ ., , effectively on questionable legal status. ., , ., effectively on questionable legal status. ~ ., , ., ., status. where does that leave him? it is status. where does that leave him? it is important _ status. where does that leave him? it is important to _ status. where does that leave him? it is important to remember - status. where does that leave him? it is important to remember that . it is important to remember that when sir mo farah was given british citizenship in the year 2000, that was under the name mohamed farah, which we now know it's not his real name, he is hussein abdi kahin. so technically, it is a moment in the documentary when he sits down with lawyers and they say there is a risk of you making this, this citizenship was obtained through misrepresentation, but he knew that you escande i think it was really important for him to make this documentary, to challenge perceptions of slavery, trafficking and to help others going forward.

but we have heard from the home office and they have confirmed no action will be taken, he is a british citizen and will remain in this country. there are so many extraordinary moments, he meets that the teacher he confided in, he told them what was going on at home when he was being abused. they are reunited. he was reunited with the woman who took him into look after him when he was removed from that home and then he meets his mother, who he thought also many years was not alive. there are lots of powerful moments in this documentary but i think it was really important for sir mo farah to start this conversation, this wider debate about the very serious topic of child slavery and the consequences of trafficking. child slavery and the consequences of trafficking-— child slavery and the consequences of trafficking. thank you very much, adina campbell. _ joining me now is tim nelson, the ceo of hope forjustice, an anti—slavery charity that is fighting human trafficking and helping victims and survivors

of modern slavery around the world. thanks forjoining us. this sheds a light on this in the most incredible way? galba absolutely, good morning. ithink way? galba absolutely, good morning. i think this documentary raises the awareness and understanding and i would very much _ awareness and understanding and i would very much want _ awareness and understanding and i would very much want to _ awareness and understanding —ir i would very much want to speak to sir mo and say how brave and courageous he is to have stepped out at this moment to explain what has happened to him and it's also happening to so many other children across the globe, just under1 million children were reported to be trafficked for domestic servitude across the world. obviously you think if it could happen to somebody like mo farah, who has gone on to achieve such incredible things, you mention numbers, but it clearly shows how the victim said this can be completely hidden from sight? absolutely, the sad reality of what happens with human trafficking and modern slavery is that these victims

are hidden from plain sight and in the last year, in 2021 alone, there were 5468 children identified as potential victims of modern slavery in the uk, and of that total 275 were children that were identified primarily by police forces who were victims of domestic servitude in circumstances identical to that of sir mo farah. circumstances identical to that of sir mo farah-— circumstances identical to that of sir mo farah. ., _, , ., sir mo farah. you could understand there would — sir mo farah. you could understand there would be _ sir mo farah. you could understand there would be enormous _ sir mo farah. you could understand there would be enormous fear- sir mo farah. you could understand | there would be enormous fear about coming forward to anybody who has been through this to talk about it, it would mean the legal status in a country would be questionable. how would people be treated normally? we have heard the home office has said sir mo farah has nothing to be concerned about in terms of his status, but what are the protocols? one person identified themselves they have to go through a first

responder who gathers all the information, intelligence and understanding of what they have been through, and if they have demonstrated they are a potential victim of modern slavery they go into the national referral mechanism, at that point they have the opportunity to understand what has gone on and go through the elements of the person themselves and what they have been through and at that point the home office makes at that point the home office makes a decision if they are from overseas whether they have grounds to remain in the uk or whether they don't, whether they are a victim of modern day slavery or whether they are not, and across what we are seeing more and across what we are seeing more and more is that there are more and more potential victims awaiting decisions and we would wait for all the authorities to try to assess these cases as soon as possible so we can identify the trafficking victims and get them help and support, so individuals who have trafficked have been through

horrendous trauma and we want to get that that help and the support they need. ~ ., that that help and the support they need. ~ . . that that help and the support they need. ~ ., . ., that that help and the support they need. . . ., that that help and the support they need. ~ . . ., ,~/ ~ that that help and the support they need. . . ., i., ~ a, need. what impact do you think mo farah coming _ need. what impact do you think mo farah coming forward _ need. what impact do you think mo farah coming forward and - need. what impact do you think mo farah coming forward and speaking| farah coming forward and speaking about this so openly will have, particularly on victims? i about this so openly will have, particularly on victims? i would say it is ground-breaking _ particularly on victims? i would say it is ground-breaking for _ particularly on victims? i would sayj it is ground-breaking for somebody it is ground—breaking for somebody at the level and standard of mo farah internationally, with such profile, to share his story, we know the power of stories to change lives. recently we were on the bbc under a report came through and a young boy who was 14 years old with traffic to the uk and held for 24 years as a domestic slave in circumstances similar to mo farah, when he heard that report on the bbc called officers and we could get in freedom, and the two individuals both working for the nhs at that time, both in good jobs, were able to be prosecuted, but it is stories of people talking about the sad

realities of nearly 40 million individuals held in slavery across the globe, that will cause people to realise this is a hidden crime and something needs to be done, and look to try to help and support organisations like hussein abdi kahin who are on the ground trying to find these individuals and save their lives. ., to find these individuals and save their lives-— their lives. you mentioned the fi . ure their lives. you mentioned the fiaure of their lives. you mentioned the figure of1 _ their lives. you mentioned the figure of1 million _ their lives. you mentioned the figure of1 million when - their lives. you mentioned the figure of1 million when we - their lives. you mentioned the i figure of1 million when we were talking, i think that was globally, can you estimate how many kids might currently be in this position in this country?— currently be in this position in this count ? . , ., , this country? there are estimates for a total modern _ this country? there are estimates for a total modern slavery - this country? there are estimates for a total modern slavery of- this country? there are estimates for a total modern slavery of over| for a total modern slavery of over 100,000 individuals in the uk held enslaved at this moment. of those, 43% will be children and there will be a percentage of those individuals held in slavery. so i can't give you a precise figure because i don't want it to be anecdotal, but of those figures, when we are talking about potentially 43,000 children in

this country, we need to be doing more to address the conditions and stop it from happening, because in this day and age we have the power, means understanding to be able to put a professional response to this and find those individuals held against their will.— and find those individuals held against their will. thank you very much, against their will. thank you very much. tim _ against their will. thank you very much, tim nelson. _ record—breaking high temperatures are causing much of europe to swelter. a state of alert has been declared in portugal, where the temperature has hit the mid—40s celsius. the country's prime minister antonio costa warned that "in the coming days we will experience conditions of maximum risk". the uk's met office has issued an extreme weather notice for this weekend, with temperatures expected to reach in excess of 35 degrees. azadeh moshiri reports. this is what's left of the land after fires ripped through portugal's forests. dozens have been injured and thousands of firefighters have been battling the flames.

and it isn't over. translation: we are going to live in the next days in situations - of maximum risk, and so any negligence will cause a fire of great proportions and then there will never be means, even in portugal nor the world, to extinguish fires that gain the dimension of that calamity. facing more blistering heat, with temperatures expected to surpass 40 celsius on tuesday, portugal has raised its alert level. but these record—breaking temperatures are also happening in other parts of western europe. winds have been absorbing heat over africa and carrying it north. spain's residents have been told to drink plenty of water as the country goes through its second heatwave of the season, with temperatures predicted to reach the high 40s in some areas. in the uk, the met office has issued an extreme weather warning.

it's a rare alert used to warn people of potential health and transport issues caused by the heat. and in countries like italy, the heatwave has led to drought, drying up rivers and hurting crops. experts argue understanding climate change's role in all this is critical. we've heard the warnings from the met office about the risk to health and to infrastructure from that. that really sets the scene for quite how important it is that our policymakers understand the scientific evidence around climate change and how that is going to be absolutely instrumental in setting many of the policies over the coming decades. heatwaves and wildfires are not unfamiliar to these parts of europe, but they are becoming more severe, happening sooner than usual and more frequently, and scientists say unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions, temperatures will continue to rise. azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

joining me now is our weather presenter susan powell. it is sweltering, what can we expect? it it is sweltering, what can we exect? , z: it is sweltering, what can we exect? , x: , it is sweltering, what can we exect? , g; , , ., expect? it is 43 degrees in parts of sain and expect? it is 43 degrees in parts of spain and portugal, _ expect? it is 43 degrees in parts of spain and portugal, it _ expect? it is 43 degrees in parts of spain and portugal, it is _ expect? it is 43 degrees in parts of spain and portugal, it is july, - spain and portugal, it isjuly, people say it is semantic because we get heat, but this is the second significant heatwave this year so far and the portuguese authorities are putting out a red level of alert for the intensity of the heat. but it is notjust the heat by day that is the problem, it is that temperatures do not full by night and it is the continued exposure to high temperatures that make it so difficult for people, begun at the elderly who cannot regulate the temperature colour to go about their daily lives, it has significant impact on health, hence those warnings. in the sustained nature, if we look at these pictures, the dark red spot across spain and portugal to the south, we are seeing plus 40 degrees temperatures. this

will go on for days across siberia. wednesday it bumps further north and heat will get into france and germany but across northern europe things tempered for the latter part of the weeks and the weather system comes in with cloud and slightly cooler and —— this will go on for days across iberia. we never lose the heat from across haka, this could be the longest sustained heatwave in 50 years. what is quite interesting, looking closer to home, is what happens through sunday and monday. it looks like we could get a significant southerly airflow into the uk, tapping into that real hotspot and dragging significant heat onto our shores, particularly for sunday at the start of next week. ., ., . ., week. how hodge could get, there have been talks _ week. how hodge could get, there have been talks of _ week. how hodge could get, there have been talks of 40 _ week. how hodge could get, there have been talks of 40 degrees? i week. how hodge could get, there j have been talks of 40 degrees? -- have been talks of 40 degrees? —— how hot? have been talks of 40 degrees? -- how hot? , ., , have been talks of 40 degrees? -- how hot? , . , ,., how hot? temperatures further south, 40 decrees how hot? temperatures further south, 40 degrees air. _ how hot? temperatures further south, 40 degrees air, tapping _ how hot? temperatures further south, 40 degrees air, tapping into _ how hot? temperatures further south, 40 degrees air, tapping into that - 40 degrees air, tapping into that with the southerly and extreme, why wouldn't you get 40? paris could get

up wouldn't you get 40? paris could get up to 40 on monday, london has been flickering around 3536, it is often one of the hottest parts of the uk, the models have picked up 40 but there are isolated glimpses in terms of the weather and we must temper what is coming ahead of it, you don't get the spikes in temperatures. current thinking has a wide swathes of 30 degrees plus air across the uk by sunday. this is a scrolling through this week, many possibly sighing with relief as we go down to more average temperatures on thursday and friday but it takes about saturday, temperatures high 20s, sunday and monday are critical, it looks like monday will be the hottest day, without red cord tying in with the area where the met office have an amber warning for heat. like all weather warnings it is basically to give you some advice that you need to alter what you are doing day to day in light of that, onto the critical temperature, 38.7

onto the critical temperature, 38.7 onjuly the onto the critical temperature, 38.7 on july the 25th, onto the critical temperature, 38.7 onjuly the 25th, will we topped that —— onjuly the 25th, will we topped that -- 38.7 onjuly the 25th, will we topped that —— 38.7 onjoy onjuly the 25th, will we topped that —— 38.7 on joy the 25th 2019. there is a chance that somewhere in the uk, probably the southeast or eastern england, could top that on monday and the current thinking is a 10% chance of hitting 40 degrees. how long will it go on? the heat across the uk looks like easing back, it will not plunge into cold or wet weather, it is not that kind of change but it looks like things will be more livable by many standards moving further into next week, from tuesday onwards, and i think the nights are proving problematic, they could be slower to clareburt monday is the really hot day and that perhaps easing off. joining me now is professor andrew elder the president of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh. how vulnerable are people in this hot weather?— how vulnerable are people in this hot weather? thank you for having me, i think — hot weather? thank you for having me, i think that _

hot weather? thank you for having me, i think that people _ hot weather? thank you for having me, i think that people of - hot weather? thank you for having me, i think that people of all - hot weather? thank you for having | me, i think that people of all ages, potentially in some of the extreme temperatures we are hearing about are vulnerable but as your presentation highlighted, it's the very young and most, most likely the very young and most, most likely the very old who are most vulnerable. i think that the general point to make is that climate change and population ageing are two of this century's biggest global health challenge, what we are talking about the impact of heat waves represents the impact of heat waves represents the intersection of those who challenges. 50 the intersection of those who challenges-— the intersection of those who challenues. . . , , the intersection of those who challenues. . . , challenges. so what are the signs of concern, if someone _ challenges. so what are the signs of concern, if someone is _ challenges. so what are the signs of concern, if someone is suffering - concern, if someone is suffering from the heat?— from the heat? well i think ifi seak from the heat? well i think ifi speakto. _ from the heat? well i think ifi speak to, really _ from the heat? well i think ifi speak to, really about - from the heat? well i think ifi speak to, really about older i from the heat? well i think if i - speak to, really about older people, i would stress all older people are different so we are generalising as soon as we use the term but risk from heat exposure increases as one gets older, and in the very old and i would classify that as over 75, the specific signs to watch out for

would be a change in behaviour, in general. ageing modifies your body's response to many stress ors, including heat, older people don't sweat as enough, don't feel thirst as much and, but that is particularly the case if they have cognitive impairment or living with dementia, and so for patients with dementia, and so for patients with dementia, and so for patients with dementia, a change in behaviour might actually be a good way of gauging they are becoming dehydrated, they become a little less active and quieter, or indeed, more agitated, in patients without dementia, thirst may, may be prominent, but i think it's having a high index of suspicion that an older person could be becoming dehydrated is the key message i would want to put across. hour dehydrated is the key message i would want to put across. how many excess deaths _ would want to put across. how many excess deaths are _ would want to put across. how many excess deaths are associated - would want to put across. how many excess deaths are associated with i excess deaths are associated with heat? in the highest temperatures in

this country? i’m heat? in the highest temperatures in this country?— this country? i'm not sure about data in this _ this country? i'm not sure about data in this country, _ this country? i'm not sure about data in this country, the - this country? i'm not sure about data in this country, the best. this country? i'm not sure about i data in this country, the best data come from the 2003 french heat wave, which particularly affected paris, and my understanding there is that there was 15,000 excess deaths over there was 15,000 excess deaths over the month of august, in that period, and over half of them were in this, you know, what i have classified as very old age group, over the age of 75. and the, it is interesting when you look at that data, that the risk factors for death were in those whoa were most physically dependent, particularly those confined to bed, those who are notjust old but have over existing conditions like cardiovascular disease, so disease of the heart or indeed dementia, and there was also, social culture —— socio—cultural effect, people living

in older buildings, those in poorly insulated buildings, perhaps most importantly those who were socially isolated were most at risk, many people who died in the paris heat wave weren't found until several days or indeed weeks after, reflecting the isolation of older people in this situation is a real problem, so locking out for each other, in the community, and checking in on old people, who may be vulnerable is an important message too. what advice would you give to people, because i mean i a am just thinking, obviously, thinking of ways to try to keep cool, one obvious way would be to put on an electric fan but people will be concerned about energy bills right now, so people might be reluctant do that, so, what would your sort of best tips be? i that, so, what would your sort of best tips be?— best tips be? i mean, i think you are riaht best tips be? i mean, i think you are right in _ best tips be? i mean, i think you are right in that _ best tips be? i mean, i think you are right in that regard, - best tips be? i mean, i think you are right in that regard, that - best tips be? i mean, i think you i are right in that regard, that some of the commonly suggested solutions aren't that easy in practise for people, either because of finance or

for example, even simple things like making sure your windows are open at times when you know, it is cooler outside than inside. that would typically be night—time but many people would be worried about having their windows open in many communities during night. certainly if you have a fan, use that, if you are able to take a shower, a cooler shower, on a frequent basis, do that, if you have air conditioning make sure it is on and of course many people in the uk would not have that dress with loser lighter clothe, but maybe most importantly, ensure adequate fluid intake, so you know, i have said already everybody�*s an individual and it is difficult to generalise, a reasonable target would be six to eight cups of fluid, that 1500mls or

three points of fluid a day. maintaining fluid intake and helping old people do that is a key part of it all. ., ~ old people do that is a key part of it all. . ~ i. ., ., , the funeral of japan's former prime minister, shinzo abe, has taken place amid tight security at a buddhist temple in tokyo. thousands of people gathered to pay their respects, although the ceremony was open only to family and close friends. earlier we spoke to our news correspondent, mariko oi, who was at the funeral in tokyo. she told us what the atmosphere there was like. i am standing outside the zojoji temple — just behind me — where the funeral as well as last night's vigil took place. and there were thousands of people waiting outside last night to pay their final respects, many bringing flowers to pay tribute. as the hearse carrying the body left the temple, they all erupted into applause,

screaming, "thank you, mrabe," "goodbye, mr abe," and so on. the hearse was then driven around downtown tokyo, visiting many places of memory, if you like. places like parliament and his official residence, where he spent many years notjust as prime minister but as a junior politician. he is being cremated as we speak and a return carrying his ashes will return to the temple in just under an hour, according to local media. his death was a huge shock, not least because of the nature of it. what is the discussion now around what happened and what his legacy will be? in terms of his legacy, - it has been very interesting just asking people on the street — "what would be the one thing

in terms of his legacy, - it has been very interesting just asking people on the street — "what would be the one thing you would remember mr abe for?" and almost every answer has been quite different. many people have talked about his strong relationships with especially american leaders — barack obama came here with mr abe to visit hiroshima, and then mr abe went to pearl harbor with mrobama. but when mr trump was elected, mr abe was the first global leader to visit him, even before inauguration. some talked about his economic policies, known as "abenomics". others talked about his views on history — how he was very adamant about not wanting the next generation of japanese people to keep having to apologise for war crimes committed in the second world war. that made him a very controversial and divisive figure in countries like china and south korea, but many people remember him in very different ways. while the discussion is continuing about the motive of the suspect, we have started to learn that he thought mr abe had very strong ties to a specific religious group which the suspect blamed for bankrupting his mother. the police did not name this specific group,

but yesterday we saw the unification church, its japanese chairperson holding a conference confirming his mother has been a member since the 19905 and that they knew of her financial problems, even though they denied forcing her or any other members to make any donations. in the uk, the george cross is awarded for gallantry and acts of bravery and heroism carried out in circumstances of extreme danger. today it will be awarded to the whole of the nhs for the way front line staff responded to the covid pandemic. may parsons, who delivered the first covid vaccine, will be collecting the honour on behalf of the nhs. when i went to training, never in my thoughts that i would be in front of anybody or with such interest in the things i do daily, particularly the vaccinations, which i have done thousands of times before.

so this is not something that we think about when we go into training, into nursing. nursing is not really deemed as sexy as going into tv or being interviewed, but clearly this is a momentous event for nurses and for health care around the globe. and i think it is a nice recognition of the work we do daily. it is an absolutely huge day for the nhs today, and it is an incredible recognition of the extraordinary work that nhs staff do day in, day out. let us go straight to downing street. i let us go straight to downing street. .. , street. i sat with liz in cabinet now for time. _ street. i sat with liz in cabinet now for time. she _ street. i sat with liz in cabinet now for time. she is _ street. i sat with liz in cabinet now for time. she is probably | street. i sat with liz in cabinet| now for time. she is probably a stronger brexiteer than beau of us, she has argued for low tax policy, and i ammarly concerned about the 14 million people who voted for a manifesto and voted for a government that the candidate that we select, and for me it is liz, who i am going

to back, will continue with those manifesto promises and will continue to deliver for the government, and for the conservative party moving forward. ., ~ for the conservative party moving forward. ., ,, , ., , ., for the conservative party moving forward. ., ,, , ., ., forward. thank you. yes i am going to be backing _ forward. thank you. yes i am going to be backing liz _ forward. thank you. yes i am going to be backing liz truss, _ forward. thank you. yes i am going to be backing liz truss, as - forward. thank you. yes i am going to be backing liz truss, as nadine i to be backing liz truss, as nadine said i_ to be backing liz truss, as nadine said i think— to be backing liz truss, as nadine said i think she is as strong a brexiteer— said i think she is as strong a brexiteer as either of us, she has been _ brexiteer as either of us, she has been my— brexiteer as either of us, she has been my strongest supporter in the cabinet _ been my strongest supporter in the cabinet in _ been my strongest supporter in the cabinet in getting brexit opportunity, when we discuss taxation— opportunity, when we discuss taxation liz was opposed to rishi's higher— taxation liz was opposed to rishi's higher taxes, that again is proper conservatism and i think she has the character— conservatism and i think she has the character to — conservatism and i think she has the character to lead the party and the nation _ character to lead the party and the nation is — character to lead the party and the nation. , , , character to lead the party and the nation. , ,, , .,, , nation. is liz truss the stop rishi candidate? _ nation. is liz truss the stop rishi candidate? she _ nation. is liz truss the stop rishi candidate? she she _ nation. is liz truss the stop rishi candidate? she she is _ nation. is liz truss the stop rishi candidate? she she is the - nation. is liz truss the stop rishi candidate? she she is the best i candidate? sie she is the best candidate. candidate? 5“ie she is the best candidate. she is a properyour eurosceptic, she believeses in low taxation _ eurosceptic, she believeses in low taxation. “ , ., eurosceptic, she believeses in low taxation. “ ., ., eurosceptic, she believeses in low taxation. “ , ., ., ., , taxation. and he is a woman. is she... thank _ taxation. and he is a woman. is she... thank you _ taxation. and he is a woman. is she... thank you very _ taxation. and he is a woman. is she... thank you very much. i taxation. and he is a woman. is. she... thank you very much. will boris johnson — she... thank you very much. will boris johnson be _ she... thank you very much. will boris johnson be backing - she... thank you very much. will boris johnson be backing her? i she... thank you very much. willi boris johnson be backing her? just borisjohnson be backing her? just brief statements from nadine doris

and jacob rees—mogg announcing they will support liz truss in the race for the leadership of the tory party and the race to become the next prime minister when borisjohnson prime minister when boris johnson steps prime minister when borisjohnson steps down, when all of this is resolve. there are 11 candidates in all standing, we expect to hear from others shortly, we will bring you them speaking, rishi sunak is one of them speaking, rishi sunak is one of the candidates that we expect to hear from shortly so we will bring you that when it happens. problems scanning valid digital tickets and a lack of training for stewards may have contributed to the chaos at the champions league final in paris in may. french authorities have so far blamed the chaos on fake paper tickets among liverpool fans, a transport strike, and local troublemakers who broke into the stade de france. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been speaking to those who were there. these scenes haunt france's global image. fans with valid tickets blocked

from the stade de france, caught between local gangs and tear—gassing police. but what caused the chaos at the turnstiles here on the 28th of may? french authorities point to thousands of fake paper tickets among liverpool fans. that's not what steve saw. i could see around me, lots of people holding their phones up, trying to get their qr codes on the application. my partner's qr code did activate, and it was the only one i saw of dozens around me. steve says the hold—up at his gate was caused by problems with digital tickets on uefa's mobile app. uefa says any glitches were due to fans not enabling bluetooth on their phones. steve, an experienced it engineer, says he did. i think it's a problem actually within the application itself. the download that i took off the app store, its latest update a few days before the match resolved connectivity issues. and when we got to the match,

we had connectivity issues. we asked uefa about this. they declined to respond until their own investigation was complete. but one of europe's main fan associations believes the problems were caused by lifting preliminary checks at the entrance to the stadium, where stewards were supposed to activate digital tickets with a swipe card. from the moment this first ticket checked was lifted on the liverpool side for security reasons, a lot of liverpool fans had no other choice. they'd arrive at the turnstiles without an active ticket, and then the ticket would have to be activated manually by stewards. and in the chaos that we saw on the night of the champions league final at the stade de france, thatjust added more chaos to the chaos. match officials and train companies have blamed each other for mismanaging a rail strike, which led to the bottleneck at the entrance after crowds were sent to an access point too small to handle them. ronan was there

observing the stewards. i think what was striking is their age — extremely, extremely young, not very well trained. and it was very obvious with their reaction, general behaviour. some were pushing back the crowd in ways that we're really not helpful. match organisers say they hired almost 1,700 staff through private security companies and that every one of them was fully trained and certified. but one experienced stade de france steward hired for the champions league final painted a different picture. that day, we had agents on their first assignment who were called 24 hours beforehand. the private agencies that work with the stade de france don't have enough stewards and sometimes have to recruit agents without professional training. i know a lot of people who have been vip security guards at the stade de france with no certificate or security training.

official explanation for the scenes here has rested on fake tickets, local troublemakers and a transport strike. but there are other questions for france and uefa to answer, notjust questions around fake tickets, but problems with valid ones. not just the crowds, but the stewards put in place to manage them. notjust the chaos on the night, but the preparation of politicians and police. 14 months until the rugby world cup, 24 months until the olympic games, some in this country are worried. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the first full—colour image taken by the most powerful telescope to be launched into space has been revealed, showing thousands of galaxies in stunning detail. the picture, taken by the newjames webb space telescope, was unveiled by us presidentjoe biden at a white house presentation. it shows what is believed to be the deepest and most detailed view of the universe yet. rebecca morelle reports.

a deeper view of our universe than we've ever seen before. this is the first full—colour image from the james webb space telescope, and it shows a cluster of thousands of galaxies — including some which are among the oldest ever captured. the image was shown to the president of the united states. we're looking back more than 13 billion years. light travels at 186,000 miles per second. and that light that you are seeing on one of those little specks has been travelling for over 13 billion years. and, by the way, we're going back further — because this is just the first image. the telescope blasted off last year on christmas day — a collaboration between the american, european and canadian space agencies — and over the last six months it's

been getting ready for its mission, unfolding its huge sunshield, which is the size of a tennis court, and aligning the segments of its 6.5—metre—wide golden mirror — the largest ever sent into space. the hope is it will answer some of our biggest questions — revealing how stars are born, and how they die, and showing us other planetary systems to see whether life could exist on worlds beyond our own. this spectacular image is just the start. more pictures will be released in the coming hours. our view of the universe is about to be transformed. rebecca morelle, bbc news. dr megan argo, astronomer at the university of lancashire joins me now. steps down, when all of this is resolve. there are 11 candidates in all standing, we expect to hear from others shortly, we will bring you them speaking, rishi sunak is one of them speaking, rishi sunak is one of the candidates that we expect to hear from shortly so we will bring you that when it happens. what do you see when you look at this? , , ., what do you see when you look at this? , ,. ., . this? this is a fantastic new view of a patch _ this? this is a fantastic new view of a patch of _

this? this is a fantastic new view of a patch of sky _ this? this is a fantastic new view of a patch of sky we _ this? this is a fantastic new view of a patch of sky we have - this? this is a fantastic new view. of a patch of sky we have observed before with the hubble case telescope but this goes deeper and in a different part of the spectrum and that is one of the key points here, is that this gives us a new window on the universe, you know, this is complicated. there is a lot of physics going on and the more parents of the spectrum question discorrea the more we can explain it. ., discorrea the more we can explain it. . , ., , ., discorrea the more we can explain it. . i. , ., ., discorrea the more we can explain it. can you explain how we are lookin: it. can you explain how we are looking back — it. can you explain how we are looking back in _ it. can you explain how we are looking back in time _ it. can you explain how we are looking back in time when - it. can you explain how we are i looking back in time when looking it. can you explain how we are - looking back in time when looking at this. ii looking back in time when looking at this. , ., looking back in time when looking at this. i., looking back in time when looking at this. i. ., looking back in time when looking at this. i., . . this. if you look at the image itself, this. if you look at the image itself. you — this. if you look at the image itself, you have _ this. if you look at the image itself, you have blobs - this. if you look at the image itself, you have blobs with i this. if you look at the image - itself, you have blobs with spikes on and those are the foreground stars in our galaxy, like for most the light has left some years ago because it takes time to travel. but light from the sun takes eight minutes to get from the sun to here it takes a while for that to travel. if you are looking back at distant galaxies we are seeing a cluster, and even those are 4.6 billion light years away so it has taken 4.6 years for that light to travel to us on

earth. the arcs those are distant, way back, not long after the big bang and we what are seeing is light that left over 13 billion years ago, and it has taken that length of time to land in the mirror of the james webb telescope.— webb telescope. what can you understand — webb telescope. what can you understand about _ webb telescope. what can you understand about the - webb telescope. what can you - understand about the development of the universe, from that snapshot? well, the key to understanding the universe is that gravitational lensing technique which is where that cluster is bending and anifying the light from those galaxies, it the light from those galaxies, it the same sort of effect as if you look at the bottom of an empty wine bot. that foreground cluster does the same and magnifies some that light and makes it possible for us to see further back than we could otherwise, that is key for us to see the first stars and galaxies form after the big bang, we have so many

unanswered economies as to how hay formed and using this technique with the big powerful telescope is the west way to see that happening. ianthem west way to see that happening. when do those questions _ west way to see that happening. when do those questions get _ west way to see that happening. when do those questions get answer, how many more images are needed to put the jigsaw together? weill. many more images are needed to put the jigsaw together?— the jigsaw together? well, this is 'ust the the jigsaw together? well, this is just the first _ the jigsaw together? well, this is just the first image, _ the jigsaw together? well, this is just the first image, of _ the jigsaw together? well, this is just the first image, of course, i the jigsaw together? well, this is| just the first image, of course, so this will keep astronomers busy for time. it was scheduled to last for 20 years so if it doesn't get hit and damaged, then we have a lot more years of data to come from it yet and the key point is combining that with the other bits of information we have, so combining it with data from the hubble, fromle that violent telescope, we get the best pick hurt we can have. it telescope, we get the best pick hurt we can have-— we can have. it sounds like, in terms of— we can have. it sounds like, in terms of the — we can have. it sounds like, in terms of the visual, _ we can have. it sounds like, in terms of the visual, it - we can have. it sounds like, in terms of the visual, it is - we can have. it sounds like, in| terms of the visual, it is almost back to beginning because this image

shows the light from 13—and—a—half billion years ago, the universe is 13.8 billion years old. sounds tantalisingly close.— 13.8 billion years old. sounds tantalisingly close. yes, those aalaxies tantalisingly close. yes, those galaxies are. _ tantalisingly close. yes, those galaxies are, they _ tantalisingly close. yes, those galaxies are, they were - tantalisingly close. yes, those| galaxies are, they were formed tantalisingly close. yes, those - galaxies are, they were formed 600 million years after the big bang so this is some of the earliest material that was glowing in the universe, so you can't get much further back, before the universe becomes opaque, you can't see through it. there is a limit how far back we can go. we can't watch it happen, we can see the glow of it, the remnant radiation but that key point of whether the universe goes, we get those first stars and galaxies forming, that is hopefully over the next years we will get more more, a a lot of astronomy these days we get the understanding from huge populations so if we can repeat this across more of the sky, the

picture becomes complete. thank you for explaining — picture becomes complete. thank you for explaining that _ picture becomes complete. thank you for explaining that all _ picture becomes complete. thank you for explaining that all very _ for explaining that all very clearly. thank you, you are watching bbc news. . we will be talking more heat, to i today, something a bit fresherfor many parts of the uk. as a the cold weather front works south, it will mean more cloud, generally, particularly across england and wales, perhaps a little light or patchy rain, but for scotland and northern ireland, as the sun comes out, we are not going to see temperatures surging into the mid 20s any more, we will be looking at the high steens to the low 20, more typically 22, 23 in eastern scotland. england and wale a generally looking at the mid to high 20s but still before that front gets into the south—east and east anglia

we are going to have another hot day with highs of 31 or 32. the front continues to slowly pootle south, overnight. very little if any rain associated with it but a lot of cloud, a lot of humidity in southern england and in the south—east we may see temperatures round 20 degrees into the small hours but it is fresher for scotland and northern ireland, lows of 12 or 13 degree, and for wednesday, bit of cloud courtesy of the front to the south. that dissol ofs. breezy for the north—west of scotland, a few showers here, and temperatures high teens perhaps 20 in aberdeen, 29 in london, yes it is still hot but not that intense heat that we have seen in recent days. wednesday into thursday, high pressure starts to build from the atlantic, pulling in airfrom a build from the atlantic, pulling in air from a westerly or north—westerly direction, i think a bit of cloud filtering south. with that cloud, across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures may dip a degree or so below average for

the time of year. high teen, getting close to 20 in the odd spot in scott. england and wales temperatures more typical, 27 there in london. the concern comes as we look to the weekend where it looks like we will tap into hot air from further south. crippling heat wave conditions in spain. signs that temperatures will surge in england and wales, well up into the �*305, sunday into monday. amber heat health warning has been issued and we will continue to update you on that closer to the time.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11.00am: i'm annita mcveigh in westminster, on what promises to be a busy day. tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race. in the past few minutes, foreign secretary liz truss has gained the backing of two senior cabinet allies. liz truss is the best candidate, that's what we're working for. she's a proper eurosceptic, she will deliver for the voters and she believes in low taxation. thank you. and she's a woman! three of the contenders are due

to outline their pitch for leader in the next few minutes — we're also expecting to hearfrom rishi sunak, kemi badenoch and tom tugendhat meanwhile, laboursays they will table a motion of no confidence in the government, with a vote expected tomorrow. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. most people know me as mo farah, but that is not my name, and it is not the reality. the olympic star mo farah has revealed that he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe amid extreme heat warnings, with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend across parts europe. gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope, the largest and most powerful ever launched into space, sends its first image.

hello, and welcome to westminster. the race is really getting underway for conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader, and prime minister. we are expecting to hear shortly from the former chancellor rishi sunak, who is launching his campaign. also, kemi badenoch and three macro —— tom tugendhat. they say they have got enough backers. letsjoin rishi sunak now and dominic raab is launching, helping to launch his

formal campaign for the party leadership. formal campaign for the party leadership-— formal campaign for the party leadershi. ., ~ ., ., , leadership. now, i know that rishi sunak has got _ leadership. now, i know that rishi sunak has got what _ leadership. now, i know that rishi sunak has got what it _ leadership. now, i know that rishi sunak has got what it takes. - leadership. now, i know that rishi sunak has got what it takes. he i leadership. now, i know that rishil sunak has got what it takes. he has got what it takes to provide the leadership that we need to steer the country through tough economic times. in the pandemic, he put the package together that saved 12 million jobs and thousands upon thousands of businesses. and, of course, it is only because he got the economy back on track after covid that in this global fight against inflation, we can take the measures that we have been able to to protect the most vulnerable struggling to make ends meet, and there is more. we know there is more we have got to do. during this contest, you mayjust hear one or other candidate talk about tax cuts. just remember this. while others talk the talk, rishi sunak this month delivered the biggest tax cut

for working people in a decade. applause and he did it because he is a true conservative, imbued by his parents and his grandparents, who first came over here in the 1960s. in and his grandparents, who first came over here in the 1960s.— over here in the 1960s. in feud with the values of _ over here in the 1960s. in feud with the values of enterprise, _ over here in the 1960s. in feud with the values of enterprise, hard - over here in the 1960s. in feud with | the values of enterprise, hard work, and family. his values are our values. and he has always had the courage of his convictions. i remember back and we had a referendum in 2016, he was one of the first one is out of the traps as a young, new member of parliament, a backbencher with all the pressure on him at the time, and he immediately put his colours to the mast. add not just that, he immediately started thinking about how we could grasp the opportunities of brexit. in 2016, he wrote the seminal pamphlet on free ports. five years later as chancellor, he delivered the first

ones. he is someone who makes things happen. and, my friends, just as we need to be honest about the economic challenges we face, we have also got to be really honest about the political predicament that we face. that is the threat of a socialist government, propped up by the lib dems and the snp. and we know their price, too. it is no secret. one referendum on electoral reform, the other on the breaking up of this great united kingdom of ours. that threat is real and we will face it in just two years time. so, there is no time to learn on the job. we have all got to come together, we have got to unite to win. and i mean that right through the party, from our brilliant local councillors, the amazing grass roots that we have got, the people that knock on the doors and deliver the way through

the conservative parliamentary party and across the cabinet. we are one team and we will stand or fall together. but, to make the very best of this exciting and aspirational agenda we have got to unite this brilliant conservative team, we need a leader who can win. the reality is that polling shows only rishi sunak can beat labour, only he can win with the support of leave voters and remain voters. only he can win in the north and in the south, in the blue wall and the red wall. he has got the economic leadership, he has got the economic leadership, he has got the economic leadership, he has got the values to bring us all together, and he is the only one that can win. ladies and gentlemen, let's make him our next leader, let's make him our next leader, let's make him our next prime minister, let's welcome rishi sunak! applause

we need to have a grown—up conversation about where we are, how we got here, and what we intend to do about it. it we got here, and what we intend to do about it— do about it. it is conversation for those of us _ do about it. it is conversation for those of us gathered _ do about it. it is conversation for those of us gathered here - do about it. it is conversation for those of us gathered here in - do about it. it is conversation for those of us gathered here in thisj those of us gathered here in this room _ those of us gathered here in this room today, and the conservative party— room today, and the conservative party more — room today, and the conservative party more widely but, above all, it's a _ party more widely but, above all, it's a conversation we need to have with the _ it's a conversation we need to have with the british people. and it starts — with the british people. and it starts with being honest with each other~ _ starts with being honest with each other. that matters because the decisions — other. that matters because the decisions we make in the coming days and weeks _ decisions we make in the coming days and weeks will set a course that will determine whether the next generation of british people inherit a stronger— generation of british people inherit a stronger and more confident nation — a stronger and more confident nation. the conservative party was elected _ nation. the conservative party was elected with a large majority, so it falls to— elected with a large majority, so it falls to us—

elected with a large majority, so it falls to us to decide who carries the flag — falls to us to decide who carries the flag forward in this parliament. but it— the flag forward in this parliament. but it is— the flag forward in this parliament. but it is not— the flag forward in this parliament. but it is not a decision that should be made _ but it is not a decision that should be made behind closed doors with no input from _ be made behind closed doors with no input from the public. from the beginning, i wanted this campaign to beginning, i wanted this campaign to be more _ beginning, i wanted this campaign to be more thanjust a case for my leadership _ be more thanjust a case for my leadership. i also wanted it to be a moment— leadership. i also wanted it to be a moment where the party and the country— moment where the party and the country came together. before i talk about _ country came together. before i talk about the _ country came together. before i talk about the campaign, i want to say something — about the campaign, i want to say something about how we got here. i want to— something about how we got here. i want to talk about boris johnson. as candidate _ want to talk about boris johnson. as candidate to replace him, we owe it to the _ candidate to replace him, we owe it to the british people who elected boris _ to the british people who elected boris as— to the british people who elected boris as prime minister in 2019 to explain _ boris as prime minister in 2019 to explain why he is leaving office. there _ explain why he is leaving office. there is — explain why he is leaving office. there is something wrong about a process— there is something wrong about a process that sees a sitting prime minister— process that sees a sitting prime minister replace to other people doing _ minister replace to other people doing the replacing pulled the curtains — doing the replacing pulled the curtains and act like it is nobody

's business _ curtains and act like it is nobody 's business but theirs. it is everybody 's business. so, let me tell you _ everybody 's business. so, let me tell you how i see it. borisjohnson is one _ tell you how i see it. borisjohnson is one of— tell you how i see it. borisjohnson is one of the — tell you how i see it. borisjohnson is one of the most remarkable people i is one of the most remarkable people i have _ is one of the most remarkable people i have ever_ is one of the most remarkable people i have ever met. and, whatever some commentators may say, he has a good heart _ commentators may say, he has a good heart did _ commentators may say, he has a good heart did i_ commentators may say, he has a good heart. did i disagree with him? frequently. is he flawed? yes. and so are _ frequently. is he flawed? yes. and so are the — frequently. is he flawed? yes. and so are the rest of us. was it no longer— so are the rest of us. was it no longer working? yes, and that is why i longer working? yes, and that is why i resigned _ longer working? yes, and that is why i resigned. but, let me be clear. i will have — i resigned. but, let me be clear. i will have no— i resigned. but, let me be clear. i will have no part in a rewriting of history— will have no part in a rewriting of history that — will have no part in a rewriting of history that seeks to demonise boris, — history that seeks to demonise boris, exaggerate his faults, or deny— boris, exaggerate his faults, or deny his— boris, exaggerate his faults, or deny his efforts. we know his achievements. breaking

the brexit— we know his achievements. breaking the brexit deadlock, winning a stunning — the brexit deadlock, winning a stunning election victory, rolling out a _ stunning election victory, rolling out a world—class vaccination programme, and standing up for a free ukraine when other leaders were still wringing their hands. some people — still wringing their hands. some people might advise that i should avoid _ people might advise that i should avoid saying all of this in case it alienates— avoid saying all of this in case it alienates people, but that wouldn't be honest. if telling you what i think. — be honest. if telling you what i think, positive and negative, costs me the— think, positive and negative, costs me the leadership, so be it. since i declared _ me the leadership, so be it. since i declared a — me the leadership, so be it. since i declared a few short days ago, the response _ declared a few short days ago, the response has been, well, overwhelming. beyond my imagination. thousands— overwhelming. beyond my imagination. thousands of volunteers have reached out to _ thousands of volunteers have reached out to join _ thousands of volunteers have reached out to join our thousands of volunteers have reached out tojoin our campaign because they have — out tojoin our campaign because they have heard a message of change. i am they have heard a message of change. i am running _ they have heard a message of change. i am running a positive campaign, focused _ i am running a positive campaign, focused on — i am running a positive campaign, focused on what my leadership can offer our— focused on what my leadership can offer our party, and our country. i will not _ offer our party, and our country. i will not engage in the negativity that you — will not engage in the negativity that you may have seen and read in the media —

that you may have seen and read in the media it— that you may have seen and read in the media. if others wish to do that, _ the media. if others wish to do that, then _ the media. if others wish to do that, then let them. that is not who we are _ that, then let them. that is not who we are we — that, then let them. that is not who we are. we can be better. applause because i look across the field of candidates, and i'd see colleagues and friends. i see people i admire and friends. i see people i admire and respect, people with exceptional qualities _ and respect, people with exceptional qualities i_ and respect, people with exceptional qualities. i want to say to all of them, — qualities. i want to say to all of them, we — qualities. i want to say to all of them, we are still part of the same conservative family and when this election— conservative family and when this election is— conservative family and when this election is over, we are going to work— election is over, we are going to work together for the british people _ but, before that, we have to resolve some _ but, before that, we have to resolve some disagreements. incredibly important disagreements about the nature _ important disagreements about the nature and depth of our challenges that the _ nature and depth of our challenges that the country faces, and the right— that the country faces, and the right response to them. a pandemic

that all— right response to them. a pandemic that all but— right response to them. a pandemic that all but broke the world economy, a war in mainland europe, and, _ economy, a war in mainland europe, and. most _ economy, a war in mainland europe, and, most visibly at home now, a global— and, most visibly at home now, a global spike in inflation that has risen _ global spike in inflation that has risen to— global spike in inflation that has risen to levels not seen since the 70s and — risen to levels not seen since the 70s and 80s. when confronted with challenges so fundamental, the right place to— challenges so fundamental, the right place to start is with your values. and my— place to start is with your values. and my values. traditional, conservative values are clear. hard work, _ conservative values are clear. hard work, patriotism, fairness, a love of family. — work, patriotism, fairness, a love of family, pragmatism, but also, an unshakeable belief that we can build a better— unshakeable belief that we can build a better future. applause . values that compel me to say, it is completely _ . values that compel me to say, it is completely unacceptable - . values that compel me to say, it is completely unacceptable in - . values that compel me to say, it is completely unacceptable in this | is completely unacceptable in this country— is completely unacceptable in this country that too many women and -irls country that too many women and girls do— country that too many women and girls do not— country that too many women and girls do not enjoy the same freedom most _ girls do not enjoy the same freedom most men _ girls do not enjoy the same freedom most men take for granted in feeling

safe from _ most men take for granted in feeling safe from assault and abuse. that our natural — safe from assault and abuse. that our natural environment is an inheritance we preserve and protect for future _ inheritance we preserve and protect for future generations. and that at a time _ for future generations. and that at a time of— for future generations. and that at a time of rising global instability, we have — a time of rising global instability, we have a — a time of rising global instability, we have a responsibility to the world — we have a responsibility to the world to — we have a responsibility to the world to provide leadership. that is why. _ world to provide leadership. that is why. as _ world to provide leadership. that is why, as chancellor, i prioritised record _ why, as chancellor, i prioritised record funding for the armed services, _ record funding for the armed services, who represent the best of our country— services, who represent the best of our country and do heroic work. applause _ . but, as vital as values are, they are not enough. _ . but, as vital as values are, they are not enough. we _ . but, as vital as values are, they are not enough. we need - . but, as vital as values are, they are not enough. we need to - . but, as vital as values are, they are not enough. we need to have . but, as vital as values are, they i are not enough. we need to have a grown-up— are not enough. we need to have a grown—up conversation about the central— grown—up conversation about the central policy question that all candidates have to answer in this election — candidates have to answer in this election. do you have a credible plan _ election. do you have a credible plan to— election. do you have a credible plan to protect our economy and get it growing? — plan to protect our economy and get it growing? my message to the party and the _ it growing? my message to the party and the country is simple. i have a

plan _ and the country is simple. i have a plan to— and the country is simple. i have a plan to steer — and the country is simple. i have a plan to steer our economy through these _ plan to steer our economy through these headwinds will stop we need a return— these headwinds will stop we need a return to _ these headwinds will stop we need a return to traditional conservative economic— return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means honesty— economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy— honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. it is not credible to promise lots more _ it is not credible to promise lots more spending and lower tax. i had to make _ more spending and lower tax. i had to make some of the most difficult choices— to make some of the most difficult choices of— to make some of the most difficult choices of my life as chancellor, in particular— choices of my life as chancellor, in particular how to deal with our debt and borrowing after covid. i have never_ and borrowing after covid. i have never hidden away from those. i certainly— never hidden away from those. i certainly won't pretend now the choices — certainly won't pretend now the choices i— certainly won't pretend now the choices i made, and the things i voted _ choices i made, and the things i voted for. — choices i made, and the things i voted for, were somehow not necessary. and, whilst that may be politically— necessary. and, whilst that may be politically inconvenient for me, it is also _ politically inconvenient for me, it is also the — politically inconvenient for me, it is also the truth. as is the fact that. _ is also the truth. as is the fact that. once _ is also the truth. as is the fact that, once we have a gripped inflation. _ that, once we have a gripped inflation, i will get the tax burden

down _ inflation, i will get the tax burden down it— inflation, i will get the tax burden down it is— inflation, i will get the tax burden down. it is a question of when, not if. and i will achieve this because i have _ and i will achieve this because i have a — and i will achieve this because i have a clear plan to get our economy growing _ have a clear plan to get our economy growing quickly. we need to implement the radical reforms i set out as— implement the radical reforms i set out as chancellor, to the way businesses are taxed, to make our country— businesses are taxed, to make our country the — businesses are taxed, to make our country the best place in the world. to invest _ country the best place in the world. to invest more, train more, and critically. — to invest more, train more, and critically. to _ to invest more, train more, and critically, to innovate more. we need _ critically, to innovate more. we need to— critically, to innovate more. we need to use the new freedoms brexit has given— need to use the new freedoms brexit has given us, and the new mentality it can _ has given us, and the new mentality it can give _ has given us, and the new mentality it can give us, to reform the mass of regulations, bureaucracy and constraint— of regulations, bureaucracy and constraint that too often get on the way. constraint that too often get on the way we _ constraint that too often get on the way. we need to build a new consensus on people coming to our country _ consensus on people coming to our country. yes, to hard—working, talented. — country. yes, to hard—working, talented, innovators but crucially, control— talented, innovators but crucially, control of— talented, innovators but crucially, control of our borders. and we need to transform — control of our borders. and we need to transform the performance and

productivity of our public services. by productivity of our public services. by integrating technology, empowering good leaders, and caring much _ empowering good leaders, and caring much more _ empowering good leaders, and caring much more about what actually works and what _ much more about what actually works and what sounds good, i believe we can build _ and what sounds good, i believe we can build a — and what sounds good, i believe we can build a better smaller 21st—century government that helps to support — 21st—century government that helps to support growth and countries around — to support growth and countries around the world seek to emulate. now. _ around the world seek to emulate. now. if— around the world seek to emulate. now. if we — around the world seek to emulate. now, if we do all of this we will -et now, if we do all of this we will get our— now, if we do all of this we will get our economy growing quickly again. _ get our economy growing quickly again. not— get our economy growing quickly again, notjust for a short burst, but sustainably for generations to come _ but sustainably for generations to come this — but sustainably for generations to come. this is the surest path, to tax cuts — come. this is the surest path, to tax cuts that _ come. this is the surest path, to tax cuts that were, to keeping our schools _ tax cuts that were, to keeping our schools and — tax cuts that were, to keeping our schools and nhs strong, to properly funding _ schools and nhs strong, to properly funding our armed forces and keeping our country— funding our armed forces and keeping our country safe. so, that is my plan _ our country safe. so, that is my plan tackle _ our country safe. so, that is my plan. tackle inflation, grow the economy. — plan. tackle inflation, grow the economy, and cut taxes. it is a long-term _ economy, and cut taxes. it is a long—term approach that will deliver long-term _ long—term approach that will deliver long—term gains for families and businesses across the united kingdom. i am

businesses across the united kingdom. lam prepared businesses across the united kingdom. i am prepared to give everything i have in service to our nation _ everything i have in service to our nation to — everything i have in service to our nation. to restore trust, rebuild our economy, and reunite the country — our economy, and reunite the country i_ our economy, and reunite the country. i want to have a grown—up conversation — country. i want to have a grown—up conversation where i can tell you the truth — conversation where i can tell you the truth a _ conversation where i can tell you the truth. a better future is not given — the truth. a better future is not given it — the truth. a better future is not given it is _ the truth. a better future is not given. it is earned. that is why i am standing to be the next leader of the conservative party, and your prime _ the conservative party, and your prime minister.— prime minister. thank you. applause _ thanks. thank you, thank you. thanks. — thanks. thank you, thank you. thanks, everyone. ithink thanks. thank you, thank you. thanks, everyone. i think we are going _ thanks, everyone. i think we are going to — thanks, everyone. i think we are going to take some questions, both from the _ going to take some questions, both from the audience and a view from

the media — from the audience and a view from the media. the first question is roberto — the media. the first question is roberto. . ., ., the media. the first question is roberto. . ., . ., roberto. hi, i am a local councillor here in london _ roberto. hi, i am a local councillor here in london and _ roberto. hi, i am a local councillor here in london and a _ roberto. hi, i am a local councillor here in london and a party- here in london and a party volunteer~ _ here in london and a party volunteer. we _ here in london and a party volunteer. we have - here in london and a party volunteer. we have got. here in london and a party. volunteer. we have got some here in london and a party- volunteer. we have got some real challenges — volunteer. we have got some real challenges ahead. _ volunteer. we have got some real challenges ahead. as _ volunteer. we have got some real challenges ahead. as you - volunteer. we have got some real- challenges ahead. as you mentioned, inflation. _ challenges ahead. as you mentioned, inflation. the — challenges ahead. as you mentioned, inflation, the war— challenges ahead. as you mentioned, inflation, the war in— challenges ahead. as you mentioned, inflation, the war in ukraine, - inflation, the war in ukraine, recovering _ inflation, the war in ukraine, recovering from _ inflation, the war in ukraine, recovering from covid. - inflation, the war in ukraine, recovering from covid. how i inflation, the war in ukraine, i recovering from covid. how are inflation, the war in ukraine, - recovering from covid. how are you going _ recovering from covid. how are you going to _ recovering from covid. how are you going to take — recovering from covid. how are you going to take us— recovering from covid. how are you going to take us through _ recovering from covid. how are you going to take us through all - recovering from covid. how are you going to take us through all of - recovering from covid. how are you going to take us through all of that| going to take us through all of that and bring _ going to take us through all of that and bring us — going to take us through all of that and bring us back— going to take us through all of that and bring us back together- going to take us through all of that and bring us back together as- going to take us through all of that and bring us back together as a - and bring us back together as a party— and bring us back together as a party and — and bring us back together as a party and as— and bring us back together as a party and as a _ and bring us back together as a party and as a country? - and bring us back together as a party and as a country? first. and bring us back together as a party and as a country?- party and as a country? first of all, party and as a country? first of all. thank _ party and as a country? first of all. thank you _ party and as a country? first of all, thank you for _ party and as a country? first of all, thank you for what - party and as a country? first of all, thank you for what you - party and as a country? first of all, thank you for what you do | all, thank you for what you do locally. — all, thank you for what you do locally, and you are right, we do have _ locally, and you are right, we do have some — locally, and you are right, we do have some big challenges ahead of us. have some big challenges ahead of us and _ have some big challenges ahead of us and i_ have some big challenges ahead of us. and i think, if we want to start dealing _ us. and i think, if we want to start dealing with — us. and i think, if we want to start dealing with them, the first thing we have — dealing with them, the first thing we have to be is honest that they exist _ we have to be is honest that they exist we — we have to be is honest that they exist. we have to recognise the scale _ exist. we have to recognise the scale of— exist. we have to recognise the scale of the challenges we face and be honest— scale of the challenges we face and be honest with the country about that _ be honest with the country about that we — be honest with the country about that. we can't pretend that they are easy. _ that. we can't pretend that they are easy. or— that. we can't pretend that they are easy, orthat that. we can't pretend that they are easy, or that they are not there. what _ easy, or that they are not there. what it— easy, or that they are not there. what it requires is a serious leadership to tackle them. that's what _ leadership to tackle them. that's what i _ leadership to tackle them. that's what i believe i can offer. i believe _ what i believe i can offer. i believe that we can restore trust, we can— believe that we can restore trust, we can rebuild our economy and protect— we can rebuild our economy and protect the most vulnerable as we do so, protect the most vulnerable as we do so. and _ protect the most vulnerable as we do so. and we _ protect the most vulnerable as we do so, and we can reunite the country and i_ so, and we can reunite the country and i know— so, and we can reunite the country and i know i— so, and we can reunite the country and i know i can do it with your help. _ and i know i can do it with your help. so— and i know i can do it with your help, so thank you. right, next from

the media. _ help, so thank you. right, next from the media, we have got chris mason from the _ the media, we have got chris mason from the bbc. the media, we have got chris mason from the bbc-— from the bbc. good morning. day after da , from the bbc. good morning. day after day. so _ from the bbc. good morning. day after day, so many _ from the bbc. good morning. day after day, so many of _ from the bbc. good morning. day after day, so many of your- after day, so many of your colleagues have sought to demolish your record as chancellor. do you have the stomach for what is to come? ~ . , ., come? well, i am standing here toda , come? well, i am standing here today, surrounded _ come? well, i am standing here today, surrounded by— come? well, i am standing here today, surrounded by friends i come? well, i am standing here| today, surrounded by friends and colleagues... cheering few cheering _ . chris. that is what gives cheering — . chris. that is what gives me cheering . chris. that is what ides me the . chris, that is what gives me the o timism . chris, that is what gives me the optimism and _ . chris, that is what gives me the optimism and confidence - . chris, that is what gives me the optimism and confidence to - . chris, that is what gives me the optimism and confidence to do i . chris, that is what gives me the i optimism and confidence to do this. i optimism and confidence to do this. i want _ optimism and confidence to do this. i want to— optimism and confidence to do this. i want to run— optimism and confidence to do this. i want to run an entirely positive campaign — i want to run an entirely positive campaign. as i said in my speech, i have _ campaign. as i said in my speech, i have enormous respect for my colleagues, my friends who are running — colleagues, my friends who are running in _ colleagues, my friends who are running in this contest, and the most _ running in this contest, and the most important thing to remember is we are _ most important thing to remember is we are all— most important thing to remember is we are all part of the same conservative family, and when this is said _ conservative family, and when this is said and — conservative family, and when this is said and done, we will come together— is said and done, we will come together and get back to serving the british— together and get back to serving the british people and i'm looking to doing _ british people and i'm looking to doing that. next, we have got carl from doing that. — next, we have got carl from itv. |

next, we have got carl from itv. i am next, we have got carl from itv. am going to next, we have got carl from itv. i am going to go next, is that 0k? next, we have got carl from itv. i. am going to go next, is that 0k? 0h, carl. am going to go next, is that 0k? 0h, carl- there — am going to go next, is that 0k? 0h, carl- there you _ am going to go next, is that 0k? 0h, carl. there you are! i am coming to you. _ carl. there you are! i am coming to you. beth — carl. there you are! i am coming to you, beth. don't worry. you carl. there you are! i am coming to you, beth. don't worry.— you, beth. don't worry. you have ainted a you, beth. don't worry. you have painted a picture _ you, beth. don't worry. you have painted a picture of— you, beth. don't worry. you have painted a picture of yourself- you, beth. don't worry. you have painted a picture of yourself of i painted a picture of yourself of being — painted a picture of yourself of being as — painted a picture of yourself of being as loyal _ painted a picture of yourself of being as loyal as _ painted a picture of yourself of being as loyal as you - painted a picture of yourself of being as loyal as you could - painted a picture of yourself of. being as loyal as you could have been _ being as loyal as you could have been to— being as loyal as you could have been to boris— being as loyal as you could have been to borisjohnson. - being as loyal as you could have been to boris johnson. but - being as loyal as you could have l been to borisjohnson. but really, if you _ been to borisjohnson. but really, if you didn't — been to borisjohnson. but really, if you didn't believe _ been to borisjohnson. but really, if you didn't believe that - been to borisjohnson. but really, if you didn't believe that you - been to borisjohnson. but really, if you didn't believe that you werej if you didn't believe that you were less flawed — if you didn't believe that you were less flawed than _ if you didn't believe that you were less flawed than boris _ if you didn't believe that you were less flawed than boris johnson, i if you didn't believe that you were i less flawed than borisjohnson, you wouldn't _ less flawed than borisjohnson, you wouldn't be — less flawed than borisjohnson, you wouldn't be standing _ less flawed than borisjohnson, you wouldn't be standing here, - less flawed than borisjohnson, you wouldn't be standing here, would i wouldn't be standing here, would you? _ wouldn't be standing here, would you? can— wouldn't be standing here, would you? can you _ wouldn't be standing here, would you? can youjust_ wouldn't be standing here, would you? can you just spell— wouldn't be standing here, would you? can you just spell out - wouldn't be standing here, would you? can you just spell out why i wouldn't be standing here, would i you? can you just spell out why you thought— you? can you just spell out why you thought it _ you? can you just spell out why you thought it wasn't _ you? can you just spell out why you thought it wasn't working _ you? can you just spell out why you thought it wasn't working and - you? can you just spell out why you thought it wasn't working and you l thought it wasn't working and you had to— thought it wasn't working and you had to quit? — thought it wasn't working and you had to quit?— had to quit? well, you will have seen my resignation _ had to quit? well, you will have seen my resignation letter, - had to quit? well, you will have l seen my resignation letter, where had to quit? well, you will have i seen my resignation letter, where i explain _ seen my resignation letter, where i explain that. it was not an easy decision. — explain that. it was not an easy decision. it— explain that. it was not an easy decision, it was incredibly difficult _ decision, it was incredibly difficult and sad because i worked closely _ difficult and sad because i worked closely with boris, loyally for over 2.5 closely with boris, loyally for over 25 years — closely with boris, loyally for over 2.5 years. when it came to it, as i said— 2.5 years. when it came to it, as i said in— 2.5 years. when it came to it, as i said in my— 2.5 years. when it came to it, as i said in my letter, there were some things— said in my letter, there were some things that — said in my letter, there were some things that were becoming too difficult — things that were becoming too difficult for me to keep working with him — difficult for me to keep working with him on. you heard what i said in this— with him on. you heard what i said in this speech about my views on boris. _ in this speech about my views on boris. and — in this speech about my views on boris. and i_ in this speech about my views on boris, and i meant them 100%. you

su . . ested boris, and i meant them 100%. you suggested he _ boris, and i meant them 100%. you suggested he is _ boris, and i meant them 100%. you suggested he is no more fraud than anyone _ suggested he is no more fraud than anyone else — suggested he is no more fraud than anyone else ihie— suggested he is no more fraud than anyone else-— anyone else. we are all flawed. there's not _ anyone else. we are all flawed. there's not a _ anyone else. we are all flawed. there's not a single _ anyone else. we are all flawed. there's not a single politician . there's not a single politician sounding _ there's not a single politician sounding here who can say we are perfect _ sounding here who can say we are perfect we — sounding here who can say we are perfect. we all have our strengths and weaknesses. ourjob is to talk about— and weaknesses. ourjob is to talk about what— and weaknesses. ourjob is to talk about what we can offer the country as candidate and that's what i'm doing _ as candidate and that's what i'm doing today. i'm sure my colleagues will do _ doing today. i'm sure my colleagues will do the _ doing today. i'm sure my colleagues will do the same. we are all part of the same _ will do the same. we are all part of the same family and we should be proud _ the same family and we should be proud of— the same family and we should be proud of the things we have done that have — proud of the things we have done that have made a difference to this country _ that have made a difference to this country i_ that have made a difference to this country. i am. that have made a difference to this country. lam. i'm proud that have made a difference to this country. i am. i'm proud to be that have made a difference to this country. lam. i'm proud to be part of a government that did all those things— of a government that did all those things i_ of a government that did all those things i talked about and to have worked _ things i talked about and to have worked under a prime minister that did all— worked under a prime minister that did all of— worked under a prime minister that did all of those things. go worked under a prime minister that did all of those things.— did all of those things. go on, beth. thank _ did all of those things. go on, beth. thank you. _ did all of those things. go on, beth. thank you. rishi - did all of those things. go on, | beth. thank you. rishi sunak, did all of those things. go on, - beth. thank you. rishi sunak, you have stood here and said boris johnson is a remarkable person and you don't want history to demonise him, but the fact is, the party has just ousted him on the basis of conduct, probity and causing division, and here you are, and i have to put it to you that you have a police fine over partygate, and

they have also been questions over your very wealthy family avoiding paying millions of pounds of tax as your wife was a non—dom tax payable although that has changed very recently. you are an utterly corrosive figure in the parliamentary party for a big chunk of it, so i put it to you, i'm sorry, but there are many in the party that do not want you to be prime minister and you know that. so i put it to you that you are not a clean... sound dipped. apologies, wejust lost sound dipped. apologies, we just lost that lying

to the conference. rishi sunak is launching formally his campaign to be the next leader of the conservative party, and indeed the next prime minister. he began by saying we need a grown—up conversation and he said this was not just about his conversation and he said this was notjust about his personal campaign to become leader and prime minister, but he said it also has to be about a moment where the party and the country come together. and on that issue that has been really dominating the conversations so far about tax cuts, he says he would first of all tackle inflation, followed by growing the economy, and then bringing in tax cuts, in that order. i believe we can now go back to rishi sunak. taste order. i believe we can now go back to rishi sunak.— order. i believe we can now go back to rishi sunak. we want to bring the country together. — to rishi sunak. we want to bring the country together, and _ to rishi sunak. we want to bring the country together, and i _ to rishi sunak. we want to bring the country together, and i believe - to rishi sunak. we want to bring the country together, and i believe we i country together, and i believe we can do— country together, and i believe we can do that. some of your issues around your green card and your wife �*s non—dom

tax status, these are issues that labour will be able to use against the conservatives in the next election about the character of the prime minister. they are problems in your closet. prime minister. they are problems in our closet. ~ prime minister. they are problems in your closet-— your closet. well, they are all out there and we _ your closet. well, they are all out there and we have _ your closet. well, they are all out there and we have discussed - your closet. well, they are all out i there and we have discussed them, and we _ there and we have discussed them, and we addressed them at easter. i referred _ and we addressed them at easter. i referred myself, as you know, to the lord referred myself, as you know, to the lord who _ referred myself, as you know, to the lord who described my behaviour and conduct _ lord who described my behaviour and conduct as— lord who described my behaviour and conduct as meticulous and that there were no— conduct as meticulous and that there were no conflicts, and my wife made her own— were no conflicts, and my wife made her own statement at the time, and i respect _ her own statement at the time, and i respect her— her own statement at the time, and i respect her decision is to do that. ifully— respect her decision is to do that. i fully respect her decision is going — i fully respect her decision is going forward. of course, i will continue — going forward. of course, i will continue to make sure we have high standards— continue to make sure we have high standards in— continue to make sure we have high standards in public office and that is what _ standards in public office and that is what people should rightly expect from their— is what people should rightly expect from their leaders, and that is what iwill— from their leaders, and that is what i will provide. right, | i will provide. right, i think that's all we have -ot right, i think that's all we have got time — right, i think that's all we have got time for. i'm sure we will be doing _ got time for. i'm sure we will be doing this — got time for. i'm sure we will be doing this lots more. i have got a bunch _ doing this lots more. i have got a bunch of— doing this lots more. i have got a bunch of people waiting for me next door~ _ bunch of people waiting for me next door~ 0h. _ bunch of people waiting for me next door. 0h, we can do one from you. door. oh, we can do one from you. they— door. oh, we can do one from you. they will— door. 0h, we can do one from you. they will get — door. 0h, we can do one from you. they will get mad for me being late

to the _ they will get mad for me being late to the next— they will get mad for me being late to the next thing!— to the next thing! thank you. you are standing _ to the next thing! thank you. you are standing to _ to the next thing! thank you. you are standing to be _ to the next thing! thank you. you are standing to be the _ to the next thing! thank you. you are standing to be the next - to the next thing! thank you. you are standing to be the next prime minister— are standing to be the next prime minister minister, _ are standing to be the next prime minister minister, you _ are standing to be the next prime minister minister, you can - are standing to be the next prime minister minister, you can take i are standing to be the next prime minister minister, you can take a| minister minister, you can take a couple _ minister minister, you can take a couple of— minister minister, you can take a couple of buttons _ minister minister, you can take a couple of buttons from _ minister minister, you can take a couple of buttons from a - minister minister, you can take a i couple of buttons from a journalist. dominic— couple of buttons from a journalist. dominic cummings— couple of buttons from a journalist. dominic cummings has _ couple of buttons from a journalist. dominic cummings has been - dominic cummings has been campaigning— dominic cummings has been campaigning to— dominic cummings has been campaigning to make- dominic cummings has been campaigning to make you i dominic cummings has been . campaigning to make you prime minister— campaigning to make you prime minister for— campaigning to make you prime minister for almost _ campaigning to make you prime minister for almost a _ campaigning to make you prime minister for almost a year, - campaigning to make you prime minister for almost a year, are i campaigning to make you prime i minister for almost a year, are you grateful— minister for almost a year, are you grateful for — minister for almost a year, are you grateful for his _ minister for almost a year, are you grateful for his support _ minister for almost a year, are you grateful for his support and - minister for almost a year, are you grateful for his support and will - grateful for his support and will there _ grateful for his support and will there be — grateful for his support and will there be a _ grateful for his support and will there be a job _ grateful for his support and will there be a job in _ grateful for his support and will there be a job in downing - grateful for his support and willi there be a job in downing street grateful for his support and will - there be a job in downing street for him in _ there be a job in downing street for him in your— there be a job in downing street for him in your administration? - there be a job in downing street for him in your administration? and - there be a job in downing street fori him in your administration? and one more. _ him in your administration? and one more. if— him in your administration? and one more. if i _ him in your administration? and one more. if i may. _ him in your administration? and one more. if i may. as— him in your administration? and one more. if i may. as i _ him in your administration? and one more, if i may, as i have _ him in your administration? and one more, if i may, as i have only- him in your administration? and one more, if i may, as i have only got i more, if i may, as i have only got you for— more, if i may, as i have only got you for a — more, if i may, as i have only got you for a little _ more, if i may, as i have only got you for a little while. _ more, if i may, as i have only got you for a little while. last - more, if i may, as i have only got you for a little while. last week, i you for a little while. last week, the prime — you for a little while. last week, the prime minister— you for a little while. last week, the prime minister pledged - you for a little while. last week, the prime minister pledged to. the prime minister pledged to increase — the prime minister pledged to increase defence _ the prime minister pledged to increase defence spending - the prime minister pledged to increase defence spending toi the prime minister pledged to- increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by— increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by the _ increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp bythe end— increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by the end of— increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by the end of this _ increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by the end of this decade. - increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by the end of this decade. willi gdp by the end of this decade. will you continue — gdp by the end of this decade. will you continue with _ gdp by the end of this decade. will you continue with that _ gdp by the end of this decade. will you continue with that vow - gdp by the end of this decade. will you continue with that vow in - gdp by the end of this decade. will you continue with that vow in office if you _ you continue with that vow in office if you win. — you continue with that vow in office if you win. and _ you continue with that vow in office if you win. and if— you continue with that vow in office if you win, and if so, _ you continue with that vow in office if you win, and if so, why— you continue with that vow in office if you win, and if so, why did - you continue with that vow in office if you win, and if so, why did you i if you win, and if so, why did you ignore _ if you win, and if so, why did you ignore repeated _ if you win, and if so, why did you ignore repeated warnings - if you win, and if so, why did you ignore repeated warnings this . if you win, and if so, why did you i ignore repeated warnings this year that britain— ignore repeated warnings this year that britain will— ignore repeated warnings this year that britain will miss _ ignore repeated warnings this year that britain will miss the _ ignore repeated warnings this year that britain will miss the crucial i that britain will miss the crucial nato _ that britain will miss the crucial nato target _ that britain will miss the crucial nato target of _ that britain will miss the crucial nato target of 2% _ that britain will miss the crucial nato target of 2% on _ that britain will miss the crucial nato target of 2% on defence i nato target of 2% on defence spending? _ nato target of 296 on defence spending?— nato target of 296 on defence sendina? ., . , ., , spending? two excellent questions. on dominic cummings, _ spending? two excellent questions. on dominic cummings, he - spending? two excellent questions. on dominic cummings, he has - spending? two excellent questions. on dominic cummings, he has had| on dominic cummings, he has had absolutely— on dominic cummings, he has had absolutely nothing to do with its campaign and will have absolutely nothing _ campaign and will have absolutely nothing to do with any government that i'm _ nothing to do with any government that i'm privileged to lead. and for the record. —

that i'm privileged to lead. and for the record, i have not communicated with dominic— the record, i have not communicated with dominic cummings since the day that he _ with dominic cummings since the day that he left— with dominic cummings since the day that he left downing street. ijust want _ that he left downing street. ijust want to— that he left downing street. ijust want to make sure that is clear. on the defence — want to make sure that is clear. on the defence spending, what can i say customer— the defence spending, what can i say customer first of all, eye view our nato _ customer first of all, eye view our nato target as a floor and not a ceiling. — nato target as a floor and not a ceiling, and that something i can commit — ceiling, and that something i can commit to. — ceiling, and that something i can commit to. the most important thing to note _ commit to. the most important thing to note is _ commit to. the most important thing to note is ever defence spending is already— to note is ever defence spending is already forecast to grow to around 2~5%_ already forecast to grow to around 2.5% over— already forecast to grow to around 2.5% over time as a result of the investments we are making in things like our— investments we are making in things like our future combat air system and others. — like our future combat air system and others. but the way i think about— and others. but the way i think about it — and others. but the way i think about it is _ and others. but the way i think about it is not to think about defence _ about it is not to think about defence spending through arbitrary targets. _ defence spending through arbitrary targets. actually, what's the most important — targets. actually, what's the most important thing is making sure that this country is protected against the threats that it has faced. my approach — the threats that it has faced. my approach to defence spending will be approach to defence spending will be a based _ approach to defence spending will be a based. does making sure we make the investments to protect ourselves to keep _ the investments to protect ourselves to keep ourselves safe. if you look at my— to keep ourselves safe. if you look at my record, i was a chancellor that— at my record, i was a chancellor that put— at my record, i was a chancellor that put in— at my record, i was a chancellor that put in place the largest increase _ that put in place the largest increase in defence spending since the end _ increase in defence spending since the end of— increase in defence spending since the end of the cold war. i was the chancellor— the end of the cold war. i was the chancellor that oversold £2 billion of military support to ukraine. is a

record _ of military support to ukraine. is a record i_ of military support to ukraine. is a record i am — of military support to ukraine. is a record i am proud of. thank you all very much. — record i am proud of. thank you all very much. thank you. so. _ very much. thank you. so. a _ very much. thank you. so, a finalanswer very much. thank you. so, a final answer there from rishi sunak, as he formally launches his campaign to be the next conservative party leader, and prime minister. he talked there about a credible plan for the economy, so a bit of a dig at some of his opponents, although he was talking about leading a very positive campaign. but certainly, setting out a contrast between his approach to the economy and some of those candidates, who say they would cut tax very quickly. in fact, liz truss said she would cut tax on day one if she became the next conservative leader. rishi sunak says he would, first of all deal with inflation, and then grow the economy, and then cut tax in that order. he said it was a credible plan. interestingly, we saw dominic raab introduce rishi sunak there, calling him a true conservative, so he has the backing of dominic raab.

he also has the backing of grant shapps, the transport secretary, and other cabinet member who was, of course, in the running. lemmejust read you, if i can read my phone screen in the glow of the sun. grant shapps has been saying in the last short while," ——... that is the message from grant shapps, who is also backing rishi sunak. rishi sunak come to bleat past the 20 mp5, the backing of 20 mps required to enter the first round of voting that exposed tomorrow. at that point, those who go through have to secure the backing of 30 mps to enter into a second round of voting. so those two rows are due to happen over the next two days. —— rounds. as well as

rishi sunak, other candidates have been setting out their stalls, all at the same time, so a very busy hour here in politics. we have heard from tom tugendhat, the senior backbencher and also kemi badenoch, former equalities minister. kemi badenoch has said he is over the 20 margin. we have not had that confirmed from kemi badenochjust yet, although there has been a huge amount of interest in her campaign and what she has had to say so far. i think we can hear a clip of her now. . ~' i think we can hear a clip of her now. . ~ , ., i think we can hear a clip of her now. . ~ _ y i think we can hear a clip of her now. . ~ _ , , now. thank you, everybody. it is time to tell— now. thank you, everybody. it is time to tell the _ now. thank you, everybody. it is time to tell the truth. _ now. thank you, everybody. it is time to tell the truth. for - now. thank you, everybody. it is time to tell the truth. for too i time to tell the truth. for too long, politicians have been telling us that we can have it all. that you can have your cake and eat it. i'm here to tell you that that isn't true. it never has been. there are always tough choices, in life and in politics. no free lunches, no tax cuts without limits on government

spending, no stronger defence without a slim estate. governing involves trade—offs, and we need to start being honest about that. unlike others, i am not going to promise you things without a plan to deliver them. promise you things without a plan to deliverthem. people promise you things without a plan to deliver them. people are sick of that, they are crying out for honesty. today, i want to be honest about our economic challenge. the scale of the challenge we face means we can't run away from the truth, inflation has made the cost of living crisis are cute but the problems go back way further. we have had a poor decade for living standards. we have overburdened our economy. there is too much unproductive public spending, consuming taxpayers hard earned money, and there are too many regulations slowing growth and clogging up the arteries of the economy. too many policies likely net zero target, set up with no thought to the effect on industries in the poorer part of these with this country.

that is why we need change. that is why i am running to be leader. applause. to why i am running to be leader. applause-— why i am running to be leader. applause. ., , ., ~ , ., applause. to be a prime minister who tells the truth — applause. to be a prime minister who tells the truth because _ applause. to be a prime minister who tells the truth because the _ applause. to be a prime minister who tells the truth because the truth - tells the truth because the truth will set us free. the problems run deep and i am in no doubt about the scale of the challenge any new prime minister will have to deal with. the underlying economic problems we face have been made worse by covid and more, but what makes the situation worse is that the answers to your problems, conservative answers, having been articulated or delivered in a way appropriate to the modern age. we have been in the grip of an underlying social, cultural and intellectual malaise. the right has lost his confidence and courage. our ability to defend the free market as the fairest way of helping people

prosper has been undermined. it has been undermined by a willingness to embrace protectionism for special interest, undermined by retreating interest, undermined by retreating in the face of the ben &jerry�*s tendency, those who say a business? name priority is socialjustice not profit, and underlying by crony capitalists who collude with big bureaucracy to rig the system against entrepreneurs. applause. the truth that limited government doing less but better is the best way to restore faith in government has been forgotten as we have pandered to pressure groups and caved into every campaigner with a moving message, and that has made the government agenda into a shopping list of disconnected, unworkable and unsustainable policies. the knowledge that the

nation state, our democratic nation state, is the best way for people to live in harmony and enjoy prosperity has been overwritten by the noisy demands those who want to delegitimise and denigrate. if we don't stand up for our shared institutions, for free speech, don't stand up for our shared institutions, forfree speech, due process and the rule of law then we end up with the zero—sum game of identity politics, which only increases divisions when we need to come together. applause. so, free markets, limited government, strong nation state, those are the conservative principles that we need to beat back populism and polarisation to prepare for the challenges ahead. if i was prime minister i would be driven by these conservative principles to deliver a fairer, freer and united britain. it is those conservative

principles and the belief in facing facts however uncomfortable with unflinching honesty that will guide my approach to governments and how we put things right. so how are we going to do this? i am an engineer, a systems thinker, a problem solver. in engineering you can't overcome resistance with rhetoric, you can get the machine to work with promises. you need to analyse the issue deeply, untangle the mess that others have made and methodically put things right. in the debate we have been having about the future of a party and country to have been lots of promises to cut taxes, and i can understand why. with the highest tax burden in decades, it is right that we ask how we reduce taxes on businesses, families and individuals. i am committed to reducing corporate and personal taxes, but i will not enter into attack spitting war. to make promises that you cannot keep is a

betrayal of everything that i stand for. applause. �* ., , for. applause. ~ ., , ., for. applause. ., , ., ., applause. and i really want to stress the _ applause. and i really want to stress the dividing _ applause. and i really want to stress the dividing line - applause. and i really want to stress the dividing line in - applause. and i really want to stress the dividing line in this i stress the dividing line in this race is not tax cuts, itsjudgment. applause. you can only deliver lower taxes if you stop pretending that the state continues to do everything we are currently trying to do. we need to recognise that it is not just a matter of doing the same with less, we need to focus on the essentials, be straight with people. the idea that we can simply say efficiently —— say efficiency savings and heels three times is for the birds. my government will discard the priorities of twitter and focus on the people plus my priorities.

applause. when - applause. when we i applause. | when we can applause. - when we can deliver applausr. — when we can deliver passports and driving licences on time, why are we spending millions on people whose jobs literally didn't exist a decade ago, like staff well—being coordinator is in the public sector? what about the well—being of the public you can go on holiday because we can process a piece of paper on time? applause. ~ ., ., time? applause. ., ., ., ., applause. we are now taxing and sendin: applause. we are now taxing and spending more _ applause. we are now taxing and spending more on _ applause. we are now taxing and spending more on government - applause. we are now taxing andl spending more on government than applause. we are now taxing and - spending more on government than we have ever done, yet people's satisfaction with the quality of their day—to—day services is falling. this is not sustainable. we can't carry on subsidising so many people on university courses. we must require schools to concentrate on effective whole class on rigorous subjects. we should get the police to focus on neighbourhood crime, not waste time and resources worrying

about hurt feelings online. applause. in- applause. in reducingj applause. - in reducing the applausr. — in reducing the government tries to do, we reduce the cost of government, we refocused government and people's priorities and allow the space for individuals, employers and entrepreneurs to solve problems, and entrepreneurs to solve problems, and only then do we create the opportunity to cut taxes. we can reduce the amount we spend on international aid while still remaining a force for good in the world. we can ensure an efficient civil service, world. we can ensure an efficient civilservice, but let's world. we can ensure an efficient civil service, but let's be clear, simply getting rid of diversity officers will not move the dial, it is not good enough to just promise —— a bonfire of quangos. we can create proper accountability around the £100 million grant that the government currently dispenses. every household in the country

thinks about value for money with every point that they spent. the government doesn't do that. while the priority of the £300 million the government spends on procurement should be value for money, in truth this is being undermined by tick box exercises and sustainability, diversity and equality. these are good things but they need to be done properly and we mustn't move away from the core mission. i recognise that this is an ambitious agenda and running to be prime minister when you are a 42—year—old is by definition ambitious, but i am ambitious, but for our country and for our party. i choose to become at conservative mp to serve and i chose this country because here i could be free and be everything i wanted to be. i grew up in nigeria and i saw first—hand what happens when politicians are in it for themselves, when the use public money is the private piggy bank, when they promise the earth but

pulled notjust the air but their whole political atmosphere. i saw what socialism means for millions. it is poverty and broken dreams. i came to britain determined to make their way in a country where hard work and honest endeavour can take you anywhere. i paid my way through couege you anywhere. i paid my way through college working in mcdonald's, flipping burgers, cleaning loose and i learned first—hand and earning your own money you notjust more freedom, but more dignity. i am so grateful to so many people who took a chance on me and help me succeed, but i also remember that throughout my life to people who said you can't, you shouldn't, this is not for you and in politics many people who said, you are into wrong party, saying the wrong things, you can do that, but i'm not the sort of person you can sideline, silence or cancel. applause.

i tell the truth, i fight for change, ifight for i tell the truth, i fight for change, i fight for people and for causes that i love. some might say this is no time for novices, i think this is no time for novices, i think this is no time for steady as she goes. it is time for change. to win the next election and deliver conservative solutions, we must stand as the party of change. i have the conviction, the courage and clarity of thought to deliver that change for the people of this country. thank you. applause.

thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you so much. i have a very enthusiastic support group. thank you. now answer questions and i think i have a question from nick from the bbc.— think i have a question from nick from the bbc. anyone who knows ou. .. from the bbc. anyone who knows you... inaudible. _ from the bbc. anyone who knows you... inaudible. what- from the bbc. anyone who knows you... inaudible. what comes | from the bbc. anyone who knows i you... inaudible. what comes first, uni or you... inaudible. what comes first, unity or convictions? _ you. .. inaudible. what comes first, unity or convictions? i _ you... inaudible. what comes first, unity or convictions? i don't - you... inaudible. what comes first, unity or convictions? i don't agree i unity or convictions? i don't agree with the premise _ unity or convictions? i don't agree with the premise of _ unity or convictions? i don't agree with the premise of your- unity or convictions? i don't agree | with the premise of your question. you can do both. people need to know

that what you're saying is true, without that you can get unity. if we had been honest with each other a lot longer ago we might be more united than we are now. for instance, if we hadn't made promises to each other even within our party about various things we wanted to do which some members didn't see happening, there would be more trust and a bit more unity. you would have to start from first principles. if people can believe what you're saying, if they don't know that you are going to do what you say you're going to do, why would they vote for you? conviction creates unity. you? conviction creates uni .“ “ . conviction creates unity. applause. from gp news? _ conviction creates unity. applause. from gp news? -- _ conviction creates unity. applause. from gp news? -- gp— conviction creates unity. applause. from gp news? -- gp news? - conviction creates unity. applause. - from gp news? -- gp news? inaudible.

what do you think will win over those _ what do you think will win over those voters who switched to the conservative party in 2019? my a- roach conservative party in 2019? approach is conservative party in 2019? m approach is to focus conservative party in 2019? iji1: approach is to focus on conservative party in 2019? ii1: approach is to focus on how conservative party in 2019? ii1 approach is to focus on how we can present ourselves as a party of government. i never start by attacking labour. we are in government and we need to continue to demonstrate competence, but we also need to show that we are a party that listens to the public. for the last few months we have spent a lot of time talking about ourselves, which i think it's been really unhealthy. we need to talk about people's priorities, and that is cost of living, education, crime, health and social care board. i do think that conservatives have the right policies and we need to articulate them better, especially when we have difficult decisions to make. what i would say to people who

are considering voting labour, almost everything that we have done that they didn't like, they now want us to go further and faster with it. applause. us to go further and faster with it. applause-— dominic raab and rishi sunak of come out and _ dominic raab and rishi sunak of come out and supports how do you differentiate yourself and take — how do you differentiate yourself and take on...?i how do you differentiate yourself and take on. . . ?_ and take on...? i have a lot of resect and take on...? i have a lot of respect for — and take on...? i have a lot of respect for rishi _ and take on...? i have a lot of respect for rishi sunak - and take on...? i have a lot of respect for rishi sunak and i and take on...? i have a lot ofj respect for rishi sunak and liz trust, i was a junior minister for both of them, but i think there needs to be a genuine debate in our party before we elect a leader. it shouldn'tjust be a continuation of what we had before but with

different personalities. i think i talk a little bit more about what the state is doing wrong. we sometimes get overly defensive as a government and don't want to stop it doing certain things because i can look like a u—turn. i am doing certain things because i can look like a u—turn. iam prepared doing certain things because i can look like a u—turn. i am prepared to look like a u—turn. i am prepared to look at many of the activities that the government is carrying out that don't necessarily need to be done. i think that is a differentiator. i am different to both of them are lots of social issues. when i was speaking in my equality is brief. i have something to say that i think the party and the people want to hear. i am not worried about any of the other candidates, i want you to hear the message i am giving. applause. jonathan riley from the sun. many of

the sun readers _ jonathan riley from the sun. many of the sun readers will— jonathan riley from the sun. many of the sun readers will be _ jonathan riley from the sun. many of the sun readers will be concerned i the sun readers will be concerned about— the sun readers will be concerned about paying bills, buying groceries. if he became prime minister— groceries. if he became prime minister what would you do in the short— minister what would you do in the short term — minister what would you do in the short term to tackle the cost of living _ short term to tackle the cost of living crisis? it short term to tackle the cost of living crisis?— living crisis? it is the big thing we are dealing _ living crisis? it is the big thing we are dealing with _ living crisis? it is the big thing we are dealing with and - living crisis? it is the big thing i we are dealing with and inflation living crisis? it is the big thing - we are dealing with and inflation is what is driving its unlikely to make things worse. tackling inflation is what the government should be doing. we need to get it under control because if we don't things could get worse. if we focus on the things that government should be doing that only government can do, we will make things easierfor people only government can do, we will make things easier for people both only government can do, we will make things easierfor people both in only government can do, we will make things easier for people both in the short, medium and long term. i will not come out with lots of micro policy is about giving people £50 cashier or a rebate there. i think it is very inefficient, there is a lot of dead weight on how we run

government. people in my constituency are telling me that they don't need the winter fuel payments, so why do we not have a more sophisticated mechanism for means testing? those are the long things that government should be doing because we are focusing always on the short term, on the news headlines for tomorrow? i will not get headlines for tomorrow. i'm talking about system change. system change, a lot of focus there on the formal campaign launched to become next prime minister on competence and clarity of she cited her background as an engineer and said she would bring the skills to bear if she was chosen. she talked about the accusation that the is relatively new to governments and she said to those who say it is no time for a novice i say steady as a

goose, sinking into the client is not the way to go. she said it is time for change. on the issue of the economy she said she wouldn't enter into a tax bidding war with other candidates on a question of my tax cuts are bigger than yours. she said the important thing was not to make promises you can't keep. she talked about the public�*s satisfaction or lack thereof with various aspects of their life. she says as a government we are spending more on it but failing to deliver in certain areas, like somebody not been able to get a piece of paper process so they can go on holiday. these are the practical things she was talking about. just as rishi sunak was saying in his campaign launch, really taking it to those candidates who are saying that they would instigate tax cuts first and foremost and do it pretty much straightaway if they were chosen. she was talking about honest

conversations, very similar theme to rishi sunak launched his campaign in a short while ago, talking about grown—up conversations. it was a pretty crowded platform at 11am poker is also formally launching his campaign to be leader of the conservative party and the next prime minister was the senior backbencher tom tugendhat. this is what he had to say. well, good morning. it's very good to see you. well, families across the united kingdom are facing a moment of crisis. it's becoming harderfor people to moment of crisis. it's becoming harder for people to simply get by. for so many there is more month than pay and we are facing dangers are division in our politics and economy saddled with debt. and a creeping

sense of despair about our collective future. this is a defining moment for us, it is a defining moment for us, it is a defining moment for our country, a defining moment for our country, a defining moment for our country, a defining moment for our party and it is going to test the values on which we stand. i am going to talk about economic policy today. for me, for conservatives, leading on the economy is not only a question of policy, it's a question of values, it's a question of mission, a question of our task and purpose. we have been charged with the mission of advancing the interests of the british economy and the british people. they have asked us to hold ground for them, to secure the possibility of prosperity for each of them. they have asked us not only to hold the line, but to advance

their aspirations, to move them and their aspirations, to move them and their children more confidently into their children more confidently into the future, to hear them and to respond to them. most importantly, to serve them, advancing all of us towards a future with our fairer, stronger and more resilient economy. they have asked us to advance, and yet we have retreated. in a moment thatis yet we have retreated. in a moment that is so desperate for so many, when our service is most needed, we have retreated. we have retreated into the pettiness of politics that is more about personality than principle. we have retreated into division when we desperately need unity. when our nation needed our party to function, we retreated into faction. when the moment demanded service, we delivered scandal. this

is a crisis of purpose, of leadership and of trust. we have been divided and distracted when we need to be united, responsive and committed to our future and to the future of our people. i'm sorry, but i cannot accept retreat. we should not accept retreat. we must return to service. we need leadership with a renewed sense of mission. leadership that sees beyond divisive politics and delivers results. leadership that will return government to the service of our economy, our people and our country. we need a clean start. for me, that is much more thanjust we need a clean start. for me, that is much more than just a slogan or a catchphrase, it's a mission statement —— it is a mission

statement. it describes our path poor forward together. statement. it describes our path poorforward together. it statement. it describes our path poor forward together. it allows us to move forward together afresh, optimistic, enthusiastic, confidence boost brexit, and ready to seize the moment i knew. that is why i am introducing my ten year plan for growth. it will return our government to the surface of the british people and the british economy. it will make our economy stronger, our society fairer and make our country more resilient. it will do it by returning to the core values that unite us all as conservatives. i believe in liberty and the low taxes necessary to defend it. i believe in responsibility essential to delivering it, and i believe that with a clean start and with the return to service we can return to

prosperity to homes and families in every part of the country, stronger, fairer and more resilient. i believe that a clean start that returns us to the surface of the people will produce a brighter future. to the surface of the people will produce a brighterfuture. our economy should be advancing, not retreating, yet millions of people are opening bills with dread, not knowing what they will have to cut to pay for what they need. they are filling up their car wondering what it will cost to get to work the next day or the next month, and every day families are seeing their savings being steadily eroded and wondering will this be over by christmas? this just isn't sustainable. it's not fair, it's not right. we must act. like all conservatives, i want people to keep more of their own money. i believe that we should cut

the cost of government wherever we can, but this isn't an option. i'm not here to paid for the highest or the lowest on every tax policy. i'm here to make the case that oracle —— our economy can only prosper if we believe that people, not westminster, know best how to spend their money. i know the pain that families are feeling now, and that is why my first pledge is to take fuel duty down by 10p a litre. my second is to reverse the national insurance rise. now, this isn't about percentages, it's aboutjobs, it's about families, about workers. that is why i didn't vote for the increase then and i wouldn't do so now. but that is not enough. we need to go further. i want to ensure that

we cut the right taxes and get the right results. our investment incentives are amongst the worst in the oecd. that means that it is less attractive to invest in the uk than it should be. but fewer businesses by machinery, train their staff and plan for the long term, not economists call the productivity and they tell us that we don't have enough of it. what that really means is that we don't create enough, we don't create fast enough, we don't sell well enough. that means that every hour british workers are not getting the return on their effort that they should and people across our country are losing out. we can fix it. businesses can invest more in technology and training to drive

up in technology and training to drive up rail... they can only do it if we change the incentives, and that means making it cheaperfor change the incentives, and that means making it cheaper for people to invest in their future, that is why i am committing to ensuring that businesses have the certainty they need to invest for the long term, by introducing a programme of permanent full expensing, giving firms the confidence they need to plan for future growth. the united kingdom under my leadership will have the most investment friendly tax system in the oecd within five years, but let me make clear tax cuts cannot be the only ground in the magazine. my ten year strategy for growth goes beyond taxes. what we need is deregulation to allow companies...

that is tom tugendhat launching his campaign to be the next conservative party leader and prime minister of the country, in a currently crowded field, 11 candidates in all, but they all have to get the backing of 20 mp5 they all have to get the backing of 20 mps by the close of business today to be on the ballot paper for the first round of voting tomorrow. he said it is time for a clean start, he said we have been divided and distracted and we need to be united and looking to the future leadership with a sense of mission. lots of military language in his speech, alluding to his past military experience serving in iraq and afghanistan. we will have all the latest on the leadership contest are just a few moments. now it is a time for a look at the weather. hello. we're going to be talking a lot more about heat in the days ahead,

especially for the weekend and the start of next week, but for today, actually something a little fresher for many parts of the uk as a cold weather front works its way south. it will mean more cloud, generally, particularly across england and wales, perhaps even a little light or patchy rain, but for scotland and northern ireland, as the sun comes out behind the weather front, we are not going to see temperatures surging into the mid 20s any more, we are going to be looking at perhaps the high teens to the low 20s more typically. perhaps 22 or 23 across eastern areas of scotland. england and wales generally looking at the mid to high 20s, but still before that front gets into the south—east and east anglia we are going to have another hot day with highs of 31 or 32 degrees. the front continues to slowly pootle its way south overnight. very little, if any, rain associated with it, but still quite a lot of cloud, quite a lot of humidity

i'm annita mcveigh in westminster, on a busy day in politics. tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race for number 10. rishi sunak launches bid for the topjob after an endorsement from the deputy prime minister dominic raab and an attack on his leadership rivals. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. the transport secretary grant shapps has pulled out of the leadership race and is also backing rishi sunak.

and former equalities minister kemi badenoch and senior backbencher tom tugendhat lay out their visions for the role. foreign secretary liz truss has gained the backing of two senior cabinet allies — jacob rees—mogg and nadine dorries. i'm joanna gosling with the rest of the day's news. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. most people know me as mo farah, but it's not my name. it's not the reality. the olympic star mo farah has revealed that he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe amid extreme heat warnings — with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend in the uk and across parts europe. gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope — the largest and most powerful ever

launched into space — sends its first image. hello, and welcome to westminster. the race is really getting underway for conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader, and prime minister. in the last hour, the former chancellor rishi sunak has launched his campaign. he's being publicly supported by both the deputy prime minister dominic raab and the transport secretary grant shapps, who has anounced that he is ending his own leadership campaign and backing his cabinet colleague. we'll hear from risi sunak shortly. first, let's have a look at that

timetable for the leadership contest, which was decided last night by backbench mps. the aim, they say, is to balance the need for a quick result with having enough time for debate. there are now 10 candidates left in the race. today each candidate needs the backing of 20 fellow tory mps. they have until this evening to muster enough support to officiallyjoin the contest. tomorrow, the first round of voting will take place among conservative mps. candidates with fewer than 30 votes must withdraw. the second round of voting is likely to take place on thursday and then the final round, if required, will be on monday. tory mps will whittle the field down to two final candidates before the end of next week. around 160,000 party members will then vote in a postal ballot

for the next leader, who will be announced on 5th september. and labour says it will put forward a motion for a no confidence vote in the government today, with the vote expected to take place on wednesday. well, as i said, rishi sunak has in the last hour held a news conference to make his campaign pitch. he confronted the claims some of his opponents have made over tax cuts. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means — conservative economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. applause — . it is not credible to promise applause . it is not credible to -romise lots . it is not credible to promise lots more spending — . it is not credible to promise lots more spending and _ . it is not credible to promise lots more spending and lower- . it is not credible to promise lots more spending and lower taxes. i j . it is not credible to promise lots - more spending and lower taxes. i had to make _ more spending and lower taxes. i had to make some of the most difficult choices— to make some of the most difficult choices of— to make some of the most difficult choices of my life as chancellor, in particular— choices of my life as chancellor, in particular how to deal with our debt

and borrowing after covid. i have never— and borrowing after covid. i have never hidden away from those. i certainly— never hidden away from those. i certainly won't pretend now the choices — certainly won't pretend now the choices i— certainly won't pretend now the choices i made, and the things i voted _ choices i made, and the things i voted for. — choices i made, and the things i voted for, were somehow not necessary. and, whilst that may be politically— necessary. and, whilst that may be politically inconvenient for me, it is also _ politically inconvenient for me, it is also the — politically inconvenient for me, it is also the truth. as is the fact that. _ is also the truth. as is the fact that. once _ is also the truth. as is the fact that, once we have gripped inflation, i will get the tax burden down _ inflation, ! will get the tax burden down it— inflation, ! will get the tax burden down it is— inflation, i will get the tax burden down. it is a question of when, not if. in the last half—hour, the former equalities minister kemi badenoch has been outlining the themnes behind her leadrship bid too. let's hear some of what she had to say. i'm an engineer, a systems thinker, a problem solve. in engineering, you can't overcome resistance with

rhetoric. you can't get the machine to work with promises. you need to analyse the issue deeply, untangle the mess others have made, and methodically put things right. in the debate we have been having about the debate we have been having about the future of our party and our country, there have been lots of promises to cut taxes, and i can understand why. with economic approval to ring and the highest tax burden in decades, it is right that we asked how we can reduce tax on businesses and families, and i am committed to reducing corporate and personal taxes, committed to reducing corporate and personaltaxes, but committed to reducing corporate and personal taxes, but i will not enter into a tax bidding war over "my tax cuts are bigger than yours". to make promises that you cannot keep is a betrayal of everything that i stand for. some really interesting language coming from the candidates. another candidate, the chair of the commons foreign affairs committee tom tugendhat, has also been speaking to supporters. for me, for the conservatives,

leading — for me, for the conservatives, leading on— for me, for the conservatives, leading on the economy is not only a question— leading on the economy is not only a question of— leading on the economy is not only a question of policy. it is a question of values. — question of policy. it is a question of values. it— question of policy. it is a question of values. it is a question of mission. _ of values. it is a question of mission. a _ of values. it is a question of mission, a question of our task and our purpose — mission, a question of our task and our purpose. we have been charged with the _ our purpose. we have been charged with the mission of advancing the interests — with the mission of advancing the interests of the british economy, and the _ interests of the british economy, and the british people. they have asked _ and the british people. they have asked us— and the british people. they have asked us to hold ground for them, to secure _ asked us to hold ground for them, to secure the _ asked us to hold ground for them, to secure the possibility of prosperity for each _ secure the possibility of prosperity for each of — secure the possibility of prosperity for each of them. they have asked us not only— for each of them. they have asked us not only to _ for each of them. they have asked us not only to hold the line, but to advance — not only to hold the line, but to advance the aspirations, to move them _ advance the aspirations, to move them and — advance the aspirations, to move them and their children more confidently into the future. to hear them. _ confidently into the future. to hear them. and — confidently into the future. to hear them, and to respond to them. and, most _ them, and to respond to them. and, most importantly, to serve them, advancing — most importantly, to serve them, advancing all of us towards a future with a _ advancing all of us towards a future with a fairer, stronger, and more resilient — with a fairer, stronger, and more resilient economy. earlier, two senior tories — jacob rees—mogg and nadine dorries — both said they'd be supporting liz truss.

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policies, and i am particularly concerned about the 40 - policies, and i am particularly. concerned about the 40 million people — concerned about the 40 million people who _ concerned about the 40 million people who voted _ concerned about the 40 million people who voted for _ concerned about the 40 million people who voted for a - concerned about the 40 million i people who voted for a manifesto concerned about the 40 million - people who voted for a manifesto and voted _ people who voted for a manifesto and voted for _ people who voted for a manifesto and voted for a _ people who voted for a manifesto and voted for a government _ people who voted for a manifesto and voted for a government that - people who voted for a manifesto and voted for a government that the - voted for a government that the candidate — voted for a government that the candidate that _ voted for a government that the candidate that we _ voted for a government that the candidate that we select, - voted for a government that the candidate that we select, and i voted for a government that the i candidate that we select, and for voted for a government that the - candidate that we select, and for me it is li2— candidate that we select, and for me it is liz who — candidate that we select, and for me it is liz who i — candidate that we select, and for me it is liz who i will— candidate that we select, and for me it is liz who i will back, _ candidate that we select, and for me it is liz who i will back, will- it is liz who i will back, will continue _ it is liz who i will back, will continue with— it is liz who i will back, will continue with those - it is liz who i will back, will. continue with those manifesto promises _ continue with those manifesto promises and _ continue with those manifesto promises and will— continue with those manifesto promises and will continue - continue with those manifesto promises and will continue toi promises and will continue to deliver— promises and will continue to deliver for— promises and will continue to deliver for the _ promises and will continue to deliver for the government i promises and will continue to i deliver for the government and promises and will continue to - deliver for the government and for the conservative _ deliver for the government and for the conservative party— deliver for the government and for the conservative party moving - the conservative party moving forward — the conservative party moving forward. . �* the conservative party moving forward. , �* ., ., ., , forward. yes, i'm also going to be backin: forward. yes, i'm also going to be backing liz — forward. yes, i'm also going to be backing liz truss. _ forward. yes, i'm also going to be backing liz truss. i _ forward. yes, i'm also going to be backing liz truss. i she _ forward. yes, i'm also going to be backing liz truss. i she is - forward. yes, i'm also going to be backing liz truss. i she is a - forward. yes, i'm also going to be backing liz truss. i she is a strong brexiteer— backing liz truss. i she is a strong brexiteer is — backing liz truss. i she is a strong brexiteer is either of us, and that's— brexiteer is either of us, and that's important. she has been my strongest — that's important. she has been my strongest support in the cabinet and getting _ strongest support in the cabinet and getting brexit opportunities. when we discussed taxation, she was always— we discussed taxation, she was always opposed to the higher taxes of rishi _ always opposed to the higher taxes of rishi sunak and that again is proper— of rishi sunak and that again is proper conservatism, and i think she has got _ proper conservatism, and i think she has got the — proper conservatism, and i think she has got the character to lead the party— has got the character to lead the party and — has got the character to lead the party and the nation. is has got the character to lead the

party and the nation.— party and the nation. is liz truss the "stop rishi _ party and the nation. is liz truss the "stop rishi sunak" _ party and the nation. is liz truss the "stop rishi sunak" kadlec. party and the nation. is liz trussj the "stop rishi sunak" kadlec do because a mug she is the best candidate. because a mug she is the best candidate-— candidate. she is a proper eurosceptic _ candidate. she is a proper eurosceptic and _ candidate. she is a proper eurosceptic and she - candidate. she is a proper. eurosceptic and she believes candidate. she is a proper- eurosceptic and she believes in the technic— eurosceptic and she believes in the technic sick — eurosceptic and she believes in the technic sick and she is a woman. nadine dorries and jacob rees mogg backin nadine dorries and jacob rees mogg back in liz truss to become the next party leader and prime minister. liz truss has said that if she is chosen by the party by mps and grassroots members, then on day one in office she would cut taxes. to think there is a contrast presented today between that and the candidates you heard clips ofjust a few minutes ago. rishi sunak, kemi badenoch and also tom tugendhat, who are taking a different, more nuanced approach, i guess they would say, towards taxes, with lots of talk of competence and credibility and clear thinking around an economic plan. rishi sunak says that he would begin by dealing with inflation, then grow the

economy, and then cut taxes, in that order. tom tugendhat referencing his background in the british army, saying tax cuts can't be the only ground in the magazine. and just looking at my notes from kemi badenoch �*s speech, she was saying she would not enter into some sort of bidding war of "my tax cuts are bigger than yours". so, of bidding war of "my tax cuts are biggerthan yours". so, really different positions being set out there. let's see how that goes dam with mp5, let's see how that goes down with the memos of the party, the grassroots members of the parliament who, after next thursday when we are down to the final two candidates, the vote then moves to them and they will be involved in a postal ballot, which will see the next party leader named on september the 5th. one more thing to add at this point, we arejust the 5th. one more thing to add at this point, we are just under six hours away from when the nominations close, at 6pm today. we still have

not heard from priti patel, whether she is going to enter the contest or not. if she does, that is going to make for a really interesting dynamic on the right of the party, alongside candidates such as liz truss. we wait to hear what her plans are. for the moment, from westminster, back to you in the studio. thank you. gary lineker remains the bbc�*s most highly paid star. the corporation has just published its annual report, with its disclosure of star salaries. david sillitojoins me now. not a great deal of change. this is the annual report, where the bbc has to reveal how much it pays its top stars. so, gary lineker, a fraction down, £1.36 million last year, down to 1,000,035 this year. —— £1.35. zoe ball slightly down on last year. just under £1 million. after that,

steve wright, whose afternoon show on radio two is about to come to an end. and also, alan shearer who has had a bit of an increase in his salary. so not a great deal of change, but certainly an insight into some of the top salaries. these are the ones who are publicly disclosed. bbc studios, the commercial arm of the bbc, these salaries are not revealed as they are believed to be commercially confidential.— are believed to be commercially confidential. tim westwood, the director-general _ confidential. tim westwood, the director-general was _ confidential. tim westwood, the director-general was asked - confidential. tim westwood, the| director-general was asked about director—general was asked about him, and what did he say? back director-general was asked about him, and what did he say? back in aril, him, and what did he say? back in april. there _ him, and what did he say? back in april, there was _ him, and what did he say? back in april, there was a _ him, and what did he say? back in april, there was a programme - him, and what did he say? back in i april, there was a programme about allegations against the former bbc dj, tim westwood, making allegations of sexual misconduct. at the time, the director—general was asked if there had been any complaints about tim westwood during that period and he said he had not seen any evidence at that time that there were complaints. since then, it has been revealed they have been six complaints and one of which is an

historic complaint. he was asked about that, and he said the initial hr records did not reveal anything. he said they are doing a deep dive and they revealed the six complaints. he said they are continuing to do that and there is an independent auditor and he said within the next two weeks, there should be a full revelation of everything the bbc knew about tim westwood. tim westwood, of course, denies all the allegations. and westwood. tim westwood, of course, denies all the allegations.— denies all the allegations. and what was the latest _ denies all the allegations. and what was the latest on _ denies all the allegations. and what was the latest on viewing _ denies all the allegations. and what was the latest on viewing habits? i was the latest on viewing habits? always an interesting one, when you bury into the figures, it is a mountain of detail. the bbc is still reaching 90% of the population, even increasing with 16—34 —year—olds. a tiny increase from 80% up to 81%, which is a sign, they have been worried about what the reaches with younger people. however, during the last couple of years of covid, there has been something of a balance in viewing figures. a lot of people found themselves watching a lot more tv than before. it seems as though

things are starting to write themselves, so a drop in tv viewing from eight hours 11 minutes a week, down to seven hours 12 minutes a week. 50 down to seven hours 12 minutes a week, ., ' , down to seven hours 12 minutes a week. ., ' , .,, down to seven hours 12 minutes a week, ., ' , .,, . week. so a 1296 drop. well remembered! _ week. so a 1296 drop. well remembered! you - week. so a 1296 drop. well remembered! you are - week. so a 1296 drop. well - remembered! you are watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race for number 10. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope — the largest and most powerful ever launched into space — sends its first image. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. if anything, it was a statement of intent from england last night.

an 8—0 thrashing of norway to top their group and qualify for the last eight of the euros, but head coach sarina wiegman says the team will "stay grounded". the scoreline in brighton broke the record for either a men's or women's european championship in brighton. the in—form beth mead scored a hat—trick, and ellen white got two. it means the lionesses qualify with a game to spare, and face the lowest ranked team in the tournament, northern ireland on friday. then they'll face spain or germany in the quarterfinals, who play each other tonight at 8.00pm and its live on bbc two. ijust said before i just said before the ijust said before the interview that we are trying to not play to the occasion too much and focus on the occasion too much and focus on the gains, but it is so hard to not let yourself, especially with, for me personally, seeing how far the games have come, the crowds and

everything like that. i really want to enjoy every single moment of this tournament. in rugby union, and defend their defeat, an impressive 3024 win in wellington. despite a slippery ball that led to numerous handling errors, the team served up an entertaining contest. jordan touched down twice during the match. that was his second, which sealed the victory. it should be a morale boosting win before the series decider against the all blacks this weekend. the 150th open at st andrews gets underway on thursday with a capacity crowd, approaching 290,000 set to attend, which will be an open record. among those seeking success will be the 2014 champion rory mcilroy who says it's "great" that 15—time major winner tiger woods will be playing. the american missed last month's us open in an effort to be fit to play at the home of golf in scotland. according to mcilroy this is the ultimate event for golfers.

i think it is the holy grail of our sport. so, nota i think it is the holy grail of our sport. so, not a lot of people are going to get that opportunity to achieve that, but that's what winning and open at st andrews is. it's one of the highest achievements that you can have in golf. and that is all your support for now. i will have more this afternoon. the shadow cabinet have been meeting in high wycombe today and sir keir starmer has been talking. irate in high wycombe today and sir keir starmer has been talking.— starmer has been talking. we were ve clear starmer has been talking. we were very clear that _ starmer has been talking. we were very clear that finally, _ starmer has been talking. we were very clear that finally, the - starmer has been talking. we were very clear that finally, the tory - very clear that finally, the tory party concluded that borisjohnson was unfit to be prime minister. that was unfit to be prime minister. that was blindingly obvious a very long time ago. having come to that conclusion, they can't now expect

the country to allow him to cling on for weeks on end and so it is very important. we said that if they are not going to remove him themselves, and it looks like they are not, then we would step up in the national interest and bring this vote of frankly, any tory that, in the last few days, has said the don't think the prime minister is not fit for office because he can't be trusted and won't tell the truth, how can they tomorrow go through the lobby to say he should stay in power for another few weeks? 50 to say he should stay in power for another few weeks?— another few weeks? so it is symbolic. — another few weeks? so it is symbolic. it _ another few weeks? so it is symbolic, it is _ another few weeks? so it is symbolic, it is about - another few weeks? so it is i symbolic, it is about politics, another few weeks? so it is - symbolic, it is about politics, you don't really think that you are going to win the vote of no confidence? it going to win the vote of no confidence?— going to win the vote of no confidence? , , ., ., ., confidence? it is important that we ste- confidence? it is important that we ste u- confidence? it is important that we step up and — confidence? it is important that we step up and take — confidence? it is important that we step up and take whatever- confidence? it is important that we step up and take whatever steps i confidence? it is important that we | step up and take whatever steps we can to remove him from office. he is unfit for that office. the reason he is leaving office is, unlike previous prime ministers where it was a policy disagreement, he is leaving office because his own party has concluded he can't be trusted. but if they go out on media with lines they will unravel because they haven't got the substance of truth

behind them. that is intolerable for the country as we go into the next weeks into september. sir keir starmer talking about that no confidence vote that labour are tabling, and that will be voted on tomorrow. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that suggests that the british sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. panorama has discovered that one unit killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances, and senior officers failed to report the alleged murders and didn't disclose evidence to military police. the mod says it will always hold uk troops to the highest standards and that they served with courage and professionalism in afghanistan. richard bilton has this report. special forces were out most nights. in the winter of 2010, the sas were hunting the taliban. but we have found some uk units were out of control.

panorama obtained military reports that show people were repeatedly shot dead after surrendering to the sas. in report after report, special forces claimed they sent a detainee back into the building to help with the search. the detainee was then shot after supposedly grabbing a weapon. military insiders say the sas accounts are implausible. special forces routinely search and restrain detainees, so they shouldn't be able to get hold of weapons. impossible. if the person was so negligent, you'd be getting rid of the special forces guy. you'd be saying, "you allowed someone to grab a grenade "behind the curtain. "you don't deserve to be in the special forces. "you could have got everybody killed." so to see it time and again, how does that make you feel? it's...

it's clearly an orchestrated campaign of murders. panorama looked in detail at one sas tour. we identified 54 suspicious killings injust six months — incidents that looked like murders and executions. the evidence suggests sas executions went on for three years. i think allegations of the kind that you're making are incredibly shocking. and if they are true, then they would make me deeply sad and also deeply angry. the british ministry of defence says extensive investigations into the conduct of uk forces in afghanistan found insufficient evidence to bring charges, and that military police will consider any allegations should new evidence come to light. but some believe it is time to look again at the behaviour of sas death

squads that arrived in the night. you can see more you can see more on you can see more on that on panorama tonight at 9pm. and you can watch it on the iplayer after it airs. athlete sir mo farah has revealed he was trafficked to the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four—time olympic champion told the bbc in a new documentary that he was taken from his home in somaliland aged nine and flown to the uk by a woman he had never met. our community affairs orrespondent, adina campbell told me more about what sir mo had revealed. he is one of the greatest athletes this country has ever seen. multiple olympic world champion, as many of us will remember what happened on

super saturday ten years ago during the london 2020 olympics and he capped off that spectacular day by winning10,000 metres gold, and yet we now know some mo farah was a child slave, a victim of modern slavery, trafficked from somalia into the uk at the age of nine. this is the moment in the documentary when he reveals his true identity. most people know me as mo farah, but it's not— most people know me as mo farah, but it's not my— most people know me as mo farah, but it's not my name. it's not the reality — it's not my name. it's not the reality the _ it's not my name. it's not the reality. the real story is, i was born— reality. the real story is, i was born in— reality. the real story is, i was born in somaliland. north of somalia. _ born in somaliland. north of somalia. despite what i have said in the past. _ somalia. despite what i have said in the past, my parents never lived in the past, my parents never lived in the uk. _ the past, my parents never lived in the uk. when i was four, my dad was killed _ the uk. when i was four, my dad was killed in— the uk. when i was four, my dad was killed in the _ the uk. when i was four, my dad was killed in the civil war. you know, as a _ killed in the civil war. you know, as a family. _ killed in the civil war. you know, as a family, we were torn apart. i was separated from my mother. i was

brought— was separated from my mother. i was brought into _ was separated from my mother. i was brought into the uk illegally. under the name _ brought into the uk illegally. under the name of another child called mohammed farah. this the name of another child called mohammed farah.— the name of another child called mohammed farah. this is the visa document will _ mohammed farah. this is the visa document will stop _ mohammed farah. this is the visa document will stop yes, _ mohammed farah. this is the visa document will stop yes, this - mohammed farah. this is the visa document will stop yes, this is - mohammed farah. this is the visa document will stop yes, this is the visa to come to the uk. this document will stop yes, this is the visa to come to the uk.— document will stop yes, this is the visa to come to the uk. this was the document we — visa to come to the uk. this was the document we came _ visa to come to the uk. this was the document we came with. _ visa to come to the uk. this was the document we came with. you - visa to come to the uk. this was the document we came with. you would | document we came with. you would have been nine _ document we came with. you would have been nine and _ document we came with. you would have been nine and you _ document we came with. you would have been nine and you had - document we came with. you would have been nine and you had not - have been nine and you had not turned ten yet.— turned ten yet. yes. that is my hoto. turned ten yet. yes. that is my photo- it _ turned ten yet. yes. that is my photo- it was — turned ten yet. yes. that is my photo. it was not _ turned ten yet. yes. that is my photo. it was not my _ turned ten yet. yes. that is my photo. it was not my name. i turned ten yet. yes. that is my i photo. it was not my name. from turned ten yet. yes. that is my - photo. it was not my name. from that moment, _ photo. it was not my name. from that moment, coming here with a different name _ moment, coming here with a different name and _ moment, coming here with a different name and a _ moment, coming here with a different name and a different identity, and i had taken _ name and a different identity, and i had taken someone else 's plays and i do wonder— had taken someone else 's plays and i do wonder what muhammad is doing now. so _ i do wonder what muhammad is doing now. ., , i do wonder what muhammad is doing now, ., , . i do wonder what muhammad is doing now. ., , . ., i do wonder what muhammad is doing now. .,, . ., , , ., ~ now. so he has decided to speak about this _ now. so he has decided to speak about this now _ now. so he has decided to speak about this now because - now. so he has decided to speak about this now because of - now. so he has decided to speak about this now because of his . about this now because of his children, and wanting to be completely straightforward about his past. we completely straightforward about his ast. ~ .., completely straightforward about his ast, ~ ., , completely straightforward about his ast. ., , ., completely straightforward about his ast. ., , . ., past. we can only imagine what he has had to reconcile _ past. we can only imagine what he has had to reconcile within - past. we can only imagine what he has had to reconcile within him - has had to reconcile within him about doing that. and also, the fact that he is here effectively on

questionable legal status now. where does that leave _ questionable legal status now. where does that leave him? _ questionable legal status now. where does that leave him? it _ questionable legal status now. where does that leave him? it is _ questionable legal status now. where does that leave him? it is important l does that leave him? it is important to remember that, when mo farah was given british citizenship in the year 2000, that was under the name mohamed farah, which we now know is not his real name. so, technically, it is a moment in the documentary when he sits down with lawyers and they say, there is a risk with you making this because this citizenship was obtained through misrepresentation, but he knew that risk, and i think it was really important for him to make this documentary to challenge perceptions of slavery, trafficking, and to help others going forward. but we have heard from the home office and they have confirmed to us that no action will be taken. he is a british citizen, and he will remain in this country. there are so many extraordinary moments in this documentary. he meets the pe teacher he confided in at school, when he told him what was going on at home,

when he was being abused. they are reunited. he is reunited with the woman who took him in to look after him when he was removed from that home, and then, of course, he meets his mother, who he thought for so many years wasn't alive. so there are lots of powerful moments in this documentary, but i think it was really important for mo farah to start this conversation, this wider debate, about this very serious topic of child slavery, and the consequences of trafficking. mo farah's revelation on being trafficked as a young child has prompted discussions on identity fraud and nationality revocation. let's now speak to jacqueline mckenzie, partner and head of immigration and asylum teamm at leigh day law firm, to talk us through nationality and borders bill. welcome. as we were hearing there, the home office has said mo farah will face no action at all, but it was discussed in the documentary

about the potential vulnerability he was facing because of his legal status. can you just explain that a bit more for us?— status. can you just explain that a bit more for us? well, if somebody obtained british _ bit more for us? well, if somebody obtained british citizenship - bit more for us? well, if somebodyj obtained british citizenship through fraud or through concealing a material fact, fraud or through concealing a materialfact, then fraud or through concealing a material fact, then that can be revoked. my experience in practice is that, whether that has happened when one has been a minor, so under the age of 18, that very rarely happens. people don't necessarily have responsibility of the things that happen to them as a child. so that happen to them as a child. so thatis that happen to them as a child. so that is one of the things, one thing that is one of the things, one thing that gives mo farah some protection. it looks as though he obtained british citizenship when he was 17. i understand the trafficking event occurred at the age of nine, so he would have had no response ability for those things, and i think it is right that the home office have advised his lawyers that no action will be taken against him. do

advised his lawyers that no action will be taken against him.- will be taken against him. do you see many cases _ will be taken against him. do you see many cases like _ will be taken against him. do you see many cases like this? - will be taken against him. do you see many cases like this? no. . will be taken against him. do you | see many cases like this? no. not reall . see many cases like this? no. not really- i'm — see many cases like this? no. not really. i'm quite _ see many cases like this? no. not really. i'm quite surprised - see many cases like this? no. not really. i'm quite surprised about i really. i'm quite surprised about this case because it involves somalia. i have had a couple of involvements in somalia asylum claims, but i have not witnessed this sort of thing will stop i have seen it from other countries, nigeria in particular. i went to nigeria in particular. i went to nigeria to do some work on behalf of the home office to try to stop this from happening, so we try to raise awareness in communities and faith groups and schools, that people were being duped into coming to the uk, and when they got here, they found they were either going into domestic servitude, or in some cases, sex work, although the sex work tended to be more in southern europe. and they tended to be older. i don't think i have seen anyone under the age of 13. so a nine—year—old coming from somalia, that is unusual from

my practice and no doubt other people have seen it, but i haven't. what this shows is how people can just disappear into the system. we know about this because he has decided to speak about it because he wanted to speak because of his children and he wanted to be straightforward. but, you know perhaps it could never have been revealed. so you wonder how much thatis revealed. so you wonder how much that is happening, and how many more cases there are like this, and how good the government is actually at cracking down on trafficking. meii. cracking down on trafficking. well, that's the problem. _ cracking down on trafficking. well, that's the problem. no _ cracking down on trafficking. well, that's the problem. no one - cracking down on trafficking. ,ii that's the problem. no one really knows the figures of office for national say that about 5500 people and that was an increase of 9000 —— 9%. that was a 9% increase on the year before. young people were trafficked into the uk, but i would hazard a guess that nobody really knows because most of this happens

in a clandestine world, anyway. but, you know, what's interesting to me about this particular story, and others i have encountered, mostly from other countries, is how difficult it is for people to speak out, or the length of time it takes for anyone prepared to tell the story. back to me resonates with the rwanda migration plan, that we have a government expecting people to be able to speak immediately as they are apprehended to tell their entire story and be sent off to rwanda. it's not an easy story to tell if you have been trafficked. if anything comes out of this, i hope it is that. people understand how difficult it is to be a victim of trafficking, and then to speak about it. ., ~ trafficking, and then to speak about it. . ~ , ., , . trafficking, and then to speak about it. thank you very much for 'oining us.

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. it is hot, but not for everyone, a bit more of a mixture around today. more cloud than we have seen over the last day. the cloud is thick enough to bring patchy rain across wales and the greater manchester area, the peaks in the pennines, as well. it turns brighter in scotland and northern ireland with fresher air. we still have high temperatures in the south—east of england, moving back into the low 30s in the afternoon. just like last night, if you live across the south—east of england it'll be another uncomfortable night of sleep ahead. fresher conditions in northern areas of the uk, with temperatures into the teens. tomorrow, a few showers for scotland and northern ireland, but many places you should dodge them and stay dry. another hot day for the south—east, temperatures up

to 30 degrees. quite a range of temperatures on the cards for tomorrow afternoon. heading into sunday and monday we are expecting that extreme heat to build across parts of england and wales, with an amber extreme heat warning for parts of england and is, as well. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: tory leadership hopefuls have until this evening to get the support of 20 party colleagues to stay in the race for number 10. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered unarmed people in afghanistan. most people know me as mo farah, but it's not my name. it's not the reality. the olympic star sir mo farah has revealed that he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced

to work as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe amid extreme heat warnings, with record—breaking temperatures possible this weekend in the uk and across parts europe. each gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope, the largest and most powerful ever launched into space, sends its first image. heathrow airport says it's introducing a cap on the number of passengers that use the airport this summer. no more than 100,000 departures will be able to go daily from now until september 11th. that's 4,000 fewer passengers than expected. the aiport says it has ordered airlines to stop selling summer tickets. our business correspondent caroline davies is here. episode took a dramatic move. many eo - le in episode took a dramatic move. many peeple in the — episode took a dramatic move. many people in the industry _ episode took a dramatic move. i�*l'lé�*u} people in the industry thought this was inevitable because they knew

that heathrow had seen real difficulties over eastern half term. heathrow has said it is still significantly under resourced, particularly with ground handlers and a lot of new colleagues are still learning and not get up to speed, which is why they say they have reduced this step to reduce departing passengers to 100,000. each terminal will have a cap and there will be a proportional cath depending on the airlines to reduce the number of passengers. they were expecting about 104,000 roughly each day, so this is a significant reduction. the problem at the moment, even with that number, airlines have sold 1500 of those extra 4,000 seats. it means that there will be flight cancellations and some people will need to have their flights and tickets cancelled. at the moment we don't know how many flights will be cancelled, which flights will be cancelled, which flights will be affected and which

airlines. ., ., , ., , airlines. there are two dimensions to this in that _ airlines. there are two dimensions to this in that heathrow— airlines. there are two dimensions to this in that heathrow is - airlines. there are two dimensions to this in that heathrow is telling l to this in that heathrow is telling the airlines they have to reduce passengers, at the same time some of the airlines are cutting flights because they can't get the crew for them. it seems some airlines have been much more affected than others by that, but it sounds like what heathrow is going to do is still spread these cuts across all of the airlines, potentially.— spread these cuts across all of the airlines, potentially. some airlines will be very — airlines, potentially. some airlines will be very frustrated _ airlines, potentially. some airlines will be very frustrated because - airlines, potentially. some airlines will be very frustrated because it l will be very frustrated because it feels like they have not been able to staff their flights and there has been huge amounts of disruption and they will feel let down by the airport. some might feel that the airport. some might feel that the air airport says that they will proportionally cut these, and they will hope that if they have already cut their flights at that will be taken into consideration. some airlines feel they are being hit and punished by these cuts. this is a key time for the industry that lost a large amount of money during the pandemic, it is also important for

the airlines, but the airports are trying to make some of that money back again, also making sure that people have a relatively good experience when they are flying, so they don't get their baggage lost or turn up to the airport and see their flights cancelled. huge amounts of frustration for travellers and the industry. frustration for travellers and the indust . ., ., ~' industry. how will it work when airlines are _ industry. how will it work when airlines are currently _ industry. how will it work when airlines are currently supposed | industry. how will it work when l airlines are currently supposed to get passengers from cancelled flights onto another flight on the same day. flights onto another flight on the same da . ., ., ., ., same day. how will that work? that is what the — same day. how will that work? that is what the airlines _ same day. how will that work? that is what the airlines are _ same day. how will that work? that is what the airlines are asking, - same day. how will that work? that is what the airlines are asking, how| is what the airlines are asking, how easy will it be to transfer people to other days. given that there is already at this 1500 more tickets sold, then heathrow airport is along to have passengers on, how will that work? how will airlines to have passengers on, how will that work? how willairlinesjuggle around and try to rearrange that? we don't know at the moment because we don't know at the moment because we don't know at the moment because we don't know how this cap will affect things.

let's get more now on sir mo farah revealing he was trafficked to the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. joining me now isjustine currell, the director of unseen uk, a charity that provides safehouses and support for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. they also run the uk modern slavery and exploitation helpline. thank you very much forjoining us. what is your reaction to this? it has been extremely helpful that sir mo has come out and been very courageous in telling us about his situation as a child. we know that human trafficking and modern slavery is underreported in the uk and we believe there are as many as 100,000 potential victims here in the uk alone. it is an issue that we need to raise awareness on and we need to make sure that individuals know that they can come forward. some of these victims will experience trauma

throughout many aspects of their life and for the rest of their life, in fact. it is really important and i think it is really brave of sir mo to talk about the situation he found himself in when he was much younger. when you say victims can come forward, there may be very afraid that they're in this country illegally and that might have consequences for them. how reassuring can they be on that front? �* ., reassuring can they be on that front? �* . , , ., ., front? again, this is a real challenge _ front? again, this is a real challenge for— front? again, this is a real challenge for us _ front? again, this is a real challenge for us and - front? again, this is a real| challenge for us and you're absolutely right. we provide the helpline, we can provide individuals with the help, support and guidance that they need. many are fearful, not from the authorities but from repercussions from their traffickers. we need to help, advise, guide and support individuals to come forward and to help them recover, reflect on their experiences and then help them to an independent life. that is exactly

what unseen uk does. haifa independent life. that is exactly what unseen uk does. independent life. that is exactly what unseen ukdoes. ., ., , , what unseen uk does. how many people would contact — what unseen uk does. how many people would contact you _ what unseen uk does. how many people would contact you on _ what unseen uk does. how many people would contact you on a _ what unseen uk does. how many people would contact you on a daily _ what unseen uk does. how many people would contact you on a daily or— would contact you on a daily or weekly basis? we would contact you on a daily or weekly basis?— would contact you on a daily or weekly basis? we get around 250 calls or contacts _ weekly basis? we get around 250 calls or contacts a _ weekly basis? we get around 250 calls or contacts a week. - weekly basis? we get around 250 calls or contacts a week. many i weekly basis? we get around 250 calls or contacts a week. many of| calls or contacts a week. many of those are individuals wanting help and advice. some are individuals in crisis situations, so there will be in exploitative situations now, it could be domestic servitude like sir mo, it could be criminal exploitation, sexual exploitation. we see the whole raft within the uk and overseas. this is why it is so important that raising awareness of this issue, which continues, that we need to make sure that people understand this is very different to smuggling. the uk government quite often conflates smuggling and trafficking. trafficking is about abuse and exploitation, about moving one person from a town or city to

another, orfrom one country one person from a town or city to another, or from one country to another, or from one country to another, and they are in exploitative situations for months or years. exploitative situations for months or ears. ., ., ., or years. the government talks about crackin: or years. the government talks about cracking down — or years. the government talks about cracking down on _ or years. the government talks about cracking down on trafficking. - or years. the government talks about cracking down on trafficking. is - or years. the government talks about cracking down on trafficking. is it - cracking down on trafficking. is it getting any better at doing that? they are focusing on smuggling. with trafficking you are not moving up your own free will. yes, you have somebody who is facilitating the travel, but the ultimate goal for your travel is that you will be exploited, whether by that individual or gang were by another gang. the government needs to focus on tackling the gangs who are facilitating to smuggling, those who want to come into the uk, but obviously the way in which they are doing that at the moment, with flights to rwanda, we believe extremely detrimental to the individuals caught up in these situations often.—

situations often. what about prosecuting _ situations often. what about prosecuting the _ situations often. what about prosecuting the people - situations often. what about prosecuting the people who | situations often. what about i prosecuting the people who are exploiting those who are going into slavery? exploiting those who are going into slave ? ., . , exploiting those who are going into slave ? ., ., , , slavery? unfortunately, i 'ust don't think enough is h slavery? unfortunately, i 'ust don't think enough is done _ slavery? unfortunately, i 'ust don't think enough is done to _ slavery? unfortunately, ijust don't think enough is done to do - slavery? unfortunately, ijust don't think enough is done to do that. i slavery? unfortunately, ijust don't| think enough is done to do that. we know it is very difficult to prosecute traffickers because the evidential threshold is extremely high. quite often we have victims who are very scared to provide evidence, and some of the clauses introduced as part of the nationality and borders act have made it harderfor individuals nationality and borders act have made it harder for individuals to tell their story. quite often we see, as you have with sir mo, it is taken years for him to come out and talk about the experience he has had. we see that all the time within the safe houses that we operate, and also the helpline we run. we need to help, support, guide and allow individuals to tell their stories in their own time, without giving them their own time, without giving them the impression that we don't care and we are hostile to any

individual, whether that is through smuggling or human trafficking. we need to make sure we are therefore those individuals and we can help them move on with their lives. thank ou. the first full—colour image taken by the most powerful telescope to be launched into space has been revealed, showing thousands of galaxies in stunning detail. the picture, taken by the newjames webb space telescope, was unveiled by us presidentjoe biden at a white house presentation. it shows what is believed to be the deepest and most detailed view of the universe yet. rebecca morelle reports. a deeper view of our universe than we've ever seen before. this is the first full—colour image from the james webb space telescope, and it shows a cluster of thousands of galaxies — including some which are among the oldest ever captured. the image was shown to the president of the united states. we're looking back more than 13 billion years.

light travels at 186,000 miles per second. and that light that you are seeing on one of those little specks has been travelling for over 13 billion years. and, by the way, we're going back further — because this is just the first image. the telescope blasted off last year on christmas day — a collaboration between the american, european and canadian space agencies — and over the last six months it's been getting ready for its mission, unfolding its huge sunshield, which is the size of a tennis court, and aligning the segments of its 6.5—metre—wide golden mirror — the largest ever sent into space. the hope is it will answer some of our biggest questions — revealing how stars are born, and how they die, and showing us other planetary systems to see whether life could exist on worlds beyond our own. this spectacular image is just the start.

more pictures will be released in the coming hours. our view of the universe is about to be transformed. rebecca morelle, bbc news. joining me now is vivien raymond, associate professor at the school of physics and astronomy, cardiff university. my my own research is looking at the edges of the frontiers and looking at the building blocks of the universe and trying to understand what they do. this is such a fantastic complimentary picture of everything we can see, it is going to be very interesting to see what those next images that will be released show

us, in particular on those very, very first stars, which is several hundreds of times bigger than your own son, and made up of much simpler elements. those stars might be making the kind of black holes, for instance, that myself and my colleagues are researching. it is all tied together and this is a fantastic piece of the puzzle. so when you say those stars are hundreds of times bigger than our sun, when we look at that picture and we are told that we are glimpsing into the universe 13.5 billion light years ago, and what we are seeing is of the magnitude you are seeing is of the magnitude you are describing, what do you see when you look at that?— you look at that? those pictures that have been _ you look at that? those pictures that have been released - you look at that? those pictures that have been released are i that have been released are galaxies, so not quite as early in the universe as the very first stars. they are among the early

galaxies, those giant masses of stars. it is mind boggling the complexity that there is around there. you can see in that pictures all the little of stretches that looks like they have been moulded into arches. the james webb telescope is using masses in the universe as its own telescope to look at galaxies that are even further, and those squeezed once are at the galaxies further back. i believe soon we will be able to see pictures of the very first start since see how they form. this is a beautiful picture of how the first galaxies are formed. basically, what i'm saying is this telescope is going to lead to a lot of firsts and we will be able to see how a lot of first structures have formed. 50 we will be able to see how a lot of first structures have formed. so how would ou first structures have formed. so how would you be — first structures have formed. so how would you be able _ first structures have formed. so how would you be able to _ first structures have formed. so how would you be able to see _ first structures have formed. so how would you be able to see that - first structures have formed. so how would you be able to see that from i would you be able to see that from the snapshots?—

the snapshots? there is a lot of anal sis the snapshots? there is a lot of analysis that — the snapshots? there is a lot of analysis that goes _ the snapshots? there is a lot of analysis that goes into - the snapshots? there is a lot of analysis that goes into those i analysis that goes into those pictures. they are fantastic and very beautiful, but what we are looking at is the entire light response as a function of frequency that comes from all of those pictures. basically, we are trying to look at the colour and how much intensity the race. james webb has been designed to look at that particular range of lights wavelength that is uniquely efficient at studying those very early images. by looking at how heavy those stars are and what kind of light they admit, that is what we will be able to use to confirm our theories about the universe works, how the first structures in stars and galaxies were built came together. and galaxies were built came touether. ., ~ , ., and galaxies were built came touether. ., ~ i. and galaxies were built came touether. ., ~ . ., together. thank you so much for exolaining _ together. thank you so much for exolaining all— together. thank you so much for explaining all of _ together. thank you so much for explaining all of that. _ together. thank you so much for explaining all of that. thank i together. thank you so much for| explaining all of that. thank you.

let me bring you some news from the supreme court after the scottish government refer to the supreme court whether the scottish parliament has the power to legislate for an independence referendum. we are hearing that the government has lodged its initial response to that with the supreme court. the papers show that the government believes a referendum bill is outside the power of devolved government. it is understood the uk government has questioned whether at the scottish government's top law officer had the power to refer the case to the court. the uk government spokesperson has said that we are clear that it is not the time to be discussing another independence referendum when the people across the nation once the governments to be working together. nicola sturgeon making clear that she does want the independence referendum to be held.

david davis has announced he is supporting penny mordaunt for the party leadership. speaking to the bbc he was asked why he was back in the trade minister and former defence secretary. she the trade minister and former defence secretary.— defence secretary. she was a fantastic cabinet _ defence secretary. she was a fantastic cabinet minister i defence secretary. she was a i fantastic cabinet minister alongside me. she is good across the board. she is fantastic and the chamber. look at are dealing with angela rayner, i'm sure it is dylan dietrich. she was fantastic and we had the big battle at chequers over brexit. she was formidable, brave, put the argument is the best of anybody. she is formidable of those things. she has unimpeachable integrity, and we can't afford any risks on that front. and she has a vision for britain. she wants to change the economic strategy to give us growth, but also about the sort of country she wants to see develop, the infrastructure to link up the north and the south. because of that, she is popular in scotland,

popular with the youngsters, popular with the party in the country, too. this is somebody who is made to be prime minister, that is why i am supporting her. we put a lot of coins in there — quite a few coins! it's happy holiday memories for the beddow family. there were so many types of pasta! but their eurocamp trip this easter had a sting in the tail.

the cost of eating out and actually just buying food in the supermarket in holland was so much more than we expected. it just felt surprising and a little bit, like, a bit disappointing, i think, that it wasn't sort of as cheap as things used to be when you went on holiday. research for the bbc by travel comparison site ice lolly shows that average holiday prices have gone up, but so have all the extras. single—trip travel insurance is up 40% — from £35 to £52 — compared to june 2019. average airport parking prices last month were up almost 30%, compared to june 2019. but it's car hire that's seen the biggest increase, with rates more than doubling from £222 a week to nearly £500 a week — with the biggest rises in ireland, italy and portugal. she the pound has dropped in value, too, so we're getting a little less euros or dollars for our cash. great, thanks very much. just like at home, inflation is spiking across much of the world, and that means that the prices on the menus are increasing. at this cafe in benidorm, ashley is facing much higher costs,

but trying desperately to keep his prices fixed. many of our plates of food, we've not put the prices up, because after such a couple of difficult years in the tourism industry, we're a bit too worried to put the prices up and to scare away the potential customers that we're hoping to gain. so instead, we're taking the hit. if we only put 50 cents on the price of a plate of food, but if you eat out every day and you've got three children, you know, that increases a lot. but i do still think that people are willing to pay it — after the couple of years that we've had, people are desperate for a holiday. karen writes a blog about travelling with children, and has lots of advice to try and keep costs down. i always look at booking my car hire straight away. i always look at booking my car parking at the airport straight away. these costs only ever go up before the holiday, and they tend to be the things that people forget to do untiljust before. i always take the hugest picnic on earth when we're going on a flight, and i think

that's a brilliant idea at the moment, because you cannot, in my experience, buy food in the airport for love nor money. but i think if you can do as much as you can to manage your basic costs that you can work out what they're going to be, so that you're not surprised by those, then you've got a starting chance. with so many disappointments over recent years, it's tempting to max out the credit card on holiday. but with rising costs once you get back home, keeping the reins on holiday spending will be more difficult, but more important than ever this year. many parts of western europe are being hit by record—breaking high temperatures. here, the met office has extended an extreme weather notice for this weekend into monday, with temperatures expected to reach in excess of 35 degrees celsius. in portugal, where the temperature has hit the mid—40s, a state of alert has been declared. the portuguese prime minister antonio costa has warned that in the coming days the country will experience what he called "conditions of maximum risk".

azadeh moshiri reports. this is what's left of the land after fires ripped through portugal's forests. dozens have been injured and thousands of firefighters have been battling the flames. and it isn't over. translation: we are going to live in the next days in situations i of maximum risk, and so any negligence will cause a fire of great proportions and then there will never he means, even in portugal nor the world, to extinguish fires that gain the dimension of that calamity. facing more blistering heat, with temperatures expected to surpass 40 celsius on tuesday, portugal has raised its alert level. but these record—breaking temperatures are also happening in other parts of western europe. winds have been absorbing heat over africa and carrying it north.

spain's residents have been told to drink plenty of water as the country goes through its second heatwave of the season, with temperatures predicted to reach the high 40s in some areas. in the uk, the met office has issued an extreme weather warning. it's a rare alert used to warn people of potential health and transport issues caused by the heat. and in countries like italy, the heatwave has led to drought, drying up rivers and hurting crops. experts argue understanding climate change's role in all this is critical. we've heard the warnings from the met office about the risk to health and to infrastructure from that. that really sets the scene for quite how important it is that our policymakers understand the scientific evidence around climate change and how that is going to be absolutely instrumental in setting many of the policies over the coming decades.

heatwaves and wildfires are not unfamiliar to these parts of europe, but they are becoming more severe, happening sooner than usual and more frequently, and scientists say unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions, temperatures will continue to rise. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. —— with chris fawkes. it is another hot

date we have the more comfortable conditions generally across the northern half of the country. for thursday, again we have a few showers coming and going across parts of the uk. try for wales, the midlands and east anglia. still hot, but perhaps not quite as hot in the southeast with temperatures in the high 20s for a time, whereas we have the high teens across scotland,

northern ireland. through sunday and monday, we have this met office amber weather warning for extreme heatin amber weather warning for extreme heat in england and where is. that is down to this ridge of high pressure across spain and portugal. over the next few days, that expands and that has the hot air within it. as it continues to grow and push its way northwards, eventually we see the hot air arriving across parts of the hot air arriving across parts of the uk. even in parts of scotland and northern ireland by monday, temperatures will be in the mid 20s, potentially even the high 20s for some, but the hottest places will be england and where we could see perhaps even the high 30s. with temperatures that height, the all—time uk temperature record may well be under threat as we head into monday.

sir mo farah reveals to the bbc he was brought to the uk illegally from east africa as a child. the four time olympic champion says he was made to do housework and childcare and prevented from going to school for years. people know me as mo farah, but it's not my name, or it's not the reality. we'll have more on sir mo's extraordinary story. also this lunchtime the conservative leadership contest continues. former chancellor rishi sunak launches his bid, saying it's not credible to promise tax cuts now. as grant shapps pulls out — the ten remaining candidates in the race have until six o'clock this evening to secure the backing of at least 20 of their colleagues. heathrow airport limits the number of passengers who can depart each day

to reduce travel disruption. nasa's new telescope delivers its first full—colour image