i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. after weeks of chaos and turmoil, liz truss calls it a day — she becomes the shortest—serving prime minister in british history. just six weeks after her appointment by her majesty the queen, liz truss becomes a victim of her own failure to command confidence at westminster and beyond. tonight, the talk at westminster is of potential successors, and whether the conservatives can find a person capable of repairing the damage.

2022, the year of three prime ministers, at least. after an astonishing decade in british politics, another unprecedented moment. is politics, another unprecedented moment. , , ., moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there's _ moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there's impressions - moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there's impressions of - voters for there's impressions of the latest events at westminster. itjust needs stabilising, it needs sorting out and moving forward. i wouldn't vote conservative now, no. why not? because i don't feel we can trust them. the likely candidates include some very familiar faces, but labour says yet another change of prime minister should trigger a general election. the public are entitled to have their say, and that's why there should be a general election. we'll have all the news and analysis of the prime minister's resignation. also on this extended edition of bbc news at ten... people who work with children and don't report allegations of sexual abuse should be prosecuted, according to the long—awaited findings of an independent inquiry.

and three years after the death of a teenage motorcyclist in northamptonshire, a us citizen pleads guilty to causing his death by careless driving. on bbc london — reaction from the borough where liz truss what the political turmoil means for londoners. good evening. after six weeks of chaos and upheaval, liz truss has resigned as conservative leader, ensuring a place in the record books as the shortest—serving prime minister in british history. the breaking point for many conservative mps came yesterday, with the resignation of the home secretary and the shambolic arrangements for a key vote in the commons. liz truss had struggled

to impose her authority since the tax—cutting mini budget, most of which has now been abandoned. there will now be an accelerated leadership election. it's meant to be completed by a week tomorrow, and the aim is clearly to limit the number of candidates. any mp wishing to stand will need to get 100 of their fellow conservative mps to nominate them. we start tonight with our political editor chris mason at westminster. —— in downing street. liz truss as prime minister, the steepest, shortest and fastest roller—coaster in british political history. she triumphed, reaching the very top of british politics, but crashes out faster than any of her predecessors in british history, and she bequeaths a party and a country in chaos. there is no more important moment in british politics when you

can't answer the question, who will be our prime minister in a fortnight? tonight, we have one of the —— those moments, yet again. lunchtime in downing street — and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister, she was back too — this time to resign. i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.

families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. putin's illegal war in ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. and our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. i was elected by the conservative party with a mandate to change this. we delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance, and we set out a vision for a low tax high growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of brexit. i recognise, though, given the situation, i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. so what on earth happens now? this morning i met the chairman of the 1922 committee, sir graham brady. we've agreed that there will be a leadership election to be completed within the next week. this will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country's economic stability and national security. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you.

what an extraordinary moment. just three and a half months since borisjohnson stood at that lectern and resigned himself, now his successor has done just the same. the chaos deepens. enter, then, this man, sir graham brady, who the prime minister mentioned, who will oversee the race to replace liz truss. what's he got to say? good afternoon, everybody. there's not a great deal i can say at the moment. i have spoken to the party chairman, jake berry, and he has confirmed that it will be possible to conduct a ballot and conclude a leadership election by friday the 28th of october. do you accept that this is a complete dog's dinner? it's certainly not a circumstance that i would wish to see. so what do the other parties make of it? the conservatives' rivals say it's time for a general election. cor, blimey, another opponent for you to face. what do you make of it? well, it is another opponent, and, you know, we're burning

through prime ministers, we're burning through chancellors, we're burning to home secretaries. and that gives it an element of soap opera, but it isn'tjust a soap opera and this is, you know, for many people who are facing higher prices, higher mortgages, this is real damage that's being inflicted on them. i really don't think another revolving door of chaos, another experiment at the top of the tory party, is the way out of this. what needs to happen now? on a uk level there must be a general election, . it is a democratic necessity. the idea the tories can unite behind a prime minister now, _ any prime minister, let alone one that is for the birds. _ the tories have shown they are incapable of providing the leadership, they are not fit to govern our country and we don't need another conservative prime minister. they need to go, we need another general election and conservative mps have got to do that patriotically duty and vote for that.

how did all of this happen? the era of liz truss is far too short to even deserve that word. this was her arriving as prime minister last month. the chancellor! thank you, thank you. in short, nearly her entire programme for government imploded on contact with reality. mr speaker, we're at the beginning of a new era, and as we contemplate... shouting. that's right, a new era. "mini budget, maxi disaster," as her colleagues called this privately. the markets tanked. so did her poll ratings. and her mps lost faith almost instantly. the other night i asked her... will you lead the conservatives at the next general election? i will lead to the conservatives into the next general election. definitely? well, look, yeah... and even yesterday she said... mr speaker, iam a fighter, not a quitter.

now it turns out she's done with fighting, and she's quit. so who will take over? you mightjust remember this guy. hasta la vista, baby. hasta la vista — "see you later". might we again? some conservatives would love it, others hate it. last time's runner—up, rishi sunak, is a possibility, as is cabinet minister penny more dent and kemi badenoch, and the woman who resigned as home secretary yesterday having a pop at liz truss in the process, suella braverman. the answer is no, the new chancellor has ruled himself out. at teatime we found out more from the conservative party about how the contest will work.— conservative party about how the contest will work. nominations are now open. —

contest will work. nominations are now open. will— contest will work. nominations are now open, will close _ contest will work. nominations are now open, will close at _ contest will work. nominations are now open, will close at 2pm - contest will work. nominations are now open, will close at 2pm on - now open, will close at 2pm on monday. candidates will be expected to have at least 100 colleagues nominating them. but to have at least 100 colleagues nominating them.— to have at least 100 colleagues nominating them. but if the party should ut nominating them. but if the party should put forward _ nominating them. but if the party should put forward two _ nominating them. but if the party| should put forward two candidates there _ should put forward two candidates there will— should put forward two candidates there will be an online vote for conservative party members to choose the next _ conservative party members to choose the next leader. all stages of the election— the next leader. all stages of the election will be concluded by friday the 28th— election will be concluded by friday the 28th of october. who election will be concluded by friday the 28th of october.— election will be concluded by friday the 28th of october. who might find themselves moving _ the 28th of october. who might find themselves moving on _ the 28th of october. who might find themselves moving on here - the 28th of october. who might find themselves moving on here a - the 28th of october. who might find themselves moving on here a weekl themselves moving on here a week tomorrow? after what has happened to liz truss, you might imagine it could give some second thoughts. poisoned chalice it might be but prized it still is an tonight the race is under way. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. we'll catch up with chris in the moment. before then. it's probably useful to set out

the timetable for the week ahead, as we follow the process of electing a new conservative leader and prime minister. nominations have opened today. it's up to conservative mps to nominate their choice of leader. they have until 2pm on monday to get the nominations in. the bar has been set deliberately high. a candidate will need 100 nominations from fellow mps. some will find that very difficult. the initial result will come at 6pm on monday. so we could have a new prime minister by then. if another round is needed it will be held on monday night, with the result at 9pm. and if — it's by no means certain — there are two candidates left, the party membership will get an online vote. the result of that party membership vote would be announced on friday. but it's clear that some senior conservatives want the outcome to be settled by mps — without involving the party

membership, who selected liz truss last time. as for the potential winner, well, these are the names doing the rounds. borisjohnson, who was forced out by his own mps just six weeks ago. rishi sunak, the former chancellor who lost to liz truss. penny mordaunt, the leader of the commons. suella braverman, the home secretary who resigned yesterday. kemi badenoch, the international trade secretary. and ben wallace, the defence secretary. it doesn't mean others won't be involved but those are the names being mentioned. let's go back to chris again. lots of talk of unity candidates, someone who can unite the party and by implication unite lots of people in the country. now, when we look at that list of people, and especially borisjohnson, what

do we make of that aim? the and especially boris johnson, what do we make of that aim?— and especially boris johnson, what do we make of that aim? the idea of a unity candidate, _ do we make of that aim? the idea of a unity candidate, good _ do we make of that aim? the idea of a unity candidate, good luck - do we make of that aim? the idea of a unity candidate, good luck with - a unity candidate, good luck with that for the conservative party, because, as you mayjust have noticed over the last few weeks, there is a smidgen of disunity within that party, and any winner likes to describe themselves as a unity candidate but the proof comes in how they govern. the two most important words that hang over the contest to come this evening are boris and johnson, because he is a giant of conservative politics. still very well liked amongst the grassroots and well liked amongst some conservative mps, jacob rees—mogg incidentally, the business secretary, encouraging tory mps to back mrjohnson, but there are some conservatives who would be horrified at the prospect of him becoming prime minister less than two months after he stood down as prime minister, to such an extent that some are suggesting that they might

resign, they might trigger a by—election. borisjohnson is many things. a unity candidate he would not be. but he is a big name, he will be the person to beat where he to run. then there are the other candidates, not least rishi sunak, the defeated candidate from last time. i think we shouldn't necessarily expect him to say anything publicly imminently in the next day or so. there is penny mordaunt, she was in the running last time, didn't make the last two but was very competitive amongst mps. perhaps we will hear from her in the next 2a hours and then a weekend of cajoling and arm—twisting. as you say, that bar is very high, reaching 100 nominations to get on the ballot. and then the extraordinary thought that a week tomorrow at the latest we will have a new prime minister here. �* , ., we will have a new prime minister here. �* y., ., ~ we will have a new prime minister here. �* ., ~ ., here. beyond the talk about the timetable and _ here. beyond the talk about the timetable and the _ here. beyond the talk about the timetable and the mechanics, i

here. beyond the talk about the - timetable and the mechanics, chris, there is another big issue which is for labour and others to do with democratic validity, you know, the fact that the prime minister will be changing again without voters being involved. now, to what extent is that likely to be an issue that enters this debate? it’s that likely to be an issue that enters this debate?— that likely to be an issue that enters this debate? it's a massive cuestion enters this debate? it's a massive question this. _ enters this debate? it's a massive question this, and _ enters this debate? it's a massive question this, and it's _ enters this debate? it's a massive question this, and it's a _ enters this debate? it's a massive question this, and it's a question | question this, and it's a question of legitimacy in a democracy, as the conservative party cooks up via its internal processes another prime minister without any consultation with the electorate. now, in strict parliamentary constitutional terms, thatis parliamentary constitutional terms, that is appropriate and it is fine, because they prime minister is a prime minister because they can command a majority in the house of commons which usually means they are the leader of the biggest party. it's the very reason why liz truss is standing down because she could no longer command that majority because she lost the faith of her own backbenchers, so a new prime minister, providing they can do that, is constitutionally allowed to

carry on in office until the next general election which could be as late as january 2025, but politically it will be very tricky. now, were it to be borisjohnson he could say, well, look, iwon now, were it to be borisjohnson he could say, well, look, i won the last election as conservative leader so i have a mandate. if any of the other candidates, it will be a hard argument for them to make. wear it to mrjohnson incidentally, he'll have a hard act, convincing his party and the wider country that he should be coming back so soon after having been booted out as white chris, for now, many thanks, chris mason with the latest analysis in downing street. the past few weeks have seen a collapse in the prime minister's personal ratings in a range of opinion polls, and in a trend that has spread alarm and panic among conservative mps the party's poll ratings have tumbled as well. our north of england correspondent danny savage was in the yorkshire town of wetherby at lunchtime as the news of liz truss's resignation came through. lunchtime in the black

bull in wetherby. this was quite the conversation—stopper. i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. oh, brilliant. no surprise, but what now? and what are the consequences of this? what a mess. ifeel quite ashamed, to be honest. we were talking about this earlier, saying anybody from outside the england would be laughing at us and would be very disappointed. we have got to give the country confidence back. there is a lack of confidence here. otherwise people who would normally vote conservative, like myself will think very differently if they don't get it sorted. as the latest tory bubble burst, people in this conservative constituency are frustrated and fed up. wanted... ..some stability, please. the tories stab everybody

in the back — there's no leadership. they stabbed boris. i liked him as a character. yes, he made mistakes, but he had a majority and was voted for. we are a great country, we have been a great country and we still will be if we could just rally behind some decent leadership. liz truss' time as prime minister will be remembered by many for rocketing interest rates and mortgage deals being pulled after the mini budget. after that mini budget. you sense the housing market won't miss her. if you could sit down with senior tory politicians now around your desk, in wetherby, what would you say to them? sort yourselves out for goodness' sake. let's have some confidence, a policy that is going to be acceptable, notjust to the country, but to the rest of the world. in local cafes, politics was the talk of the town. i did say to marianne earlier on,

"shall we have boris back?" "no, no!" some people think that is the answer. i think he had some vision of things that could go right. i do. back in the pub, they were debating about what happens next. itjust needs stabilising, it needs sorting out and moving forward. i because the rest of the country is in turmoil, isn't it? - the electorate and the world wants answers fast — along with a large slice of certainty and stability. danny savage, bbc news, wetherby. so, as we've established, the shortest serving prime minister ever, and her time in office unravelled very fast. liz truss was appointed on september 6th and she chose kwasi kwarteng as chancellor. then less than three weeks later, he unveiled that now infamous mini budget,

which alarmed the financial markets with its large unfunded tax cuts. days later the bank of england made an emergency intervention, buying up government bonds to try to stabilise things. just 38 days into the job, kwasi kwarteng was out of thejob, sacked, replaced the same day byjeremy hunt, who went on to scrap most of kwasi kwarteng's plans. yesterday, suella braverman resigned as home secretary over data breaches, to be replaced by grant shapps. chaos reigned in the house of commons last night over a fracking vote. and now the prime minister is going too. as political editor vicky run —— vicki young as political editor vicky run -- vicki youn— liz truss blamed global events for her troubles, but this record—breaking, humiliating downfall was almost entirely self—inflicted. from the start, she didn't enjoy the overwhelming support of colleagues.

just 50 conservative mps had her as their top choice in the first round of the ballot. some experienced political commentators always had their doubts too. everyone who's ever worked with liz truss will tell you that she doesn't take advice and she wants to hear from people that she's right, and you get frozen out if you start telling her that she's wrong. it's a way to make your way so far and so fast in business or politics, but there comes a point when that tin—earedness to contrary advice brings you down. but tory party members had been impressed over the summer as she set out her radical tax—cutting agenda. well, what i am about as a conservative is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy so we avoid a recession... her rival, the former chancellor, rishi sunak, predicted that approach would have serious consequences. your own economic adviser has said that your plans would mean that - interest rates would have to go up to around 7%, so just _ think what that means . for all of your mortgages.

his warnings were ignored, and liz truss entered downing street as the fourth conservative prime minister injust over six years. her programme for government was put on hold when, just two days after being appointed, queen elizabeth died and the country entered a period of mourning. when political life resumed, the prime minister and her chancellor surprised everyone, including the rest of the cabinet, with their plans to cut the top rate of income tax for the wealthiest. despite the turmoil, ms truss refused to back down. are you absolutely committed to abolishing the 45p tax rate for the wealthiest people in the country? yes. and it is part, laura, of an overall package of making our tax system simpler. many tory mps who'd gathered for their party conference were furious, especially as rumours were circulating that benefits wouldn't rise in line with inflation. a u—turn was announced the following day. within two weeks, liz truss had sacked her chancellor and was forced to sit stony—faced as his

replacement ripped apart almost all of her economic plan. it wasn'tjust policy problems. liz truss's poor communication skills were also an issue. she struggled to make her case in a difficult round of bbc local radio interviews. the pound has dropped to a record low, the imf has said that you should re—evaluate your policies. where have you been? we had to take urgent action. we are going to spend | more in mortgage fees under what you've done, i based on the predictions, than we would've saved with energy. pause truss: i don't think anybody - is arguing that we shouldn't have acted on energy. and after sacking kwasi kwarteng she held a press conference that lasted less than eight minutes... erm... ..and only took four questions. thank you very much, everybody. prime minister? _ aren't you going to say sorry? in the commons earlier this week it felt as if her authority was draining away.

all we know right now is, unless she tells us - | otherwise, is the prime minister is| cowering under her desk and asking for it all to go away. well, the prime minister is not under a desk, as the honourable lady... shouting i can assure the house... plenty of conservative mps are glad liz truss has gone, but there is some sympathy. for liz personally, this must have been a really difficult decision. i didn't back her in the leadership. it must have been really tough for her, and my thoughts, you know, are really with her and her family after what must have been a really bruising time. friends say liz truss wasn't given a chance to prove herself, and some wonder whether anyone can now lead such a fractured party. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the financial markets, which made life so difficult for liz truss and the government after that mini budget, responded today to the news of her resignation, among other

things, with the pound rising against the dollar. our business editor simonjack has the details. the road to liz truss's demise arguably started here. a not so mini budget that she and her chancellor announced with great fanfare. trussonomics. fight night but there was a problem. —— but there was a problem. they promised £16 billion worth of growth boosting tax cuts, but there was a problem. there was no explanation of how it would be paid for and no analysis from the budget watchdog as to whether the sums add up. but the chancellor was defiant and promised more giveaways over that weekend. there is more to come. we have only been here 19 days. i want to see over the next year people retain more of their income. the financial markets didn't like it one bit — they thought it showed a reckless approach to the public finances. the pound, already weak, fell to its lowest level in history against the dollar. the cost of government borrowing rose so quickly, the bank

of england had to get involved and that. other borrowing costs, mortgage rates which were already rising spiked even higher with the cost of an average two—year deal now over 6.5%. the markets gave a massive thumbs down. so the plan was stripped of almost every major measure, and £18 billion cut in corporation tax, a 1p cut in income tax, all binned by the replacement chancellor jeremy hunt. the financial markets were reassured, a measure of calm was restored. and even today the markets have barely moved. as the prime minister has toppled. how come? jeremy hunt is considered a safe pair of hands. he has put in place the policies of rishi sunak, and they liked rishi sunak. they gave him a lot of credence in the markets. the markets could potentially be afraid of who

will be our next prime minister. but businesses like this drinks firm in sunderland have found the political and price instability hard to manage. for us, clarity and uncertainty are the things i think every business is struggling with. we have been through a cycle where we were getting a cost increase on raw materials every month, and that needs to settle. very few businesses feel in a position to help grow the economy which was and is the government's goal. so confidence has slumped. there's no recruitment, no exporting, all these are down, so we need political stability to make decisions to employ someone to invest or expand their business. that is not happening at the minute. and politics needs to catch up. in 11 days, the government is due to publish a revised and independently scrutinised economic plan. until then, a cloud hangs over the markets and the wider economy. simon jack, bbc news. joining me is our economics editor, faisal islam. would it be too much to say that the markets are pretty happy that liz truss is going?—

markets are pretty happy that liz truss is going? there was a gentle bounce in stirling _ truss is going? there was a gentle bounce in stirling when _ truss is going? there was a gentle bounce in stirling when the - bounce in stirling when the resignation was announced and borrowing costs came down more, but actually _ borrowing costs came down more, but actually since some more uncertainty about— actually since some more uncertainty about who _ actually since some more uncertainty about who might replace has been out there in— about who might replace has been out there in politics from westminster you have seen those things kind of go back_ you have seen those things kind of go back and they are pretty much where _ go back and they are pretty much where they were this morning —— gentle _ where they were this morning —— gentle bounce in sterling. the calm we have _ gentle bounce in sterling. the calm we have seen in the markets that certainly — we have seen in the markets that certainly hasn't been there since monday, — certainly hasn't been there since monday, since this reverse budget from jeremy hunt, the calm we have seen is _ from jeremy hunt, the calm we have seen is predicated, really, on the decisions — seen is predicated, really, on the decisions chancellorjeremy hunt has made _ decisions chancellorjeremy hunt has made and _ decisions chancellorjeremy hunt has made and the idea that he has put in place _ made and the idea that he has put in place a _ made and the idea that he has put in place a series of policies, half of which _ place a series of policies, half of which we — place a series of policies, half of which we know about and half of which _ which we know about and half of which we — which we know about and half of which we don't, which will solve this problem. and he has closed the .ap this problem. and he has closed the gap at _ this problem. and he has closed the gap at this— this problem. and he has closed the gap at this halloween debt plan. to the extent— gap at this halloween debt plan. to the extent there is now a competition to become conservative leader— competition to become conservative leader it is _ competition to become conservative leader it is hard to imagine some of these _ leader it is hard to imagine some of these issues would become part of that competition and there is the potential— that competition and there is the potential for spooking the markets again— potential for spooking the markets again as _ potential for spooking the markets again as we wait for this debt plan.

i'm not— again as we wait for this debt plan. i'm not sure — again as we wait for this debt plan. i'm not sure but we think it will go ahead _ i'm not sure but we think it will go ahead the — i'm not sure but we think it will go ahead. the treasury is working on it for a week— ahead. the treasury is working on it for a week on— ahead. the treasury is working on it for a week on monday but it will ultimately be up to the next prime minister~ _ ultimately be up to the next prime minister. , ., ultimately be up to the next prime minister. , . ., minister. there is a debate, faisal islam, as minister. there is a debate, faisal isiam. as you _ minister. there is a debate, faisal islam, as you know _ minister. there is a debate, faisal islam, as you know better- minister. there is a debate, faisal islam, as you know better than . minister. there is a debate, faisal. islam, as you know better than most, about this period of office for liz truss and kwasi kwarteng before the reversal, but what we have seen is a kind of field experiment, as some would see it, in a certain brand of right—wing economics. is that how you would see it? right-wing economics. is that how you would see it?— you would see it? yes, typified by this booklet _ you would see it? yes, typified by this booklet they _ you would see it? yes, typified by this booklet they wrote, _ you would see it? yes, typified by this booklet they wrote, britannia | this booklet they wrote, britannia unchained. it certainly was an experiment and it certainly didn't work, _ experiment and it certainly didn't work. i_ experiment and it certainly didn't work, i think it is fair to say, but i work, i think it is fair to say, but i think they— work, i think it is fair to say, but i think they could have got a lot of these _ i think they could have got a lot of these policies through, in retrospect, had they been a bit catnrer. — retrospect, had they been a bit calmer, a bit slower, had they acknowledged, as they did, global conditions were rough. that's probably— conditions were rough. that's probably a reason to be a bit more cautious— probably a reason to be a bit more cautious and a bit —— than a bit more _ cautious and a bit —— than a bit more radical. but i think the big thing _ more radical. but i think the big thing location and where there might be tasting _ thing location and where there might be lasting damage is that britain as a country— be lasting damage is that britain as a country that is dependent on the kindness—

a country that is dependent on the kindness of strangers, we have twin deficits _ kindness of strangers, we have twin deficits in _ kindness of strangers, we have twin deficits in terms of borrowing and a trading _ deficits in terms of borrowing and a trading position. and the world has been _ trading position. and the world has been willing to forget that because we have _ been willing to forget that because we have very strong institutions. those _ we have very strong institutions. those institutions have been damaged over the _ those institutions have been damaged over the past 44 days and the world is a debtor— over the past 44 days and the world is a debtor some of these other imbalances and that is the danger as we took— imbalances and that is the danger as we look over the next week, exactly where _ we look over the next week, exactly where is _ we look over the next week, exactly where is this— we look over the next week, exactly where is this going, britannia not unchained, perhaps restrained, now, in terms— unchained, perhaps restrained, now, in terms of— unchained, perhaps restrained, now, in terms of policy choices. —— they are now— in terms of policy choices. —— they are now noticing some of these imbalances. are now noticing some of these imbalances-— are now noticing some of these imbalances. ., ,, ., , ., imbalances. thank you, faisal islam, with his thoughts on _ imbalances. thank you, faisal islam, with his thoughts on what _ imbalances. thank you, faisal islam, with his thoughts on what has - imbalances. thank you, faisal islam, with his thoughts on what has been l with his thoughts on what has been happening. the turmoil at westminster has been happening against a backdrop of bad economic news and further evidence of the cost of living crisis that's affecting millions of households and businesses. our special correspondent ed thomas has been discussing the impact of higher food and energy bills with people in salford in greater manchester, one of the 20 most deprived local authorities in the country.

away from westminster chaos, a place of hope when times are tough. how many people come here? we can get up to 40 people a day. 40 a day? yeah. st james' is salvation for those who are cold, hungry, struggling with life today. how old is she? she's 78, just turned. so she has parkinson's at the moment and has asthma. it's tough, yeah. liz truss is going, but for sonia, her mum's carer, difficult days continue. when you listen to what's going on in westminster, what does it mean to you in your life? well, i think it's awful, really. it's disgusting, because they're just fighting amongst each other. nothing has changed and it'sjust showing they can't lead the country. but the damage is done, whatever they've done and whatever party gets in, the damage is done. go and get me some of those seeds out of there, please. _ jordana is mum to 11—year—old logan. a single parent, she knows this place can be a lifeline.

have you ever known life like this in salford? never, ever, ever, and it's getting harder and harder. j in 45 days, liz truss, what's she done for your life? nothing, nothing, nothing at all. what has she done? i would really like the government to come into one of these and livej the day as life for a day - as a normal person, to have to decide whether they want i to buy food or they want to go and get something, a necessity, whether it be a shoe, _ coats, washing powder. cold, isn't it? it is, it's freezing. next door, reverend michaela just wants the basics. not only create a warm welcome but a warm space, hot meals, room. she's been here for 15 months and says life is getting worse. when you've got the text, or the bbc news alert saying liz truss was going, what did you think? i think itjust stirs up more uncertainty and i think that's what we've seen over the past 45 days, it's just uncertainty

after uncertainty. are you worried for the people who here? yeah, we can feed people but people are really struggling with low mental health, anxiety, and the way people are talking about paying their bills, keeping their homes warm. so you want politics to have the long—term answer is? yeah, and it should. not farfrom stjames's, we find kumar. kumar, are you all right? for this part of salford to thrive, business owners like him need to do well. they've gone up three times. three times? this year? right now, politics isn't helping. if the customers are struggling we are going to struggle a little bit as well. sometimes you want to pack up, enough is enough. when you were watching liz truss in government, what was going through your mind? i'm thinking they are nutters,

absolutely crazy. they didn't know what they were doing. so, what next? at a time of hardship for many, who will rebuild faith in british politics? ed thomas, bbc news, salford. in scotland and wales, the first ministers have repeatedly complained that liz truss showed a complete disregard for the concerns of the devolved nations, and the work of the scottish and welsh governments. in northern ireland, there's been no progress on resolving the political stalemate there. there is the prospect of elections to come. in a moment we'll hear from chris page in belfast and hywel griffith in cardiff, but first here's our scotland editor james cook in edinburgh. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says that liz truss will now be a footnote in the realms of political history. during the entire brief truss premiership there was no formal discussion, either by telephone call or in person, between the two women. as to what should happen now, well, nicola sturgeon says a general election is a democratic necessity, echoing that call from the labour leader sir keir starmer.

if there isn't one, ms sturgeon says it that would be a ludicrous, a ridiculous idea, if borisjohnson were to be a candidate to return as prime minister. and just taking a step back for a minute, this has a potential impact on the debate about scotland's future. in 2014, the argument advanced by supporters of the union was that it would bring stability, it would bring prosperity. nicola sturgeon says, "well, just look around. the opposite is happening." although there are obviously difficult questions to answer about independence, she says what's happened has made her case for her. it's been said in the last few days that westminster has ceased to have a functioning government. well, northern ireland has been without a fully functioning devolved government since february. that was when the democratic unionist party in effect withdrew from the power—sharing institutions here at stormont. the dup says it will continue to block the formation of a stormont

of a stormont executive until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is scrapped. there's no sign of that happening any time soon. next friday the 20th of october is the latest potential end point for the tory leadership contest. it's also the legal deadline for a devolved government to be formed here. as things stand the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris is set on that day to call a new election to the devolved assembly, probably to take place on the 15th of december, seven months after voters last went to the polls. even after today's events, the stormont parties think it's still more likely than not that that fresh assembly election will be called at the end of next week. the only certainty though is there's a lot more uncertainty. the response of most politicians in wales has been scathing. the first minister, labour's mark drakeford, condemning what he called the complete and utter failure of the uk government and condemning us, he said, to all having to pay the cost.

it's worth noting that in 44 days as prime minister liz truss didn't even pick up the phone to the first minister. normally that call would happen on the first day but, in six weeks, well, she never found the time. so who do people here want to be her successor? well, the leader of the welsh conservatives not committing at the moment. he was welcoming liz truss only six weeks ago. he was an even bigger fan of borisjohnson. not surprising, maybe, when you remember mrjohnson helped to secure a record victory in the 2019 general election and a record number of seats. whoever is the next prime minister though will have a huge mountain and several valleys to climb if they are not going to lose all 14 welsh tory seats in the next general election. hywel griffith in cardiff ending that sequence in edinburgh and belfast in the nations of the uk. around the world, leaders have been giving their reaction to news of liz truss's resignation.

in the us, president biden thanked her for her partnership on the war in ukraine and said the us and uk would continue to cooperate closely. in france, president macron said it was important for britain to "find stability" as soon as possible. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has more detail on the global reaction. we're following some breaking news out of the united kingdom. after less than two months on thejob... her resignation made headlines around the world, capturing the international bewilderment at the chaos in the uk. this from italy, no stranger itself to short governments. and a german journalist found herself having to repeat the expletives used by one mp last night. "i'm bleep furious and i don't bleep care any more." - she continues in german. in brussels, eu leaders holding a summit to discuss the world's energy crisis were, for a time, sidetracked by the extraordinary political drama here.

translation: listen, i won't get involved i in the political life of the uk. i hope, in any case, the uk can again find stability. that's good for us and good for europe. stability is very important and we would like to see the uk system within its capacity, to be in a position to have a successor selected as quickly as possible and that stability will be brought to the situation, given the fairly significant geopolitical issues facing europe. at the weekend, joe biden took the unusual step of making clear he was no fan of liz truss's economic policies. i disagree with the policy, but that's up to great britain to make thatjudgment, not me. today, he had warmer words for her. look, she was a good partner on russia and ukraine, and the british are going to solve their problems, but she was a good partner. but diplomats who spent their careers trying to build up britain abroad,

such as this former ambassador to the us, are looking on at the political turmoil of the past few weeks with horror. our reputation built up over decades seems to me to have been sacrificed, to have been ruined, almost overnight. it's a really sad moment to see this happening. i would never have expected it. and it feels almost surreal to see events unfold in this way. ijust hope that we can get some stable and competent and effective government back and rebuild our repetition, but it's going to take quite a long time. today, predictably, russian television mocked liz truss. the foreign ministry said britain had never known such a disgrace as prime minister. but britain's allies are fervently hoping now for a period of political calm with the myriad problems facing the world, not least the threat that russia poses. caroline hawley, bbc news. for more context and analysis,

ros atkins' on the week — a new show on bbc one — gets under way tonight, and you can watch his take on the prime minister's resignation later, and on the bbc iplayer. let's turn to some of the day's other main news. people who work with children and don't report allegations of child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, according to the long—awaited findings of an independent inquiry. it's among a set of wide—ranging changes recommended following a seven—year inquiry, which described child sexual abuse in england and wales as "horrific and deeply disturbing". our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. the testimony heard in this room has been devastating. of the eight boys in my dormitory at st leonards, six are now dead from drug overdoses and suicides. devious perpetrators protected by institutions more worried

about their reputations. today, the final verdict of the panel, which has heard it all. the nature and scale of the abuse we encountered was shocking and deeply disturbing. this is notjust a historical aberration which happened decades ago. it is an ever increasing problem. so what's the recommendation? well, this huge report says that anyone who works with children and fails to report direct evidence of child abuse, either witnessing it or being told about it by a child or a perpetrator, could be prosecuted and fined. and what would that requirement mean in real life? these campaigners supporting each other survived abuse within the jehovah's witnesses, a religious sect. were there moments when it could have been reported outside the jehovah's witnesses? it was his word against mine. at no stage were the police

contacted, and therefore, because he denied it and they couldn't take it any further, he was allowed to continue with the abuse to the point where years later he raped me. if there'd been mandatory reporting at that time, that abuse would have stopped instead of carrying on for another five and a half years. notjust reporting, but also sanctions necessary so that if people don't obey that particular law, that some action can be taken against them. the victims' lawyers question how many people would be prosecuted for not disclosing abuse. somebody would have to have been told by the child, by the perpetrator, or they would have had to witness it themselves. how likely is that? very rare, in my experience of the vast cases that i've dealt with over many, many years. and that is a problem with the proposed legislation. yes, that hits fine, but it doesn't deal with the vast majority of cases that i see, which is where a report

is made of concern. the government will now consider the recommendation. today, labour said it would change the law. tom symonds, bbc news. three years after a teenage motorcyclist was killed in a road accident outside a military base in northamptonshire, an american citizen has pleaded guilty to causing his death by careless driving. anne sacoolas, whose husband worked for the us diplomatic service in the uk, appeared at the old bailey by video link from washington dc. the mother of harry dunn said today's events had brought justice for her son. anne sacoolas had left the uk shortly after the crash, claiming diplomatic immunity. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. it's more than three years since harry dunn was killed in a head—on collision outside a us base in northamptonshire. this afternoon, wearing the green

of his favourite motorbike, his family arrived at the old bailey in london to see the american woman responsible finally admit her guilt in court. appearing by video link from her lawyer's office in washington, anne sacoolas — with her dark hair tied back — pleaded guilty to a charge of causing harry dunn's death by careless driving. harry dunn wasjust 19 years old when he died, and his family have campaigned hard to get the case to this stage, when once a court case seemed impossible. it's been really tough. and today, honestly, it feelsjust like the sun's come out. i didn't know if we'd ever get to this stage sometimes, and thankfully today, with the support of these guys and you guys, we've got there and we've gotjustice for our son. yeah. i really feel that. emotions were running high, but they were partly feelings of relief. afterwards, his mum charlotte told me that on the night he died, she had promised harry she would get

justice for him. little did i know that it would take me this long to carry out that promise, but i was never going to give up. never broken a promise to my kids, and if i'd have had to carry on for another few years, i damn well would. and do you feel today that you've kept that promise? yeah, ido. that's what's making me so emotional, because it's been a really long three years. on the day of the accident, anne sacoolas drove out of this us base. unfamiliar with driving in britain, she went onto the wrong side of the road, remaining there for more than 20 seconds, until she hit harry dunn on a blind corner. the base where her husband worked is a highly secretive communications centre, and she flew out of the uk 19 days later, claiming diplomatic immunity.

the judge has now directed that anne sacoolas should return to the uk to be sentenced next month, though there's no way of enforcing that. daniel sandford, bbc news. it has just turned a quarter to 11 on this extended edition of bbc news at ten on the day of the prime minister's resignation, and we'll return to that story now because liz truss has resigned as conservative leader after just truss has resigned as conservative leader afterjust 44 truss has resigned as conservative leader after just 44 days truss has resigned as conservative leader afterjust 44 days in office as prime minister. conservative party members, around 160,000 of them, might be involved once again in choosing the next leader and the next prime minister. what do conservative voters make up the collapse of liz truss's premiership? our midlands correspondent navtej johal has been finding out. shopping for a new leader. —— so what do conservative voters make of the collapse

of liz truss's premiership? here people have been watching recent events with consternation. simon robinson is the leader of rushcliffe borough council. how have you felt as the leader of the local council? disappointed, surprised. i've never seen anything like it, things happen so quickly. and not just at and notjust at prime minister level. obviously we have seen ministers resign as well, so it's been quite chaotic, very unique, very challenging. who do you want to see take on the mantle of leader next? i think what is key is experience and so on that basis i would go for rishi sunak. that he has been in government, and he was chancellor. rushcliffe is a true blue conservative constituency. the former chancellor ken clarke was the mp here for nearly 50 years,

—— for nearly 20 years. there is a conservative club round the corner, but recent events appear to have damaged at least some of the support around here. you have been a conservative party voter? i have in the past, yes, and i wouldn't vote conservative now because i don't feel we can trust them. i feel a whole fiasco with boris and followed with the whole fiasco now with liz truss, i don't feel i can support them any more. ifeel we need a change. like a lot of people, i'm put off by what's going on. they haven't covered themselves in glory. you are put off voting for them at the next general election? whenever that might be? i'm afraid so at the moment, yes. is thoughts turn to the next prime minister, one familiar name... bring back boris. is that what you would like to see? well, he did a good job on brexit. i think somebody over there agrees with me so yes, bring back boris. personally, iwould bring back boris — that's my answer. we hear he may be throwing his hat into the ring, why do you want to see him return?

it was an excellent leader, he made mistakes and admitted to it eventually, and apologised eventually but he's a good all—round leader. but not everybody was looking ahead. the pace of events means that some haven't even had a chance to catch up on the news today. she'll get over it — she will survive. you know she has resigned? no, i didn't know that. she resigned earlier this afternoon. oh, that surprises me. i would have told her to stay. navteonhal, bbc news. a final word with our political editor, chris mason. well, i suppose i would say, what are the next few days likely to bring. are the next few days likely to brina. ~ , , are the next few days likely to brin. _ . , , , ., , bring. well, liz truss, the history maker for— bring. well, liz truss, the history makerfor all— bring. well, liz truss, the history maker for all the _ bring. well, liz truss, the history maker for all the wrong _ bring. well, liz truss, the history maker for all the wrong reasons, | bring. well, liz truss, the history i maker for all the wrong reasons, the most _ maker for all the wrong reasons, the most efficient humiliation in british— most efficient humiliation in british political history, but power and therefore intrigue and scrutiny instantly— and therefore intrigue and scrutiny instantly switches to those who might _ instantly switches to those who might aspire to move in there, potentially as soon as monday and certainly. — potentially as soon as monday and certainly, on the current timetable,

buy, at— certainly, on the current timetable, buy, at the — certainly, on the current timetable, buy, at the latest, a week tomorrow. not for— buy, at the latest, a week tomorrow. not for the _ buy, at the latest, a week tomorrow. not for the first time in this postcode one question hangs in the air. postcode one question hangs in the air~ what _ postcode one question hangs in the air. what will boris johnson do? postcode one question hangs in the air. what will borisjohnson do? and can you _ air. what will borisjohnson do? and can you persuade a sufficient number of conservative mps to forgive him? can you _ of conservative mps to forgive him? can you persuade the country to forgive — can you persuade the country to forgive him? so soon after being booted out of office just last nronth _ booted out of office just last month. lots of others engaging in plenty— month. lots of others engaging in plenty of— month. lots of others engaging in plenty of arm—twisting and phone bashing _ plenty of arm—twisting and phone bashing tonight. the next few days are going _ bashing tonight. the next few days are going to be absolutely crucial in determining who is our next prime minister. _ in determining who is our next prime minister, the third prime minister of this— minister, the third prime minister of this year. minister, the third prime minister of this year-— minister, the third prime minister ofthis ear. , . , ., . of this year. chris, many thanks. we will talk again _ of this year. chris, many thanks. we will talk again tomorrow, _ of this year. chris, many thanks. we will talk again tomorrow, i've - of this year. chris, many thanks. we will talk again tomorrow, i've no - will talk again tomorrow, i've no doubt. chris mason, a political editor in downing street. the time has just turned ten to 11 and louise is with me with the weather. we did quite literally see stormy skies across parliament and this is westminster. some thunder and

lightning from around 630 this morning, an indication may be of what was to come? the thunderstorms eased away and the rain has been pushing its way steadily north over the last few hours, but it will grind to a halt across eastern scotland overnight tonight. ijust want to draw your attention down to the south—west, the next batch of sharp showers set to arrive and they will be a bit of a nuisance during the night, they will be driving their way steadily northwards and thatis their way steadily northwards and that is worth bearing in mind. elsewhere, we could see some mist and fog patches forming just that little further north where we have those clearer skies but it is this area of low pressure that will continue to drive those showers in. eastern england might start the day relatively fine and dry with some sharper showers arriving through the latter stages of the afternoon and they were going to be driven along by some pretty brisk winds, 50 mile an hour gusts, darren, by some pretty brisk winds, 50 mile an hourgusts, darren, in by some pretty brisk winds, 50 mile an hour gusts, darren, in the south—west —— down in the south—west. then we still have that warmth, incredible really. temperatures once again in the high teens. as we move towards the

weekend, more turbulent weather to come, i'm afraid. that is for sunday, primarily. this little bump of high pressure keeping things relatively quiet to start the day on saturday. lovely start for many, some sunshine coming through. certainly the first half of the weekend is the best in terms of the story, quantum and scattered showers into northern ireland and west of scotland. lighterwinds into northern ireland and west of scotland. lighter winds around on saturday as well and sharper showers starting to develop into the south—west and again these could be heavy and thundery. in that sunshine it will feel very pleasant indeed. i hope you can make the most of it because look at sunday. showers can no longer spells of rain once again. some of them heavy and thundery. freddie mac. please, thanks for that. louise with the weather —— huw. louise, thank you for that. that's it tonight from bbc news at ten. there's plenty of extra analysis on bbc news online, and there'll be interviews

and analysis on the today programme on radio 4 tomorrow morning starting at 6am, and on breakfast on bbc one, also from 6am. here on bbc one in a moment, time to join our colleagues in the nations and regions. but we'll leave you with some of the words and images that mark the briefest premiership in record. good night. i have just accepted her majesty the queen's kind invitation to form a new government. i am honoured to take on this responsibility at a vital time for our country. prime minister, your majesty. your majesty, lovely to see you again. with lower rates of corporation tax

and lower rates of personal tax. we promise to prioritise growth, mr speaker. we promised a new approach for a new era, we promised to release the enormous potential this country. i've put in place a new chancellor with a new strategy to restore economic stability. there will be more difficult decisions, i'm afraid. - i will lead to conservatives into the next general election. definitely? well look, yeah. i am a fighter and not a quitter. all we know right now is that unless she tells us otherwise, the prime minister is cowering under her desk and asking for it all to go away. i think it's a shambles and a disgrace. - i think it is utterly appalling. i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party.

at least they will rattle through at pace because of that strong southerly winds the strengths of the gusts close to the centre of the low during the afternoon, 50 miles an hour not of the question into the south—west. always coming from a southern lead direction a mild sore southern lead direction a mild sore so in between with ascension coming through temperature is still likely to peek into the high teens which is pretty good for this time of year. as we move into the early hours of saturday morning the centre of the low will move up into northern ireland north—west a lititz aqua scotland, that is where frequent sharp shards are likely to be. we may will see some mist and fog forming as the winds become lighter. and we have got this ridge of high pressure building for the start of the weekend. however, it will be long before starts moving before sunday. saturday the better of the two days of the weekend showers in northern ireland in central and southern scotland. some sunshine

coming through lighter winds and so it will feel quite pleasant in the sunshine with highs once again, 18-19 with the sunshine with highs once again, 18—19 with the best of the sunshine is. moving out of saturday into sunday is the next low pushing in from the south—west, the isobars once again squeezing together the winds strengthening throwing those with her friends in winds strengthening throwing those with herfriends in the winds strengthening throwing those with her friends in the showers right across the country. so once again we could see some sharp boundary downpours on sunday and that story will continue as we head into monday.

and around the world. calls it a day, becoming the shortest—serving prime minister in british history. i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. just six weeks after her appointment by the queen, liz truss becomes a victim of her own failure, to command confidence at westminster and beyond. talk at westminster turns to potential successors, but can the conservatives can find a person capable of repairing the damage.

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