' a 'a few spells, the chance for a few showers, and then more heavy and may be thundery downpours with strengthening winds in south—west england and wales as the afternoon goes on. just to bring you up—to—date, we have had a statement from merseyside police on the fatal shooting of olivia pratt—korbel, the nine—year—old girl who died in

liverpool a couple of weeks ago. detectives are saying they have arrested two men in the relation of the murder of nine—year—old olivia. one suspect arrested on suspicion of murder. the men were arrested in the runcorn area in the early hours of the morning to stop a 34—year—old man from liverpool arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, he is in police custody and is being questioned by detectives now. and separate the, a 41—year—old man from knowsley on merseyside arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, also in custody. the detective chief superintendent leading the inquiry has said, i continue to urge anyone who's information can help our investigation into the tragic murder to come forward so we can bring those responsible to justice. to come forward so we can bring those responsible tojustice. two arrests and one of them, a suspect on suspicion of the murder of olivia

pratt—korbel, the nine—year—old girl who died in liverpool. now on bbc news hardtalk�*s zeinab badawi speaks to dr gwen adshead, a forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist who has spent more than three decades trying to treat some of the uk's most violent offenders. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur and this is lake como in northern italy, venue for the ambrosetti forum, which every year brings together politicians from around the world. my guest today is one of them, republican senator lindsey graham, who is perhaps the loudest, most loyal defender of donald trump in the us congress. now, mr trump seems intent on running for the white house again in 2024, but his legal troubles are mounting, so republicans face a decision.

can they afford to remain the party of trump? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. senator, you are deep in the political trenches with donald trump, and right now that looks like a pretty unhealthy place to be. does it feel that way to you? no. if you're a republican, it's a good place to be because he's very popular among republicans. emerson college, not exactly, you know, a right—wing polling firm, has trump up in pennsylvania and some of the swing states, so this election coming up in 80 days, they want to make it about trump. republicans want to make it about a failed presidency of biden and we will see where it shakes out.

but no, the truth of the matter is that president trump and the republican party is seen as successful on issues that matter to the country, to conservatism, the court, the border, strong national security. so he's in good standing with republicans. i'm going to stop you if i may. because it seems to me politics isn't just about polling, it's not just about appealing to your core base and activists. you're right. that's where i was headed. it really is about also showing respect for principals, for institutions, and for the democracy that you live under. and right now it really looks as though there are very serious questions about whether donald trump is respecting the laws of the united states of america. yeah, yeah, you know, that's what people will be voting on. i don't think that's what people are going to be voting on. i think that's a bunch of new york times—stirred stuff. the bottom line is, we live in america, right, where you had hillary clinton set up

a server in her basement to get classified information in a way she shouldn't have gotten it. 30,000 e—mails that were subpoenaed were somehow missing. and she got a pass. i don't know what happened... there was a federal investigation. that's right. and the finding was, after a long investigation, there was no wilful intent to abuse the rules. so let's see what happens with trump. let's see. but i just want to ask you, given that i talked about you being in the trenches with trump, do you find it in any way difficult to explain what donald trump was doing with 33 boxes of secret, top—secret, highly confidential information, which he had taken out of the white house, which we now know, thanks to federal findings, that investigators found at various different points in the mar—a—lago estate, including in his personal office. can you explain that? no, i don't.

i haven't talked to him about it, but i don't think that's going to be the issue that decides the 2022 election. he is under investigation. hillary clinton was under investigation. after all the things she did, nothing happened with her. we will see what happens with him. she cooperated. he clearly has not cooperated. he was subpoenaed in may. injune his people said they had handed over all of the possibly relevant documents and that was plainly not true. all i can say is, i don't know what happened. i do know this. what happened with her. we will see what happens with him. the point i'm trying to make is, the hunter biden laptop, republicans love talking about that. liberals love talking about everything with trump. i guess what i'm trying to tell everybody, i tell everybody at home, people want to know what you're going to do about inflation, what you're going to do about crime, what you're going to do about a broken border. and the question, is trump fit

to serve, that will be a question. is biden capable of serving another term? that'll be a question. but the 2022 election is going to be about congress and we'll see how that shakes out. if i may stick to trump, because that's what really matters right now. after that fbi raid in mar—a—lago we saw a spike, and we are still seeing a spike of threats, very real threats being made on fbi offices and fbi agents. totally inappropriate, totally inappropriate. well, if that's inappropriate, why did you, lindsey graham, go on to fox news and say, you know what, if trump is prosecuted for mishandling classified information, you can expect riots on the streets of the united states? why did you say that? number one, i don't want riots, from black lives matter or anybody else. i said it because, i travel the world and i understand what happens when people lose respect for the rule of law. and you don't want me to talk about it, but i am going to talk about it.

hillary clinton's compromised, classified information, in the eyes of many, including me. classified information ended up being on anthony weiner�*s laptop. the bottom line is, i accepted the results of the investigation. the crossfire hurricane investigation was corrupt. i supported mueller not being replaced as a special counsel because you can't fire people because you don't agree with them. but the work product in crossfire hurricane, social media outlets were told by the fbi the hunter laptop thing is russian disinformation. in october before an election. so there is a real deep scepticism that there are elements of departmentjustice and the fbi that hate trump's guts and it doesn't matter what you do to get him... if i may say so, senator, what you said about riots in the streets if he is prosecuted, appeared to be rationalising, maybe even justifying, more political violence... no, i'm not trying tojustify... ..from the right.

i'm not trying to justify violence. i rejected it onjanuary the 6th. those people who seized the capitol, i hope they all go to jail. i'm not interested in pardoning them. donald trump is. well, i think that's a mistake. the vice president raised bail money for people who rioted in the black lives matter protests, so i've been pretty consistent here. what i am saying is that the department ofjustice and fbi, when it comes to trump, there seems to be no rules among some. and if you're going to prosecute the likely nominee in 2024, the former president of the united states, for mishandling classified information, and that's it, after hillary clinton, it's going to create a major problem in the united states. if he's done more, then he'll be held accountable. just one more point on your rhetoric and whether you are behaving responsibly. the former george w bush ethics chief, richard painter, a long—time republican said this.

"a senator who talks in those terms, of riots in the streets if trump is indicted, should be expelled from the senate because he in effect is inciting january the 6th all over again." yeah, i know him, he hates trump, he hates me. i'm just being honest with you. i was asked a question. if at the end of the day you give clinton a pass and you go after trump forjust mishandling classified information, you will have a real problem in america. and what i hope is we will have a legal system we all can trust. i'm not asking to stop the investigation against president trump. i'm asking the media not to try him before we get all the information and i'm trying to tell you and your audience that the topics that will decide the next election won't be this. but when you talk about rioting on the streets, can you understand that some will make a link between that and joe biden, who just a day or two ago made a very important speech

to the american public saying, "the republican party is dominated, driven and intimidated by trump, and maga, make america great again, republicans, and their extreme ideology." he is saying there are dark forces at work who are inciting violence and i think he may see you as one of them. the bottom line here is i don't want violence at any level. and the speech by president biden was pathetic in my view and desperate. because he's running for re—election based on the idea you should be afraid of donald trump, i guess me, and every other conservative republican in the country. what he should be running on is his record, and he can't. we will get to his record injust a moment. the idea that it is only partisan democrats led byjoe biden who are accusing the trump wing of the republican party of irresponsibility, of threatening america's key institutions, that's nonsense. because people like liz cheney,

highly respected conservatives, who has senior positions in your party for many years... i like liz. liz cheney says that donald trump is now running a crusade that is undermining american democracy. your lens of what's going on in america is a bit cloudy. liz cheney hates trump's guts. because she hates what donald trump is doing to america. all i can say is that donald trump i think was a consequential president in terms of making america strong, securing the border, taking the fight to al-qaeda in the most effective way. we'll go on and on about his accomplishments but january the 6th was a bad day for the country. but it's notjust about january the 6th. it's about here we are, today, about to go into midterm elections, with donald trump, who de facto is the most important figure in your party who may well be about to announce a run for the presidency in 202a. a man who still says the election was stolen from him, in effect

joe biden is an illegitimate president and that the united states right now is a delegitimised democracy. he is undermining all of the institutions of your state and you still back him. here's what i would say. the january 6th committee doesn't have one dissenting voice on it. it would be... you know, the soviet union would be proud of this committee. there is nobody on that committee asking questions about, if it was all trump's fault, why did people the night before show up and plant bombs around the democratic national committee? but senator, that contention that there is no dissenting voices is precisely because the republicans refused to serve on it, except for two. there are two republicans, adam kinzinger and liz cheney, who just don't fit your view of what the republicans should think. no, no, you're completely wrong. the republican party offered jim jordan, and a few others, to serve, and the democrats said no

because they didn't like their point of view. we are 80 days before an election. the former president of the united states�* home was raided by the fbi. he is the likely nominee. you are 80 days before an election and there is a suspicion in the air on the conservative side that this is an effort to continue to go after trump, no matter how you do it, it's justified if you are trying to get him. so what i think is going to happen is biden�*s speech in philadelphia is going to fall on deaf ears. most americans have problems with trump, kind of liked his policies, and 70% of the country thinks we are going in the wrong direction on major issues, and that will decide 2022. we will get to those issues in just a moment. one will actually very personal reflection on the legal travails and the trench you are currently in with donald trump. you

yourself have been subpoenaed to face a grand jury in georgia because of a conversation you had with the secretary of state in georgia right after the november 2020 election about what would happen to mail—in votes. a lot of people are very interested in why you made that call and what you discussed with the secretary of state and you it seems are intent on refusing to testify. why? are intent on refusing to testify. wh ? , ., ., ,, ., , why? number one, i am united states senate of the — why? number one, i am united states senate of the top _ why? number one, i am united states senate of the top it _ why? number one, i am united states senate of the top it was _ why? number one, i am united states senate of the top it was my _ why? number one, i am united states senate of the top it was my job - why? number one, i am united states senate of the top it was my job to - senate of the top it was myjob to vote as to whether or not to certify the results of the election in each state. i voted to certify all of them, including georgia. i had a real problem with mail—in voting, notjust in georgia but other places. i think i have an obligation to understand the facts before i vote and my case is on appeal. the subpoena was... vote and my case is on appeal. the subpoena was. . .— subpoena was... because you are desperate — subpoena was... because you are desperate not _ subpoena was... because you are desperate not to _ subpoena was... because you are desperate not to testify _ subpoena was... because you are desperate not to testify under - subpoena was... because you are i desperate not to testify under oath? no, i am desperate not to testify under oath? no, iam making desperate not to testify under oath? no, i am making sure that county prosecutors, which you are ok with in this case, can't call senators in

county courts all over the country when they make a decision within the confines of being a senator. to my democratic friends, if you like what she is doing to me, there will be a county prosecutor coming for you one day. we have in our constitution, speech and immunity privileges so this very thing can't happen, that you can't have subdivisions of the government opening up, and this is a county prosecutor by the way. so the bottom line is, let's see what the courts do, but my position is, i was doing myjob as a united states senator and that is privileged... fir senator and that is privileged... or were you doing yourjob as a friend and ally of donald trump, trying to reverse the result of the election by giving a whole bunch of mail—in votes removed from the tally in georgia? i votes removed from the tally in geora ia? ., ., , votes removed from the tally in geor. ia? ., ., , ., georgia? i voted to serve at the election. everything _ georgia? i voted to serve at the election. everything i _ georgia? i voted to serve at the election. everything i did - georgia? i voted to serve at the election. everything i did was i election. everything i did was proper in my view and we will see what the courts say about it. but if i thought the election, you know, i had concerns about it but i voted to certify because i think i did my

homework. b5 certify because i thinkl did my homework-— certify because i thinkl did my homework. a ., , homework. as you have rightly said, there is a lot — homework. as you have rightly said, there is a lot of _ homework. as you have rightly said, there is a lot of politics _ homework. as you have rightly said, there is a lot of politics in _ homework. as you have rightly said, there is a lot of politics in the - there is a lot of politics in the united states right now and it's not all about donald trump and legal travails. a lot of it is about what the american public are getting from their government. joe biden, it seems, has begun to turn the tide of opinion about his achievements. because in the last few weeks he has actually delivered on a bunch of key promises. and the polls show that his approval rating is actually rising into the low to mid 40s percent. it rising into the low to mid 40s ercent. , rising into the low to mid 40s percent- you _ rising into the low to mid 40s percent. it is. you perhaps assumed there would — percent. it is. you perhaps assumed there would be _ percent. it is. you perhaps assumed there would be a _ percent. it 3 you perhaps assumed there would be a tidal wave of republican support in the house and senate elections in the midterms and it may not happen that way. you know, it may not happen that way. you know. we _ it may not happen that way. you know. we are — it may not happen that way. you know, we are 80 _ it may not happen that way. 7m, know, we are 80 days out and i feel good about a republican takeover of both the house and the senate. but the infrastructure bill, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, is $1 trillion. i voted for it. the gun reform bill, i voted for it.

sl trillion. i voted for it. the gun reform bill, i voted for it.- reform bill, i voted for it. these are achievements _ reform bill, i voted for it. these are achievements of— reform bill, i voted for it. these are achievements of the - reform bill, i voted for it. these are achievements of the biden i are achievements of the biden presidency. he are achievements of the biden presidency-— are achievements of the biden presidency. are achievements of the biden residen . , , . presidency. he deserves credit. i deserve credit _ presidency. he deserves credit. i deserve credit for _ presidency. he deserves credit. i deserve credit for stop _ presidency. he deserves credit. i deserve credit for stop i - presidency. he deserves credit. i deserve credit for stop i guess i presidency. he deserves credit. i| deserve credit for stop i guess my point is, i don't mind working with president biden and my democratic colleagues when it makes sense to me. the american rescue plan was gas on a fire in my view. the inflation reduction act i think it's going to make problems worse. so we did gun reform, the biggest in 30 years. we did an infrastructure bill that was a fraction of what build back better would have been but it made sense to me. so the bottom line is, when 70% of the people leave we are headed in the wrong direction, the party in power usually loses seats in midterms to begin with, but that's a huge number. you midterms to begin with, but that's a huge number-— midterms to begin with, but that's a huge number. you can slice the polls different ways- _ huge number. you can slice the polls different ways. the i huge number. you can slice the polls different ways. the polls i huge number. you can slice the polls different ways. the polls also i

huge number. you can slice the polls different ways. the polls also show l different ways. the polls also show that democrats, compared with republicans across the country, actually coming up, almost... in fact, it looks less likely that you republicans will take the senate because americans it seems quite like whatjoe biden is doing on, for example, massive spending on climate change measures, new renewables infrastructure. they love what he's doing sponsoring massive investment in semiconductor industries across the country. in semiconductor industries across the country-— the country. which i voted for, by the country. which i voted for, by the wa . the country. which i voted for, by the way- what — the country. which i voted for, by the way. what i'm i the country. which i voted for, by the way. what i'm painting i the country. which i voted for, by the way. what i'm painting is i the country. which i voted for, by the way. what i'm painting is a i the way. what i'm painting is a icture the way. what i'm painting is a picture where _ the way. what i'm painting is a picture where the i the way. what i'm painting is a picture where the democrats i the way. what i'm painting is a i picture where the democrats have found ways of reaching the american people at a time of economic difficulty and you republicans don't appear to have answers. what difficulty and you republicans don't appear to have answers.— appear to have answers. what i'm t in: to appear to have answers. what i'm trying to tell _ appear to have answers. what i'm trying to tell you. _ appear to have answers. what i'm trying to tell you, you i appear to have answers. what i'm trying to tell you, you are i appear to have answers. what i'm trying to tell you, you are missingj trying to tell you, you are missing a lot in your analysis. there are two issues that really loom large. three, i guess. crime is up everywhere. the border is a complete national security nightmare. and inflation is crushing the middle class. generally speaking we do well in all years, the party out of power

cannotjust us, me, the republican party. i think it will be the averages plus. usually we pick up about 25 seats, in off year elections, the party out of power, and it'll be a little north of that. you are optimistic but i want to go into two issues briefly that might disturb your optimism. one is abortion for that i am sure you have seen the polls. two thirds of american women do not approve of the supreme court overturning the roe versus wade decision which in essence gave a constitutional right for a woman to have an abortion in the us. women like it. in for a woman to have an abortion in the us. women like it.— for a woman to have an abortion in the us. women like it. in 1973, from the us. women like it. in 1973, from the time of — the us. women like it. in 1973, from the time of our _ the us. women like it. in 1973, from the time of our founding i the us. women like it. in 1973, from the time of our founding untili the us. women like it. in 1973, from the time of our founding until 1973, l the time of our founding until 1973, abortion was decided by each state. then you had a supreme court take that issue away from elected officials and created a constitutional right to an abortion, which doesn't exist in my view. they manufactured a right out of the constitution that is popular with many, but that doesn't mean it's the

right thing to do. so what will happen in america is that each state, including my own, will decide theissue state, including my own, will decide the issue of abortion based on what they think is best for the people in that state. ~ ., ., ,., they think is best for the people in that state. ~ ., ., that state. what about those republicans _ that state. what about those republicans in i that state. what about those republicans in congress i that state. what about those republicans in congress who j that state. what about those i republicans in congress who say if they are to get a majority in both houses they will push for nationwide legislation, massively restricting abortion in every state? i legislation, massively restricting abortion in every state?- abortion in every state? i don't know who _ abortion in every state? i don't know who you _ abortion in every state? i don't know who you are i abortion in every state? i don't know who you are talking i abortion in every state? i don't| know who you are talking about abortion in every state? i don't i know who you are talking about what i know this will stop there are not 60 votes in the united states senate to ban abortion at the federal level. i will be introducing legislation in the fall to make america more in line with european countries that ban abortion after 15 weeks. so the abortion debate, you're right, it's this hotly contested, but women, i understand what you're saying, it's a difficult issue. it what you're saying, it's a difficult issue. . ., , what you're saying, it's a difficult issue. .., , ., what you're saying, it's a difficult issue. , ., ., ., issue. it could be a vote loser for ou. issue. it could be a vote loser for you- according — issue. it could be a vote loser for you. according to i issue. it could be a vote loser for you. according to the i issue. it could be a vote loser for you. according to the new i issue. it could be a vote loser for you. according to the new york. you. according to the new york times, trump privately believes it is a vote loser for republicans. here is why i don't get will change the tide significant evils that i

think women, you know, people in charge of households, more time than not are the mothers, are worried about putting food on the table, the economy, crime, being able to send your kids to school and go downtown safely. b. your kids to school and go downtown safel . �* ., ,., your kids to school and go downtown safel. ., . safely. a final point, specific oli safely. a final point, specific policy areas- _ safely. a final point, specific policy areas. you i safely. a final point, specific policy areas. you are i safely. a final point, specific policy areas. you are here i safely. a final point, specific policy areas. you are here in safely. a final point, specific i policy areas. you are here in italy to talk to europeans, particularly about the state of the ukraine war. yes. �* ,., about the state of the ukraine war. yes. ~ ,., .,, ., about the state of the ukraine war. yes. ~ .,, ., ., about the state of the ukraine war. yes. ~ ., ., ~ yes. about european and american partnerships. _ yes. about european and american partnerships. to — yes. about european and american partnerships. to try _ yes. about european and american partnerships, to try to i yes. about european and american partnerships, to try to help i yes. about european and american partnerships, to try to help the i partnerships, to try to help the ukrainians win that war. can you hand on heart say that if your man donald trump were in the white house you think the american stand confronting putin would be as strong as it has been underjoe biden? 1 as it has been underjoe biden? i can say hand on my heart that if donald trump were still president, putin would not have invaded ukraine. afghanistan are set in motion our withdrawal under biden... motion our withdrawal under biden. .. hang motion our withdrawal under biden... hang on, i will stop you right there. ., ., ., .,

there. putin would not have gone into ukraine. i there. putin would not have gone into ukraine. donald i there. putin would not have gone into ukraine. donald trump i there. putin would not have gone into ukraine. donald trump on i there. putin would not have gone l into ukraine. donald trump on the eve of the invasion i into ukraine. donald trump on the eve of the invasion said i into ukraine. donald trump on the eve of the invasion said it i into ukraine. donald trump on the eve of the invasion said it was i into ukraine. donald trump on thej eve of the invasion said it was very smart of vladimir putin to in effect annexed those two regions in the donbas. ~ , �* ., donbas. why didn't he do it when trump was _ donbas. why didn't he do it when trump was president? i donbas. why didn't he do it when trump was president? what i donbas. why didn't he do it when i trump was president? what makes you think ou trump was president? what makes you think you wouldn't _ trump was president? what makes you think you wouldn't have i trump was president? what makes you think you wouldn't have done i trump was president? what makes you think you wouldn't have done it? i trump was president? what makes you think you wouldn't have done it? he i think you wouldn't have done it? he: didn't do it. trump was president forfour didn't do it. trump was president for four years. didn't do it. trump was president forfour years. we lost didn't do it. trump was president for four years. we lost the east under biden, i mean obama. if you think it's an accident that trump gets out of office, biden pulls out of afghanistan in the most shameful, dishonourable way and suddenly everyone gets squarely in the world, thatis everyone gets squarely in the world, that is pretty naive. bud everyone gets squarely in the world, that is pretty naive.— that is pretty naive. and you seriously — that is pretty naive. and you seriously think i that is pretty naive. and you seriously think donald i that is pretty naive. and you| seriously think donald trump that is pretty naive. and you i seriously think donald trump would have spent more than $10 billion already giving military assistance to volodymyr zelensky? you think that donald trump would have committed to defeating putin and getting him out of all ukrainian territory? getting him out of all ukrainian territo ? . getting him out of all ukrainian territory?- we _ getting him out of all ukrainian territory?i we know i getting him out of all ukrainian territory? yeah. we know donald trump said _ territory? yeah. we know donald trump said the i territory? yeah. we know donald trump said the ukrainians i territory? .ez:i we know donald trump said the ukrainians should have given crimea once and for all to russia. �* . have given crimea once and for all to russia. �* , ., ,, to russia. here's what i think. i think if donald i to russia. here's what i think. i think if donald trump i

to russia. here's what i think. i think if donald trump were i to russia. here's what i think. ii think if donald trump were president putin would not have invaded ukraine. the bottom line is, china is just ukraine. the bottom line is, china isjust all over taiwan. ukraine. the bottom line is, china is just all over taiwan. there ukraine. the bottom line is, china isjust all over taiwan. there is ukraine. the bottom line is, china is just all over taiwan. there is a weakness in the world that started with afghanistan and it needs to be repaired. congress has been very bipartisan. we broughtjoe biden to the dance. we begged for preinvasion sanctions and the administration fought us tooth and nail. i have legislation to beef up our relationship with taiwan and they are trying to stop it moving forward. let's say this, i appreciate what president biden has done. he has signed into law very robust aid. i want to say something about your country. of all the countries out there, from the right, left and centre, great britain, the british people, have really been stalwarts for ukraine and i think there is bipartisanship. i stalwarts for ukraine and i think there is bipartisanship.- stalwarts for ukraine and i think there is bipartisanship. i want to end by reflecting i there is bipartisanship. i want to end by reflecting on i there is bipartisanship. i want to end by reflecting on what i there is bipartisanship. i want to end by reflecting on what might| end by reflecting on what might happen next in the united states. 0k. ., ., ., happen next in the united states. ok. you have said to me in the past, in the end it's _ ok. you have said to me in the past, in the end it's the i ok. you have said to me in the past,

in the end it's the mid-term i in the end it's the mid—term elections of 2022 which will define whether donald trump will be the republican nominee in 202a. it will republican nominee in 2024. it will have a lot to _ republican nominee in 2024. it will have a lot to do i republican nominee in 2024. it will have a lot to do with i republican nominee in 2024. it will have a lot to do with it, i republican nominee in 2024. it will have a lot to do with it, yes i republican nominee in 2024. it will have a lot to do with it, yes it i have a lot to do with it, yes it will. . . ~' have a lot to do with it, yes it will. ., ., ~ ., , ., will. what will it take for you, the ultimate trump i will. what will it take for you, the ultimate trump l'oeil i will. what will it take for you, the ultimate trump l'oeil list, i will. what will it take for you, the ultimate trump l'oeil list, to i will. what will it take for you, the j ultimate trump l'oeil list, to walk ultimate trump l�*oeil list, to walk away from donald trump? is it the republicans don't take both chambers of the us congress? is it if he gets criminal charges? what is it that would get you to leave donald trump? here is what i would say. that's a ridiculous question. it's not about, you know, isupported ridiculous question. it's not about, you know, i supported the president. i still do. when he out of syria i was his worst nightmare. i like president trump. i understand the problems with president trump, trust me! i've had my time with him too. i think if he runs in 2024... my time with him too. i think if he runs in 2024. . .— runs in 2024... and you think you will. i runs in 2024... and you think you will- i think _ runs in 2024... and you think you win. i think he — runs in 2024... and you think you will. i think he will. i runs in 2024... and you think you will. i think he will. and i runs in 2024... and you think you will. i think he will. and if i runs in 2024... and you think you will. i think he will. and if you i will. i think he will. and if you talk about. — will. i think he will. and if you talk about, it i will. i think he will. and if you talk about, it doesn't i will. i think he will. and if you talk about, it doesn't have i will. i think he will. and if you talk about, it doesn't have to | will. i think he will. and if you i

talk about, it doesn't have to be this way, folks. the border, too many illegal crossings will stop crime, rampant inflation out of control, terrorism on the rise, i think he would have a hell of a case. you see this in polling. you may not like all the things i do and say, and i get that too, but i know how to fix the problems that have been caused by this presidency of joe biden. if he does that, i think he has a good chance of winning. senator lindsey graham, we have to end it there but thank you so much for being on hardtalk.—

many places with a fine afternoon. very warm in the sunny spells and feeling humid too. very wet weather over parts of north and scotland where yesterday they had some of the finest conditions but here it's been a soggy start to send a. this is how the wayne fall looked earlier. this area of heavy rain feeding into orkney. behind it, thick cloud and the odd shower moving into england. for northern ireland, scotland and wales, quite a bit of sunshine to end the day. we are seeing the next batch of heavy downpours around this area of low pressure spreading northwards overnight in this area of low pressure will stick around for much of the week ahead. it won't be a wash—out there will be some rain or showers and we are catching up on some of the rainfall deficit. we have a long way to go, mind you. this will add something as we see some heavy and thundery rain feeding across south—west england and wales this evening for stop then spread north across the uk overnight because of it will be quite windy with that, particularly in western areas. a warm, humid night to comp. tip it is widely holding on to the mid teens. rain has to clear away

from north—east england in the morning and spend longer in north—east scotland. behind that we have a gap. plenty of sunny spells around, just a few heavy showers breaking out here and there but very hit and miss. breaking out here and there but very hitand miss. a breaking out here and there but very hit and miss. a greater chance of downpours reaching back into south—west england and wales as the afternoon goes on and the wind are starting to pick up again. where you get to see the sunshine it is going to feel very warm, temperature is perhaps up to 26 degrees, parts of eastern england, still quite humid out there. by day and by night. monday evening, this latest batch of downpours feeding into northern ireland, that spreads north overnight and into tuesday and by tuesdayit overnight and into tuesday and by tuesday it will be sitting through parts of scotland. this area of low pressure is set to hang around for several days and eventually as the week goes on will move across the uk. again, taking further showers. it will not be a wash—out, there will be sunny spells occasionally too. tuesday starts with some showers across scotland but the cluster will feeding from the south—west into england, wales, northern ireland as the day goes on,

turning windy again in the south—west. temperatures will start to ease down from mid week and you will slowly notice it turning a little less humid and fewer showers around. right at the end of the week, more particularly we think at the moment into next weekend, as the area of low pressure finally begins to move away.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. two men have been arrested in relation to the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool. one of the suspects was arrested on suspicion of murder. the conservative leadership favourite liz truss pledges immediate action on energy bills during her first week in office if she becomes prime minister. ukrainian families close to europe's largest nuclear power plant say they're living in fear despite the arrival of un monitors. donald trump calls president biden an enemy of the state at his first rally since the fbi searched his florida resort for sensitive files.