jenny hill reports from duisburg. germany thought this was the fuel of the past. now coal is keeping the country afloat. as russia restricts its gas, germany is seeking other sources of energy and that includes firing up old coal power stations. so, martina's barges are busy, but she sees the damage done by vladimir putin's gas war. translation: of course it's good i for us that we are transporting l so much coal, but it's a fine line because industry here might have to shut down soon if the gas runs out. few here trust russia. but germany relied on its gas. it's painfully exposed. russian gas powered this country's economy. going without it, industry leaders warn, could have

catastrophic consequences, perhaps even trigger a recession. just when they thought it couldn't get any worse, this hotel is still recovering from covid shutdowns. now its energy bills are soaring and if gas supplies aren't secured, germany could how face rationing. translation: if we don't get gas any more, we can't cook. _ the kitchen closes. we won't be able to heat, either. i don't believe it will come to that but we have to act now. it would be the death of hospitality. germany's hoping to import liquefied natural gas to boost reserves. it doesn't have enough to get through the cold months.

it could be bad, there could be - shortages if we don't prepare enough and that said we have to import gas from other sources as well, - we have to diversify - the import even further. we have to fill the storages as high as possible, - we need to get the gas demand down and also to increase _ renewables more. vladimir putin has forced germany's climate conscious government back to coal, at least in the short term. he wants to trigger political and economic chaos in the west, but he may yet accelerate european efforts to abandon russian energy, or perhaps even fossil fuels altogether for good. jenny hill, bbc news, duisburg. the head of the cia says vladimir putin is hoping to grind down ukraine militarily after narrowing his strategic aims. william burns also said there was no intelligence that president putin, who is due to turn 70 this year, is unstable or in bad health. here's our security

corrrespondent, gordon corera. he insists ukraine is not a real country. he insists ukraine is not a real count . ~ ., ., , country. ukraine the “udge to be weekend country. ukraine the 'udge to be weekend fall h country. ukraine the judge to be weekend fall quickly. _ country. ukraine the judge to be weekend fall quickly. quick- country. ukraine the judge to be weekend fall quickly. quick and | weekend fall quickly. quick and decisive victory at minimal cost. european leaders who he sought to be distracted by their own political transitions. and he believed he would build of sanctions proved economy. . he would build of sanctions proved

economy- -_ would build of sanctions proved econom . . ., , , economy. . he had been stewing in what the cia _ economy. . he had been stewing in what the cia director _ economy. . he had been stewing in what the cia director called - economy. . he had been stewing in what the cia director called a - what the cia director called a combustible mix of grievance ambition and insecurity. mr burns also said china had been cautious about providing dilatory support to russia. —— military support. but he said beijing was seeking to learn lessons from its own ambitions. one being that any invasion would require overwhelming force. gordon corera, bbc news. in spain, firefighters are still struggling to contain dozens of wildfires. most of the country is on alert because of the high temperatures caused by the heatwave that's affected much of western europe. our europe correspondent nick beake reports from ateka, in northeastern spain, where a blaze has caused the evacuation of 1700 people, the nightmare confronting the people of ateca. flames lighting up and ripping through the bone—dry hillside. the danger drawing ever closer. hundreds forced to flee the now luminous landscape.

under today's searing sun, we found fire teams battling to contain new outbreaks. this is a perfect illustration of the challenge they face. the smouldering pocket has just sprung up out of nowhere and it's now a race to contain it, but the ground is so dry and every now and then, the wind is picking up. scorched earth lined our route through this community. the irony here the fire was started by machinery used by a company planting trees. down the road, we find anna trying to salvage her orchard. she had refused to leave. translation: we have our trees, our land, our house, _ so after we evacuated the elderly from the village, we decided to stay. jose felix rallied his friends

to try to stop the fire and save their homes. you know this land and climate so well, how much hotter and drier is it now compared with 20, 25 years ago? translation: it's hotter and it rains less. - it rains when it shouldn't rain and it's cold when it shouldn't be cold. climate change is a reality. the spanish are experiencing their worst fires in 15 years. this is the island of tenerife today. so, across the country, including in ateca, there is no let up, so, across the country, including in ateca, there's no let—up, although they hope they've won this battle for now. but everywhere you look, there are vivid reminders ofjust how quickly things can change. nick beake, bbc news

in north—east spain. soldiers in the myanmar army have admitted to carrying out human rights abuses on the orders of the military. six sldiers who recently defected have given rare in—depth interviews to the bbc in which they describe killing and raping civilians and the burning of villages. the military seized power from myanmar�*s last year and is now trying to crush the armed civilian uprising against them. a warning: rebecca henschke's report from myanmar does include some distressing images and details. myanmar is burning. soldiers are being ordered to carry out abuses as the military fights against the civilian militias who are trying to restore democracy. this is the aftermath of a military raid on a village on the 20th this, the aftermath of a military raid on a village on the 20th

of december last year. a corporal we're calling aung was in charge of one of the units. translation: the order - was to open fire as we entered. we also had an order to shoot any man we saw and to set fire to every every large and decent house in the village. corporal aung says his unit killed five people that day. the soldiers burnt at least 60 houses. this one wasn't empty. there was a girl inside. a newly recruited soldier set fire to it. translation: as we reached the centre of the village, - i heard the voice of a girl who was trapped in the house. she was shouting, "open it for me! open it for me!" i told the captain, "i saw a girl, she is trapped in the room." he said, "i've told you to kill everyone." he asked us to launch

flares, so we did. the village school wasn't burnt. instead young women were taken there. instead, young women were taken there. we spoke to two of them. they say soldiers abused them in this room for three days. translation: they were looking at pornography on their phones i and talked about what they saw. they were drinking and laughing in front of us. then they came to us and blindfolded us with sarongs and pushed us down and took off our clothes and raped us. translation: i didn't want to live after that. i thought of committing suicide. i wanted to die. all across the region similar scenes. in the last ten months, there have been more than 200 verified

incidents of burning in villages, according to myanmar witness, a group that's tracking human rights abuses. in a statement, the military says the raids were to destroy the armed civilian uprising and describes those who were killed as terrorists. they deny burning villages. at least 3,000 soldiers have now defected. many are ashamed of what they have done and some are prepared to fight to restore democracy and stop the military forces they were once part of. rebecca henschke, bbc news. very disturbing details there. ranil wickremasinga has been sworn in as sri lanka's new president with a promise to unite the crisis—hit country. he's expected to form a unity government soon, after he met opposition leaders. the new president faces opposition from anti—government protesters who view him as too close his predecessor. the european central bank has

raised interests rates in the eurozone for the first time in over a decade. the hike of half a percentage point of this key interest rate reflects widespread concern that inflation is out of control. the euro rose slightly against the dollar soon after the announcement, but some fear the rise will push down demand, and add to the risk of recession. british doctors say they've used gene therapy to effectively cure patients with the blood disorder haemophilia b. the new treatment, delivered in a single injection, enables patients to begin making their own blood clotting protein, without the need for any further medication. scientists have developed a new telescope to detect neutron stars which are produced by dead suns smashing together. the collisions are thought to have created heavy metals that formed stars and planets like our own billions of years ago. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has had exclusive access to the new telescope and sends this report from la palma in the canary islands.

opening to the heavens, high above the clouds, a new telescope scans the skies for one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe — a neutron star. they're the smallest and densest bodies in the cosmos, so heavy that a sugar cube of it would weigh about the same as 8 billion people. scientists have now found a way to detect them. neutron stars have such powerful gravity that they are drawn together until they eventually merge. when that happens, there's a flash of light and a powerful shock wave of light and a powerful shockwave ripples across the universe. when that shockwave is detected on earth, the new telescope scrambles into action to find the exact location of the flash. the astronomers have to work fast. the flash of light lasts only a couple of days. computer software is key in this

impossibly difficult hunt. researchers compare pictures of the same bit of sky night by night, and any speck of light that was not there before may be the momentary colliding of neutron stars. you would think that these explosions are very energetic, very luminous, it should be easy, but we're having to search through 100 million stars for the one object that we're interested in and we need to do this very rapidly because the objects will disappear on a timescale of a few days. so, really, this needle in a haystack challenge almost doesn't cut it. it's a huge challenge. these quick collisions create conditions that take us to the very edge of the laws of physics. it could help to answer the mystery of how some of the heavier elements, such as gold and platinum, are created in the universe. the british—built telescope, called goto, is nimble, and can rapidly scan every bit of the sky above it. when a real good event comes along, it's all hands on deck to make the most of it,

and that, you know, it's a nice sort of feeling, to spring into action. with these instruments, researchers are learning about the cosmos faster than ever before and are on the precipice of a new age of astronomy. so, now, we have almost a new way of looking at the universe. - we're not hoping i for new discoveries. we're being told where to find them and we're getting to uncover, - piece by piece, what lays out there in the universe. - so far, just one neutron star collision has been detected. now this new telescope can pinpoint them routinely, revealing a new view of the universe that has so far been hidden. pallab ghosh, bbc news, la palma. isn't it marvellous we have such an interesting story that also happens to be in the canary islands? lucky

pallab. to see what we're working on at any time, do check us out on twitter. i'mjane at any time, do check us out on twitter. i'm jane o'brien, at any time, do check us out on twitter. i'mjane o'brien, thanks hello, thanks forjoining me. it's certainly cooled off, hasn't it, compared to what we had in the last few days. but i want to show you that hot air is never too far away this time of the year. now, this planetary view of the atmosphere over the next ten days shows these very warm currents of air to the south of us, where you would expect them, across the mediterranean. and you can see these patterns, these undulating patterns, and it's all about whether we get into one of the crests, or the ridges, of the heat that could be spreading in from the south. now, this is a schematic in the next ten days or so, and where you see that ridge, that is the hot air travelling further north, and we could find ourselves in one of these hot spells again in the next ten days or so.

so, statistically, across europe, this time of year is pretty much the peak of the summer in terms of the temperatures, heatwaves are highly likely across spain, france, into germany, so close to us, and that does mean a chance of hot air returning to the uk. that was temperature. how about rainfall patterns? here's an area of low pressure sweeping across the north—west of the uk. by the time the rain reaches the south—east, not much. again, the same pattern. another low pressure towards the end of this ten—day period sweeps further north, not an awful lot of rain in the south, where we desperately need it. so, in summary, over the next ten days or so, it's in the northwest of the uk where we'll have fleeting weather fronts, perhaps bringing 20—30mm of rain to western parts of scotland, but further southeast, generally speaking, maybe 5mm or so. but having said that, local thunderstorms are possible as well. so, here's the forecast for friday, and the met office is in fact suggesting there could be some local downpours across southwestern and western areas, perhaps a bit further north during the day,

but many of us missing the storms altogether, and those temperatures we were talking about, conditions much cooler than what we've had — 22 in london, the high teens further north. now, let's have a look at the weekend. one of the reasons why sometimes hot air comes our way is because of low pressures which approach our shores. with the winds blowing around them like so, the wind tends to scoop up the heat from the near continent and push it towards the south and southeast, whereas in the northwest, we get the opposite — cooler atlantic air and outbreaks of rain. so, on saturday, we are expecting thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain around the irish sea, across parts of northern ireland, scotland. mind you, somewhat hit—and—miss, whereas in the southeast and eastern parts of england, the temperature will start to pick up, probably peaking by the time we get to sunday. so, saturday is still the high 20s. notice it's the key wind direction here, blowing out of the southwest, so imagine hot air across france wafting into southeastern areas, whereas here, we have got that cooler atlantic air.

the showers and much fresher for belfast, glasgow — 20 celsius — whereas we hit 30 again quite possibly on sunday in east anglia and maybe the southeast. and then into next week — so this is monday and tuesday, those low pressures moving through, bringing rain to the northwest at times, but not an awful lot of rain towards the southeast of the country. so, let's have a look at the outlook into next week. you'll notice that trend in the rising temperatures across the south of the uk — high 20s, we could be approaching 30 celsius at some point, but in the northwest, closer to low pressures and weather fronts, it'll always stay fresher.

this is bbc news. the headlines... us presidentjoe biden has tested positive for covid. the 79—year—old, who's fully vaccinated and boosted, has mild symptoms according to aides. he's continuing to work while isolating at the white house. following his diagnosis, the president has released a video on twitter saying he's doing well and getting a lot of work done. his doctors say he's breathing well and his oxygen level is normal the italian prime minister, mario draghi has resigned, setting the scene for a general election in the eu's third largest economy.

he remains as a caretaker prime minister, with new elections due at the end of september turkey says a deal has been reached which will allow ukraine to resume exports of grain through the black sea. it's expected to be signed on friday. food prices have been soaring since russia invaded ukraine in february. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are yasmin alibhai—brown, the author and journalist, and sian griffiths, who's the education editor at the sunday times. the telegraph leads with the tory leadership race, as the two remaining candidates set out their plans for the economy — with rishi sunak saying he won't cut

taxes until next year. the paper quotes his lbc interview tonight in which he said increasing debt would not be "moral". the guardian reports on the same story, and says mr sunak�*s opponent liz truss leads him in a poll of conservative party members. but old leadership rival penny mordaunt is trying to prevent truss from winning by having her supporters vote for the former chancellor — according to the front page of the i. meanwhile, in europe the central bank rises interest rates by 0.5% as they struggle with a debt crisis of their own , that makes the front page of the ft. and in sport the mirror reports that everton manager frank lampard fears another relegation fight after back—to—back defeats in the preseason tour. let us kick off tonight, if i can begin with you and the daily telegraph, obviously, there is going to be a few weeks now a conservative

leadership stories, i imagine. no tax cuts until late next year says rishi sunak. he is trailing in the polls amongst the tory leadership at the moment. how do you think this message is going to go down? well. message is going to go down? well, first of all, message is going to go down? well, first of all. i — message is going to go down? well, first of all, i find _ message is going to go down? well, first of all, i find it appalling - first of all, i find it appalling that such a small minority of the british population will be selecting our next prime minister. most of them i reckon are crazy about tax cuts. so this may disadvantage rishi sunak. but today has been quite an interesting day where i think the economic plans in my view, quite chaotic plans of truss have been quite well tested, and really not passing the test very well. so, i think that competence, the economic competency question is going to be one of the biggest ones here. that's again quite disappointing because i

would like them to tell us what to do about those people who cannot afford anything about the national health service. it's all focused on tax. and at the moment, they are very different positions that the two of them are taking. the you u-osel two of them are taking. the you gosr>el that _ two of them are taking. the you gospel that came _ two of them are taking. the you gospel that came out _ two of them are taking. the you gospel that came out today - two of them are taking. the you gospel that came out today said i two of them are taking. the you - gospel that came out today said that 63% of tory members prefer liz truss, only 48% prefer rishi sunak. he is saying he is not going to cut taxes for a year or so. that is riuht. taxes for a year or so. that is right- liz _ taxes for a year or so. that is right. liz truss _ taxes for a year or so. that is right. liz truss very - taxes for a year or so. that is right. liz truss very much - taxes for a year or so. that is| right. liz truss very much the favourite _ right. liz truss very much the favourite at the moment to win the leadership— favourite at the moment to win the leadership contest. people see her as the _ leadership contest. people see her as the iron — leadership contest. people see her as the iron lady mark teal. so she's come _ as the iron lady mark teal. so she's come out _ as the iron lady mark teal. so she's come out with an agenda for actually having _ come out with an agenda for actually having tax— come out with an agenda for actually having tax cuts and rishi sunak says no tax _ having tax cuts and rishi sunak says no tax cuts — having tax cuts and rishi sunak says no tax cuts until late next year. he is presenting himself as kind of the responsible one. he says that

inflation — responsible one. he says that inflation is not going to come down until next— inflation is not going to come down until next summer at the earliest, bringing _ until next summer at the earliest, bringing down taxis before then, making the problem worse. liz truss is defending her position and at the moment. _ is defending her position and at the moment. i— is defending her position and at the moment, i mean, as yasmin says, conservative — moment, i mean, as yasmin says, conservative membership who are going _ conservative membership who are going to _ conservative membership who are going to make the decision about which _ going to make the decision about which way— going to make the decision about which way to know which one of those two they _ which way to know which one of those two they are — which way to know which one of those two they are going to choose, of course. — two they are going to choose, of course, they like tax cuts and conservative party loves tax cuts, so liz _ conservative party loves tax cuts, so liz truss's position from even the rishi — so liz truss's position from even the rishi sunak is attacking it fairly— the rishi sunak is attacking it fairly viciously now, it is likely to curry— fairly viciously now, it is likely to curry favour with conservative numbers. — to curry favour with conservative numbers, and i agree that yasmin. i do think— numbers, and i agree that yasmin. i do think it's — numbers, and i agree that yasmin. i do think it's extraordinary that we don't know— do think it's extraordinary that we don't know exactly what the conservative party membership is, but we _ conservative party membership is, but we think it's around 100 60,000 members _ but we think it's around 100 60,000 members it— but we think it's around 100 60,000 members. it seems extraordinary that such a _ members. it seems extraordinary that such a small— members. it seems extraordinary that such a small number of people can actually— such a small number of people can actually choose the next prime minister. — actually choose the next prime minister, especially when both candidates are coming out with such radically— candidates are coming out with such radically different proposals for

the economy. and when the country in the economy. and when the country in the economy— the economy. and when the country in the economy is in such a mess. i the economy is in such a mess. should the economy is in such a mess. i should correct myself because the telegraph has said 48% support rishi sunak. of course that would make 110% overall. only 38% i think too iio% overall. only 38% i think too the youth of paul. interesting in the youth of paul. interesting in the ldc interview, rishi sunak said increasing debt would not be "moral" tonight he thinks he could fuel inflation. when you bring morality into the the life of someone who is nondominant has no tax receipts from when he was chancellor. is that a wise word for him to use? h0. when he was chancellor. is that a wise word for him to use?- when he was chancellor. is that a wise word for him to use? no, it is in. i wise word for him to use? no, it is in- i think — wise word for him to use? no, it is in- i think he _ wise word for him to use? no, it is in. i think he should _ wise word for him to use? no, it is in. i think he should be _ wise word for him to use? no, it is in. i think he should be very, - wise word for him to use? no, it is in. i think he should be very, veryl in. i think he should be very, very careful. �* . in. i think he should be very, very careful. �* , ., ., in. i think he should be very, very careful. �* . ., ., ., in. i think he should be very, very careful. �*, ., ., ., ., ., ., careful. it's not that long ago that --eole careful. it's not that long ago that peeple were _ careful. it's not that long ago that people were outraged _ careful. it's not that long ago that people were outraged that - careful. it's not that long ago that people were outraged that the - people were outraged that the family's tax arrangements, and let's face it, this is a family which is

extraordinarily wealthy by british standards, and i are thinking, you know, if he wants to talk about morality, he will fall into a trap. i see him as a very technocratic. to meet him he sounds more and more like george osborne, you know? the debt must not go up, we must keep the figures down, blah, blah, blah. i'm not an economist. it probably makes sense. liz trice on the other hand actually frankly sounds like she is making it all up. she's the kind of, trying to emulate to margaret thatcher who was actually in control of all of her subjects. and it seems very much like attribute acts of margaret thatcher, and it's not going very well, frankly. if and it's not going very well, frankl . ., ., ~ and it's not going very well, frankl . ., ., ,, ., frankly. if we are talking about georae frankly. if we are talking about george osborne, _ frankly. if we are talking about george osborne, rishi - frankly. if we are talking about george osborne, rishi sunak, | frankly. if we are talking about i george osborne, rishi sunak, is there a risk, well, with either of

these candidates that we see austerity marked to because public spending, public services are a real concern, aren't they? they have to be funded. concern, aren't they? they have to be funded-— be funded. yes, they have to be funded. be funded. yes, they have to be funded- liz _ be funded. yes, they have to be funded. liz trust _ be funded. yes, they have to be funded. liz trust has _ be funded. yes, they have to be funded. liz trust has said - be funded. yes, they have to be funded. liz trust has said that i be funded. yes, they have to be i funded. liz trust has said that she wouldn't _ funded. liz trust has said that she wouldn't cut the vending for public services. she would try to make efficiencies, but i think the real problem. — efficiencies, but i think the real problem, really, is both of these candidates with such different agendas and such different claims on tax, agendas and such different claims on tax. and _ agendas and such different claims on tax. and you — agendas and such different claims on tax, and you kind of feel, shouldn't there _ tax, and you kind of feel, shouldn't there he _ tax, and you kind of feel, shouldn't there he a — tax, and you kind of feel, shouldn't there be a general election, really because _ there be a general election, really because in— there be a general election, really because in action these very important decisions be taken to the british— important decisions be taken to the british public? so that they can make _ british public? so that they can make a — british public? so that they can make a decision on it? you feel that there _ make a decision on it? you feel that there ought— make a decision on it? you feel that there ought to be a general election sooner— there ought to be a general election sooner rather than later. rather than _ sooner rather than later. rather than have — sooner rather than later. rather than have either of these two candidates take the country through up candidates take the country through up to another two years. and... we are facin: up to another two years. and... are facing a up to another two years. and... -

are facing a cost—of—living crisis, potentially of a recession at the conservatives are still not pulling well, that's not likely to happen, is it? ., �*, ., well, that's not likely to happen, isit? ., �*, ., �*, is it? no, it's not. it's the point that he has— is it? no, it's not. it's the point that he has been _ is it? no, it's not. it's the point that he has been made - is it? no, it's not. it's the point that he has been made before, | is it? no, it's not. it's the point- that he has been made before, how fair is _ that he has been made before, how fair is that? — that he has been made before, how fair is that? how democratic is that you have _ fair is that? how democratic is that you have such a small number of conservative party member is choosing _ conservative party member is choosing our next prime minister and choosing _ choosing our next prime minister and choosing a _ choosing our next prime minister and choosing a course for the country that has — choosing a course for the country that has not been put to the electorate?— that has not been put to the electorate? ., , ., , , electorate? let me, obviously we will continue _ electorate? let me, obviously we will continue with _ electorate? let me, obviously we will continue with us, _ electorate? let me, obviously we will continue with us, i— electorate? let me, obviously we will continue with us, ijust - electorate? let me, obviously we will continue with us, i just want l will continue with us, ijust want to bring in the eye if i can. their headline is penny mordaunt�*s revenge new plot to stop liz truss. a lot of talk, wasn't there, about various plots to stop liz truss getting into the final two at all. this story is saying that because of hostile media briefings against penny mordaunt, her support plain than on allies of liz truss. they are going to try to encourage their supporters to support rishi sunak. it is encourage their supporters to support rishi sunak. it is really caettin support rishi sunak. it is really getting dirty — support rishi sunak. it is really getting dirty now- _ support rishi sunak. it is really getting dirty now. i _ support rishi sunak. it is really getting dirty now. i so, - support rishi sunak. it is really getting dirty now. i so, so - support rishi sunak. it is really getting dirty now. i so, so we l getting dirty now. i so, so we agreed that it is an abomination that in this democracy, and they do

keep on banging on about democracy, don't they? that not only are a very small number of conservative members, but a smaller number with very narrow range of opinions and preferences, which are not the preferences, which are not the preferences of most people in this country, are deciding who is going to the this country for two very,, very taxing years. i find that appalling, but... if very taxing years. i find that appalling, but...— very taxing years. i find that anallinu, but... . , appalling, but... if that sentiment, sor to appalling, but... if that sentiment, sorry to interrupt _ appalling, but... if that sentiment, sorry to interrupt them _ appalling, but... if that sentiment, sorry to interrupt them if _ appalling, but... if that sentiment, sorry to interrupt them if you - appalling, but... if that sentiment, sorry to interrupt them if you think| sorry to interrupt them if you think if that sentiment is shared, that whoever wins, will they struggle to have a public mandate, to have a sense of authority through these incredibly difficult months that we are all expecting? the? incredibly difficult months that we are all expecting?— are all expecting? they cannot do an hina. are all expecting? they cannot do anything- i— are all expecting? they cannot do anything- iwant— are all expecting? they cannot do anything. i want to _ are all expecting? they cannot do anything. i want to say _ are all expecting? they cannot doi anything. i want to say something about penny mordaunt, i am not a tory, but i included her in my book on 50 amazing women, because you know, she is a fairly impressive

politician, and i did find it quite shocking how there was this dirty tricks campaign against her over the last 48 hours, you know, and is not grown—up politics, this. what last 48 hours, you know, and is not grown-up politics, this.— last 48 hours, you know, and is not grown-up politics, this. what do you make of the — grown-up politics, this. what do you make of the ps _ grown-up politics, this. what do you make of the i's story? _ grown-up politics, this. what do you make of the i's story? do _ grown-up politics, this. what do you make of the i's story? do think- grown-up politics, this. what do you make of the i's story? do think it - make of the i's story? do think it will workocann can mps influence conservative party members in terms of how to vote? especially as those ballots go out at the beginning of august, pretty soon. yes. ballots go out at the beginning of august, pretty soon.— august, pretty soon. yes, well, i hear what _ august, pretty soon. yes, well, i hear what yasmin _ august, pretty soon. yes, well, i hear what yasmin is _ august, pretty soon. yes, well, i hear what yasmin is saying - august, pretty soon. yes, well, ii hear what yasmin is saying about august, pretty soon. yes, well, i- hear what yasmin is saying about the dirty tricks— hear what yasmin is saying about the dirty tricks campaigns, but this story— dirty tricks campaigns, but this storviust — dirty tricks campaigns, but this storyjust suggests that there is going _ storyjust suggests that there is going to — storyjust suggests that there is going to be another, you know, in fighting _ going to be another, you know, in fighting attacked this time on liz truss— fighting attacked this time on liz truss hy— fighting attacked this time on liz truss by penny mordaunt's supporters. this constant fighting and sniping at one candidate against the other— and sniping at one candidate against the other does nothing for the image of the _ the other does nothing for the image of the conservative party, and if we are going _ of the conservative party, and if we are going to— of the conservative party, and if we are going to have, you know, weeks more _ are going to have, you know, weeks more of— are going to have, you know, weeks more of this. — are going to have, you know, weeks more of this, i think by that time

the leader— more of this, i think by that time the leader is elected or chose and at the _ the leader is elected or chose and at the beginning of september, there is going to _ at the beginning of september, there is going to be so much ill feeling and had — is going to be so much ill feeling and bad well among mps and ministers. but it is going to be really— ministers. but it is going to be really awful going into the autumn when _ really awful going into the autumn when the — really awful going into the autumn when the country is in such crisis and there — when the country is in such crisis and there has beenjust really childish — and there has beenjust really childish politics going on for the whole _ childish politics going on for the whole of— childish politics going on for the whole of the summer.— childish politics going on for the whole of the summer. let's look at the guardian _ whole of the summer. let's look at the guardian their _ whole of the summer. let's look at the guardian their headline - whole of the summer. let's look at the guardian their headline is - whole of the summer. let's look at the guardian their headline is rishi| the guardian their headline is rishi sunak is on attack of attacks. liz truss takes paul lead. i mean, liz truss takes paul lead. i mean, liz truss focusing on tax cuts, saying, you know, wants to reverse the recent national insurance rise, cancel the price that's plan for corporation tax. they could have a popular appeal, couldn't they? i think cutting that national insurance for the low—paid i think is essential, especially with the economic crisis. cutting corporation

tax seems to me a totally unacceptable thing to do at the moment. and, you know, to make the sweeping promises which liz truss is doing is economically illiterate. i mean, she said that she has won a communist, i can't remember his name, apparently he's discredited by most other economists, and she's basing all of this on his wild optimism. basing all of this on his wild optimism-— basing all of this on his wild otimism. ., a ., ., optimism. patrick, who would get interview earlier _ optimism. patrick, who would get interview earlier today. _ optimism. patrick, who would get interview earlier today. she's - interview earlier today. she's talking about cancelling the rising corporation tax, which is due to go from 19 to 25%. that does affect potentially a lot of small businesses who may not be at the very low end of the income scale, but are still feeling, you know, quite heavy pressures. do you think that these specific moves could

prove popular amongst the members, if you look at the description, you know, of who has actually got the vote, older people, white males in the south, largely. i vote, older people, white males in the south, largely.— the south, largely. i think tax cuts will rove the south, largely. i think tax cuts will prove very _ the south, largely. i think tax cuts will prove very popular— the south, largely. i think tax cuts will prove very popular with - the south, largely. i think tax cuts i will prove very popular with 160,000 or so, _ will prove very popular with 160,000 or so. many— will prove very popular with 160,000 or so, many of them conservative members. — or so, many of them conservative members, who are going to vote in this election. of course the conservative party has been known as a tax-cutting — conservative party has been known as a tax—cutting party, and liz truss coming out — a tax—cutting party, and liz truss coming out with a tax—cutting agenda is going _ coming out with a tax—cutting agenda is going to _ coming out with a tax—cutting agenda is going to be very popular, you know. _ is going to be very popular, you know. a — is going to be very popular, you know, a £30 billion tax—cutting agenda — know, a £30 billion tax—cutting agenda at _ know, a £30 billion tax—cutting agenda at that. but the problem is that this _ agenda at that. but the problem is that this is — agenda at that. but the problem is that this isjust playing to conservative members who are going to vote _ conservative members who are going to vote this — conservative members who are going to vote. this is not talking to the entire _ to vote. this is not talking to the entire nation, and it is not addressing the real problems the economy— addressing the real problems the economy basis. to have two candidates with such diametrically opposed _ candidates with such diametrically opposed views of what needs to do to

-et opposed views of what needs to do to get out _ opposed views of what needs to do to get out of— opposed views of what needs to do to get out of the cost—of—living crisis it is in— get out of the cost—of—living crisis it is in with — get out of the cost—of—living crisis it is in with inflation in double digits— it is in with inflation in double digits now is really quite scary. they— digits now is really quite scary. they cannot agree about this fundamental thing, and they are both pitching _ fundamental thing, and they are both pitching the conservative members in slightly— pitching the conservative members in slightly different, not in slightly different, in hugely different ways on taxing — different, in hugely different ways on taxing the economy. gk, different, in hugely different ways on taxing the economy.— different, in hugely different ways on taxing the economy. ok, i am sure other issues — on taxing the economy. ok, i am sure other issues will _ on taxing the economy. ok, i am sure other issues will come _ on taxing the economy. ok, i am sure other issues will come up _ on taxing the economy. ok, i am sure other issues will come up as - on taxing the economy. ok, i am sure other issues will come up as this - other issues will come up as this campaign picks up over the next few weeks. let's move onto another front page and the guardian. the oil sector made $3 billion a day for 50 years. yasmin, this is based on world bank data.— years. yasmin, this is based on world bank data. doesn't that tell ou world bank data. doesn't that tell you everything? — world bank data. doesn't that tell you everything? doesn't - world bank data. doesn't that tell you everything? doesn't that - world bank data. doesn't that tell you everything? doesn't that telll you everything? doesn't that tell you everything? doesn't that tell you how absolutely unequal the world is in which we all live. every country, the inequality between those who are raking it in and those who are struggling.