this is bbc news — i'm annita mcveigh live in downing street, as liz truss prepares to take both borisjohnson and liz truss are on their way to balmoral so the queen can give her consent to the new prime minister to form a new government. earlier, mrjohnson gave his last speech as prime minister outside number 10. above all, thanks to you, the british people, to the voters for giving me the chance to serve. all of you who worked so tirelessly together to beat covid, to put us where we are today. after liz truss�* audience

with her majesty, she will become the 56th uk prime minister — the third woman in number ten. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, says mrjohnson has missed opportunities to fix problems after the last few months. we've seen borisjohnson going around having his holidays, and enjoying himself, when the rest of the country have been absolutely petrified. i have got businesses locally who have been there since prewar, who are saying that they will not be able to survive. hello and welcome from downing street — where later today, liz truss will enter the famous door at number

ten as the uk's new prime minister, after being announced yesterday as leader of the conservative party. the man she'll take over from, borisjohnson, has arrived in aberdeenshire to meet the queen in balmoral and formally resign from office. earlier this morning, here in downing street, he delivered a farewell speech — extolling his own record as prime minister and calling on the conservative party to get behind his successor. let's hear some of what he had to say. the people who got brexit done. the people who delivered the fastest vaccine roll—out in europe — and neverforget, 70% of the entire population got a dose within six months — faster than any comparable country. that is government for you, that's this conservative government. cheering and applause people who organised those prompt early supplies of weapons to the heroic ukrainian armed forces — an action that may very well have helped change the course of the biggest european war for 80 years. and because of the speed and urgency of what you did —

everybody involved in this government — to get this economy moving again from july last year, in spite of all the opposition, all the naysayers, we have and will continue to have that economic strength to give people the cash they need to get through this energy crisis that has been caused by putin's vicious war. cheering and applause and i know that liz truss and this compassionate conservative government will do everything we can to get people through this crisis, and this country will endure it and we will win! and if putin thinks that he can succeed by blackmailing or bullying the british people, then he is utterly deluded. above all, thanks to you, the british people — to the voters for giving me the chance to serve all of you who worked so tirelessly

together to beat covid, to put us where we are today. together, we have laid foundations that will stand the test of time — whether by taking back control of our laws, or putting in vital new infrastructure. great, solid masonry on which we will continue to build together. paving... paving the path of prosperity now, and for future generations. and i will be supporting liz truss and the new government every step of the way. thank you all very much. thank you, and goodbye. thank you. cheering and applause so what happens next? borisjohnson is on his way to balmoral where he'll meet the queen and formally resign as prime minister. liz truss will then make her way there too, and the queen will then ask her to form a government. after that, she'll return to downing street, and is expected

to deliver her first speech as pm this afternoon. she is then expected to start appointing her cabinet, ahead of her first prime minister's questions in the house of commons tomorrow. very little time before she undergoes the scrutiny of the labour opposition and the other opposition parties in the house. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is here with me. it was interesting to hear boris johnson urge the conservative party get behind his successor. i wonder to what extent is the party not behind her? clearly we have had a leadership election, we had people backing rishi sunak, people backing her, but, in the parliamentary party there was a greater number backing rishi sunak so, whether stand? i think she will get the benefit of the doubt from most conservative mps

in the immediate term, but there are a number of tory mps who are sceptical about our plans, who need to be won over, by the truss vision for government so she is going to have a bit of a tricky time. what she does on energy will be crucial for her. her allies are on the airwaves saying it is going to be a big moment when she reveals her plan which will match the scale of the crisis. we expect she will announce a price freeze that will be in some way funded by loans, underwritten by the government, so that is going to be a really big moment for the new prime minister. but i don't get the impression from chatting to tory mps yesterday and this morning that there is going to be immediate criticism of her, but there are tory mps who did not pack her, who are not completely convinced by her, and are going to have to be won over. —— did not pack her.

are going to have to be won over. -- did not pack her.— did not pack her. because of the scale of the _ did not pack her. because of the scale of the challenge, - did not pack her. because of the scale of the challenge, she - did not pack her. because of the scale of the challenge, she will. did not pack her. because of the i scale of the challenge, she will not have the time to win over people that other prime ministers have had when they came into number ten. we have heard from labour and they see this very much as a continuation of borisjohnson. i this very much as a continuation of borisjohnson-_ boris johnson. i think there is a feelin: boris johnson. i think there is a feeling within _ boris johnson. i think there is a feeling within the _ boris johnson. i think there is a feeling within the opposition i boris johnson. i think there is a i feeling within the opposition that liz truss is going to govern in a pretty similar way to the former prime minister. labour calling her continuityjohnson, but their styles are quite different, their economic approach might be slightly different as well, but fundamentally the criticism you will hear from the opposition over the next few days is that the government has run out of ideas. have a listen to labour deputy leader angela rayner, talking just after we heard from boris johnson. we have seen borisjohnson going around having his holidays and enjoying himself for weeks while the rest of the country has been absolutely petrified. i have businesses locally who have

been there since prewar, saying they will not be able to survive. we have households struggling. to be honest, most people in this country are looking at that and thinking, so what? what are you going to do to help the people of this country? they are really struggling at the moment. it is great that all of his mates are there to see him off and it is all buzzing there, but the rest of the country isn't buzzing, it is looking at backlog britain, they are seeing that things take longer for them to get things done, public services are collapsing at the moment, the nhs is struggling. liz truss has talked about boosting growth, boosting the economic output of the uk, cutting taxes. it will be a challenge to do this and the sort of interventions you are talking about on the cost of living crisis, giving the wider economic conditions.— giving the wider economic conditions. ~ ., ., ~ ., conditions. we are talking about borrowin: conditions. we are talking about borrowing stonking _ conditions. we are talking about borrowing stonking amounts -

conditions. we are talking about borrowing stonking amounts of. conditions. we are talking about - borrowing stonking amounts of money. it will cost tens of billions for the tax cuts liz truss has promised, it will cost billions to get rid of green energy levies, it will potentially cost the government £100 billion plus to go through with its plans to help people with their energy bills over the coming months. so, yes, the man he was going to be chancellor by the end of the day, kwasi kwarteng, will be moving into number 11. kwasi kwarteng, will be moving into number11. he has kwasi kwarteng, will be moving into number 11. he has spoken about fiscal loosening which basically means borrowing. we are going to see a lot of that. the truss government will be quite relaxed about borrowing money in the short term, to try to get the economy moving again. she is hoping that that will be a way of staving off or limiting the prospect of a recession. but, the prospect of a recession. but, the truth is, the aintree she has got economically and more broadly is about as daunting as it gets —— the

in tray. some of the industrial strength we have seen linked to inflation and pay rises not matching that, and the cost of living crisis, which, as she stands here this afternoon, the pressure to come up with an economic vision that persuades notjust conservatives but persuades notjust conservatives but persuades the country that she has a proper plan that will work to get the economy going again and to help people through a tough few months, that pressure is huge. bud people through a tough few months, that pressure is huge.— that pressure is huge. and on the cabinet she _ that pressure is huge. and on the cabinet she will _ that pressure is huge. and on the cabinet she will build _ that pressure is huge. and on the cabinet she will build to - that pressure is huge. and on the cabinet she will build to help - that pressure is huge. and on the cabinet she will build to help her| cabinet she will build to help her govern. b. cabinet she will build to help her covern. ~ ., ., cabinet she will build to help her covern. ., ., ., , ., ~ , govern. a lot of conservative mps are heping — govern. a lot of conservative mps are heping that — govern. a lot of conservative mps are hoping that it _ govern. a lot of conservative mps are hoping that it is _ govern. a lot of conservative mps are hoping that it is a _ govern. a lot of conservative mps are hoping that it is a broad - are hoping that it is a broad cabinet, taking on different wings of the party including some prominent rishi sunak supporters, maybe rishi sunak himself although he has played down the prospect. from the names at the top of the cabinet that we expect to be announced, it does sound very loyal to liz truss. let's see what the full list is like this afternoon and into tomorrow. some tory mps do have

a fear that if we get a very loyal this cabinet over the next few hours, that liz truss might repeat what they see as some of the mistakes of borisjohnson which is by surrounding peop himself with people who agree with him he did not have enough of a challenge when things make going wrong. let's see what we get this afternoon. we should get most of those names shortly after liz truss takes office. it will be a busy day. another one! thank you, nick eardley, our chief political correspondent. borisjohnson as the outgoing prime minister has arrived in aberdeenshire and is on his way to balmoral to tender his resignation to the queen. he'll be followed by liz truss, who's also on her way to balmoral where she will be invited by the queen to form a government and become the 15th prime minister of the queen's reign. let's talk to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell who's at balmoral.

hello to you, and of course, the queen is famously discreet about all the prime ministers and liz truss will be her 15th prime minister which is quite an astonishing fact. what do you think she will make of this latest prime minister? weill. this latest prime minister? well, would that we _ this latest prime minister? well, would that we could _ this latest prime minister? well, would that we could know- this latest prime minister? well, would that we could know that! l this latest prime minister? i! would that we could know that! the question at the moment is what is happening to the timetable. we understood that borisjohnson was expected at balmoral at 11:20am. 0n the basis that he has already arrived at aberdeen airport and as we understand it has left aberdeen airport in several vehicles, he would appear to be somewhat ahead of schedule. we'rejust would appear to be somewhat ahead of schedule. we're just wondering what implications that has for the time of this, his audience, which had been set or 11:20am, that would be the audience at which he resigns,

formally, as prime minister. and then the arrangement has been that liz truss will arrive 40—50 minutes after boris's scheduled arrival time. liz truss, then, for her audience at which the queen will invite her to form the government. that is all slightly up in the air. i know there had been concerns about the weather which had been forecast to be pretty dire here this morning, but that weather forecast has improved significantly over night. the worst thunderstorms and heavy, lashing rain forecast for this morning. but that appears to have cleared, and may be one of the reasons why they did not go for a helicopter flight from aberdeen airport to balmoral. they are as we understand it both coming by road. it is generally a 45—50 minute journey, the 45 miles from aberdeen airport at dyce near aberdeen down the a93 to balmoral so on the basis

that he left at about 9:4aam from aberdeen airport, he could be here significantly ahead of schedule. but maybe he is lingering somewhere, to just ensure that he arrives at the appointed moment. but, that is not clear at the moment, but we are attempting to get some clarification of what the timetable is. just remind us — of what the timetable is. just remind us why _ of what the timetable is. just remind us why there's handover is happening there at balmoral, rather than as a traditional, at buckingham palace in london.— palace in london. this, because of the queen's _ palace in london. this, because of the queen's mobility _ palace in london. this, because of the queen's mobility issues, - palace in london. this, because of the queen's mobility issues, it - palace in london. this, because of| the queen's mobility issues, it was felt that it was safer, really, for them to take a decision last week that the prime minister is, both outgoing and incoming, would go to balmoral rather than, as is customary for these procedures, to take place at buckingham palace. we

had thought that this was probably the first time that a british prime minister had been appointed here at balmoral, but he is storing means —— historians have been scouring the record books and it transpires it has happened once before and you have to go back almost 140 years, to 1885, when the prime minister was lord salisbury, the monarch was queen victoria, and it was here at balmoral that queen victoria invited lord salisbury to form a government, so it has happened once before, even though there was then a more formal meeting at windsor a few days later, but it was here at balmoral in 1885 that a prime minister was appointed so, it is not the first time that this has happened.— so, it is not the first time that this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell— this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell from _ this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell from the _ this has happened. pretty unusual, as we can tell from the dates! - this has happened. pretty unusual, l as we can tell from the dates! thank you, we will keep a close eye on the timings at balmoral and let you know

when borisjohnson has officially resigned as prime minister and when liz truss has been officially invited to form the next government as the new prime minister. let's speak to dr catherine haddon, who's senior fellow at the institute for government. she has written a full guide on becoming prime minister so she knows a thing or two about the procedure. good to have you with us today. take us through the schedule for the day, then. 0nce us through the schedule for the day, then. once all of the official procedures and protocols have taken place in scotland at balmoral with the queen. we place in scotland at balmoral with the queen. ~ . place in scotland at balmoral with the queen-— place in scotland at balmoral with the queen. ~ ., , , ., the queen. we have 'ust been hearing about the schedule — the queen. we have just been hearing about the schedule in _ the queen. we have just been hearing about the schedule in terms _ the queen. we have just been hearing about the schedule in terms of- the queen. we have just been hearing about the schedule in terms of that i about the schedule in terms of that appearance in front of the queen, but the all important moment for this trust and her team back in london is when liz truss is actually asked to form a government and therefore becomes prime minister, because it is nearly 24 hours ago that she won the conservative leadership contest but she has had to wait before she can get on appointing her top team, announcing

what she's going to do on these all—important issues that she's facing the moment. that will probably cause some frustration for her team. they will want to start announcing formerly who is going to be part of liz truss' cabinet. we might not hear the full cabinet until sometime this evening. 0ne might not hear the full cabinet until sometime this evening. one or two appointment soon after liz truss has seen the queen and been appointed, but it is difficult for them to organise the whole thing because they have got that process that must go on in terms of people meeting cabinet office officials, being cleared in terms of any previous private interest and so forth, before they can be formally appointed by the queen, so it is a bit trickier than her being able to make a bunch of announcements as soon as she has come out from meeting the queen. in soon as she has come out from meeting the queen.— soon as she has come out from meeting the queen. in terms of the ran . e meeting the queen. in terms of the ranae of meeting the queen. in terms of the range of issues _ meeting the queen. in terms of the range of issues she's _ meeting the queen. in terms of the range of issues she's facing - meeting the queen. in terms of the range of issues she's facing and - meeting the queen. in terms of the range of issues she's facing and the j range of issues she's facing and the scale of those issues, can you think of any comparable situation where a

new prime minister has been coming into downing street and number ten having that much on their plate? there are loads. we have had at least two prime minister take over in the middle of a war, the first and second world wars, so of course you have had prime minister is coming into the office with a massive amount on their plate, a lot to do very urgently. people have been talking about margaret thatcher in 1979. in terms of some of the issues around labour disputes, the cost of living essay for. so there are comparisons —— the cost of living and so forth. but it is a combination of different crises this government are likely to have to tackle and we know are coming. gordon brown took over in 2007 but there was little idea that the financial crisis would hit only a year later. similarly, when boris johnson took over, brexit was the

big issue. nobody saw covid over the horizon. so, this case, she knows the scale of what is likely to happen and the difficulty is working out what to do about it, and in that sense, she has not been able to work as closely with the civil service as if she had already been in government. she will have had some contact, but it is only once she had become prime minister and is in number ten that she can actually start sitting down and making decisions, and start to put the ideas into practice. in decisions, and start to put the ideas into practice.— decisions, and start to put the ideas into practice. in terms of becoming _ ideas into practice. in terms of becoming a — ideas into practice. in terms of becoming a prime _ ideas into practice. in terms of becoming a prime minister - ideas into practice. in terms of becoming a prime minister as| ideas into practice. in terms ofj becoming a prime minister as i mentioned, in the introduction, you have written a guide on this. is it difficult for a candidate, when it gets down to the final two, we had liz truss and rishi sunak, to run that campaign to win the leadership at the same time, to be thinking ahead, in detail, about what will happen if they actually win. so, how much planning and preparation will she have done? she will have a team

of people around her, but how much planning and preparation will she have done to really step into that role? it have done to really step into that role? , . , ' . role? it is really difficult. opposition _ role? it is really difficult. opposition parties - role? it is really difficult. opposition parties are i role? it is really difficult. opposition parties are in | role? it is really difficult. l opposition parties are in a role? it is really difficult. - opposition parties are in a similar 0pposition parties are in a similar position trying to win a general election but they have a longer running and the leader of the opposition knows that they are 0pposition knows that they are trying to fight for that role. but it is so difficult when you are trying to win a campaign, to start, as it were, measuring the curtains. david cameron talked about that he did not want to be thinking about that encase to jinx anything. tony blair was similar. given the scale of the landslide that tony blair had in 1997, still he did not want to jinx the result. so it is quite difficult for them to start making those kind of decisions. the difference here is that liz truss has had a fairly strong lead in the polls were sometime which will have given her a little of breathing space and a willingness therefore to give over some things to her team to look in detail at what she should do

when she is in office and it has also allowed the civil service a little bit more confidence that, actually, talking to liz truss and her team and listening to her ideas, plans and so forth, allows them to make further plans for what they will do, in breathing new prime minister, or helping her to put her plans into action. so, there has been a bit more leeway given the current circumstances you would normally see with the leadership campaign, but it is a real difficulty. i talk about transitions all the time, and i try to help politicians understand that transition isn'tjust this day, this moment, when they take office, it is actually the next few weeks and months, because it is a huge learning curve no matter what ministerial post you have held before, being prime minister, and you have to look back at some of our strongest prime ministers like tony blair, margaret thatcher, they talked about how daunted they were, how lonely the job is when you first take it on, because suddenly the weight of everything is on your

shoulders. so, she will probably be feeling that in her travels today. dr haddon, seniorfellow feeling that in her travels today. dr haddon, senior fellow at the institute for government, thank you for that conversation. we expect to hear all the details on the cabinet by the end of the day. they are certainly going to have to get into that detail on such a huge range of issues immediately, first and foremost, the cost of living crisis, energy bills, we have heard a lot about what we think is going to be done for households. not so much for business, so we need to explore that a little bit more, and of course there is the war in ukraine. here, there is the war in ukraine. here, the nhs, as we head into winter, so, many, many issues to really get into the detail of. we will be talking about this more throughout the day and keeping an eye on developments at balmoral in scotland, but for the moment, back tojoanna in the studio.

we will pick up on one of those subjects mentioned and that is ukraine. the uk has been one of ukraine's most stalwart backers since russia's invasion six months ago with president zelensky and borisjohnson enjoying a close relationship. liz truss has been foreign secretary for this period. let's hear from our correspondent hugo bachega in kyiv. what has the reaction been? boris johnson is an _ what has the reaction been? boris johnson is an extreme _ what has the reaction been? boris johnson is an extreme a _ what has the reaction been? err" 3 johnson is an extreme a popular figure here because of his support that has been given by the uk to the ukrainians since the beginning of the war. you visited this country three time since the start of the invasion. —— he visited. he was here on independence day alongside president zelensky who talked about the need for european countries to remain united, to endure the cost of

living crisis, to defeat russia and russia's aggression in this country. so, obviously, president zelensky devoted a great part of his nightly address last night to talk about the change in leadership in the uk. he talked about the friendship that he enjoys with borisjohnson. he said that on behalf of all ukrainians, and i'm sure this is truly a multi—million ukrainian thank you. so it shows that there is some kind of personal friendship between president zelensky and boris johnson. and the ukrainians here have been paying attention to the change of leadership in the uk, as well. and this is what they had to say. what i saw is that she do something about it, and i'm really happy that she is curious about our situation in this country, in ukraine. i can't be confident, -

because i don't know enough about her, but i really hope| that she will not change her position, because her position has | really been helpful for ukrainiansl because we need more weapons, and i hope she will keep her- promises and will send it, i and not change her position. translation: i really want it, and i think that most likely - the support of great britain to ukraine will increase and even expand, and i think the british people will support us too. translation: i really want it, and i think that most likely - we all think that maybe - the support now will be less than johnson's was for us, - and we hope that great britain will not change their position - about ukraine, and that they will keep supporting, - because we really need it.

so, we need your help, keep things as they are, that is the message coming from ukrainians and officials here. president zelensky also spoke about liz truss in his address last night. he said ukrainians know liz truss really well. she has always been "0n the bright side of european politics" in the words of the president. so, people are watching closely the change in downing street, but i don't think there is any kind of fear that the uk's position will change, as liz truss becomes prime minister.- position will change, as liz truss becomes prime minister. thank you, hu~o. as becomes prime minister. thank you, hugo- as higa _ becomes prime minister. thank you, hugo. as higa mentioned, _ becomes prime minister. thank you, hugo. as higa mentioned, liz - becomes prime minister. thank you, hugo. as higa mentioned, liz truss| hugo. as higa mentioned, liz truss is a known quantity because she was foreign secretary prior to becoming prime minister. she is well known within europe. as the new prime minister, liz truss will have to forge a relationship with leaders in the eu. top of the agenda here will be northern ireland as well

as the energy crisis caused by the war in ukraine. so what reaction has there been from eu leaders to the new british prime minister? 0ur europe correspondentjessica parkerjoins me from brussels. what is the reaction? yesterday you had that kind _ what is the reaction? yesterday you had that kind of _ what is the reaction? yesterday you had that kind of inevitable _ what is the reaction? yesterday you had that kind of inevitable flurry - had that kind of inevitable flurry of congratulatory tweets from different leaders across europe. but if you read between the lines and some of them, some of them were more heartfelt than others. if you look to the east, the baltic states, i think they have appreciated what they have seen as a strong stance by they have seen as a strong stance by the uk after russia's invasion of ukraine. the uk's support for ukraine. the uk's support for ukraine. come a little bit more towards brussels, france, there is a bit more tension there because as you mentioned, there is the ongoing dispute that liz truss has been very much involved with over the prospective trading arrangements for northern ireland. that is a result. something they will be watching out for here over the next day or so is who gets the role today, brief. it

was liz truss' brief as foreign secretary. she initiated legislation regarded as highly contentious ear to overwrite parts of the perspective treaty for northern ireland, that the uk government doesn't think is working. who is she going to hand that brief do, and he will handle negotiations, if indeed negotiation start up again, and there are also tensions with france. during the campaign over the summer liz truss was asked about emmanuel macron, the french president, friend orfoe, and she said thejury macron, the french president, friend or foe, and she said the jury was still out or that, and yesterday emmanuel macron was saying that the countries would work together as friends and allies but there had been tensions between the friends and allies because of those migrant crossings on small boats across the english channel. it is quite a different texture, if you look at different texture, if you look at different parts of europe. let's turn to some other news now. police in canada say one of the two men suspected of killing 10 people in a series of stabbings has been found dead. they have also revealed the two

suspects were brothers — and say the second is still at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. although he has not been caught, police have already laid charges of murder and attempted murder. 18 people are known to have been wounded in the attacks. azadeh moshiri reports. a manhunt is under way in canada for two brothers suspected of stabbing several people to death and injuring others in the province of saskatchewan during a labour day weekend rampage. as the search continues, the police delivered a significant update. one of the brothers, damien sanderson, was found dead. his body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined. we can confirm he has visible injuries. these injuries are not believed to be self—inflicted at this point. authorities went on to warn that the other suspect, myles sanderson, is still at large and still a threat to the public.

myles sanderson, damien's brother, may have sustained injuries. this has not been confirmed. but we do want the public to know this because there is a possibility he may seek medical attention. first police received a stabbing injames creek cree nation, an indigenous community, but soon more reports came in of victims in the nearby town of weldon. this guy came walking up here and it looked like he had his coat over his face and he said, "i need somebody to take me to the hospital, my mouth has been hurt." he said, "i've been stabbed." the suspects have now been charged with first—degree murder for one of the worst mass killings in canada's history. my thoughts and the thoughts of all canadians are with those who have lost loved ones and with those who are injured.

this kind of violence or any kind of violence has no place in our country. as the man—hunt extends into another day, officials have asked the community to stay alert for signs of the remaining suspect. as a state of emergency is declared in the province. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. the prime minister of pakistan, shehbaz sharif, has been visiting sindh province — the area of the country hit hardest by the current devastating floods. this aerial view from the prime minister's plane showed vast areas covered in flood water. at least 1,300 people have died as a result of the floods, according to the country's national disaster management agency, and millions more have been made homeless. the iaea says it will issue a report on tuesday about the nuclear safety situation in ukraine. ukraine says the last working reactor at the occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been disconnected from the national grid because russian shelling triggered a fire.

moscow denies any involvement. the un nuclear watchdog said the reactor was still providing power to keep the facility safe. rescue teams are searching for people left stranded or feared missing, a day after a strong earthquake hit south—west china. at least 66 people are now known to have died when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck sichuan province. aftershocks have been felt and there's a warning that rain could hamper rescue efforts. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell is monitoring all the developments and has the latest now on rescue operations. where the earthquake actually hit is not the big cities where people are locked down. so, for example, if it had been chengdu, where there are tens of millions of people confined to their homes, you can imagine what a disaster that would have been. and there's been footage all over social media here, by the way, of residents pouring out of buildings after they felt

that even though it wasn't the epicentre, they felt the earthquake trying to leave the compounds where they live and emergency workers saying, well, you can't, don't worry, it's not so serious, this earthquake. very heated scenes indeed. but where the earthquake really hit, the epicentre, is to the west of sichuan, in the west of sichuan, up on the tibetan plateau. now, at the best of times, that can be a pretty remote area to move around. the bad news for rescue teams there is that more rain is predicted over the next three days. now, imagine, there you are, there are hundreds of workers at the moment, rescue workers trying to reach people who are thought to be trapped under rubble and the like. and you're attempting to cut through collapsed parts of buildings or rock or whatever and having to do that with the rain as well. it's very tough. another problem is that that area is known for its hydropower. so having to check all the hydropower facilities, obviously that would be pretty

disastrous if it was damaged. and what's more is that the earthquake has created these mudslides which have come down into rivers and sort of formed natural, if you like, dams, lakes, rivers, which have become lakes. now the rains coming and filling those dams up. of course, the problem could be that eventually they burst and then you get flash flooding. so a lot of problems to consider for the emergency teams working right now in sichuan. let me bring you some breaking news, simonjack, our bbc correspondent, has got word about what the new government until liz truss is planning to do on energy bills. —— under liz truss. it is thought the government now plans to freeze hotel bills at their current level through this winter and the next, iaea team months. energy companies would take

out government guaranteed loans to bridge the gap between the wholesale price in the market and the fixed price in the market and the fixed price they are charging customers. those loans would be repaid over the next ten to 20 years through supplements to customer bills. the precise mechanism to help businesses, because the bbc understands this plan is also to help business customers, the precise mechanism to help business might be more complicated and would be reviewed more frequently the report suggested could see the government mandate energy firms to offer specific reductions on the energy price of the energy businesses use —— rejections on the unit price. the way the energy companies would be reimbursed on losses to sales to business companies is also unclear. government estimates the total package will cost between 100 and £130 billion, but the ultimate number will depend on movements in

the international energy markets, which have been extremely volatile, so it could cost less or a lot more. an intervention of this nature on this scale is very hard to price and it is unclear how the government will treat its exposure to the energy markets through loan guarantees is clearly there is a risk energy companies will be unable to repay loans of domestic customers are unable to pay all business customers go bust, so that it's a much more significant intervention than had been anticipated and certainly throughout the earlier stages of her leadership... of the leadership contest on the part of liz truss there was not a suggestion on an intervention of anything like this, the suggestion was more about targeted help for domestic users with their energy bills. this plan actually was suggested by scottishpower a little while ago and it was discussed in downing street

but had been dismissed as an idea and all sorts of ideas are being looked at but it now sounds like liz truss will be going forward with that suggestion that government guaranteed loans made available to the energy companies will mean energy prices will be frozen for about 18 months for domestic users and there will be helpful business customers. that has come through from simonjack, hopefully we will speak to him shortly for more on that. but now let's go to downing street, where liz truss will return as she puts the final touch is not just on that energy policy but everything else on her plate once she returns as prime minister, let's join annita mcveigh. thank you, joanna, and welcome back to downing street. i have heard that the plane carrying liz truss is close to arrival at aberdeen airport, from where she will make her way to

balmoral and be asked to the queen to form the next government and formally become the uk's prime minister. really interesting that information from our business editor simonjack about government plans to tackle energy bills. na few minutes i will speak to a small business owner, someone who owns a bakery, it will be really interesting to get their reaction because of businesses have said they have heard a lot about household bills, what about bills for business too? liz truss will arrive in downing street later as the new being elected leader of the conservative party yesterday, so what could her time in office look like the people in the north of england? zoe billingham, who's director at ippr north, a left—wing think tank focused on the north of england, joins me now. welcome, zoe. could i get your

reaction, i don't know how much detail you heard, reaction, i don't know how much detailyou heard, it reaction, i don't know how much detail you heard, it would be great to get your reaction from that news —— to that news from our business editor about government intentions to intervene in the wholesale gas and electricity markets for the benefit of both domestic and business customers. it is thought the government plans to freeze hotel built up by current level for roughly 18 months —— freeze bills at their current level. there would be a bridging loan between the wholesale price at the fixed price they are charging customers and we are told the fixed mechanism to help business is more complicated and would be reviewed more frequently, but your initial thoughts on that, if you would?— if you would? cost of living crisis as the crisis _ if you would? cost of living crisis as the crisis of _ if you would? cost of living crisis as the crisis of the _ if you would? cost of living crisis as the crisis of the moment - if you would? cost of living crisis as the crisis of the moment and | if you would? cost of living crisis | as the crisis of the moment and it is absolutely right that government should be supporting freezes on energy bills for households and business, i really welcome that

intervention and really it is he went up paying for the support, the current suggestion is it is a loan which ultimately consumers will pay for. ultimately you could say that is a tax on consumers which goes against what liz truss has said, that she will not raise tax. very supportive of the big intervention on energy and the plan to freeze the bills, but who is paying for that support is the big question and we would suggest that ippr that a windfall tax would be a better way to support consumers and business at this time. ., ., ~' to support consumers and business at this time. ., ., ~ ., , this time. you would like to see more taxes _ this time. you would like to see more taxes levied _ this time. you would like to see more taxes levied on _ this time. you would like to see more taxes levied on the - this time. you would like to see more taxes levied on the big . this time. you would like to see - more taxes levied on the big oil and gas giants, something the general public would not have to pay back? exactly. deferring payments that the public will still had to pay later into kicking the can down the road and people will still not be able to

pay in 18 months, let alone today, so we would support funding this energy price freeze that has just been announced through a windfall tax as the first port of call of how to fund that. tax as the first port of call of how to fund that-— tax as the first port of call of how to fund that. , ., , , ., ., to fund that. obviously more detail to fund that. obviously more detail to understand _ to fund that. obviously more detail to understand about _ to fund that. obviously more detail to understand about this _ to fund that. obviously more detail to understand about this plan - to fund that. obviously more detail to understand about this plan but l to fund that. obviously more detail to understand about this plan but i | to understand about this plan but i think a lot of people, whether in the north of england or elsewhere, will hear the sound feel relief? absolutely, that is why... very supportive the price freeze has been announced on day one of liz truss's new leadership but we still have to work out who will ultimately pay, we have seen excess profits made by the energy companies over the past year so it is only fair they should contribute to lowering prices for households and business. provides a welcome from you, but with questions to be answered —— so a welcome from you, but with questions to be answered --_ to be answered -- so a welcome from ou but to be answered -- so a welcome from you but with — to be answered -- so a welcome from you but with questions _ to be answered -- so a welcome from you but with questions to _ to be answered -- so a welcome from you but with questions to be -

you but with questions to be answered, i think it is fired to say. we have heard borisjohnson use the phrase levelling up helpless times as prime minister, we will wait to see whether liz truss uses it as often as but the national infrastructure commission, the government's own advisory body, says the pace of progress is too slow and the pace of progress is too slow and the government is at risk of failing to deliver on promises of levelling up. would you agree and what would you like to see liz truss do? levelling up is still exactly the right thing to do, liz truss has talked about growing the uk economy and you will only do that if you support cities across the uk, including our great northern cities, it is absolutely the right agenda. i'd like to say to saltor the government's monday to level up the country, but as the electoral platform they won the last election and the mandate that liz truss inherits today. thirdly it is

politically still the right thing, regional inequality is the inequality people in this country can most about injuries and pole of conservative voters say they care about levelling up more than brexit, it is absolutely the right agenda —— and a recent poll of conservative voters. i'm pleased to see liz truss fully committed to northern powerhouse rail and she has committed to the purchase set out by the northern research group including offering full devolution across the uk and empowering our metro mayors further, those are welcome initial purchase, the two areas which i would implore her to go further, firstly as an investment, so far we have seen a very piecemeal and low—level approach to investing to level up, businesses want investment in skills, homes in the north need insulating, we need to retrofit in, and secondly there is the need for

proper empowerment of our leaders in the north and across our regions. as yet it is still a very vital led approach where we are waiting for whitehall to allow us to do things. the default should be local leaders leading, so those two asks i would have all liz truss today.— have all liz truss today. really interesting _ have all liz truss today. really interesting to _ have all liz truss today. really interesting to hear— have all liz truss today. really interesting to hear your - have all liz truss today. really interesting to hear your points| have all liz truss today. really - interesting to hear your points and your reaction to that news on energy bills, zoe bellingham from ippr north in liverpool, thank you. you saw pictures from balmoral, we believe the prime minister, boris johnson, because he is officially still prime minister, will arrive eminently for his audience with the queen where he will officially tender his resignation as prime minister before a short while later liz truss arrives for her audience with the queen and will be asked to form the next government. we will be

hearing from a range of voices today, considering what the new prime minister liz truss might do in that area. joining me now is matthew taylor, who's ceo of the nhs confederation. hello, matthew, thank you for your time today. we heard borisjohnson a little earlier in his farewell speech at number ten, he was running through a list of things he said his government had achieved, he talks about building more hospitals, recruiting more nurses. let me hear your view on whether you think his was an accurate reflection of what has been happening in the nhs? irate has been happening in the nhs? - have been calling for some time for bobby call arrears and research, so for politicians to level the public about the challenges the health service faces and to address what needs to be done to help the nhs out of a critical situation it is in right now. i welcome that liz truss has said the nhs is one of her top

three priorities, i welcome she said something has to be done about social care, the outgoing prime minister was prone to say social care is fixed, that is naby keita. i welcome that liz truss has recognised we need to increase health spending in real terms due to population ageing and rising expectations of health care —— the outgoing minister was prone to saying social care is fixed, that is not the. we approach what could be an incredibly difficult winter. the fundamental challenge for the health service is the amount it demands being placed on edge compared to its capacity, which was underlined last week by the fact we now have 132,000 vacancies in the nhs. the week by the fact we now have 132,000 vacancies in the nhs.— vacancies in the nhs. the nhs confederation _ vacancies in the nhs. the nhs confederation says _ vacancies in the nhs. the nhs confederation says the - vacancies in the nhs. the nhs confederation says the nhs i vacancies in the nhs. the nhs| confederation says the nhs are vacancies in the nhs. the nhs - confederation says the nhs are still reading from a decade of austerity in two years of the can —— save the nhs is still reeling from a decade

of austerity and two years of the pandemic. what sort of scale of investment are we talking about to get a real terms rise at a time when clearly the government will be focusing on the cost of living crisis too? i focusing on the cost of living crisis too?— crisis too? i think health economists _ crisis too? i think health economists would - crisis too? i think health economists would argue j crisis too? i think health - economists would argue pretty consistently that in order to deal with population ageing, rising expectations, the cost of health care, we need a real terms increase of about 4% a year, we had half of that in austerity which is why we went into covid with the problems we had which have not been exacerbated. we need to return to growth rate of around 4% a year and sustain it, move away from the feast and famine funding so nhs leaders can properly plan for the future, whether day—to—day spending or capital investment, because we desperately need more investment in the health service, we are not investing enough in things like digital infrastructure. we have a crumbling

estate. irate infrastructure. we have a crumbling estate. ~ ., ., ., ., infrastructure. we have a crumbling estate. ., ., ., ., estate. we have heard a lot about ambulance _ estate. we have heard a lot about ambulance weights _ estate. we have heard a lot about ambulance weights in _ estate. we have heard a lot about ambulance weights in particular. ambulance weights in particular recently, give us your assessment of the capacity of the nhs at the moment —— ambulance waits. clearly still dealing with covid backlogs and potentially bracing for more covid infections, although another vaccination programme is getting under way. this vaccination programme is getting under wa . r �* vaccination programme is getting underwa . r�* , vaccination programme is getting underwa . n�* , , under way. as i'm sure your viewers have heard — under way. as i'm sure your viewers have heard your— under way. as i'm sure your viewers have heard your experience, - under way. as i'm sure your viewers have heard your experience, the - have heard your experience, the health service feels it is midwinter crisis in the middle of september. we worry about flu, more covid variants, it is really important that people get vaccinated, that is vital, but we need action in the short—term and one of the critical things is to invest more in social care, particularly the wages of the lowest paid, because just as we have 132,000 vacancies in health we have even more in social care. 0ne 132,000 vacancies in health we have even more in social care. one of the reasons it is taking ambulances more time than they want to reach people as ambulances are outside hospitals

because we cannot get people out of emergency departments and into hospitals because there are people outside of those hospitals who do not need to be there and could be out of those hospitals but they can't be because there is not the community provision. the situation is deteriorating and we are losing more people. we might need to incentivise doctors into staying on to work or taking on extra shifts, we can do things in the short—term and we need to free leaders, over the next few months and maybe couple of years we need to give leaders the latitude to do whatever it is they need to protect patients, just as they did during covid. need to protect patients, 'ust as they did during covid._ need to protect patients, 'ust as they did during covid. thank you very much. _ they did during covid. thank you very much, matthew— they did during covid. thank you very much, matthew taylor, - they did during covid. thank you | very much, matthew taylor, chief executive of the nhs confederation, saying he wants liz truss to increase nhs spending in real terms and to focus on the fundamentals.

let's hear more now on the impact of rising energy prices in the uk. and also the news from simonjack about the government plans to deal with rising energy prices, it is planning an intervention wholesale gas and electricity markets which we are told will help domestic and business customers, it is thought the government plans to freeze hotel bills up their current levels for around 18 months. —— freeze household bills. energy companies would take out loans to cover the difference, those loans would be repaid over the next ten to 20 years. we are told the process to help businesses slightly more complicated. let's get reaction from a business owner. chris weston is a baker and joins us from the town of sudbury in suffolk. tell us a bit about your business, firstly? it tell us a bit about your business, firstl ? ., , , ., tell us a bit about your business, firstl? , ., , . firstly? it has been going since 1930, my husband's _ firstly? it has been going since 1930, my husband's father - firstly? it has been going since - 1930, my husband's father started it in london and we have had bakeries

from london all the way to sudbury, we have been here for seven years now. the electric is the real worry at the moment, there have been lots of worries with covid and one thing and another that the electric bills are a huge worry so i really hope liz truss will be able to help us. all your costs are going up, from row ingredients for the products you bait, staff wages and utility bills —— from raw ingredients. what is your bill at the moment and how does that compare to the period before these energy prices searches? irate these energy prices searches? we have a these energy prices searches? - have a small shop in a secondary position and i was paying £1800 a month for electric, we have no guts, it is purely electric, x—men fighters going up by £1000, £3000 for that shop alone —— next month thatis

for that shop alone —— next month that is going up by £1000. we have a new shopping sudbury town, i have not had the first bill and that is a real worry, every letter, iworry encase it is the electric bill. i'm very careful with lighting, switches and everything that we will have to wait and see. i and everything that we will have to wait and see-— and everything that we will have to wait and see. i guess there are only so many economies _ wait and see. i guess there are only so many economies you _ wait and see. i guess there are only so many economies you can - wait and see. i guess there are only so many economies you can make, | wait and see. i guess there are only i so many economies you can make, you probably can't economise to the extent of an extra £1000 a month. are you hopeful that this news we are hearing about liz truss's plans to freeze energy bills will mean your bill will not be going up by 1000 p a month? i your bill will not be going up by 1000 p a month?— your bill will not be going up by 1000 p a month? i don't know, 18 months being _ 1000 p a month? i don't know, 18 months being sorted _ 1000 p a month? i don't know, 18 months being sorted out - 1000 p a month? i don't know, 18 months being sorted out before i 1000 p a month? i don't know, 18 i months being sorted out before the energy crisis, before this we signed a contract tying us into really high prices. i don't know how that will work. my old shop, hopefully it would go back to the old prices and

that would be all right but my new shop, with a new contract, i don't know how that will work because i have already signed the contract on a high price. you have already signed the contract on a high price-— a high price. you signed a contract thinkin: it a high price. you signed a contract thinking it is _ a high price. you signed a contract thinking it is a _ a high price. you signed a contract thinking it is a high _ a high price. you signed a contract thinking it is a high price _ a high price. you signed a contract thinking it is a high price that - a high price. you signed a contract thinking it is a high price that you | thinking it is a high price that you were trying to protect yourself from even further rises by signing a contract? ~ , ,., , ., even further rises by signing a contract?— even further rises by signing a contract? ~ , , ., , ., ., contract? absolutely that you have to have a contract _ contract? absolutely that you have to have a contract with _ contract? absolutely that you have to have a contract with the - to have a contract with the electricity people and entice tightly went between three and four years, which is fine because normally the prices increase anyway, we have got cheaper electric for a while, but this last contract for the new shop where i am sitting now is a massive price increase and i don't know what sort of electric this building will take.- this building will take. chris, really good _ this building will take. chris, really good to _ this building will take. chris, really good to talk _ this building will take. chris, really good to talk to - this building will take. chris, really good to talk to you, i this building will take. chris, - really good to talk to you, really interesting points given you have signed a contract for your new bakery, how that will be impacted or whether it will be affected by what liz truss is planning to help both

householders and businesses with electricity bills, hopefully we can talk about that more another time. chris weston at weston's bakery at sudbury in suffolk. i think we can see the pictures from balmoral in scotland. there we are. we are waiting on borisjohnson, who is still officially prime minister, to arrive. his plane arrives at aberdeen airport quite some time ago because we have heard from our world correspondence it is a or 50 minute drive to the queen's estate —— ivri —— as we have heard from our correspondents. formally tender his resignation before a little later liz truss has her audience with the queen and is invited by her majesty to form a new government, that is the rather hazy scene at aberdeen airport were liz truss's plane

should soon be arriving, we believe. a very important part of the process, the handover of powerfrom one prime minister to another involving her majesty the queen, with liz truss this will be the 15th prime minister of her reign when she invites her to form the next government. this taking place, rather unusually, as we heard, we have to go back to queen victoria's rain to think of a time when the next prime minister has been invited to form a government at balmoral, and certainly during this cream's reynet has always happened at buckingham palace, so it has been joining scotland where the queen was spending the summer because of the issues, the palace says —— certainly during this queen's reign it has always happened at buckingham palace. we will have more through

the day at downing street, we will take you right through to when liz truss arrives later, her cabinet appointments too, but right now it is back to the studio. that is the scene live in downing street currently, as annita said. borisjohnson remains prime minister that he is due to meet the queen in the next half hour also, that is the moment he will tender his resignation and then liz truss will meet her in about an hour and that is when she will be asked to form a new government. stay with those, we will keep you up to date with all of those live developments. let's catch up those live developments. let's catch up with the weather with matt taylor. hello. billowing clouds will become more widespread across the country this afternoon, whilst there will be some

sunshine around for some of you and one or two actually stay largely dry. greater chance of those showers, some of which will be thundery, developing very near to where you are. showers already there at the moment across some southern and western areas, more persistent rain across northern scotland, rumbles of thunder with dusty winds to the north of it and some fairly blustery conditions to the south and west as well. those showers develop even more widely into the afternoon. better chance of staying dry, some parts of northern england, far south—west of scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere it mayjust be a small part of your day, but those showers will never be too far away and where they do occur they could be quite nasty in some parts. temperatures down a little bit on yesterday's values but still warm enough when the sun is out. now, this evening, heavier showers and thunderstorms in east anglia and the south—east earlier on, not quite as turbulent a night tonight across england and wales. showers becoming few and far between. more persistent rain with some flashes of lightning and thunder across parts of scotland, particularly through central scotland in towards the north, and again it's going to be quite a warm night there, temperatures not dropping much lower than around 12 to 15 degrees. now, the reason we've got things rather turbulent at the moment and those big,

lively clouds is this area of low pressure. look how slowly it is moving eastwards as we go through into wednesday. it's getting closer, which means even more showers around on wednesday, possible just about anywhere. best of the dry weather will be in the morning, the exception being northern scotland. here things will brighten up through the morning into the afternoon. but even here we will still see some afternoon showers for one or two. again, some will miss the showers altogether, sunny spells, temperatures similar to today's values if notjust down a degree or so. quite blustery around the south and the west. 0ur area of low pressure, then, moves a little bit further eastwards into thursday. you can see where it is centred. those showers revolving around it. england, wales, northern ireland, southern scotland most prone, maybe some more cloud and persistent rain pushing to the north—east of scotland later, but what we are starting to do now is bring in slightly cooler air in from the north and the west, and as that area of low pressure starts to decay little bit, pushes its way eastwards, cooler air will become more dominant for all of us. we could see a zone of thicker cloud and more persistent rain at least to end this week across parts of scotland and north—east england, but overall it is sunshine and showers.

fewer showers this weekend. there is more wet weather to come next week. see you soon.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... this is bbc news — i'm annita mcveigh live in downing street — — as liz truss prepares to take office — as the next prime minister of the united kingdom borisjohnson is on his way to balmoral to offer his resignation to the queen. borisjohnson is expected here at balmoral very shortly to be followed later by liz truss, who will be invited by the queen to form a new government. yes, liz truss expected to land at aberdeen airport shortly, and then she will make her way for that audience with the queen at balmoral.

at the meeting this lunchtime, she will be invited to form a government. earlier, borisjohnson government. earlier, boris johnson gave government. earlier, borisjohnson gave his farewell speech in downing street. �* ,., gave his farewell speech in downing street. �* ., gave his farewell speech in downing street. ., ., ., street. above all, thanks to you, the british _ street. above all, thanks to you, the british people, _ street. above all, thanks to you, the british people, and _ street. above all, thanks to you, the british people, and to - street. above all, thanks to you, the british people, and to the - the british people, and to the voters, for giving me the chance to serve all of you who worked so tirelessly together to beat coronavirus, to put us where we are today. the bbc understands the government is planning to freeze energy bills through this winter and next and there will also be helpful businesses.

good morning from downing street, where later today, liz truss will enter the famous door at number ten as the country's new prime minister, following her election yesterday as leader of the conservative party. she should be landing in aberdeen shortly. her plane left ari off northolt earlier this morning. this is her plane at a hazy aberdeen airport. she will make the journey by road to the queen's estate, val moral. when she will be invited by her majesty to form the next government, the 56

prime minister that is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. bring us up today and where boris johnson is. we bring us up today and where boris johnson is. ~ , bring us up today and where boris johnson is-— bring us up today and where boris johnson is. ~ , ~ johnson is. we wish we knew, quite frankl . johnson is. we wish we knew, quite frankly- this — johnson is. we wish we knew, quite frankly. this is _ johnson is. we wish we knew, quite frankly. this is slightly _ johnson is. we wish we knew, quite frankly. this is slightly more - corrugated than usual choreography has borisjohnson on his way to balmoral, he could be arriving any minute now. the formal audience with the queen is due at 11:20am, but it would make sense for him to arrive a little bit beforehand. the other element in all of this is where is liz truss? because there has been, as you hinted, there has been fork at aberdeen airport and her flight, i think, has been delayed in its landing and they have been having to circle around aberdeen and points to the north hoping and waiting for the fog to clear. 0ur impression is that aircraft is not on its

approach but is about two or perhaps has just landed. approach but is about two or perhaps hasjust landed. but approach but is about two or perhaps has just landed. but behind schedule. and assuming that she is landing at aberdeen airport, she was then of course begin the road journey, the 45 mile road... she has landed, we understand. she hasjust landed, we understand. she hasjust landed at aberdeen airport. she will now begin the 45 mile road journey here to bow moral, so that would generally take around 45—50 minutes. her audience with the queen is due to take place at 12:10pm. they will be hoping to get her in time for that. if she is late, it will have to be delayed. will the outgoing prime minister resign for it is known that the incoming prime minister is on her way and is about to arrive? we'lljust have to see how things unfold.— to arrive? we'lljust have to see how things unfold. yes, there is a ruestion how things unfold. yes, there is a question there _ how things unfold. yes, there is a question there of _ how things unfold. yes, there is a question there of continuity - how things unfold. yes, there is a question there of continuity of- question there of continuity of government, i guess. and just to

confirm, we saw those pictures of liz truss's plane arriving at aberdeen airport. just before we came to you in fact. just remind our viewers why this is happening at balmoral in scotland rather than at buckingham palace.— buckingham palace. well, it is of course because _ buckingham palace. well, it is of course because of— buckingham palace. well, it is of course because of the _ buckingham palace. well, it is of course because of the green's i course because of the green's health. i am just looking to see if there is any sign of any convoys arriving. there is a thunder in the air. the weather up here isjust generally rather unsettled but nowhere near as unsubtle as the forecast was indicating yesterday when it was forecasting heavy rain showers and thunderstorms. but there is some potential weather disturbance in the area. why is it happening here? it is because of the queen's health because it was felt that because of the mobility issues, it would be safer for her to remain at balmoral and for the prime ministers, ingoing and outgoing, to make this 500 or six in an mile

journey up from london and then to return and then it will be the hope of the new prime minister liz truss as she will be by the time she lives here to get back to london to begin the serious work and address in downing street, weather permitting, and make the point was to her cabinet. �* , ., ., , u, cabinet. and it is for any incoming prime minister _ cabinet. and it is for any incoming prime minister it _ cabinet. and it is for any incoming prime minister it is _ cabinet. and it is for any incoming prime minister it is a _ cabinet. and it is for any incoming prime minister it is a huge - cabinet. and it is for any incoming | prime minister it is a huge moment to have that audience with the queen, to be invited to form a government. as you say, she is bound to be thinking about all of the jobs are she has to do once she gets back to london. what do we know about these occasions? 0bviously to london. what do we know about these occasions? obviously there is a huge amount of discretion around him, but what do we know about these occasions when the queen greets the incoming prime minister? brute occasions when the queen greets the incoming prime minister?— occasions when the queen greets the incoming prime minister? we will get a photograph. — incoming prime minister? we will get a photograph, there _ incoming prime minister? we will get a photograph, there will _ incoming prime minister? we will get a photograph, there will be _ incoming prime minister? we will get a photograph, there will be a - a photograph, there will be a photographer in the room, and that photographer in the room, and that photographer will take a snap and

then we'll leave the room and the only two people in the room will be the queen and either the outgoing prime minister or the incoming prime minister. let mejust prime minister or the incoming prime minister. let me just have prime minister or the incoming prime minister. let mejust have a quick look at this. yes, we are certainly expecting boris johnson look at this. yes, we are certainly expecting borisjohnson to arrive with his wife carrie who boarded the plane at northolt with him. the formal business is done simply by i have the outgoing or the incoming prime minister, then there is usually in informal meeting at which they also bring their spouses into they also bring their spouses into the room. and that can be a conversation of ten or 15 or 20 minutes. i rememberwhen conversation of ten or 15 or 20 minutes. i remember when gordon brown was appointed prime minister, there was a long, about a 40 minute conversation. i would there was a long, about a 40 minute conversation. iwould imagine there was a long, about a 40 minute conversation. i would imagine that on this occasion, given the need for prime minister truss, as she will be, to get back to london, they will keep that to a minimum. but certainly i would imagine that she would have with her her husband hugh

0'leary. 0ther would have with her her husband hugh 0'leary. other than that, the formal business can be done very quickly. borisjohnson will simply indicate boris johnson will simply indicate to borisjohnson will simply indicate to the queen that he is resigning as prime minister, then when liz truss enters the drawing room for the audience with the queen, she will invite her to form a government. this is on the basis that she is the leader of the largest party in the house of commons. we remember that the criteria for being prime minister is that you must command the confidence of the house. at the moment, no sign, quite a few police officers, but no sign yet of boris johnson. i would officers, but no sign yet of boris johnson. iwould imagine officers, but no sign yet of boris johnson. i would imagine he would be arriving here pretty soon. ok, thank ou for arriving here pretty soon. ok, thank you for that- — arriving here pretty soon. ok, thank you for that. what _ arriving here pretty soon. ok, thank you for that. what is _ arriving here pretty soon. ok, thank you for that. what is happening - you for that. what is happening there in scotland. let's pick up with nick eardley in downing street. 0nce those formalities have been taken care of, liz truss will be instantly switching to thinking about what she needs to do today,

tomorrow and in the days and weeks ahead. she has a really, really busy in tray. certainly busier than boris johnson when he went through those doors. , , , doors. yes, it is interesting because — doors. yes, it is interesting because boris _ doors. yes, it is interesting because boris johnson - doors. yes, it is interesting because boris johnson hardj doors. yes, it is interesting - because boris johnson hard brexit, because borisjohnson hard brexit, and it was that looming battle in parliament. liz truss has a looming battle with the cost of living crisis. and that is going to be the thing that everybody is watching out for when she is here this afternoon. it is interesting because normally you only have a few minutes to compose your thoughts as the new prime minister, driving up short journey from buckingham palace to hear. liz truss will have a bit more time this afternoon on herjourney down from aberdeenshire. but i think what she will try to do this afternoon is tell the country, "look, here is my economic plan, the way i want to try and avoid or get out of recession is to grow the economy, to cut taxes, to spend money on things like infrastructure." but she will also

do something that will dominate the first few days of her premiership, which is set out the bare bones of a plan to help everybody with their energy bills. she will spend a lot of money telling people that she has got a way of helping them through the winter over the next few weeks. we think that it will include a price freeze on the cost of energy for households and potentially for some businesses as well. team truss saying that the final details of that has not been signed off yet, so let's see what they say later. certainly that the speech we get from her in and around we think about five hours' time, providing the weather holds up, will be a really defining moment and will be her chance to say here is what i want to do as prime minister, but also be crucially what i will do immediately to help people with the cost of living. immediately to help people with the cost of living-— cost of living. thank you very much for the moment. _ cost of living. thank you very much for the moment. let's _ cost of living. thank you very much

for the moment. let's pick - cost of living. thank you very much for the moment. let's pick up - cost of living. thank you very much for the moment. let's pick up now| cost of living. thank you very much i for the moment. let's pick up now on the plan to deal with the energy crisis to help people with their energy bills. you sent us through some information a short while ago as nick was saying there, too the final draft may yet change before thursday when we are expecting it. change before thursday when we are exoecting it— expecting it. here's what we think we know. expecting it. here's what we think we know- the _ expecting it. here's what we think we know. the government - expecting it. here's what we think we know. the government is - expecting it. here's what we think - we know. the government is planning a major intervention in the wholesale gas and electricity market which will benefit consumers and businesses. 0n the household domestic side, we think they want to freeze bills at their current level, just under £2000 through this winter and next. so roughly 18 months. we think that that would cost somewhere in the region of £90 billion. we

also think they are going to try and fix the price for business customers. the mechanism for that epic mock obligated, not quite sure how they will do it. one option is to mandate suppliers to offer per unit reductions to the business suppliers. that would last six months rather than 18 and will be reviewed. total cost of the package, the government estimates it to be somewhere between £100 billion and £130 billion. in truth, in estimating the cost, it is very difficult because it depends on the difference between the wholesale market price it goes up and down like a yo—yo and the price at which he fixed a business and domestic customers. it could be less than 100 billion or it could be more than 130 billion or it could be more than 130 billion so it is guesswork. and how the government will treat this, is it normal borrowing? they are not spending the money only, they are telling the energy companies to take

out loans to bridge the gap between what the cap is at and what he real price of the market is and what the government will guarantee those loans. those loans will be repaid by adding money to bills over the next 10-20 adding money to bills over the next 10—20 years. this is a massive long—term intervention with no guarantee that prices will come down in the next 18 months or indeed how long money will be added to customer bills, possibly for up to 20 years. a major intervention but some of the details are still coming together. just as i talk to you, we are seeing pictures of the convoy carrying liz truss leaving aberdeen airport now on her way to balmoral, where was she will have that audience with the queen where she will be invited to form the next government, at which point she officially becomes the uk's prime minister. going back to what you are telling us, simon, is it going to stop calls, i doubt it based on conversations i have had this morning with the ippr north group which looks at the economy in

the north of england. it will not stop calls for the government to impose taxes on the oil giants, a so—called windfall tax, rather than asking members of the public to eventually pay back through their energy bills, albeit over 10—20 years. it energy bills, albeit over 10-20 ears. , . , energy bills, albeit over 10-20 ears. , ., , , years. it will be a very interesting one, years. it will be a very interesting one. because _ years. it will be a very interesting one, because liz _ years. it will be a very interesting one, because liz truss _ years. it will be a very interesting one, because liz truss in - years. it will be a very interesting one, because liz truss in her- one, because liz truss in her campaigning said she was anti—windfall tax, particularly conservative. borisjohnson in office said it was not a conservative thing to do but needs must. we must there was a 25% additional tax on top of the 40% corporation tax that he oil and gas companies pay on their uk—based operations. they are being taxed at 65% on the profits they make here, still when you see the likes of shall making £11 million... simon.

boris is here. _ shall making £11 million... simon. boris is here. we _ shall making £11 million... simon. boris is here. we have _ shall making £11 million... simon. boris is here. we have just - shall making £11 million... simon. boris is here. we have just seen l shall making £11 million... simon. l boris is here. we have just seen the boris is here. we havejust seen the convoy carrying the prime minister borisjohnson, because he is still officially prime minister, arrive at balmoral. so the first stage of this process of the handing over of power is about to begin when he has his audience with the queen and tenders his resignation. then a short gap before liz truss arrives and is asked to form the next government and she officially becomes prime minister. so this is the tradition, the protocol, and this is the 15th prime minister, went liz truss officially becomes prime minister, the 15th prime minister of the queen's rain. remind it is happening at balmoral rather than at buckingham palace in london because of ability issues. the queen traditionally spent a chunk of the summer at balmoral and her estate there. and her staff wanted to have certainty around her diary, so it

was arranged that this handover of power would take place there. in scotland rather than here in london. let's continue with liz truss's plans, as we understand them and are hearing about them, to deal with energy bills. let's talk about this now. i'm joined now by the economist from pantheon macroeconomics, claus vistesen. thank you forjoining us. just on that point of windfall tax versus getting the public to eventually pay back loans through their energy bills over 10—20 years, what do you make of that? is it going to...? it will not stop the pressure, will it come on this new government to actually do something about windfall taxes, is it? ., , ., ., taxes, is it? that is a fair point. as we heard _ taxes, is it? that is a fair point. as we heard earlier, _ taxes, is it? that is a fair point. as we heard earlier, there - taxes, is it? that is a fair point. as we heard earlier, there is . taxes, is it? that is a fair point. as we heard earlier, there is a i taxes, is it? that is a fair point. i as we heard earlier, there is a lot of uncertainty about how expensive this will be, and the higher the cost of paying to cap prices or to pay producers to deliver electricity

below their cost, the higher the risk that the higher the pressure on the government will increase to also impose a windfall tax on energy companies. let impose a windfall tax on energy companies-— impose a windfall tax on energy com anies. , ., ., ., ~ ., companies. let try and look at the nuts and bolts _ companies. let try and look at the nuts and bolts of _ companies. let try and look at the nuts and bolts of the _ companies. let try and look at the nuts and bolts of the plan - companies. let try and look at the nuts and bolts of the plan as - companies. let try and look at the nuts and bolts of the plan as we i nuts and bolts of the plan as we understand it. basically, loans and to energy companies would be underwritten by the government, and that would allow the public�*s energy bills to be frozen before this rise and the cap which would see the bills shoot up by 18%. the idea is to stop that happening. the basic idea here is _ to stop that happening. the basic idea here is to _ to stop that happening. the basic idea here is to cap _ to stop that happening. the basic idea here is to cap prices - to stop that happening. the basic idea here is to cap prices for - to stop that happening. the basic idea here is to cap prices for the l idea here is to cap prices for the end consumer, so you me and businesses, and in order to pay for this, you go back in the value chain and pay producers to deliver that energy at a lower cost. then of course the nuts and bolts, as far as we can understand now, there will be loan guarantees awesome direct subsidies to firms. loan guarantees

are an odd one, can you force company is to take on a loan even if it is government — mandated? i'm not sure. they might have to tweak that. details are still thin on the ground, they still have to ironing them out. the mechanism is a simple, they want to control prices for end consumers and in order to pay for this the government goes back and offsets that. and basically writes a big fat cheque in some form or the other to producers. hzierr; big fat cheque in some form or the other to producers.— big fat cheque in some form or the other to producers. very briefly, we are almost — other to producers. very briefly, we are almost out _ other to producers. very briefly, we are almost out of— other to producers. very briefly, we are almost out of time, _ other to producers. very briefly, we are almost out of time, we - other to producers. very briefly, we are almost out of time, we can't - are almost out of time, we can't predict exactly what the supply of energy is going to be over the winter, can we?— energy is going to be over the winter, can we? no, this is what worries me _ winter, can we? no, this is what worries me when _ winter, can we? no, this is what worries me when i _ winter, can we? no, this is what worries me when i think- winter, can we? no, this is what worries me when i think about i winter, can we? no, this is what i worries me when i think about this. you have the supply constraint system, you are tapping prices, you are boosting demand. there is a risk that the supply sibling might not be there. but again we don't know, we don't know how much colder the winter will be and how much gas will be. that is ably uncertain. fixed supply which will not increase, and a lot of demand to be a problem. i

am really sorry to interrupt you towards the end of your answer, but thank you very much. let's head straight back to balmoral, are royal correspondent is there. bring us up—to—date with what is happening there. up-to-date with what is happening there. , , up-to-date with what is happening there. , there. yes, boris johnson has arrived, there. yes, boris johnson has arrived. a _ there. yes, boris johnson has arrived, a three _ there. yes, boris johnson has arrived, a three vehicle - there. yes, boris johnson has | arrived, a three vehicle convoy drove in through the gates of balmoral castle about three minutes ago. i think we have some pictures of the vehicle, the range rover with borisjohnson aboard pulling up at the main door to bow moral. he will have been created thereby the private secretary to the queen and lieutenant colonel tom wight who is one of the queen's. mrjohnson is accompanied by his wife carrie, they will go inside to one of the rooms there and then pretty much as we speak, it is 11:19am, at 11:20am, in a matter of seconds because it will

be very punctual, the audience with the queen will be taking place. in the queen will be taking place. in the form of business will be concluded very quickly as boris johnson will tender his resignation as prime minister and will recommend to the queen that she should appoint liz truss as his successor. 0n the basis that liz truss has won the leadership of the largest party in the house of commons. we understand, we know that liz truss has now landed at aberdeen airport so she presumably has now begun the journey by road from aberdeen airport to bow moral, that 45 minutes journey. we would perhaps effect her to see soon. whether she might be slightly delayed, that depends on how well thatjourney delayed, that depends on how well that journey goes. delayed, that depends on how well thatjourney goes. 0nce delayed, that depends on how well thatjourney goes. once again, we canjust recap thatjourney goes. once again, we can just recap the news that boris johnson has arrived here at balmoral, his convoy entered the gates at 11:15am, and at 11:20am,

the time now, having arrived at the main door of balmoral where he was greeted by the queen's private secretary, he will now i'm sure will be in that audience with the queen tendering his resignation. yes. be in that audience with the queen tendering his resignation.- tendering his resignation. yes, we are 'ust tendering his resignation. yes, we are just able _ tendering his resignation. yes, we are just able now— tendering his resignation. yes, we are just able now to _ tendering his resignation. yes, we are just able now to show - tendering his resignation. yes, we are just able now to show our - are just able now to show our viewers those pictures of boris johnson arriving. along with his wife carrie, as you were mentioning, before his audience and then the joint audience with the queen. what do we know about these occasions when one prime minister is tendering their resignation and the other is being invited to form a next government? the conversations that government? the conversations that go on and whether the queen offers any words of advice perhaps to the incoming prime minister? the; any words of advice perhaps to the incoming prime minister?- incoming prime minister? as with all audiences between _ incoming prime minister? as with all audiences between the _ incoming prime minister? as with all audiences between the queen - incoming prime minister? as with all audiences between the queen and i incoming prime minister? as with all. audiences between the queen and any of her prime ministers, they are strictly private. no word ever has leaked out about the nature all the

detail of what is being discussed, but i think that all the prime ministers have found them to be useful occasions. as i said, the formal business will be concluded very quickly. and after the resignation, then there is generally a less formal audience, meeting, at which the prime minister is —— the prime minister's spouse is in the room. i'm sure they will have a chat with the queen and a chat about what their plans are now. and doubtless, but it is just speculation, it would be very odd if they didn't talk about the considerable problems that the country faces.— the country faces. thank you very much, nicholas _ the country faces. thank you very much, nicholas witchell- the country faces. thank you very much, nicholas witchell keeping | the country faces. thank you very i much, nicholas witchell keeping us up—to—date on developers at balmoral. let's get the view of liberal democrats now, joining me is wendy chamberlain, who's their chief whip.

everything about energy bills. thank you for your time today, wendy. a short distance away from where i am at college green this morning. 0n those plans to deal with energy bills, the idea is to freeze bills, domestic bills for about 18 months for businesses that bills might be frozen for a shorter period and that might be reviewed more frequently. is this a good way forward, do you think, or not? is this a good way forward, do you think. or not?— is this a good way forward, do you think, or not? they were calling for a freeze of — think, or not? they were calling for a freeze of the _ think, or not? they were calling for a freeze of the energy _ think, or not? they were calling for a freeze of the energy price - think, or not? they were calling for a freeze of the energy price cap - a freeze of the energy price cap several weeks ago before they bump on board. —— before labour got on board. we are pleased they are going in that direction. as i shy concerns that other than looking at increasing the windfall tax, as we have been calling for, instead it looks like it will be other taxpayers or consumers who will be paying for these freezers in the interim, as opposed to going after those who are claiming huge profits in the sector currently. 50 it

those who are claiming huge profits in the sector currently.— in the sector currently. so it is a aualified in the sector currently. so it is a qualified welcome _ in the sector currently. so it is a qualified welcome from - in the sector currently. so it is a qualified welcome from you, i in the sector currently. so it is a i qualified welcome from you, then? in the sector currently. so it is a - qualified welcome from you, then? it is quite clear that we need action now, we needed action weeks ago. the other thing i would be very interested to hear about is this seems to be talking about consumers in terms of the price cap, but what was clear to me in my consist in tracy in north—east fife is that businesses who are struggling because they have no energy price cap as well as consumers in rural areas such as my own where oil heating is a factor, again there is no price cap there. i want something that looks at those hole across that whole spectrum.— that looks at those hole across that whole spectrum. given that we don't know exactly — whole spectrum. given that we don't know exactly what _ whole spectrum. given that we don't know exactly what level _ whole spectrum. given that we don't know exactly what level of _ whole spectrum. given that we don't know exactly what level of energy i know exactly what level of energy supplies will have a through the winter and therefore it is difficult to estimate the wholesale price of energy, i presume you are going to keep up the pressure for windfall taxes? ~ , ,., , keep up the pressure for windfall taxes? ~ , , ~ keep up the pressure for windfall taxes? ~ , , . ., , taxes? absolutely. we need to ensure that we are ensuring _ taxes? absolutely. we need to ensure that we are ensuring that _ taxes? absolutely. we need to ensure that we are ensuring that consumers i that we are ensuring that consumers and the most vulnerable are not facing an absolutely devastating winter, and that means taxing those

who are making the profits from these energy price rises. fin a these energy price rises. on a broader note, _ these energy price rises. on a broader note, with _ these energy price rises. on a broader note, with liz - these energy price rises. on a broader note, with liz truss i these energy price rises. on a broader note, with liz truss about to become the new prime minister, do you relish the chance of taking her on at the ballot box? do you think, how would she compare if it had been borisjohnson? will she be an easier prime minister to take on as far as the lib dems are concerned? i think it will be very _ the lib dems are concerned? i think it will be very interesting _ the lib dems are concerned? i think it will be very interesting to - it will be very interesting to see what the impact of liz truss in relation to the blue ball is. the liberal democrats have demonstrated that we are the only party that can beat the conservatives in their heartlands. —— blue wall. as liz truss claims to be a self—confessed child of the union, to them not to talk about scotland, wales or northern ireland in the speech yesterday was pretty disappointing. you have to make the case for the uk every day, and i certainly will be calling on liz truss to do that. fiifi

calling on liz truss to do that. ok, wend calling on liz truss to do that. 0k, wendy chamberlain, chief whip of the liberal democrats, thank you very much. i'm joined now by the founder of fearne and rosie, which produces higherfruit and lower sugar contentjam for families, a as seen on dragon's den, rachel kettlewell. major, —— rachel, iwant to major, —— rachel, i want to get your reaction first and foremost what you have been hearing about liz truss's plans to deal with rising energy bills. ., ~ , ., plans to deal with rising energy bills. ., ~ i. ., plans to deal with rising energy bills. ., ~ ., bills. thank you for your time. i really appreciate _ bills. thank you for your time. i really appreciate it. _ bills. thank you for your time. i really appreciate it. i— bills. thank you for your time. i really appreciate it. i think - bills. thank you for your time. i really appreciate it. i think it i bills. thank you for your time. i really appreciate it. i think it is| really appreciate it. i think it is important to look at the impact this will have on businesses, because i think sometimes it is not clear that that impact extends beyond the impact on businesses. what we have seen here is as those energy costs have gone up, that has impacted across our whole supply chain, for example running a freezer, keeping food in the freezer the cooking costs of every time we do a batch. we are obviously paying for their electricity, and those costs are

going up. last year it would have been £800 and now it is about £2000. the impact of that per unit, perjar ofjam, we need to find that money and whether it will come from and what we don't want to do is pass that on to consumers stop at the moment, we know that families are really struggling. there are so many vulnerable families out there, children that need our support, and we need to provide those healthier choices for those children and for those families. and they need to be affordable. it has to be accessible, so we need to get support in place so we need to get support in place so that we can continue to provide those healthier goods, because we know that is important.— know that is important. yeah, we have details _ know that is important. yeah, we have details to _ know that is important. yeah, we have details to be _ know that is important. yeah, we have details to be filled - know that is important. yeah, we have details to be filled in - know that is important. yeah, we have details to be filled in on - know that is important. yeah, we have details to be filled in on this plan, but it looks on the surface as though domestic bills will be frozen for 18 months. for businesses, a lesser period, maybe six months, reviewed more frequently perhaps quarterly. are you disappointed that you are not getting a longer freeze, something similar to households? ida. something similar to households? no, because i

something similar to households? iifr. because i think everything is up in the air at the moment. i think if you look across the board, certainly from where i'm sitting, it looks like every single day businesses are just disappearing because they can't afford to keep up with what is happening. i think we have to have a flexible plan to look at where we are today, we have to keep reviewing that. because you might need to change, add in more, take it away. i think it is important that that support is there, because it needed, and i think one of the mistakes that happened last time, which is understandable, but i think with the bounce back loans being given out lots of businesses access those bounce back loans, then the difficulty that we have now is as well as spiralling energy costs, as well as spiralling energy costs, as well as spiralling energy costs, as well as rising cost of goods across the supply could come you have small businesses paying back loans. so i think it is important to think about the future, so handing out loans really quickly at the moment might

not be a longer term solution. rachel, good to get your view today. rachel, good to get your view today. rachel kettlewell from fearne and rosie. not quite declared officially at the new promise to get, but very soon. let's get some reaction now to the new pm from devon, jenny kumah is in honiton for us. not quite declared new prime minister yet. it not quite declared new prime minister yet.— not quite declared new prime minister et. , ., ,, minister yet. it is market day here in honiton- _ minister yet. it is market day here in honiton. you _ minister yet. it is market day here in honiton. you can _ minister yet. it is market day here in honiton. you can see _ minister yet. it is market day here in honiton. you can see the - in honiton. you can see the market stalls are out and the high street is busy with shoppers. this is a constituency which has consistently voted in conservative mps. that is “p voted in conservative mps. that is up until 2.5 months ago when the lib dems had her victory here. they overturned a majority of 24,000, the by—election was triggered when neil parish resigned. he resigned after admitting that he had been watching pornography on his phone in the house of commons. i have been asking people here how they feel about liz

truss becoming prime minister. i guess i'm glad that liz truss has been _ guess i'm glad that liz truss has been voted as the new conservative leader. _ been voted as the new conservative leader. and — been voted as the new conservative leader, and i think she should try and sort — leader, and i think she should try and sort out the energy prices and the cost _ and sort out the energy prices and the cost of— and sort out the energy prices and the cost of living crisis. i�*m and sort out the energy prices and the cost of living crisis.— the cost of living crisis. i'm 'ust hoinu the cost of living crisis. i'm 'ust hoping she fl the cost of living crisis. i'm 'ust hoping she does i the cost of living crisis. i'm 'ust hoping she does a i the cost of living crisis. i'm 'ust hoping she does a good i the cost of living crisis. i'm just hoping she does a good job. i i the cost of living crisis. i'm just - hoping she does a good job. i mean, you cant— hoping she does a good job. i mean, you can't say— hoping she does a good job. i mean, you can't say anything _ hoping she does a good job. i mean, you can't say anything about - you can't say anything about her, because — you can't say anything about her, because if— you can't say anything about her, because if you _ you can't say anything about her, because if you don't _ you can't say anything about her, because if you don't know, - you can't say anything about her, because if you don't know, but. because if you don't know, but hopefully— because if you don't know, but hopefully she _ because if you don't know, but hopefully she will _ because if you don't know, but hopefully she will do _ because if you don't know, but hopefully she will do better. because if you don't know, but. hopefully she will do better than boris _ hopefully she will do better than boris johnson _ hopefully she will do better than boris johnson.— hopefully she will do better than boris johnson. ., ., , ., ., boris johnson. how do you feel about liz truss becoming _ boris johnson. how do you feel about liz truss becoming prime _ boris johnson. how do you feel about liz truss becoming prime minister? i | liz truss becoming prime minister? i don't know, to be honest. i think they're _ don't know, to be honest. i think they're all— don't know, to be honest. i think they're all as bad as each other! how— they're all as bad as each other! how did — they're all as bad as each other! how did you feel when you heard that she had won the leadership election? just a bit like i don't know. i don't — just a bit like i don't know. i don't really trust any of them, to be honest — don't really trust any of them, to be honest-— don't really trust any of them, to be honest. �* ., ., , ., , ., be honest. and how hopeful are you that she will — be honest. and how hopeful are you that she will make _ be honest. and how hopeful are you that she will make a _ be honest. and how hopeful are you that she will make a difference? - be honest. and how hopeful are you | that she will make a difference? not ve , that she will make a difference? not very. sadly- — that she will make a difference? not very, sadly. which is not very good, is it? _ very, sadly. which is not very good, is it? ~ ., ., , very, sadly. which is not very good, isit?~ ., .,, is it? we have to be hopeful, don't we, auoin is it? we have to be hopeful, don't we, going forward. _ is it? we have to be hopeful, don't we, going forward. until— is it? we have to be hopeful, don't we, going forward. until the - is it? we have to be hopeful, don't we, going forward. untilthe next i we, going forward. untilthe next general— we, going forward. untilthe next general election. _ we, going forward. untilthe next general election. we _ we, going forward. untilthe next general election. we just- we, going forward. untilthe next general election. we just have i we, going forward. untilthe next general election. we just have to| general election. we just have to put general election. we just have to out all— general election. we just have to out all our— general election. we just have to put all our trust _ general election. we just have to put all our trust in _ general election. we just have to put all our trust in truss - put all our trust in truss

basically _ put all our trust in truss basically-— put all our trust in truss basicall . ,, , put all our trust in truss basicall . ~ , basically. do you think she can win the next election? _ basically. do you think she can win the next election? if _ basically. do you think she can win the next election? if you _ basically. do you think she can win the next election? if you turn - basically. do you think she can win the next election? if you turn to i the next election? if you turn to this around. _ the next election? if you turn to this around, it _ the next election? if you turn to this around, it will _ the next election? if you turn to this around, it will be _ the next election? if you turn to this around, it will be tough. i the next election? if you turn to i this around, it will be tough. yeah, i this around, it will be tough. yeah, i don't _ this around, it will be tough. yeah, idon'l know — this around, it will be tough. yeah, idon'l know it _ this around, it will be tough. yeah, i don't know. it is _ this around, it will be tough. yeah, i don't know. it is up _ this around, it will be tough. yeah, i don't know. it is up in _ this around, it will be tough. yeah, i don't know. it is up in the - this around, it will be tough. yeah, i don't know. it is up in the air- this around, it will be tough. yeah, i don't know. it is up in the air at. i don't know. it is up in the air at the moment, _ i don't know. it is up in the air at the moment, see _ idon't know. it is up in the air at the moment, see how— i don't know. it is up in the air at the moment, see how we - i don't know. it is up in the air at the moment, see how we get. i don't know. it is up in the air at the moment, see how we get onj i don't know. it is up in the air at. the moment, see how we get on in i don't know. it is up in the air at- the moment, see how we get on in the next winter~ _ so, just some of the views of people here. the victory here back injune boosted the confidence of the party. if they can win here, overturning a massive conservative majority, feeling confident that they can go on to win back those former lib dem stronghold, but the victory here happened in the dying days of the borisjohnson premiership. he boris johnson premiership. he resigned just borisjohnson premiership. he resigned just two weeks after the by—election here, so it remains to be seen just how much of a difference the liz truss government can make. jenny, thank you. more from here in downing street later,

there will be a first time grand slam winner at the men's us open after rafa nadal was knocked out in the fourth round and said afterwards he wasn't sure when he'll play again. it's the first time he's been beaten at a grand slam this year, losing to the american frances tiafoe, who knocked him out in four sets, ending any hopes of a record extending 23rd grand slam. nadal adding he wasnt sure of his immediate future, with his thoughts elsewhere. congrats to him, wish him all the very best. i need to go back, i need to fix things — life — and then... i don't know when i'm going to come back. i'm going to try to be...ready mentally. when i feel that i will be ready to compete again, i will be there. cam norrie says he needs to rev himself up a bit more out on court after a flat fourth round exit. the last brit standing

in the singles said he was too relaxed heading into his match with russia's andrey rublev, but revved himself up here after smashing his racket and said it spurred him on to play his best tennis. there's going to be a new champion in the women's singles. top seed iga swiatek avoided an upset, recovering to beat jule neemyer and reach herfirst quarter—final in new york. coco gauff is also through. now, what a year it's already been for welsh football — the men's side heading to their first world cup in 64 years, now the women's team have a chance tonight to move into the play—offs of world cup qualifying too — a match against slovenia — the biggest in their history. wales have never qualified for a major tournament and will see a record attendance at the cardiff city stadium — nearly 12,000 fans, more than double their previous record. and all they need is a draw, just a point to the next stage, after beating greece last friday.

scotland are already sure of their play—off place but play faroe islands. northern ireland go to latvia, while england are back on home soilfor the first time since beating germany to win the european championships. what an occasion it'll be in front of a sell—out crowd of thirty thousand at stoke city's stadium with world cup qualification already secure. they face luxembourg, who worth pointing out england beat 10—0 last time out. manager sarina wiegman's thrilled to be back playing in front of the lionesses' fans. that's really exciting, and the support of the fans has been great...in the euros, but they keep coming now. so there'll be 30,000 people come to watch us, so we really want to show, again, our game and get make a little celebration, nice football game. it's all done in the qualification. but we also know tomorrow 30,000 people come and watch us and that's really exciting. the champions league returns tonight and celtic open up their campaign

with the visit of 14 time winners real madrid. confidence is high in the celtic camp after the weekend victory in the old firm darby, but the boss says his side should relish the challenge of facing the defendng champions and one of european football's giants. manchester city are in spain to face seville. despite dominating domestically, the champions league trophy still remains elusive for pep guardiola's side, but could the addition of erling haaland be the mising piece of the jigsaw. pierre emerick aubameyang is in line to make his chelsea debut after his £10.3 million move from barcelona. the 33—year—old striker will need to play in a mask against croatian side dinamo zagreb in their opening group e game after suffering a jaw injury during a violent robbery at his home last week. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back later with another update.

let's get to feel now for how the announcement of the new prime minister is going down in the nations around the uk, which of course are facing their own specific issues. we can talk in a moment to lorna gordon in holyrood, and our correspondent in cardiff, but first, chris page at stormont in belfast, where power—sharing has yet to be re—established at a time when there is an awful lot for politicians to be dealing with there. what are they looking for there, chris, from liz truss? i think we are having problems with grace. i'm going to try to speak to our correspondent in cardiff. can you hear me?— our correspondent in cardiff. can you hear me? loud and clear, yes. fantastic. — you hear me? loud and clear, yes. fantastic, good _ you hear me? loud and clear, yes. fantastic, good to _ you hear me? loud and clear, yes. fantastic, good to hear. _ you hear me? loud and clear, yes. fantastic, good to hear. so, - you hear me? loud and clear, yes. fantastic, good to hear. so, tell. you hear me? loud and clear, yes. | fantastic, good to hear. so, tell us what the reception there in wales is going to be for liz truss as the next prime minister.

well, her relationship with wales is not particularly well formed. she came here with rishi sunakfor the hustings over the course of the summer, didn't have nice things to say about the welsh labour government here and was particularly critical of mark drakeford, but yesterday he tweeted his congratulations and said it was time for them to work together and impressed on her the need to solve the cost of living crisis. he suggested that maybe wales have some long—term solutions, renewable projects, may be tidal energy, things that previous conservative prime ministers have stepped away from. but a lot of people here will also be looking to who is the welsh secretary under her new cabinet as she finalises it. the present currently in the post only took up the post two months ago as boris johnson resigned. initially, he backed rishi sunak to be the next prime minister. then a month ago, he changed his mind say no, maybe liz truss should be the next prime minister, saying clearly that she

was a front runner. so how will that mixed loyalty player out when she chooses her next welsh secretary question mark there are reports he turned down a move to northern ireland, suggesting he would prefer a move back to thejustice department, where he was a year ago. but, will he remain as welsh secretary? is that palatable to people here in wales? although he is welsh and has welsh roots, he is an np for a constituency in england, something that tories have moved away from. —— mp. we may start to get some answers over the next 24 hours. many thanks. let's go to holyrood now and our correspondent lorna gordon is there. as we come to you, we are hearing that the first minister, nicola sturgeon, is expected to announce a rent freeze in her programme for government later today, to help people with the cost of living. this newsjust coming after we hear more about liz truss �*s plans to help with energy bills.

what more detail can you give us? yes, the programme for government is the big legislative set piece for the big legislative set piece for the year ahead. it sets out the plans, the legislation going forward. we know that the scottish cabinet has cut the document detailing it from 160 pages, down to about 40 pages and that gives a sense that they have narrowed down their priorities, perhaps because of some inflationary pressures they will be facing. there was a big pay settlement last week for council workers, and other pay disputes on the horizon and that all costs money so other things have to fall by the wayside to pay for that. and, of course, there is what nicola sturgeon has described as a humanitarian crisis ahead, so they are calling this a cost crisis programme for government. as you say, there is talk of a rent freeze. there is also talk of an increase in

child payments, a payment unique to scotland which will go up to £25 a week for all eligible families and carers, families on low incomes. it will be expanded to all children under 16. that will cost a lot of money because it is a big expansion in the programme. nicola sturgeon says that is an absolute priority, helping those most in need, and she is calling on the uk government to use all the levers at its disposal as well. so it is a difficult mix ahead. there are areas where they will have to work together, the devolved administration, with the uk government, but as liz truss sets out her plans, speculation she might change some of the tax, and what will that do to dynamics here in scotland, and to the competitiveness of businesses based in scotland question mark what will it do to the barnett consequential? they will have to work together, but it will show where the politics are

diverging as well.— show where the politics are diverging as well. thank you very much. diverging as well. thank you very much- let's _ diverging as well. thank you very much- let's go — diverging as well. thank you very much. let's go now _ diverging as well. thank you very much. let's go now to _ diverging as well. thank you very much. let's go now to northern i much. let's go now to northern ireland where chris page is at stormont in belfast. power—sharing has yet to be re—established, so what can liz truss bring to the mix in what is a clearly difficult situation to get everybody back together in the power—sharing government? that's right. the power—sharing assembly here at stormont has not been sitting since april. there has been sitting since april. there has been no devolved government since february. it is all about the northern ireland protocol. the democratic unionist party, the biggest unionist group in the assembly, so they will not go back into government unless it checks on goods moving from the rest of the uk into northern ireland are scrapped. they say the protocol is an economic order within their own country and therefore damages northern ireland �*s plays in the uk. it is true to say that boris johnson �*s plays in the uk. it is true to say that borisjohnson did not have

any political friends here whatsoever. nationalist and cross committee parties generally, no fans of british conservative government. unionists might see themselves as i do logically closer to the conservatives, but really they felt that boris johnson conservatives, but really they felt that borisjohnson �*s imposition, as they saw it, of the protocol was a betrayal. the protocol was negotiated by borisjohnson and the european union in order to avoid checkpoints on the land border between northern ireland and the irish republic after brexit. the leader of the dup has tried to sound a positive note and says liz truss is committed to the union, is committed to the territorial integrity of the united kingdom, but he wants liz truss to continue to push on with the legislation she has been guiding through the house of commons as foreign secretary, which would give ministers in london the power to scrap parts of the protocol, and therefore in theory, pave the way for the dup to return to power—sharing. nationalist, the

likes of sinn fein, which are now the largest party in stormont, the cross committee alliance party, the third biggest party in the assembly, they say that legislation is not a goodidea they say that legislation is not a good idea because it would lead to worse relations with the eu, and therefore cause more instability here in northern ireland. so it is a tricky and delicate balancing act in northern ireland politics as ever for the future prime minister. may be at the moment it is particularly tricky, given that people in northern ireland are talking more and more about the cost of living crisis, about those rising energy bills, and feeling the effect of not having any devolved government sitting here. chris, thank you very much. chris page there at stormont in belfast. the views from belfast, edinburgh and cardiff about the new prime minister, liz truss. about to be officially declared the new prime minister. you are watching bbc news. welcoming viewers now on bbc world,

joining viewers on the bbc news channel here from downing street. meanwhile, hundreds of miles away in scotland, that is where the action, if you like, is taking place at the moment. borisjohnson, the outgoing pro—minister is with the queen. he is tendering his resignation, and a short while after that, liz truss, who yesterday was elected as leader of the conservative party, will go into the drawing room at balmoral, the queen is a state there in scotland, to meet the queen and to have her audience with the queen, and her majesty will ask liz truss to form the next government. at which point, she will officially become the prime minister of the uk. let's get more now on all of this with robert lacey, a royal historian and biographer. good to have you with us. first of all, it is unusual

that the queen is doing this at bell moral, ratherthan that the queen is doing this at bell moral, rather than buckingham palace. , ,, ., ., palace. yes, the queen wanted to come down _ palace. yes, the queen wanted to come down to _ palace. yes, the queen wanted to come down to buckingham - palace. yes, the queen wanted to | come down to buckingham palace. palace. yes, the queen wanted to - come down to buckingham palace. i'm sure viewers will understand in britain certainly, maybe not around the world, there are two processes to becoming a prime minister. your party endorses you, which is what has happened with liz truss yesterday, but you are not a prime minister until the head of state blesses you, as it were, anoint you. normally that happens here in london with the new candidate going from the houses of parliament here to buckingham palace. because the queen is in balmoral, her scottish estate, it is happening up there. we have been told this from the palace, she very much wanted to come down and she actually made plans last week to

come down, to save liz truss and borisjohnson the trouble and expense of going up there, but her doctor said no. so they are going to her. many people, i think, doctor said no. so they are going to her. many people, ithink, will feel that that is how it should be, not just because of respect for the queen, butjust to remind us that this is a political person going up to be given a greaterjob as head of the british government. we havejust completed the first stage of it with the old prime minister saying goodbye, and presumably we understand he is still in there having a chat with the queen, so it may be the queen is discovering what borisjohnson is going to do next. he hinted at it this morning, comparing himself to a booster rocket falling into the ocean. he also compared himself to someone called cincinatus returning to his plough, so perhaps he will return to

writing. maybe the queen is discovering what we will find out later about these books, his future career. ., . ., ., , career. how much do we really find out about these _ career. how much do we really find out about these occasions - career. how much do we really find out about these occasions when i career. how much do we really find| out about these occasions when the outgoing prime minister goes to see the queen to tender their resignation, and the incoming prime minister has their audience as well? what do we know about the exchanges between the monarch and whichever individual it is at the time, and about any advice she might offer them? in about any advice she might offer them? ., , , ., ~ ., them? in theory, we should know absolutely nothing _ them? in theory, we should know absolutely nothing because - them? in theory, we should know absolutely nothing because these| absolutely nothing because these meetings are totally confidential, and certainly from the side of the queen, the royal side, nothing ever gets leaked. i remember being in buckingham palace once after such a meeting, and the private secretary pointed to a cupboard where the notes of those meetings are kept, and said, "that's where the secrets are". they stay secret until they go to the national archives, or until future governments decide to unlock them. however, indiscreet

politicians will drop hints about what has been said. david cameron once remarked about how, when he told the queen the result of the scottish independence referendum, which was that scotland actually wanted to stay in the united kingdom, the queen "positively purred with pleasure". that's about the closest we get. we certainly won't know at the moment what is being said in those meetings. and when we look at the arrangement of the constitution here in the uk, and the roles of the monarch, and the head of the government, the prime minister, tell us how what is happening today, this handover of power, how this fits into that constitution. fist power, how this fits into that constitution.— power, how this fits into that constitution. �* ., �* ., constitution. at the moment, britain does not have _ constitution. at the moment, britain does not have a _ constitution. at the moment, britain does not have a prime _ constitution. at the moment, britain does not have a prime minister- does not have a prime minister technically. borisjohnson has resigned, and the prime minister to be has not actually kissed hands. that is the name given to the ceremony by which the queen confirms

the new head of state. we think we will survive for the next 40 minutes. but the ceremony we are seeing today is an important reminder of the fact that britain has two heads of public life at any time. there is the elected head, the prime minister, who of course represents what we disagree about, if you like. and then we have the monarchy, which stretches back more than 1000 years. it used to totally run the country, and has now been forced to hand those powers to the people via the prime minister. but it still retains, for example, all armed forces fight in the name of the queen, the crown, not in the name of the government of the day. the police, the law is administered in the name of the crown. the impartial head of state. the crown

itself symbolises the glory that people feel should be attached to the whole concept of the unwritten british constitution, and it is an unwritten constitution, but we are having a rare glimpse today of some of the practicalities of how that operates. of the practicalities of how that 0 erates. , ., , ., , of the practicalities of how that oerates. , ., , .,, i. operates. yes, and 'ust as you were s-ueakin operates. yes, and 'ust as you were speaking in _ operates. yes, and 'ust as you were speaking in the — operates. yes, and just as you were speaking in the last _ operates. yes, and just as you were speaking in the last few _ operates. yes, and just as you were speaking in the last few seconds, i operates. yes, and just as you were | speaking in the last few seconds, we are seeing pictures of the convoy arriving at bell moral were so won't be long until we have an official new prime minister. robert lacey, royal historian and biographer, thank you for your thoughts today. let's return now to the latest news on the new prime minister �*s plans to tackle the soaring cost of energy. it is uppermost in mo people spines. almost 130 berlin pounds has been touted as the potential number for the package to freeze energy

prices, but whether it goes that high or beyond that, that will depend on the wholesale price of energy, which as we know, is pretty volatile. joining me now is the owner of a launderette in east grinstead. owner of a launderette in east grinstead— owner of a launderette in east grinstead._ tell i owner of a launderette in east | grinstead._ tell us owner of a launderette in east - grinstead._ tell us how grinstead. hello. hello. tell us how business is— grinstead. hello. hello. tell us how business is for _ grinstead. hello. hello. tell us how business is for you _ grinstead. hello. hello. tell us how business is for you at _ grinstead. hello. hello. tell us how business is for you at the _ grinstead. hello. hello. tell us how business is for you at the moment i business is for you at the moment and what your utility bills are like. ~ and what your utility bills are like. . , , , , and what your utility bills are like. ,, , and what your utility bills are like. ,, like. well, business carries on as normal. like. well, business carries on as normal- we _ like. well, business carries on as normal. we are _ like. well, business carries on as normal. we are an _ like. well, business carries on as normal. we are an essential- like. well, business carries on as| normal. we are an essential local community business, you know, and we are still trading. 0ur utility fixed rate contracts ended a couple of months ago, and our gas went up by 276%, and our electric by 153%. i can't pass those price increases on to my customers, it is impossible. so we are struggling. you know, we have had two months while we have been waiting, with all this

campaigning going on, waiting for the new prime minister, and the government have done nothing to help small businesses like ours. no indication of what the policies are going to be. let indication of what the policies are going to be— indication of what the policies are going to be. let me 'ust reflect on those numbers. — going to be. let me just reflect on those numbers. 276% _ going to be. let me just reflect on those numbers. 276% increase - going to be. let me just reflect on those numbers. 27696 increase on| going to be. let me just reflect on - those numbers. 27696 increase on your those numbers. 276% increase on your gas bill. 153% on your electric bill. i know we hear huge percentages at the moment, but it is worth pausing and thinking these are colossal increases. x�*fes. worth pausing and thinking these are colossal increases. yes. you are clearly one _ colossal increases. yes. you are clearly one of— colossal increases. yes. you are clearly one of the _ colossal increases. jazz you are clearly one of the people who colossal increases. 19:3 you are clearly one of the people who would have liked to hear more sooner, rather than the hints and promises of action once the winner of the contest was declared, but we are told we expect that this thursday we are going to hear more about that. we have already had more from our business editor today. i don't know if you had the detail of that, but it looks like a freeze on household bills to 18 months. the businesses, the picture is less clear, possibly a freeze for six months, to be

reviewed more frequently. yes, and the thing is — reviewed more frequently. yes, and the thing is that _ reviewed more frequently. yes, and the thing is that it _ reviewed more frequently. yes, and the thing is that it is _ reviewed more frequently. yes, and the thing is that it is not _ reviewed more frequently. yes, and the thing is that it is not clear. - the thing is that it is not clear. it's exactly what you said. you know, domestic user, they need help but so do businesses. because the fixed rate contracts have finished, we now have cash flow issues, along with other businesses, because we are already paying these prices. you know, wejust are already paying these prices. you know, we just can't afford to continue to do that. so we need a price cap. we need the government to be formed, and they need to hit the ground running and, as liz truss said in her speech, she will deal with this energy crisis. well, how? price capping is essential for businesses as well, and we need a plan. we need some longevity to this. ~ :. �* , plan. we need some longevity to this. . :, �* , :, :,

this. what i'm trying to find out, i su ose, this. what i'm trying to find out, i suppose. is _ this. what i'm trying to find out, i suppose. is if— this. what i'm trying to find out, i suppose, is if there _ this. what i'm trying to find out, i suppose, is if there is _ this. what i'm trying to find out, i suppose, is if there is a _ this. what i'm trying to find out, i suppose, is if there is a freeze i this. what i'm trying to find out, i suppose, is if there is a freeze for businesses, but your bills have already gone up by 276% and 153% respectively for gas and electric, would a freeze at those levels make a significant difference to you, or not? :, . :, , :, , a significant difference to you, or not? :, ~ :, , :, , :, not? no. we need to be able to renegotiate- — not? no. we need to be able to renegotiate. you _ not? no. we need to be able to renegotiate. you know, - not? no. we need to be able to renegotiate. you know, i- not? no. we need to be able to renegotiate. you know, i have i not? no. we need to be able to - renegotiate. you know, i have been watching the bbc news, and you have interviewed lots of businesses, and their percentages have gone up far higher than mine. their percentages have gone up far higherthan mine. in their percentages have gone up far higher than mine. in my instance with the launderette, i am totally reliant on gas, electric and water. therefore, it needs to be an affordable facility that we are providing to the community. you can't freeze on those rates because ijust can't freeze on those rates because i just could can't freeze on those rates because ijust could not pass that on can't freeze on those rates because i just could not pass that on to the customers. they are going to have less disposable income in the future. everybody is struggling. we need to be able to renegotiate, all we need grants, like they were in

covid. each business are putting in its application, proof that what the utilities were and what they are now, and get some immediate cash flow through some grants. tide now, and get some immediate cash flow through some grants. we need somethin: flow through some grants. we need something very _ flow through some grants. we need something very quickly. _ flow through some grants. we need something very quickly. and - flow through some grants. we need something very quickly. and what i flow through some grants. we need| something very quickly. and what do you think of the idea of businesses and households paying this money back over a longer period through their bills, rather than, say, a windfall tax on the energy companies, the big oil giants where the public does not have to pay back the public does not have to pay back the money? the the public does not have to pay back the money?— the money? the thing is, if you are iiivin the money? the thing is, if you are giving loans — the money? the thing is, if you are giving loans out _ the money? the thing is, if you are giving loans out to _ the money? the thing is, if you are giving loans out to businesses, - the money? the thing is, if you are giving loans out to businesses, we | giving loans out to businesses, we already had bounce back loans given to us in covid which kept us going, and we had to continue trading through covid, but now we are paying back those loans. we only had a year without any need to make repayments. so more loans just means without any need to make repayments. so more loansjust means more cash flow issues. grants are what i

needed. and price capping at reasonable rates. not hundreds of percentages, but reasonable rates. we must leave it there. thank you very much for talking to me today. val burrows, business owner. you are watching bbc news. much more coming up here from downing street for you on bbc news throughout the day. right now, the weather. billowing clouds will become more widespread across the country this afternoon, whilst there will be some sunshine around for some of you and one or two actually stay largely dry. greater chance of those showers, some of which will be thundery, developing very near to where you are. showers already there at the moment across some southern and western areas, more persistent rain across northern scotland, rumbles of thunder with dusty winds to the north of it and some fairly blustery conditions to the south and west as well. those showers develop even more widely into the afternoon. better chance of staying dry, some parts of northern england, far south—west of scotland and northern ireland.

elsewhere it mayjust be a small part of your day, but those showers will never be too far away and where they do occur they could be quite nasty in some parts. temperatures down a little bit on yesterday's values but still warm enough when the sun is out. now, this evening, heavier showers and thunderstorms in east anglia and the south—east earlier on, not quite as turbulent a night tonight across england and wales. showers becoming few and far between. more persistent rain with some flashes of lightning and thunder across parts of scotland, particularly through central scotland in towards the north, and again it's going to be quite a warm night there, temperatures not dropping much lower than around 12 to 15 degrees. now, the reason we've got things rather turbulent at the moment and those big, lively clouds is this area of low pressure. look how slowly it is moving eastwards as we go through into wednesday. it's getting closer, which means even more showers around on wednesday, possible just about anywhere. best of the dry weather will be in the morning, the exception being northern scotland. here things will brighten up through the morning into the afternoon. but even here we will still see some afternoon showers for one or two. again, some will miss the showers

altogether, sunny spells, temperatures similar to today's values if notjust down a degree or so. quite blustery around the south and the west. 0ur area of low pressure, then, moves a little bit further eastwards into thursday. you can see where it is centred. those showers revolving around it. england, wales, northern ireland, southern scotland most prone, maybe some more cloud and persistent rain pushing to the north—east of scotland later, but what we are starting to do now is bring in slightly cooler air in from the north and the west, and as that area of low pressure starts to decay little bit, pushes its way eastwards, cooler air will become more dominant for all of us. we could see a zone of thicker cloud and more persistent rain at least to end this week across parts of scotland and north—east england, but overall it is sunshine and showers. fewer showers this weekend. there is more wet weather to come next week. see you soon.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh live in downing street as liz truss prepares to take office as the next prime minister of the united kingdom. borisjohnson has left balmoral after offering his resignation to the queen. and following borisjohnson's departure from balmoral, liz truss is expected here very shortly to be invited by the queen to form a new government. she will become the 56th uk prime minister and the the 15th prime minister of the current queen's reign. bbc news has learned that the government will freeze

the price cap for domestic customers for 18 months. there will also be specific support for businesses. good morning from downing street where, latertoday, liz truss will enter the famous door at number ten as the country's new prime minister, following her election yesterday as leader of the conservative party. her predecessor, borisjohnson, has met the queen at balmoral to formally resign from office. we expect miss truss to arrive at balmoral shortly where she will be asked by the queen to form the next government.

and therefore officially she becomes the next prime minister. she will become the 15th prime minister of the queen's reign. let's talk to our royal correspondent, nicholas wichell, who's at balmoral. hello again to you. i think we were mistaken, we thought that liz truss had already arrived at the balmoral estate, perhaps you can enlighten us. :, : :, , :, estate, perhaps you can enlighten us. :,: :, , estate, perhaps you can enlighten us. :, , :, us. no, certainly no sign of liz truss so _ us. no, certainly no sign of liz truss so far. _ us. no, certainly no sign of liz truss so far. boris _ us. no, certainly no sign of liz truss so far. boris johnson - us. no, certainly no sign of liz| truss so far. boris johnson has truss so far. borisjohnson has departed, he has resigned as prime minister. at the moment, the uk has no prime minister. normally these things are choreographed very precisely with the incoming prime minister arriving just for a matter of moments after the outgoing prime minister has left buckingham palace, as it normally is a stop given the distances involved in this occasion, the couple getting facts of the weather, there will be at this short interval, i'm sure it will be a short interval, before liz truss

arrives at balmoral goes in and see the queen and is invited by the queen to form a government. boris johnson arrived here just under one hour ago at johnson arrived here just under one hourago at 11:15am. he johnson arrived here just under one hour ago at 11:15am. he went in, had quite a short audience, i think we can assume, tendered his resignation and recommended to the queen that she should appoint liz truss on the basis of course that she had won the conservative party leadership and therefore is the leader of the largest party in the house of commons. liz truss had a bit of difficulty landing her aircraft, or the raf rather had a bit of difficulty landing the aircraft at aberdeen because there was thick fog there and she had to circle around several times. there and she had to circle around severaltimes. she there and she had to circle around several times. she landed and we know she is en route. this 45 mile journey from aberdeen airport to balmoral. the formal time for the audience with liz truss was 12:10pm will stop whether she will make that given that it is already 12:03pm is

doubtful. people are watching out, there is no sign that i can see that there is no sign that i can see that the convoy is on the horizon, as it were. all of this rather complicated by the distances involved and of course when she does get into the drawing—room for the audience with the queen, the formal business is very quickly. the queen will invite her on the basis that she is the leader of the largest party in the house of commons to form a government. liz truss will say yes. they will perhaps have a short conversation about the challenges, the immense challenges that she faces as prime minister, because from that moment on, once she accepts the green's invitation, she is prime minister. she is accompanied by her husband hugh 0'leary, and traditionally after the formal business of the audience with the prime minister is done, and the prime ministerial spouse is invited into the room and they will have a short conversation with the queen,

no other officials involved, the prime minister's spouse, the queen and the prime minister. in the return journey and the prime minister. in the returnjourney to london and the prime minister. in the return journey to london which i'm quite sure that liz truss will be keen to get under way so that she can begin the very serious business of appointing her cabinet, much thought has gone into that already. he needs to get back to london, to downing street, to set all those wheels in motion.— downing street, to set all those wheels in motion. thank you very much for that _ wheels in motion. thank you very much for that update. _ wheels in motion. thank you very much for that update. our - wheels in motion. thank you very much for that update. our real. much for that update. our real correspondence there at the queen's scottish estate, balmoral. first war, the fact that this protocol is happening in scotland, it reflects the concerns around the queen's ability issues.— the concerns around the queen's ability issues. that is right. there are two main _ ability issues. that is right. there are two main ceremonies - ability issues. that is right. there are two main ceremonies where i ability issues. that is right. there - are two main ceremonies where queen and prime minister and parliament,

government come together. one of them happens here at the palace of westminster, when parliament is opened by the queen. she reads the queen's speech, there is all the ceremony of the monarch being present with the elected representatives and those of the house of lords. that is the big occasion and it will be happening, we presume, later this autumn, all being well and the queen can come here. now is the immediate business of the queen laying of hands, that is the religion comparison, kissing of hands is what it is technically called, because in the old days the new prime minister, the prime minister to be would actually come and bow and kiss the hand of the monarch. although the ceremony retains that name, we are told by those who have taken part, ex prime minister is, that does not happen any more. it is much more modern, there is a formal handshake. that is

there is a formal handshake. that is the moment when the leader of the party becomes the prime minister and then there is a second meeting, although it will not be very long today, the first of the audiences between the new prime minister and the queen. with her husband being here and with her having to get back to london to organise the new business of the government, it won't be long. but the queen is the closest thing we have got to a personnel officer or manager of prime ministers. so although we should not imagine that these meetings convey the queen giving advice on this or that, all prime ministers have always said that meeting with the queen, this experienced, so widely respected head of state, and explaining things to her is actually a very important part of theirjob. and i don't think

it is unfairto part of theirjob. and i don't think it is unfair to imagine that liz truss will now be returning to london, fortified by her meeting with the queen. qm. london, fortified by her meeting with the queen.— london, fortified by her meeting with the queen. ok, robert, thank ou ve with the queen. ok, robert, thank you very much- _ with the queen. ok, robert, thank you very much. royal _ with the queen. ok, robert, thank you very much. royal historian - with the queen. ok, robert, thank you very much. royal historian and j you very much. royal historian and biographer. he is our political sky respondent. while lacey wasjust seeing... in the has no doubt that liz truss will return to london fortified by the experience of having had the audience with the queen. i doubt she would deny it herself, she will need that fortification because she has a lot to deal with. what do you make of these energy plans?— to deal with. what do you make of these energy plans? yeah, she has a very difficult — these energy plans? yeah, she has a very difficult entry _ these energy plans? yeah, she has a very difficult entry ahead _ these energy plans? yeah, she has a very difficult entry ahead of- these energy plans? yeah, she has a very difficult entry ahead of her. - very difficult entry ahead of her. she has become prime minister mid—term, you don't become prime minister mid—term really any good situation, because the suggestion is something has happened to the previous minister has toppled them.

you have had to come in, so it will probably be a difficult situation, thatis probably be a difficult situation, that is certainly the case for liz truss. it is remarkable how liz truss. it is remarkable how liz truss moved on during that leadership campaign, starting out saying she believed cutting taxes and growing the economy was what the country needed. she began to change her tone when it came to what she called hand—outs and what she labelled gordon brown economics, the idea of taxing peoplejust labelled gordon brown economics, the idea of taxing people just to give their money back. it has now become evident that there will be potentially quite big hand—outs going toward people, at least in the short term, to help them deal with current energy bills. we are hearing about potential freeze of wholesale prices where they are now and consumers potentially paying that back over a longer period of time, ten or potentially 20 years. where that differs to other policies put forward by the likes of labour party and lib dems is that they want a price freeze but they wanted to fund it by expanding the windfall tax of

that energy companies are currently facing. we should stress that we don't know liz truss's plans yet, we might not even get them to do, though i suspect when she speaks at downing street she will hint towards that help. it will be interesting to see exactly what she plans to do and how it will be paid for. fiend see exactly what she plans to do and how it will be paid for.— how it will be paid for. and we are heanni how it will be paid for. and we are hearini a how it will be paid for. and we are hearing a bit _ how it will be paid for. and we are hearing a bit of— how it will be paid for. and we are hearing a bit of pushback - how it will be paid for. and we are hearing a bit of pushback alreadyl hearing a bit of pushback already about the idea of people having to fund this current freeze will be about to be a current freeze in bills over the longer term by paying extra in their energy bills. 0n the question of liz truss's cabinet, are we hearing any more of who might be with her at the table helping hand to govern? it with her at the table helping hand to iovern? ,, to govern? it looks like her chancellor, _ to govern? it looks like her chancellor, her _ to govern? it looks like her chancellor, her right - to govern? it looks like her chancellor, her right hand l to govern? it looks like her- chancellor, her right hand person, the person who will live next door at 11 downing st will be kwasi kwarteng, current energy and business secretary. some might say thatis business secretary. some might say that is a good job to be holding at the moment to be holding before going into the treasury. he will have to be heavily involved in any package of support that is given out. the other two top jobs as they

would traditionally be considered, our trip foreign secretary and home secretary. another leadership campaign attorney general, the james cleverly the education secretary is expected to replace liz truss as foreign secretary. some other names floating about ourjacob rees—mogg as the business secretary. therese coffey the current work and pensions secretary to move over to hell. it does very much look like liz truss will be putting her own stamp —— therese coffey to move over to health. 0ne therese coffey to move over to health. one person to look out for is rishi sunak, will he be offered a job or take a job if offered? it doesn't sound like he is getting any of the traditionally big jobs in cabinet, so he might decide it is time for him to return to the backbenches. he has certainly indicated he might do that. previous nrime indicated he might do that. previous prime ministers _ indicated he might do that. previous prime ministers have _ indicated he might do that. previous prime ministers have described - indicated he might do that. previous prime ministers have described thel prime ministers have described the experience of prime minister's

questions, the weekly fixture in the westminster timetable is a nerve—racking experience. she has that tomorrow. but within the party, how much leeway do you think those who didn't bat her in the leadership campaign, those who have questioned her economic plans, how much leeway do you think they are going to give her? i do you think they are going to give her? .. . :. do you think they are going to give her? ,, , :, , her? i think it is an interesting situation. _ her? i think it is an interesting situation, because _ her? i think it is an interesting situation, because what - her? i think it is an interesting situation, because what we i situation, because what we can forget sometimes is the trouble is that the conservative party might have at the moment, they do have significant majorities and mps in parliament in. i think when it comes to passing a budget, getting liz truss's economic plans through, although rishi sunak was critical of those plans, it is very controversial to vote against your own party's budget. i think she will be fine on those kind of grounds. potentially more interesting is we are hearing a lot of talk from rishi sunak himself about now being time to unite and get behind the new leader, but how satisfied will they be with liz truss? let's remember

the conservative party really did split in two during this leadership debate, it wasn't like the candidates were broadly in the same place and arguing around the edges. they had very different economic plans for the country. she wants to cut taxes, rishi sunak was saying that would fuel inflation and was not the right approach to take. at the current time. while his backers get fully behind a liz truss or will there be briefing going on? will they be speaking to journalists, criticising her? and will the voters, when we assume there is a general election in 2024, feel that the conservatives are a united party or will they feel they are a divided party? if it is the latter, traditionally that is not a great place to be going into an election win. :, :, :, ,, ,:, place to be going into an election win. :, :, :, ,, y:, , win. for the moment, thank you very much. win. for the moment, thank you very much- david — win. for the moment, thank you very much. david wallace _ win. for the moment, thank you very much. david wallace lockhart, - win. for the moment, thank you very much. david wallace lockhart, our. much. david wallace lockhart, our political correspondent with his thoughts on what is happening today and what promises to still be a very busy day ahead for the new prime minister. we are waiting to hear that liz truss has actually arrived into balmoral to have that audience

with the queen to be formally invited to form a government and officially become the prime minister. but we would expect that to be happening pretty soon. right now we are saying goodbye to viewers on bbc two. staying on the bbc news channel, the bbc world, let's speak to and whitelock, professor of the history of monarchy at city university of london. looking at what is happening in scotland at the moment, talk us through the significance of this moment. clearly it is unusual, unprecedented in our current queen's reign. she has always previously gone through this protocol with an incoming and outgoing prime minister at buckingham palace in london.

because of no mobility issues, it is happening at the balmoral estate in scotland. the handover, the changing of the guard, the handover of power between the prime minister is, talk to them on a's role. it is between the prime minister is, talk to them on a's role.— to them on a's role. it is a really important _ to them on a's role. it is a really important role, _ to them on a's role. it is a really important role, it _ to them on a's role. it is a really important role, it is _ to them on a's role. it is a really important role, it is the - to them on a's role. it is a really important role, it is the role, i to them on a's role. it is a really| important role, it is the role, the visible role of the queen in the constitution. this important ceremony, the kissing of the hands, we don't think hands are actually kissed any more. i think it is more of a handshake. but it marks the moment when the monarchy invites the prospective prime minister to become her prime minister, head of her majesty's government. i think it is really telling that the queen has wanted to retain this moment, this role, she could have delegated it to prince charles. she could have done it at buckingham palace, but this is absolutely i think that the queen does. so, yes, mobility problems,

but absolutely no sense that she wouldn't do this and instead the outgoing prime minister and the ingoing prime minister have come to balmoral. she said they have only been one occasion where a prime minister has been made, as it were, in scotland at balmoral since queen victoria's rain. this is unusual. it is perhaps an ironic, that the reign of prime minister truss will begin in scotland. scotland will be a headache of some sorts during her prime ministerial period. for now, yes, it is a moment that i think is remarkable for her personally to meet the queen. she would have met the queen as foreign secretary, but here she is out of the 15th prime minister, and we only have to think back to all of those prime ministers that the queen has worked with during her reign, stretching back to winston churchill, harold macmillan, anthony eden, margaret thatcher, james callaghan, tony blair, the

list goes on. really quite remarkable that she will be following in the footsteps of a 15 prime ministers. i think liz truss will really value the weekly audiences she will get with the queen every tuesday evening from now on. because doubtless the queen is an absolute mine of wisdom, experience, and i think liz truss, given the problems she faces in her inbox, will be glad of every bit of advice she can have.— inbox, will be glad of every bit of advice she can have. yeah, you say ou have advice she can have. yeah, you say you have no _ advice she can have. yeah, you say you have no doubt _ advice she can have. yeah, you say you have no doubt that _ advice she can have. yeah, you say you have no doubt that liz - advice she can have. yeah, you say you have no doubt that liz truss i you have no doubt that liz truss will value those audiences. what do we know about those meetings from previous prime ministers? and how those weekly audiences helped them? perhaps they sought the queen a bit of a sounding board also want to give a word of advice when needed? yeah, we don't know of course because they are strictly confidential. but it is a moment

when the prime minister can kind of talk freely about what is going on and talk to somebody who is both interested but also informed. the queen is incredibly wise, she still has a very agile mind, a great memory, great attention to detail. there is no doubt that she will want to know what is going on with her government, what the plans are to support people at a time of crisis for many people in terms of their energy bills and the like. i think she is also in a place where the prime minister can actually say, "this is tough, what do you think i should do?" and bit me perhaps honest with the queen. —— and be honest with the queen. —— and be honest with the queen. —— and be honest with the queen. people say she is human and approachable, and i'm sure she will be a really important sounding board, a place where prime minister liz truss kan really share some of the concerns that she has. i think there is every sense at the queen will be able to

support, advise and guide her, whether of course she takes the queen of we don't know.- whether of course she takes the queen of we don't know. really to talk to you — queen of we don't know. really to talk to you and — queen of we don't know. really to talk to you and get _ queen of we don't know. really to talk to you and get your— so the new prime minister is about to be appointed in scotland. thoughts. what might a liz truss—led government mean for the snp's campaign for independence? let's speak tojohn swinney, who is the deputy first minister of scotland. good to have you with us. ijust mentioned to you as we begin our conversation, something my last guest said is that it was ironic that the reign of liz truss, prime minister liz truss, was beginning in scotland. on that question of independence, where do you see the conversation going with it liz truss in at number10? conversation going with it liz truss in at number 10?— conversation going with it liz truss in at number 10? in at number10? fundamentally, it is a democratic _ in at number10? fundamentally, it is a democratic question _ in at number10? fundamentally, it is a democratic question that - in at number10? fundamentally, it is a democratic question that has i in at number10? fundamentally, it is a democratic question that has to j is a democratic question that has to be addressed here. that should be the starting place for the conversation between the scottish government and a united kingdom government led by liz truss. because

the people of scotland have made their views very clear, they want to have a choice about their constitutional future. they want a choice about independence. there was an emphatic mandate for that achieved at the 2021 scottish parliament elections, there is a parliamentary margin majority in the scottish parliament that wishes to see a referendum. i think the starting point for a conversation should be democracy, and liz truss's government should respond positively for the call from the people of scotland for a democratic choice over their future. scotland for a democratic choice over theirfuture. bre scotland for a democratic choice over their future.— scotland for a democratic choice over their future. are you adamant? can ou over their future. are you adamant? can you be — over their future. are you adamant? can you be adamant _ over their future. are you adamant? can you be adamant that _ over their future. are you adamant? can you be adamant that the - over their future. are you adamant? can you be adamant that the voting | can you be adamant that the voting in the last elections which saw the snp returned as the largest party is also a mandate for another referendum? because it becomes a much more complex issue at that point, doesn't it? ida. much more complex issue at that point, doesn't it?— much more complex issue at that point, doesn't it? no, it is crystal clear from — point, doesn't it? no, it is crystal clear from the _ point, doesn't it? no, it is crystal clear from the 2021 _ point, doesn't it? no, it is crystal clear from the 2021 election - point, doesn't it? no, it is crystal clear from the 2021 election that l clear from the 2021 election that the scottish national party went into that election with a commitment to hold a referendum on the question

of scottish independence during the lifetime of this parliament in the early part of this parliament term. we were returned to office with the largest share of the vote any party has ever achieved in devolution, and there is now a parliamentary majority in this parliament that favours the putting of that question to the people of scotland. i think the mandate question was settled emphatically by the people in the 2021 scottish parliament election. and i think liz truss and her government now needs to engage on that question and take forward and respect the democratic wishes of the people of scotland. just respect the democratic wishes of the people of scotland.— people of scotland. just as we sneak, people of scotland. just as we speak. mr _ people of scotland. just as we speak, mr swinney, _ people of scotland. just as we speak, mr swinney, if- people of scotland. just as we speak, mr swinney, if you - people of scotland. just as we i speak, mr swinney, if you could people of scotland. just as we - speak, mr swinney, if you could stay with us for a few moments, that would be much appreciated. we are seeing liz truss and her husband arrive at balmoral. 0ur royal correspondent is there. at the moment, the uk is without a prime minister officially because boris johnson has resigned. but not for much longer. we have problems... we

have problems with the communications with nick, losing the pictures, apologies for that. let's go back tojohn swinney pictures, apologies for that. let's go back to john swinney that pictures, apologies for that. let's go back tojohn swinney that ippity first minister of scotland. i appreciate you waiting for us. let's pick up on the issue of energy bills, we have been hearing some detail today about liz truss's plans to freeze bills for a period for households and indeed business customers. we are also hearing that nicola sturgeon is excited to announce a rent freeze later on today. we understand that will apply today. we understand that will apply to both public and private rented properties. tell us a bit more about that freeze, how might it last —— how long? that freeze, how might it last -- how long?— how long? the details of the scottish government's - how long? the details of the - scottish government's programme will be set out in parliament later this afternoon by the first minister. that is a parliamentary statement

that has to be full of the rules of parliament have to be respected so that parliament hears these details first. i can't go into details about that statement. what i would say is that statement. what i would say is that the first minister will be bringing forward a range of measures to support the rituals in wrestling with the cost of living challenge. we look to the uk government to take the decisive action which has been lacking for so long on the energy crisis, to ensure that people and businesses are supported through a period of enormous difficulty and challenge and which there has not been a specific action taken by the uk government to date. we look forward to hearing the announcements of the united kingdom government in the area of energy which is a reserved area of policy. and who want to hear emphatic action to support businesses and individuals at a very difficult time. tide at a very difficult time. we understand _ at a very difficult time. we understand that _ at a very difficult time. we understand that the government, the uk government will underwrite loans

to energy companies, but when you are talking about freezers in a rent applying to both public and private rented properties, will there be some kind of compensation from private landlords who might otherwise have been raising those rents? tide otherwise have been raising those rents? ~ :. otherwise have been raising those rents? . :, :, otherwise have been raising those rents? :, :, :, rents? we have a parliamentary statement _ rents? we have a parliamentary statement on _ rents? we have a parliamentary statement on the _ rents? we have a parliamentary statement on the whole - rents? we have a parliamentary statement on the whole issue i rents? we have a parliamentaryj statement on the whole issue in relation to the programme for government. forgive me if i don't go into detail about what parliament wants to hear first... into detail about what parliament wants to hearfirst... i into detail about what parliament wants to hear first. . ._ wants to hear first. .. i appreciate i'm wants to hear first. .. i appreciate i'm asking _ wants to hear first. .. i appreciate i'm asking you — wants to hear first. .. i appreciate i'm asking you questions... - wants to hear first. .. i appreciate i'm asking you questions... i - i'm asking you questions... i appreciate i'm asking you questions you are not prepared to give us the detail on, but if these are the sorts of questions that we are interested in finding out the answers to. interested in finding out the answers to-_ interested in finding out the answersto. : :, _ :, : answers to. and obviously once the parliamentary _ answers to. and obviously once the parliamentary statement _ answers to. and obviously once the parliamentary statement has - answers to. and obviously once the parliamentary statement has been| parliamentary statement has been undertaken, the government will happily engage and answer the questions about the details, but we have to respect the fact that parliament has to hear these things first. ~ :, parliament has to hear these things first. a, , , parliament has to hear these things first. , , :, :, first. more broadly, going back to the relationship _ first. more broadly, going back to the relationship between - first. more broadly, going back to the relationship between liz - first. more broadly, going back to| the relationship between liz truss about to officially become the uk's new prime minister, her relationship

with scotland, do you think there can be any sort of reset? do you think you will hear anything new on that independence question from her? anything that you didn't hear from borisjohnson? tide anything that you didn't hear from boris johnson?— anything that you didn't hear from boris johnson? . :, , :, :, boris johnson? we always endeavour in the scottish _ boris johnson? we always endeavour in the scottish government _ boris johnson? we always endeavour in the scottish government to - boris johnson? we always endeavour in the scottish government to lead i in the scottish government to lead constructively with the uk government, and in many cases that happens in operational practice. we try to work as collaboratively as we can come obviously we don't disguise the fact that there are issues upon which we have some fundamental disagreements with the uk government. we hope that the liz truss government will listen to the views and points of argument put forward by the scottish government on a whole range of different if used,it on a whole range of different if used, it looks like many of the things that we have demanded of the uk government on energy action look as if they will be taken. but we will wait until we see the final details over the next few days. on the constitutional question, we hope that liz truss's government will now listen to and respect the democratic

wishes of the people of scotland, who wish to have a referendum on the question of scottish independence that was called for in the 2021 scottish parliament election. in the uk government should respect the democratic wishes of the people of scotland. , :, ,, , , , , democratic wishes of the people of scotland. ,, , , , , , scotland. john swinney, deputy first minister of scotland, _ scotland. john swinney, deputy first minister of scotland, thank - scotland. john swinney, deputy first minister of scotland, thank you - scotland. john swinney, deputy first minister of scotland, thank you for i minister of scotland, thank you for your time today. it is clear we will not get some of those answers on the scottish government's rent freeze programme until nicola sturgeon sets out her statement later on today. as we were hearing earlier, some new detail has emerged on the plans the new prime minister liz truss has for helping with the cost of living crisis and those rising energy bills. the final draft meeting for thursday, but here's what we think we know. the government is planning a major intervention into the

wholesale and intercity market, which will benefit consumers and businesses. —— electricity market. on the household site, we think they 0n the household site, we think they want to freeze bills at their current level of just want to freeze bills at their current level ofjust under £2000 through this winter and next. so roughly 18 months. we think that that would cost somewhere in the region of £90 billion. we also think they are going to try and fix the price for business customers. the mechanism for that will be more obligated, not quite sure how they will do it. one option is to mandate energy firms, those suppliers, to offer per unit reductions in their cost that those business suppliers. that will last not as long, six months rather than 18 months perhaps, it will be reviewed quarterly. total cost of the package the government estimates to be somewhere between and £130 billion. estimating the cost of this is different because it depends on the

difference between the wholesale market price which goes up and down like a yo—yo, and the price at which you fix business and domestic customers. we could be less than 100 billion and more than 130 billion. i think it is guesswork. fiur billion and more than 130 billion. i think it is guesswork. our business editor simon _ think it is guesswork. our business editor simon jack _ think it is guesswork. our business editor simon jack giving _ think it is guesswork. our business editor simon jack giving us - think it is guesswork. our business editor simon jack giving us some i editor simonjack giving us some details of the plan that liz truss is expected to flesh out over the next couple of days to help both households and businesses with their rising energy bills. i'm joined now... i'm joined now by the former conservative party donor, founder of the former mobile phone retailer phones4u, and philanthropist, john caudwell. thank you very much forjoining us. you have been backing liz truss in the leadership campaign, she is imminently, because she has arrived at balmoral, about to officially become what do you want to see from her in these early days? i become what do you want to see from her in these early days?— her in these early days? i think the first thing is _ her in these early days? i think the first thing is very _ her in these early days? i think the first thing is very clear, _ her in these early days? i think the first thing is very clear, and - first thing is very clear, and that is that there will be a lot of

hardship amongst a percentage of the british population. people who are really desperately short of money, and they would include pensioners and they would include pensioners and people with ill—health and single parent families. there will be plenty more as well. so, really significant help is vital for those people. of course, businesses with a heavy dependence on energy needs significant help as well. that is not all businesses, because if you are —— if your energy percentage of your revenue is very low, then the increase in prices will not hurt that much. but some businesses will be put out of business by this increase in energy price. so there needs to be selective help for businesses that will be under duress. in the same way that i said the pandemic, for the pandemic, my as rotation is that no one should be substantially worse off at the end

of this crisis and we were at the beginning. unfortunately, the tory government made a lot of people better off during the pandemic support and some people are very worse off. they didn't really get it right. this time, they need to get it right. but what we have to also recognise... i it right. but what we have to also recognise- - -_ it right. but what we have to also recognise... i guess some people would disagree _ recognise... i guess some people would disagree with _ recognise... i guess some people would disagree with your - recognise... i guess some people would disagree with your take, i would disagree with your take, unfortunately it made some people better off. i take it there is a different point of view there in the approach from the government. but you want to selective help on energy. in other words, you want to selective help on energy. in otherwords, getting you want to selective help on energy. in other words, getting the help to where it is needed most. how do you think liz truss should do that? do you think it is through this freeze for 18 months? we wait to hear more details on exactly how that will be done, who it'll affect. we already know who the people are in the country because government records such as universal credit and so on, so why not do a support

mechanism through the administration that we have already got and give people support for their energy through those existing schemes, rather than just carte blanche rather than just ca rte blanche giving rather than just carte blanche giving it to everyone because a lot of people don't need it. the point is, people won't like this fact, but it is a fact, the pandemic had to be paid for, and it can only be paid for with a reduced standard of living, or by more in the future. so, does the current population want the government to maintain their living standards and as a consequence, mortgage the future for our children and grandchildren? 0r, our children and grandchildren? or, do we need to be accountable for our own situation in this current day? the same applies on the ukraine situation, it has to be paid for. somebody has got to pay for it. it can only be paid for by a decreased standard of living, or out of

government borrowing which mortgages the future. the third option to that is we all work smarter and harder, and try to increase productivity in the uk. �* :, :, :, :, the uk. but what about windfall tax on the big energy — the uk. but what about windfall tax on the big energy companies? - the uk. but what about windfall tax on the big energy companies? as i the uk. but what about windfall tax| on the big energy companies? as far as we can see from this plan, it would see householders or businesses eventually repaying what they have got in bill freeze is now over a longer period, 10—20 years, paying that back through their bills in the future. i that back through their bills in the future. .. that back through their bills in the future. ,, :, �* , ., that back through their bills in the future. ,, :, �* , :, , :, future. i think that's quite a smart idea, future. i think that's quite a smart idea. really- _ future. i think that's quite a smart idea. really- i— future. i think that's quite a smart idea, really. i have— future. i think that's quite a smart idea, really. i have been - future. i think that's quite a smart idea, really. i have been a - future. i think that's quite a smart| idea, really. i have been a cautious advocate of windfall taxes three years ago because during the pandemic we had massive winners out of the pandemic, and we had a lot of losers. and we have got the same now out of this energy crisis. but the problem with windfall taxes is we need to make britain look attractive for inward investment, and if likely

potential inward investments think that we might suddenly willy—nilly imposed taxes, then that can be damaging to the economy, so we have to be careful on windfall taxes. but i do think there is an argument for windfall taxes on this, as i did throughout the pandemic. i think it is a supportable argument that people who have massive amounts of profitability that they were not expecting, and that is at the expense of other people, i think a special one—off tax is appropriate and justifiable without damaging britain �*s appeal to inward investors. britain 's appeal to inward investors-— britain 's appeal to inward investors. :, :, investors. john, thank you for your thou:hts investors. john, thank you for your thoughts today- — investors. john, thank you for your thoughts today. former _ investors. john, thank you for your i thoughts today. former conservative party donor, john caldwell. 0h, party donor, john caldwell. oh, i party donor, john caldwell. 0h, iwill party donor, john caldwell. oh, i will be back very shortly here in downing street, but for the moment, let's go back to the studio.

thank you. the person who will hold the keys to downing street is currently with the queen behind closed doors at balmoral, where the queen will now be formally asking liz truss to form the next government, as we have been hearing throughout the day. there is a lot in her intro, primarily what is going to be done with energy bills, and we have talked about that. the bbc understands the government under liz truss is going to be announcing a significant intervention on that. potentially freezing energy bills for 18 months. in terms of foreign policy, the uk has been one of the ukraine �*s most store bought backers since the invasion six months ago, with president erdogan ski and boris johnson enjoying a close relationship —— president zelensky. so what might a new uk prime minister might mean for ukraine 0ur correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega, has been explaining. borisjohnson is an instantly

popularfigure in ukraine, because of the immense support being provided by the uk, military support and diplomatic support. he was here ten days ago on independence day. he talked about the need for european countries to remain united, to endure the cost of living crisis, to defeat russia and russia �*s aggression in this country. president zelensky talked about the change in leadership in the uk last night. he talked about the uk last night. he talked about the friendship with borisjohnson that he enjoys. he said that, under half of all ukrainians, and i am sure that this is truly a multi—million ukrainian thank you. so it really shows that there is, perhaps, some kind of personal

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change as liz truss becomes prime minister. what reaction has there been from eu leaders to the new british prime minister? jessica parker has more. particularly if you look towards the east, baltic states, i think they have appreciated what they have seen as a strong stance by the uk after the invasion of ukraine by russia, and the support for ukraine from the uk. going towards brussels, france, well, there is a bit more tension there because, of course, as you were mentioning, there is the ongoing dispute that liz truss has been involved with over the post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. that is unresolved, and something they will be watching out for here over the next day or so is who gets the role to take on that brief. it was the brief of liz truss as foreign secretary, and she initiated some legislation regarded as highly controversial here to override parts

of the post—brexit treaty for northern ireland that the uk governmentjust does not think it's working. who is she going to hand that brief onto? who will handle negotiations, if indeed negotiations start up again? but there is also those tensions with france during the campaign over the summer, she was asked about the french president friend orfoe, and she said that was asked about the french president friend or foe, and she said that the jury friend or foe, and she said that the jury was still out on that. yesterday, president macron said that the two countries will work together as friends and allies, but there have been tensions between the two countries. also, of course, because of the migrant crossings on small boats across the channel. so quite a textured picture if you look at different parts of europe. igigieilii. at different parts of europe. well, this is balmoral. _ at different parts of europe. well, this is balmoral. we _ at different parts of europe. well, this is balmoral. we are _ at different parts of europe. well, this is balmoral. we are waiting i at different parts of europe. well, this is balmoral. we are waiting to see when liz truss leaves. she was expected to spend about half an hour with the queen during that first visit for her with the queen, as prime minister. this is the moment when the queen is asking her to form

a government, having already accepted the resignation of boris johnson. of course, after this there will be regular audiences fought liz truss with the queen. what happens in those meetings is, of course, meant to remain completely confidential. this is the 15th prime minister that the queen has spent time with. she is the 56 a prior minister of the uk. and, of course, the third female prime minister. in terms of recent politics, the fourth prime minister in six years. so, she comes in at a time of a lot of pressure and issues that she is going to have to deal with. right at the top of the list has been what is going on with the cost of living, and most importantly, energy bills,

with that new energy bill increase coming in in october, of around 80%. that is something we have heard she has been working on a plan that seems to exceed expectations, in that it seems to exceed expectations, in thatitis, seems to exceed expectations, in that it is, according to our business editor, going to be a freeze on household bills at their current level through this winter and next. we are keeping a watchful eye on bell moral because we don't want to miss liz truss leaving —— balmoral. there isjust bringing royal historian and biographer robert lacey. thank you very much forjoining us. so, the reason that these audiences with the queen are happening at balmoral is because of her mobility issues, and it is not the first time that there has been at this unfolding at lionesses. in the reign of queen victoria it happens previously, but it is a clear sign

of how her majesty is faring these days —— at balmoral. she is quitting her 15th prime minister. yes. days -- at balmoral. she is quitting her 15th prime minister.— her15th prime minister. yes, the queen expressed _ her15th prime minister. yes, the queen expressed her _ her15th prime minister. yes, the queen expressed her wish - her15th prime minister. yes, the queen expressed her wish to - her 15th prime minister. yes, the i queen expressed her wish to come down to london last week, to spare the two prime ministers the trouble and time of having to come up to scotland, and that proved not possible. having said that, it is clear she is making good use of the time. you say liz truss is not out yet, and that means the ceremony of handing over, kissing hands as it is called, is 30 seconds, one minute. they are not sitting there just discussing pleasantries, although part of the role of the queen, as we have said, is to encourage the new prime minister, any prime minister. but she also has other roles, notably to be consulted, and to warn. you are rightly saying that

what is going on in there is confidential, but we have got a very goodidea confidential, but we have got a very good idea of what is being discussed because we know that anything that the prime minister leaks to the press, or informs the press about, has almost certainly been not cleared with the queen, but passed before the queen already, or through her office. there was a passage in the rain when the queen got rather irritated that prime ministers would brief the press on what they were planning to do, and did not consult her. not that she, as we have said, had any role in changing policy, but that it had any role in changing policy, but thatitis had any role in changing policy, but that it is a tenet of the british system that the head of government should inform the head of state everything that is going on. the head of state should always be aware of matters of security. of course, when it comes to the war in ukraine, the queen has a special interest of

representing the armed forces. so we can imagine fairly, not speculatively, that real business is being explained to the queen at the moment and again, as i said earlier, we have heard that the prime ministers find the process of explaining plans and ideas to an intelligent, committed, very experienced public figure like the queen is in itself a useful process for them. :. .. queen is in itself a useful process for them. :, ,, ,:, queen is in itself a useful process for them. :, ,, y:, , queen is in itself a useful process for them. :, ,, , : for them. thank you very much, robert. for them. thank you very much, robert- so _ for them. thank you very much, robert. so on _ for them. thank you very much, robert. so on the _ for them. thank you very much, robert. so on the basis - for them. thank you very much, robert. so on the basis of- for them. thank you very much, robert. so on the basis of what| for them. thank you very much, - robert. so on the basis of what you have been saying, it is likely they will potentially have been talking about the cost of living, energy bills, we won't know.— about the cost of living, energy bills, we won't know. yes, all these thins. i bills, we won't know. yes, all these things- ithink— bills, we won't know. yes, all these things. i think we _ bills, we won't know. yes, all these things. i think we can _ bills, we won't know. yes, all these things. i think we can say _ bills, we won't know. yes, all these things. i think we can say it - bills, we won't know. yes, all these things. i think we can say it hasn't i things. i think we can say it hasn't been announced as such, but what we are experiencing at the moment is liz truss �*s first audience with a capital a with the queen. liz truss 's first audience with a

capital a with the queen.- liz truss 's first audience with a capital a with the queen. sorry to interru nt capital a with the queen. sorry to interrupt you _ capital a with the queen. sorry to interrupt you but _ capital a with the queen. sorry to interrupt you but we _ capital a with the queen. sorry to interrupt you but we have - capital a with the queen. sorry to interrupt you but we have just - interrupt you but we have just received this picture of the audience, and there is the queen and liz truss inside bell moral —— balmoral. it is a moment of history because it is the moment when she is officially taking over as prime minister. she has been asked, we assume by now by the queen, to form assume by now by the queen, to form a new government. so there has been a new government. so there has been a transition of power this morning. through the queen in the centre, as borisjohnson arrived at balmoral in order to tender his resignation to her majesty, and during the intervening period between that happening and liz truss arriving, the queen for that short period of time held executive powers. to this, the first image that we have of liz truss as she becomes prime minister at balmoral, and robert lacey was explaining to us what may have been

going on inside that room as the two of them met. robert lacey, royal historian and biographer, thank you for talking us through that. that is going to be the first of more meetings between liz truss and her majesty, because there are regular audiences between the queen and her prime ministers. let's return now to downing street, and join my colleague anita. thank you. yes, perhaps we can pull up thank you. yes, perhaps we can pull up that image that we just received of liz truss having that audience with the queen, the handshake between the two of them. the news now that she is officially the uk �*s new prime minister. the green greeting liz truss in the drawing room there at balmoral. we know that normally this has happened during the queen �*s reign at buckingham palace here in london, but because of mobility issues, trying to make sure that dates and times were

secure in her diary, it was decided that the queen would stay in scotland, and that borisjohnson and then liz truss would come instead to her. one of my earlier guests told me that they thought liz truss would be greatly fortified with this meeting and certainly she has a huge amount on her plate to deal with. we are starting to hear today some of the detail of her plan to tackle soaring energy bills, the soaring cost of energy very much front and centre of everyone's minds at the moment is. but it is one of her absolute top three priorities, almost £130 billion has been touted as the number for the almost £130 billion has been touted as the numberfor the package almost £130 billion has been touted as the number for the package to freeze energy prices. it could be less than that, but it could be more than that because the price of wholesale energy goes up and down, and that is why we are in this situation at the moment, where the prices have been going up and up

because of the war in ukraine, of course. well, let's now speak to nina from the norfolk cheese company, who is also a constituent of liz truss, the new prime minister. thank you forjoining us. have you met liz truss? i have. i have met her several times. what do you think she will be like as a prime minister?— what do you think she will be like as a prime minister? well, she has been a good _ as a prime minister? well, she has been a good mp — as a prime minister? well, she has been a good mp and _ as a prime minister? well, she has been a good mp and we _ as a prime minister? well, she has been a good mp and we are - as a prime minister? well, she has i been a good mp and we are expecting great things for our town, and the norfolk. if she can put us on the map and do great things, that would be great. fiend map and do great things, that would be ireat.: :, _ map and do great things, that would beireat.: :, _ , :, be great. and obviously, first and foremost, be great. and obviously, first and foremost. you — be great. and obviously, first and foremost, you are _ be great. and obviously, first and foremost, you are looking - be great. and obviously, first and foremost, you are looking to - be great. and obviously, first and foremost, you are looking to her| be great. and obviously, first and i foremost, you are looking to her to do something about energy prices, i presume. tell us about the situation for your business right now, and what your bills are like.- for your business right now, and what your bills are like. well, we are relatively _ what your bills are like. well, we are relatively new— what your bills are like. well, we are relatively new as _

what your bills are like. well, we are relatively new as a _ what your bills are like. well, we are relatively new as a business. | what your bills are like. well, we l are relatively new as a business. i opened the shop about a year ago, and my energy prices have gone through a huge hike. so i'm paying £500 more than what i was just a few months ago, and that is set to change next year, when my fixed term runs out, and i am hoping something will be put in place by then as some sort of reassurance for small businesses like myself. i sort of reassurance for small businesses like myself. i don't know how much you _ businesses like myself. i don't know how much you have _ businesses like myself. i don't know how much you have heard _ businesses like myself. i don't know how much you have heard already i how much you have heard already about the plans, what we think are the plans, we will be given more detail about those over the next couple of days, but freezing bills pay for households and businesses. perhaps potentially for a shorter period for businesses, but would a freeze on energy bills help at the moment? it freeze on energy bills help at the moment? :, , :, , , , ~ moment? it would help massively. a freeze or a cap. _ moment? it would help massively. a freeze or a cap, because _ moment? it would help massively. a freeze or a cap, because at _ moment? it would help massively. a freeze or a cap, because at the - freeze or a cap, because at the moment we are going into the unknown. we don't know what prices

are going to soar by, so for a small business such as myself, anything like that would be of great benefit. as you say, you are a relatively new business. if there is not some significant help, what is that going to mean to your ability to continue in business?— in business? well, as of april next ear, it in business? well, as of april next year. it might _ in business? well, as of april next year, it might not _ in business? well, as of april next year, it might not be _ in business? well, as of april next year, it might not be viable - in business? well, as of april next. year, it might not be viable because i could never have anticipated how my overheads were going to spike. i just could not have foreseen what was going to happen, and my electric is more than my rent. at that point, you have to look at whether it is viable to continue. 50. you have to look at whether it is viable to continue.— you have to look at whether it is viable to continue. so, a six months freeze would — viable to continue. so, a six months freeze would be _ viable to continue. so, a six months freeze would be a _ viable to continue. so, a six months freeze would be a start, _ viable to continue. so, a six months freeze would be a start, but - viable to continue. so, a six months freeze would be a start, but based i freeze would be a start, but based on what you are saying and the timeline you talk about, you would like some certainty beyond that, something like the 18 months potentially that is being suggested the household.—

the household. absolutely. 18 months, the household. absolutely. 18 months. or— the household. absolutely. 18 months, or even _ the household. absolutely. 18 months, or even a _ the household. absolutely. 18 months, or even a year- the household. absolutely. 18 months, or even a year would j the household. absolutely. 18 - months, or even a year would give businesses such as myself a breather, and at least knowing what they are looking out for the next year would be really good. thank you for your thoughts today. nina, a constituent of liz truss and business owner in norfolk. let's go now to devon and get some reaction to the new prime minister there. jenny kumah is in honiton for us. hello, and it is market day today. the high street is busy with shoppers. this is an area that has always voted in a conservative mp. that is, up until 2.5 months ago when the lib dems won the seat of tiverton and honiton. they managed to overturn a majority of 24,000 in the by—election, a by—election triggered by the the by—election, a by-election triggered by the resignation of the by—election, a by—election triggered by the resignation of the conservative mp neil parish. he

resigned after admitting watching pornography on his phone in the commons, so i've been asking people here how they feel about liz truss becoming prime minister. i here how they feel about liz truss becoming prime minister.- here how they feel about liz truss becoming prime minister. i guess i am lad becoming prime minister. i guess i am glad that _ becoming prime minister. i guess i am glad that she _ becoming prime minister. i guess i am glad that she has _ becoming prime minister. i guess i am glad that she has been - becoming prime minister. i guess i am glad that she has been voted i becoming prime minister. i guess i j am glad that she has been voted in as the _ am glad that she has been voted in as the new— am glad that she has been voted in as the new conservative leader, and ithink— as the new conservative leader, and i think that — as the new conservative leader, and i think that she should try to sort out the _ i think that she should try to sort out the energy prices and the cost of living _ out the energy prices and the cost of living crisis. | out the energy prices and the cost of living crisis.— of living crisis. i 'ust hope she does a of living crisis. i 'ust hope she goes a good — of living crisis. ijust hope she does a good job, _ of living crisis. ijust hope she does a good job, you - of living crisis. ijust hope she does a good job, you know? i| of living crisis. ijust hope she - does a good job, you know? i mean, you can't— does a good job, you know? i mean, you can't say— does a good job, you know? i mean, you can't say anything _ does a good job, you know? i mean, you can't say anything about - does a good job, you know? i mean, you can't say anything about her - you can't say anything about her because — you can't say anything about her because you _ you can't say anything about her because you don't _ you can't say anything about her because you don't know, - you can't say anything about her because you don't know, but. because you don't know, but hopetully_ because you don't know, but hopefully she _ because you don't know, but hopefully she will _ because you don't know, but hopefully she will do - because you don't know, but hopefully she will do better. because you don't know, but- hopefully she will do better than boris _ hopefully she will do better than boris johnson _ hopefully she will do better than boris johnson.— hopefully she will do better than boris johnson. :, :, , :, :, boris johnson. how do you feel about liz truss becoming _ boris johnson. how do you feel about liz truss becoming prime _ boris johnson. how do you feel about liz truss becoming prime minister? i | liz truss becoming prime minister? i don't know, to be honest. i think they— don't know, to be honest. i think they are — don't know, to be honest. i think they are all— don't know, to be honest. i think they are all as bad as each other. how— they are all as bad as each other. how did _ they are all as bad as each other. how did you feel when you heard that she had won the leadership election? just a bit, she had won the leadership election? justa bit, like, oh. i don't she had won the leadership election? just a bit, like, oh. i don't really trust _ just a bit, like, oh. i don't really trust any— just a bit, like, oh. i don't really trust any of— just a bit, like, oh. i don't really trust any of them, to be honest. how ho neful trust any of them, to be honest. how hopeful are — trust any of them, to be honest. how hopeful are you _ trust any of them, to be honest. hop-oi hopeful are you that she will make a difference? idat hopeful are you that she will make a difference? :, , , :, �* , difference? not very, sadly. that's not very good. _ difference? not very, sadly. that's not very good. is — difference? not very, sadly. that's not very good, is it? _ difference? not very, sadly. that's not very good, is it? we _ difference? not very, sadly. that's not very good, is it? we have - difference? not very, sadly. that's not very good, is it? we have to i difference? not very, sadly. that's| not very good, is it? we have to be ho neful not very good, is it? we have to be hopeful going _ not very good, is it? we have to be hopeful going forward _ not very good, is it? we have to be hopeful going forward for— not very good, is it? we have to be hopeful going forward for the -

not very good, is it? we have to be hopeful going forward for the next. hopeful going forward for the next few years. — hopeful going forward for the next few years, until— hopeful going forward for the next few years, until the _ hopeful going forward for the next few years, until the next - hopeful going forward for the next few years, until the next general. few years, until the next general election — few years, until the next general election we _ few years, until the next general election. we have _ few years, until the next general election. we have just _ few years, until the next general election. we have just got - few years, until the next general election. we have just got to - few years, until the next general election. we have just got to putj election. we have just got to put all our— election. we have just got to put all our trust _ election. we have just got to put all our trust in _ election. we have just got to put all our trust in truss. _ election. we have just got to put all our trust in truss. do - election. we have just got to put all our trust in truss.— election. we have just got to put all our trust in truss. do you think she can win _ all our trust in truss. do you think she can win the _ all our trust in truss. do you think she can win the next _ all our trust in truss. do you think she can win the next election? - all our trust in truss. do you think she can win the next election? i i she can win the next election? i don't know, it is up in the air at the moment _ don't know, it is up in the air at the moment. see— don't know, it is up in the air at the moment. see how- don't know, it is up in the air at the moment. see how we - don't know, it is up in the air at the moment. see how we get i don't know, it is up in the air at. the moment. see how we get on don't know, it is up in the air at- the moment. see how we get on over the moment. see how we get on over the next _ the moment. see how we get on over the next winter~ — the next winter. so. _ the next winter. so, those - the next winter. so, those are i the next winter. i so, those are just the next winter. - so, those are just some the next winter. _ so, those are just some of the the next winter. — so, those are just some of the views of residents and business owners here in honiton. when the lib dems won here, it was a massive boost to the confidence of the party, to win in such a true blue seat. it will give them confidence in the next general election that they can win back some of those true lib dems stronghold that they used to hold here back in 2015. but the win here happened in the dying days of boris johnson �*s premiership. he resigned two weeks later, two weeks after the by—election result here, so it

remains to be seen, really, how much of a difference the liz truss government will make. jenny, thank you. let'sjust take jenny, thank you. let's just take another look at that still that has come to us, that still that has come to us, that still image that has come to us in the last few minutes, from balmoral, from the greens are state they're in scotland, where she has had an audience with liz truss. she has invited liz truss to form a new government, so liz truss has officially become the new prime minister of the uk. the 15th prime minister of the uk. the 15th prime minister of the queen �*s rain, and the 56th pro—minister of the uk. this all took place in scotland where the queen has spent much of the summer because of her mobility issues. usually it will take place in buckingham palace in london but we have spoken to a number of royal expert and they say these meetings

with the queen are hugely important for prime ministers and one said she had no doubt that liz truss would leave fortified by that encounter with her majesty. she will no doubt find their weekly audiences with the queen very useful. and, after this piece of protocol, this piece of low—key ceremony, i suppose you could call it, and we are looking at images now of liz truss leaving balmoral. she is heading straight back to the airport at aberdeen, and then back here to london. that journey. to give her time to think about what lies ahead today. we are expecting another lectin moment here in downing street later, weather permitting. borisjohnson said goodbye earlier and liz truss will be saying hello later today. that speech will be poured over. what

details will she include in it? what signals will she give about the sort of prime minister, the sort of government she will need. you are watching bbc news. a day for dodging the downpours. heavy and thundery, and threatening skies moving on from the south—west of england. all around an area of low pressure which is like a washing machine at the moment, spinning around are these bands of heavy rain and thundery downpours and we are on rinse and repeat until this low pressure moves away which won't be until the weekend. we have further heavy downpours moving through scotland as the afternoon goes on and it will turn very wet for a time in the central belt. another batch

here that has moved into south—west england, pushing through parts of wales and southern england and into the midlands, so there will be thundery downpours with that and gusty winds. elsewhere, although we see some sunshine occasionally and it will feel pleasantly warm, just about anywhere could pick up a passing shower. it could be heavy and thundery. so, we will see this one line of downpours move further north and east overnight, through northern england and up into scotland, and then another area arrives from south—west england into wales, the midlands and southern england. maybe not as lively as recent times, but you could still have a rumble of thunder and another warm and humid night. this pushes through north—west england and northern ireland in the morning, and then through scotland. tomorrow, an area of low pressure with further showers breaking out, and again intense downpours in places. around those, there will be some spells of sunshine, and again it doesn't feel warm with temp it is above average for this time of year. still quite

humid, too. some fog around over the next few mornings and that could well be the case on thursday, which will be another day of sunny spells and heavy, thundery downpours. temperatures tending to come down a little bit for the second half of the week. it will feel less humid out there. so, rememberthat the week. it will feel less humid out there. so, remember that area of low pressure. into the weekend it begins to pull away eastwards and we are then in a bit of a gap. areas of low pressure gathering to our west, and they will start to move in later during the weekend and especially into next week. so, you can see more into next week. so, you can see more in the way of dry weather over the weekend. there will still be a scattering of showers to be had, but more places will avoid them and stay dry, and maybe they won't be as intense before the return of unsettled conditions into next week.

today at one. .. we're live in downing street. in the last hour, the queen has appointed liz truss as the uk's new prime minister. in a break from tradition, the incoming prime minster made a 1,000—mile round trip to balmoral castle in aberdeenshire where the queen asked her to form a government. prime minister truss will address the nation this afternoon. early this morning borisjohnson left downing street for the final time and called on his party to unite behind their new leader. my fellow conservatives, it's time for politics to be over, folks. it's time for us all to get behind liz truss and her team and her programme and deliver for the people of this country.

liz truss is expected to start appointing her