this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... wales and jersey have experienced their highest ever recorded temperatures today, with large parts of england dealing with the effects of the first ever red extreme heat warning. temperatures have passed 38 degrees in suffolk, with temperatures still rising. luton�*s runway has been affected by the heatwave flight suspended. there have also been widespread problems on the rail network and warnings to only travel is absolutely necessary. the government is being charged with not being prepared. i’m the government is being charged with not being prepared.— not being prepared. i'm confident that all the _ not being prepared. i'm confident that all the support _ not being prepared. i'm confident that all the support being - not being prepared. i'm confident that all the support being neededi

that all the support being needed is now working its way out into the system. in europe, french authorities warn of a "heat apocalypse" as thousands are forced to flee wildfires. so does climate change now mean regular severe heatwaves? future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon into the atmosphere at —— carbon into the atmosphere at —— carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the world will stop warming. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk's first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect — meaning there's a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption.

it is also provisionally the hottest day in wales since records began. the red alert covers much of england from london and the south—east up to york and manchester. it's already the hottest day of the year so far and parts of england could be hotter than the western sahara and the caribbean. tomorrow, temperatures could exceed a0 degrees in southern england, which would be a new record in britain. i'm going to take you to the house of commons where borisjohnson is starting a debate on his government. we could be fixing the defects in the northern ireland protocol, and an pointless barrier to trade... order. order. he an pointless barrier to trade. .. order. order.— an pointless barrier to trade. .. order. order. he wants a one mr seaker. order. order. he wants a one mr speaker. since _ order. order. he wants a one mr speaker. since they _ order. order. he wants a one mr speaker. since they want - order. order. he wants a one mr speaker. since they want one, i order. order. he wants a one mr speaker. since they want one, it| order. order. he wants a one mr i speaker. since they want one, it is his constitutional prerogative, we will comply. and we will win, mr

speaker. i will tell you why this is one of the most dynamic governments of modern time. we are delivering throughout adversity. if you want evidence of the temper and met all of this government, i will remind him of how we began when parliament was deadlocked and he was shadow brexit secretary and labour party were the first opposition in history to be absolutely petrified of calling a general election and when they finally capitulated, and agreed to submit to the verdict of the people, we sent the great blue tory sold far up their left trousers like they could not move. we won the biggest conservative lead. we won seats they never dreamed of losing.

we saw 5a seats go straight from the labour party to the tories. and we won by 80 seats and we worked flat out to repay that trust. we got brexit done and the people were left plotting and planning and biding their time and plotting and planning and biding theirtime and i plotting and planning and biding their time and i will have more to say about that over the next few weeks and months in due course. we delivered on every single one of our promises. know, let me make some progress. we took back control of our money. we took back control of our money. we took back control of our borders. and we installed a points—based system for immigration. we took back control of our laws. we are back on this side took back the sovereign right of the british people to determine their own laws

and future. and to that i say your place in history is secure. and it will never be forgotten the 48 times he tried to overturn the will of the people. 48 times he tried to strike down the biggest expression of popular will. down the biggest expression of popularwill. it down the biggest expression of popular will. it will be remembered in the history of this country. nba no doubt that if he were ever to come to power, mr speaker, with his hopeless coalition of liberal democrats and scottish nationalists he would try to do so again at the drop of a hat. it was only a month orso drop of a hat. it was only a month or so later that the government was forced to show its resolve again when we began to lose lives, thousands of lives, in the worst pandemic for a century. a pandemic that was global, whose origins we did not fully understand that had nothing to do with the british

people and were the result of distant misbehavior involving bats and who spread was appallingly difficult to manage. this government never gave up through wave after wave and thanks to the courage and resilience of the british people we protected our nhs, we saved thousands of lives and we were finally rescued by the genius of british scientists and by a vaccine that was licensed faster than any vaccine in the world and a roll—out that was faster than any comparable country. and faster then we would've achieved if we listen to the lead opposition. shame is right. and still they failed. any ideas that

the opposition came up with they would call for more lockdowns, but we trusted british and the vaccine roll—out. they vacillated, we vaccinated. and we did it so fast, we came out of lockdown quicker than any other european country. and when i look at that achievement, i tell you, i have confidence in this government and in what it can do. as a direct result of the actions of the government, we have the fastest growth in the g7 last year and that is why we are able to help people across the country with the latest challenge, the global inflation and energy crisis. made worse by vladimir putin's war in ukraine. we have so well managed the economy that we have the physical firepower

to gave £1200, £400 to help every household the cost of energy and we can do that because our economic fundamentals are strong. with british companies hiring talent up and down the country. yes, with unemployment at or near a 50 year low, with 6600 20,000 more people in employment than there was before the pandemic. and use in —— and youth unemployment at a 45 year low. and people coming off of benefits and going into work. 500,000 just in the six months up tilljune. that is a fundamental difference between government, this government and the opposition. we believe that the best answer to poverty is not benefits, thatis answer to poverty is not benefits, that is what they think. we think the best answer is the security and happiness and dignity that goes with

a job. and i am happiness and dignity that goes with ajob. and i am proud... jeering jeering iam jeering i am proud of what we have done throughout the last three years for lifting people up, lifting living wage, cutting taxes on universal credit and just in the last couple of weeks, the biggest tax cut for the vast majority of people on lower incomes who pay national insurance contributions. i'm going to give you a fact, mr speaker. that is why today, underthis a fact, mr speaker. that is why today, under this government, for poorer households in this country they get more of their income from their earnings and under the labour party they got more of their income from benefits. that is a reality. there has never been a labour government that left office with unemployment lower than when it came in and that is why i have confidence in and that is why i have confidence in her majesty's government. in spite of the pandemic, we did not

for... i will give way to mountable friend. i for... i will give way to mountable friend. ., ., for... i will give way to mountable friend. . ., ., ., friend. i am grateful for a giving wa . and friend. i am grateful for a giving way- and i _ friend. i am grateful for a giving way. and i personally _ friend. i am grateful for a giving way. and i personally think- friend. i am grateful for a giving way. and i personally think that | friend. i am grateful for a giving - way. and i personally think that our party is making the same mistake that the labour party made when they knifed tony blair. may i say to my honourable friend is he aware that the excess death rates in europe show that thanks to his early intervention with the vaccine fewer people died in the united kingdom than the majority of other european countries? and thanks to my right honourable friend's intervention, kyiv is still a part of ukraine. and not a part of russia! i kyiv is still a part of ukraine. and not a part of russia!— not a part of russia! i thank him very much- _ not a part of russia! i thank him very much- i _ not a part of russia! i thank him very much. i think— not a part of russia! i thank him very much. i think he _ not a part of russia! i thank him very much. i think he is - not a part of russia! i thank him l very much. i think he is absolutely correct in what he says about the record of the nhs, this country in beating back covid. what a pity it

was that the leader of opposition came so many times to this place to say that we have the worst record in europe. he has never taken it back, mr speaker, perhaps he would do so in the course of the debate to come. in spite of that,... in a moment. we did not for a moment lose ourfocus on those huge manifesto commitments we made a in 2019. beginning with making our streets safer. and with the help of now 13,576 more police and we will get to 20000 by 2024, we have rounded up the county lines drugs gangs. and we will continue. we have taken thousands of knives off the streets and using stop and search, mr speaker. using stop and search, mr speaker. using stop and search and i know that people on the opposite oppose stop and search, but i think it is the kindest and most

loving thing that you can do to take that knife off someone who has a weapon. it was by tough policing, that we have helped to bring neighbourhood crime down by 31%. as we promised we have invested massively and our amazing nhs. we got nurses into hospitals, another 10,000 more than last year and we are on track to recruit 50,000 more. we have record numbers of people working in our nhs now tackling the covid backlogs and at the same time we are getting on with our long—term programme of improvement of the national health service. they constantly say we are not going to build the new hospitals. i can tell them that we are and it will be done by 2030 and if he is still around in 2024, he will see measurable improvement. i will tell you something else, mr speaker, md five years after the foundation of the

nhs, we have been the first government to have the nerve and a plan to fix the gulf between the nhs and social care. ending the cruel lottery that brings destitution to families with a member suffering from dimension. —— suffering from dementia. we have been investing massively into our schools and young people. we have helped bring tutoring to children who are in danger of being left behind. i'm going to give way to my former opponent... i going to give way to my former opponent - -_ going to give way to my former opponent... i am grateful to the prime minister _ opponent... i am grateful to the prime minister from _ opponent... i am grateful to the prime minister from taking - opponent... i am grateful to the prime minister from taking a - opponent... i am grateful to the i prime minister from taking a break prime ministerfrom taking a break from his fantastical memory of the

country. could he take one moment to explain why 14 million people in this country are living in poverty was michael why there are more food banks than there are branches of mcdonald's? why there is a mental health crisis? why big pharma have made so much out of owning the patents of the vaccines? why his government is presiding over the enriching of the richest, the impoverishment of the poorest and the greatestjob insecurity in industry after industry? he has created poverty, inequality and insecurity, that is his legacy! i am thrilled to be — insecurity, that is his legacy! i am thrilled to be debating _ insecurity, that is his legacy! i —n thrilled to be debating again with the right honourable gentlemen. and since our last encounters, i can tell him i am proud that we have got our unemployment down at or near

record lows. i know he would rather have people on benefits, i do not think that is the way forward. he talks about 14 million people, let me tell him, 40 million people voted "14 me tell him, 40 million people voted —— 14 million people voted for this conservative government and this government is undefeated at the polls. never let that be forgotten. at the same time, just a moment. we have been investing massively in schools as i said. it is by making our streets and our communities safer, by making our population healthier, by ensuring that our kids are literate and numerate at the age of 11 and our goal is to get up to 90%. we have been driven throughout these last three years by a simple vision, we conservatives, believe there is genius and talent

everywhere and energy and imagination distributed in every corner of this country. but we do not think that that is the same for opportunity and our immense programme of leveling up is driven by the simple mathematical observation if they can capital gdp work evenly distributed in the uk then this would be the most prosperous economy in europe. and it would be the morally right thing to do and that is why we have kept going with this programme. new high—speed rail lines, how many miles of electrified rail lines did the labour party builds in their 13 years in office? does anybody know? virtually none. hundreds of miles of road improvements were put in, massive investments in buses and cycling and we gave people and are

giving people the skills, the skills, the skills, the lifetime skills, the skills, the lifetime skills guarantee that the government will support you. we are giving them the technology to use those skills throughout the country. gigabit broadband is up. we've gone from 7% to 69% coverage in this brief three years. and it is only by putting in the infrastructure. she says they don't have wi—fi in the north, mr speaker. it is this government... that is what she said. how little she knows, how little she knows of the very area she reports to represent. it is only by putting in the infrastructure that you enable people to live where they want. and i am proud that not only do we see

record numbers of homes being built, last year there were 400,000 first time buyers because unlike the party opposite, we believe in homeownership! we believe in getting people on the property ladder. they do not like it and you can tell. the better the infrastructure, skills, technologies, the less it... the less intrusive the regulation in our country, the more the investment flows in and we are seeing huge sums coming in from the private sector. every other week there is another billion pound unit crone —— unicorn. we have more tech investment than france and germany and israel combined. and in the first quarter this year in attracting tech venture capital, we have overtook the chinese. this government will continue to make the uk the place to

come for the industries and businesses of the future. this year, we have a functioning spaceport. for the first time ever under this government a british satellite will be launched into space from britain. and next year this space port in shetland will get started. laughter i mean humble, mr speaker, almost as humble and local as the right honourable gentlemen opposite. the? honourable gentlemen opposite. they can see that this _ honourable gentlemen opposite. iie: can see that this means honourable gentlemen opposite. "iie: can see that this meansjobs honourable gentlemen opposite. iiez1: can see that this means jobs and growth for their area. they have withdrawn their opposition. people in this house may not know this, but

this government has made investment in low earth orbit satellite and it is paid off for the taxpayer and now hundreds are circling the earth offering all sorts of opportunities including those for internet connection for sub—saharan africa. i will give way one last time. to the honourable gentlemen. i am grateful. it is hiuhl honourable gentlemen. i am grateful. it is highly unconventional— honourable gentlemen. i am grateful. it is highly unconventional to - honourable gentlemen. i am grateful. it is highly unconventional to put - it is highly unconventional to put down a confidence motion in his own government, but i suppose he is an unconventional person since only an unconventional person since only an unconventional man would want the opportunity to speak at his own funeral. so can i ask him, isn't the essential problem despite all this litany that he thinks are his fantasy achievement that the bottom line is this government, this country is supposed to operate on the good chap but it does not do so

when there is a bad apple at the core. ii when there is a bad apple at the core. , , when there is a bad apple at the core. , _ i, when there is a bad apple at the core. , ,, ., , core. if he is saying that he is auoin to core. if he is saying that he is going to vote... _ core. if he is saying that he is going to vote... what - core. if he is saying that he is going to vote... what i - core. if he is saying that he is going to vote... what i can i core. if he is saying that he is l going to vote... what i can tell core. if he is saying that he is - going to vote... what i can tell him is i believe that the achievements of this government over the last three years have been very remarkable and as his personal criticism of me, i am proud of what we have done and i am proud of the way that i have been able to offer leadership in difficult times, let me put it that way. i think the investment on the low earth orbit satellite has paid off and as i said, people in sub—saharan africa now have the chance to have internet connection. it is a massive, massive success for global britain. people around the world can now see the renewed ambition of this country. the record £22 billion we are investing to become a science

superpower again, the new advanced research in innovation agency. and also the scientific solutions that we are providing are helping to solve the fundamental problems facing humanity. on this sweltering day, on this sweltering day, let me just remind the house there are very few governments in the world that could have organised a cop26 summit so far—reaching in its impacts and i think my colleague for reading. committing 90% of the world to net zero. moving from fossil fuel cars to... electric cars. and launching the clean green initiative. we can now leverage the trillions of the

private sector to help the developing world use the clean green initiatives. i think people can see more clearly than ever before that we have in this country and in this house, i think, we have in this country and in this house, ithink, a renewed willingness as global britain to stand up for freedom and willingness as global britain to stand up forfreedom and democracy. and you can have no better proof of that than our campaign to help the ukrainians. and if it is true that i am more popular on the streets of kyiv right now than i am in kensington, that is because of the foresight and boldness of this government in becoming the first european country to send them weapons. a decision that was made possible by the biggest investment in defence since the cold war. i think that conflict will continue to

be very hard and i think our thoughts and prayers must continue to be with the people of ukraine. i do believe that they must win and that they will win. and when the people of ukraine have won, it will also be a victory of right over wrong and good over evil. and i think this government saw this clearly and saw it faster than many other parts of the world. that, mr speaker, is why i have confidence in this government and i have zero confidence in the opposition. eight of them voted to discard this country's independent nuclear weapon, mr speaker. ido

country's independent nuclear weapon, mr speaker. i do not believe they would have done the same thing in standing up to putin in a month of sundays, mr speaker. last week, i went up in one of our 148 typhoon fighters and iflew went up in one of our 148 typhoon fighters and i flew out over the north sea. over the drowned prairies that are being harvested again with clean green energy. thanks to this government's activism, i am proud to say that offshore wind is now cheaper than onshore wind. and i down at that ghostly white forest of wind meals in the sea, financed with ever—growing sums of international investors and i thought this is how we are going to fix our energy problems and how europe should be ending its dependence on putin's gas and i'm proud of the way we have

responded to the challenge. a nuclear reactor every year rather than every ten years. that was a catastrophic policy of the last labour government. sit down. and then i was interrupted. for a glorious time i was at the control of the typhoon and i did a loop to loop and a barrel roll and... i'm coming to the point, i handed back the controls. and in a few weeks' time, this is exactly what i would do with this great party of ours. and after three dynamic and exhilarating years in the cockpit, we will find a new leader. and we will coalesce in loyalty around him or her.

laughter. �* ., , , laughter. and the vast twin engines of our tory message _ laughter. and the vast twin engines of our tory message will _ laughter. and the vast twin engines of our tory message will roar - laughter. and the vast twin engines of our tory message will roar on. - of our tory message will roar on. strong public services, strong public services on the left and a dynamic free—market enterprise economy on the right. each boosting the other and developing trillions of pounds of thrusts. and the reason we keep winning is because we are the only party who understand the need for both and whatever happens in this contest, we will continue to fight for the lowest possible taxes and lightest regulation. their problem is that they would try to fly on one engine. and kowtowing to the unions, and is the thinking more tax and more spending. endlessly giving into the temptation to regulate us back into the orbit of

the european union. and flying around in circles. and some people will say as i leave office that this is the end... they will say that this is the end of brexit. oh, yes! deathly hush. and the leader of the opposition and the deep state will prevail in its plot to haul us back into alignment with you as a prelude to our eventual return. and we on this side of the house will prove them wrong, won't we? yes! and some --eole will them wrong, won't we? yes! and some people will say that this is the end of our support... some people will say this is the end of our support for ukraine... i am told that is exactly the analysis. that champagne

corks have been popping in the kremlin. well, i have no doubt that whoever takes over in a few weeks' time will make sure that we keep together the global coalition in support of our ukrainian friends. some people will say that my departure, i think it was the leader of the opposition himself who said it, my departure means the eventual victory of the labour party. now, i believe this side of the house will prove him totally wrong and in due course, we will walk the honourable member into that casual that i talked about earlier and send him into orbit where he belongs. i tell my right honourable friend that it is time that he takes his protein pill and puts his helmet on because

that he will not be long before his own party is taking him to shut field and propelling him into the heavens as well. mr speaker, this government has fought some of the hardest yards in modern political history. we've had to take some of the bleakest decision since the war. and i believe we got the big calls right. and that the end of three years this country is visibly using its new founded independence to turbo—charge our natural advantages as the best place in the world, not just to live and to invest but to bring up a family. and with a new and incontrovertible spirit of global leadership i believe that we can look to the future with a rock

solid confidence, notjust what this government done but what it will do and will continue to do. and i commend this motion to the house. cheering. the commend this motion to the house. cheering. , ., , ., ., cheering. the question is two two the question _ cheering. the question is two two the question is _ cheering. the question is two two the question is to _ cheering. the question is two two the question is to this _ cheering. the question is two two the question is to this house - cheering. the question is two two the question is to this house have i the question is to this house have confidence — the question is to this house have confidence in her majesty's government? we will wait and see. i now call— government? we will wait and see. i now call the — government? we will wait and see. i now call the leader of the opposition keir starmer. mr now call the leader of the o- osition keir starmer. ~ ,, , ., ~ opposition keir starmer. mr speaker, the delusion — opposition keir starmer. mr speaker, the delusion is _ opposition keir starmer. mr speaker, the delusion is never— opposition keir starmer. mr speaker, the delusion is never ending. - opposition keir starmer. mr speaker, the delusion is never ending. what i opposition keir starmer. mr speaker, the delusion is never ending. what a | the delusion is never ending. what a relief, what a relief of the country that they finally got around to stacking him. and in many ways the

chaos of the last fortnight is familiar. the third tory leadership contest in six years, the latest bumper summerfor graphic designers bumper summer for graphic designers and brand bumper summerfor graphic designers and brand managers. the latest parade of pretenders promising unfunded tax cuts. latest set of ministerial handed out on a wink and a shake in return for a nomination. and tv debates so embarrassing for even that contended two contestants are pulling out. every other year they switch out a failed prime minister. it's like a once secure premier league sign burning through managers as a slide inevitably towards relegation. but mr speaker, the end of the season can't come soon enough. besides the deja vu, things are different this time. david cameron left office, david

cameron left office because he lost a referendum. the right honourable memberfrom maidenhead left because the party could not agree on how to leave the eu. there were serious policy and disagreement. and how to run our public services, the labour party had our own profound disagreements with both former prime ministers. but no one seriously disputed that they were fit for office. that they could be trusted to carry out their own... i suggest some on the opposite side read their resignation letters. no 1, no one seriously disputes that they were fit for office. that they could be trusted to carry out their

responsibilities that the information they gave ministers was true to the rest of their knowledge. and the policies they proposed were the. they proposed were the ones that they believed were best for the country. so no one objected to them staying on whilst a successor was found. not at the moment. now, there clearly are policy disagreements between the prime minister and his party. i noticed at the weekend, there was another party can obviously very good party for the last 20 minutes, but can i... can i suggest, can i suggest to you, catch up suggest, can i suggest to you, catch up to be coming to see what they been saying in the leadership debates, the foreign secretary says the prime minister economic policy is not going to drive economic growth. she has left that. the member for portsmouth north says they have left public services in a state of disrepair. a memberfor

saffron walden says state of disrepair. a memberfor saffron walden sastunior ministers raise concerns about fraud that were ignored and cost the taxpayers £17 billion. that's on that side. this is what they are saying prime minister in the leadership debates. so the people behind him are not happy with his record, whatever they say and jeer now. but unlock his predecessors, this prime minister has not been forced out over policy disagreements, and despite their delusions he's fostered in his bunker, he has not been filed by the stampede of an eccentric heard, instead, he has been forced out in disgrace. instead, he has been forced out in dis race. . ., instead, he has been forced out in disgrace._ judged - instead, he has been forced out in disgrace._ judged by i instead, he has been forced out in| disgrace._judged by his disgrace. hear, hear! judged by his colleaaues disgrace. hear, hear! judged by his colleagues and _ disgrace. hear, hear! judged by his colleagues and peers _ disgrace. hear, hear! judged by his colleagues and peers to _ disgrace. hear, hear! judged by his colleagues and peers to be - disgrace. hear, hear! judged by his. colleagues and peers to be unworthy of his position. and unfit for his office. he promoted someone he knew

to be a sexual predator.— to be a sexual predator. shane! miuht be to be a sexual predator. shane! might be an _ to be a sexual predator. shane! might be an idea _ to be a sexual predator. shane! might be an idea to _ to be a sexual predator. shane! might be an idea to listen. - to be a sexual predator. shane! might be an idea to listen. and| to be a sexual predator. shane! - might be an idea to listen. and then denied all knowledge when that inevitably went wrong. he lied to his ministers about what he knew and allowed them to repeat those lies to the country. it's the same pattern of behaviour that we saw when he and his mates partied through lockdown, denied it for months and forced his ministers to repeat those lies until he was found out. he can't change, even last week, he was tearing up the rules by insisting an opposition motion of no—confidence could not be heard. he promoted an ally to the ministerial payroll as she literally gave the public the middle finger and he appointed a chancellor with questions to answer about tax avoidance and his personalfinances. they all know. they all know. they

all know. cross shouting. they all know... sit cross shouting. they all know... 5 t down! mr speakerthe cross shouting. they all know... 5 t down! mr speaker the chair has been clear about being conscious of england —— for language. the right minister who has been referring to has denied the accusation. remind the gentleman of his language. ila the gentleman of his language. no matter what anyone says can i want everybody _ matter what anyone says can i want everybody to think carefully about what is _ everybody to think carefully about what is said in this chamber and the effect _ what is said in this chamber and the effect it— what is said in this chamber and the effect it has — what is said in this chamber and the effect it has on people and. it's

better— effect it has on people and. it's better when neither the clerks or myself _ better when neither the clerks or myself can hear. so please listen up to kier— myself can hear. so please listen up to kier starmer.— to kier starmer. thank you, mr seaker. to kier starmer. thank you, mr speaker- the)! _ to kier starmer. thank you, mr speaker. they all _ to kier starmer. thank you, mr speaker. they all know - to kier starmer. thank you, mr speaker. they all know it's - to kier starmer. thank you, mr| speaker. they all know it's can't go on. just speaker. they all know it's can't go on- just to — speaker. they all know it's can't go on. just to read _ speaker. they all know it's can't go on. just to read their— on. just to read their resignation letters. the memberfor on. just to read their resignation letters. the member for southwest will cheer after saying this is the last straw in the rolling chaos. the member for chapman last straw in the rolling chaos. the memberfor chapman had enough of defending the indefensible and the memberfor both so defending the indefensible and the member for both so very simply said the prime minister was an apologist for someone who has committed sexual assault. when the right honourable member for assault. when the right honourable memberfor richmond resigned, he accused the prime minister of not conducting government properly, competently or seriously. i presume he was talking about the appalling joint economic legacy, the highest

inflation and the lowest growth in the g7, leaving us with the highest tax burden since... and diminished public services. that is the record. the rhetoric doesn't match it. he suggested the prime minister is not prepared to work hard or take difficult decisions and implied that the prime minister cannot tell the public the truth. they all read the letter, they know what he said. but this week, but this week, this week the right honourable member is trying to convince us to ignore all of that. apparently he changed his mind, asked a straight question, he won't tell his party that the prime minister is dishonest, and now he is saying the prime minister is actually a remarkable man with a good heart. pathetic. there can be no one worse place to rebuild the economy than the man who broke it.

there can be no one worse place to restoring trust than the man who propped up this totally and trustworthy prime minister. i will make some progress and then i will. well, instead of rewriting history, members opposites need to face up to what they've done. what they have put this country through. despite knowing exactly who he is, despite knowing exactly who he is, despite knowing that he always puts himself before anyone else, despite knowing that he had been fired from job afterjob for lying, they elected him to leave their party. and he behaved exactly as everyone feared when he got into downing street. he lurched from one scandal to the next he demeaned his office and he

started to drag everyone and everything down with him. so belatedly they found him unfit for office too for government. i will give way. office too for government. i will live wa . ., ., give way. the honourable gentlemen, the riaht give way. the honourable gentlemen, the right honourable _ give way. the honourable gentlemen, the right honourable gentleman - the right honourable gentleman sounds like he's describing his own actions year after year he sat there while the labour party were found guilty of breaching the law on the anti—semitism of honourable member. why didn't he have the courage to stand up at the time and stand up for what is right? apologise! apologise! i for what is right? apologise! apologise!— for what is right? apologise! aoloaise! ., ., , apologise! i wonder if he actually realises why _ apologise! i wonder if he actually realises why we _ apologise! i wonder if he actually realises why we are _ apologise! i wonder if he actually realises why we are having - apologise! i wonder if he actually realises why we are having this i realises why we are having this debate. it is because, it is because so many... he debate. it is because, it is because so many- - -— debate. it is because, it is because so many... he quite rightly asked a auestion so many... he quite rightly asked a question and _ so many... he quite rightly asked a question and also, _ so many... he quite rightly asked a question and also, like _ so many... he quite rightly asked a question and also, like yourself, i question and also, like yourself, would _ question and also, like yourself, would like — question and also, like yourself, would like to hear the answers.

let's _ would like to hear the answers. let's move _ would like to hear the answers. let's move on. we would like to hear the answers. let's move on.— would like to hear the answers. let's move on. we are having this debate because _ let's move on. we are having this debate because dozens _ let's move on. we are having this debate because dozens of - let's move on. we are having this debate because dozens of front i debate because dozens of front benchers resigned their posts. because they wouldn't serve this prime minister. they are sacking him because he is untrustworthy. that's why we are having this debate. normally in a debate like this, the prime minister is asking for a vote of confidence so he can carry on. limit order, order. i am very bothered by where this is going. the use of language needs to be brought into more temperate manner and what i would like to say is we need to comment down. let's see how we can try to progress any more orderly and smart temperate way and what we are saying. mr speaker, why are they leaving him with their hands on power for eight leaving him with their hands on powerfor eight weeks leaving him with their hands on power for eight weeks because next eight weeks where the british public mistrust trust the word of the prime minister who has been sacked because he be trusted. eight weeks where

britain will be represented abroad by someone who has lost all respect at home. eight weeks of a caretaker government led by and utterly careless prime minister. anyone who thinks that doesn't matter, that this is just a thinks that doesn't matter, that this isjust a quiet thinks that doesn't matter, that this is just a quiet summer thinks that doesn't matter, that this isjust a quiet summer month where everyone goes to the beach is in denial about the severity of the challenges our country faces. the war in eastern ukraine drags on. the northern stream pipeline has been shut down. flights are being cancelled left right and centre, britain is facing an unprecedented heat wave. as our climate changes in our very eyes. these are serious. mr speaker, they don't think that these are challenges. these are serious

issues that will require serious leadership. our decisions will have to be made. this is not the summer for downing street to be occupied by a vengeful squatter mired in scandal. mr speaker... mr speaker... every day, every day they leave him there, every person who refuses to distance themselves from his appalling behaviour and every vote they cast to prop him up as a dereliction of duty. cross shouting it is a reminder, it is a reminder, mr speakerthat cross shouting it is a reminder, it is a reminder, mr speaker that the prime minister has only been able to do what he has done because he is enabled by a corrupted conservative party members every step on every scandal and every party along the

way. mr speaker that... you scandal and every party along the way. mr speaker that. .. you don't like it, but — way. mr speaker that. .. you don't like it, but it's — way. mr speaker that. .. you don't like it, but it's true! _ way. mr speaker that. .. you don't like it, but it's true! i— way. mr speaker that. .. you don't like it, but it's true! i know - like it, but it's true! i know there has been fear _ like it, but it's true! i know there has been fear mongering - like it, but it's true! i know there has been fear mongering that. like it, but it's true! i know there | has been fear mongering that this motion might lead to a general election, sadly that is complete nonsense and you can see why they fear the electorates. after 12 years of failed tory government, britain is stuck, stuck with a low growth economy, stuck at home unable to get a passport or a flight, stuck on the phone trying to get a gp appointment. ourtaxes phone trying to get a gp appointment. our taxes are going up. food and energy bills are out of control and the public services we rely on have simply stopped working. every tory standing to lead their party has given up on trying to defend. my minister, they have no confidence in you. that is why you are going. confidence in you. that is why you are anoin. ., , confidence in you. that is why you areuaoin. . , q confidence in you. that is why you areuaoin. . , '. ., confidence in you. that is why you are anoin. ., , ' . ., ., are going. really difficult to hear. i want to are going. really difficult to hear. i want to be _ are going. really difficult to hear. i want to be able _

are going. really difficult to hear. i want to be able to _ are going. really difficult to hear. i want to be able to hear, - are going. really difficult to hear. i want to be able to hear, and - are going. really difficult to hear. i want to be able to hear, and we | i want to be able to hear, and we can make— i want to be able to hear, and we can make betterjudgment calls. at the clerks _ can make betterjudgment calls. at the clerks and myself are struggling. please, calm it down and think about _ struggling. please, calm it down and think about what we are saying. thank you, mr speaker. britain deserves a fresh start with labour. free from the chaotic tory party, free from those that propped up this prime ministerfor free from those that propped up this prime minister for months and months, and here's the difference. under my leadership, the labour party has changed, and we are ready to do the same for the country too. to get our economy growing, to revitalise our kvech services, and after the spry minister has damaged everything around him to clean up politics, this house should make the start by voting no confidence in this prime minister this evening. thank you. this prime minister this evening. thank you-—

this prime minister this evening. i thank you-_ mr thank you. father of the house. mr seaker, thank you. father of the house. mr speaker. in — thank you. father of the house. mr speaker. in june — thank you. father of the house. mr speaker, in june 2016, _ thank you. father of the house. mr speaker, in june 2016, there - thank you. father of the house. mr speaker, in june 2016, there was i speaker, injune 2016, there was a vote of no—confidence in the then leader of the labour party. i don't know whether, the present leader of the labour party voted yes or no. did he vote confidence in his predecessor or did he vote no confidence in his predecessor, if you can remember? in 2019, his predecessor moved a motion of in the government. he said the issue should be put to the people. it was put to the people as a general election in 2019 and the present government came in with the majority of 80. and i haven't unreasonable authority the deputy leader of the labour party has had today that boris was, in effect, the magic which helped... i am glad she has confirmed that, but the issue

before the house now is whether people would have any more confidence in the labour party becoming a government, and the answer is no. if we can return, ones that they believed were best for the country. you're listening to a debate that's actually been called in by the government. we're going to be staying with the debate but i want to bring in our political correspondent ian watson who has been listening in the central lobby of west minister. what a strange spectacle it is in a sense because we saw borisjohnson give a very bullish performance, and upbeat offense. and one had to be reminded by the labour leader, who is very scathing that borisjohnson is being forced out of office and that he's leaving in some disgrace. yes. it's a rather strange _ leaving in some disgrace. yes. it's a rather strange debate _ leaving in some disgrace. yes. it's a rather strange debate in - leaving in some disgrace. yes. it's a rather strange debate in that - a rather strange debate in that sense. a real tempered debate. i

think one of the things we should focus on is not so much what they are same but the visuals inside the house of commons chamber. that front bench beside borisjohnson absolutely packed with his ministers, the parable, he is flanked by one of his closest allies the dean dories. look behind cover seats behind, not completely empty but very sparsely attended. some of the people who are sending a letter sending no confidence of boris johnson simply out there. what also is going on is that people are voting on who successors should be. conservative mps are going to the corridors now going to the ballot box in voting between the five remaining candidates seeking to replace them. some are focused on that. also having postings with the candidate earlier. a strange debate. borisjohnson is wanting one of his many curtain calls to justify his record to make it very clear that this is a government that wasn't defeated at the ballot box he said

14 million people had voted for his party with him as leader anyone to run through some of its successes. you'll know them by now, the vaccine rollovers he also conceded that he might be more popular now in kyiv then kensington, he said. and claim that's because of the foresight of his government... find that's because of the foresight of his government. . ._ that's because of the foresight of his government... and the stop you there. his government... and the stop you there- the — his government... and the stop you there. the leader _ his government... and the stop you there. the leader of _ his government... and the stop you there. the leader of the _ his government... and the stop you there. the leader of the snp - his government... and the stop you there. the leader of the snp in - his government... and the stop you there. the leader of the snp in the | there. the leader of the snp in the commons is speaking. prime minister, leave means leave! we have... but as is the way these days, the herd moved, so today, we finally have a chance to cast our verdict on a field prime minister and a conservative party that is collapsing before our very eyes. and i know that the government wants to use this debate as some kind of dignified, although i have not seen any dignity from the prime minister this afternoon, obituary for the pinus are the very last week, but if

the government are determined to debate the legacy of the prime minister, then that's allow ourselves the opportunity to be that one thing he securely failed to be. that's be very, very honest. letter flex on a man who should never have been put in office in the first place —— let us reflect on. a man that simply should not be here for a minute longer. because he demonstrated no dignity in office, in the highest office in the land, and he has shown no dignity today in departing. and so every single member of this house needs to ask themselves a very simple question. why on earth does the prime minister deserve the dignity of a long goodbye and a seven—week chance to rewrite his own legacy? and, mr speaker, apparently the one and only reason being offered up by tory mps to justify keeping

reason being offered up by tory mps tojustify keeping him in place is because we are told that that is the president, that is the way that it works down here, it is the westminster way, works down here, it is the westminsterway, but works down here, it is the westminster way, but those citing any kind of president have clearly forgotten the exact reason that we have been brought to this point —— precedent. the behaviour of this prime minister has no precedent. i am relieved we can hear the speech of the right honuorable gentleman now, that we have no longer have the prime minister bowling at speakers as he leaves the chamber, but would he agree, what he agree that what we want over this change is dignity? dignity of the house, dignity in the country, and we did not see it from the prime minister and his behaviour on that front bench today.— on that front bench today. order, order. i think— on that front bench today. order, order. ithink i _ on that front bench today. order, order. i think! make _ on that front bench today. order, order. i think i make that - on that front bench today. order, i order. i think i make that decision, and i_ order. i think i make that decision, and i don't — order. i think i make that decision, and i don't make any

recommendations! come on, ian. thank ou, mr recommendations! come on, ian. thank you. mr speaker. _ recommendations! come on, ian. thank you, mr speaker, although _ recommendations! come on, ian. thank you, mr speaker, although i— recommendations! come on, ian. “i�*isg�*iaz you, mr speaker, although i have to say, i agrees my honourable friend that it say, i agrees my honourable friend thatitis say, i agrees my honourable friend that it is important these are important measures, it is important to her dignity and respect, and let's come back to the front minister. the thing that brought him down, the fact that he could never ever be trusted with the truth. that is the record and that is now the prime minister's legacy. he should not be allowed any room to rewrite that the record and that legacy even for seven weeks. because, mr speaker, it has not escaped anyone's noticed that this prime minister has lived his life thinking the world owes him anything, and he has not had the grace to state today that he... that tells you everything you need to

know, mr speaker. happily. ithank my honourable _ know, mr speaker. happily. ithank my honourable friend, _ know, mr speaker. happily. ithank my honourable friend, and - know, mr speaker. happily. ithank my honourable friend, ok - know, mr speaker. happily. ithank my honourable friend, ok we're - know, mr speaker. happily. ithank. my honourable friend, ok we're going to leave that — my honourable friend, ok we're going to leave that debate _ my honourable friend, ok we're going to leave that debate for _ my honourable friend, ok we're going to leave that debate for now. - my honourable friend, ok we're going to leave that debate for now. ian - to leave that debate for now. ian blackford making that speech in the absence of borisjohnson, apparently. i want to bring in a formal house of commons and now political commentator, supporting petty more done in the leadership. thank you for waiting so patiently. i know you've been listening to that debate for that will get to the leadership contest in a moment. a word or two about what you just heard. word or two about what you 'ust heard. ~ . , ., , ., heard. what did you think? is a slirhtl heard. what did you think? is a slightly artificial _ heard. what did you think? is a slightly artificial scenario, - heard. what did you think? is a slightly artificial scenario, isn't| slightly artificial scenario, isn't it? we have this motion of confidence put down by the government rather than the opposition. we had the prime minister doing a typical reviewer performance of his greatest hits. and now we have the standard outrage

in more in sorrow than in anger than smp. it's one of those occasions where you don't really need to work very hard. i think everybody knew what they would get a say before they stood up. and will play this out until the business end tonight. and real politics moves on. i don't know if you heard our political correspondent saying it is a strange scenario. while this knocked about was going on in the commons there are people who thought my conservative mps are voting for the new leader. conservative mps are voting for the new leader-— new leader. yes. i think obviously their attention _ new leader. yes. i think obviously their attention is _ new leader. yes. i think obviously their attention is going _ new leader. yes. i think obviously their attention is going to - new leader. yes. i think obviously their attention is going to be - their attention is going to be elsewhere. this evening is a foregone conclusion the government will win by as usual majorities the of summer in the 60s, i would imagine. they will progress onto normal business tomorrow. this is perhaps more theatrical than most parliamentary businesses. it's something that has to be gone through because labour party wanted to have this debate. it's not one that it really needs to

engage intellectually. you it's not one that it really needs to engage intellectually.— engage intellectually. you are a conservative _ engage intellectually. you are a conservative party _ engage intellectually. you are a conservative party member. i engage intellectually. you are a i conservative party member. you'll engage intellectually. you are a - conservative party member. you'll be watching very carefully the pictures that the various contenders are making. there was meant to be another tv debate this weekend, that's been canceled. do you think that's been canceled. do you think that's because of fears of the advantage that the debates are doing to the party overall? i advantage that the debates are doing to the party overall?— to the party overall? i think there is an element _ to the party overall? i think there is an element of— to the party overall? i think there is an element of that. _ to the party overall? i think there j is an element of that. particularly judging by last nights debate, i think rishi sunak and liz truss and their supporters have looked at what was essentially the candidates biting chunks out of each other on national television and thought perhaps that isn't a way to boost the standings of the party. i think also there is probably a feeling particularly in rishi sunak can't, because he is leading at the moment, any opportunity to say anything is only going to be a vote loser rather than a vote winner. he is nothing particularly to gain to go on to

another debate whereas other candidates might put up for him to knock it on the head is predictable. and may in the end be best in terms of reputation. i think it will disappoint some people who might�*ve wanted to have a third look at the candidates and see if they can get a measure of each other and see what they have to offer.— they have to offer. what do you think it can _ they have to offer. what do you think it can happen _ they have to offer. what do you think it can happen this - they have to offer. what do youj think it can happen this evening when the five are being whittled down to four? fin when the five are being whittled down to four?— when the five are being whittled down to four? ., , , , ., ., down to four? on the assumption that tom to is a limited _ down to four? on the assumption that tom to is a limited this _ tom to is a limited this evening, perhaps no longer certain as it was given his quite strong performance. —— tom tugendhat. there will be pressure on kemi badenoch and try to close on the competition before we have another vote on wednesday. i think what's going to be interesting is to see a rishi sunak picks up any more support than he had last time. my more support than he had last time. my sense is he might not. his numbers may have stagnated a little

after a couple of relatively flat and slightly difficult performances. he needs 122 get to the final two. he needs 122 get to the final two. he does. i think the chances are still that he will be one of those two candidates to go to the party membership over the summer. i think it's still all in the mix. conservative mps are supposedly one of the most sophisticated electorates in the world. i think a lot of thought will be going into propositions and plans that nobody can control. i think everybody will be waiting on tenterhooks to see what happens, not only when the voters in the house at eight o'clock but then what happens in the hour afterwards. . ~ but then what happens in the hour afterwards. ., ,, , ., but then what happens in the hour afterwards-— but then what happens in the hour afterwards. ., ,, , ., . . afterwards. thank you so much. eric could to hear _ afterwards. thank you so much. eric could to hear from _ afterwards. thank you so much. eric could to hear from you. _ afterwards. thank you so much. eric could to hear from you. thank - afterwards. thank you so much. eric could to hear from you. thank you i could to hear from you. thank you very much for your patience. let's end the hour with the other main story today which is the extreme temperatures. let's catch up with matt taylor.

at extreme heat level through two leads and also manchester. just issued extent of the amber warning through into parts of southern and scotland emphasises just how unusual this is. this afternoon we was he temperatures really rocket and even into the evening, still in high 30s across parts of midlands and eastern england, temperatures in the mid—20s for some in scotland, high 20s in northern ireland. we will see some breaks of rain northwest of scotland as you go through the evening and overnight. a few shows during the day fading away to the south of england but look at these temperatures as we start tuesday morning. many not dropping below 20 degrees. that means it even harder day in softens up some rain to the western aisles and we will see the western aisles and we will see the western aisles and we will see thundershowers end result was such a wales and southwest england later in the day. starting to cool off a little bit here but eastern areas even harder than today,

today at six, britain is boiling and britain is burning. so far wales has experience how to stay on record by 2 degrees gimmick figures are so coming in and forecasters are warning it is likely to be england and scotland �*s turn tomorrow. brute and scotland 's turn tomorrow. we don't and scotland 's turn tomorrow. - don't know if we have broken the all—time uk record because the data is still coming in, but if we have not we have gotten very close. in europe and alarming commute in areas in spain, portugal and greece are being consumed by wildfire. at luton airport, flights have been suspended as part of the runway has melted. no schools in england and —— most schools in england and —— most schools in england and —— most schools in england and well have stayed open but some have closed

early are not opened at all. and