welcome to bbc news. we are live from westminster where pressure is growing on the prime minister after a dramatic and chaotic day. the headlines... seven conservative backbenchers have now publicly called for the prime minister to resign with another mp saying she has a matter of hours to get a grip. flan saying she has a matter of hours to net a a-ri. . , saying she has a matter of hours to uu-etari. . i, , get a grip. can they ship returned around? yes. _ get a grip. can they ship returned around? yes, but _ get a grip. can they ship returned around? yes, but i _ get a grip. can they ship returned around? yes, but i think- get a grip. can they ship returned around? yes, but i think there i get a grip. can they ship returned around? yes, but i think there is | around? yes, but i think there is about 12 hours today.— around? yes, but i think there is about 12 hours today. some ministers are showing — about 12 hours today. some ministers are showing support _ about 12 hours today. some ministers are showing support for _ about 12 hours today. some ministers are showing support for liz _ about 12 hours today. some ministers are showing support for liz truss - are showing support for liz truss today, saying the government is still functioning.— still functioning. there -- it is uuite still functioning. there -- it is quite clear— still functioning. there -- it is quite clear there _ still functioning. there -- it is quite clear there is _ still functioning. there -- it is quite clear there is turmoil - in the party.

it's after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps. an investigation has been launched. ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts, after russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be published later today, after a seven year investigation. welcome to viewers both in the uk and around the world. liz truss' premiership is under even more pressure, after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physicalforce on conservative mps to make sure

they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened in the voting lobbies. we now have at least seven tory mps calling for the prime minister and equipped, so let's get an overview of the story so far. earlier today the transport secretary told the bbc the government is still functioning and that the prime minister has the support of her cabinet. meanwhile, the tory mps for the prime minister to quit, as has the conservative peer ed vaizey. today another conservative mp told the prime minister has a matter of hours to turn around her premiership. there is fury amongst conservative mps over the way ministers handled that fracking boat. they were first told it was a test of confidence in the prime minister, then told in the commons it wasn't, but in the early hours of today the government changed its

position again saying it was a confidence for all along and that tory mps who did not vote for fracking would be subject to disciplinary procedures. the common speaker has now told mpc has ordered an investigation into what happened during that full —— the common speaker has now told mps. the conservative mp for south—east cornwall has been tweeting in the last while... agreeing with her conservative colleague. with reference to this fracking ball, her position —— the prime minister, has become untenable. submitted to the i922 become untenable. submitted to the 1922 committee of backbenchers, that essentially run the party leadership counter their mac contest and so

forth. another mp angry at the situation last night saying he had no doubt graham brady would be dealing with the situation. murray referring to one of her conservative colleagues who has been tweeting today... let me read his tweet. he said sadly it seems we must change it later but even if the angel gabriel takes over, the parliamentary party has to urgently rediscover discipline, mutual respect and teamwork if we are to govern the uk while, and avoid slaughter at the next general election, using the hashtag last chance —— that was a tweet from gary streeter. mps are very angry, let's hear more about those comments. fine hear more about those comments. one can't say hand — hear more about those comments. (he: can't say hand on heart today that... if this was a career review, an employer sitting in front of a person looking at performance

and outcomes etc, the score sheet is not looking very good. but i'm a glass half—full sort of person. can it be turned around? yes. but i think there is about 12 hours to do it. i think today and tomorrow are crunch days. i have never known... ok, i have only been an mp for seven years, but a growing sense of pessimism in all wings of the tory party. usually it is one or the other, but to have it across the party should be ringing alarm bells in both number 10 and number 11. some mps are saying liz truss has a short time to turn things around, something they have had enough and want to go. but also some support for liz truss, from within the cabinet. the international trade secretary kemi badenoch has also been speaking this morning. here's what she had to say on the current situation in government. good morning, miss badenoch.

bbc news. are you planning to resign? no. is the government fully functioning at the moment? well, it's quite clear that there is quite a lot of turmoil in the party but what we all need to do is keep calm heads and work to resolve it and i'm confident we can do that. do you think liz truss should go today? thank you very much. have you got support to stand instead of her? calling for calm heads. it's get more from our political correspondent at westminster. what are you hearing this morning about the situation inside number ten and what liz truss plans to do today if she is going to turn this situation around? hill there is a real sense of the morning after the night before here this morning. there has been anger. — before here this morning. there has been anger, disillusionment, - before here this morning. there has been anger, disillusionment, deep i been anger, disillusionment, deep disagreement in the conservative party for some time, but because of the events that happen here over that vote on fracking last night, it has exacerbated the whole thing. as you have been saying, a number of

conservative mps who until now have privately been criticising liz truss, the prime minister, moore now coming out publicly, and i think thatis coming out publicly, and i think that is significant in and of itself. in terms of the number ten operation, we have heard from the transport secretary this morning, suggesting this is a government that is going to crack on and deliver, but notably, although she was asked repeatedly on the today programme to see whether liz truss would lead the party into the next general election, she could not do so. i think that gives you an indication of where things are at. even if liz truss is determined to carry on, events at this point are just outpacing her. iwould events at this point are just outpacing her. i would caveat that by saying the problem is, the problem has been for the conservative mps who do want to see liz truss gone, that we are still in a position where there is no agreement about how that might happen or who might replace her, so we've had names thrown around as we have done, perhaps we've had names thrown around as we have done, perhaszeremy hunt, perhaps rishi sunak, as simon was saying earlier, the conservative mp,

the problem is now, this party is deeply divided, has been ideological split for a long time, and at this point i think whoever was to take over, it would be very difficult for the party to find a way to come back together. some conservative mps suggesting that is what has to happen, but we are still in the slightly strange position where the anger among the party is almost visceral, but the solutions are few and far between from their perspective. and far between from their perspective-_ and far between from their perspective. and far between from their --ersective. ., ., ., perspective. the handling of that vote yesterday. _ perspective. the handling of that vote yesterday, we've _ perspective. the handling of that vote yesterday, we've been - perspective. the handling of that vote yesterday, we've been told | perspective. the handling of that l vote yesterday, we've been told -- vote yesterday, we've been told —— that they were told it was a confidence before and then wasn't, and then in the early errors of this morning journalist told it was, mps who did not vote for the government will be disciplined, that has caused a huge amount of anger that did not need to happen, i guess, with liz truss' own mps. will that series of disciplinary proceedings go ahead? that is the ultimate question and so far not even the government seems to be abundantly clear on its position on this. we had that strange message

from number ten at 1:30 this morning, saying it was what was called a three line whip, the vote on fracking yesterday, which means mps have to ruin by the government. we know there are 30 or so conservative mps that didn't appear to come according to the voting records now, it may be some had legitimate reasons for doing so, but the message from number ten has been clear, if they did not there will be disciplinary action. normally if the government is framing something as a conference full, a test of mp�*s loyalty to the pre—minister, effectively —— a confidence vote, if they do not vote with the government they do not vote with the government they would be out of the parliamentary party but we have not had any clarity about whether or not that will happen and some of the mps who did not vote with the government last night, it seems to be robust in their position. i think the confusion and chaos that took place yesterday, notjust in terms of was that wasn't that confidence vote, but for a period of time when nobody from the government to say whether the chief whip deputy chief whip was still in their posts. the people in charge of party discipline. it is

now confirmed they are but there were such a period of confusion, i think that is what has provoked a number of mps, who until now perhaps not come out publicly. you mention gary streeter is one of them to stop he made the point that even if the angel gabriel now coming to take over the party, it may be very difficult for them to come back together, naturally the dilemma in the conversation that has been going on for a number of days in westminster, but right now has come to the fore. what, if anything, are mps going to do? fin to the fore. what, if anything, are mps going to do?— to the fore. what, if anything, are mps going to do? on that point about disciline, mps going to do? on that point about discipline. liz — mps going to do? on that point about discipline, liz truss _ mps going to do? on that point about discipline, liz truss may _ mps going to do? on that point about discipline, liz truss may be _ discipline, liz truss may be collating how much political capital she has got, to say that disciplinary procedure should happen. the risk of course, is that she get certain mp�*s backs up even further, but then if she steps away from that disciplinary proceeding, is another u—turn, isn't it? from that disciplinary proceeding, is another u-turn, isn't it?- is another u-turn, isn't it? yeah, and i is another u-turn, isn't it? yeah, and i think— is another u-turn, isn't it? yeah, and i think this _ is another u-turn, isn't it? yeah, and i think this comes _ is another u-turn, isn't it? yeah, and i think this comes to - is another u-turn, isn't it? yeah, and i think this comes to the - is another u-turn, isn't it? yeah, l and i think this comes to the heart of it, really, the three things you need is the prime minister, the confidence of your party, credibility and new policies and your position. and you need

authority over your party as well. at the moment, those three things for liz truss are looking incredibly short in supply and it is notjust as a result of the last 2a hours, as we know, everything that has happened since the mini budget has led to this point. the question remains and we have to be honest, we don't know the answer to this question. can liz truss, will she want to try and ride it out? there is no indication from downing street she will want to do anything other than that at this point, but can she? when you speak to people here, although there are conservative mps, i think we are up to ten her publicly calling for her to go, others privately criticising her, there still discussion about what comes next and what further instability that may cause in allies liz truss, as there is some allies, if you are thrust into a position we have another leader of the conservative party imposed by the mps, that might mean the party doesn't come back together and it may end up in general election territory. we know the polls look terrible for the conservatives right now, so we are at a point where there is an awful lot can of

uncertainty and there are not a lot of palatable option set on a table for liz truss.— for liz truss. earlier in the house of commons _ for liz truss. earlier in the house of commons the _ for liz truss. earlier in the house of commons the speaker - for liz truss. earlier in the house of commons the speaker cert - for liz truss. earlier in the house - of commons the speaker cert lindsay hoyle made a statement saying they would be an investigation into last night's behaviour in the voting lobby. i night's behaviour in the voting lobb . , ., night's behaviour in the voting lobb. , lobby. i wish to say something about the re orts lobby. i wish to say something about the reports of _ lobby. i wish to say something about the reports of behaviour— lobby. i wish to say something about the reports of behaviour in _ lobby. i wish to say something about the reports of behaviour in the - the reports of behaviour in the division — the reports of behaviour in the division lobbies _ the reports of behaviour in the division lobbies last _ the reports of behaviour in the division lobbies last night. - the reports of behaviour in the division lobbies last night. i. the reports of behaviour in the . division lobbies last night. i have asked _ division lobbies last night. i have asked the — division lobbies last night. i have asked the sergeant _ division lobbies last night. i have asked the sergeant at _ division lobbies last night. i have asked the sergeant at arms - division lobbies last night. i have asked the sergeant at arms and i division lobbies last night. i have - asked the sergeant at arms and other senior— asked the sergeant at arms and other senior officials— asked the sergeant at arms and other senior officials to _ asked the sergeant at arms and other senior officials to investigate - asked the sergeant at arms and other senior officials to investigate the - senior officials to investigate the incident — senior officials to investigate the incident to— senior officials to investigate the incident to report _ senior officials to investigate the incident to report back— senior officials to investigate the incident to report back to - senior officials to investigate the incident to report back to me. i. incident to report back to me. i will then— incident to report back to me. i will then update _ incident to report back to me. i will then update the _ incident to report back to me. i will then update the house. - incident to report back to me. i will then update the house. i. incident to report back to me. i- will then update the house. i remind members _ will then update the house. i remind members that— will then update the house. i remind members that the _ will then update the house. i remind members that the behaviour - will then update the house. i remind members that the behaviour code i members that the behaviour code applies— members that the behaviour code applies to — members that the behaviour code applies to them _ members that the behaviour code applies to them as _ members that the behaviour code applies to them as well— members that the behaviour code applies to them as well as - members that the behaviour code applies to them as well as to - members that the behaviour code i applies to them as well as to other members — applies to them as well as to other members of— applies to them as well as to other members of the _ applies to them as well as to other members of the parliamentary - members of the parliamentary community, _ members of the parliamentary community, and _ members of the parliamentary community, and this _ members of the parliamentary community, and this gives- members of the parliamentary community, and this gives me| members of the parliamentary - community, and this gives me another opportunity_ community, and this gives me another opportunity to— community, and this gives me another opportunity to talk— community, and this gives me another opportunity to talk about _ community, and this gives me another opportunity to talk about the - community, and this gives me another opportunity to talk about the kind - opportunity to talk about the kind of a house — opportunity to talk about the kind of a house i— opportunity to talk about the kind of a house i want— opportunity to talk about the kind of a house i want to _ opportunity to talk about the kind of a house i want to see. - opportunity to talk about the kind of a house i want to see. i- opportunity to talk about the kind | of a house i want to see. i believe the vast _ of a house i want to see. i believe the vast majority _ of a house i want to see. i believe the vast majority of _ of a house i want to see. i believe the vast majority of mps - of a house i want to see. i believe the vast majority of mps also - of a house i want to see. i believe| the vast majority of mps also want to see _ the vast majority of mps also want to see i_ the vast majority of mps also want to see iwant— the vast majority of mps also want to see. i want this _ the vast majority of mps also want to see. i want this to _ the vast majority of mps also want to see. i want this to be _ the vast majority of mps also want to see. i want this to be a - the vast majority of mps also want to see. i want this to be a house . the vast majority of mps also want| to see. i want this to be a house in which _ to see. i want this to be a house in which we. — to see. i want this to be a house in which we, while _ to see. i want this to be a house in which we, while we _ to see. i want this to be a house in which we, while we might- to see. i want this to be a house in which we, while we might have - to see. i want this to be a house inl which we, while we might have very strong _ which we, while we might have very strong political— which we, while we might have very strong political disagreements, - which we, while we might have very strong political disagreements, wel strong political disagreements, we treat each— strong political disagreements, we treat each other— strong political disagreements, we treat each other courteously- strong political disagreements, we treat each other courteously and l treat each other courteously and with respect, _ treat each other courteously and with respect, and _ treat each other courteously and with respect, and we _ treat each other courteously and with respect, and we should - treat each other courteously and i with respect, and we should show treat each other courteously and - with respect, and we should show the same _ with respect, and we should show the same courtesy—

with respect, and we should show the same courtesy and _ with respect, and we should show the same courtesy and respect _ with respect, and we should show the same courtesy and respect to - with respect, and we should show the same courtesy and respect to those . same courtesy and respect to those who are _ same courtesy and respect to those who are with— same courtesy and respect to those who are with and _ same courtesy and respect to those who are with and for— same courtesy and respect to those who are with and for us. _ same courtesy and respect to those who are with and for us. to - same courtesy and respect to those who are with and for us. to that - who are with and for us. to that end, _ who are with and for us. to that end. i_ who are with and for us. to that end. iwill— who are with and for us. to that end. iwill be— who are with and for us. to that end, i will be meeting - who are with and for us. to that end, i will be meeting with- who are with and for us. to that i end, i will be meeting with senior party— end, i will be meeting with senior party representatives _ end, i will be meeting with senior party representatives to - end, i will be meeting with senior party representatives to see - end, i will be meeting with senior party representatives to see an i party representatives to see an agreed _ party representatives to see an agreed position— party representatives to see an agreed position that _ party representatives to see an agreed position that behaviourl party representatives to see an - agreed position that behaviour like that described _ agreed position that behaviour like that described last _ agreed position that behaviour like that described last night— agreed position that behaviour like that described last night is- agreed position that behaviour like that described last night is not- that described last night is not acceptable _ that described last night is not acceptable in _ that described last night is not acceptable in all— that described last night is not. acceptable in all circumstances. cert lindsay— acceptable in all circumstances. cert lindsay hoyle, _ acceptable in all circumstances. cert lindsay hoyle, the - acceptable in all circumstances. j cert lindsay hoyle, the speaker acceptable in all circumstances. i cert lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons. the conservative mp, crispin blunt, spoke to the today programme on radio four this morning, and castigated the prime minister. highly untenable. and if she does not understand that, then i will be astonished. but one of the qualities she has shown is a lack of self—knowledge through this whole process, because it ought to have been clear she did not have the capacity to lead our party and i don't think she should have put herself up for the leadership in the first place. all of that has now been confirmed. it is plain what is required. we need to effect a change, frankly, today, in order

to stop this shambles, and give our country the governance it needs under our constitution. this morning, the transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, was asked if she was proud to be a member of the government. i am very proud to be secretary of state for transport, delivering really important policies and, indeed, day—to—day services for our constituents across the country. i think yesterday's sad—seeming images from the lobbies are ones i know the business managers will look into today, and i have said to a number of colleagues it is never acceptable for there to be any harassment of members as they cast their democratic vote, so i hope any who were will be duly disciplined. i know mr speaker will take it very seriously and i will leave it to him to determine what... what i think is really important is to focus on what we are doing, in a really difficult global

environment at the moment. the conservative mp gary streeter tweeted this morning to say; sadly, it seems we must change leader but even if the angel gabriel now takes over, the parliamentary party has to urgently rediscover discipline... we arejust going we are just going to go to brighton with the labour leader circular starmer, addressing the tuc congress. starmer, addressing the tuc congress-— starmer, addressing the tuc concress. ., , ., . congress. can i 'ust say, watching the video and — congress. can ijust say, watching the video and hearing _ congress. can ijust say, watching the video and hearing the - congress. can ijust say, watching the video and hearing the words l congress. can ijust say, watching| the video and hearing the words of the video and hearing the words of the reps there was really moving, a real reminder of the importance of the trade union movement. before i go any further, i want to say thank you to the general secretary, my friend, a giant of the labour movement, francis. 0n the side of workers, on the side of women, on the side of arsenal,

francis is always on the right side, but congress, especially during the pandemic, where her determination to fight for working people listen inspiration to all of us. never forget it was francis who led the employers in the government to deferral scheme, and... a tripartite dealfor deferral scheme, and... a tripartite deal for those troubled times. a true collective agreement for the nation. without her deal, 10 million workers would have beenjobless during a monumental social crisis. my during a monumental social crisis. my labour party supported it including on the many occasions the government wanted to scrap it prematurely. we will never forget that leadership, frances, thank you for that. and thank you to paul as

well. the organising you did to keep workers safe during the crisis saved countless lives. i know how much our movement is in your blood. i also know that you are an everton fan, so as the tuc moves from red to blue, i look forward to working with you as britain moves in the opposite direction. congress, todayi britain moves in the opposite direction. congress, today i want to set out what is at stake for britain. because while politics is always about choices, the choice now is as stark as it gets. we face a battle for the soul of our country. we are, who we are for, the labour choice is a britain that is fairer,

greener and more dynamic. a britain where we rebuilt our public services to provide opportunity and security. tackle the climate emergency head on. use it to create jobs and industries of the future. restore faith in politics is a force for good, get britain's hope, confidence and future back. the first step, the foundation that all this rests on is respect for the working people who create the wealth that drives our country forward. it is notjust the privileged few who grow a britain cosmic economy, the tories are so wrong about that. it is the cleaners, caterers, nurses, teachers, engineers, physios, scientists, shop workers, drivers, builders, bartenders, teaching assistants, technicians, cooks,

warehouse workers, posties, farmers, small business owners. who grows our economy, who it is grown for. the right choice, the only choice, the labour choice is working people. applause. and my government will be dedicated to building an economy that works for working people. applause. everything else flows from this. britain knows exactly where the tories stand. they can dance around and use turn, they can sack this chancellor or the prime minister, but the damage is done and they did that. they crash the british economy. and for what? to show they were on the side of the richest 1%. the crisis made in downing street without a democratic mandate, paid for by working people

in higher bills, higher rents and higher mortgages. this is who they are. these are the true colours. never again can britain take seriously their claim to be a party of aspiration or sound money. but congress, last night in parliament, even by their standards, a new chaotic low. all the failures of the past 12 years have now come to the boil. the victims of crime you cannot getjustice, people dying because ambulances can't get there in time, millions going without food or heating, none of the country into the tories the idea that our country must come first. they lacked the basic patriotic duty to keep the british people out of their own

pathetic squabbles. and it has wrecked the finances of our country, and for millions of people. this cannot continue. britain deserves better. britain cannot afford the chaos of the conservatives any more. we need a general election now! applause. congress, just look at their latest plan. to get our country out of the hole they dug. they turn to austerity. they turn to you, to your members, and their rights. congress, i'm sure you've heard that take, how the prime minister thinks working people lack skill and application,

heard her say that your members don't graft hard enough. it is delusional. it is insulting. but it comes with a warning. because look around the country... a national emergency on the cost of living, public services on their knees, working people crafting every minute of the day, still unable to make ends meet. ask yourself this... with that work to logic in charge, what happens when the tories finally see the full reality of what they have done? —— warped logic was that they will lash out, double down, attack or a party and movement, your members. let me stand here and spell this out. if they bring forward for the restrictions on workers' rights are the right to strike, we will oppose and we will appeal!

conference, just as we will tear up the act from 2016... but we also need to be prepared, disciplined, relentlessly focused on the future. meet their attacks with hope, provide the leadership this country so desperately needs. and though they britain were working people can succeed again. were working people are backed as the people who relate create economic growth. that is the labour choice. and that's notjust words, i don't come from a

privileged background, i grew up any pebble dash semi in the 1970s, i remember what the anxiety of rising prices feels like. remember when our phone was cut off because we could not pay the bill. and i know what that anxiety looks like now. let me tell you about a care worker i know. she works 1a hour shifts, often overnight, neverflinching at she works 1a hour shifts, often overnight, never flinching at the relentless pressures put upon her, and every week, yes, every week she struggles to make ends meet. congress, that care worker is my sister. and when i think about the work she and millions like her did for our country during the pandemic, risking their health to save lives on low pay, low security contracts and the prime minister says that the

problem is people like my sister lack graft? ! let me spell it out, the fight forfair lack graft? ! let me spell it out, the fight for fair pay, the fight for good work, the fight to make our economy work for everyone, not just a privileged few, is personalfor me. and i will not rest until we see a britain based on those values. that is the labour choice. applause. if ou that is the labour choice. applause. if you don't — that is the labour choice. applause. if you don't pack _ that is the labour choice. applause. if you don't pack people _ that is the labour choice. applause. if you don't pack people like - that is the labour choice. applause. if you don't pack people like my - if you don't pack people like my sister, don't be surprised if you get 12 years of stagnant growth, thatis get 12 years of stagnant growth, that is why we backed working people and rising energy prices. when the prime minister argued against hand—outs, labour provided the clarity of the nation needed. we said this winter not a penny more on anyone plus �*s bills and we would make sure the oil and gas companies pay theirfair share. and i will

tell you something else, we would abolish the status to get nhs back on its feet. that is the main barrier to capacity right now, staff, so we would invest in more doctors, more nurses, more health visitors. a tax break for some of our richest in society or a stronger nhs workforce, that is not a hard choice for us. us. but to end the cost of living crisis once and for all, we also need a long—term plan. aha, crisis once and for all, we also need a long-term plan. a plan that will deliver — need a long-term plan. a plan that will deliver cheaper _ need a long-term plan. a plan that will deliver cheaper bills _ need a long-term plan. a plan that will deliver cheaper bills and - will deliver cheaper bills and higher energy standards for working people. growth and jobs in all parts of the country. and real independence from tyrants like vladimir putin, who would a nice fossilfuel vladimir putin, who would a nice fossil fuel exports vladimir putin, who would a nice fossilfuel exports and vladimir putin, who would a nice fossil fuel exports and threaten our

security. that is what our green prosperity plan will achieve. 100% clean power about 2013. investment in wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen, green steel and carbon capture. training for plumbers, electricians, engineers, software designers, technicians, builders. a national sovereign wealth fund that generates growth and private investment. insulation for 19 million homes and great british energy, a publicly owned company that takes advantage of the opportunities include british power and turns them into good, secure, higher paid britishjobs. applause. the secure, higher paid british “obs. amusefi secure, higher paid british “obs. applause. ., ., ., , ., applause. the argument for our plan is simple- -- — applause. the argument for our plan is simple... green _ applause. the argument for our plan is simple... green energy _ applause. the argument for our plan is simple... green energy is _ applause. the argument for our plan is simple... green energy is already . is simple... green energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels. nine

times cheaper. working people need more of it. britain needs to only, and thejobs and more of it. britain needs to only, and the jobs and growth we generate must be shared with every community. that is the labour choice. it is why i have always said we will fight the tories on economic growth, the prime minister is completely out of touch with the reality of the british economy. she thinks workers' rates in collective bargaining are a barrier to growth. she doesn't care about the distribution of wealth in britain, she hasn't you turned on that... there is a clear argument, i will give her that, but it is one we have heard before and it does not work. working people will not be better off because we make the rich richer, it is pure dogma. the world has moved on from these discredited ideas. and every day the tories stick to them is another nail in the coffin of britain's economic credibility. a real problem is we

create too manyjobs that are low—paid and insecure. we lock too many communities out of wealthy create. 0ur public services are not strong enough to help working people succeed. that is why we struggle to grow. 0ur economic foundations are too weak. and the tory argument is thatis too weak. and the tory argument is that is fine. if the city of london races ahead and the rest of britain stagnates, they think that is ok. congress, forget about lions on a graph, if you leave this many people buying, a nation will not grow fairly, you cannot do it with low wages. you cannot do it with insecure jobs wages. you cannot do it with insecurejobs and bad wages. you cannot do it with insecure jobs and bad work. wages. you cannot do it with insecurejobs and bad work. and wages. you cannot do it with insecure jobs and bad work. and you cannot do it without a modern industrial strategy. this isn't a debate, the evidence is in. a

vicious cycle of stagnation, that is how the now former chancellor called it, and on this one thing, he was right. 12 years of tory stagnation have left the average british family £8,800 per than other advanced economies. economies like france, germany and the netherlands —— porter. economies that do have stronger collective bargaining, to have stronger workers lyrics, do have stronger workers lyrics, do have a fairer share of wealth across the country. —— workers' rights. these are not a barrier to growth or productivity, they go hand—in—hand with it. that is the labour choice. so, we will strengthen the role of trade unions in our society. an

economy that are strong for working people can wicking the institutions that give working people strength —— we can. it cannot be built on insecure foundations. security at work is the bedrock for for giving people the confidence to get on. nobody does their best if they are wracked by fear about the future. if the contract gives them the protection —— or if you proper safety net doesn't support them in times of sickness are pool health thatis times of sickness are pool health that is what labour's new deal for working people is all about. that is why we are ending fire and rehire, band zero contracts, strengthen flexible working. better protection for pregnant women, mandatory reporting on ethnicity pay gaps, statutory sick pay for all, a single

worker status, statutory sick pay for all, a single workerstatus, no statutory sick pay for all, a single worker status, no more one—sided flexibility. worker status, no more one-sided flexibili . ~ ~ ,, an, congress, so faras an, congress, so far as i'm concerned, that's notjust a list of rights, it's a statement of intent on social justice, rights, it's a statement of intent on socialjustice, on fairness, whose side we are on, more security for every work in our country. and because of that a stronger foundation for working people to aspire and get on. that's the economic dynamism britain needs. that's how you get growth. that's the labour choice. a choice that provides the basis for true social partnerships. a modern industrial strategy where we unite to tackle the country's challenges on behalf of working people.

i will say this here, i'm notjust pro—business, i want to partner with business to drive britain forward. and i'll say the same about trade unions to the cbi, you saw the deal frances struck during the pandemic, the results speak for themselves, it is a model mark drakeford used successfully in wales, and it can work because the vast majority of business leaders don't buy into the... ,, �* business leaders don't buy into the. . ._ yvette - business leaders don't buy into | the. . ._ yvette cooper. business leaders don't buy into - the. . ._ yvette cooper. thank the... speaker: yvette cooper. thank ou, mr the... speaker: yvette cooper. thank you. mr speaker. _ the... speaker: yvette cooper. thank you. mr speaker. to — the... speaker: yvette cooper. thank you, mr speaker, to ask _ the... speaker: yvette cooper. thank you, mr speaker, to ask the _ the... speaker: yvette cooper. thank you, mr speaker, to ask the home - you, mr speaker, to ask the home secretary to make a statement on the departure of his predecessor. speaker: ~ , departure of his predecessor. speaker:- thank - departure of his predecessor. l speaker:- thank you, departure of his predecessor. - speaker:- thank you, mr speaker: minister. thank you, mr seaker, i speaker: minister. thank you, mr speaker, i thank _ speaker: minister. thank you, mr speaker, i thank the _ speaker: minister. thank you, mr speaker, i thank the honourable i speaker: minister. thank you, mr. speaker, i thank the honourable lady for a question. mr speaker, speaker, i thank the honourable lady fora question. mr speaker, my speaker, i thank the honourable lady for a question. mr speaker, my right honourable friend the member for fareham resigned yesterday following a contravention of the ministerial code relating to a breach of cabinet confidentiality and the rules relating to the security government

business. the prime minister has made clear the importance of maintaining high standards in public life and expectation that ministers should uphold the standards as set out in the ministerial code. all ministers are personally responsible for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in the light of the code and for justifying themselves in the light of the code and forjustifying their late actions to parliament and the public. ministers only remain in office so long as they retain the confidence of the prime minister. she is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviour expected of a minister and the appropriate consequences of a breach of those standards. my right honourable friends has explained her decision to resign and to be clear the information that was circulated was subject to cabinet conventionality and under live discussion within the government. in light of this it would not be appropriate to discuss the specifics of the matter further in the house, but the prime minister is clear that the security of government business is paramount, as

is cabinet responsibility. the prime minister paid tribute to my right honourable friends's service as home secretary, noting that her time in office was marked by a steadfast commitment to keeping the british people safe, and overseeing the largest ever ceremonial policing operation when thousands of officers were deployed from forces across the united kingdom to ensure the safety of the royal family for all those who gathered in mourning for her late majesty the queen. having accepted my right honourable friends cosmic resignation to prime minister acted decisively to my right honourable friends a member for welwyn hatfield as home secretary yesterday afternoon. i hold the new home secretary in the highest regard and note he is already getting on with the job, and note he is already getting on with thejob, keeping and note he is already getting on with the job, keeping the people of this country safe. speaker:- this country safe. speaker: yvette coo er. this country safe. speaker: yvette cooper- thank— this country safe. speaker: yvette cooper. thank you, _ this country safe. speaker: yvette cooper. thank you, mr _ this country safe. speaker: yvette cooper. thank you, mr speaker, i i cooper. thank you, mr speaker, i notice there _ cooper. thank you, mr speaker, i notice there is _ cooper. thank you, mr speaker, i notice there is no _ cooper. thank you, mr speaker, i notice there is no home - cooper. thank you, mr speaker, i j notice there is no home secretary this morning, unless the memberfor battle has been appointed home secretary in the last few hours, which to be honest, nothing would

surprise us at the moment because this is total chaos. we have the third home secretary in seven weeks, the cabinet was only appointed six weeks ago, the home secretary has been sacked, the chancellor sacked, the chief whip sect and then un—sacked and then the unedifying scenes of conservative mps last night fighting like rats in a sack. this is a disgrace. the hope among former home secretary has circulated a letter and that seems to contradict what the minister just said because she said it was a draft of a ministerial statement due to be published imminently and had already been briefed to mps. is that not true? can he explain the answer to that and can he tell us also what time the home secretary informed the cabinet secretary of the breach and whether a check has been made of whether a check has been made of whether she sent other documents through personal e—mails putting security at risk? was there a 90 minute row about policy between the prime minister and former home secretary, given the huge disagreements we have seen over the

last few weeks twinned the home secretary and the prime minister on drugs policy come on rimando, on the india trade deal, on seasonal agriculture, on small boats, and a bit of tofu thrown in over the letters for good measure, is there anything agreed on in the cabinet on home affairs? all we know is the former home secretary has just been running her ongoing leadership campaign whilst the current home secretary is too busy to come to the house because he doing his spreadsheets on the numbers for whoever he is backing to come next. but who is taking decisions on our national security? but who is taking decisions on our nationalsecurity? not but who is taking decisions on our national security? not the prime minister, not the past or current home secretary is, orders, security, policing, too important for this kind of instability, just as people's livelihoods are too important for the economic instability that this conservative party has created. it is not fair on people, to quote the former home secretary, this is indeed total coalition of chaos. why should the

country have to put up with this for a single extra day?— a single extra day? thank you, mr seaker. a single extra day? thank you, mr speaker- l'm _ a single extra day? thank you, mr speaker. i'm sure _ a single extra day? thank you, mr speaker. i'm sure my _ a single extra day? thank you, mr speaker. i'm sure my right - speaker. i'm sure my right honourable friends will be aware that breaches of the ministerial code are a matter for the cabinet office not the home office, that is office not the home office, that is why i'm here answering the question today and not the home secretary. but the prime minister took advice from the cabinet secretary, as you saw from her letter, and she is clear that it is important that the ministerial code is upheld and cabinet responsibility is respected. the prime minister expects ministers to high standards and you have seen her act consistently in this regard. these were breaches of the code. the prime minister expects her ministers to uphold the ministerial cold as the public would also rightly expect and she took the requisite advice from the cabinet secretary before taking this decision —— ministerial code. i'm mindful it is not usual policy to comment in detail on matters like this, mr speaker, but if it would be helpful with

background and appreciating much of this is already in the public domain, the document in question contain draft government policy which remains subject to cabinet's committee agreement. having this on a personal e—mail account and also sharing outside of government constituted clear breaches of the code sections, it helpful to look at. the prime minister is clear that the security of government business is paramount, as is cabinet responsibility and ministers must be held to the high standards —— sections 2.14, and 2.3. can held to the high standards -- sections 2.14, and 2.3. can the minister assure _ sections 2.14, and 2.3. can the minister assure us _ sections 2.14, and 2.3. can the minister assure us that - sections 2.14, and 2.3. can the minister assure us that this - minister assure us that this resignation was entirely due to a technical breach of the rules? and there was no policy disagreement between the prime minister and the home secretary. because many of us had great confidence in the former home secretary's determination to ensure that we meet our manifesto commitments and that we should not replace mass migration from europe

with mass migration from the rest of the world. so can the minister assure us that the policy remains exactly the same as it was under the previous home secretary? we will stop mass migration. brute previous home secretary? we will stop mass migration.— previous home secretary? we will stop mass migration. we cannot have other conversations _ stop mass migration. we cannot have other conversations going _ stop mass migration. we cannot have other conversations going on. - other conversations going on. please. — other conversations going on. please. it _ other conversations going on. please, it is very distracting. this 'ust please, it is very distracting. this just doesn't — please, it is very distracting. this just doesn't happen between backbenchers and the... can we make sure that _ backbenchers and the... can we make sure that doesn't happen? thank backbenchers and the. .. can we make sure that doesn't happen?— sure that doesn't happen? thank you, mr seaker sure that doesn't happen? thank you, mr speaker and _ sure that doesn't happen? thank you, mr speaker and l _ sure that doesn't happen? thank you, mr speaker and i think _ sure that doesn't happen? thank you, mr speaker and i think the _ sure that doesn't happen? thank you, mr speaker and i think the right - mr speaker and i think the right honourable memberfraud gainsborough honourable member fraud gainsborough for honourable memberfraud gainsborough for his question. i can reassure him that this government stands firm in tackling illegal immigration. and whilst again this is not my policy area i'm sure the new home secretary will highlight this. but i would also reassure my honourable friend that he will have seen the resignation letter from the former home secretary where she does outline her reasons, and that this was for a breach of the ministerial code which is why she took the decision to resign. stall?! code which is why she took the decision to resin. ,, , , , decision to resign. snp spokesperson anne mclaughlin. _

decision to resign. snp spokesperson anne mclaughlin. mr— decision to resign. snp spokesperson anne mclaughlin. mr speaker, - decision to resign. snp spokesperson anne mclaughlin. mr speaker, let's l anne mclaughlin. mr speaker, let's be clear the — anne mclaughlin. mr speaker, let's be clear the idea _ anne mclaughlin. mr speaker, let's be clear the idea that _ anne mclaughlin. mr speaker, let's be clear the idea that this _ be clear the idea that this conservative government are suddenly avid followers of the ministerial code is for the birds. what was the real reason for the home secretary's abrupt departure? and wasn't the case she refused to implement immigration policies that were aimed at hitting high growth targets due to her dogmatic views? and speaking of dogmatic views, she had her predecessor both supported the dangerous and immoral rwanda policy, flying in the face of their own officials' advice about the human rights implications. will he confirm that the new home secretary, the old home secretary's departure marks the end of that apparent policy, and will it be consigned to the scrapheap where it belongs? and can ijust scrapheap where it belongs? and can i just end scrapheap where it belongs? and can ijust end by quoting a prominent immigration lawyer noted for his comprehensive analysis of home affairs matters, today posted an assessment called braverman's legacy assessment called braverman's legacy as home secretary simply saying suella braverman was home secretary for 43 days. does he have anything to add to that? i

for 43 days. does he have anything to add to that?— to add to that? i thank the honourable _ to add to that? i thank the honourable lady _ to add to that? i thank the honourable lady for - to add to that? l thank the - honourable lady for question. i'm not going to pre—empt government policy. work is ongoing looking at immigration as part of the growth plan, but it also wouldn't be right for me to speculate on private discussions, and that is a matter for the cabinet and of course their decision to take on that. why we are here today is to discuss the breaches of the ministerial code and the reasons for the home secretary's resignation. speaker: ilee the reasons for the home secretary's resignation. speaker: lee anderson. thank ou, resignation. speaker: lee anderson. thank you. mr— resignation. speaker: lee anderson. thank you, mr speaker. _ resignation. speaker: lee anderson. thank you, mr speaker. the - resignation. speaker: lee anderson. thank you, mr speaker. the shadow. thank you, mr speaker. the shadow home secretary makes a good point, the memberfor home secretary makes a good point, the member for bassetlaw would make an excellent home secretary, but thatis an excellent home secretary, but that is another conversation. i am sad to see the previous home secretary leave. we had a conversation last week about small boats, echr and the excellent rwanda scheme. but i'm not convinced, so please convince me, minister, that cabinet, government and number please convince me, minister, that cabinet, governmentand number10 were totally behind the previous home secretary.— home secretary. thank you, mr seaker, home secretary. thank you, mr speaker. and — home secretary. thank you, mr speaker. and l _ home secretary. thank you, mr speaker, and i thank _ home secretary. thank you, mr speaker, and i thank my -

home secretary. thank you, mr - speaker, and i thank my honourable friend for ashfield for his ever championing of the cause of making sure we have secure borders, and i know himself he is a great champion for this and will no doubt continue to push the case for this and this government has shown that it is committed, of course, to making sure that we tackle illegal immigration and the criminal acts that are going on in the channel. again, whilst i wouldn't want to pre—empt the policies of the new home secretary, i'm sure when he next comes to this house he will be able to give you the assurance that you seek. thank ou, mr the assurance that you seek. thank you. mr speaker- — the assurance that you seek. thank you, mr speaker. no _ the assurance that you seek. thank you, mr speaker. no home - the assurance that you seek. trisha; you, mr speaker. no home secretary, no chief whip... that you, mr speaker. no home secretary, no chief whip- - -_ no chief whip. .. that was the urgent auestion no chief whip. .. that was the urgent question asked _ no chief whip. .. that was the urgent question asked by _ no chief whip. .. that was the urgent question asked by labour _ no chief whip. .. that was the urgent question asked by labour by - no chief whip. .. that was the urgent question asked by labour by the - question asked by labour by the shadow home secretary yvette cooper. they had wanted to ask the new home secretary as of yesterday grant shapps to explain why his predecessor suella braverman had stepped down, resigned, quit, depending on who you listen to. it wasn't grant shapps who answer the

question, as you could clearly see, it was brendan clarke—smith, parliamentary secretary at the cabinet office. but he said that she had some information on her personal e—mail account and had shared it outside cabinet that was actually subject to cabinet confidentiality and that was why she had to go. but yvette cooper and others alluding to disagreements between suella braverman and the prime minister liz truss command yvette cooper saying the former home secretary is running her own leadership campaign. just before we saw that urgent question we had sir keir starmer addressing the tuc congress. he said that government was at a new chaotic low. he said britain deserved better and he repeated his call for a general election. just, topic of debate for pmqs, the matter of strikes, he said

the labour party would oppose them and if it was in government, repeal any further attempt to row back on workers' rights and their ability to strike. just to bring you up—to—date, we were watching the live events, as we understand it ten mps openly calling on the prime minister to go. we don't know whether that corresponds to ten letters of no confidence handed into the 1922 committee. the committee of backbenchers run by sir graham brady. usually those two things don't exactly tally. lots of mps may come i'm talking generally, not specifically about this occasion, when there are political crises of this nature you will find that there are more mps who have handed in those letters of no confidence than publicly admit to doing so, so we don't have any exact steer on the number of those letters. let's try and take stock of the situation. i'm joined by kitty donaldson, the uk

political editor for bloomberg news. good to have you with us today. do we have any sense of what the prime minister has been doing since she got up this morning? i wonder how much sleep she had overnight. weill. much sleep she had overnight. well, es, much sleep she had overnight. well, yes. absolutely- _ much sleep she had overnight. well, yes, absolutely. we _ much sleep she had overnight. well, yes, absolutely. we know— much sleep she had overnight. j! yes, absolutely. we know that number 10 didn't get much sleep because they were sending text messages at 1:30am in the morning saying people who rebelled last night in the commons would be disciplined this morning. so we saw the chief whip wendy morton go into number 10 this morning. i don't know what they are discussing, would be fascinating to be a fly on the wall now. perhaps they are talking about what to do about the rebels, perhaps deciding they can't do anything at all, who knows? �* ., _, , ,, knows? and of course, liz truss, when we were — knows? and of course, liz truss, when we were chatting _ knows? and of course, liz truss, when we were chatting a - knows? and of course, liz truss, when we were chatting a while i knows? and of course, liz truss, i when we were chatting a while ago, she was due to be having phone calls with a number of the leaders around the world. we don't know whether those have taken place, whether they have been postponed in the circumstances. but clearly she wants to be seen as someone who is getting on with the job of running the

government. that is a pretty difficult thing to do with all of this swelling around her. absolutely, we understand she's making double spending the day in downing street making calls to foreign leaders, we often hear about that afterwards so we don't know who she's speaking to yet, but i imagine she's speaking to yet, but i imagine she will speak to president zelensky to put a boost in the arm of popularity, so i wouldn't be surprised if it turns out later today she has spoken to the ukrainian president, who knows, but absolutely, as you say, there is one thing going on in downing street, another thing going on in the building over here, the polymer tripathi, the tory mps are saying no, just no mad by the hour more and more letters are coming in, more and more letters are coming in, more and more people in public saying she has to go. more people in public saying she has to to_ . ., more people in public saying she has to to, . ., ., more people in public saying she has too. ~ . . ., more people in public saying she has toto.. ., ., ., to go. what are you hearing about the number _ to go. what are you hearing about the number of _ to go. what are you hearing about the number of letters? _ to go. what are you hearing about the number of letters? talking - to go. what are you hearing about the number of letters? talking to | the number of letters? talking to --eole the number of letters? talking to people last _ the number of letters? talking to people last night. _ the number of letters? talking to people last night, yesterday - people last night, yesterday lunchtime we thought she was fine until halloween, right, we didn't think she would go. then with all those chaotic scenes yesterday about whether or not it was a confidence motion, who has the authority, is

the chief whip in charge? is the chief whip are still in place? extraordinary scenes. i was in there last night and little clumps of mps all standing around with their heads in their hands going, what do we do? what do we do? we don't know what to do. but the pattern of this premiership has been that liz truss has taken quite a while to catch up with where her parliamentary party is. for instance on the 45p rate of income tax, the parliamentary saying you can't do this, and then she you turned and then the parliamentary party saying you can't do corporation tax and she you turned. number 10 indicated on tuesday that the pensions operating in line with inflation, the triple—lock, that was up inflation, the triple—lock, that was up for grabs, always being looked at as part of the spending review and the parliamentary party turned around and said no. and then at pmqs yesterday we saw that the prime minister reversed that policy. so i think lots of people in number 10 still think perhaps she can survive. that's not what they are saying in

the house of commons. so that's not what they are saying in the house of commons.— that's not what they are saying in the house of commons. so you think the house of commons. so you think the centre of— the house of commons. so you think the centre of gravity _ the house of commons. so you think the centre of gravity right _ the house of commons. so you think the centre of gravity right now- the house of commons. so you think the centre of gravity right now is - the centre of gravity right now is very much with the parliamentary party rather than in number 10, it sounds as if that's what you are saying. sounds as if that's what you are sa inc. ~ , ,., , sounds as if that's what you are sa|.�*n~,, sounds as if that's what you are sam.t,,, .,. sounds as if that's what you are saying. absolutely and once you have lost the confidence _ saying. absolutely and once you have lost the confidence of _ saying. absolutely and once you have lost the confidence of the _ lost the confidence of the parliamentary party it is impossible to do anything. we have seen this week they backed down on, i think tuesday, it is hard to remember what day it is because this week has gone so quickly but the whips have been under pressure from tory mps for a couple of weeks now, some tory mps calling for wendy morton to be fired because she doesn't have the outreach to them and isn't telling the prime minister the situation on the prime minister the situation on the ground amongst the parliamentary party. and then last night can't have helped at all. there is open warfare, people going on your channel saying, use all the charles walker clip, basically absolutely furious with what is going on. this morning we have had a couple more people coming out saying she has got to go, and as you were saying before what is said in public, don't forget they are still quite loyal, most of they are still quite loyal, most of the tory mps, to the party if not the tory mps, to the party if not

the prime minister. they are not going public. they are not saying she's got to go publicly but they are in their offices talking to each other, writing letters, probably. the charles walker interview on the bbc news channel yesterday evening, absolutely extraordinary, widely shared. some mps retweeting it and saying we are all charles walker this evening. do you think there is any way that liz truss can pull this back? and if she were to achieve that feat, how would she do it? it is always an advantage to have the incumbency, she is in number 10. it is the mechanisms that won't get her out. say the parliamentary party don't get to enough letters to force a change in the rules so that they can have a vote of confidence. say there is enough rump of the party who say actually it is too crazy to change leader now, two years away from an election, just got to limp on, that is one mechanism by which she might survive, at least for a

while. but don't forget the letters always go up, so we could get there late in the autumn. the second point is if somebody in the cabinet says you've got to go, a delegation says you've got to go, a delegation says you have got to go and we are watching for that today to see whether anybody in the cabinet turns around and says actually... what whether anybody in the cabinet turns around and says actually. . ._ around and says actually... what are ou around and says actually... what are you hearing — around and says actually... what are you hearing about _ around and says actually... what are you hearing about anybody _ around and says actually... what are you hearing about anybody else - you hearing about anybody else potentially positioning themselves to be the next leader.— potentially positioning themselves to be the next leader. there is the abuse candidates, _ to be the next leader. there is the abuse candidates, there _ to be the next leader. there is the abuse candidates, there has - to be the next leader. there is the abuse candidates, there has been| abuse candidates, there has been plotting going on for weeks now, some of it more overt than others but there are probably two main people in the frame, rishi sunak obviously, who liz truss beat in the summer, and penny mordaunt. there is a couple of outside candidates as well, grant shapps i think might come through the middle. the thing about rishi sunak is quite a lot of the party, the rights of the party, don't agree with his agenda and they also say he was rejected by the membership. but i think it is quite likely if there is a change of leader the membership will be struck

out of the voting process and it will just out of the voting process and it willjust be mps who decide. and out of the voting process and it willjust be mps who decide. and how read do willjust be mps who decide. and how ready do you — willjust be mps who decide. and how ready do you think— willjust be mps who decide. and how ready do you think the _ willjust be mps who decide. and how ready do you think the 1922 _ ready do you think the 1922 committee is to change the rules to make the procedure change in order to bring about a change of leader? the 22 can change its rules in an afternoon if it wants to. it has to get the point where enough people in the parliamentary party are telling it to change the rules before it can do so. so that's the point we are at. , . ~' , ., , do so. so that's the point we are at. , ., ,, , ., , . at. ok, kitty, thank you very much. kitty donaldson. — at. ok, kitty, thank you very much. kitty donaldson, uk _ at. ok, kitty, thank you very much. kitty donaldson, uk political- at. ok, kitty, thank you very much. kitty donaldson, uk political editor| kitty donaldson, uk political editor for bloomberg news. i'm not sure if we are saying goodbye to viewers on bbc world yet, not yet, you are still with us for a few minutes, i'm pleased to say. let's listen to elliott wilson, a conservative commentator and former clerk of the house of commons who explained the differences that lay within the conservative party. i differences that lay within the conservative party.— differences that lay within the conservative party. i think we are in very difficult _ conservative party. i think we are in very difficult times, _ conservative party. i think we are in very difficult times, to - conservative party. i think we are in very difficult times, to put - conservative party. i think we are in very difficult times, to put it i in very difficult times, to put it mildly. i think there are two things

going on simultaneously which make it more difficult. clearly their ideological differences within the conservative party which the fiscal that kwasi kwarteng unveiled two kind of reveal, but i think also there is a problem with an actual lack of grip on behalf of the prime minister. she doesn't seem now to be able to get anything right and i think that is a real issue because once you get into the stage of succumbing to unforced errors it does start to look as if there is an end coming very quickly. i think that combination, the combination of the ideological and the sheer practical are going to make things very difficult. 50 practical are going to make things very difficult-— very difficult. so we have one mp today saying _ very difficult. so we have one mp today saying that _ very difficult. so we have one mp today saying that the _ very difficult. so we have one mp today saying that the prime i very difficult. so we have one mp i today saying that the prime minister has got 12 hours to turn this around. some mps saying she doesn't even have that, in their view, that she should be going. but as we have been discussing, there is no obvious

or agreed successor, and also, what would be the procedure around trying to remove a prime minister who only took up thejob to remove a prime minister who only took up the job less than two months ago. so with your former hat on as a clerk of the house of commons, what with the procedure be?— with the procedure be? there is a decree of with the procedure be? there is a degree of flexibility. _ with the procedure be? there is a degree of flexibility. we - with the procedure be? there is a degree of flexibility. we need i with the procedure be? there is a degree of flexibility. we need to l degree of flexibility. we need to remember there is a lot of latitude given to the chairman of the 1922 committee sir graham brady. he has already met with the prime minister this week and is meeting with his executive today. i think if he were to say to the prime list in private that her position was untenable he would have a great deal of influence and perhaps an ability to persuade her that the game was up. the question then is what happens. clearly there are two, may three potential candidates to replace the prime minister. but i think what the party would like to come in an ideal world, is to have a sort of coronation in the same way that michael howard had in 2003 when he replaced iain duncan smith, so that

they don't have another leadership contest with all the divisiveness which goes around that. but i think getting the parliamentary party to agree to a single candidate is very difficult. it would be ideal if they would recognise collectively the gravity of the situation and that their minds would then be focused to their minds would then be focused to the need to hand over very quickly to a single, competent, trusted, able candidate but i'm not sure how thatis able candidate but i'm not sure how that is going to happen.— that is going to happen. elliott wilson. that is going to happen. elliott wilson- we — that is going to happen. elliott wilson. we are _ that is going to happen. elliott wilson. we are hearing - that is going to happen. elliott. wilson. we are hearing reports, that is going to happen. elliott i wilson. we are hearing reports, and confirmed by us at the bbc, that another mp miriam cates is openly calling for the prime minister to go. we reckon the number is around ten, 11 approximately. you will understand it is a pretty fluid situation, openly calling on her to 90. situation, openly calling on her to go, others saying she has a very short period of time, just hours to turn this situation around. but a huge amount of unhappiness within the conservative party right now. do get in touch with me and let me know what you think about what is going on, you can do that @ anita bbc. it

is goodbye to our viewers on bbc world now. hello, it's been a pretty wet day for some of you so far but through this afternoon the rain becomes more confined to northern and eastern areas meaning to the southend west things continue brightening up with sunshine. the common theme forjust about everyone is how mild it is, because we have low pressure down towards the south—west, the wind is flowing around that anticlockwise dragging the warm airfrom the south, but pushing the weather fronts further northwards as we go through the day. the rain will become pretty relentless this afternoon in parts of north—east england, south—east scotland in particular. still some heavy downpours, east anglia and the south—east but overall drive for some of you compared to the morning and a bit brighter. south—west england, wales and northern ireland were compared with yesterday there is a lot more sunshine around, lighter winds and it will feel

warmer, cool day in northern scotland thanks to the brisk south—easterly wind. but where you have the sunshine in the south we will see temperatures 17, 18, may be 19 degrees. as you finish the day, a wet end and in the evening rush—hour across parts of north—east england and eastern scotland and the rain pushes northwards across goal and overnight. fizzling a little bit. some mist and fog becoming an issue in parts of central and eastern england to take us into tomorrow morning's commute but any early fog in wales and the south—west will clear, the breeze picks up and we will see showers to take it into friday morning. a mild start once again at low pressure still to the west, southerly winds by and large but with these weather fronts pushing their way in it is going to be a change of fortunes. eastern areas away from northern scotland will be drier and brighter compared with today, western areas a greater chance of heavy and thundery showers at times. still some silly moments but a windy day, 1450 mph at times across wales and the southwest and blustery across eastern parts of england, the lightest winds will be across parts of scotland and

northern ireland. temperatures here up northern ireland. temperatures here up a little bit with brighter conditions in the afternoon, shetland, though, wet and cool andy woolmer data was east anglia and the south—east, 19, 20 celsius possible. another mild night takes into saturday the start of the weekend, saturday the start of the weekend, saturday the start of the weekend, saturday the drier of the days for many of you but scotland and northern ireland see a bit more cloud and outbreaks of rain and showers again will focus across parts of wales and southern england, some heavy and thundery. for if you it will stay dry across the central swathe of the uk with some sunshine. going into sunday another area of pressure creeps in and the breeze will pick up and there will be more in the way of rain around to take us through the second half of the weekend. bye for now.

i'm annita mcveigh live at westminster, where pressure is growing on the prime minister after a dramatic and chaotic day. the headlines: there's growning unrest amongst conservative bankbenchers — several have now publicly called for the prime minister to resign, with another mp saying she has a matter of hours to "get a grip". can the ship be turned around? yes, but i think there's about 12 hours to do it. but ministers are showing support for liz truss this morning and insist the government is still functioning. well, it's quite clear that there's quite a lot of turmoil in the party, but what we all need to do is keep calm heads and work to resolve it and i'm am confident we can do that. it's after ministers were accused

of using physical force on some conservative mps. the speaker of the commons has this morning launched an investigation. i'm martine croxall. our other headlines this morning: ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts after russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales will be published later today after a seven—year investigation. a warning that the decline of the traditonal gp—patient relationship is putting patients safety at risk. welcome to viewers both in the uk and around the world.

liz truss's premiership is under even more pressure after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physicalforce on conservative mps to make sure they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened. the labour leader, keir starmer, accused the conservative party of lacking the "basic patriotic duty" to keep the public out of what he called "their own pathetic squabbles". this morning, the transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, told the bbc that the government is still functioning and the pm has the support of her cabinet, but at least a dozen tory mps are calling publicly for the pm to quit. as has the conservative peer ed vaizey. mp sheryll murray tweeted that she had submitted a letter to the chairman of the backbench1922 committee, graham brady.

this morning another conservative mp, simon hoare, told the bbc that the prime minister has a matter of hours to turn round her premiership. there is fury among conservative mps over the way ministers handled the fracking vote — they were first told the vote was a test of confidence in the prime minister, then told in the commons that it wasn't. this morning, the government changed its position again, saying it was a confidence vote all along, and tory mps who didn't vote for fracking would be punished. what's clear this morning is that backbenchers are very angry. let's first here first those comments from simon hoare, the conservative mp for north dorset who said liz truss has hours to sort things out. 0ne can't say hand on heart today... if this was a career review, an

employer sitting in front of a person looking at performance and outcomes etc, that the score sheet looking very good. but i'm a half glass full kind of person. can should be turned around? yes, but there is about 12 hours to do it. i think today and tomorrow are crunch days. i have never known, 0k think today and tomorrow are crunch days. i have never known, ok i have only been an mp for seven years, but a growing sense of pessimism in all wings of the tory party. usually it is one or the other, but to have it across the party should be bringing alarm bells in both number ten and number 11. number11. the conservative mp crispin blunt spoke to the today programme on radio four this morning and castigated the prime minister. wholly untenable and that she doesn't understand that then i would be astonished, but one of the qualities she has shown is a lack of self—knowledge through this whole process because it ought to have been clear that she did not have the capacity

to lead our party and i don't think she should have put herself up for the leadership in the first place. all of that has now been confirmed. its plain what is required. we need to effect a change, frankly today, in order to stop this shambles and give our country to governance it needs we need to effect a change, frankly today, in order to stop this shambles and give our country to governance it needs under our constitution. the conservative mp gary streeter tweeted this morning to say, "sadly, it seems we must change leader but even if the angel gabriel now takes over, the parliamentary party has to urgently rediscover discipline". the international trade secretary, kemi badenoch, has also been speaking this morning. here's what she had to say on the current situation in government. good morning, ms badenoch. bbc news. are you planning to resign? no. is the government fully functioning at the moment? well, it's quite clear that there is quite a lot of turmoil in the party but

what we all need to do is keep calm heads and work to resolve it and i'm confident we can do that. do you think liz truss should go today? thank you very much. have you got support to stand instead of her? this morning, the transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, was asked if she was proud to be a member of the government. i am very proud to be the secretary of state for transport, delivering really important policies and, indeed, day—to—day services for our constituents across the country. i think yesterday's sad—seeming images from the lobbies are ones that i know the business managers will look into today and i have said to a number of colleagues it is never acceptable for there to be any harassment of members as they cast their democratic votes, so i hope that any who were will be duly disciplined. i know mr speaker will take it very seriously and i will leave it to him to determine what's what. i think what's really important is to focus on what we are doing in a really difficult global environment at the moment.

earlier in the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle made a statement saying there would be investigation into last night's behavior in the voting lobby. i wish to say something about the reports of behaviour in the division lobbies last night. i have asked the sergeant—at—arms and other senior officials to investigate the incident and report back to me. i will then update the house. i remind members that the behaviour code applies to them as well as to other members of our parliamentary community and this gives me another opportunity to talk about the kind of a house i want to see and i believe that the vast majority of mps also want to see. i want this to be a house in which we, while we might have very strong political disagreements, we treat each other courteously and with respect and we should show the same courtesy and respect to those who work work with and for us. to that end, i will be meeting with senior party representatives to seek an agreed position that

behaviour like that described last night is not acceptable in all circumstances. let me bring you up to date with what the conservative mp miriam kate has had to say. she is a member of the backbench1922 committee. she has said liz truss's position seems untenable. she has been speaking to bbc radio 4's world at one programme. she also suggested the next tory leadership election should be decided by mps only, so the parliamentary party only, rather than by the wider conservative party membership. a bit more detail on that quote from miriam caves, she said i believe her position is untenable now, let's see what today holds, but it does seem like the confidence of mps has been lost. i

don't know how that would come back really, then referring to the incident in the voting lobby last night, she said last night because a very distressing, humiliating in some ways, the number onejob of government is to get mps through the lobby, to get government business through, and that clearly was very difficult last night. the prime minister's position does get difficult if not impossible. that was miriam kates, member of the backbench1922 committee speaking on radio four today. let's get more from our political correspondent alex forsyth, who's at westminster. it is interesting to get the detail of what miriam kates is saying. clearly the position very very difficult for the prime minister, although we have heard that for a number of days. is there any potential for liz truss to turn the situation around and do we know what she has been doing so far today? to

she has been doing so far today? trr be blunt, it looks incredibly difficult for liz truss to turn the situation around. there has been unrest in the conservative party for a number of weeks in particular since that mini budget, then the colossal u—turn that followed. a lot of that has been swirling around in private. colleagues of mine and myself have been reporting about the private communications we have had from unhappy conservative mps and this morning what is really notable is the number who are now coming out publicly. we had a doubling overnight, six yesterday were publicly calling on the prime minister to go, now that figure stands at 12. miriam kates among the most recent. another saying that i have been one of those hanging on, hoping that the prime minister demonstrates that she has —— that she has what it takes for the job, but she needs to stand aside. it was the events last night about the

fracking photo that has caused a lot of this to come out. there was real angen of this to come out. there was real anger. i can speak now to a liberal democrat mp who was here in the lobbies during that vote last night. can you tell us what you saw? i was can you tell us what you saw? i was in the es can you tell us what you saw? i was in the yes lobby- — can you tell us what you saw? i was in the yes lobby. what _ can you tell us what you saw? i was in the yes lobby. what we _ can you tell us what you saw? i was in the yes lobby. what we were i in the yes lobby. what we were trying _ in the yes lobby. what we were trying to— in the yes lobby. what we were trying to see coming out of the lobby— trying to see coming out of the lobby was _ trying to see coming out of the lobby was a lot of activity in the new lobby. we didn't know what was going _ new lobby. we didn't know what was going on. _ new lobby. we didn't know what was going on. when we got inside the chamber— going on. when we got inside the chamber there was a lot of gossip about— chamber there was a lot of gossip about what people had seen and what was going _ about what people had seen and what was going on. the big thing was the absolute _ was going on. the big thing was the absolute confusion in the conservative party about what they were supposed to be doing, whether it was— were supposed to be doing, whether it was a _ were supposed to be doing, whether it was a vote of confidence or knots and the _ it was a vote of confidence or knots and the tension was almost palpable in the _ and the tension was almost palpable in the conservative party. so many of them _ in the conservative party. so many of them are — in the conservative party. so many of them are openly unhappy about what is _ of them are openly unhappy about what is going on. they must recognise _ what is going on. they must recognise like the rest of it that

the game — recognise like the rest of it that the game is up for liz truss, she has to— the game is up for liz truss, she has to step — the game is up for liz truss, she has to step down for the sake of the country. _ has to step down for the sake of the country. i_ has to step down for the sake of the country. i saw charles walker talking — country. i saw charles walker talking last night about the damage bein- talking last night about the damage being done to his party. the worst thing _ being done to his party. the worst thing is _ being done to his party. the worst thing is the — being done to his party. the worst thing is the damage that has been done _ thing is the damage that has been done to— thing is the damage that has been done to the country. this government is no longer— done to the country. this government is no longer acting in the national interest. — is no longer acting in the national interest. we need a general election to get— interest. we need a general election to get control of the economy, to act and _ to get control of the economy, to act and to— to get control of the economy, to act and to give people confidence that the _ act and to give people confidence that the country is being run. in truth, that the country is being run. truth, is a that the country is being run. in truth, is a problem for you and the labour party, sir keir starmer calling again for a general election today, isn't the problem and the reality for you that there is no mechanism by which you can get you a general election? how would you make that happen temp two? you general election? how would you make that happen temp two?— that happen temp two? you are right to a certain extent, _ that happen temp two? you are right to a certain extent, it _ that happen temp two? you are right to a certain extent, it is _ that happen temp two? you are right to a certain extent, it is in _ that happen temp two? you are right to a certain extent, it is in the - to a certain extent, it is in the hands— to a certain extent, it is in the hands of— to a certain extent, it is in the hands of the conservative mps to stand _ hands of the conservative mps to stand up — hands of the conservative mps to stand up and be counted and said this has— stand up and be counted and said this has to — stand up and be counted and said this has to stop. if the labour party— this has to stop. if the labour party brought a vote of no

confidence forward, that they could vote is _ confidence forward, that they could vote is that they have no confidence in the _ vote is that they have no confidence in the government or persuade their leaders _ in the government or persuade their leaders to— in the government or persuade their leaders to call a general election, to call— leaders to call a general election, to call an — leaders to call a general election, to call an end to this. it's ridiculous. the economy is out of control. — ridiculous. the economy is out of control. the _ ridiculous. the economy is out of control. the confidence has gone from _ control. the confidence has gone from the — control. the confidence has gone from the markets. the public has no confidence. — from the markets. the public has no confidence. nobody here has any confidence. nobody here has any confidence in it.— confidence in it. there will be those who — confidence in it. there will be those who said _ confidence in it. there will be those who said that _ confidence in it. there will be those who said that in - confidence in it. there will be those who said that in the i confidence in it. there will be i those who said that in the time of economics and stability, the cost of living crisis, volatility —— volatility in the markets, that is the worst time for a leadership election. ., . , the worst time for a leadership election. ., ., , ., ., election. normally i would agree with them but _ election. normally i would agree with them but we _ election. normally i would agree with them but we don't - election. normally i would agree with them but we don't have i election. normally i would agree with them but we don't have an. with them but we don't have an effective — with them but we don't have an effective government at the moment. we need _ effective government at the moment. we need to— effective government at the moment. we need to move on for the sake of the country. — we need to move on for the sake of the country. we can't make the situation — the country. we can't make the situation any worse. the government has already— situation any worse. the government has already done untold damage to the economy with a growth plan that everybody _ the economy with a growth plan that everybody knew couldn't work. it was recognised _ everybody knew couldn't work. it was recognised within a few days after it had _ recognised within a few days after it had done the damage to the markets. _

it had done the damage to the markets. people's mortgages are going _ markets. people's mortgages are going up. — markets. people's mortgages are going up, they are facing huge hikes in energy— going up, they are facing huge hikes in energy prices. the damage has been _ in energy prices. the damage has been done — in energy prices. the damage has been done to the country. normally i would _ been done to the country. normally i would agree with you, we don't want any more _ would agree with you, we don't want any more instability, but it is impossible to see how else we can move _ impossible to see how else we can move on— impossible to see how else we can move on from this situation. we can -ive move on from this situation. we can give my— move on from this situation. we can give my constituents and constituents up and down the country what they— constituents up and down the country what they deserve, our government in control— what they deserve, our government in control that _ what they deserve, our government in control that is dealing with the cost of— control that is dealing with the cost of living crisis and ensuring that families, pensioners, students are able— that families, pensioners, students are able to— that families, pensioners, students are able to heat their homes this winter— are able to heat their homes this winter and — are able to heat their homes this winter and a are able to heat their homes this winterand a to are able to heat their homes this winter and a to feed their children. christine _ winter and a to feed their children. christine jardine, thank you for joining us. the mood in the tory party is bleak and has been for some time. the problem for conservative mps who do want to see liz truss go is that there's still no agreement on the process that might happen to lead to that undertaking or the person that might replace her. there have been names thrown around, rishi

sunak, jeremy hunt as potential candidates, but there is no unity in what is a very fractured conservative party and has been for some time. gary streeter, the mp, talking about even if the angel gabriel were to take over, the parliamentary party would still have to find some loyalty and way of working together. that is looking very difficult for them. ally said liz truss would say that replacing her with further only lead to further instability. we don't know what is going to happen. a lot of people in the conservative party are now unclear about what is going to happen, too. late now unclear about what is going to happen. too-— now unclear about what is going to ha- -en, too. . ., ., ., happen, too. we are hearing that the 13th mp is now _ happen, too. we are hearing that the 13th mp is now openly _ happen, too. we are hearing that the 13th mp is now openly calling - happen, too. we are hearing that the 13th mp is now openly calling on i happen, too. we are hearing that the 13th mp is now openly calling on liz l 13th mp is now openly calling on liz truss to go. i don't have the details of who that is just yet, but i will try to find out in the next few seconds. sir keir starmer

addressing delegates tuc congress. they can dance around and u—turn, sacked as chancellor or the prime minister, but the damage is done and they did it. they crash the british economy, and for what? to show that they were on this side of the richest 1%. as a crisis made in downing street without a democratic mandate, paid by working people with higher bills, higher rents and higher bills, higher rents and higher mortgages. this is who they are. these are their true colours. never again can britain take seriously their claim to be a party of aspiration or sound money. but congress, last night in parliament, even by their standards, a new

chaotic glue. all the failures of the past 12 years have now come to the past 12 years have now come to the boil. the victims of crime who can't get justice. the boil. the victims of crime who can't getjustice. people dying because ambulances can get there in time. millions going without food or heating and none of its can drum into the tories the idea that our country must come first. they lack the basic patriotically duty to keep the basic patriotically duty to keep the british people out of their own pathetic squabbles and it has wrecked the finances of our country and for millions of people. this cannot continue. britain deserves better. britain cannot afford the chaos of the conservatives any more. we need a general election now. applause.

we will just say goodbye we willjust say goodbye to our viewers on bbc world. a 13th conservative mp has called on the prime minister to go. we are just trying to confirm the name of that mp. it's a pretty fluid situation, as you can appreciate. let me bring you this from the leader of the scottish conservatives, douglas ross. he said that the infighting is giving people a poor impression of the government at a time when they are worried about the cost of living.- at a time when they are worried about the cost of living. yes, and she was inside _ about the cost of living. yes, and she was inside number— about the cost of living. yes, and she was inside number ten i about the cost of living. yes, and | she was inside number ten talking about whether she should go or not and that you came outside to the assembled media and said ifight and that you came outside to the assembled media and said i fight on, ifight to win. assembled media and said i fight on, i fight to win. that was four o'clock in the afternoon. the next morning she resigned. i think politicians want to put the top face on things but i'm sure behind those doors there is some very difficult conversations going on. b5 doors there is some very difficult conversations going on. this! conversations going on. as i mentioned _ conversations going on. as i mentioned in _ conversations going on. as i mentioned in the _ conversations going on. as i mentioned in the introduction, you

are a room with margaret thatcher when she was making that decision, when she was making that decision, when she was making that decision, when she resigned. give us a sense of what it is like for somebody in that position to be the prime minister not wanting to go, not wanting to leave the job which clearly liz truss does not want to do, she has not be even been in the job for two months, what is it like for a person that moment? it is job for two months, what is it like for a person that moment? it is an extraordinarily _ for a person that moment? it is an extraordinarily difficult _ for a person that moment? it is an extraordinarily difficult adjustmentj extraordinarily difficult adjustment that has to be made because you have power, you believe you deserve it, certainly margaret thatcher did, you want to hold onto it and it is about coming to terms with a different reality. i think for liz truss that is especially difficult because as michael gove put it during the leadership campaign she has been on holiday from reality and the reality is crashing in on her. it is a very personal, painful process that someone has to go through to realise that they have to step down and six weeks into a job it is especially difficult. you want to keep running,

but reality is running back at you and your going to hit a brick wall. so there comes a point when the decision is taken out of your hands. yes, it is a matter ultimately of politics and if you haven't got the trust of your party you can go on. that is the way our system works. [30 that is the way our system works. do ou that is the way our system works. do you see any way in which liz truss can get through this and continues as pm? ~ ., , can get through this and continues aspm? ., , ., can get through this and continues aspm? ., , ., as pm? well, no, but also i hope not because her— as pm? well, no, but also i hope not because herjudgment _ as pm? well, no, but also i hope not because herjudgment is _ as pm? well, no, but also i hope not because herjudgment is super, i as pm? well, no, but also i hope not| because herjudgment is super, there are so many difficult decisions ahead that she could get wrong, that for the sake of the country she should do. for the sake of the country she should do-_ for the sake of the country she should do. ., , ., , should do. even though she has admitted making _ should do. even though she has admitted making mistakes- should do. even though she has admitted making mistakes and| should do. even though she has i admitted making mistakes and said she was putting firstjeremy hunt are know other people in place that she thinks are the right people to surround yourself with to make the right decisions?— right decisions? really, this is a auestion right decisions? really, this is a question of _ right decisions? really, this is a question of integrity, _ right decisions? really, this is a question of integrity, isn't i right decisions? really, this is a question of integrity, isn't it? if| question of integrity, isn't it? if you have made a mistake of that magnitude, crashing the economy and tory party, it is not good enough to just say sorry. to show leadership,

to show integrity you actually have to show integrity you actually have to take responsibility and i think when thatcher resigned she did not face... hatton because the crisis of this magnitude, so why hasn't truss resigned? it is hard to remember because so much time seems to have passed, but it is so little, boris johnson resigned because of a lack of territory —— integrity and also a lack of competence and here we have another prime minister in exactly the same situation. she is not facing up to our responsibilities and she is not to be trusted. lathlhat and she is not to be trusted. what do ou and she is not to be trusted. what do you think _ and she is not to be trusted. what do you think this _ and she is not to be trusted. what do you think this says _ and she is not to be trusted. what do you think this says about the conservative party at the moment, but the way it elects its leaders, its procedures and whether it is what people need. people clearly don't need chaos, do they, in government? so big questions for the conservatives about whether they can sort this out and really turn course to deliver what people need to. i think they are somewhat at the end

of the road. and you have a prime minister who is dressing up as margaret thatcher literally and metaphorically, someone who is para 30 years ago then you have a problem, but it is also about focus on what is government for, it is not about staying in paris is about being there for the people. the decisions that have been made in recent times have been catastrophic for the people and for the economy, so they need to get a process that actually works for the people. there are clearly people _ actually works for the people. there are clearly people within _ actually works for the people. there are clearly people within the - actually works for the people. there are clearly people within the party who could do thatjob. charles walker was saying in his last night, he said he was livid about the situation, and he talked about the talentless people in the party who were making decisions, the conservative party clearly has people who could make those decisions but they are not necessarily around the cabinet table, are they? i necessarily around the cabinet table, are they?— necessarily around the cabinet table, are the ? ~ ., , ., , table, are they? i think the obvious choice is rishi _ table, are they? i think the obvious choice is rishi sunak. _ table, are they? i think the obvious choice is rishi sunak. he _ table, are they? i think the obvious choice is rishi sunak. he warned i

choice is rishi sunak. he warned that this would happen for the economy if liz truss pursue these policies. there are people out there who could be put in place, but it is also true that they have reduced the gene pool. borisjohnson ousted a lot of his party, his mps because they would back him on brexit, so they would back him on brexit, so they have lost a lot of talent in they have lost a lot of talent in the conservative party, they are running a then, but there are certainly more grown—up, competent people out there than the current prime minister. the leader of the scottish conservatives, douglas ross, said the infighting gave people a poor impression of the government at a time when they are worried about the cost of living. the whole optics of this is awful. people are worried about their bills, worried about their mortgages and then expect the government to deal with these issues and that is what i know the conservative

government will be focusing on when we come back here next week. we now understand that the 13th mp openly calling for liz truss to step down as siobhan bailey. she is one of the mps who did not vote for the government is on that fracking vote last night and she has been tweeting about the same environmental issues are hugely important to my constituents. i abstained on the vote last night knowing the potential consequences. for those asking if i am still a conservative mp, she writes, i don't know, but i hope so. she is one of those individuals, more than 30 of them, who have been told by number ten that they will be subject to disciplinary procedure over that fracking votes. remember, early yesterday, around about this time, we were told that the vote would be a confidence vote in the prime minister and that is how number ten were treating this fault. later on,

mps were told that it wasn't a confidence vote in early this morning number ten released a statement saying that it was a confidence vote after all. clearly, a lot of conservative backbench mps very angry that some might be subject to disciplinary procedure over a situation that they say was incredibly confusing. some of your comments on the situation. leo sent that if she is unwilling to go —— and willing to go, the king should dissolve parliament. another says it is gripping stuff, but what a mess, horrendous for the country that needs a stable government, a general election is the best way forward. paul stevens on twitter, none of this would have happened if the tory parliamentary party had elected the leader, of course it was the wider party membership who gave liz truss the job, party membership who gave liz truss thejob, one party membership who gave liz truss the job, one fears saying that this was a big mistake from which we are

all suffering. please do get in touch with me. for the moment, back touch with me. for the moment, back to the studio. detectives investigating the death of a three—week—old baby in birmingham have charged 29—year—old kadees mohammed with murder, assault and two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will publish its final report today. it's spent seven years examining how institutions in england and wales responded to sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s. the report is expected to focus on whether there should be a new law requiring people working

with children to report any suspicions of abuse. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds reports. 0ver seven years since this public inquiry began, victims of child abuse have been giving their testimony. the hospital knew because they carried out the abortion without my parents' consent. the police knew because i was arrested every other week. their stories are from many times and places, but almost every one we've spoken to had said the same thing. i was abused and people in charge knew about it. they encouraged paedophilia - to a degree because they were made aware of problems in australial where they were sending us to, and yet they continued sending us. a uncomfortable message from the powerless to the powerful. there's so many places where our society thought that it was ok to cover up the most terrible treatment of children and vulnerable adults.

the inquiry�*s taken evidence from 725 witnesses, including adult victims of abuse. it has to answer today one question. should it be a criminal offence to keep quiet if you know children are at risk? it's called mandatory reporting. it would require people doing jobs where they are responsible for children who know of, or suspect child abuse, to report it to child protection agencies or face a fine. last year, the inquiry investigated religious sects, including the jehovah's witnesses. sarah, not her real name, told us she'd been abused within the church. they teach that everyone who is not a witness is part of satan's world or satan's system, as they call it. the inquiry found the jehovah's witnesses have a policy of reporting all child protection concerns to the police, but also followed bible scriptures that allegations must be supported by two witnesses. john viney was abused in the church as a child and says that rule stopped many cases being investigated.

jehovah's witnesses particularly were more concerned with their reputation. so we need something like mandatory reporting to make sure that the situation is changed and notjust reporting, but also sanctions necessary so that if people don't obey that particular law, that some action can be taken against them. today's report will be about children at risk in many institutions. campaigners likejohn are hoping for real change. tom symonds, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. it's going to remain pretty wet out there for some of you during the rest of today, but for others, particularly northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england, a brighter day compared with yesterday. a bit more sunshine developing through the afternoon and lighter winds. the most persistent rain this afternoon will be in parts of north—east england, into central and south—eastern scotland. we could see 30—40 millimetres of rain before the day is out. while things brighten up in east anglia and the south—east and the southern counties,

there could still be some very heavy showers around. windiest, coolest in the north of scotland. shetland should stay largely dry, but it turns wetter here through tonight and into tomorrow. rain pushing northwards, in fact, across scotland. fizzling a little bit. turning drier for a time elsewhere. some mist and fog an issue tomorrow morning across parts of central and eastern england, but wales, the south—west, the breeze picking up and showers become dominant. those showers then spreading elsewhere as we go through friday, so they could be hit and miss, there will be some brighter moments too, but certainly across western areas more in the way of wind and a greater chance of some rain at times through friday. some of those on the thundery side. a brighter day for scotland and feeling a little bit milder too. goodbye for now. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... there's growning unrest amongst conservative bankbenchers.

around a dozen have now publicly called for the prime minister to resign, with another mp saying she has a matter of hours to "get a grip." but ministers are showing support for liz truss this morning and insist the government is still functioning. it's after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps: the speaker of the commons has this morning launched an investigation. and i'm martine croxall. our other headlines this morning... ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts after russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales will be published later today after a seven—year investigation. a warning that the decline of the traditonal gp—patient relationship is putting patients' safety at risk. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's laura. good morning. manchester united boss erik ten hag says he'll deal with cristiano ronaldo today after the portugese striker walked down the tunnel before the end

of united's 2—0 win over spurs. united stopped tottenham going second with a dominant display, and goals from bruno fernandes and earlier fred, sent old trafford wild with delight. but cristiano ronaldo was an unused substitute in the match and left without taking part in any of the celebrations. former england defender mycah richards said ronaldo's behaviour was unacceptable. it was hard to see because a player who's done absolutely everything within the game, 700 goals that he scored in that image of him was walking down the tunnel to me, was sad, but for him and the rest of his team—mates it was uncalled for, it was appalling, it was disrespectful. he supposed to be one of the senior pros, you know? all through his career he's modelled himself on hard work and professionalism so to do that to the team —— his team when they've had a 2—0 victory, yeah, it

wasn't great at all. elsewhere last night — liverpool secured a second win on the bounce — star signing, darwin nunez scored as they beat west ham 1 — nil. just above liverpool in 6th are newcastle united, who continued their great season with a stunning effort from miguel al—miron enough to beat everton at st james' park. and southampton got a much needed boost, thanks to a header from che adams. it helped them win the south coast darby at bournemouth, and moves them out of the relegation zone. elsewhere chelsea drew 0—0 at brentford, in the west london darby. now to the scottish league cup, and celtic will play kilmarnock after thrashing motherwell 4—0 at fir park. liel abada's double sending the defending champions through to the last four of a competition they have won six times in the last eight seasons. while rangers will meet aberdeen in the last four after beating dundee 1—0. steven davis scored the goal after nine minutes. aberdeen knocked out

partick thistle. sri lanka have booked their spot in cricket's t20 world cup super 12s, with a 16 run victory over the netherlands. 0pener kusal mendis, struck 79 from 44 balls to set the dutch side a target of 163 to win, max 0'dowd's entertaining 71 not out from 53 balls, kept netherlands in the game throughout their innings. but lahiru kumara expertly defended 23 from the final over to secure the victory for sri lanka. they have won their last two games on the bounce to secure qualification. in the other game of the group between uae and namibia, the uae have set namibia a target of 149 to win — namibia are currently 53 for 5. tyson fury has confirmed that he'll fight derek chisora for a third time. the heavyweight clash will take

place on 3rd december at the tottenham hotspur stadium. fury won their two previous bouts and will effectively come out of retirement to take on chisora. wasps' administrators are "confident" the club's women's team will play in the premier 15s this season. the coventry—based club entered administration on monday, making 167 players and staff redundant. wasps' men's side have been suspended and relegated by premiership rugby but the women's domestic top—flight campaign does not begin until november. the side also play most of their home games in london. administrators are in talks with players out in new zealand playing in the world cup... wasps is a massive family. i've been there since i was 18, literally. i haven't had another premiership club since and the reason why is because of that family element in the tough times that were going to right now, this is the stuff that we are very

capable of thriving off so as, like, women section we've been given a lifeline being able to continue to play in the prem and we are going to put our best foot forward and you won't know it difference, one thing for sure, and won't know it difference, one thing forsure, and i won't know it difference, one thing for sure, and i don't think any player will let that happen. that's all the sport for now. a growing number of backbench conservative mps are calling for liz truss to step down as prime minister, just over six weeks since she won the race to lead the party. a cabinet minister has insisted the government "is functioning" in the wake of what's been described as a day of "chaos" yesterday — which included the resignation of the home secretary, suella braverman. earlier in the house of commons, the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, asked an urgent question about suella braverman's resignation. we heard in response from brendan clarke—smith and the government and he was saying that material that suella braverman had on her personal

e—mail account which had been shared outside cabinet was actually subject to cabinet confidentiality so yvette cooper was asking this urgent question to try to find out more about the circumstances of suella braverman's resignation. hear, hear, hear! thank you, mr speaker. to ask the home secretary to make a statement on the departure of his predecessor. minister? thank you, mr speaker. i thank the honourable lady for her question. mr speaker, my right honourable friend, the memberfor fareham, resigned yesterday following a contravention of the ministerial code relating to a breach of cabinet confidentiality and the rules relating to the security of government business. the prime minister has made clear the importance of maintaining high standards in public life and her expectation that ministers should uphold the standards as set out in the ministerial code. all ministers are personally responsible for deciding how to act

and conduct themselves in the light of the code and forjustifying their actions and conduct to parliament and the public. however, ministers only remain in office so long as they retain the confidence of the prime minister. she is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviour expected of a minister and the appropriate consequences of a breach of those standards. my right honourable friend has explained her decision to resign and, to be clear, the information that was circulated was subject to cabinet confidentiality and under live discussion within the government. in light of this, it would not be appropriate to discuss the specifics of the matter further in the house, but the prime minister is clear that the security of government business is paramount, as is cabinet responsibility. the prime minister paid tribute to my right honourable friends's service as home secretary, noting that her time in office was marked by a steadfast commitment to keeping the british people safe and overseeing the largest ever ceremonial policing operation when thousands of officers

were deployed from forces across the united kingdom to ensure the safety of the royal family, for all those who gathered in mourning for her late majesty, the queen. having accepted my right honourable friend's resignation, the prime minister acted decisively to appoint my right honourable friend, the member for welwyn hatfield, as home secretary yesterday afternoon. i hold that the new home secretary in the highest regard and know that he is already getting on with the job, keeping the people of this country safe. brendan clarke—smith for the government responding to that urgent question from the shadow home secretary yvette cooper. last night in an interview which has been widely mentioned and shared our political correspondent helen catt here on the bbc news channel spoke to the senior tory backbencher charles walker who said he felt ashamed about the government's conduct. to be perfectly honest, this whole affair is inexcusable. it is just a pitiful reflection

on the conservative party on the conservative parliamentary party at every level. and it reflects really badly, obviously, on the government of the day. do you think there is any coming back from this? i don't think so. but i have to say, i've been of that view, really, since two weeks ago. this is an absolute disgrace. as a tory mp of 17 years who's never been a minister, who's got on with it loyally most of the time, i think it's a shambles and a disgrace. i think it is utterly appalling. you seem quietly furious. i'm livid. and do you know, i really shouldn't say this, but i hope all those people that put liz truss in number 10, i hope it was worth it. i hope it was worth it for the ministerial red box, to sit round the cabinet table, because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. i'm sorry, it's very

difficult to convey — you look just furious about this. iam. i've had enough. i've had enough of talentless people putting their tick in the right box, not because it's in the national interest but because it's in their own personal interest to achieve ministerial position. and i know i speak for hundreds of backbenchers who right now are worrying for their constituents all the time but now worrying about their own personal circumstances because there is nothing as ex as an ex—mp and a lot of my colleagues are wondering, as many of their constituents are wondering, how they are going to pay their mortgages if this all comes to an end soon? what do you do next? how do you move on from this? well, i'm leaving parliament at the next general election, and i'm leaving voluntarily. but unless we get our act together and behave like grown—ups i'm afraid many hundreds of my colleagues, perhaps 200, will be leaving at the behest of their electorate. so that's pretty much all i've got to say. patience, reached the limit.

that was the conservative mp charles walker speaking to a political correspondent helen catt here on the bbc news channel last night. we'll have much more for you on that situation soon but back to you in the studio for now. studio: can guarantee it. to ukraine now. energy use is being restricted across the country today for the first time since the start of the russian invasion. the planned power cuts are a result of russian drone and missile attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. we're also hearing more on the situation in kherson, where the ukrainian military has made major advances in recent weeks. yesterday, russia officials began evacuating civilians from the city. the move followed comments made by the recently—appointed commander of the russian forces in ukraine, who told russian media that a "difficult situation" had emerged in the area. the ministry of defence released more information via twitter, saying that a russian commander's comments

"likely indicates that russian authorities are seriously "considering a major withdrawal of their forces from the area west "of the dnipro river". it notes with damage in the area, this would be likely via a barge or ferry. they also released this image, which they say depicts the ferry route russian forces would have to take in the withdrawal — that's the line extending across the middle of the screen. here's the bbc�*s hugo bachega in kyiv. it's the first time restrictions have been implemented across ukraine and this announcement comes after a wave of russian attacks targeting critical infrastructure. people have been told to charge their phones, power banks and to avoid using appliances that consume a lot of energy. president zelensky said this week that a third of the country's power stations had been destroyed as russia continues to attack critical infrastructure ahead of winter. 0fficials here say that it is going to take time before the damage

is repaired and they have warned ukrainians that a tough winter lies ahead. president zelensky last night described it as russian terror and said the attacks are likely to continue until ukraine had the capacity to shoot down all russian missiles and drones. in the south of the country the russian—appointed officials in the occupied city of kherson say they are carrying out the evacuation of up to 60,000 residents from the western bank of the dnipro river. this comes as they say ukrainian forces are preparing a large—scale offensive to retake the city that is now under russian occupation. ukrainian officials here in kyiv have said that russian forces are trying to create panic in the population. they have dismissed this evacuation as a propaganda exercise.

this comes after the new commander of the russian forces here in ukraine, general sergei surovikin, said the situation was very difficult in the kherson region. this morning, the british defence minister said these comments could suggest russian forces are seriously considering pulling out their troops from the western bank of the dnipro river. a decline in the traditional gp—patient relationship is putting people's health at risk, according to a report by mps. the health and social care committee said seeing your gp should not be like "booking an uber driver" and it's called for more to be done to ensure patients see the same doctor. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. last time, we were talking about a sore in your mouth and we sent you for a chest x—ray, didn't we? 84—year—old rob hearnden has come to see his gp because of a mouth condition. and it is his gp — the practice here aims to ensure patients see the same doctor each time. well done.

it's easierfor me because i can feel relaxed when i come in and i know that the doctor i'm seeing, or my local doctor i'm seeing on a regular basis knows me and that gives me the assurance that our doctor is going to be straight with us, they can be like a friend. what i'm going to suggest we do is refer you to see the oral mouth specialist. doctorjacob lee has what is known as a personal list of patients. a tiny fraction of gps in england have these. he looks after around 400 families. and sometimes what they want to do is just take a whole biopsy. of those 400 we will see about 30% really regularly, but i will know probably up to 70% of the patients on my list and out of each family i will know somebody in there. when we see a patient for 10 or 15 minutes in an appointment, having continuity means it is not 10

or 15 minutes on its own, these are ten or 15 minutes that mount up, so over a year you might see them for an hour and over a few years you might see them for a few hours and it's building this understanding about a patient and the patient builds an understanding about you and how you're going to support them. surgeries like this where doctors and patients tend to know each other don't just feel better, but suggests they are better. data suggests they are better. a recent major study from norway has shown a reduction in hospital emergency admissions and also deaths of up to 30%. today's report from mps urges ministers to prioritise continuity of care where gps see the same patients. it wants nhs england to reintroduce personal lists for doctors and to require practices to report on progress. the report says without changes like these and others,

patient safety is being put at risk and doctors agree. no doubt at all it is a crisis. some practices are remarkably managing to cope but most practices are struggling and are really a knife edge of notjust being able to provide high—quality personal care but actually even being able to provide safe care. the government says it's improving gp services, with same—day appointments for those in need and no waits longer than two weeks, but mps have said those measures don't go far enough. sophie hutchinson, bbc news, bristol. striking rail workers will be forced to maintain a minimum level of service during industrial action under new rules being proposed by the government. the measures mean that a minimum number of trains would still run on strike days, but unions have slammed the move as "autocratic". it comes as thousands of communications workers from royal mail, bt and 0penreach walk out today in a row over pay and conditions. 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 andland scotland and the growing technology specialist, intelligence growth solutions — and it could be the key for tackling climate change and biodiversity. wendy urquhart reports. scotts pine, oak, alder, hazel and birch seedlings are growing to between 40 and 50 cm tall in just 90 days at this verticalfarm. that's six times quicker than 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 broadleaves, but once we got that sorted we were into the really fine—tuning stuff, and it's 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 plants is in a recipe. so that recipe has all of the lighting events, the weather events, environmental 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 3 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. archaeologists have discovered ancient rock carvings at the city of mosul�*s monumental mashki gate — a site the islamic state group tried to destroy in 2016. they include 2,700—year—old works depicting scenes from the ancient city of nineveh. sylvia lennan—spence reports. in early 2016, the city of mosul in iraq was under the control of the islamic state group. when is took over major cities, its militants would often lay waste to cultural treasures they'd come across, and would target ancient artefacts with impunity. that was the case with the mashki gate in mosul. this is what it once looked like. it was one of the monumental gates to the ancient assyrian city of nineveh, which was, at one point, the largest city in the world. mosul was effectively bulldozed by the islamic state, but from within the ruins, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery —

2,700—year—old rock carvings preserved in magnificent detail. translation: these are marble bas relief carvings, _ showing different scenes, including trees and soldiers in battle, as well as details of the gate. the chiselled artworks show a soldier preparing to fire his bow, as well as intricate vine leaves and flowing palms. the grey stone carvings date back to the rule of king sennacherib, who was in power from 705 to 681 bc. translation: the importance of this gate lies in the fact _ that it is the only piece containing completely preserved carvings. iraq was the birthplace of some of the world's earliest cities, and home to some of humanity's first examples of writing. it was feared that the ruthlessness of the islamic state meant that many of iraq's treasures were lost forever. but with discoveries such as this one,

there seem to be reason still to be hopeful. sylvia lennon—spence, bbc news. christmas is on the horizon and it may be something you've started to think about, or perhaps even worry about, given the current cost of living crisis. research for the bbc shows most of us are planning to spend less this christmas. ellie price has been to blackburn to find out what that might really mean for people. here is a scary thought. christmas is only nine weeks away and for the elves at secret centre in blackburn, there is work to do. fight! elves at secret centre in blackburn, there is work to do.— there is work to do. and as the bag filled u- there is work to do. and as the bag filled up with _ there is work to do. and as the bag filled up with got _ there is work to do. and as the bag filled up with got a _ there is work to do. and as the bag filled up with got a puzzle - there is work to do. and as the bag filled up with got a puzzle clock... l filled up with got a puzzle clock... quite educational.— filled up with got a puzzle clock... quite educational. very educational. here, they provide _ quite educational. very educational. here, they provide sacks _ quite educational. very educational. here, they provide sacks of- here, they provide sacks of christmas presents to the thousands of the five children in the area but donations are down by 80% compared

to the same time last year and upstairs in their shop where they sell second—hand and discounted new toys takings in now massively down which means they may struggle to buy all the presents they need. worst case is we — all the presents they need. worst case is we fail. _ all the presents they need. worst case is we fail. there _ all the presents they need. worst case is we fail. there will - all the presents they need. worst case is we fail. there will be i case is we fail. there will be children sat at home with no presence, no christmas dinner either, and by the sound of things no electricity, no heating and no food on the table. it isn'tjust about toys, what we do. we give children the chance that have got nothing to be normalfor a period because of what we give to them. than because of what we give to them. an issue in particular, this cost—of—living crisis, is already biting. cost-of-living crisis, is already bitin-. ':: i�*w cost-of-living crisis, is already bitin-. ':: f. h cost-of-living crisis, is already bitin. ':: in �*, , cost-of-living crisis, is already bitin.?» t , ., biting. 100%. it's 'ust dreadful. you can _ biting. 100%. it's 'ust dreadful. you can see it i biting. 100%. it's 'ust dreadful. you can see it in i biting. 100%. it'sjust dreadful. you can see it in how— biting. 100%. it'sjust dreadful. you can see it in how people i biting. 100%. it'sjust dreadful. i you can see it in how people move around the shop. they come, they don't buy because they don't have money. you feel sorry for them just looking at them for the 95p, the £2 95, the 1.95 items in the struggle to get those, what is left? you can

skim a to get those, what is left? you can skimp a little _ to get those, what is left? you can skimp a little bit _ to get those, what is left? you can skimp a little bit because - to get those, what is left? you can skimp a little bit because you i to get those, what is left? you can | skimp a little bit because you know what is _ skimp a little bit because you know what is coming. you want to make sure _ what is coming. you want to make sure you _ what is coming. you want to make sure you can— what is coming. you want to make sure you can get a little bit of something. sure you can get a little bit of something-— sure you can get a little bit of something. sure you can get a little bit of somethina. ., ., �* ., ., ., something. you don't want to leave an bod something. you don't want to leave anybody out- _ something. you don't want to leave anybody out- i _ something. you don't want to leave anybody out. i have _ something. you don't want to leave anybody out. i have saved - something. you don't want to leave anybody out. i have saved a - something. you don't want to leave anybody out. i have saved a bit i something. you don't want to leave anybody out. i have saved a bit up i anybody out. i have saved a hit up but not _ anybody out. i have saved a hit up but not as — anybody out. i have saved a hit up but not as much _ anybody out. i have saved a hit up but not as much as _ anybody out. i have saved a hit up but not as much as i _ anybody out. i have saved a hit up but not as much as i would - anybody out. i have saved a hit up but not as much as i would like i anybody out. i have saved a bit up| but not as much as i would like to, no, sow _ but not as much as i would like to, no, so... ~ . but not as much as i would like to, no. s0- - -— but not as much as i would like to, no, so... ., ., , ., ., ., no, so... what does that mean? what does a no, so. .. what does that mean? what does a small— no, so... what does that mean? what does a small christmas _ no, so. .. what does that mean? what does a small christmas look— no, so... what does that mean? what does a small christmas look like - does a small christmas look like view? �* . ~ . does a small christmas look like view? �* ., ~' ., ., does a small christmas look like view? �* ., ~ ., ., ., ., view? bleak at the moment, love, to be honest- — view? bleak at the moment, love, to be honest- . — view? bleak at the moment, love, to be honest. , more _ view? bleak at the moment, love, to be honest. , more goodies. - view? bleak at the moment, love, to be honest. , more goodies. back- view? bleak at the moment, love, to be honest. , more goodies. back at. be honest. , more goodies. back at secret santa. _ be honest. , more goodies. back at secret santa, they're _ be honest. , more goodies. back at secret santa, they're getting - be honest. , more goodies. back at secret santa, they're getting on - secret santa, they're getting on with their important work and hope there is still time for little seasonal goodwill and christmas magic. any price, bbc news, blackburn. we have just heard from downing street that the prime minister liz truss is currently meeting the chair of the 1922 back vents committee. that is sir graham brady. that is the influential committee of backbench mps, of course, that choose the leader of the conservative party. we will of course the keeping a very close eye on the outcome of that

meeting because, as you know, there's been huge amounts of speculation, growing speculation about whether liz truss can survive as the conservative party leader and therefore the prime minister or whether she is going to face pressure to resign or will be replaced in some way. more and that breaking news after midday with my colleague annita mcveigh who is down in westminster. first, a look at the weather forecast with matt. moving confined find northern and eastern areas, to the south and west things will continue to brighten up some sunshine, common theme is how mild it is. why? low pressure down was the south—west of us, winds flowing around anticlockwise dragging warm airfrom the start pushing weather fronts for the as we go through the day so that they will become pretty relentless this afternoon in parts of north—east england, south of scotland in particular. still some heavy downpours east anglia and south—east but of all drivers in view compared

with the morning, but of all drivers in view compared with the morning, the writer too. it compared with yesterday there's a lot more sunshine around, lighter winds, coca—cola north scotland thinks that whisks whisks south—easterly wind but where we've got the sunshine in the south we will see temperatures 17, 18, may be the south we will see temperatures 17,18, may be 19 degrees. as the south we will see temperatures 17, 18, may be 19 degrees. as you i7, 18, may be 19 degrees. as you finish the day wet end and maybe eastern scotland. rain continues, fizzling a little bit. mist and fog become initially through some parts of central and eastern england takings to tomorrow morning's meet with early fog in wales and the south—west will clear, these picks up south—west will clear, these picks up on south exit of friday morning. now is that once again, slowly went by and large but with these weather front certainly was the way in it as can be a change of fortunes. eastern areas drier and brighter than to it, was nearly as heavy and thundery shows the time. winds 140—50 miles

per hour at i because the south—west, blustery because eastern parts of england, licensed winds across parts of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures are actually up a little bit with some bright conditions and theft don't like afternoon, shetland wet and cool like afternoon, shetland wet and cool, warm day towards is only in the south—east, 1920s all this possible. another day, saturday followed the driest of the two days for many of you. shell is again across parts of wales and southern england, some heavy and thundery. will state dry at a central sway that the uk with some sunshine but going into sunday another area of low pressure keeps its way and with weather fronts, low pressure keeps its way and with weatherfronts, the low pressure keeps its way and with weather fronts, the fees will pick up weather fronts, the fees will pick up and there will be more in the way of mainland to take us to the second half of the weekend. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a long—awaited inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales finds a "devastating scale" of abuse and makes over 20 recommendations. the recommendations include a new law on mandatory reporting and the creation of a child protection authority. theresa may was home secretary when the inquiry was set up. i had no idea the extent to which this was taking place and was absolutely horrified when it became more and more clear. the conservative party's most senior backbencher, sir graham brady, is in downing street meeting the prime minister amid a series of calls from tory mps for her to quit. it's after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps. the speaker of the commons has this

morning launched an investigation. i'm annita mcveigh. i'll be bringing you the latest updates live from westminster throughout the day. ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts after russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure intensify. a warning that the decline of the traditonal gp—patient relationship is putting patients safety at risk. some breaking news from downing street, sir graham brady, the

conservative party's most senior backbencher, is an downing street meeting the prime minister. we understand from our political editor that the prime minister requested this meeting with sir graham brady. he chairs to very influential 1922 committee of backbench conservatives and he is responsible for establishing whether i conservative leader has the confidence of the party. liz truss's premiership is under even more pressure today after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physical force on conservative mps to make sure they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened. there's growing unrest among tory mps, with more than a dozen calling publicly for the prime minister to quit. we'll have more on that story shortly.

an independent inquiry into child sex abuse in england and wales has found "devastating" levels of abuse both historically and in the present day. the inquiry was set up in 2015 and chaired by professor alexis jay. the inquiry was commissioned to investigate whether institutions in england and wales have failed to protect children in their care. the report, published today, makes 20 recommendations. let's take a look a couple of those. a new law on mandatory reporting, making it a legal requirement for those who work in regulated activity or work in a position of trust to report child sexual abuse. the creation of a child protection authority to secure a stronger focus on the work of child protection in relevant institutions and agencies. a national redress scheme to provide monetary redress or compensation for those found to have been let down by state and non—state institutions in the past. let's get more on this

with our correspondent sanchia berg. seven yea rs seven years in the waiting and the findings are alarming. the findings are alarming- _ findings are alarming. the findings are alarming. alexis _ findings are alarming. the findings are alarming. alexis jay _ findings are alarming. the findings are alarming. alexis jay described | are alarming. alexis jay described child sex abuse as our national scourge an epidemic that is still present today. the key recommendation that the inquiry has made has been the introductory of what is called mandatory reporting. that means that people who fail to report sir —— child sex abuse could themselves face criminal penalties. in other countries where this is in force, tends to be a pretty substantial fine. force, tends to be a pretty substantialfine. that force, tends to be a pretty substantial fine. that is the one thing that survivors of abuse have been calling for consistently for many years, saying this would make a difference. the inquiry has supported that with only certain conditions. they are quite

significant. they say that the penalty for failing to report would apply only if somebody had direct evidence of child sex abuse, either a child had disclosed abuse, or an aduu a child had disclosed abuse, or an adult had confessed or somebody had witnessed child sex abuse, so that survivors we have been speaking to set the bar they welcome mandatory reporting, they wonder if this bar has been set too high. when i put that to the inquiry and the press conference just now they said that this was a starting point and if it didn't work, they would look at changing it. as i say, the commitment is likely to be welcomed by the survivors of abuse, but there is a big question over how this will work in practice and the biggest question of all, will the government adopt it? did it affect you? well, it affected me in the sense that i had no idea the extent to which this was taking place and was absolutely horrified

when it became more clear, and the myriad of different institutions, state and non—state, in which this had taken place. why didn't we know, why didn't you know? well, i mean, why didn't anybody know? and the sad thing is very often children were raising this, children were saying that this was happening to them. and we weren't listening. people weren't listening. that was the former prime minister, theresa may, who commissioned the inquiry. theresa may, who commissioned the inuui . . ~ theresa may, who commissioned the inuui . ., ~ ,, theresa may, who commissioned the inuui . . , . inquiry. thank you very much. of course, inquiry. thank you very much. of course. we _ inquiry. thank you very much. of course, we will _ inquiry. thank you very much. of course, we will be _ inquiry. thank you very much. of course, we will be returning - inquiry. thank you very much. of course, we will be returning to i inquiry. thank you very much. of i course, we will be returning to that very important story a little bit later. very important story a little bit later. let's return to annita in westminster now. let's bring you right up to date

with the breaking news that the chairman of the 1922 committee, that influential committee of conservative backbenchers, sir graham brady, has been seen going into downing street to meet the prime minister. chris mason is reporting that this is an unscheduled meeting and that the prime minister requested the meeting with him rather than the other way around. a little bit more about sir graham brady, of course, throughout the summer and the hustings, the leadership campaign in which liz truss was successful, beating the contender rishi sunak, we saw sir graham flanked by his deputies on the 1922 committee read out the results of the various rounds of voting, whittling it down until we got to rishi sunak and liz truss in the final two to become prime minister. so the 1922 committee

effectively runs these leadership campaigns. it is a really influential group of conservative backbenchers. they do meet fairly regularly, but in the current climate there is so much speculation about whether enough letters have been handed from conservative mps to sir graham, to that committee saying they no longer have confidence in they no longer have confidence in the prime minister, that that would trigger a change, that that would trigger a change, that that would trigger a change of leadership. we know that 13 mps so far have publicly said they want the prime minister to go, typically fewer people say that publicly compared to the number of letters handed in. they won't say we have had it in a letter of no confidence, but at the moment 13 mps have publicly said they want the prime minister to go. let's get a little bit more on this

from our political correspondent, alex forsyth, who is also here at westminster. what more can you tell us about this meeting? it is westminster. what more can you tell us about this meeting?— us about this meeting? it is worth sa inc us about this meeting? it is worth saying that _ us about this meeting? it is worth saying that prime _ us about this meeting? it is worth saying that prime minister - us about this meeting? it is worth | saying that prime minister twomey the chairman of the 1922 committee quite regularly. what is different and noticeable about this one is the climate in which we are currently in. graham brady is a man of real seniority in the conservative party whose job it is to understand where the moods and minds of mps are at. he will have been having conversations with conservatives across the party. he will know how many have publicly and privately called for liz truss to go. the fact he is going in to speak to her is noticeable and we should pay attention to it. we are told that liz truss requested that meeting with graham brady. read into that what you will, whether it is that she is trying to understand the mood of the party or whether she has a

message for him. what is clear is the fractious mood existing within the fractious mood existing within the tory party for some weeks, since the tory party for some weeks, since the mini budget, it has accelerated in the last 2a hours. last night when there was that float over fracking, scenes of complete chaos and confusion in the voting lobbies were conservative mps were furious in the way it was handled, that has acted as a trigger. we have had more conservative mps, publicly criticising the prime minister. mps i was talking to today are still very happy to criticise her privately. where all the senses the question. there is no mechanism for conservative mps to remove a prime minister because under the rules of party she is safe from a challenge for her first 12 months party she is safe from a challenge for herfirst 12 months in office. of course, those rules can change. the party mps are not clear or united on the path to follow now or potentially the person to follow. that remains a big problem for the

conservative party, for those in its who want to see liz truss go. it is also worth noting that there are still allies of the prime minister, those who think trying to remove her would lead to further instability. it feels like a very uncertain environment here in westminster. we were trying to find out in fact what happens when graham brady met the prime minister in downing street. there was a meeting ofjournalists with the prime minister? spokesman, the daily lobby briefing that happens, and we were told that the prime minister acknowledges yesterday was a difficult day, she lost a home secretary, her senior advisor as well as the confusion over the fracking votes. there is a sense in downing street that things are and where they want them to be, but where that all ends up, we still don't know. we but where that all ends up, we still don't know— but where that all ends up, we still don't know. ~ , ., ., , don't know. we can show our viewers are short of — don't know. we can show our viewers are short of sir _ don't know. we can show our viewers are short of sir graham _ don't know. we can show our viewers are short of sir graham brady - don't know. we can show our viewers are short of sir graham brady going l are short of sir graham brady going into the back door of downing street

to see the prime minister. again, we have to be careful about the speculation because the prime minister does indeed meet sir graham as a matter of course. you and i will continue to talk in just a moment, but right now we are getting ready to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two in a couple of minutes. on the speculation, we do have to be careful and we know that the prime minister... the prime minister has been reaching out to mps, so maybe this is about her trying to get back on the front foot. we this is about her trying to get back on the front foot.— on the front foot. we 'ust don't know. we * on the front foot. we 'ust don't know. we can h on the front foot. we 'ust don't know. we can guess _ on the front foot. we just don't know. we can guess and - on the front foot. we just don't . know. we can guess and speculate on the front foot. we just don't - know. we can guess and speculate but we don't know. it does feel like an atmosphere here where there are a lot of mps openly now questioning the future of the prime minister, suggesting she shouldn't be in her

job. that lends a significance to the fact... she has been meeting different groups of mps in parliament and in downing street through the course of the past couple of days. some of those meetings went pretty well. on the whole, when she appeared a prime minister is questioned yesterday, it wasn't as bad as some might have expected it to be. liz truss would have affected that had gone as well as it possibly could have done. that hasn't ended the conversation is about the future of the prime minister and how long she can stay in office. they are continuing here, those discussions. the problem for the conservative party is the lack of unity. there are deep ideological fissures in the conservative party and have been for some time. they have been through for microlitre since the conservative party came to

power 12 years ago. each time a new teacher is installed and has created a new faction in the party. where they go from here, we just don't know. they go from here, we 'ust don't know. ~ , they go from here, we 'ust don't know. ~ _ ., ., know. we will say goodbye now to have on bbc _ know. we will say goodbye now to have on bbc two. _ what's clear this morning is that backbenchers are very angry. let's first here first those comments from simon hoare, with me now is sir tim tim bale is a professor of politics at queen mary university of london. liz truss could not be saying that

she can turn this around, trying to reach out. can she turn it around? quite frankly, no. i think she is meeting sir graham brady to find out how many people are put in letters asking for a vote of no confidence. if that number is anything like what it is rumoured to be she will have to admit defeat and resign. she could stay on perhaps for a few days, for a few weeks if they need to conduct a leadership contest, but after the events of last night she is whole below the water line. under the normal rules, _ is whole below the water line. under the normal rules, that _ is whole below the water line. under the normal rules, that contest - the normal rules, that contest wouldn't be able to take place because she was elected less than two months ago. the 1922 can change the rules pretty quickly. yes. two months ago. the 1922 can change the rules pretty quickly.— the rules pretty quickly. yes, any time it wants _ the rules pretty quickly. yes, any time it wants to. _ the rules pretty quickly. yes, any time it wants to. the _ the rules pretty quickly. yes, any time it wants to. the executive i the rules pretty quickly. yes, any i time it wants to. the executive can meet and just make a change to the rules. there might not need to be a change if graham brady does have as many letters as he is rumoured to have, he would be able to tell her that the game is up and it would be best for her to go without the

humiliation of a no confidence votes. ~ ., �* ., ., ., votes. we don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves, _ votes. we don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves, but _ votes. we don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves, but with - votes. we don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves, but with boris| ahead of ourselves, but with boris johnson we saw him stay on in post until his successor had been appointed. do you think that we would see something similar happening here given the confidence issues around liz truss or would someone be appointed as a caretaker prime minister potentially? i prime minister potentially? i caretaker is possible in this case because there has been such a loss of confidence in liz truss. certainly, whoever takes over would have to be someone who is not involved in that leadership contest and that makes it quite interesting. jeremy hunt's is the logical person to take over as caretaker prime minister, as well as doing the treasuryjob, but he could perhaps be interested in the top job as well if there is a contest. be interested in the top 'ob as well if there is a contest._ if there is a contest. conservative mps have been _ if there is a contest. conservative mps have been discussing - if there is a contest. conservative l mps have been discussing whether if there is a contest. conservative - mps have been discussing whether you can potentially change the person at

the top but if you don't deal with the top but if you don't deal with the underlying issues around unity, the underlying issues around unity, the underlying issues around unity, the underlying squabbles that were there before this trust and are still there, then how can any potential new leader have a really good chance of success?- good chance of success? those ideological— good chance of success? those ideological differences - good chance of success? those ideological differences will - good chance of success? those ideological differences will still | ideological differences will still be there. i think they are differences of degree, it is about how low taxes can go, how much or how low taxes can go, how much or how little you can spend on public services. i'm not sure that the splits are irreconcilable in that sense. quite frankly, the main thing for the conservative party is just getting someone there who are seen as competence and he can calm the markets and the parliamentary party. that will be difficult. if you are 36 points behind in the opinion polls, conservative mps are going to worry. at the moment it is the case that they just need worry. at the moment it is the case that theyjust need to steady the

ship and i'm not sure that liz truss is the captain to do that. what ship and i'm not sure that liz truss is the captain to do that.— is the captain to do that. what are the chances _ is the captain to do that. what are the chances of _ is the captain to do that. what are the chances of a _ is the captain to do that. what are the chances of a general - is the captain to do that. what are j the chances of a general election? sir keir starmer was speaking earlier repeating his call for a general election. we have heard it from the lib dems and others. even some conservative mps have been speculating that there needs to bait a general election. what speculating that there needs to bait a general election.— a general election. what are the chances of _ a general election. what are the chances of that? _ a general election. what are the chances of that? pretty - a general election. what are the chances of that? pretty slim, i a general election. what are the chances of that? pretty slim, to | a general election. what are the i chances of that? pretty slim, to be honest. when you're so far behind in the opinion polls you are not going to want to go to the country. they have no need to go to the country constitutionally. they have made some changes to policies but they do that all the time. you could argue that all the time. you could argue that morally day should go. i think, practically speaking, most conservative mps would run a mile from a general election right now. one mp saying that liz truss had 12 hours to turn this around. how long do you think she will be in the job? 12 hours sounds like quite a lot to

me. �* ., 12 hours sounds like quite a lot to me, i ., ., " 12 hours sounds like quite a lot to me. �* . ., ~ , ., , 12 hours sounds like quite a lot to me. 1, ., ~ i, , . me. tim bale, thank you very much. thank ou me. tim bale, thank you very much. thank you for— me. tim bale, thank you very much. thank you for your _ me. tim bale, thank you very much. thank you for your time. _ me. tim bale, thank you very much. thank you for your time. let's - thank you for your time. let's reflect more now and what bandages have been saying. reaction to what happens in the division lobbies last night. what's clear this morning is that backbenchers are very angry. let's first here first those comments from simon hoare, the conservative mp for north dorset, who said liz truss has hours to sort things out. one can't say hand on heart today... if this was a career review, an employer sitting in front of a person looking at performance and outcomes, etc, that the conservative mp crispin blunt spoke to the today programme on radio four this morning and castigated the prime minister.

the conservative mp crispin blunt spoke to the today programme wholly untenable and that she doesn't understand that then i would be astonished, but one of the qualities she has shown is a lack of self—knowledge through this whole process because it ought to have been clear that she did not have the capacity to lead our party and i don't think she should have put herself up for the leadership in the first place. all of that has now been confirmed. it's plain what is required. we need to effect a change, frankly today, in order to stop this shambles and give our country to governance it needs under our constitution. the conservative mp gary streeter tweeted this morning to say, "sadly, it seems we must change leader, but even if the angel gabriel now takes over, the parliamentary party has to urgently rediscover discipline".

the international trade secretary, kemi badenoch, has also been speaking this morning. here's what she had to say on the current situation in government. good morning, ms badenoch. bbc news. are you planning to resign? no. is the government fully functioning at the moment? well, it's quite clear that there is quite a lot of turmoil in the party but what we all need to do is keep calm heads and work to resolve it and i'm confident we can do that. do you think liz truss should go today? thank you very much. have you got support to stand instead of her? earlier, labour leader sir keir starmer, addressing delgates at the tuc congress in brighton, criticised the government. they can dance around and u—turn, they can sack this chancellor or the prime minister, but the damage is done and they did it. they crashed the british economy, and for what? to show that they were on this

side of the richest 1%. a crisis made in downing street without a democratic mandate, paid for by working people in higher bills, higher rents and higher mortgages. this is who they are. these are their true colours. never again can britain take seriously their claim to be a party of aspiration or sound money. but congress, last night in parliament, even by their standards, a new chaotic low. all the failures of the past 12 years have now come to the boil. the victims of crime who can't getjustice. people dying because ambulances can't get there in time. millions going without food or heating. and none of it can drum into the tories the idea

that our country must come first. they lack the basic patriotic duty to keep the british people out of their own pathetic squabbles and it's wrecked the finances of our country and for millions of people. this cannot continue. britain deserves better. britain cannot afford the chaos of the conservatives any more. we need a general election now. applause. earlier in the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, made a statement saying there would be investigation into last night's behavior in the voting lobby. the behaviour he was referring to is around that fracking votes. yesterday, first thing, mps thought this was being turned into a

confidence matter in the prime minister, therefore they would have to votes in favour of the government, even though some of them opposed to fracking. later on they were told it wasn't a confidence vote and in the early hours of today they were told it was a confidence vote after all and some of you will be disciplined as a result. here is lindsay hoyle talking about an investigation into what happens. i wish to say something about the reports of behaviour in the division lobbies last night. i have asked the sergeant—at—arms and other senior officials to investigate the incident and report back to me. i will then update the house. i remind members that the behaviour code applies to them as well as to other members of our parliamentary community and this gives me another opportunity to talk about the kind of a house i want to see and i believe that the vast majority of mps also want to see. i want this to be a house in which we, while we might have very strong political disagreements, we treat each other courteously and with respect and we should show

the same courtesy and respect to those who work work with and for us. to that end, i will be meeting with senior party representatives to seek an agreed position that behaviour like that described last night is not acceptable in all circumstances. michael cockerell is a political broadcaster, journalist and author of 'unmasking our leaders'. hejoins us now. really good to have you with us. i would like to get you to reflect on the situation that the government is in and whether you have seen anything like this before. well, i'm so old that i _ anything like this before. well, i'm so old that i can _ anything like this before. well, i'm so old that i can remember - anything like this before. well, i'm so old that i can remember of - anything like this before. well, i'm so old that i can remember of the l so old that i can remember of the suez crisis, and it was in some ways a bit like this with headless chickens running around all over the place and calls for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister to resign and the prime minister not resigning. anthony

eden, the then prime minister, had secretly cooperated with the french and the israelis to launch an attack on egypt to get the suez canal back, but he lives, he lied to the cabinet secretary, lied to the government and he eventually had to stand down pleading ill—health. that was a pretty awkward time. i have not really seen like what is happening today ever, really. day after day it has been like a netflix box sets. the sopranos, shakespeare and monty python all in one. it is madness. it

is like having been chained to a lunatic for the last six years. that is uuite a lunatic for the last six years. that is quite a description! _ lunatic for the last six years. that is quite a description! is the headless chicken analysis fair? there are conservative mps this is not sustainable, we need unity, discipline, clarity, so there are those within the party who want to try to restore some order, aren't there? indeed, the prime minister herself would say that is what she is trying to do. herself would say that is what she is trying to do— is trying to do. exactly, they are sa inc is trying to do. exactly, they are saying that. _ is trying to do. exactly, they are saying that, but _ is trying to do. exactly, they are saying that, but how— is trying to do. exactly, they are saying that, but how do - is trying to do. exactly, they are saying that, but how do you - is trying to do. exactly, they are saying that, but how do you get| saying that, but how do you get unity when the tory party has split into at least five different tribes, all coming for each other, stabbing each other in the back? the only way you do get unity in those circumstances is when there is a person who is not the prime minister, but could be prime

minister. when neville chamberlain was up against it, winston churchill was up against it, winston churchill was waiting in the wings. i don't see any winston churchill in the wings. see any winston churchill in the wins. ~ . see any winston churchill in the win.s_. ., , ., see any winston churchill in the wins. . ., , ., ., , see any winston churchill in the win.s_. ., , ., ., ,., see any winston churchill in the winis_. ., , ., ., ,., wings. we are showing images of the front door and _ wings. we are showing images of the front door and back _ wings. we are showing images of the front door and back door _ wings. we are showing images of the front door and back door of _ wings. we are showing images of the front door and back door of downing l front door and back door of downing street, sir graham brady, he went into downing street by the back door a little bit earlier. we are told that meeting at the request of liz truss. just to follow on from the point you making, how difficult is it going to be to find a person, if thatis it going to be to find a person, if that is the scenario which unfolds in liz truss is still very much depend minister at the moment is, if they need to find somebody else, how difficult will it be to find someone who can command the respect and support of that broad church of the conservative party, all of those different groups with sometimes quite opposed interests that you have been talking about? it is going

to be phenomenally— have been talking about? it is going to be phenomenally difficult - have been talking about? it is going | to be phenomenally difficult because the more you think of them, you can always think of a number of people who are against that person who might be. one person who in some ways fulfils the criteria is the defence secretary, ben wallace. he decided not to stand in the last leadership election. he is an old soldier with a fine war record and soldier with a fine war record and so on. he is the sort of person that people could fall in behind, but it is not clear from what he said in the summer that he would take the call. ,, ., the summer that he would take the call, , ., , the summer that he would take the call, , .,, ., the summer that he would take the call. , .,, ., ., ~ call. some people are even talking about boris — call. some people are even talking about boris johnson _ call. some people are even talking about boris johnson coming - call. some people are even talking about boris johnson coming back, | about borisjohnson coming back, saying that he is the last prime

minister to actually have a mandate in terms of the general election. yes, some people are saying that, i made a number of films over the years about borisjohnson, and there is nothing he likes more than his limelight needs, and if he came back it would be extraordinary, but i don't think at this moment... he wrote a book about churchill showing how much his life was like winston churchill's. journalist and so on. he is said to earn £10 million this yearfrom speeches and he is said to earn £10 million this year from speeches and books and so on. if it were offered to him on the plates, he probably would accept it.

you've described liz truss as a politician with no ability. do you think she can re—establish that? certainly some within the cabinet, a cabinet which holds... mps at our last tally openly calling on her to go. do you think she can turn this around and stamp of authority and the party? around and stamp of authority and the -a ? . . ., around and stamp of authority and thea ?~ the party? welcome the thing about liz truss is that _ the party? welcome the thing about liz truss is that she _ the party? welcome the thing about liz truss is that she is _ the party? welcome the thing about liz truss is that she is an _ liz truss is that she is an extraordinary survivor. she's been a survivor ever since when she first went into david cameron's government. she is the only person from david cameron's government onwards who has been in every other ministry and somehow she escaped the nightfall the resignation calls so

she is good at surviving. she has been very prudent in the past at moving up in the political hierarchy without many people really knowing exactly who she is but now it is fantastically difficult. it is a source of zombie government at the moment and so to get that... once you have, once authorities questioned it is very difficult to get it back —— once authorities questioned. but get it back -- once authorities questioned-— get it back -- once authorities questioned. get it back -- once authorities uestioned. �* ., questioned. but are you saying those who underestimate _ questioned. but are you saying those who underestimate i _ questioned. but are you saying those who underestimate i would _ questioned. but are you saying those who underestimate i would be - questioned. but are you saying those who underestimate i would be wise l questioned. but are you saying those | who underestimate i would be wise to do so? i’m who underestimate i would be wise to do so? �* ,, ., who underestimate i would be wise to doso?�* ., , who underestimate i would be wise to doso? ., , , do so? i'm saying that she claims, she clins do so? i'm saying that she claims, she clings by _ do so? i'm saying that she claims, she clings by her— do so? i'm saying that she claims, she clings by her fingertips - do so? i'm saying that she claims, she clings by her fingertips and - do so? i'm saying that she claims, | she clings by her fingertips and has done quite a lot in her career and stays in position. i think it would be very difficultjust to say, right, she's got to go, because you need to know who they would be

instead and, also, talking of the conservatives... it would be a bit of a ruckus if they had yet another... but, interestingly, the warm and who sits in power as cabinet minister on parts of the morning media round, marianne trevelyan, the transport secretary, she was asked a number of times will liz truss lead the tories into the next election and she wouldn't answer. she answered a completely different question, which is what many... would seem to answer a completely different one and the... of that is the prime minister herself. ~ . ., ~ of that is the prime minister herself. ~ . ., herself. michael cockrell, political documentary _ herself. michael cockrell, political documentary maker, _ herself. michael cockrell, political documentary maker, thank- herself. michael cockrell, political documentary maker, thank you i herself. michael cockrell, political i documentary maker, thank you very much. . ~ documentary maker, thank you very much. ., ~ i. �*,

documentary maker, thank you very much. ., ~ �*, ., ., ., much. thank you. let's head over to downini much. thank you. let's head over to downing street _ much. thank you. let's head over to downing street now. _ much. thank you. let's head over to downing street now. our _ much. thank you. let's head over to downing street now. our chief - downing street now. our chief political, respondent nick eardley is there and, nick, sir graham brady, chairman of the 1922 committee, that committee of backbenchers, is he still inside number ten? backbenchers, is he still inside numberten? not backbenchers, is he still inside number ten? not seen him come out, anita. he went a wee while ago at the prime minister's invitation. she asked him to come up here which i think is number ten trying to tell us all to come down a bit, that this isn't necessarily so ian brady to so much going on there to tell the prime minister the game is up and she needs to go. however, the mood of the party from myjudgment she needs to go. however, the mood of the party from my judgment with tory mps over the past few hours in the past few days is incredibly bleak. nevera the past few days is incredibly bleak. never a glowing number of mps who were just bleak. never a glowing number of mps who werejust banging bleak. never a glowing number of mps who were just hanging their head off tables saying we've no idea how this is going to continue —— growing number. it is totally untenable, how can the prime minister when any

authority back. the question over the next few hours is whether that leads to something and i know that might sound like a slightly ridiculous hypothetical question but that might sound like a slightly ridiculous hypothetical question but there are two things that you can't forget today when all the speculation about the prime minister's future swells. one is nobody has decided who should succeed her. there is a big disagreement among different winds of the conservative party about who that should be. secondly, tory mps who want to get rid of her don't necessarily know how they want to do it. one of the options is to create a system whereby mps would just choose their next leader and forgo any vote conservative membership on the next leader but that has not been agreed yet and there are some sane calm down a bit, let's not move too fast too soon, so we're keeping an eye for sir graham brady. were trying to find out what's gone on in that meeting. my sense is that it's a sign of how green the picture is that he is in there but i also get the impression he is not in there

just now to tell the prime minister's over. i5 just now to tell the prime minister's over.— just now to tell the prime minister's over. , , ., , , minister's over. is it your sense, nick, minister's over. is it your sense, nick. that _ minister's over. is it your sense, nick. that the — minister's over. is it your sense, nick, that the party _ minister's over. is it your sense, nick, that the party is _ minister's over. is it your sense, nick, that the party is trying - minister's over. is it your sense, nick, that the party is trying to l nick, that the party is trying to work out the details of what you were just talking about? how, work out the details of what you werejust talking about? how, if work out the details of what you were just talking about? how, if the decision is made, that the party feels liz truss needs to go how they would go about that and potentially who would replace her if it was, say, a caretaker by mistake, for example? is that your sense that thatis example? is that your sense that that is what is happening in the background right now? —— caretaker prime minister, for example. yes. prime minister, for example. yes, that is what _ prime minister, for example. yes, that is what a _ prime minister, for example. yes, that is what a lot _ prime minister, for example. yes, that is what a lot of _ prime minister, for example. yes, that is what a lot of mps _ prime minister, for example. ya: that is what a lot of mps have prime minister, for example. is: that is what a lot of mps have been working out, doing it forfew days, actually. the kind of question i think this might be happening certainly amongst the small number of mps i've spoken to some who were may be prepared to give the prime minister the benefit of the doubt so everything that happened yesterday, the home secretary's resignation case in parliament's vote last night another threat to remove the whip

from the main piece, they see that anything actually this chaos is going to go on and on and on. it keeps happening. there not going to go away. the question that i think is crucial today is having mps change their mind overnight and does that lead to more when i'm saying is game over, we need to push the button, liz truss needs to go? that isn't a scientific answer that. i have spoken to some who are in that place and i think that is may be indicative that that could be happening but the truth is, anita, i would use that word we use quite a lot at westminster, it is for bridal at the moment. there are a lot of people weighing up what happens next, nothing certain at this stage. but the case in confusion around that vote, that fracking vote last night, nick, do you think that is or has been a tipping boat so might point does make a tipping point symbolising confusion, symbolising a lack of discipline? yes.

symbolising confusion, symbolising a lack of discipline?— lack of discipline? yes, i think it ve well lack of discipline? yes, i think it very well could _ lack of discipline? yes, i think it very well could be. _ lack of discipline? yes, i think it very well could be. certainly - very well could be. certainly amongst liz truss's critics it made the picture even worse. my phone was red hot last night with furious tory mps talking about how much of a shambles the whole situation was. i suppose the crux of the question at the moment, just as the door opens and someone wanders out, i can always tell because there are photographers who put their cameras up photographers who put their cameras up and give us a bit of a heads up when something is happening. the crux of the question is, did what happened yesterday push enough tory mps into a place where they feel they have to act right away? now, thatis they have to act right away? now, that is the question that the conservative mps i've been chatting with of the record this morning asking. it is the question, i think, that liz truss will be probably putting to sir graham brady at the moment. what is the movement of the conservative party? hasn't moved so decisively that this game is up? my impression is the party has moved

against the prime minister, yes. the question she will be weighing up in that building now as it is it irretrievable and if it is irretrievable, does she walk now? we are speculating at the moment. we don't know the answer to that but it is a question. don't know the answer to that but it is a question-— is a question. nick, thank you very much. i is a question. nick, thank you very much- i know _ is a question. nick, thank you very much. i know you'll _ is a question. nick, thank you very much. i know you'll keep - is a question. nick, thank you very much. i know you'll keep an - is a question. nick, thank you very much. i know you'll keep an eye i is a question. nick, thank you very| much. i know you'll keep an eye on any developments there. nick eardley, our chief political correspondent and back with me here on college green is tim bale, professor of politics at queen mary university london. thank you very much for staying to talk to us today. it is typical isn't it to factor in that there are more people have handed in letters of no confidence that have publicly admitted to doing so in an event like this? .,. , admitted to doing so in an event like this? .. , , ., like this? exactly but we are beginning — like this? exactly but we are beginning to _ like this? exactly but we are beginning to see _ like this? exactly but we are beginning to see more - like this? exactly but we are beginning to see more and l like this? exactly but we are - beginning to see more and more people breakable publicly. yesterday it was four or five and now it is 11! or 15 currently so i think there is a ratio there and that does suggest graham brady may well have enough letters, but we will have to see.

nick was saying to me just a moment ago, nick eardley in downing street that perhaps the calculation amongst conservatives now is do they have to act right away and if they don't know what they might want to go to next, well, will they say, actually, liz truss can stay in place and now? to be honest, i think they've been telling themselves that for a few days now and certainly last night's events suggest that is not going to be good enough. it is a problem that several people want the job but that doesn't necessarily rule out a contest. you don't necessarily have to about the members in the country in order to get that decision made. it is a decision that the parliamentary party could probably make themselves in a week or so if they decide to do it and there's a couple of ways of doing that. one would be to raise the nomination threshold for any contest so that basically only one or two people can get in and then make it very clear to the second place candidate that they would have to step down and let they would have to step down and let the first place candidate becomes leader and prime minister. so where

there is a will there will be away. what the party can't afford to do with that is the root and direction are going is have a scenario where having chosen liz truss to replace borisjohnson then not have people rally around whoever heard replacement might be. ida. rally around whoever heard replacement might be. rally around whoever heard re-lacement miiht be. ., ., �* ., replacement might be. no. you've got to iet it replacement might be. no. you've got to get it right — replacement might be. no. you've got to get it right this _ replacement might be. no. you've got to get it right this time _ replacement might be. no. you've got to get it right this time and _ replacement might be. no. you've got to get it right this time and that - to get it right this time and that is a problem i think the rishi sunak a lower lots of people will say he is the best person for the job on the market forever and there are still quite a lot of bad the market forever and there are still quite a lot of had blood surrounding rishi sunak on the right of the party and those who are loyal to joe dome of the party and those who are loyal tojoe dome borisjohnson says he has got a bit of a problem there but on the other hand desperate times, desperate measures, it might be time the party brings itself to its senses and realises that even if rishi sunak isn't necessarily the person people want he might be the best one for thejob person people want he might be the best one for the job right now but there are other contenders as we know. when that because rishi sunak, what he said about liz truss's economic plan came to pass stop you

have got to look at a sliding door situation if he was the one who had been elected. the conservative party pulley would be in the situation it would be now. you pulley would be in the situation it would be now.— would be now. you can definitely ariue would be now. you can definitely argue that _ would be now. you can definitely argue that and _ would be now. you can definitely argue that and i _ would be now. you can definitely argue that and i think— would be now. you can definitely argue that and i think he - would be now. you can definitely argue that and i think he has - would be now. you can definitely i argue that and i think he has played quite a canny game actually are not appearing in public, not criticising liz truss at all. i think he is in north yorkshire as we speak. in his constituency, yes. so in some ways is playing the prince across the water card quite effectively so it could be he is in with a chance but, as i say, there are other people. jeremy hunt has, in some senses, come from nowhere. last place in the leadership contest and on the back benches to become chancellor. he has done quite well, albeit we can only judge of the few days it might be he is the right person. i might of course all of this momentous theory, plausible theory but none the less theory. in practice, liz truss is still a fine minister. can she, and it was she who requested this

meeting with sir graham brady, we are told, we are trying to reach out to him perhaps as the most influential backbencher in the party to say, look, i can turn it around, i can make this work. do you think there's any chance you can do that? in the end it is not the chemistry between liz truss and graham brady, it is the maths, and if graham brady has enough letters to indicate to liz truss that the party wants a contest and that he is able in the executive of able to change the rules are order to facilitate one meant liz truss might decide that in the indiscretion is the better part of valour. she doesn't want to humiliation and at the moment it seems it is day by day humiliation for liz truss.— for liz truss. yes, but she is showing _ for liz truss. yes, but she is showing an _ for liz truss. yes, but she is showing an ability _ for liz truss. yes, but she is showing an ability to - for liz truss. yes, but she is showing an ability to hang i for liz truss. yes, but she is i showing an ability to hang on, for liz truss. yes, but she is - showing an ability to hang on, to want to hang on, isn't she, rather like margaret thatcher, who she has modelled himself on a many respects. yes, she is a fighter not a quitter, she says, but even margaret thatcher in the end realised reality even though it took her husband denis

actually to tell her and all of her cabinet meeting individually to say that it was time to go. to think that it was time to go. to think thatis that it was time to go. to think that is what is going to happen? is that is what is going to happen? is that what is going to unfold in your estimation is a professor of politics, a student of these matters?— politics, a student of these matters? �*, ., ., , matters? let's go back to boris johnson. matters? let's go back to boris johnson- in _ matters? let's go back to boris johnson. in the _ matters? let's go back to boris johnson. in the end _ matters? let's go back to boris johnson. in the end it - matters? let's go back to boris johnson. in the end it was - matters? let's go back to boris johnson. in the end it was a - johnson. in the end it was a combination of the fact that the party were going to no confidence him again and people resign from his cabinet so we could see that combination again this time. qm. combination again this time. 0k, ten. combination again this time. 0k, ten- thank— combination again this time. 0k, ten. thank you _ combination again this time. ok, ten. thank you very much. good to have your thoughts and thanks to staying a little bit. we can talk now to demonstrate's chief electoral officer. ——. we can speak now to former downing street chief press officer, mo husein. soon your experience is the workings of number ten what you think is happening behind the door now apart from the fact liz truss is meeting sir graham brady?— sir graham brady? quite a key meetini sir graham brady? quite a key meeting going _ sir graham brady? quite a key meeting going on _ sir graham brady? quite a key meeting going on but - sir graham brady? quite a key meeting going on but they - sir graham brady? quite a key meeting going on but they willj sir graham brady? quite a key. meeting going on but they will be going into survival mode and

preservation mode as much as they can in trying to take this really, now, it feels like hour by hour because so much is happening and the internal opposition isn'tjust from one group or the usual suspects where you can say they never really liked the prime minister, they never agreed with her economic outlook. the opposition is now from all sides of the conservative party. the removal of suella braverman has now alienated the right of the party, who were worried about the direction of the prime minister is going to take the country in. the difference between what she is doing now and what she said in the leadership campaign. and there will be other people who are equally as frustrated and when you are in that position where you don't really know where the next attack is going to come from or the next mp who will waver is going to come from that feels very, very dangerous and very perilous. d0 very, very dangerous and very ierilous. ~ " perilous. do think the 1922 committee _ perilous. do think the 1922 committee will _ perilous. do think the 1922 committee will be - perilous. do think the 1922 committee will be now- perilous. do think the 1922 committee will be now at. perilous. do think the 1922 i committee will be now at the possibility of changing the rules to

make the procedure to change prime minister, to change leader, easier, shall we say, or not as lengthy as the current rules had it?- the current rules had it? yes, i think that _ the current rules had it? yes, i think that is — the current rules had it? yes, i think that is definitely - the current rules had it? yes, i think that is definitely on - the current rules had it? yes, i think that is definitely on the l think that is definitely on the cards. there are a number of mps who have gone public with their descent and their opposition that only means that many more privately have done the same thing and it is a bit of a domino effect. the more people who go public and if bigger names enter the fray other mps feel a bit more v assured that they can also do the same so there will be a lot of pressure on sir graham brady to look at these rules again. as they stand, the prime minister is safe and exempt from the challenge for 12 months but such is the head of steam building, particularly following the events of last night in the house of commons with the fracking vote in the confusion around whether there was a vote of confidence are not as well as post pmqs so i think graham brady does need to read the room and

he will be taking soundings from mps, he would have been here before, he is very inexperienced person —— he is very inexperienced person —— he is very inexperienced person —— he is a very experienced person. he can certainly threaten, let's say, to change the rules of the prime minister went out of her own accord. yes, because he will be thinking about the reputation of the party, won't he? , ., ., won't he? yes, he will end he had a ve loni won't he? yes, he will end he had a very long and _ won't he? yes, he will end he had a very long and very _ won't he? yes, he will end he had a very long and very bloody _ won't he? yes, he will end he had a| very long and very bloody leadership campaign which got very personal and lots of blue on blue infighting and thatis lots of blue on blue infighting and that is not a good look. that's not good for the party in terms of coming back together or for unity and i think the last thing anybody wants is a repeat of that version to something that is equally self—indulgent, particularly with what is happening across the country in terms of the cost of living and economic challenges that people are facing so if the rules can be changed, there will be a lot of pressure, as well, to see if something canjust pressure, as well, to see if something can just be agreed with

between mps. mps come at the end of the day, and elected. they represent their constituents. if there is a way of not having to go back to the membership and not having to take as long as we did last time and i think those will be the arguments that end “p those will be the arguments that end up being made, certainly. liz those will be the arguments that end up being made, certainly.— up being made, certainly. liz truss has been making _ up being made, certainly. liz truss has been making it _ up being made, certainly. liz truss has been making it clear— up being made, certainly. liz truss has been making it clear so - up being made, certainly. liz truss has been making it clear so far, i has been making it clear so far, certainly over the last few days that she wants to carry on with the job. she has used the word delivery a lot, to get on with delivery of conservative party pledges to the public. that quote at pmqs yesterday from her was i am a fighter not a quitter but do you think a prime minister who is in the centre of turmoil like this can be an effective prime minister, can focus on the way that a prime minister needs to matters state? it is very difficult to see _ needs to matters state? it is very difficult to see how _ needs to matters state? it is very difficult to see how that - needs to matters state? it is very difficult to see how that could i difficult to see how that could happen because, as we've seen, the last few days, that is the main thing occupying the bandwidth and the resource within government and

with a number ten in different departments rather than actually delivering government business are moving forward with different plants, different agendas, and is more difficult in the plans but one thing a few weeks ago then they change for reasons that they're not going to get the support of mps. one person, even if you are the prime minister, cannot deliver by themselves. you need mps to support you to get your legislation to the house of commons and you need ministers who bind to the idea to actually deliver it, go back to their departments and tell their officials, this is what the planets, this is what we want to do. if you haven't got that agreement or there is lots of chop and change and you say one thing but actually you are now delivering something completely different that, frankly, looks and sounds much more like the rishi sunak plan and you are surrounding yourself by different people compared to what you had before, that does, i'm afraid, stopped any delivery happening in any meaningful

sense. ,., ., delivery happening in any meaningful sense, ,., ., ., delivery happening in any meaningful sense. ., ., ~ ., sense. good to talk to you, mo hussein that _ sense. good to talk to you, mo hussein that former _ sense. good to talk to you, mo hussein that former chief i sense. good to talk to you, mo| hussein that former chief press officer at number 10 downing street and just a reminder that we're giving you a view of the front and back doors of number 10 downing street. sir graham brady, the chairman of the 1922 committee of backbenchers went in via the back door a little earlier for a conversation that we are told was asked for by liz truss, not the other way around. we simply don't know what is going on there, is she trying to shore up support and try to reassure sir graham that she can turn things around all is said very and perhaps saying to her that he has the requisite number of letters that would suggest enough of the party want her to step aside but, as our correspondence had been pointing out today, the party isn't agreed, is it, on who might replace liz

truss or how, exactly, they would do that, so lots of questions to be worked out. let's get a little bit more now from our political correspondent alex forsyth who was here in westminsterjust over the way from where i am in the houses of parliament. alex, last tally i had was 13 mps publicly saying they want the prime minister to go. is that your understanding now at 12:51pm? that is exactly right, a metre, and just to put this into context as of last night there were six mps were publicly called on the premise to go other number of others who are privately saying similar and some others who publicly issued some criticism the firm as well. now we are at 13 mps who were publicly called for her to go and the real trigger point i think for a to go and the real trigger point i think the loss of the voting lobbies last night when conservative mps were confused to say the least about what exactly the magnitude of the vote they were taking place in on

fracking was. was it a vote of loyalty to the government are not? there were scenes of chaos, see the confusion. it some points it wasn't clear if the chief whip was still in herjob. she is, we are told, but that has left a lot of residual anger in the party this morning. talking to mps here, some of them just aghast at the seams they saw and i think what that has done is exacerbate the feeling that was already there, really, since the mini budget that the sun they don't feel that this is a government in control. liz truss's allies, of course, would say the opposite. if you are pointing out, you need to come up one significant development is graham brady chairman of the 1922 committee is a downing street meeting the prime minister and it is worthjust meeting the prime minister and it is worth just saying what our political editor chris mason has said, downing street sources said the pie missed a call meeting with sir graham brady because she wants to keep in touch with the mood of the party. it is clear that even though liz truss's allies, and movie trevelyan the transport secretary was on the radio

this morning saying this is the government he wants to deliver. —— anne—marie trevelyan. there is now no doubt the government is aware of the mood of some mps but the question is where this goes because mps cannot, even between themselves, conservative mps cannot agree on exactly which path they should follow all, indeed, which person they should necessarily follow. yes. they should necessarily follow. yes, and 'ust to they should necessarily follow. yes, and just to keep _ they should necessarily follow. yes, and just to keep reminding our viewers and our audiences that we are seeing the front and back doors are seeing the front and back doors are downing street, keeping a check on when sir graham brady comes out of that meeting with liz truss, as you are reminding us, alex, a meeting that we are told liz truss called. what is your feeling on what the conversation might be? itittieii. called. what is your feeling on what the conversation might be? well, as i sa , we the conversation might be? well, as i say. we are — the conversation might be? well, as i say, we are told _ the conversation might be? well, as i say, we are told by _ the conversation might be? well, as i say, we are told by drowning i i say, we are told by drowning street the liz truss requested this meeting to try and assess the mood of the party. —— downing street. there is obviously a calculated conversation going on within number ten about what liz truss does next

but as we speak to mps as i have been doing through the course of this morning some of them in front of the cameras, some of them still preferring to speak privately but, you know, there are different schools of thought. can the payments to really about this? are also people think even if she stays in place for few days, weeks, months, ultimately her premiership is over because the lack of authority and credibility that now surrounds the fine instead. if those that do want the prime minister to go are suggesting somebody else should be put in place, perhaps a jeremy hunt of rishi sunakfigure, the danger and problem for them is that actually the party still doesn't unite behind another candidate and they find themselves back in fractious infighting and of course the alternative to all of that is a general election. no clear mechanism that conservative mps would have to agree to agree to it and given where the polls argue that they see that happening and that is what labour and the liberal democrats want to happen and so we're still in this really strange situation where you have got a deeply unhappy conservative party, ifind mist and trying to cling on, lets if she does, let's see if she can. there i

lie still talking about the need for stability but, brutally, you cannot really get any more of an unstable environment in this place feels right now. environment in this place feels right now-— environment in this place feels riiht now. �* ., . ., ., right now. alex, how much of a tii i|ni right now. alex, how much of a tipping point _ right now. alex, how much of a tipping point you _ right now. alex, how much of a tipping point you think - right now. alex, how much of a tipping point you think the i right now. alex, how much of a l tipping point you think the event last night were, that's a vote of an fracking and the it's a confidence vote, no it's not, actually it is sad that unfolded and, ultimately, in the early hours of this morning, number ten saying to journalists, actually, this was a confidence vote in the prime minister, the mps who didn't vote for the government with the government will be looking at disciplinary proceedings? yes. the government will be looking at disciplinary proceedings?- disciplinary proceedings? yes, i think that was _ disciplinary proceedings? yes, i think that was a _ disciplinary proceedings? yes, i think that was a real— disciplinary proceedings? yes, i think that was a real tipping i disciplinary proceedings? yes, i. think that was a real tipping point. i think there was real anger in what played out in the lobbies last night. of course, there were allegations of manhandling which have been denied. other people say they didn't see that what they did see was also confusion, mps feeling like they've been left completely and clear about what was going on. the chief whip i'm told by more than one conservative mp came out because she felt her authority had been undermined by the government's

shifting position on whether or not this was a confidence vote, a test of loyalty and the government. the chief whip effectively came out and in front of conservative mps said i'm not the chief whip any more. then there was a long conversation and it transpired she did end up staying in her post so there were enormous amounts of confusion and i think that has left some conservative mps asking themselves whether or not this is a functioning government right now are some of them reaching the conclusion that no, it isn't. them reaching the conclusion that no. it isn't-— no, it isn't. alex. alex, sorry, i didn't mean— no, it isn't. alex. alex, sorry, i didn't mean to _ no, it isn't. alex. alex, sorry, i didn't mean to get _ no, it isn't. alex. alex, sorry, i didn't mean to get you - no, it isn't. alex. alex, sorry, i didn't mean to get you off i didn't mean to get you off mid—sentence. i wasjust didn't mean to get you off mid—sentence. i was just about to say we need to wind up there. thank you very much, alex forsyth there in the houses of parliament. one of those mps who was expressing his very grave disquiet with the situation last night was charles walker. he was speaking to our political correspondent helen catt and this is what he told her.

to be perfectly honest, this whole affair is inexcusable. it is just a pitiful reflection on the conservative parliamentary party at every level. and it reflects really badly, obviously, on the government of the day. do you think there is any coming back from this? i don't think so. but i have to say, i've been of that view, really, since two weeks ago. this is an absolute disgrace. as a tory mp of 17 years who's never been a minister, who's got on with it loyally most of the time, i think it's a shambles and a disgrace. i think it is utterly appalling. you seem quietly furious. i'm livid. and do you know, i really shouldn't say this, but i hope all those people that put liz truss in number 10, i hope it was worth it. i hope it was worth it for the ministerial red box, to sit round the cabinet table, because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. i'm sorry, it's very difficult to convey — you look just furious about this. iam. i've had enough. i've had enough of talentless people

putting their tick in the right box, not because it's in the national interest but because it's in their own personal interest to achieve ministerial position. and i know i speak for hundreds of backbenchers who right now are worrying for their constituents all the time but now worrying about their own personal circumstances because there is nothing as ex as an ex—mp and a lot of my colleagues are wondering, as many of their constituents are wondering, how they are going to pay their mortgages if this all comes to an end soon? what do you do next? how do you move on from this? well, i'm leaving parliament at the next general election, and i'm leaving voluntarily. but unless we get our act together and behave like grown—ups i'm afraid many hundreds of my colleagues, perhaps 200, will be leaving at the behest of their electorate. so that's pretty much all i've got to say. patience, reached the limit.

the prime minister fights for survival, as more conservative mps openly call for her to go. in the last hour, the most senior conservative backbencher, sir graham brady, has been seen walking into downing street to meet the prime minister. the prime minister invited sir graham in tojudge the prime minister invited sir graham in to judge the mood the prime minister invited sir graham in tojudge the mood in her party. it is bleak with an increasing number of mps saying liz truss has to go. one tory mp says liz truss has only hours to stabilise her government, and even a cabinet minister could not say categorically she will lead her party into the next election. that's what we will be working towards, and we hope that we will be able to do that whilst delivering so that the british people understand exactly why it's important to support the conservative agenda. you hope but you don't believe?

i'm a politician. i'm all about delivery.