welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi. the headlines. fresh chaos for the british government as the home secretary leaves herjob, with a blistering resignation letter. it's a further blow to the prime minister, liz truss, whose premiership was already under threat. i am a fighter and not a quitter. we'll have all the latest from westminster. also coming up. gunfire we have a special report from the frontline in ukraine's donbas — with russian positions just a few hundred metres away.

some small arms fire probably from a russian scouting party so they have been telling us to get out of here back to the main headquarters. and how a tree farm in scotland could be the key to tackling climate change and biodiversity. hello and welcome to the programme: it's been another day of unrelenting chaos for the british prime minister — liz truss — and her government. it was just after 4 pm when reports started coming in about the resignation of suella braverman, the home secretary.

it wasn't long before her resignation letter was made public — containing sweeping criticism of the government. there were also angry scenes in the commons — where senior ministers were accused of manhandling tory mps to make sure they backed the government in a test of loyalty. our political editor, chris mason has the latest from westminster. tonight at westminster, rolling case studies in chaos — crises engulfing the government by the hour. the home secretary resigns. those at the highest level in government don't even know if others have followed her. at teatime, a man who was rebelling against liz truss just days ago was appointed by her as home secretary. i accept that the government has obviously had a very difficult period. what i do know is that there is a very importantjob to do, people expect their government to ensure there is security for them, the home office

is at the heart of that in so many different ways, it is a great office of state, and i'm honoured to do that role. how long can the prime minister last? never mind the prime minister — well, for now at least — it is suella braverman who has gone. this was her yesterday, today she is out, because this morning she sent an official document from her personal e—mail account — a breach of the rules. in a zinger of a resolution letter to the prime minister, suella braverman wrote, pretending we haven't made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can't say that we have made them and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics. i have made a mistake, i accept responsibility, i resign. she continues, i have concerns about the direction of this government — not only have a broken key pledges that were promised

to our voters, but i have had serious concerns about this government's commitment to honouring manifesto commitments. last month, suella braverman was promoted to one of the great offices of state. she cheered on a prime minister in trouble at the party conference. today, she becomes the shortest serving home secretary since the second world war. all that after a summer in which she pledged to be prime minister herself. don't vote for me because i am a woman. because i am brown. vote for me because i love this country and because i would do anything for it. a hellish week for liz truss has got worse. earlier, she had to endure a prime ministers question time loaded with humiliation. a book is being written about the prime minister's time in office. apparently it is going to be out by christmas. is that the release date or the title?

i have been in office forjust under two months, and i have delivered the energy price guarantee, i have reversed the national insurance increase. mr speaker, that is more of a record of action and the honourable gentleman in his two and half years in thejob. the prime minister defiant, the labour leader said she had crashed the economy, put bills up and was now cutting spending. and, he said, she ditched everything she had stood for. 45p tax cut, gone. corporation tax cut gone. 20p tax cut, gone. two year energy freeze, gone! economic credibility, gone! they are all gone! so why�*s she still here?! the prime minister stands up, the folder is slammed down, and liz truss insisted... i am a fighter

and not a quitter! but what policies will survive given the new chancellor is looking over all sorts of promises. news from the prime minister — the state pension will rise in line with spiralling prices after all. can the prime minister perhaps turn to a chancellor right now, i get permission to make another u—turn and committed - to raising the state pension at the rate of inflation? - prime minister! we will maintain the triple lock, and i am completely committed to it, so is the chancellor. tonight, the next flashpoint — a vote on fracking, drilling into the land to extract gas — was turned by downing street into a serious test of loyalty in the government itself. division, clear the lobby! compelling conservatives to back it will face being

compelling conservatives to back or will face being kicked out of the parliamentary party — a weak government attempting a show of strength and then seemingly changing its mind. in the voting lobbies, confusion, tory mps not even knowing the consequence for them of their vote. and afterwards, this extraordinary allegation from a labour mp. i saw members being physically manhandled into another lobby and being bullied. while crying! if we want to stand up against the bullying in this house of our staff, we have to stop bullying in this chamber as well, don't we? we will have a little bit of- good behaviour for a moment — on both sides of the house! the mp who it was suggested was manhandled and said he had had what was described as a frank and robust conversation. some conservative mps then told the bbc the chief whip, in charge of party discipline,

had resigned — livid at the chaos over whether this was a vote of confidence in the government or not. and then watch this, a senior cabinet minister who didn't know what was going on. i'm not entirely clear on what the situation is with the chief whip, there has been an element of confusion over whether it was a confidence vote or not. tory mps cannot believe the dysfunction they are witnessing. i think it is a shambles and a disgrace. i think it is utterly appalling. you seem quietly furious. lam livid, and i really shouldn't say this, but i hope all the people that put liz truss in number ten, i hope it was worth it, i hope it was worth it for the ministerial red box, to sit around the cabinet table, because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. what is happening with chief whip? it was a great victory today, chief whip, . great credit to her. tonight, many senior

conservatives gathered at a private members club. is it right to be having champagne while the government is collapsing, sir graham? they don't know, we don't know, how long this government has left. after a day like today, it's life expectancy has shortened further. i'm joined now by aubrey allegretti, political reporter with the guardian who broke the story that the uk home secretary had resigned. he's in london. a scathing resignation letter plus one of her own mps, sir charles walker, saying that he hopes she'd be gone by tomorrow. is this a question of when, not if, liz truss will go? i think ithink so, i think so, i think we are

looking at truss laws and term economic plans —— long—term full topic would like to see her push free—market referrals in the party but i think the direction of the party it is difficult. looking at huge amounts of chaos in the past few weeks, party members are concerned about the direction the party is going in. the big question is who will replace her in this revolving door of pms? a lot of people are talking about rishi sunak as a potential candidate he obviously lost the conservative election this year. what we would really like is if the party members and conservative mps to be aligned on this. i think a lot of conservative mps tend to be a bit disconnected towards the conservative members of the party. what we want to see if the connection and recognition of the party

that needs to be conservative again. under borisjohnson again. under boris johnson administration again. under borisjohnson administration we saw the highest tax in years. there is nothing quite concerned about the government at all.- the government at all. some would argue _ the government at all. some would argue the _ the government at all. some would argue the country - the government at all. some l would argue the country needs the government at all. some - would argue the country needs a general election which is into that? i general election which is into that? 4' general election which is into that? ~ ., ., that? i think at the moment what more _ that? i think at the moment what more people _ that? i think at the moment what more people need - that? i think at the moment what more people need is i that? i think at the moment. what more people need is for that? i think at the moment - what more people need is for us to get through this difficult winter. this rejection on fracking bill today is a display of the members of parliament that are not really in touch with people. i think we need to increase the supply of energy in order for us to decrease those prices. in order for us to get there we need to be able to increase that supply and that includes fracking in the short term. i think we talk about the environmental impact of fracking but actually, what people need is more energy. i think they care less about the environment when they are trying to keep their homes. so in the long term i think it is

not where we need to be the moment we need to get things done and to get through the difficult winter. we have that was that was is this a question of when not if. it is the certainly growing view_ it is the certainly growing view of— it is the certainly growing view of cabinet ministers. they are the — view of cabinet ministers. they are the people with the greatest power to force liz truss — greatest power to force liz truss out of office. now course the prime _ truss out of office. now course the prime minister knew the votive — the prime minister knew the votive no_ the prime minister knew the votive no confidence for her party — votive no confidence for her party for _ votive no confidence for her party for 11 months so there is no mechanism but also a quite a

lot of— no mechanism but also a quite a lot of division on which candidate would be best to succeed her because mps are worried — succeed her because mps are worried about the splitting the roulette — worried about the splitting the roulette and getting someone worse — roulette and getting someone worse. so the biggest power at the moment lies with cabinet ministers if they decide to follow_ ministers if they decide to follow suella braverman the outgoing home secretary out then— outgoing home secretary out then it — outgoing home secretary out then it will be back for liz truss _ then it will be back for liz truss. �* , , ., then it will be back for liz truss. �* , ,, then it will be back for liz truss. �* , y., ., then it will be back for liz truss. a ., ., truss. as you said a lot of speculation _ truss. as you said a lot of speculation if _ truss. as you said a lot of speculation if someone i truss. as you said a lot of. speculation if someone was truss. as you said a lot of- speculation if someone was to replace liz truss, who would that be one of the rumours? its]!!! that be one of the rumours? all sorts of things, the ones that have — sorts of things, the ones that have the _ sorts of things, the ones that have the most importance is rishi — have the most importance is rishi sunak who ran against liz truss_ rishi sunak who ran against liz truss and — rishi sunak who ran against liz truss and lost the leadership contest — truss and lost the leadership contest and boris johnson. truss and lost the leadership contest and borisjohnson. why the student names mps are concerned about optics. what

will it — concerned about optics. what will it look like replacing your— will it look like replacing your leader again so there would _ your leader again so there would be to premise her since the test— would be to premise her since the last one without any direct mandate — the last one without any direct mandate in a general elections that they— mandate in a general elections that they are true to think about— that they are true to think about any person that would still allow them to stave off caiis — still allow them to stave off calls for— still allow them to stave off calls for a snack general election. she sunak —— rishi sunak— election. she sunak —— rishi sunak because he fought well to the final— sunak because he fought well to the final two over the summer and meanwhile borisjohnson he has the — and meanwhile borisjohnson he has the mandate because he won the 2019— has the mandate because he won the 2019 general election for the 2019 general election for the conservatives. both of those _ the conservatives. both of those names are pretty problematic. johnson was forced out of— problematic. johnson was forced out of office and rishi sunak iost — out of office and rishi sunak lost to— out of office and rishi sunak lost to liz truss. and so you are — lost to liz truss. and so you are looking at different names like penny mordaunt or perhaps morris — like penny mordaunt or perhaps morris the defence secretary

who did _ morris the defence secretary who did not run for leadership that— who did not run for leadership that summerand who did not run for leadership that summer and there are rumours _ that summer and there are rumours as to why that might be. rumours as to why that might be there _ rumours as to why that might be. there are names but very little — be. there are names but very little agreement. is be. there are names but very little agreement.— little agreement. is there a possibility _ little agreement. is there a possibility of _ little agreement. is there a possibility of a _ little agreement. is there a possibility of a general- possibility of a general election is back! possibility of a general election is back- possibility of a general election is back i was at the possibility _ election is back i was at the possibility of _ election is back i was at the possibility of a general- possibility of a general election anytime soon is very slim — election anytime soon is very slim the _ election anytime soon is very slim. the government had introduced something called the fixed _ introduced something called the fixed terms parliament act which _ fixed terms parliament act which meant that terms were fixed — which meant that terms were fixed every five years. the previous _ fixed every five years. the previous government scrapped that which gave it the power again— that which gave it the power again to _ that which gave it the power again to call the general elections whenever he wanted so that remains within the prime minister's gift. it is completely possible that liz truss — completely possible that liz truss would call a general election— truss would call a general election because the conservatives are at least 30 behind — conservatives are at least 30 behind in _ conservatives are at least 30 behind in the polls. and could lose _ behind in the polls. and could lose seats so a huge loss,

biggest in decades. and that nreans— biggest in decades. and that means that the conservatives will try — means that the conservatives will try to _ means that the conservatives will try to hold on and get as close — will try to hold on and get as close to _ will try to hold on and get as close to january 2025 as possible which is the latest possible which is the latest possible point which a general election— possible point which a general election could be whole health. but that — election could be whole health. but that does not mean liz truss — but that does not mean liz truss can _ but that does not mean liz truss can klingon before she they— truss can klingon before she they try— truss can klingon before she they try to answer.— truss can klingon before she they try to answer. thank you forjoining _ they try to answer. thank you forjoining us— they try to answer. thank you forjoining us on _ they try to answer. thank you forjoining us on tuesday - they try to answer. thank you forjoining us on tuesday for. forjoining us on tuesday for your analysis. president zelensky has accused russia of destroying three ukrainian energy facilities in the past 2a hours. there are warnings that — from thursday morning — the country's entire electricity network could be shut down for up to four hours at a time to limit consumption. heightened security measures have come into force across russia, as president putin tries to shore up his faltering

campaign in ukraine. mr putin has also declared martial law in parts of ukraine he recently annexed. the four regions affected are donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia. our correspondent jonathan beale reports from the front line in the donbas — a warning that his piece contains distressing images. the road of retreat. a dead end for some, where these russian forces met their own armageddon. the carcasses of armour and bloated dead bodies scatter the ground of the recently liberated east. a village the new front line for these ukrainian troops. artillery fire still within range of russian artillery, the signature sound of this war. russian positions are

just 500 metres away. you can see they're getting... telling us to get down here. come on, let's go. but this war also involves close quarters combat, as we're about to find out. gunfire shouting prolonged gunfire aa we make a speedy exit.

so they've been telling us to get out of here back a professional army, but these counterattacks are slowing their advance. volodymyr, their captain, tells me they need more armour and they're waiting

for reinforcements. the push east is testing supply lines. with most bridges blown, ukraine's had to rely on amphibious vehicles and boats to keep feeding the front line. they've onlyjust completed the construction of this crossing. and there are other obstacles too — countless russian minefields that need to be cleared. ukraine is still advancing, but it's getting harder. explosion jonathan beale, bbc news, donbas. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — we'll tell you how a tree farm in scotland could hold the key to tackling climate change. a historic moment that many of his victims have

waited forfor decades. the former dictator in the dock older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plane, it lights up a biblicalfamine — now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies - in the past with great britain, but as good friends, _ we have always come to a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service. an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi, in singapore. our headlines. the uk government has been engulfed in further chaos after the home secretary resigned and launched an attack on liz truss's premiership. president biden says the us will sell off a further fifteen million barrels of crude oil from its emergency supplies. the release is meant to prevent prices rising after the oil—producing nations, led by saudi arabia, said they would cut production. speaking in washington, president biden called on american oil companies to pass on lower prices to consumers. my message to the american energy companies is this you should not be using your profits to buy back stock for dividends. not now. not while a war is raging. you should be using these

record—breaking profits to increase production and refining. invest in america for the american people. bring down the price you charge at the pump to reflect what you pay for the product. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... the united states has warned tehran that the world will be watching how it treats the iranian climber, elnaz rekabi, who has returned home after competing abroad without a headscarf. earlier, large crowds turned out to greet ms rekabi at tehran airport. at least eight people have been killed in explosions at a notorious prison in myanmar. the blasts are thought to have been caused by parcel bombs, which tore through an office where mail is sorted. many of those held in the prison were detained for resisting the army coup last year.

new technology is being used to grow trees at a super—fast rate at a vertical farm near dundee in scotland. it's the brainchild of forestry & land scotland and the growing technology specialist, intelligence growth solutions — scotts pine, oak, elder hazel and birch seedlings are growing to between a0 and 50 cm tall and just 90 days at this vertical farm. that is six times quicker if they were planted outside and nobody is more surprised than the people in charge of the project. initial results were astonishing to be honest with you. we obviously had to find a prescription for individual species and differences between conifers and broad leaves. but once we got that sorted we were into the really fine tuning stuff.

and it has been remarkable really. they did it by tweaking the soil, light, water and nutrition recipe for each different type of tree during every trial. and they got the best possible results. in these machines everything that affects the place is in a recipe. so basically it has all of the lighting events, weather events for example, the watering events, inspections, science events, everything that interacts with the plant is in this recipe. the trees are planted in soil trays then moved around as they grow so that they get exactly the right amount of light and water. this project also uses a lot less water than plants grown in poly—tunnels or glass houses. and the water on the vertical farm is recycled so nothing is wasted. when the seedlings are ready, they are transferred to a nursery and eventually planted out in the forest.

igs and forestry land scotland reckon they can grow between three and 5 million trees every 90 days. which is great news for the environment and a huge step forward in the fight against climate change. wendy urquhart, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. once the early morning mist and fog patch is clear of the wait list of parts of the uk had plenty of sunshine but there were be conscious and the temperatures from north to south. across england and wales very mild weather and parts of sussex we had temperatures as high as 20 degrees. but even though he has sunshine across the north of the uk and scotland, here it was much cooler temperatures and shetland reaching just 10 degrees. the reason we have this cooler air mass underneath this cooler air mass underneath this area of high pressure that will be sleeping eastwards over the next few days. this area of low pressure to our south—west is going to dominate and will be very slow moving. so mainly

transitioning to unsettled conditions in that transition is taking place right now. we have seen outbreaks of rain arrived with strengthening wins and look at this, towards the start of wednesday morning at the end of the night we are looking at temperatures of 16 degrees in plymouth. those temperatures are higher than they should be in the middle of they should be in the middle of the afternoon let her know the end of the night. these bands of rains are going to work their way erratically northwards and eastwards as we go to the day. i suspect parts of east anglia, north of england but there will be cloud around, staying dry. gusts of 30 mph but still mild 15—19 for wales temperatures close to a bit below average for scotland and northern ireland. for there is the end of the bend of rain comes, this one heavier with rumbles of thunder as it swings across all of the country. it does tend to clear, the skies brighten up in the could be further heavy shoppers arriving late in the day from the south stopped temperatures mild,

16-19 stopped temperatures mild, 16—19 for england and wales temperatures rising and northern ireland but closer to average than scotland. friday plenty of showers around potentially merging into lengthier spells of rain for parts of wales, western england and northern ireland was to that central low—pressure area. temperatures started to rise and scotland with the highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central belt. that's a low pressure will stick thrust through the weekend so a case of further rain or showers but it stays on the mild side.

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