welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... on the day that her new finance minister completely tears up her economic plan, liz truss vows to fight on. i do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made. and will you lead the conservatives into the next general election? i will lead the conservatives into the next general election. we'll have that interview with the british prime minister and ask can she really survive? the other headlines... as the china party conference begins, the united states says president xi is leading the country in a more "aggressive" direction.

and members of the south korean pop band, in one of the biggest prizes, the booker is won about sri lanka's civil war. it the booker is won about sri lanka's civil war.— lanka's civil war. it seems that every _ lanka's civil war. it seems that every sri _ lanka's civil war. it seems that every sri lankan - lanka's civil war. it seems i that every sri lankan atrocity, we never_ that every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal— that every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal with _ that every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal with it. - that every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal with it. we - that every sri lankan atrocity, | we never deal with it. we kind ofiust move _ we never deal with it. we kind ofjust move on. _ live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. the british prime minister, liz truss, has said she is sorry and accepts responsibility for mistakes in her economic plan. the majority of measures in her so—called mini budget have been reversed by her new chancellor, jeremy hunt. in an interview with our political editor, chris mason,

she said the plans had gone "too far and too fast", but insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next election. inside 10 downing street tonight, today's prime minister in the corridors, those of yesterday on the wall. prime minister, who is to blame for this mess? first of all, i do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made. i wanted to act to help people with their energy bills, to deal with the issue of high taxes, but we went too far and too fast. i've acknowledged that, i've put in place a new chancellor with a new strategy to restore economic stability, and now what i'm focused on is delivering for the public. let's be clear and blunt — your very vision for britain is dead, isn't it? what i'm focused on is delivering on energy supplies, on delivering on new roads,

opportunities across oui’ country. we have to make sure that we have economic stability and that has to be my priority as prime minister. i've acted in the national interest. i remain committed to the vision, but we will have to deliver that in a different way and that's what i'm determined to do with the new chancellor. i do think it is the mark of an honest politician who does say, "yes, "i've made a mistake, i've addressed that mistake and now we need to deliver for people what we have said we will deliver." was rishi sunak right all along? do you accept you have made it worse? it's made it harderfor people to pay their bills? first of all, i have said sorry for the fact we did act too far, we went too far and too fast. that has consequences

for people, on people �*s bills. for people, on people's bills. the reason i did that was to make sure we were dealing with the immediate issue of the energy crisis and we did help people with their energy bills. can you convince our listeners and viewers that you have do you feel humiliated? i feel, first of all, that i did make mistakes and i've been upfront and honest about that. yes, it hasn't been perfect — it's been a difficult time, and i think we did an interview before i got thejob and i said it would be tough because of the circumstances we're facing... has it been harder than you could possibly have imagined? i was expecting it to be tough and it has been tough. will you lead the conservatives into the next general election? i will lead the conservatives into the next general election. definitely? well, look. i'm not focused on internal debates within the conservative party. you know you need to be in order to stay in office. the important thing is that i have been elected to this

position to deliver for the country. we are facing very tough times. we simply cannot afford to spend our time talking about the conservative party rather than what we need to deliver, and that is my message to my colleagues. first thing this morning, it felt like a government on the run. the new chancellor was even apologising for the weather. jeremy hunt was jogging before dawn thought of breaking. any more u—turns? the answer was yes. news was already breaking. mr hunt was performing the last rites on almost all of liz truss's plans — her programme for government dead. living hour by hour. this is what hand—to—mouth governing looks like. camera crews were called to the treasury, ministers so petrified by the pace of events, yanking big

chunks of a massive announcement forward by a fortnight isn't enough. even leaving it to this afternoon was too late for them. there was a statement filmed just after 11 o'clock, too. no government can control markets, but every government can give certainty about the sustainability of public finances. and they're doing that byjunking pretty much everything liz truss said she stood for. we will reverse almost all the tax measures announced in the growth plan three weeks ago that have not started parliamentary legislation. cancelling a rise in national insurances and changes to stamp duty in england in northern ireland, the only bits held onto. the planned cut in income tax in england, wales and northern ireland is off. at a time when markets are rightly demanding commitment to sustainable

public finances, it is not right to borrow to fund this tax cut. so, i've decided the basic rate of income tax will remain at 20% and it will do so indefinitely. and that wasn't it. the very crutch against which the prime minister has lent three weeks of criticism, for help with energy bills for two years, that was being watered down, too. the prime minister and i have agreed it would not be responsible to continue exposing public finances to unlimited volatility in international gas prices. so, i'm announcing today a treasury—led review into how we support energy bills beyond april next year. there will be more difficult decisions, i'm afraid, on both tax and spending. stark and blunt. taxes will be higher and government spending will be lower than was planned. by 3.30 this afternoon, labour were demanding

answers from liz truss. they try to turn up at the commons, but she said no and sent along a cabinet minister instead. with apologies to the leader of the opposition and the house, the pm is detained on urgent business. laughter. from the opposition parties here, derision. how can britain get the stability it needs when all the government offers is grotesque chaos? how can britain get the stability it needs when instead of leadership, we have this utter vacuum? how can britain get the stability it needs when the prime minister has no mandate from her party and no mandate from the country? where on earth is the prime minister, and if she doesn'tl even have the backbone to show up here today, i is there really any point - in her showing up here again? surely time's up. she needs to go and i that the people decide.

for the damage and pain they have caused across our country, will be leader of the house on behalf of her whole party address the people and businesses of our great country and apologise? —— let the people decide. and this labour mp suggested... and all we know right now is, unless she tells us otherwise, that the prime minister is cowering under her desk and asking for it all to go away. the prime ministerl is not under a desk, as the honourable lady... listen to the barracking and look at penny mordaunt�*s facial expression. wherever she had been, we finally did spot liz truss making her way to parliament. i know the prime minister... just before a50, she arrived in the commons and her ministers shuffle along to make space for her as a growing number on her own side wonder when she might shuffle off as prime minister.

i asked her uk political correspondent a short time ago for his take on the prime minister's interview. well, i think it'll — minister's interview. well, i think it'llgo_ minister's interview. well, i think it'll go some - minister's interview. well, i think it'll go some way - minister's interview. well, i think it'll go some way to i think it'll go some way to calming the nerves of conservative mps that she's said sorry, that she's acknowledge that mistakes were made and she accepted, using the phrase she used in her brief news conference on friday, that she went too far and too fast and cutting taxes and too fast and cutting taxes and trying to provide support for people with their energy bills. but i don't think there was very much in the way the prime minister engaged with that interview or the way she attempted to mount a defence of her premiership so far. that will convince any of her critics that she should stick around any longer than she has to. the trouble for those who want to see liz truss removed

from office is that there is no clear path to doing that at the moment and no clear candidate they can unite around in order to replace her. so, i think it might well bite her —— buy her some time, but after that conference we saw on friday, this was not a particularly confident or full throated defence of her premiership so far. and no real detailed answer to why she has had to throw out or put in place a chancellor who was thrown out the majority of her programme for government.— for government. jeremy hunt's massive u-turn _ for government. jeremy hunt's massive u-turn yesterday - for government. jeremy hunt's . massive u-turn yesterday seemed massive u—turn yesterday seemed to quiet markets, make people feel a bit more reassured. what can we expect to happen today? well, i don't think we'll see any more detail policy changes for the time being. the chancellor today and confirming that pretty much all of the measures announced in the

so—called mini budget at the end of once a month by his predecessor —— last month, and hinting they around ad further changes to come to things like chip pensions triple locked —— there well may be. it insured �*s that all pensions rises in mind with inflation or warnings they are 2.5%, whichever is larger, that could be up for discussion. but spending on defence could be up for discussion as well. in other things which would, up until recently, be considered sacred. between now and the end of the month, there'll be discussion about these things, but the chancellor's confirmation that a lot of the policies which liz truss outlined and stated premiership on had been thrown out the window. may well have calmed the situation financially, but there'll be a lot of discussion about where the government is heading and exactly how it's going to make

numbers add up. let's ta ke let's take a look at some other stories making headlines. russia has attacked the ukrainian capital, kyiv, with a wave of iranian—made explosive drones. the strikes killed at least four people, including a pregnant woman and her husband. airstrikes have also hit critical infrastructure in three regions beyond the capital, cutting off electricity to hundreds of towns and villages. a russian warplane has crashed into a residential area in the southern russian resort town of yeysk, close to the occupied ukrainian city of mariupol. at least four people have been killed with several more missing. russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight from a military airfield due to an engine fire. the un security council is holding an urgent session to discuss the situation in haiti, which is facing gang violence, rising inflation and a cholera outbreak.

gangs have taken control of the country's main port and are blocking fuel, water and food imports. the un is calling for international armed forces to be deployed to restore peace. the real madrid and france footballer, kareem benzema, has won the men's balon dorr award for this year's best player. he scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title. you're watching newsday on the bbc. as a ruling conference continues, the united states says president xi is the leading china in a more aggressive direction. a historic moment that

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this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines — prime minister liz truss has acknowledged her government has made mistakes and said she's sorry for them. earlier, the new chancellor announced u—turns on major plans including tax cuts and long—term support for household energy bills. the united states has said president xijinping is leading china in a more "aggressive" direction. it follows the opening of the ruling party congress in beijing. president xi addressed the issue of taiwan, which china claims as part of its territory. he said the "complete reunification of our country must and will be realised". translation: resolving the taiwan question - is a matter for the chinese. we will continue to strive

for the peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and utmost effort. but we will never promise to renounce the use of force and we reserve the option of taking all measures necessary. this is only directed at interference by outside forces and a few separatists seeking taiwan independence under separatist activities. it is by no means directed at our taiwan compatriots. the sri lankan author shehan karunatilaka has won kerry brown is a director at kings college london. i asked him what he thought of president xi's speech on sunday. president xi's speech on sunday-— president xi's speech on sunda. �*, ., ., ., president xi's speech on sunda. ., ., ., sunday. it's a reaffirmation of man of sunday. it's a reaffirmation of many of the _ sunday. it's a reaffirmation of many of the policy _ sunday. it's a reaffirmation of many of the policy positions l many of the policy positions that his administration have had in the last five years, maybe longer. a strong commitment to environmentalism, nationalism — which obviously is a problem for the rest of

the world — interesting commitments to education development and underlying that, a desire to be more autonomous, less dependent technologically on the rest of the world. finally, very big assertion about the importance of the party and the vision of delivering a powerful, strong china. these are not new things, they'rejust china. these are not new things, they're just reasserted and reaffirmed. aha, things, they're 'ust reasserted and reaffirmed.— things, they're 'ust reasserted and reaffirmed. a more powerful china means _ and reaffirmed. a more powerful china means a _ and reaffirmed. a more powerful china means a big _ and reaffirmed. a more powerful china means a big economy - and reaffirmed. a more powerful china means a big economy and | china means a big economy and with the zero covid policy, he is not wavering on. we were expecting some figures out today on the gdp. what he read into that? ~ ~ , into that? well, i think they may have — into that? well, i think they may have taken _ into that? well, i think they may have taken inspiration l into that? well, | think they - may have taken inspiration from the big collapse of confidence in the uk economy because of reducing data which people didn't really trust or believe. china clearly is going through economic hard times at the

moment, on the question is, is this going to be the new normal? are they going to be able to stimulate growth and do things about it? they certainly can do things other governments might not be able to do so quickly in any case, but there's no doubt the housing market is in a bad state. zero covid is taking a big toll on growth, youth unemployment is going up. there's got to be some urgent attention in the outside world. it's a situation that's not terribly helpful to a position that china is in. stay there professor brown. i want to turn to another story in the uk government has said is deeply concerned after a pro—democracy protester was pulled into a chinese consulate in the ground in manchester and attacked. around 1t0 people had

gathered outside the consulate for a peaceful process, and this is the moment of the demonstrators that was dragged inside and beaten up. he was eventually escaped with the help of the police, however suffered injuries and spent the night in hospital. the consulate says that the protesters had insulting protesters had insulting protest signs of chinese president xi and are asked to move to the other side of the road. let's go back to shehan —— kerry brown. we've seen this happen in mainland china, but nothing quite like this, especially in the uk. yeah, the chinese principles _ especially in the uk. yeah, the chinese principles of— especially in the uk. yeah, the chinese principles of peaceful. chinese principles of peaceful coexistence, one of ms. don't interfere in the affairs of other countries. , so this things kind of —— this seems over the red line. the consulate is a bit different because it's regarded as

territory of the government represented on that land, and so this is a sort of shady area. at the moment, the relationship is in a very critical position. it's not easy for liz truss for how much longer she continues as prime minister. she has named china as a threat, which no prime minister has ever done. this behaviour plays into that narrative. you might be in china, i hearthat narrative. you might be in china, i hear that the government sees this as patriotism, but the optics of this in the outside world, particularly in britain, are extremely negative. now, to a novel with _ extremely negative. now, to a novel with a — extremely negative. now, to a novel with a protagonist - extremely negative. now, to a novel with a protagonist who l novel with a protagonist who was dead. that's been described as full of life and won the coveted booker prize for 2022. the sri lankan author shehan karunatilaka has won this year's booker prize. his book �*the seven moons of maali almeida' is set during the sri lankan civil war. it isa it is a supernatural satire.

congratulations. how does it feel to join the likes of all sorts of authors and win this prize? sorts of authors and win this rize? ., ., ~ sorts of authors and win this rize? �* , prize? look, i'm used to releasing _ prize? look, i'm used to releasing books - prize? look, i'm used to releasing books to - prize? look, i'm used to releasing books to little | releasing books to little fanfare, and that's what i thought for this. then we got the book along, and that was phenomenal. every step of the parties continued, and i was just going to have a drink and go home tonight, and this is fabulous. go home tonight, and this is fabulous-_ go home tonight, and this is fabulous-— fabulous. turns out it's a better story _ fabulous. turns out it's a better story than that, i fabulous. turns out it's a i better story than that, and fabulous. turns out it's a - better story than that, and you get to win. as i said, it's a ghost story, and your protagonist wakes up dead on the first page. he has to spend seven moons trying to find out who killed him. and expose the atrocities of war. how important is it to get the message of the sri lankan civil war out? i message of the sri lankan civil war out? . , �* ~ war out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. _ war out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i— war out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i was _ war out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i was writing i war out? i wasn't thinking in those terms. i was writing a | those terms. i was writing a murder mystery, and itjust seemed every atrocity, we never

deal with it, we kind ofjust move on. the idea of a ghost story where they did get to speak, ijust thought story where they did get to speak, i just thought that was an absurd enough concept further novel. i thought i was doing. 1989 was a grim time in our history, which is forgotten by many, including many sri lankans. it was interesting to research that.— lankans. it was interesting to research that. members of the . o . research that. members of the -o- band research that. members of the pen band bts _ research that. members of the pop band bts have _ research that. members of the pop band bts have announced | pop band bts have announced they will continue their military service. because of their contribution to south korea's economy, all south korean men have to serve between 18 and 21 months.

they've even got involved in issues outside the pop world. perhaps the world's biggest band has spoken at the united nations and met president biden at the white house. but in south korea, all able—bodied men have to undergo military service before the age of 30. they have to join up for between 18 and 21 months. there's been a national debate about whether bts should be given an exemption because of the huge service they've already given to south korea. the issue has even been discussed in the national assembly. the seven band members have now ended the speculation about their futures. in a statement, they said they would serve in the military out of respect, they said, for their country's needs. that means resisting north korea. among the glamour and glitter of the music business, it's easy to forget that seoul is under constant threat from its belligerent neighbour to the north. so, for a few years, bts will say goodbye to the red carpet and screaming fans.

they'll exchange formal wear for army fatigues. but they'll be back in three years, when their time in the military is done. michael bristow, bbc news. we all need to let off steam sometimes — having a phone looks like fun, doesn't it? the university is of course where the prince and princess of wales — that's prince william and kate middleton as they were — first met. you have been watching newsday. if you would like to see our news, you can always go to bbc .co .uk/ news. i'm monica miller. thank you very much for watching.

hello there. monday brought plenty of afternoon sunshine across england and wales and it was very mild for the time of year with temperatures reaching as high as 20 in london. that's it degrees above the october average. meanwhile, in scotland, an area of low pressure was with us all day, bringing cloudier weather and outbreaks of rain that struggled to clear away. now, what we're looking at over the next couple of days is this area of low pressure will move out of the way, and in its place, an area of high pressure will build in from the north. but because it's coming in from the north, it will have some colder air trapped in that — that reaches scotland. meanwhile, to the southwest, low pressure lurks. that's going to be flicking bands of rain across the uk over the next few days from the southwest. looking at the weather picture at the moment, it's quite quiet weather—wise. clearing skies for most of us and it's a much

colder night as well, so temperatures starting off tuesday morning down into low single figures and, for some, i reckon there will be some mist and fog patches around, probably the worst of it across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern england. it'll take the first couple of hours before that mist and fog is cleared out of the way. then you can see the extent of the day's sunshine, just a few passing showers for 0rkney, shetland, clipping aberdeenshire, and there may well be a little bit of cloud just coming in across cornwall, threatening an odd spit of rain, but for most, it's dry. temperatures mild again — england and wales, 14—18 degrees, bit close to average for scotland and for northern ireland. heading into the middle part of the week, we see this area of rain extending in from the southwest. now, as the rain comes in on wednesday, it's going to come in kind of sporadically in bursts here and there. might stay dry across northeast england and dry for scotland, but you'll notice more cloud building in here, probably quite misty as well. cooler weather for scotland and the far northeast of england — 9—12 degrees is below average, but still mild further south,

even with the rain moving in. now, for thursday, we've got a heavier band of rain that's going to push its way northwards followed by probably a mixture of sunny spells and showers. if anything, it will get a little bit milder again with temperatures up to 19 degrees in london. mild as well for northern ireland, but stil relatively cool in scotland. friday, the low pressure is still with us, but it's getting closer. really, we'll see some showery bursts of rain extending northwards across the country, and some of those downpours could be quite heavy at times. that's your latest weather, bye—bye.

we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk i am stephen sackur. ukraine has proved its resilience and resolve in the eight months since vladimir putin launched his all—out invasion. but this war of survival keeps throwing up new challenges right now, the biggest threat comes from

russia's missile and drone