tonight at ten — a new prime minister in number ten. liz truss insists that britain can weather the economic storm ahead. welcomed by conservative party colleagues — the new prime minister said she would set out plans to deal with fuel bills and the cost of living crisis. 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. some key cabinet posts have already been filled by liz truss�*s allies — kwasi kwarteng as chancellor, suella braverman as home secretary, james cleverly as foreign secretary, and therese coffey as health secretary.

earlier, liz truss travelled to balmoral castle in aberdeenshire where she accepted the queen's invitation to form a government. borisjohnson had already left downing street — his words prompting speculation that he might want to return at some point. that he might want to a that he might want to day of transition and an ever for a day of transition and an evening for the new prime minister of shaping her government. we'll have the latest on the shape of the new cabinet and on the policy challenges. one other story, following the fatal shooting of a school girl in liverpool. for the first time, the mother of olivia pratt—korbel makes a public appeal for the killer to come forward. i'm hoping that they come forward. that this doesn't happen to anybody else. and coming up on the bbc news channel... a busy evening of european football — celtic among the british teams in action — but can they overcome the european champions

real madrid at celtic park? good evening. the new prime minister liz truss has moved into downing street, having accepted the queen's invitation to form a government, and tonight she's already made some key cabinet appointments. and tonight she's already made some on arrival at number ten, liz truss said her priorities were tackling the economic situation, the energy crisis, and the state of the nhs, and she repeated her controversial commitment to cut taxes to revive the economy. we'll have more on the ministerial appointments including kwasi kwarteng as chancellor in a moment, but let's start with our political editor chris mason in downing street. good evening. a first evening in powerful liz truss on a day of personal triumph for her, political

change and constitutional ceremony. this evening has been an evening of phone calls with world leaders, punctuated by cabinet appointments. here is the story of the day. a day of ritual and weather. a cloudburst puncturing the choreography of the new prime minister's arrival, her supporters hunkered under umbrellas, the lectern wearing a bin liner. it was even taken back inside. her motorcade playing for time with a detour and then a break in the deluge. the damp stage reset. within moments, a first glimpse of the new era. good afternoon. i have just accepted her majesty the queen's kind invitation to form a new government.

let me pay tribute to my predecessor. borisjohnson delivered brexit, the covid vaccine, and stood up to russian aggression. history will see him as 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 day" — a phrase borrowed from winston churchill. liz truss then set out her key objectives. as prime minister, i will pursue three early priorities. firstly, i will 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. next... i 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 shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the storm may be, i know that 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. applause and cheers on a day of two prime ministers, a little over eight hours earlier, the departure at breakfast time of borisjohnson. his most loyal ministers and advisers here to cheer him off. what we were about to witness was a premiership terminated prematurely against mrjohnson�*s will. his frustration, his anger, buttered with self—deprecation and wit. thank you. this is it, folks. thank you, everybody, for coming out so early this morning. the baton will be handed over

in what has unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race. they changed the rules halfway through but never mind that now. the rules weren't changed, the simple truth is no prime minister has ever been able to stay in office without the confidence of their party — and he lost that. he remains defiant, almost willing his audience to wonder why on earth his party wanted rid of him. so, what of his future? i am now like one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function and i will now be gently re—entering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the pacific. and like cincinnatus, i am returning to my plough. it turns out cincinnatus was a roman politician who, yes, you guessed it, made a comeback. 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. commanding attention is borisjohnson�*s greatest skill — it seems improbable he'll 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'd resigned. enter next the wobbly plane of liz truss, flying in to be 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. applause and cheers the prime minister, alongside her husband, hugh o'leary, on the threshold of government.

her challenges in office both instant and colossal. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. within an hour of the new prime minister's arrival her ministerial line—up was already taking shape. kwasi kwarteng — a long—time ally of liz truss — is the new chancellor. james cleverly — another close colleague — is foreign secretary. suella braverman is the new home secretary, and therese coffey is deputy prime minister and health secretary. it means that, for the first time, not a single white man will occupy one of the senior cabinet positions. our deputy political editor vicki young has the latest. have you got a newjob, mr kwarteng? the new chancellor appointed tonight during difficult economic times. kwasi kwarteng needs to come up with a plan to help the country through a cost of living crisis. he is one of liz truss's

closest political allies. an eton—educated intellectual who backed brexit. instinctively a free marketeer but he has accepted the need for government intervention in the energy sector and has already made the case for more borrowing and lower taxes. hello, i'm kwasi kwarteng from london and i'm reading classics. friends admire his intelligence. trinity, kwarteng. the john paul getty museum. it is indeed. he was a winner on university challenge and the prime minister will be hoping he can still find the right answers. therese coffey can't hide her delight in the official photo marking her elevation to deputy prime minister. she will also take on the serious challenge of sorting out the nhs. heading straight to work tonight, she acknowledged the problems. we've got priorities a, b, c, d, ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists, and we are going to work through that, and we are going to make sure we are delivering for patients. the new home secretary is suella braverman. she stood in the leadership contest,

attacking what she called "woke rubbish", including the approach schools take to trans rights. there was a hint back then of what her priorities will be now. i want to fix the problem of illegal boats crossing the channel, stop a strasbourg court from interfering in our domestic policies. james cleverly is a long—standing ally of borisjohnson from his time as london mayor. ally of borisjohnson he is a former army reserve officer and this appointment as foreign secretary means for the first time there are no white men in the top fourjobs. the new business secretary, who will be in charge of energy policy, is jacob rees—mogg. he's spoken out about the costs of the drive to reduce carbon emissions and prefers fracking to wind farms. among those who have been sacked tonight, some experienced faces — grant shapps, dominic raab, steve barclay and george eustace. after such a divisive leadership contest, all the talk in tory circles has been about unity. can liz truss bring her unhappy party back together?

she certainly hasn't reached out to those who backed rishi sunak, almost all of them have lost their cabinetjobs. once again a new team takes charge inside number 10. liz truss has decided she wants her friends around her at the top table as she takes on the toughest of roles. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. more appointments to be reported tonight. they are coming through steadily. let's speak again with our political editor chris mason. what about the emerging shape of the government? figs what about the emerging shape of the covernment? �* , what about the emerging shape of the government?— what about the emerging shape of the covernment? ~ , . . ., government? as we were watching that re ort, government? as we were watching that report. michelle — government? as we were watching that report, michelle donelan _ government? as we were watching that report, michelle donelan left— report, michelle donelan left downing street and she confirmed that she is the new culture secretary. a handful of other appointments in the last half an hour, chloe smith is the secretary of state for work and pensions, and read rebellion is the transport secretary, kit malthouse the education secretary for england.

kemi badenoch, it was a leadership contender, she will be the international trade secretary. let's examine the cabinet and how it looks at this stage and it appears pretty much complete now, and it has to be because there is a meeting taking place first thing tomorrow morning. there has been a purge of the rishi sunak supporters, prominent supporters of him do not feature round the top table. this is still a work in progress and the lower ranks of the government are still to be filled in and i'm sure they will be some who backed rishi sunak who are appointed at that level. one other point worth making, we were talking on the podcast earlier on bbc news, to a close follower of conservative politics, who pointed out that if you look at the new cabinet and you can pair it with david cameron's last cabinet of just can pair it with david cameron's last cabinet ofjust six years ago, there is only one survivor —— you compare it. that survivor is one liz

truss. so there has been a lot of churn at the top of politics, but also within the cabinet as well. let's look at policy. people will be expecting to know when, for example, there will be policy detail around there will be policy detail around the energy crisis, the cost of living crisis. what can we tell viewers? it living crisis. what can we tell viewers? ., ., a living crisis. what can we tell viewers? ., ., ~ living crisis. what can we tell viewers?— living crisis. what can we tell viewers? ., ., ~ , , viewers? it looks like it is still likel to viewers? it looks like it is still likely to happen _ viewers? it looks like it is still likely to happen on _ viewers? it looks like it is still likely to happen on thursday. | viewers? it looks like it is still| likely to happen on thursday. i viewers? it looks like it is still - likely to happen on thursday. i have been told through the weight that is when it is pencilled in and i don't think the government has any appetite you let it slip because there is a clamourfor detail understandably. beyond all the hullabaloo of the politics in the last couple of days. we heard specifically from the prime minister today that it would be this week as opposed to within a week of her taking office. the other thing to mention tonight, the chancellor in the morning, meeting bank chief executives and financial institution heads in the treasury, to set out his plan and the government approach ahead of a mini budget in a couple

of weeks when the focus there is likely to be tax cuts.— likely to be tax cuts. chris mason, many thanrs- _ likely to be tax cuts. chris mason, many thanks. let's _ likely to be tax cuts. chris mason, many thanks. let's stay _ likely to be tax cuts. chris mason, many thanks. let's stay with - likely to be tax cuts. chris mason, many thanks. let's stay with the l many thanks. let's stay with the policy picture. tackling the cost of living crisis is the first task facing the new prime minister. in all parts of the uk there are reports of households and businesses struggling to make ends meet. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports 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. everybody pulls together. if someone's 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's 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 iop. 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're 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. 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're 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'd 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 kerner�*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 - as i can with the electric. i have to have my nebuliser and also my machines, - they do burn it up, _ but i need that to keep alive. we gathered everyone in the cafe to watch the prime minister's speech. both dennis and wendy are long—standing tory voters.

i think that was absolutely insulting. she's had weeks to plan and come out today and put people at ease and what did we get? the same generic statement that we get from every new prime minister. well, she hasn't really discussed anything that we need to do. - i don't hold much hope in her, i think she should have said a bit more to put us all at ease. michael buchanan, bbc news, southend in essex. as chris mason mentioned earlier, we are told to expect a detailed announcement on thursday about the emergency plan to deal with seer leek soaring energy bills for households and for businesses. we can join households and for businesses. we canjoin simonjack who is households and for businesses. we can join simonjack who is with households and for businesses. we canjoin simonjack who is with me and has more details about the proposals. simon. thank you, we are expecting a big plan that has been assembled at high speed. 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 £1,971 to £3,549,

by either freezing them here or at least lowering the october price cap to somehwere in between the two. perhaps 2500, we are hearing. second, lowering energy costs for businesses by capping the amount suppliers can charge per unit of the energy they use. so how much will doing that cost? well, it depends on how long the government price controls last and what happens to the real market price. it's estimated 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. you could let energy companies borrow billions in government—backed loans to be repaid through customer bills over the next decade or so. but this would lock customers into higher bills for longer. not ideal. 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 — now looking the most likely —

the governmentjust borrows the money and adds it to the uk's overall debt pile. but 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 — and a move that may define her entire time in office. simon, many thanks for taking us through that. so when we are talking about a package on that scale to deliver that, about a package on that scale to deliverthat, liz about a package on that scale to deliver that, liz truss will have to work closely with the new chancellor, kwasi kwarteng. faisal islam is with us. what can you tell us about the kind of economic approach they are lining up? we are heafina approach they are lining up? we are hearin: a approach they are lining up? we are hearing a new _ approach they are lining up? we are hearing a new word _ approach they are lining up? we are hearing a new word being _ approach they are lining up? we are | hearing a new word being mentioned which we didn't hear from the previous government about this situation, which is the word emergency. consciously likening it to the situation around covid in march 2020. that underlines the figures simon just

march 2020. that underlines the figures simonjust spoke march 2020. that underlines the figures simon just spoke about under justification for borrowing tens of billions of pounds more, which is what is coming to fund that. but the new chancellor and the new prime minister have some clear ideas on trying to promote economic growth through tax cuts, medium term, that was the first thing she mentioned in terms of her priorities in the speech. the question is, will the size of this energy package and the amount of borrowing it entails, will sort of prefigure or in some way limit the extent or timing of the tax cuts that will come in the emergency budget in a couple of weeks? there could be a balancing act because if you look at the markets, even today, they looked at these tales of tens of billions, 100 billion more in borrowing and started to charge the united kingdom government effectively extra interest to borrow over 5—10 years, which affects business rates on mortgages and for the bank of england which makes the decision next week, increasingly it is thought they might raise are by faster than expected. so she has

planned, the new chancellor has strategies but events, in terms of what is happening in the world and the economy, beyond ourfull control, could prefigure all of this. , . faisal islam, our economics editor. as we head, the prime minister when she arrived in downing street included the nhs in her list of priorities. a promise of access to doctor's appointments and nhs services in england that are needed by many people. the first member of her cabinet announced tonight is therese coffey as the new health secretary and deputy prime minister. our health editor hugh pym is at university college hopsital in central london. talk us through the kind of a range of issues they are needing to deal with in pretty short order. yes. of issues they are needing to deal with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may — with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have — with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set _ with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set the _ with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set the nhs - with in pretty short order. yes, liz truss may have set the nhs is - with in pretty short order. yes, liz| truss may have set the nhs is one with in pretty short order. yes, liz i truss may have set the nhs is one of her top priorities. it is of course the nhs in england because health is devolved but there are a lot of problems for therese coffey, the new health secretary, to face up to. one

of them is ambulance delays and weights. average response times were nearly an hour, even for serious cases like strokes and heart attacks, when the target was just 18 minutes. then there is an increasing number of patients waiting for operations, hip replacements and nearby operations, with 7.3 million on the waiting list for planned operations and procedures. liz truss mentioned doctor's appointments and stressed the importance of gp services but the numbers show the number of fully qualified gps in england stands at about 27,500. that is down nearly 250 on a year earlier, even though the workload is increasing. so patient dissatisfaction is certainly rising. of dissatisfaction is certainly rising. of course, there was no mention of social care. health chiefs say only investment there will really in the short term take the pressure off the nhs. n, , short term take the pressure off the nhs. y ., , ., nhs. many thanks. hugh pym, our health editor. _

in scotland, the first minister said she would 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 editorjames cook. what is the prospect of a decent working relationship between these two leaders, james? it is working relationship between these two leaders, james?— two leaders, james? it is a really aood two leaders, james? it is a really good question — two leaders, james? it is a really good question and _ two leaders, james? it is a really good question and i _ two leaders, james? it is a really good question and i think - two leaders, james? it is a really good question and i think the - two leaders, james? it is a really i good question and i think the short answer is we are going to have to wait and see. nicola sturgeon congratulated liz truss and really it has been a day here of discussing what she can do and what she can't do. let's start with what she can't do. let's start with what she can't do. nicola sturgeon cannot act on energy bills and urged the incoming prime minister to do so, to tackle what she called a humanitarian crisis. she cannot protect the budget here from the blood leek ravages of inflation and she warned there may be cuts to existing programmes, some could be set up tomorrow. what can she do? she is increasing a welfare payment to children in low income families. she

is a freezing rail fares until march on the nationalised scotrail and she is banning evictions and freezing rents notjust in social housing but private housing two, described by landlords as a political attack which will cut the supply of housing and to lead to more hardship. but described by the mayor of london this evening is a bold action he would like to replicate. there is also the matter of an independence referendum bill, whether she can or cannot do that might be up to the supreme court. cannot do that might be up to the supreme court-— cannot do that might be up to the sureme court. , . g. , supreme court. many thanks, james. james cook. — supreme court. many thanks, james. james cook. our _ supreme court. many thanks, james. james cook, our scotland _ supreme court. many thanks, james. james cook, our scotland editor - supreme court. many thanks, james. james cook, our scotland editor with | james cook, our scotland editor with the latest in edinburgh. this evening, ukraine's president zelensky said he was the first foreign leader to talk to liz truss — and we know that she has also spoken to president biden this evening. so how has the rest of the world responded to liz truss's appointment as britain's new prime minister? in a moment, we'll hear from our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow, but first our north america correspondentjohn sudworth.

cynics would say that the special relationship amounts to little more nowadays than the obligatory phone call that follows shortly after the appointment of a new british prime minister. but the statement from downing street suggests that this was a conversation just as much about substance as symbolism. the two leaders agreeing the special relationship is based on shared values and promising to work together to build globalfreedom and ensure that vladimir putin fails in ukraine. but in a way, that is the easy stuff, there is plenty of scope for friction and tension as well. the statement went on to say that they spoke of the need to preserve they spoke of the need to preserve the good friday agreement. in british terms, that is a pretty positive spin on an area of deep concern for washington. joe biden of course very proud of his irish roots, he spoken before of how he is concerned for the potential of undermining the peace process was that it will be interesting to look when we get the read out from the white house hear of that

conversation how much the language compares and contrasts with that out of downing street. fine compares and contrasts with that out of downing street.— of downing street. one thing is for sure, in of downing street. one thing is for sure. in the _ of downing street. one thing is for sure, in the building _ of downing street. one thing is for sure, in the building behind - of downing street. one thing is for sure, in the building behind me, i sure, in the building behind me, they— sure, in the building behind me, they wou't— sure, in the building behind me, they won't have been breaking out they won't have been breaking out the champagne over liz truss becoming prime minister to stop the russian _ becoming prime minister to stop the russian leadership does not like liz truss _ russian leadership does not like liz truss it _ russian leadership does not like liz truss. it doesn't like her strong public— truss. it doesn't like her strong public support for ukraine. it doesn't — public support for ukraine. it doesn't like her strong public criticism _ doesn't like her strong public criticism of the kremlin, the fact she has called for vladimir putin's defeat _ she has called for vladimir putin's defeat in ukraine. so what is the kremiin— defeat in ukraine. so what is the kremlin he — defeat in ukraine. so what is the kremlin be insane? president putin's spokesman _ kremlin be insane? president putin's spokesman has said with liz truss in downing _ spokesman has said with liz truss in downing street, the best rush i can hope _ downing street, the best rush i can hope for— downing street, the best rush i can hope for its — downing street, the best rush i can hope for its relations with the uk don't _ hope for its relations with the uk don't get — hope for its relations with the uk don't get even worse than they are now _ don't get even worse than they are now. meanwhile, the russian government newspapers have been saying _ government newspapers have been saying all— government newspapers have been saying all kinds of things about liz truss— saying all kinds of things about liz truss today. it called her the pseudo- _ truss today. it called her the pseudo— iron lady comedy margaret tharcher— pseudo— iron lady comedy margaret thatcher mimic and another nickname based _ thatcher mimic and another nickname based on _ thatcher mimic and another nickname based on the name and major character— based on the name and major

character of a famous russian short story, _ character of a famous russian short story, a _ character of a famous russian short story, a love — character of a famous russian short story, a love story with a tragic ending — story, a love story with a tragic ending. you can see there is little optimism — ending. you can see there is little optimism in— ending. you can see there is little optimism in moscow tonight. steve, many thanks- _ optimism in moscow tonight. steve, many thanks. steve _ rosenberg in moscow. more updates for you, rosenberg in moscow. more updates foryou, more rosenberg in moscow. more updates for you, more news and analysis on bbc news online. that's bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. let's stay with ukraine. the un's nuclear watchdog has called for a security zone to be set up around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern ukraine. last week, a team from the international atomic energy agency visited the site which was seized by russian troops in march. their report described the current situation as untenable and said urgent measures were needed to prevent a nuclear accident. for the first remarks since the death of her daughter, the mother of olivia pratt—korbel —

who was killed by a gunman trying to enter their house in liverpool last month — has called for him to �*own up'. in the video, which was filmed and released by merseyside police, cheryl korbel, who was injured in the shooting, paid tribute to olivia, saying that she was an amazing girl and loved life. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. i'm on it as well. grabbing onto her dad for comfort, olivia pratt—korbel was spellbound by the christmas fair, eyes wide and full of questions. what's that big black thing? a forklift. today, both of her parents have told of the depths of their loss. her fatherjohn said the little girl was his bright spark, and still nursing her own injury from the gun attack which killed her daughter, olivia's mum, cheryl, spoke in a video released by merseyside police. she left a mark on everyone that she met. and she may well have only been nine, but she packed a lot in them nine years.

cheryl korbel appealed directly to the gunman who burst into her home two weeks ago and to anyone who may be helping him. you know you've done wrong, so you need to own up. like i've taught my kids — you do something wrong, you own up to it. if anyone is hiding these guns, they need to speak up, because they need to be off these streets. no—one, no—one at all should have to go through this. four men have been arrested, one is suspected of olivia's murder and three are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. judith moritz, bbc news. the first time that olivia's mum has been speaking publicly and making that appeal.