hello, i'm kasia madeira, this is outside source. the race to be next uk prime minister has been whittled down to rishi sunak or liz truss, and they're both making their case. who is the best person to defeat keir starmer and the labour party at the next election? i believe that i'm the only candidate that can do that. �* , ,., ., u, ., ., that. and the person who can go into number ten. — that. and the person who can go into numberten. i _ that. and the person who can go into number ten, i can hit _ that. and the person who can go into number ten, i can hit the _ that. and the person who can go into number ten, i can hit the ground - number ten, i can hit the ground running. — number ten, i can hit the ground running, andl number ten, i can hit the ground running, and i can get things done. here in the uk, emergency services are dealing with the aftermath of devastating fires, sparked by the hottest day on record. we'll also have the latest on how the heatwave is hitting much of western europe, with wildfires affecting spain, greece, france and italy.

while europe swelters, the eu is looking ahead to winter, and what to do if russia cuts off gas supplies completely. we need to save gas to fill our gas storages. to do so, we have to reduce our gas consumption. find storages. to do so, we have to reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri lanka, _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri lanka, with _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will look at sri lanka, with the - will look at sri lanka, with the country has chosen a new president who may be just as unpopular as his predecessor. the next uk prime minister will be either rishi sunak, the former chancellor, or liz truss, the foreign secretary. we reached these two names after several elimination rounds voted by conservative mps. this was the moment we got the result. the numbers of votes cast for each

candidate is as followed. penny mordaunt, 105. rishi sunak, 137. liz truss, 113. therefore, rishi sunak and liz truss are the candidates going forward to a final ballot of conservative party members. the ballot will close on the 2nd of september, and i will announce the result at 12:30pm on monday the 5th of september. the choice between rishi sunak and liz truss now falls to members of the conservative party. so let's look at how that happens. both candidates will face tory members at hustings around the country in the next few weeks. the exact size of the conservative party is unknown, but there were around 160,000 members at the last leadership election in 2019. these members will submit their choice by an online or postal vote. and the new prime minister, either rishi sunak or liz truss, will be announced on

the 5th of september. we've heard from both of them since they were announced as the final two: i'm incredibly humbled to have made it to the next stage of the process, and i'm grateful to all my colleagues for their support will stop the question now, for our members, is who is the best person to defeat keir starmer and the labour party at the next election? i believe i'm the only candidate who can do that. my values are also those of our members, and i have the experience and the vision to translate those values into a government that delivers the british people, and insurers that this is the best country to live, work, and raise a family anywhere in the world. �* ., , ,., , raise a family anywhere in the world. �* ., , , _ world. and absolutely delighted by the result, world. and absolutely delighted by the result. i— world. and absolutely delighted by the result, i want— world. and absolutely delighted by the result, i want to _ world. and absolutely delighted by the result, i want to thank - world. and absolutely delighted by the result, i want to thank all - world. and absolutely delighted by the result, i want to thank all the i the result, i want to thank all the colleagues who supported me, and all the other_ colleagues who supported me, and all the other candidates in the race. i think_ the other candidates in the race. i think it's — the other candidates in the race. i think it's really important that we have this — think it's really important that we have this debate in the conservative party. _ have this debate in the conservative party. and _ have this debate in the conservative party. and i— have this debate in the conservative party, and i am the person who going to number_ party, and i am the person who going to numberten, i can hit party, and i am the person who going to number ten, i can hit the ground running. _ to number ten, i can hit the ground running. and — to number ten, i can hit the ground running, and get things done, and that is_ running, and get things done, and that is what— running, and get things done, and that is what colleagues are voted

for, that is what colleagues are voted for. and — that is what colleagues are voted for, and that is what i want to take members — for, and that is what i want to take members around the country. so those were the final — members around the country. so those were the final two _ members around the country. so those were the final two candidates - members around the country. so those were the final two candidates giving . were the final two candidates giving their reaction. 0ur political correspondent rob watsonjoins us. we've spent so much time getting down to the final two, now here, we have to wait, so talk us through the choice that the conservative party members will have to make. compliments for explaining the process that the conservative party uses are choosing new members. both of them have arisen so swiftly that they have risen without much trace. if one is being really honest, we don't know that much about what they think about all sorts of things. by and large, what we have seen over the course of campaign the last couple of years of slogans, cliches, the sort of stunt physicians. but from what they say, both of them are fairly close idea logically, they are both to the right of centre of

british politics, they both call themselves thatcherites, and they believe in a smaller state and lower taxes. but there are all sorts of blanks to fill in about the kind of people they are, what they feel about things, over the coming weeks. when it comes to the conservative party members that are making the decision, we believe 160,000 of them will be making the choice, what will they be looking out for? i will be making the choice, what will they be looking out for?— they be looking out for? i think they be looking out for? i think the will they be looking out for? i think they will be _ they be looking out for? i think they will be looking _ they be looking out for? i think they will be looking out - they be looking out for? i think they will be looking out for - they be looking out for? i think| they will be looking out for who they be looking out for? i think- they will be looking out for who has they will be looking out for who has the best chance of keeping the conservatives in power after they've already been in powerfor 12 years, i think it is as simple as that, thatis i think it is as simple as that, that is the choice they have to make. so, one of those will be the next prime minister. what about the current one? well, rob, today was borisjohnson's last prime minister's questions. here's a little of what he said: last week, i told the house that

last week— last week, i told the house that last week was possibly my last pm to use, this _ last week was possibly my last pm to use, this week is probably certainly, my last prime minister's questions, — certainly, my last prime minister's questions, from this dispatch box, or any— questions, from this dispatch box, or any other— questions, from this dispatch box, or any other dispatch box. mr speaker, _ or any other dispatch box. mr speaker, we have transformed our democracy, — speaker, we have transformed our democracy, and transformed our independence, as my right honourable friend _ independence, as my right honourable friend says _ independence, as my right honourable friend says. without this country -et friend says. without this country get through a pandemic, not helped save country from barbarism. frankly. _ save country from barbarism. frankly, that is enough to be going on with _ frankly, that is enough to be going on with. mission largely accomplished, for now. i want to thank— accomplished, for now. i want to thank you. — accomplished, for now. i want to thank you, mr speaker, i want to thank— thank you, mr speaker, i want to thank all— thank you, mr speaker, i want to thank all the wonderful staff, i want _ thank all the wonderful staff, i want to— thank all the wonderful staff, i want to thank my right honourable friends _ want to thank my right honourable friends opposite, i want to thank everybody here, and has to love the start, _ everybody here, and has to love the start, baby! — so conservative mps giving borisjohnson a standing ovation on his way out. but it's worth just remembering that these are the same mps who told him he was unfit to be

prime minister. rob, what does this tell us about the conservative party's relationship with borisjohnson? come to that in a second, but what you saw is a bit deceptive, i thought it all fell rather flat, i mean yes there was that standing ovation, but having seen the farewells of margaret thatcher, john major, david cameron, theresa may, there is a sort of lot of genuine respect and some admiration, some of it grudging. i think it is rather different for borisjohnson, he different for boris johnson, he certainly different for borisjohnson, he certainly doesn't get different for boris johnson, he certainly doesn't get cross chamber support, and even on the conservative benches, i noticed during prime minister's questions that a lot of them are looking pretty glum when he defended their record. what is the relationship? it is always been fairly transactional, some of them accepted he wasn't fit

for high office, but there was always the way that you could reach voters in a way that other politicians can't. he has a witty turn of the tongue, he was a journalist. many of them have concluded, while that is brilliant for winning elections, itjust didn't work out in government. that said, of course, history will remember him for the momentous change of policy in britain leaving the eu. .,. , change of policy in britain leaving the eu. , ., change of policy in britain leaving theeu. , ., change of policy in britain leaving theeu. , the eu. exactly, also, you touched uon, for the eu. exactly, also, you touched upon. for the _ the eu. exactly, also, you touched upon, for the next _ the eu. exactly, also, you touched upon, for the next prime - the eu. exactly, also, you touched upon, for the next prime ministerl the eu. exactly, also, you touched| upon, for the next prime minister it is about winning the next election. that will be at the forefront of the minds of conservative members voting between liz truss and rishi sunak, or then backing borisjohnson back in the day. or then backing boris johnson back in the da . , or then backing boris johnson back intheda. , , ., in the day. yes, absolutely, and whichever— in the day. yes, absolutely, and whichever one _ in the day. yes, absolutely, and whichever one of _ in the day. yes, absolutely, and whichever one of them - in the day. yes, absolutely, and whichever one of them wins - in the day. yes, absolutely, and whichever one of them wins is l in the day. yes, absolutely, and - whichever one of them wins is going to be very different to boris johnson, neither of them are as colourful characters as he is. actually, i do think it is going to

be about personality, because idly logically both of them the right, both liz truss and rishi sunak are very passionate believers in brexits, so i think it really does come down to the conservative party members thinking, 0k, wearing a bit of a hole here, we've been in power for 12 years, things have been a bit bumpy, the economy is looking gloomy, how on earth do we convince voters to stick with us, who would be best at doing that?— voters to stick with us, who would be best at doing that? really good to net our be best at doing that? really good to get your perspective _ be best at doing that? really good to get your perspective and - be best at doing that? really good to get your perspective and overall context, and there were moments there from the final prime minister's questions from the prime minister's questions from the prime minister that were not as boisterous as we are used to expect. probably the most pressing issue for rishi sunak or liz truss, when they become prime minister, will be the uk's cost of living crisis. figures today show the rate of inflation the rate at which prices rise rose to 9.4% last month.

you can see how much it's risen since 2020. 9.4% is the highest rate for a0 years. here's our economics editor faisal islam. it is the staples — fuel and food — going up last month, that pushed inflation to a new ao—year high. this is what that means for families in derbyshire and across the uk. at this community food pantry, they're finding demand rocketing at the same time the surplus supermarket supplies they rely on dwindle. we are currently shifting around 1.25 tonnes of food every week. we are certainly thinking that as demand carries on going up, we are going to run out of road in terms of being able to acquire enough food to feed people on a nonprofit basis. we've got chicken, we've got pork... and even though here they can supply families with food at a tenth of the normal price, such is the general inflation crisis that some customers, working people, can no longer afford the bus fare to get here or the electricity to keep food fresh in hot weather. well, we've heard of people

switching off their fridges and freezers because they can't afford the electricity. and, actually, that's a really, really... it's a difficult choice to make but, actually, it doesn't really save you a lot because the biggest part of your energy bill is the standing charge. actually you're not really saving much money and you are risking your own health and that of your family. that is the impact of broad—based, readily rising prices on real life. this is what it looks like over decades, a ao—year high, and heading higher in the autumn, with food prices up 9.8% overall, but are alone up 22%. —— butter alone up 22%. fuel prices were up 42%, and energy prices up 70% over the last 12 months.

0ne one of my friends told me about it, so i started coming. i one of my friends told me about it, so i started comin-. i was really so i started coming. i was really embarrassed at first, but i don't feel embarrassed about it now. derby is a city famous for manufacturing, the bank of england governor last night warned that a specific uk factor, labour shortages, threatened to keep inflation higher for longer. at this cutting—edge carbon fibre factory supplying formula 1 cars and fighterjets, back and just that. they are seeing just that. we train and develop in this industry and they are well—paid, long—term jobs, i hope. are you finding yourself picking up labour from other sectors? we are picking them up from hospitality and care and that kind of area, where they are predominantly lower payment areas, they can come to us for higher pay. higher prices for energy and a weaker pound is seeping into a pipeline that will last many months. this has gone up in price by 50% or 60% in the last 6—9 months. energy, currency...

one of the first steps in trying to get this under control could be raising interest rates by 0.5%, the largest rise in nearly three decades, but energy prices are due to rise again in the autumn, pushing inflation yet higher. faisal islam, bbc news, in derby. the uk is still dealing with the aftermath of the hottest day on record, and the strain it put on emergency services. three uk fire brigades declared major incidents. this is an operational term which requires the service to respond outside its normal routines, in the face of uncontrolled developments. in practical terms, that often means its resources are under critical strain. this fire in the village on wennington outside london began after flames spread from nearby grassland. according to the city's mayor, it was the fire service's busiest day since the second world war. leicester fire and rescue said their major incident meant they would not be able to respond

to automated fire alarms in the county due to strained capacity. and south yorkshire's resources were further stretched by suspected deliberate fires, such as this forest fire near barnsley. fire service leaders publicly said their capacity was overwhelmed. west yorkshire's deputy chief dave walton, echoed this. we have pre—existing arrangements with neighbouring services, and when you get into these arrangements, we make calls, and we talk to each other at a strategic level about how things have been done with you, what if you got spare? 0ur neighbours didn't have spare resources, and their neighbours didn't have spare resources. everybody was working at absolute full capacity and beyond. so, a strong reaction to what have been unprecedented weather conditions. this image was captured by the european union's copernicus atmospheric monitoring team. it gives a sense of the dry conditions the uk has been facing. the normally green rolling fields, bleached yellow.

this image puts things into context. according to the uk european forest fire information system, the majority of england was in high danger of forest fires. the same high danger levels as in the mediterranean and north africa. some experts are really worried that the uk's response to the severe conditions may be hampered by limited data. researchers at the university of manchester are looking to help develop at wildfire danger rating system, a detailed threat map to inform emergency response, which other countries have already employed. here's co—lead researcher dr gail millin—chalabi. will be researching into things like determining the fuels, the moisture around the country, and how that varies, the flammability of uk

specific vegetation types. all of this will help us build our uk fire danger rating system that is tailored for this country. the uk has traditionally had some key advantage in limiting wildfires. wet weather is of course one. but even during dry conditions, fires have remained small, in part due to the rural landscape. this multispectral image of essex in eastern england shows the chequerboard rural english landscape we're used to. the sectioned off land has histroically created fire breaks, meaning uk wildfires stayed relatively contained. but, in recent years, large fires have become more common. european forest fire information system data shows uk fire detected by satelite, above 30 hectares in size. from 2008 2013, in four years no fires above 30

hectares were detected. looking at the most recent data, a clear pattern emerges with large fires increasing in volume over time. while climate change isnt the only factor here, it cant be avoided in assessing future risk. here's bbc climate editorjustin rowlatt... were being told that the kind of extreme temperatures were searing in europe at the moment are likely to become a reality here in the uk by the end of the century. the increase in temperatures made the extreme heat that we've seen in the last couple of days here in the uk ten times more likely according to the met office. that suggests two things, first of all, obviously we should continue to try and tackle climate change, bear down on the emissions that are causing this. secondly, of course, we need to adapt our societies, our infrastructure, our railways and roads, also our homes. there is a big agenda for the country in terms of dealing with these high temperatures that we can expect in the future. this hasn't come out of nowhere.

the government and regional fire services have known for a long time the risk would increase. however, according to uk national fire chiefs council lead paul hedley, any head start the uk have had to prepare may have just run out. so where are the weaknesses in uk wildfire resilience, and how should it be looking to adapt? you've been investigating best practices in numerous wildfire hotspots around the world. when it comes to the uk, where did the adaptations need to be, and are we, as that tweet suggested, too late now? good

evenin: , suggested, too late now? good evening. first — suggested, too late now? good evening, first of _ suggested, too late now? good evening, first of all. _ suggested, too late now? good evening, first of all. no, - suggested, too late now? good evening, first of all. no, i- suggested, too late now? good evening, first of all. no, i don'tj evening, first of all. no, i don't think we too late, i certainly agree with a lot of the stuff the previous speakers have mentioned. we are, as a fire and rescue service, we have been improving what we do in our training and our equipment for a year a number training and our equipment for a yeara number of training and our equipment for a year a number of years now. i am one of the national wildfire tactical advisers who reports directly to the person you mentioned just a while ago. the fact that there are approximate the 50 of us in existent in the uk is testament to how we are preparing for the climate challenges that are coming up to us. lets preparing for the climate challenges that are coming up to us.— that are coming up to us. lets hone in on that, — that are coming up to us. lets hone in on that. we _ that are coming up to us. lets hone in on that, we know _ that are coming up to us. lets hone in on that, we know these - that are coming up to us. lets hone in on that, we know these things i in on that, we know these things take time, how are you preparing for that, and time are something that we don't have much of now?—

don't have much of now? things have been happening. _ don't have much of now? things have been happening, the _ don't have much of now? things have been happening, the planning - don't have much of now? things have j been happening, the planning system doesin been happening, the planning system does in some situations require consideration for wildfire risk assessments. they appear in a number of the civil contingency plans around the uk, certain issues, for instance, if an area was going to be clear orfelt of instance, if an area was going to be clear or felt of trees, for example, to create an open habitat, which is more flammable, and there is a requirement for a wildfire risk a assessment,... we are moving towards assessment,... we are moving towards a far better decision, notjust in response, but and also the planning. of course, the key issue is managing of course, the key issue is managing the fuels that cover the landscape, thatis the fuels that cover the landscape, that is the vegetation. if that's correctly managed then that helps greatly to mitigate the problems. we can't adjust the weather, but we can manage the fuels, and that puts us

in a better position when we need to respond to an emergency incident. this kind of management that you talk about, managing the fuels, and i'm assuming you're talking about the natural environments, creating these kind of natural landscape fire breaks. is the management of this consistent between different authorities, or is there a bit of a gap in terms of what one local authority perhaps suggests in terms of time planning compared to another one? ., . ., , one? there are certainly gaps in some areas- _ one? there are certainly gaps in some areas. there _ one? there are certainly gaps in some areas. there is _ one? there are certainly gaps in some areas. there is national. some areas. there is national guidance on what needs to be done, but that is open to interpretation. i can only speak with any authority from my own areas, and certainly wildfires have been high on the agenda since 2000, really. wildfire mitigation measures have been put in by the local authorities physically on the ground with their own land

being managed, but also it has been taken into account within the planning system as well. so, funds can be harvested, if you like, from development, from new developments that are being built, and that money can be put towards wildfire mitigation is in a mitigation fund, and that would include, for example, the purchasing of alternative land that people can use for recreation that people can use for recreation thatis that people can use for recreation that is a flammable nature. 0thers that is a flammable nature. others are hopefully looking and will catch up. are hopefully looking and will catch u . _ ., ~' are hopefully looking and will catch un. ., " , ., are hopefully looking and will catch up. thank you for bringing in your exnertise- — let's get more on the situation across europe now starting with spain. today the country's prime minister pedros sanchez gave a sobering update on the estimated toll of

the country's ten day heatwave: translation: according to the data, more than . 500 people have died as a result of very high temperatures, in addition to devastation from the fires. the prime minister made the comments on a visit to the north—east of spain, one of the areas that has been impacted by the recent wildfires. this video was recorded just yesterday by a local wildfire crew driving along a road leading to the blaze. they continue to impact five regions of spain, these photos were from gully cr, where wildfires still raged out of control. —— galicia. furthersouth, more than

2000 people were evacuated, and three firefighters were injured, when a fire tore through parts of the province. the when a fire tore through parts of the province-— when a fire tore through parts of the province. the fire that we had three days _ the province. the fire that we had three days ago. — the province. the fire that we had three days ago, it _ the province. the fire that we had three days ago, it has _ the province. the fire that we had three days ago, it has been - the province. the fire that we had i three days ago, it has been declared that it three days ago, it has been declared thatitis three days ago, it has been declared that it is under control, it is not going anywhere, but still it will take a few days to be completely extinguished. he take a few days to be completely extinguished.— take a few days to be completely extinguished. he was also asked if he thou . ht extinguished. he was also asked if he thought things _ extinguished. he was also asked if he thought things could _ extinguished. he was also asked if he thought things could get - extinguished. he was also asked if| he thought things could get worse, this was his response. we he thought things could get worse, this was his response.— this was his response. we are only in jul , this was his response. we are only in july. so — this was his response. we are only in july. so the _ this was his response. we are only in july, so the more _ this was his response. we are only in july, so the more we _ this was his response. we are only in july, so the more we move - this was his response. we are only| in july, so the more we move along injuly, so the more we move along summer, the drier the terrain will be. multiple fires happen in august, and also september, it is very bad. if you ask me, in the next few years? definitely. we don't have... obviously, we'll have, again and 0bviously, we'll have, again and again, more heatwaves.

authorities say firefighters have gained the upper hand on a fire that tore through a mountainous area north of athens. what you'll hear next is the voice of the bbc�*s victoria craig, in athens, on the scale of the impact. they have recorded winds of up to 80 kilometres. 0ne they have recorded winds of up to 80 kilometres. one man has died, apparently from our gunshot wounds becoming infected. 0thers apparently from our gunshot wounds becoming infected. others have gone to the hospital for smoke becoming infected. others have gone to the hospitalfor smoke inhalation anotherfive to the hospitalfor smoke inhalation another five related to the hospitalfor smoke inhalation anotherfive related incidents —— backfire related incidents. nearly 500 firefighters, volunteers and residents fought to save homes. sadly, not everyone was so lucky. my house is being burned right now, the firefighters have already done what they could _ do, we gave them the keys to open and to go inside the house and cease the fire but it was _ very strong and it went

across the house and then inside the house and it has been burning — for i don't know how much time now. devastation caused by the intense heat, stay with us here. hello. some of us will regard this as a warm if not hot day. let's look at some of the temperatures, norwich we had 29 degrees, london around 27. typically it has been in the low 20s. yesterday, in some of these areas, we are pushing a0 celsius. such a drop, absolutely extraordinary. anyway, the clouds of been bubbling up in the last few hours, we have had showers breaking out across parts of the midlands, and as we go through the course of this evening and into tonight, as chance of scattered thunderstorms. 0f chance of scattered thunderstorms. of course, want the rain, but we

don't want too much rainfall in a short space of time, because that could lead to flash flooding. these areas are at risk of catching some storms. as we go through course of tonight, the showers may continue for a time across parts of east anglia, and then tomorrow morning it's quite a warm start across central and eastern areas, 1a to 17 degrees around six or seven in the morning. high pressures around us, weak area of high pressure, so that means the weather isn't going to change an awful lot through the course of thursday. it will start off quite cloudy, the clouds will linger into the afternoon, but sunny spells are expected. the best of the sun shine out towards western parts of the uk to stop here, highs of 18 degrees in belfast, but in the south more typically we are talking around

the mid 20s, and even up to around 21 or so the mid 20s, and even up to around 21 orso and the mid 20s, and even up to around 21 or so and central parts of scotland. friday, a few showers on the cards as well, some scattered clouds, maybe some showers affecting the south coast later in the day, some of them could be thundery, too. temperature is fairly pleasant, around 23 in london, typically in the high teens, and a fairly chilly 12 degrees expected in shetland. i wouldn't be surprised if temperature is once again exceed 30 degrees in one or two spots.

in the lowlands of scotland come up to 25 or so in london. hello, this is 0utside source. the race to be the next uk prime minister has been whittled down to rishi sunak or liz truss. they are both making their case. who rishi sunak or liz truss. they are both making their case.— rishi sunak or liz truss. they are both making their case. who is the best person _ both making their case. who is the best person to _ both making their case. who is the best person to defeat _ both making their case. who is the best person to defeat keir- both making their case. who is the best person to defeat keir starmerj best person to defeat keir starmer and the labour party in the next election? i believe i'm the only candidate who could do that. find election? i believe i'm the only candidate who could do that. and i'm the erson candidate who could do that. and i'm the person he — candidate who could do that. and i'm the person he could _ candidate who could do that. and i'm the person he could go _ candidate who could do that. and i'm the person he could go into - candidate who could do that. and i'm the person he could go into numberl the person he could go into number ten, i_ the person he could go into number ten, i can— the person he could go into number ten, i can hit— the person he could go into number ten, i can hit the ground running and i_ ten, i can hit the ground running and i can— ten, i can hit the ground running and i can get things done. here in the uk emergency _ and i can get things done. here in the uk emergency services - and i can get things done. here in the uk emergency services are i the uk emergency services are dealing with the aftermath of devastating fires sparked by the hottest day on record. italian prime minister wins a senate confidence

motion despite three major coalition parties boycotting the vote. while new york's welders the eu is looking ahead to winter and what to do if russia cuts off gas supplies completely-— russia cuts off gas supplies completely. russia cuts off gas supplies com - letel . ~ ., russia cuts off gas supplies comletel . ~ ., completely. -- eu. we need to save as to fill completely. -- eu. we need to save gas to fill our— completely. -- eu. we need to save gas to fill our gas _ completely. -- eu. we need to save gas to fill our gas storage _ completely. -- eu. we need to save gas to fill our gas storage is - gas to fill our gas storage is faster and to do so we have to reduce our gas consumption. find faster and to do so we have to reduce our gas consumption. and we will be looking _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will be looking at _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will be looking at shree _ reduce our gas consumption. and we will be looking at shree like - reduce our gas consumption. and we will be looking at shree like that - will be looking at shree like that with the countries parliament has chosen a new president who may be just as unpopular as his predecessor. in the past hour italian minister has won a senate confidence motion. earlier three right and centre—right parties withdrew support from the boat leaving his political future parties withdrew support from the boat leaving his politicalfuture in doubt. let's cross over to our correspondent who joins us live from

rome. mark, never clear—cut is it with italian politics. so he wins the senate confidence vote but other major coalition partners boycotted the vote. ~ . �* , major coalition partners boycotted the vote. ~ ., �*, ., ., �*, the vote. what's going on? it's ' rrhic the vote. what's going on? it's pyrrhic victory _ the vote. what's going on? it's pyrrhic victory really _ the vote. what's going on? it's pyrrhic victory really because l the vote. what's going on? it's . pyrrhic victory really because what he wanted was an expression of broad political support from across the parliamentary spectrum, he's not got that. yes, he's won the senate vote because more senators voted in favour of him that against him but there were large abstentions by those three political parties that you mentioned who have been part of his coalition up until now. that in effect torpedoes his government. he is now on his way up to the presidential palace here to see the presidential palace here to see the president and he is expected to offer his resignation. because he gambled, last week one of those parties abstained in a vote, refused to back of 0kereke back to

parliament saying, i will stay but if i have a broad—based political support, he is not at what is achieved and now mario draghi, the site and of political italy, deleted through this difficult time, a man with huge international standing who did have a majority support of italians looks like that gamble has backfired. and it looks like he will have to resign tonight. what backfired. and it looks like he will have to resign tonight. what happens then? less than _ have to resign tonight. what happens then? less than a _ have to resign tonight. what happens then? less than a week _ have to resign tonight. what happens then? less than a week ago - have to resign tonight. what happens then? less than a week ago he - have to resign tonight. what happens then? less than a week ago he tried l then? less than a week ago he tried to resign, that resignation was rejected. we're not to see that again? rejected. we're not to see that arain? ., ,, rejected. we're not to see that auain? ., _ ., rejected. we're not to see that auain? .,,.,_ ., . again? probably not. it was re'ected b the again? probably not. it was re'ected by the president fl again? probably not. it was re'ected by the president who i again? probably not. it was re'ected by the president who said _ again? probably not. it was rejected by the president who said look, - again? probably not. it was rejected by the president who said look, you | by the president who said look, you still have a lot of support in parliament and you need to go back and get parliament to express its support for you. so that mission has in effect failed because he wanted to eat national unity government to reaffirm its support for him. but he has not managed to achieve that.

they grant coalition that he wasn't leading in order to stare easily through the recovery of the pandemic, a vast raft of reforms in order to cleanse 200 billion euros of eu covert cover refunds, he was seen as the man to do that. he figured in the international support for ukraine. this is a man who has a profile on the international stage, he was your doing a president of the european central bank before he came in to be prime minister. but italy's fractious bickering political parties have once again claimed the scalp of a prime minister. many people will be staying tonight, if mario draghi couldn't do it, who could? , ., ., ., ., could? there is a vote for you on which to end _ could? there is a vote for you on which to end our _ could? there is a vote for you on which to end our conversation. . which to end our conversation. really good for you to be across those dramatic events as usual in italian politics was up thank you very much. developing situation they are. we will continue to monitor it. we will continue to monitor it. let's turn to the war in the ukraine.

russia's foreign minister has said moscow is no longerfocussing on on the eastern donbas region but widening its attention to kherson and zaporyzhzhia in the south. sergei lavrov said russia's objectives would expand still further as the west continued to supply ukraine with more long range weapons. mr lavrov was speaking with the kremlin stevie back channel rt. lavrov was speaking with the kremlin stevie back channel rt. the geography is different now. it is not only about the donetsk and lugansk people's republics, but also the kherson region, the zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories and this process is continuing, consistently and persistently. meanwhile, ukraine's first lady 0lena zelenska is in the united states to drum up support for her country's defence. here she is on tuesday meeting us presidentjoe biden and wife jill at the white house. she addressed congress a few hours

ago and had this to say. translation:. you translation: . you help translation:. you help us and your help is very strong while russia kills, america saves. and you should know about it. we thank you for that. but unfortunately, the war is not over, the terror continues. and i appeal to all of you on behalf of those who were killed, on behalf of those who were killed, on behalf of those people who lost their arms and legs, on behalf of those who are still alive and well and those who wait for their families to come back from the front. i'm asking for something now i would never want to ask, i'm asking for weapons. weapons that would not be used to wage a war on somebody else's land, but to protect one's home."> and they are ready to wake up alive in the home. i'm asking for air defence systems in order for rockets

not to kill children and their strollers, in orderfor not to kill children and their strollers, in order for rockets not to destroy children's rooms and kill entire families. well, the white house says russia plans to annex more ukrainian territory, using a similar "playbook" to its takeover of crimea. it claims moscow plans to legitimise the annexations by holding what they call �*sham referendums'. the national security council spokesmanjohn kirby gave this statement earlier. annexation by force would be a gross violation of the un charter, and we will not allow it to go unchallenged or unpunished. we will continue to provide ukraine with historic levels of security assistance. later this week, the administration will annouce the next presidential drawdown package of weapons and equipment for ukraine. it will be the sixteenth such drawdown to support ukraine since the president took office. for ukrainians, russia's so called �*sham' referendums will not come as a surprise.

let get more from our correspondent james waterhouse in the capital kyiv. this too ukraine as well as around the world is nothing new. this is straight out of the russian playbook for occupation. moving in, either through force, bombarding cities or uncontested, like they did in crimea eight years ago, installing puppet politicians, individuals that they can manipulate from moscow, and staging false referendums, baseless referendums on the issue of being recognised as independent. now, cast your minds back to february of this year, when vladimir putin declared that he would recognise the whole of donetsk and luhansk regions of ukraine as independent. he was basically using it as a springboard to launch some kind of military offensive and we now know what offensive is. so i think this is more of a reflection of the ambition that

russia stills holds. yes, the fighting has shifted eastwards and southwards. yes, ukraine is holding its line. but russian seems to be putting in a lot of effort to try and put in these measures, to try and legitimise what they have taken. and this is territory that ukraine, to this point, is struggling to take back. as this war drags on many people have decided to return to the award damage homes in kyiv. the government has promised millions of dollars in repairs, but some residents have taken matters into their own hands as anastasiya gribanova reports. this building is famous in ukraine. a residential tower block struck early one saturday morning by russian rockets. it was once home to a00 families. it's hard to imagine that this used to be somebody�*s home. that was the bedroom.

and over here, where i'm standing, this was probably the living room, where a family would sit together over a nice meal orjust watching tv after a long working day. and over there, there was the kitchen, and there is still some food left on the table. this peaceful life was gone in an instant. and what people here, the residents of this building, are trying to do is to put it all back together. constantin and his family of three moved in two months before the strike. all of them were at home when the rocket hit. translation: i was here on the sofa, there was the tv and i was _ just watching the news. suddenly, there was a huge bang, there was smoke everywhere, shards of glass were flying around, lots of dust. i was thrown back towards the kitchen. our daughter was in the corridor, the blast went through the mattress, pillows and duvets over her.

as more and more people return to the capital, they are arriving home to find their world in pieces. residents are urgently having to find more money to repair their homes. constantin and his neighbours have already managed to raise $51,000 in donations, all thanks to a crowdfunder run by 0lena. translation: the money donated is controlled by us, _ the residents, we will only use it to repair our homes. 0lena also says the rebuilding effort has bought people closer together. translation: we have now become good friends, - i like like imagining what it will be like when everyone returns. this house will be filled with chatter and children's laughter. anastasiya gribanova, bbc news, kyiv. let's stay with the fallout from the war in ukraine.

and although europe is still sweltering under summer heat, the eu is looking ahead to this winter and what it will do if russia cuts off gas supplies completely. the european commission is urging member countries to cut gas consumption by 15% until march. here's ursula von der loyen explaining why that's needed. to make it through the winter, assuming there is a full disruption of russian gas we need to save gas to fill our gas storage is faster. and to do so we have to reduce our gas consumption. i know this is a big ask for the whole of the european union but it is necessary to protect us. and this is why today we propose in emergency instrument on the basis of article 122. with two objectives, one is, every member state should reduce the use of gas.

in our second objective is, we provide a safety met for all member states. but not all member states are fully on board with this plan. for example, poland, has already filled its gas storage to 98% of capacity and does not feel the need to cut gas use. here's more from energy expert christof ruehl. the problem is not the 15%, the problem is the political willingness to do it. the problem is i see it with his eu directives is the anathema nudity which kept everyone to 50%. all those who don't want to cut anything will drag their feet and those who otherwise probably would have cut more on a voluntary basis have now very little incentive to do so. basis have now very little incentive to do so. let's look at the background to this announcement. before the invasion of ukraine in late february. russia supplied europe with around a0% of its natural gas, germany and italy are the two biggest importers. and a significant amount of that gas is transported via the nordstream one pipeline

from russia to germany, you can see that here in yellow. now nordstream one has been temporarily switched off for scheduled maintenance, and russia is due to turn supplies back on on thursday. but european leaders are concerned about whether it will continue to be a reliable source of gas over the coming months. and so the eu is looking for alternatives. we will cross over to the united states because presidentjoe biden is speaking live. we're expected for him to lay out climate executive actions. �* ., ., , , ., actions. bill keating, congressman and our actions. bill keating, congressman and your great _ actions. bill keating, congressman and your great former _ actions. bill keating, congressman and your great former member - actions. bill keating, congressman j and your great former member and actions. bill keating, congressman - and your great former member and one of my dearest friendsjohn kerry, he's doing a greatjob leading our international special presidential envoy on climate, travelling the world and talking to an awful lot of

people, he's talking more than others have been doing. another great message our neighbour —— native gina mccartney. my national climate adviser is leading our climate adviser is leading our climate efforts at home. it's an honour to bejoined by your neighbourfrom rhode island. he is not a bad guy at all, sheldon whitehouse, a great champion of the environment. he's been banging away at it. i come here today with the message. as president i have a responsibility to act with urgency and revolt two resolve when our nation faces clear and present danger. —— resolve for the battle climate change is about. it is literally, not figuratively a clear and present danger. the health of our citizens and community is literal at stake international climate scientists call the latest climate scientists call the latest climate report nothing less than

code red for humanity. when he said again, code red for humanity, it these are the situs. we see it here in america, red states and blue states. extreme weather events costing hundred and $a5,000,000,000, a in damagesjust last costing hundred and $a5,000,000,000, a in damages just last year. costing hundred and $a5,000,000,000, a in damagesjust last year. more powerful and destructive hurricanes and tornadoes have flown over the past majority down louisiana and all across america, it's an amazing to see. ravaging hundred year old droughts occurring every few years instead of every 100 years. wildfires out was that of burned and destroyed more than 5 million acres. everything in its path. that is more land than the entire state of new jersey from new york down to the tip of delaware. it's amazing. 5 million acres. our national security is at stake as well. extreme weather is

already damaging our military installations are in the states. in our economy is at risk so we have to act. extreme weather disrupts supply chains, causes delays and shortages for consumers and businesses, climate change is literally an x essential threat to our nation and to the world. my message today is this, since congress is not acting as it should and these guys here are, but were not getting many republican votes, this is an emergency. and i will look at it that way, i said last week and i'll say it again loud and clear, as president i will use my executive powers to combat climate prices in the absence of congressional action. notwithstanding they incredible action. in the coming days my administration will announce the executive actions we have developed to combat this emergency. we need to act. just take a look around. right

now 100 million americans are under a heat alert, 100 million americans. 90 communities across america set records for high temperatures just this year, including here in new england as we speak. by the way, records have been set in the arctic and antarctic, temperatures that are just unbelievable. melting the permafrost will up it's astounding the damage that is being done. this crisis impacts every aspect of our everyday lives. that's why today i'm making the largest investment ever come at $2.3 billion to help communities across the country build infrastructure that is designed to withstand the full range of disasters we've been seeing up to today, extreme heat, drought, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes. right now there are millions of people asked suffering from extreme heat at home. my team is also working with the state to deploy $285 million right now for the first time states will be able to use

federal funds to pay for air conditioners in homes, set up community cooling centres and schools where people can get through these extreme heat crisis without and i mean people in crisis are a hundred to 70 degrees with an infrastructure law as your members of congress have delivered includes a $3.1 billion to weatherize homes and make them more energy efficient, which will lower energy costs while keeping america cool in the summer and warm in the winter and not using too much energy. my department of later two labour, he talks funny, he's a hell of a guy, marty walsh. all kidding aside, he knows how to get a job done and he's doing two things for me first of all, secretary of labour he's developing the first ever workplace standards for extreme heat, saying under these conditions you cannot do the following, you cannot ask people.

second, he is sending folks out from the labour department to make sure we hold workplaces and to those standards being set they've already completed over 500 heat related inspections and workplaces across a3 states. at the end of the day it's gonna save lives. now, let me tell you why we're here, five years ago this cowering power plant that once stood with cooling towers 500 feet high closed down. the coal plant was the largest of its kind in new england. 1500 mw of power, enough to power enough homes and businesses with up for over 50 years this plant supported increases in economy through the electricity they supplied some of the good jobs they provided and the local taxes they pat’- provided and the local taxes they pay. but the plant like many others around the country had another legacy, one of toxic, small,

greenhouse gas emissions, the kind of pollution that contributed to the climate emergency we now face today. gina mccarthy, former regulator in massachusetts was telling me how folks use to get a rag out and wipe the gunk off of their car windshields in the morning just to be able to drive. not very much alike where i grew up in delaware which has more oral refineries in houston, texas had —— oil refineries. and all the prevailing winds are away. ijust refineries. and all the prevailing winds are away. i just looked refineries. and all the prevailing winds are away. ijust looked up the road in an apartment complex, we moved to delaware. and just up the road to a school i went to and because it was a four lane hwy that was accessible my mother drove us rather than us being able to walk. guess what? the first frost, you know what was happening, you had to put on you winchell wipers to get literally the oil slick off the window. that's why i and so many

other people i grew up have cancer and why for the longest time delaware had the highest cancer rate in the nation. but that's the past. and we're going to build a different future. with 1, one with clean energy, good paying jobs with up to 15 years ago america generated more than half of the energy from coal—fired plants with that's it's up coal—fired plants with that's it's up to 20%. because there's a big transition happening. many of these fossil fuel plants are becoming sites for new clean energy construction. others are switching to new clean technologies today brighton is one of the frontiers on the frontier of clean energy in america. on this site they will manufacture 2a8 miles of high tech heavy duty cables, those nationalised cables are necessary to tie offshore wind farms to the

existing grid. manufacturing these cables will mean good paying jobs for 250 workers, as many workers as the old plant had at its peak. applause. the port here, 3a foot deep was used to carry coal to the power plant. now will use that same port to carry components for wind power to the sea. the converter station here in the substation nearby are the assets to move energy across a paralyse. they will now move clean electricity generated offshore by the wind. and enough power to power hot 2000s of houses to the grid. this didn't happen by accident. it happened because we believed and invested in america's innovation and ingenuity. one of the companies investing in the factory herejoined me at companies investing in the factory here joined me at the white house

this month, vineyard wins whose ceo told me about the ground—breaking project labour agreements they had negotiated to create good paying union jobs. negotiated to create good paying unionjobs. i want to complement congressman bill keating in this area. i'm also proud to point out that my administration through the first commercial project for offshore wind in america which is being constructed by vineyard wins. folks, elsewhere in the country we're propelling retrofits and ensuring that even where fossil fuel plants retire they still have a role of powering the future. in illinois for example, the state has launched an effort in converting old power plants to solar farms led by the governor. in california the i eb w members have formed an oil pledge to the largest battery facility, the worlds largest facility filled up in wyoming innovators are retiring plant is next site for the next

generation nuclear plant. my administration will partner in the progress driving federal resources and funding immunities that have followed for generations and that's why they need to be taking care of well. i want to thank cecil roberts and so many other labour leaders who work with us on these initiatives since i took office we've invested more than $a billion in federal funding, 25 hardest hit coal communities in the country. from west virginia to kentucky to wyoming to new mexico. through the infrastructure law we're investing infrastructure law we're investing in clean hydrogen, nuclear and carbon capture with the largest in history. we've secured $16 billion to clean up abandoned mines and wells, protecting thousands of communities of toxic waste. particularly methane. we're going to seal leaking methane pollution, and

incredibly power greenhouse gas that story 2a0 vac times more dangerous than dioxide. the american leadership back on climate, i was able to bring more world leaders togetherfor able to bring more world leaders together for that we've got a hundred nations together to agree that the major conference in glascow scotland to change the admissions policies we have we made real progress but there is an enormous task ahead. we have to keep retaining and recruiting building trades and union electricians for jobs in wind, solar, hydrogen and nuclear and create betterjobs. we have to revitalise communities, especially those fence like communities that are smothered by the legacy of pollution. we have to outcompete china. and in a world make these technologies here in the united states not have to import them. folks, buti united states not have to import them. folks, but i think about climate change, i've been saying

this for three years, i thinkjobs. climate change, i thinkjobs. almost 100 wind turbines going up off the coast of massachusetts rhode island, ground broken, work underway. jobs manufacturing 2500 tonne steel foundations that anchor these offshore wind farms to the sea floor. jobs manufacturing a jones act vessel in texas to service these offshore wind farms with him were going to make sure that the ocean is open for the clean energy of our future and everything we can do to give a green light to wind power on the atlantic coast where my predecessors actions only created confusion. today we begin the process to develop wind power in the gulf of mexico for the first time. a real opportunity to power up millions of homes from wind. let's

clear the way for clean energy and connect these projects to the grid. i've directed my administration to clear every federal hurdle and streamline federal property that brings these projects online right now and right away up some of you have already come up and talk to me about it. and while so many governors and males have been strong partners in this fight to tackle climate change —— mayors. we need all governors, we need public utility and state agency heads, we need electric utilities and developers to stand up and be part of the solution. don't be a roadblock. we all have a duty right now to our economy, to our competitors in the world, to the young people of this nation into future generations. that sounds like hyperbole but it's real. act boldly on climate. so is congress.

notwithstanding the leadership of the men and women who are here today, failed in its duty, not a single republican in congress stepped up to support my climate plan. not one. let me be clear, climate change is an emergency. in the coming weeks and could use the power i have is president to turn these words into formal official government actions through the appropriate proclamations, executive words and regulatory power that the president possesses. when it comes to fighting climate change i will not take no for an answer. i will do everything in my power to clean our air and water, protect our peoples health and a clean energy future. president biden in massachusetts announcing in the coming days is administration will reveal executive actions to develop, to combat

rather, this climate emergency. he said that climate change represents a clear and present danger to the nation, outlining new executive action aimed at tackling global warming. this is bbc news. the headlines: the race for the conservative leadership is down to two. former chancellor rishi sunak and foreign secretary liz truss will now face the conservative party membership who will decide which one takes up residence at number 10. really humbled that i have made it through the next stage. i'm grateful to all my colleagues for their support. all have been doing -- alli —— all i have been new today is talking to them, talking about why i am the best person to be keir starmer in the next election. we need to hit _ starmer in the next election. we need to hit the ground running. —— beat _ need to hit the ground running. —— beat we _ need to hit the ground running. —— beat. we have two deliver people. --

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