today at six, we're live in downing street where, in the past hour, liz truss has arrived as the uk's new prime minister. she is the third woman to hold the office of prime minister and faces the most challenging set of problems to tackle. i am confident that, together, we can ride out the storm, we can rebuild our economy, and we can become the modern, brilliant britain that i know we can be. earlier she accepted the queen's invitation to form a government at a meeting in balmoral in aberdeenshire.

her predecessor, borisjohnson, left downing street for the last time. in his farewell speech, he urged the conservative party to unite behind his successor. let me say i am now like one of those booster rockets that has fullfilled its function, and i will be gently reentering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obsecure corner of the pacific. we will have the latest on the change in prime minister and the challenges that liz truss faces. especially the cost of fuel and the cost of living crisis, with a new plan expected this week costing tens of billions of pounds to help households and businesses. for some, to help cannot come soon enough and we will hearfrom to help cannot come soon enough and we will hear from those already feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living. feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living-— cost of living. because of the gas, i don't cook _ cost of living. because of the gas, i don't cook so _ cost of living. because of the gas, i don't cook so many _ cost of living. because of the gas, i don't cook so many meals - cost of living. because of the gas, i don't cook so many meals now, | cost of living. because of the gas, i i don't cook so many meals now, i try to have sandwiches and things like that. �* , ., try to have sandwiches and things like that. �* , . , ., like that. and state with us on the bbc news channel _

like that. and state with us on the bbc news channel for _ like that. and state with us on the bbc news channel for continuing i bbc news channel for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondence in the uk and around the world. good evening from a rather damp downing street where, in the past hour, liz truss has taken up residence as the uk's new prime minister. speaking before she entered number 10, she said her top priorities were tackling the economic situation, the cost of living challenge, the energy crisis, the state of the nhs. her first cabinet appointment are expected this evening and tomorrow she will face labour's sir keir starmer at prime minister's questions. predecessor borisjohnson left downing street early this morning, saying he would offer nothing but his most fervent support to liz truss's government. they both travelled to balmoral, the queen's

estate in aberdeenshire, to complete the formal transfer of power as try minister. chris mason has the story of the day so far. a day of ritual and whether. cloudburst puncturing the choreography of the new prime minister's arrival, her supporters hunkered under umbrellas the lectin wearing a bin liner. it was even taken back inside. her motorcade playing for time with the tour and then a break in the deluge. the damp stage reset. within moments, a first glimpse of the new era. goad glimpse of the new era. good afternoon- — glimpse of the new era. good afternoon. i— glimpse of the new era. good afternoon. i have _ glimpse of the new era. good afternoon. i have just - glimpse of the new era. good | afternoon. i have just accepted glimpse of the new era. (13mm afternoon. i have just accepted her afternoon. i havejust accepted her majesty the queen's kind invitation to form a new government. let me pay tribute to my predecessor. boris johnson delivered brexit, the covid

vaccine, and stood up to russian aggression. history will see him as aggression. history will see him as a hugely consequential prime minister. i am a hugely consequential prime minister. iam honoured a hugely consequential prime minister. i am honoured to take on this responsibility at a vital time for our country. we will transform britain into an aspiration nation, with high—paying jobs, safe streets and where everyone everywhere has the opportunities they deserve. i will take action this day and action every day to make it happen. action this da , a every day to make it happen. action this day, a phrase _ every day to make it happen. action this day, a phrase borrowed - every day to make it happen. action this day, a phrase borrowed from i this day, a phrase borrowed from winston churchill. liz truss then set out her key objectives. b5 winston churchill. liz truss then set out her key objectives. set out her key ob'ectives. as prime minister, i set out her key ob'ectives. as prime minister, mu— set out her key objectives. as prime minister, i will pursue _ set out her key objectives. as prime minister, i will pursue three - set out her key objectives. as prime minister, i will pursue three early i minister, i will pursue three early priorities. firstly, iwill get britain working again. i have a bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform. i will cut taxes to reward hard work and boost business

led growth and investment.— reward hard work and boost business led growth and investment.- i led growth and investment. next... i will take action _ led growth and investment. next... i will take action this _ led growth and investment. next... i will take action this week _ led growth and investment. next... i will take action this week to - led growth and investment. next... i will take action this week to deal- will take action this week to deal with energy bills and to secure our future energy supply. thirdly i will make sure that people can get doctor's appointments and the nhs services they need. we will put our health service on a firm footing. and with a nod to the weather, both economic and meteorological, the prime minister sought to describe the country she now leads, how it is, how she wants it to be. we should not _ is, how she wants it to be. we should not be _ is, how she wants it to be. - should not be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the storm may be, i know the british people are stronger. our country was built by people who get things done. we have huge reserves of talent, of energy and determination. i am confident that, together, we can ride out the storm. we can rebuild

our economy and we can become the modern, brilliant britain that i know we can be. i am determined to deliver. thank you.— ona day on a day of two prime ministers, a little over eight hours earlier, the departure at breakfast time of boris johnson. his most loyal ministers and advisers here to cheer him off, but we were about to witness a premiership terminated prematurely against mrjohnson�*s will... his frustration and anger buttered with self—deprecation and wit. thank frustration and anger buttered with self-deprecation and wit. thank you. this is it, folks. — self-deprecation and wit. thank you. this is it, folks. thank _ self-deprecation and wit. thank you. this is it, folks. thank you, - this is it, folks. thank you, everybody, for coming out so early this morning. bat on will be handed over this morning. baton will be handed over in_ this morning. baton will be handed over in what— this morning. bat on will be handed over in what has an lee turned out

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get behind liz truss and her team and her programme, and deliver for the people — and her programme, and deliver for the people of this country. commanding attention is boris johnson's greatest skill, and it seems improbable he will lose that knack now. but this morning's man's time in office had come and was going. going via a highland handover at balmoral. hello, prime minister, the greeting, perhaps for the very last time. within minutes, he had resigned. enter next the wobbly plaintiff liz truss come flying in the prime minister by royal appointment. an audience with the queen and the assumption of office. her majesty's 15th prime minister, the country's fourth in six years. the prime minister and her husband on the threshold of government. her challenges in office, both instant and colossal. that was chris mason's

report on the events of the day so far and we can report on the events of the day so farand we canjoin report on the events of the day so far and we canjoin him now a stone throw away in another part of westminster and chris, just to underline what has happened today, not simply a transfer from one prime minister to another but potentially a different direction in terms of government?— a different direction in terms of covernment? , . ~ ., government? yes, and i think what we not in the government? yes, and i think what we got in the speech _ government? yes, and i think what we got in the speech we _ government? yes, and i think what we got in the speech we heard _ government? yes, and i think what we got in the speech we heard from i government? yes, and i think what we got in the speech we heard from liz i got in the speech we heard from liz truss in the last hour was an attempt to meld those two realities. because the majority that gives her the right to govern in parliament is one based on the conservative manifesto of 2019 with borisjohnson as the prime minister. so we heard in the address from the new prime minister a reference to a desire to build more roads, improved broadband and schools and hospitals. it sounded rather like that phrase levelling up that borisjohnson used to use. liz truss did not but the objective sounded similar. and melded to that, some of the central

policies of her summer's campaigning. the promise around tax cuts, promised pretty quickly, and the promise around energy bills, promised very quickly. we expect to be coming as soon as thursday. that is the political dance she is attempting to pull off, in a speech i was struck by it was pretty short biography, she did not tell her own story, but she tells about her beliefs and about the country that she hopes she can govern and to mould. that is the pitch from liz truss, the next thing is the practicality of her politics. we can show you some pictures of her arriving inside downing street in the last hour, meeting officials, wandering around for the first time as prime minister. the next challenge, the assembly of her government. we expect some cabinet announcements to come in the coming hours. what we are getting at the moment is the changing of the guard and some prominent ministers from

borisjohnson's and ministration acknowledging they are returning to the backbenches. transport secretary grant shapps, deputy pm dominic raab, steve barclay who was the health secretary. promises, three ministers in prominent positions in the last government who supported the last government who supported the defeated candidate, rishi sunak. the new shape of the new government should become clear in the coming hours. , . , ., , hours. chris, many thanks, chris mason, hours. chris, many thanks, chris mason. our— hours. chris, many thanks, chris mason, our political _ hours. chris, many thanks, chris mason, our political editor i hours. chris, many thanks, chrisl mason, our political editor talking about the new shape of the government and we have just seen kwasi kwarteng, was expected to be the new chancellor, popping into number 10, the first senior figure we have seen come in since liz truss arrived in the last hour or so so no doubt some announcement later. tackling the rising cost of living is the first task facing the new government. that was singled out several times during the campaign and when liz truss arrived. many households are already struggling to make ends meet, even before next month's

energy price rises. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports now from southend in essex, where residents of one street are hoping the new prime minister can provide some help. money has long been tight in cluny square, a close—knit neighbourhood of mainly young families and pensioners in southend. it's a fantastic community now, it really is. everybody pulls together, everybody helps everyone. you know, someone is giving away a washing machine, everyone will know about it. wendy wilson runs the cafe on behalf of a small charity. rising costs mean she has reluctantly had to raise her prices. if i put a cup of tea up 20p, are they going to be able to afford it? and the answer is no. i put it up 10p. wendy, who lives with her young son, is struggling personally as well. on saturday, she had to get rid of her two dogs as they were becoming too expensive. it's the worst thing to do, the worst. they are like my children and now

the house is so quiet. it's not fair that i've had to do it, but i've got no choice. i've got to look after myself and my son. many of the residents are cohabiting or single parents and the square comes alive in the afternoon when the school day ends. i've increased the amount of money that i give towards my food bill a month, by a quarter, whilst also shopping at places that have lower costing food. college lecturer adam weaver has three children, including riley, who started school this week. though both adam and his partner work full—time, they find they are increasingly having to say no to their children. would you say you have money worries at the moment? daily. decisions are made daily about where i save money. in terms of quality—of—life you know, trips out, day trips, the times we go away in the car, all those kind of things have stopped. i need at least an extra £50 a week

to get me by. dennis's cupboard full of medicine says everything. the 74—year—old has multiple health conditions. money worries don't help. his weekly food bill is up 50%. his monthly energy bills have almost tripled. i switch off as much i as i can with the electric. i have to have my nebuliser and also my machines, i they do burn it up but i need that to keep alive _ we need more investment and great jobs... we we need more investment and great “obs. .. ~ . we need more investment and great “obs... ~ . ,., jobs... we gathered everyone in the cafe to watch _ jobs... we gathered everyone in the cafe to watch the _ jobs... we gathered everyone in the cafe to watch the speech _ jobs... we gathered everyone in the cafe to watch the speech of - jobs... we gathered everyone in the cafe to watch the speech of the i cafe to watch the speech of the prime minister. i cafe to watch the speech of the prime minister.— prime minister. i think it was absolutely — prime minister. i think it was absolutely insulting - prime minister. i think it was absolutely insulting and i prime minister. i think it was| absolutely insulting and she'd prime minister. i think it was i absolutely insulting and she'd had weeks _ absolutely insulting and she'd had weeks to— absolutely insulting and she'd had weeks to plan and come out and put people _ weeks to plan and come out and put people at— weeks to plan and come out and put people at ease and what did we get? the same _ people at ease and what did we get? the same generic statement that we -et the same generic statement that we get from _ the same generic statement that we get from every new prime minister. she hasn't— get from every new prime minister. she hasn't really discussed anything that we _ she hasn't really discussed anything that we need — she hasn't really discussed anything that we need to _ she hasn't really discussed anything that we need to do. _ she hasn't really discussed anything that we need to do. i— she hasn't really discussed anything that we need to do.— that we need to do. i don't hold much hope _ that we need to do. i don't hold much hope in — that we need to do. i don't hold much hope in her, _ that we need to do. i don't hold much hope in her, i _ that we need to do. i don't hold much hope in her, i think- that we need to do. i don't hold much hope in her, i think she . that we need to do. i don't hold i much hope in her, i think she should have set a bit more to put us all at ease. ~ . . have set a bit more to put us all at ease. ~. . m. ., .. have set a bit more to put us all at ease. “ , ease. michael buchanan, bbc news, southend in— ease. michael buchanan, bbc news,

southend in essex. _ the word so far is there will be an announcement on thursday about how liz truss plans to deal with soaring energy bills facing households and businesses across the country. our business editor simonjack has more details. this is a work in rapid progress and to pull it together in the first week in office. the government plan is trying to achieve two important goals. head off the coming october 1st price rise from the current cap on typical bills from £1971 to £3549, by either freezing here, or at least lowering the october price cap to somehwere in between the two. second, lowering energy costs for businesses by capping the amount suppliers can charge per unit of the energy they use. but how much will doing that cost? it depends on how long the government price controls last and what happens to the real market price. it's estimated that the cost

of limiting household bill rises and capping business bills could cost around £100 billion. so how will that be paid for? there are three options. let energy companies borrow billions in government—backed loans to be repaid through customer bills over the next decade or so. this would lock customers into higher bills for longer. pay for the intervention through general taxation or higher taxes — not an attractive option for a prime minister that has pledged to cut them. which leaves three, and now looking the most likely — the governmentjust borrows the money and adds it to the uk's overall debt pile. remember, this is a time when the government's cost of borrowing is at its highest for eight years. but the government argues this is the best chance of staving off recession while reducing inflation. it's a massive move from a prime minister in week one, a move that may determine her entire time in office. joining me now is our

economics editor faisal islam. simon talking about a massive move in terms of what they will do with energy. what is your reading of it? the language has changed with this new liz truss government. we are hearing the word emergency being used, and this suggests a parallel with the covid pandemic package in terms of size and impact and in terms of size and impact and in terms of size and impact and in terms of what they are trying to do in terms of altering where things go for ordinary households, so as you say, we expect this major intervention on thursday. and it will involve many billions of extra in borrowed money, but they hope to be able to allay some of the fears we heard in previous reports. understandable from households given the huge rise we are expecting in energy bills. but she also has other priorities. getting the economy growing with tax cuts, which is the thing she said first in her speech,

and the question is whether there is and the question is whether there is a balancing act here, in terms of the generosity in terms of the emergency package. will that, in some way, prefigured exactly how much money is left for her tax cuts. another little warning for the markets that borrowing costs went up a little bit for the uk government over ten years, that sets the borrowing for mortgages and businesses and also expectations that the bank of england might have to raise rates by three quarters of a percent, so a lot going on right now and she is not in control of all the events around the world and in the events around the world and in the market. the events around the world and in the market-— the market. thank you very much aaain. as the market. thank you very much again- as well — the market. thank you very much again. as well as _ the market. thank you very much again. as well as the _ the market. thank you very much again. as well as the economy, i the market. thank you very much i again. as well as the economy, the energy crisis which we have been talking about, liz truss said her third priority was dealing with pressures on the nhs. our health editorjoins me now. what is your reading of where they are likely to go in terms of tackling the backlog in the health service and other

pressures as well?— in the health service and other pressures as well? yes, liz truss ma sa pressures as well? yes, liz truss may say the _ pressures as well? yes, liz truss may say the nhs _ pressures as well? yes, liz truss may say the nhs is _ pressures as well? yes, liz truss may say the nhs is a _ pressures as well? yes, liz truss may say the nhs is a top - pressures as well? yes, liz truss may say the nhs is a top priority | may say the nhs is a top priority and it is the nhs in england because health is devolved, but there are some really big problems out there. first of all, ambulance delays, often waiting outside hospitals trying to hand over patients so they can't get out on the road again in the latest figures show average response times of nearly one hour, even for emergencies like heart attacks and strokes when the target is 18 minutes. then there is the growing number waiting for surgery, hip replacements, knee replacements and so on. 6.73 million on the waiting list for planned operations and procedures. part of that is the covid backlog, and then there is the gp issue and she talked about doctors appointments. but often that is a workforce issue that could take years to resolve —— resolve and there was no mention of social care and most health care chiefs say that needs tackling if that pressure is to be taken of the nhs. £311"

needs tackling if that pressure is to be taken of the nhs. our health editor there _ to be taken of the nhs. our health editor there with _ to be taken of the nhs. our health editor there with the _ to be taken of the nhs. our health editor there with the latest - to be taken of the nhs. our health editor there with the latest on i to be taken of the nhs. our health editor there with the latest on the | editor there with the latest on the health service and underlining it was a devolved issue, so talking about policies involving principally the nhs in england. as we've heard, liz truss had to make a thousand—mile round trip to be formally appointed by the queen at balmoral, rather than at buckingham palace. we can talk now to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell who's at balmoral. the break with tradition, yes, but what do we read into that in terms of the queen macro possibility to move around as she would have done in the past?— in the past? yes, the first time since 1885 _ in the past? yes, the first time since 1885 that _ in the past? yes, the first time since 1885 that a _ in the past? yes, the first time since 1885 that a prime - in the past? yes, the first time | since 1885 that a prime minister in the past? yes, the first time i since 1885 that a prime minister was appointed here at balmoral and as you suggest, at the nub of this, and the reason why this took place at balmoral today is the question of the queen at�*s health. this is a very delicate area and an area about which it is impossible to say

anything with any complete degree of certainty. buckingham palace, as we know, will not discuss it. but the facts and the images really speak for themselves. we recall the queen was forced to miss several of the main jubilee was forced to miss several of the mainjubilee events because of these mobility issues, precisely the same issues that prevented her going to london today. but my impression is, and it is only an impression, is there has been no significant change in her health in recent weeks. mano; in her health in recent weeks. many thanks again _ in her health in recent weeks. many thanks again for _ in her health in recent weeks. many thanks again for the _ in her health in recent weeks. many thanks again for the update. - in her health in recent weeks. many thanks again for the update. at balmoral castle, the queen's estate in aberdeenshire. the time is 6:21pm. our top story this evening... in the past hour liz truss has arrived at downing street as the new uk prime minister. and we'll be in one of the most marginal constituencies in the country, asking what locals think of the new pm.

coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. stay with us on the bbc news channel 4 analysis from correspondence from the uk and around the world. we still don't know who will be the new northern ireland secretary, but whoever gets the job faces a number of challenges. there's currently no functioning power—sharing government because of disagreements over the post—brexit arrangements. a key task for the new secretary and the new prime mininster will be to resolve the problems over trade with the eu to raise coffee is

some suggestion therese coffey might become health secretary. she is the third to go in after the likely chancellor and suella braverman, the likely home secretary and now therese coffey has gone in. i was talking about northern ireland and the tensions post—brexit on the challenge to get northern ireland's parties working together again and getting more cooperation going. as emma vardy explains. dealing with the unique politics on this small part of the uk has long been a challenge for british prime ministers, and liz truss will be landing here at a critical time. good morning, everyone, welcome to belfast. if anyone is feeling apprehensive, put on the flak jackets which you will find under your seat. she'll need to try to broker a new political peace between highly polarised parties, and repair the british and irish relationship which brexit has taken on a bumpy ride. onlyjoking, folks,

about the flak jacket! peace walls still divide unionist and nationalist communities, and getting a government back for northern ireland means restoring a partnership between political parties on both sides. country music plays. my name is elsie kirkpatrick. with this centre, we have been cross—community for 20 years, to let people to know that there is not this hatred of catholics or protestants. until the fallout over brexit, sinn fein and the democratic unionists had been sharing power together. since february, that delicate dance has been on hold. if the politicians aren't getting on at stormont, does that mean people don't get on in the communities? no, no. we are all very, very friendly. it's very, very sad they are treating the country the way they are. they can't agree, so we are the sufferers. i don't think sinn fein and the dup will ever, everagree.

and they are dividing the people. brexit�*s raised new tensions over old divides. some people want to be irish, and the like of ourselves, we're happy enough the way we are living. how it will ever end, i don't know. to break the deadlock liz truss has to solve the problems here. our agreement with the eu created barriers to goods coming overfrom britain, and northern ireland's democratic unionists say they won't go back into government until the arrangements are scrapped. so it can now take almost twice as long for goods to get to northern ireland? yes, it can. things haven't got any better. in actualfact, things have got worse. while a majority of northern ireland's politicians want to keep the eu's arrangements, unionists are urging liz truss to push ahead with controversial plans to change the rules. our message is, put that at the number one priority in your in—tray and free up the movement of goods from gb to northern ireland. and at stormont she'll have

to navigate a new dynamic, because sinn fein, the hardline republicans, have now become stormont�*s largest party and don't want northern ireland's future to be within the uk at all. very frustrating. it doesn't matter what side of the divide you're on. they're walking into a nightmare. through its troubled history, prime ministers have always hoped that their visits here will be remembered for peace building and progress, and with the current crisis, that's as big a challenge as ever when liz truss arrives. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. in scotland, nicola sturgeon has said she'll attempt to build a good working relationship with liz truss despite their political differences. this afternoon, the first minister set out her government's plans for the year ahead. let's talk to our scotland editor, james cook. how editor, james cook. do you assess the prospects o�*

good how do you assess the prospects of a good working relationship between the first minister and the new prime minister? ~ ., ., . ., minister? well, to a certain extent, the rhetoric — minister? well, to a certain extent, the rhetoric of _ minister? well, to a certain extent, the rhetoric of the _ minister? well, to a certain extent, the rhetoric of the campaign - minister? well, to a certain extent, the rhetoric of the campaign where | the rhetoric of the campaign where liz truss called nicola sturgeon an attention seeker will just liz truss called nicola sturgeon an attention seeker willjust have to be put behind them and they will simply have to work together because they are both in offices that are required to work together and to that end, nicola sturgeon stated, as you say, congratulate liz truss as she set out the programme for government. she was keen to point out, she often does that this parliament does not have, in her view, the requisite powers to tackle this cost of living crisis and so one of her first messages before she got into the detail of the programme was to call on the prime minister to act and to freeze energy bills and do various other things to help who are struggling. in terms of what nicola sturgeon herself can do, she has talked about welfare powers and also about freezing rents, notjust of the private sector but the public sector as well, and the scottish

association of landlords pretty unhappy about that calling it a political attack which will cut the supply of housing and because, they say, more hardship.— say, more hardship. james, many thanks indeed. _ the market town of ramsbottom in the borough of bury in greater manchester is one of the most marginal constituencies in the country. the conservatives won the seat back in 2019, with a majority ofjust 105. our north of england correspondentjudith moritz has been to find out what locals think of the new pm. at this waste management company, they know a thing or two about sorting out other people's mess, but they are also expert in recycling the old into the new. bay number two is devoted currently to cardboard and white paper at the moment, split, and then we have clear polythene... the boss wants a similarly fresh start for the economy from the new pm. top of his demands, help with the electricity bill which will rocket by more than 400%

without intervention. day one in the job for liz truss, is this vision, is her vision your vision? she has to, the conservatives have to bring about some control over these energy costs, inflation, the nhs. that will define her premiership. as short as it is, she has little time to do it and if she doesn't get it right, my opinion is the conservatives will be out of office. under borisjohnson, the conservatives only took power here by 105 votes at the last election so next time round, if liz truss's tories want to hang onto power then the vision she sets out really has to resonate with people in places like this. people like philip, who owns ramsbottom's chocolate cafe. he broke off from making a batch of bars... our country was built by people who get things done... - ..to watch the prime minister as she laid out her plans

for the country which included boosting business led growth and cutting taxes. i think it was pretty generic, what she said, it could have been borisjohnson's speech a few years ago. nothing really new in there. the announcement about energy? well, i think every business in the country will be waiting with baited breath to see what that is but from a small business point of view, i don't really thinkjust an energy price freeze will be enough. browsing the shelves, the customers say they are still deciding whether liz truss is a good deal. i've always said women can do a betterjob. let's see, then. what is the issue that you want her to deal with first? oh, gosh. tax, electric, gas, the bills. she talks about making the nhs a priority. is that a priority that you share? personally, yes, because of my health issues, yes. _ so you are pleased to hear her say that? yes, yes i am but as i say, _ it has got to be matched with money. liz truss spoke of creating an aspiration nation.