i'm martine croxall live at westminster. the headlines at 2. the uk will have a new prime minister in place within a week, after liz truss quit yesterday, barely six weeks into the job. nobody has declared their intention to run yet but among the defence secretary has ruled himself out. it has to get on with delivering on the mandate of 2019 which do is govern on behalf of the citizens of this country. a question also remains whether borisjohnson could attempt a return to downing street — and speculation is rife meanwhile, parties of opposition in england, scotland and wales have called

for an immediate general election we don't have to go on like this. we can have stability and an economy that works for working people. that's why we need a general election. i'm shaun ley. in other news today... the uk chancellor vows to do anything necessary to protect the economy, with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is �*gridlocked' and unable to cope with the demand — putting vulnerable people at risk. and we meet the first wild bison to be born in the uk for thousands of years. welcome to bbc news coming to you

live from westminster. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun seeking support from fellow tory mps. liz truss resigned yesterday, though remains in downing street until a successor is appointed. speaking outside downing street, liz truss said she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected. there will now be a fast—tracked leadership election to decide who will be the new leader of the conservative party and ultimately prime minister. nobody has announced their intention to run yet — but penny mordaunt and rishi sunak are seen as contenders, and backers of borisjohnson are urging him to stand. let's take a look at how the contest will work. conservative mps have until monday to nominate their preferred candidate. each candidate needs at least 100 nominations — if only one candidate achieves that, they'll be declared prime minister on monday afternoon. if more than one candidate gets at least 100 nominations, then there'll be a vote by conservative mps. depending on the result of that,

the final decision could be made by tory party members voting online. one thing we know for sure is the latest date for the next prime minister to be announced will be next friday. let's talk now to our political correspondent, i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. until a successor has been chosen. thank vom— until a successor has been chosen. thank yon-— until a successor has been chosen. thank you. and with that, liz truss was out as — thank you. and with that, liz truss was out as she _ thank you. and with that, liz truss was out as she headed _ thank you. and with that, liz truss was out as she headed off - thank you. and with that, liz truss was out as she headed off for - thank you. and with that, liz truss was out as she headed off for a - thank you. and with that, liz truss | was out as she headed off for a job, the race to fill her shoes had already begun. would—be successors rushing to get support before the deadline up 2pm on monday. in the last hour the defence secretary ben wallace, once touted as a possible unity candidate, has ruled himself out, and said he would lean toward supporting a bid by the former prime minister boris johnson. he was legitimately sent into parliament as the prime minister based on the votes of the whole

electorate, notjust on tory members, notjust of members of parliament, he got a mandate, and i think that's an important thing for all of us to bear in mind. we will see what happens. of course unity is also important. i'll be looking for how the candidates are prepared to bring the party together because without unity we can't govern either. mrjohnson resigned earlier this year after losing the support of a significant chunk of conservative mps. some have suggested they would quit the party if he returned. to go from the kamikaze budget under liz truss back to a man that his own party has declared unfit for office is the most powerful argument you could possibly have for a general election so that we can put the alternative case to the country, which is stability, growth, an economy that works for everyone, rather than this chaos. to enter the leadership contest each candidate needs the support of 100 conservative mps, so a maximum of three candidates. if there are more than two candidates there is an mps' vote and the candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated. when two candidates remain at one

of them doesn't decide to drop out, tory party members vote online. the winner becomes prime minister. morning, mr sunak! the former chancellor rishi sunak had over 100 mps backing him over the summer. he is expected to run again this time but hasn't yet confirmed. likewise, the leader of the commons penny mordaunt. i'll be making a statement in due course. still no decisions from the former home secretary suella braverman. 0r another possible candidate from the right of the party, the international trade secretary kemi badenoch. the party needs to find a leader to unite behind. they will stand. work is happening behind—the—scenes to gather support. time, though, is short. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. a lot of arm twisting this weekend going to be going on. hand

a lot of arm twisting this weekend going to be going on.— going to be going on. and a lot of rivate going to be going on. and a lot of private conversations _ going to be going on. and a lot of private conversations and - going to be going on. and a lot of private conversations and private | private conversations and private soundings, a lot of private lobbying and yes, notjust this weekend, already now, you see it in all of the talk of mps coming out and you heard ben wallace saying that he is leaning towards borisjohnson. they are old political allies and go back are old political allies and go back a long way. ben wallace was an old political friend of borisjohnson even before the brexit referendum and ran his original leadership bid in 2016, the failed one, and was rewarded with being defence secretary in mrjohnson's government and it is known that he was not entirely happy about mrjohnson being removed or resigning earlier this year, so he is leaning towards mrjohnson and clearly would like to see him back. it's not that much of a surprise in its uprising if he is,

that early because in the summer ben wallace took a long time, he held his cards close to his chest and came out for liz truss, but you are seeing this now, all of the different candidates and people coming out saying particularly for those of you is likely to be the frontrunners, rishi sunak, possibly around 55 plus people coming out saying they would favour him. 30 plus perhaps leaning towards boris johnson and again, more than a dozen for penny mordaunt. but nobody officially declaring and i think what you are seeing is because of the high bar of a hundred mps you have to reach by monday, there's a lot of discussions and positioning going on and how this might fall. whoever wins the leadership contest has to try to unify a divided party so they can get on with the matter

that are bothering the electorate, namely, in particular, the cost of living crisis. yes, and gc, interestingly, different people touting candidates for that, so rishi sunak supporters say only he is the one who has the experience of the steadiness, they say, in order to meet this challenge. he is a serious person for serious times as one mp says on the whole country is crying out for stability and that is what he could bring, says another. interestingly you have critics of borisjohnson coming out, saying thatjohn glenn who served in the treasury under rishi sunak and he said if borisjohnson was removed for a reason, those issues would not change and we must look forward not back. it's not about having the most engaging and amusing personality, you need to restore confidence and put forward the interest of the most

vulnerable. but then you get people like jacob rees—mogg who has been tweeting, he is showing support for borisjohnson. all sides are trying to push their candidate with a view of the issue of bringing the party together, but it's hard to see how anyone will do that and unless some of the candidates can come together in some sort of agreement, at the minute, you have different camps competing in different wings of the party, pushing different interests and very much looking divided, not united. and we will say goodbye to viewers on bbc world news right now. scott benton is the conservative mp for blackpool south west. welcome to the bbc news channel. i understand your preferred candidate would be

borisjohnson. why your preferred candidate would be boris johnson. why would you your preferred candidate would be borisjohnson. why would you want your preferred candidate would be boris johnson. why would you want to revisit him borisjohnson. why would you want to revisit him on your boris johnson. why would you want to revisit him on your party borisjohnson. why would you want to revisit him on your party on the country for that matter, given he was only ousted a short while ago? i go knocking on doors in my constituency every week for the last few weeks dozens and dozens of people, every day have said bring back borisjohnson. i've asked my constituents for feedback in the last 2a hours and conducted a poll on my website and 500 people took part in 80% want borisjohnson to be boris —— prime minister again. he had feud support in my constituency on the grass roots of the conservative party and amongst parliamentary colleagues. he has a proven track record of delivering on the big issues facing the day and the big issues facing the day and the only choice for prime minister. yourfigures are at the only choice for prime minister. your figures are at odds with national polls, and they say the wider public do not feel generously disposed towards borisjohnson and

still feel it is right that he was ousted and they do not want to see him back. and you have to pick somebody who is acceptable and to the wider public, haven't you? fit the wider public, haven't you? of real the wider public, haven't you? i>f real experience of the wider public, haven't you? i>i real experience of the people on the ground in blackpool. the vast majority have a clear message bring back boris. and he won as a huge general election majority nearly three years ago and there is a huge groundswell of support for him and people know exactly what you get with borisjohnson. but people know exactly what you get with boris johnson.— people know exactly what you get with boris johnson. but they do know what they are — with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going _ with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going to _ with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going to get. _ with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going to get. mr - what they are going to get. mr benton, they do know what they are going to get, they are going to get somebody who is still being investigated by the standards committee, and chris bryant who chairs that says the inquiry into borisjohnson continues and unless there is a motion rescinded, the initial motion is carried by the

house and he does not see that being carried out the moment. how can you put somebody back into the top position in politics who has that hanging over him? the position in politics who has that hanging over him?— position in politics who has that hanuain over him? , , ., , hanging over him? the simple answer is he -- these — hanging over him? the simple answer is he -- these are _ hanging over him? the simple answer is he -- these are unprecedented - is he —— these are unprecedented times for the uk on the conservative party and the whole country have to come together to get us through these difficult few months, so clearly huge choices ahead on public spending and taxation on the economy and we need a strong leader with a proven track record as prime minister. 50 proven track record as prime minister-— proven track record as prime minister. . , ., minister. so you want everybody to overlook the _ minister. so you want everybody to overlook the fact _ minister. so you want everybody to overlook the fact that _ minister. so you want everybody to overlook the fact that he _ minister. so you want everybody to overlook the fact that he broke - minister. so you want everybody to overlook the fact that he broke his| overlook the fact that he broke his own covid lockdown laws and was partying the night before the duke of edinburgh's funeral? itheiith partying the night before the duke of edinburgh's funeral? with respect referred more _ of edinburgh's funeral? with respect referred more than _ of edinburgh's funeral? with respect referred more than enough - of edinburgh's funeral? with respect referred more than enough from - of edinburgh's funeral? with respect i referred more than enough from media outlets on the bbc on these so—called issues. i’m outlets on the bbc on these so-called issues.— outlets on the bbc on these so-called issues. i'm sorry, mr benson. _ so-called issues. i'm sorry, mr benson. but — so-called issues. i'm sorry, mr benson, but he _ so-called issues. i'm sorry, mr benson, but he was _ so-called issues. i'm sorry, mr benson, but he was found - so-called issues. i'm sorry, mr benson, but he was found to i so-called issues. i'm sorry, mr. benson, but he was found to have broken the law. his own law, and 200,000 people died as a result of him not locking down as fast as he

should have done.— him not locking down as fast as he should have done. people will form their own views _ should have done. people will form their own views on _ should have done. people will form their own views on partygate - should have done. people will form their own views on partygate in - should have done. people will form their own views on partygate in the j their own views on partygate in the last 12 months. that has gone as far as i'm concerned. i’m last 12 months. that has gone as far as i'm concerned.— as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, — as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he — as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has— as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has still— as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has still broken - as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has still broken the| as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr- benton, he has still broken the law. boris has a huge mandate among the people of this country. ultimately, it should be they who decide once again whether or not he is fit to be prime minister. he again whether or not he is fit to be prime minister.— prime minister. he was prime minister- _ prime minister. he was prime minister. he _ prime minister. he was prime minister. he was _ prime minister. he was prime minister. he was not - prime minister. he was prime i minister. he was not president. prime minister. he was prime - minister. he was not president. he did not have the mandate, your party did. ~ , , . did not have the mandate, your party did. ,,,~m, did. with respect, i speak to many --eole did. with respect, i speak to many people who _ did. with respect, i speak to many people who say — did. with respect, i speak to many people who say they _ did. with respect, i speak to many people who say they voted - did. with respect, i speak to many. people who say they voted personally for boris. but people who say they voted personally for boris. �* , ., �* , ., for boris. but they don't. he is a representative _ for boris. but they don't. he is a representative of _ for boris. but they don't. he is a representative of one _ for boris. but they don't. he is a i representative of one constituency. he did not get broke —— voted in by the majority of the country, that is impossible in this country. absolutely, we are not a presidential system but we are fooling ourselves in the political class if we don't acknowledge that the huge success the conservative

party had at the last general election was in part down to boris johnson. he is a rock star politician and reaches parts of the electorate no other politician, conservative or labour camp, and despite the mistakes made over the last 12 months when he was prime minister, there is still huge support for him out there in the country. i have been blown away by the number of people who have said to me that boris is the only person they would like to see in number ten. that's the feedback from my constituency and i know his campaign amongst colleagues is gaining momentum all of the time and i fully expect him to reach that magical number of 100 signatures and we look forward to taking our case to colleagues in that vote on monday. it doesn't trouble you that he's not even been here while this has been going on and just been on holiday, and when parliament is sitting, he's not here? ,, . ., ., not here? since parliament returned in september _ not here? since parliament returned in september he's _ not here? since parliament returned in september he's been _ not here? since parliament returned in september he's been on - not here? since parliament returned in september he's been on a - not here? since parliament returned| in september he's been on a number of engagement. he’s

in september he's been on a number of engagement-— in september he's been on a number of engagement. he's been on holiday this week, of engagement. he's been on holiday this week. mr— of engagement. he's been on holiday this week, mr benson, _ of engagement. he's been on holiday this week, mr benson, while - of engagement. he's been on holiday this week, mr benson, while your - this week, mr benson, while your party was in disarray on wednesday night. party was in disarray on wednesday niuht. �* , ., party was in disarray on wednesday niuht. �* ,,4~ 4 night. i've spoken to him in parliament _ night. i've spoken to him in parliament several- night. i've spoken to him in parliament several times i night. i've spoken to him in parliament several times in night. i've spoken to him in - parliament several times in the last few months. he parliament several times in the last few months-— parliament several times in the last few months. he wasn't here while it was all falling _ few months. he wasn't here while it was all falling apart and _ few months. he wasn't here while it was all falling apart and you - few months. he wasn't here while it was all falling apart and you want i was all falling apart and you want people to take him seriously an mp? a number of colleagues are often absence from events this week. we are talking about boris johnson, absence from events this week. we are talking about borisjohnson, a man who you want to see as prime minister again, man who you want to see as prime ministeragain, notanybody man who you want to see as prime minister again, not anybody else. we are talking about the man you think is fit to lead this country. i are talking about the man you think is fit to lead this country.— is fit to lead this country. i think that's a ridiculous _ is fit to lead this country. i think that's a ridiculous assertion. - is fit to lead this country. i think i that's a ridiculous assertion. polly —— colleagues are away on parliamentary trips of the time. he is on holiday! the _ parliamentary trips of the time. he is on holiday! the time _ parliamentary trips of the time. he is on holiday! the time for - parliamentary trips of the time. he is on holiday! the time for boris i parliamentary trips of the time. he is on holiday! the time for boris to | is on holiday! the time for boris to come back — is on holiday! the time for boris to come back and _ is on holiday! the time for boris to come back and leave _ is on holiday! the time for boris to come back and leave the _ is on holiday! the time for boris to come back and leave the country l is on holiday! the time for boris to come back and leave the country i | come back and leave the country i think is now. he has a huge mandate out there, personal mandate from the last general election, a huge groundswell of support and i hope he puts his name forward on monday to be leader of this country once again. be leader of this country once aaain. 4 �* 4 be leader of this country once aaain. �* 4 4 , ., ~ again. scott benton, conservative mp for blackpool — again. scott benton, conservative mp for blackpool south, _ again. scott benton, conservative mp for blackpool south, thank _

again. scott benton, conservative mp for blackpool south, thank you - again. scott benton, conservative mp for blackpool south, thank you very i for blackpool south, thank you very much. joining us now political commentator and conservative supporter, and i was looking for your social media feed and i was looking through it and you thought liz truss was the best prime minister of your lifetime. iii liz truss was the best prime minister of your lifetime. in the first two weeks _ minister of your lifetime. in the first two weeks of— minister of your lifetime. in the first two weeks of her— minister of your lifetime. in the first two weeks of her being i first two weeks of her being elected. i first two weeks of her being elected. ~ 4 , 4 elected. i know you feel differently? _ elected. i know you feel differently? yes, - elected. i know you feel i differently? yes, because she elected. i know you feel - differently? yes, because she has ou differently? yes, because she has you turned — differently? yes, because she has you turned on _ differently? yes, because she has you turned on almost _ differently? yes, because she has you turned on almost every i you turned on almost every supply—side reform she put forward. why did she have to u—turn? she was forced to u—turn. we have 2.4 trillion of debt, government debt and it's the result of the long—term borrowing that the government seem to think is the right way forward. in the long term, really, if you want those tax cuts and market reforms it seems that liz truss wanted the best of both worlds. she wanted the best of both worlds. she wanted to cut taxes but she wasn't willing to cut spending and it's honestly politically unpopular and you have to have one or the other. you cannot find huge amounts of tax

cuts. ., , you cannot find huge amounts of tax cuts. 4 , ., 4 , 4 �* cuts. last time around you didn't aet cuts. last time around you didn't net to cuts. last time around you didn't get to choose — cuts. last time around you didn't get to choose an _ cuts. last time around you didn't get to choose an mp _ cuts. last time around you didn't get to choose an mp to - cuts. last time around you didn't get to choose an mp to vote i cuts. last time around you didn't get to choose an mp to vote for. cuts. last time around you didn'tl get to choose an mp to vote for in the leadership contest last time around but your preferred candidate was kemi badenoch. are you backing her this time? i was kemi badenoch. are you backing her this time?— her this time? i really hope she runs again- _ her this time? i really hope she runs again- i — her this time? i really hope she runs again. i think _ her this time? i really hope she runs again. i think last - her this time? i really hope she runs again. i think last time i her this time? i really hope she runs again. i think last time it i her this time? i really hope she i runs again. i think last time it was her ministerial lack of experience in cabinet which meant she was not able to get through to the last round. i hope she gets through to the last round but i don't think it is in the picture in the next week. we are likely going to see rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and potentially borisjohnson, who was in my mp by the way, get through to the last round on monday and we will see who the last two are. i suspect that the tory mps and the wider party membership having a huge amount of disconnect in terms of where they would like the direction of the party to go so i think we will end up with an mp, prime minister we don't want. who will end up with an mp, prime minister we don't want. who is the unity candidate? _ minister we don't want. who is the unity candidate? everybody - minister we don't want. who is the unity candidate? everybody talks i unity candidate? everybody talks about the need for a unified

conservative party so we can have stability across the country. across the country — stability across the country. across the country won — stability across the country. across the country won the _ stability across the country. across the country won the conservatives| stability across the country. across i the country won the conservatives to win the next election will say that borisjohnson is the unity candidate due to the fact that in 2019 he won as the mandate that i do not want him to win and he is not a conservative.— conservative. he is not conservative? - conservative. he is not conservative? what i conservative. he is not conservative? what do j conservative. he is not _ conservative? what do you mean? we had conservative? what do you mean? - had the highest tax burden in 70 years under his administration, huge amounts of debt put forward. high sendina. amounts of debt put forward. high spending- hold — amounts of debt put forward. high spending. hold on. rishi sunak and borisjohnson were praised for the intervention during covid to keep people afloat. it intervention during covid to keep people afloat-— people afloat. it was a very conservative. _ people afloat. it was a very conservative. it _ people afloat. it was a very conservative. it was - people afloat. it was a very i conservative. it was necessary, pragmatic — conservative. it was necessary, pragmatic we _ conservative. it was necessary, pragmatic. we can _ conservative. it was necessary, pragmatic. we can talk- conservative. it was necessary, pragmatic. we can talk about i pragmatic. we can talk about pragmatism _ pragmatic. we can talk about pragmatism and _ pragmatic. we can talk about | pragmatism and conservative, pragmatic. we can talk about i pragmatism and conservative, at pragmatic. we can talk about - pragmatism and conservative, at the moment we have high amounts of red tape and high amounts of regulation and high taxes, high spending, and we have a sluggish, low growth economy and i think liz truss wanted to change that but she didn't have the time to do so. you to change that but she didn't have the time to do so.—

the time to do so. you know i will mention brexit, _ the time to do so. you know i will mention brexit, and _ the time to do so. you know i will mention brexit, and apparently i the time to do so. you know i will. mention brexit, and apparently boris johnson got brexit done in our trade figures are abysmal and the situation in northern ireland is still not sorted out, storr isn't sitting and that's directly connected to the northern ireland protocol. it connected to the northern ireland rotocol. , ~ connected to the northern ireland rotocol. , 4 �* 4 , protocol. it is. ithink boris johnson — protocol. it is. ithink boris johnson had _ protocol. it is. ithink boris johnson had the _ protocol. it is. ithink boris johnson had the get - protocol. it is. ithink boris johnson had the get brexit| protocol. it is. i think boris- johnson had the get brexit done slogan and that is what pushed him towards the 2019 election. i don't care about winning an election if we don't do some good with it. the last three years have been a complete waste because you have an atc majority and done nothing conservative.— majority and done nothing conservative. 4 4 4 4 conservative. thank you for “oining us -- an so — conservative. thank you for “oining us -- ansoseatfi conservative. thank you for “oining us -- an 80 seat majority. i conservative. thank you forjoining us -- an 80 seat majority. watch i conservative. thank you forjoiningl us -- an 80 seat majority. watch as us —— an 80 seat majority. watch as the reaction been to liz truss's downfall. let's hear from, the reaction been to liz truss's downfall. let's hearfrom, but first from the ireland correspondent, chris page who has been at stormont.

to go back a little bit, northern ireland has not had a fully functioning devolved government since february and the democratic unionist party says it will continue to block the formation of a power—sharing coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is removed. an election is due to be called here next friday by the current northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, and he says it will definitely happen by next friday, who will be prime minister and the northern ireland secretary? he will be calling another election seven months after northern ireland went to the polls. events in london have added a huge degree of uncertainty. for now the parties assume they will be going back to the voters on the 15th of december but stormont feels like it's an even

greater state of limbo. here in scotland all of the party leaders has have said that liz truss made the right decision to resign. the leader of the scottish conservative party, douglas ross, says we must now move forward quickly and a new leader and prime minister will need to restore stability for the good of the country. nicola sturgeon, the scottish first minister_ nicola sturgeon, the scottish first minister described it as an almighty mess _ minister described it as an almighty mess she — minister described it as an almighty mess. she said a general election is a democratic necessity, but she also said that _ a democratic necessity, but she also said that an— a democratic necessity, but she also said that an election does not solve the problem here in scotland. she said the _ the problem here in scotland. she said the democratic case for independence is growing by the hour. and of— independence is growing by the hour. and of liz— independence is growing by the hour. and of liz truss, she said she would at most _ and of liz truss, she said she would at most he — and of liz truss, she said she would at most he a — and of liz truss, she said she would at most be a footnote in history. we understand — at most be a footnote in history. we understand there was no formal communication between liz truss and nicola _ communication between liz truss and nicola sturgeon stop nicola sturgeon has she _ nicola sturgeon stop nicola sturgeon has she will now wait until whoever is the _ has she will now wait until whoever is the fifth — has she will now wait until whoever is the fifth prime minister since she became first minister, she said

of boris _ she became first minister, she said of borisjohnson, it she became first minister, she said of boris johnson, it would she became first minister, she said of borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous _ of borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous to think that he could come _ ludicrous to think that he could come back to number ten. yes, well, welsh tory mps have returned to| their constituencies to take the political temperature i and they will probably hear —— feel some _ and they will probably hear —— feel some heat — and they will probably hear -- feel some heat-— some heat. there is public anger when they _ some heat. there is public anger when they speak _ some heat. there is public anger when they speak to _ some heat. there is public anger when they speak to their - when they speak to their constituents _ when they speak to their constituents and - when they speak to their constituents and they. when they speak to theiri constituents and they will when they speak to their i constituents and they will hear when they speak to their - constituents and they will hear the call for— constituents and they will hear the call for a _ constituents and they will hear the call for a general— constituents and they will hear the call for a general election - constituents and they will hear the call for a general election being i call for a general election being echoed — call for a general election being echoed hack— call for a general election being echoed back but _ call for a general election being echoed back but if _ call for a general election being echoed back but if that - call for a general election being echoed back but if that were i call for a general election being echoed back but if that were to| echoed back but if that were to happen, — echoed back but if that were to happen. when— echoed back but if that were to happen. when you _ echoed back but if that were to happen, when you look - echoed back but if that were to happen, when you look at i echoed back but if that were to happen, when you look at the i echoed back but if that were to i happen, when you look at the polls at the _ happen, when you look at the polls at the moment, _ happen, when you look at the polls at the moment, all— happen, when you look at the polls at the moment, all 14 _ happen, when you look at the polls at the moment, all 14 welsh - happen, when you look at the polls at the moment, all 14 welsh tory i at the moment, all 14 welsh tory general— at the moment, all 14 welsh tory general election— at the moment, all 14 welsh tory general election seats _ at the moment, all 14 welsh tory general election seats could i at the moment, all 14 welsh tory general election seats could be i general election seats could be wiped — general election seats could be wiped off— general election seats could be wiped off the _ general election seats could be wiped off the map. _ general election seats could be wiped off the map. who- general election seats could be wiped off the map. who do- general election seats could be wiped off the map. who do thej general election seats could be i wiped off the map. who do the mps want as— wiped off the map. who do the mps want as their— wiped off the map. who do the mps want as their next _ wiped off the map. who do the mps want as their next prime _ wiped off the map. who do the mps want as their next prime minister? i want as their next prime minister? fewer_ want as their next prime minister? fewer than— want as their next prime minister? fewer than half— want as their next prime minister? fewer than half of— want as their next prime minister? fewer than half of the _ want as their next prime minister? fewer than half of the 14 _ want as their next prime minister? fewer than half of the 14 have i fewer than half of the 14 have declared. _ fewer than half of the 14 have declared, but _ fewer than half of the 14 have declared, but so _ fewer than half of the 14 have declared, but so far— fewer than half of the 14 have declared, but so far they i fewer than half of the 14 havei declared, but so far they seem fewer than half of the 14 have i declared, but so far they seem to fewer than half of the 14 have - declared, but so far they seem to be going _ declared, but so far they seem to be going in_ declared, but so far they seem to be going in favour— declared, but so far they seem to be going in favour of— declared, but so far they seem to be going in favour of rishi _ declared, but so far they seem to be going in favour of rishi sunak. - going in favour of rishi sunak. simon — going in favour of rishi sunak. simon hart, _ going in favour of rishi sunak. simon hart, the _ going in favour of rishi sunak. simon hart, the man- going in favour of rishi sunak. simon hart, the man who i going in favour of rishi sunak. simon hart, the man who was| going in favour of rishi sunak. - simon hart, the man who was welsh secretary— simon hart, the man who was welsh secretary under _ simon hart, the man who was welsh secretary under boris _ simon hart, the man who was welsh secretary under boris johnson - simon hart, the man who was welsh secretary under boris johnson and i secretary under boris johnson and played _ secretary under boris johnson and played a _ secretary under boris johnson and played a part— secretary under boris johnson and played a part in— secretary under boris johnson and played a part in his _ secretary under boris johnson and played a part in his downfall- secretary under boris johnson and played a part in his downfall in- secretary under boris johnson and j played a part in his downfall in the final 48— played a part in his downfall in the final 48 hours— played a part in his downfall in the final 48 hours is— played a part in his downfall in the final 48 hours is backing _ played a part in his downfall in the final 48 hours is backing rishi i final 48 hours is backing rishi sunak— final 48 hours is backing rishi sunak and _ final 48 hours is backing rishi sunak and the _ final 48 hours is backing rishi sunak and the current - final 48 hours is backing rishi sunak and the current welshl sunak and the current welsh secretary _ sunak and the current welsh secretary also _ sunak and the current welsh secretary also backing - sunak and the current welsh secretary also backing rishil sunak and the current welsh i secretary also backing rishi sunak but don't — secretary also backing rishi sunak but don't underestimate _ secretary also backing rishi sunak but don't underestimate the -

secretary also backing rishi sunaki but don't underestimate the support for boris _ but don't underestimate the support for borisjohnson _ but don't underestimate the support for borisjohnson here. _ but don't underestimate the support for borisjohnson here. some - but don't underestimate the support for borisjohnson here. some mpsi but don't underestimate the support| for borisjohnson here. some mps in the north— for borisjohnson here. some mps in the north wales _ for borisjohnson here. some mps in the north wales can _ for borisjohnson here. some mps in the north wales can thank— for borisjohnson here. some mps in the north wales can thank him i for borisjohnson here. some mps in the north wales can thank him for. the north wales can thank him for their seats — the north wales can thank him for their seats because _ the north wales can thank him for their seats because he _ the north wales can thank him for their seats because he helped - the north wales can thank him for their seats because he helped to. their seats because he helped to turn several _ their seats because he helped to turn several of _ their seats because he helped to turn several of the _ their seats because he helped to turn several of the seats - their seats because he helped to turn several of the seats blue i their seats because he helped to. turn several of the seats blue back in 2019 _ turn several of the seats blue back in 2019. t, turn several of the seats blue back in 2019. a, , t, a, a, in 2019. that is all from me for the moment but _ in 2019. that is all from me for the moment but we _ in 2019. that is all from me for the moment but we will— in 2019. that is all from me for the moment but we will be _ in 2019. that is all from me for the moment but we will be here - in 2019. that is all from me for the moment but we will be here for - in 2019. that is all from me for the | moment but we will be here for the next few hours looking ahead to the conservative party leadership contest but for now, i hand you back to sean. some breaking news coming to sean. some breaking news coming to us. the praise —— press association reporting that simon clark, the levelling up secretary, has become the second cabinet minister to declare for boris johnson to replace liz truss and an influentialfigure johnson to replace liz truss and an influential figure perhaps throwing their weight behind borisjohnson their weight behind boris johnson who, their weight behind borisjohnson who, to be clear, has not declared whether or not he wants the job back. as the leadership

contest gets underway, the state of the economy continues to impact lives. new figures show government borrowing rose in september. borrowing — the difference between spending and tax income — was £20bn last month, up £2.2bn from a year earlier — it's the second highest september borrowing since monthly records began in 1993. and retail sales figures experienced a bigger than expected monthly fall, of i.4%. meanwhile the uk's financial services regulator has estimated that nearly 8 million people are finding their bills "a heavy burden". the survey by the financial conduct authority was carried out between february and june. andy verity reports. with consumer confidence near a 50 year low, the crowds in shopping centres are thinner. retail sales were down more than expected, 3.2% below before where they were before coronavirus. normally the volume of retail sales moves together but the amount shoppers are spending rose 12% but the goods the moneyball was

down. prices are putting customers off, like fish, up 13.5%. each customer. — off, like fish, up 13.5%. each customer, instead _ off, like fish, up13.5%. each customer, instead of- off, like fish, up 13.5%. each customer, instead of buying| off, like fish, up 13.5%. eam customer, instead of buying that much, they are buying about much. and you hear tales of woe from some businesses which have had the bills in, massive increases which are unsustainable, so that's the one thing we are concerned about, business—wise. thing we are concerned about, business-wise.— business-wise. while some corporations— business-wise. while some corporations are _ business-wise. while some corporations are bagging i business-wise. while some - corporations are bagging record profits, 40% of small businesses like here at birmingham indoor market don't expect to make any profit this year. we market don't expect to make any profit this year.— profit this year. we try to absorb the impact _ profit this year. we try to absorb the impact as — profit this year. we try to absorb the impact as much _ profit this year. we try to absorb the impact as much as _ profit this year. we try to absorb the impact as much as we - profit this year. we try to absorb i the impact as much as we possibly can and _ the impact as much as we possibly can and play the long game, so there is 52 weeks— can and play the long game, so there is 52 weeks in a year and you have to look_ is 52 weeks in a year and you have to look after — is 52 weeks in a year and you have to look after your customers. figures— to look after your customers. figures from the financial watchdog suggest it's not the government deficit but those of households getting unmanageable with 4.2 million people missing bills or loan payments in the first half of the year. government borrowing by contrast has dropped rapidly since the pandemic, without any tax rises

or spending cuts as the economy bounced back but that is before the government starts to spend tens of billions subsidising energy bills. mcgregor in the current financial year it's understandable the government needs to step in and help people with energy bills. at considerable cost of the exchequer, but what really matters is over the medium term we get the public finances back on track so once the energy schemes expire and they are no longer needed we have appropriate decisions over tax and spending to give the markets confidence. on the markets the pound has dropped again and shares in uk companies are doubt on reports that the new fiscal plan might get pushed back to november. all because of the new tory leadership race. for more on this let's go to new york and talk to the head of bloomberg news economics, stephanie flanders. thank you forjoining us from a lovely sunny manhattan morning by the look of it. can i ask you first of all, it would be tempting for

whoever succeeds liz truss to say, she has gone, her chancellor has gone, the economic plan has been ditched and we can look forward to better economic news in the future. is it as simple as that? mjelde in one sense, it is simple, in the sense that the economic penalty that was being put on all uk assets and the big increase in interest rates that we saw affecting borrowing costs for everyone as a result of liz truss's policies in the mini budget, that has actually more or less gone, so the economists look at what the liz truss penalty was and at one point it was running and may be an extra £20 millionjust at one point it was running and may be an extra £20 million just for the government every year of extra costs from the market reaction to her plans. that has gone, so in a sense we are back to square one but as you suggest square one was not a happy place and we are in a place where we are facing the cost of borrowing for all governments going up and that is

imposing tough choices on any chancellor or government. there was criticism that there seem to be incoherence in british policy with the government pulling in one direction and the bank of england another but this is a problem in lots of countries and the central banks are tightening fast to try and deal with inflation but the natural instinct of politicians is to spend money to help people get over the recession. , . , ., ., ., ~' recession. yes, and if you look around the _ recession. yes, and if you look around the world _ recession. yes, and if you look around the world that's - recession. yes, and if you look around the world that's the - around the world that's the challenge many people are facing, and the central bank wants government to be helping households and cushion the blow where the poorest households are really facing a tight squeeze, because if you think about it, if you are imposing a massive income squeeze on a big chunk of the population, that will tank the economy and make things harderfor the central tank the economy and make things harder for the central banks, so there is no question the bank of england understood that the

government needed to spend some money on some form of energy price 93p- money on some form of energy price gap. what was the problem in the mini budget was that on top of those targeted measures to those households, there was this enormous giveaway for everybody else and that really was going to make the bank of england'sjob harder. you are trying to tackle inflation which means higher interest rates but also help households while not having a recession. it's a tough challenge but they did not look like they were recognising the trade—offs involved. the cbi said on radio four that one of their representatives feared the results of the jeremy hunt of their representatives feared the results of thejeremy hunt economic plan and there is a danger you get into what he described as a sort of spiral of decline, whereby you are cutting investment spending, because you are trying to balance your books but at the same time inflation is eating into the value of what money you do spend and you have to keep taxes up. i you do spend and you have to keep taxes u -. ~' , . ., taxes up. i think the experience of the austerity _ taxes up. i think the experience of the austerity years _ taxes up. i think the experience of the austerity years will _ taxes up. i think the experience of the austerity years will make - the austerity years will make investors look more closely at how

jeremy hunt plans to balance the books. we reckon even with the reversals he's already announced, assuming he remains chancellor, which is the going assumption now, that he would need to find at least £25 billion worth of slower spending increases or tax increases. you are quite right. if you did what george osborne did in his early budget which was to slash public investment spending, that would set off alarm bells precisely for the reasons you suggest. we need all the growth we can get on is that spending which is the most important.— the most important. stephanie flanders, thank _ the most important. stephanie flanders, thank you. _ now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. quite changeable on the weather front today, a mixture of sunshine and showers. here is the satellite picture and low pressure just south of ireland. strong winds also for south—western parts of england and wales. notice how these showers are moving northwards,

so through the afternoon moving through wales, the midlands, into northern england, and there are some showers across scotland and northern ireland too, so quite a good chance of running into one or two downpours through today and into this evening. by the end of the night, it tends to dry out across england and wales and very mild this coming night, between ten and ia degrees in most bigger towns and cities. here's the forecast for tomorrow. out of the two days, out of saturday and sunday, saturday certainly the sunnier one for england and wales, but fairly cloudy for scotland and probably for most of northern ireland too. and it stays quite warm, with highs for many of us in the high teens. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: candidates to succeed at liz truss

as chancellor have until monday to gather the support of at least 100 of their fellow conservative mps, which means no more than three candidates will be in the contest, although none of them have yet declared. the only to formally rule himself out as the defence secretary. himself out as the defence secretary-— himself out as the defence secreta . ., , , himself out as the defence secreta . , ., secretary. the tory party has to settle down _ secretary. the tory party has to settle down and _ secretary. the tory party has to settle down and get _ secretary. the tory party has to settle down and get on - secretary. the tory party has to settle down and get on with - settle down and get on with delivering its mandate that it was elected on with 2019 with a massive majority which was to govern on behalf of the citizens of this country. behalf of the citizens of this count . ,, , ., , . country. questions remain whether boris johnson _ country. questions remain whether boris johnson could _ country. questions remain whether boris johnson could attempt - country. questions remain whether boris johnson could attempt a - borisjohnson could attempt a comeback in downing street will stop speculation about his future return is rife. opposition parties in england and scotland and wales have all called for an immediate election. uk chancellor vows to do anything necessary to protect the economy. jeremy hunt was responding to news that government borrowing is “p to news that government borrowing is up and people have been shopping less. warning health and social care system in england is gridlocked and unable to cope with demand, putting vulnerable people at risk. and welcome to this unexpected birth,

the first wild bison in the uk for thousands of years. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good from the bbc sport centre. afternoon, how are yet that good afternoon, how are you? all that well here. we will start with some interesting cricket in australia. ireland have reached the next stage of the t20 world cup, the super 125, after stunning the two—time champions west indies. it was a winner—takes—all match in hobart. windies won the toss and batted first, but were restricted to 146—5. gareth delany took a career best 3—16. ireland chased down their target fairly comfortably thanks to their opener paul stirling, who was unbeaten on 66 at the end. they only lost one wicket, the skipper andrew balbirnie for 37, before lorcan tucker hit the winning runs — he made a5. joy for ireland, who have made it past the first round at a t20 world cup for only the second time. they will now play in the same group

as england, new zealand, australia, afghanistan and sri lanka. scotland are heading home though after losing to zimbabwe by five wickets. opener george munsey top scored with 5a but they only reached 132—6. zimbabwe started slowly, craig ervine made 58 before he was caught. they accelerated after that though. but they still made it home with plenty to spare, a five wicket win, and they will play in the super 125 for the first time. ian baraclough has been sacked as manager of northern ireland afterjust over two years in charge. he has seen them win just four of their 22 competitive fixtures in that time. he was given a two—year contract extension last december which was supposed to take him through the euro 2024 qualifying camapign. they were also targeting promotion in the nations league but narrowly

avoided relegation to the fourth tier. there's no rush to find a replacement, with their next match not until march. the liverpool manager jurgen klopp says he's sure stephen gerrard will be back in the game before too long. he was sacked by aston villa an hour or so after their defeat at fulham last night. he's the fourth premier league sacking of the season and he leaves villa just above the relegation zone on goals scored. he won just 13 of his a0 matches in charge afterjoining them from rangers last november. klopp was in touch with gerrard this morning. nothing too deep or not a long conversation and no, i can imagine it is disappointing for him because of the ambitions he had and the things he wanted to achieve and it is obviously not cool, but i do not think we have to worry about stevie and he said himself he knows the

game long enough and these kind of things can happen and that his life. we'll get knocks and it is all about we respond and you will notice do better than i do and he always comes back and he will come back from that. —— you will know steve better. manchester united manager erik ten hag has confirmed that cristiano ronaldo refused to come off the bench to play in wednesday's 2—0 win over tottenham, instead choosing to leave the field before the end of the game. he's been left out of the squad to face chelsea on sunday. look, it is like i am the manager, i am responsible for the top spot culture here and i have to set standards and i have to control them. but i think it is also committed to him, but also everyone else. i set a warning at the start

of the season and next time there has to be consequences. the wbc world heavyweight champion tyson fury has been trying to generate interest for december�*s fight against derek chisora. many fans have been left underwhelmed by the prospect of a third meeting between the two, but fury, who beat chisora in 2011 and 2014, says a lot has changed. idid i did outbox him come to be the second time, but his style has changed and so has mine. used to be a tip tap boxer and now i am a destroyer, so when you have two heavy forces colliding, guess what? someone is getting knocked out. we will see that fight in early december at the tottenham hotspur is a stadium. that's all the sport for now. more from him later, as he said. the health and social care system in england is gridlocked —

that's the warning from the care quality commission. the regulator says it's seen a significant rise in the last year in the number of people stuck in hospital because there isn't any social care provision for them when they leave, either at home or in the community. government hasjust government has just announced it is delaying its plans for social care in england. the cqc says staff shortages is one of the main reasons, though the government says it is investing money in recruitment and training. here's our social affairs editor alison holt. whitby in rural north yorkshire is one of many places feeling the impact of what the regulator describes as a gridlocked health and care system in england. this is one ofjust two nursing homes in the area. there is constant demand for them to take patients ready to be discharged from local hospitals to free up beds there. but the home's manager says theyjust can't find enough staff. i think this afternoon we will have 16 residents, we can have up to 2a, so we have a lot of empty rooms,

but we are heavily reliant at the moment on agency staff, which have been fantastic, but i would be quite nervous about taking on any extra residents because we wouldn't probably be able to meet their needs. the home was facing closure earlier this year that the local council persuaded the current provider to take it on with some restrictions. without this place there would have been worryingly few nursing beds locally, and joan, who has lived here for 12 years, would have had to find a new home. i'm very disturbed. i wasn't cross because there wasn't anything i could do except protest to whoever was listening. and that was nobody. today's report by the care quality commission warns of alarmingly high staff vacancies in health and care in england, with 300,000 unfilled jobs, more than half of them in social care. it says 500,000 people are waiting

for council care services and three in five patients end up stuck in hospitals waiting for support in the community. we recently brought together 250 leaders across health and social care who are currently operating out there in the system, they described it as a system in crisis. how are you? ready to hand over? it is existing staff who have to fill in the gaps. ken is one of four nurses at the whitby home. they really need six. in terms of the last four weeks - we have had people on annual leave so i've been doing 60 hours. and you think i'm doing four night | shifts and two day shifts, my onlyj time off is actually asleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. the government says its own plans for health and care address the priorities highlighted by the cqc command that it's putting extra money into the recruitment and training of staff. alison holt, bbc news, whitby. the united states says iran has

sent military experts to russian—occupied crimea, to help launch drone attacks on ukraine. kyiv was struck by a wave of so—called kamikaze drones on monday. tehran denies supplying the weapons to russia. it comes as ukraine's president accuses russia of planning to destroy a dam in the kherson region. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse is nearby in the southern city of kryvyi rih. he sent this report about how moscow is targeting key infrastructure. a new kind of patrol for the police officers of kryvyi rih on the lookout not for criminals or russians, but people using outside lighting. a sushi restaurant gets a surprise visit and a photo before a switch is flicked. translation: the aggressor wants to damage our energy system. - that's why the city is doing its best to provide sufficient level of energy supply

for people's daily lives. 70 properties were cut off for not following the rules. it's only 7:30pm and it feels like the curfew has already started. there are some street lights on but the city is gradually falling dark. and this is what escalation looks like now. through targeting ukraine's infrastructure, the russians are taking away more freedoms from people, making life that bit more difficult, especially with winter approaching. kryvyi rih, along with the whole of ukraine, is being forced to either ration energy or shut it down. translation: we have cut off street lights by 6096. _ 50% of electric transport isn't operating. we have cut power for all sports and cultural buildings. now we're finishing switching off any outside banners. and we also ask people to cut

their electricity consumption. iran is helping russia with its invasion, according to the us, providing training as well as these attack drones made by tehran, deployed by moscow. both countries deny it. where russia is going backwards in the southern kherson region, kyiv is accused of planting explosives on this key dam. ukraine still has momentum but progress isn't simple. james waterhouse, bbc news, kryvyi rih. since russia's takeover of the ukrainian city of kherson in march, communications there have been heavily restricted, making it difficult for people to share their stories with the outside world. journalist and kherson resident dmytro bahnenko documented the start of the invasion and three months of life under russian occupation for bbc eye investigations. the bbc�*s djaffer umerov has this special report. translation: armoured vehicles have gone by, i and about 50 soldiers.

on march 1st, russian tanks roll in on march 1st, and take control of the ukrainian city of kherson. taking a big risk, journalist dmytro bahnenko films the start of the invasion from his window. he and his wife lidia try to distract their five—year—old daughter ksusha from the war outside. the family tries to stick to routines. translation: beetroot. potatoes. cabbage. tomato sauce. ksusha, take a spoon and put it here.

chanting. after weeks of peaceful protests, everything changes. the russian security forces start to crack down. translation: they were throwing some grenades. j everything is burning. dmytro documents as much as he can. reports of russian forces intimidating locals start to emerge. dmytro's friend sasha is threatened. translation: they took him, | put a gun to his head and asked, "what are your last words?" he said something like, "to live." they said, "count to 100" and then they left. the war is starting to take a toll on ksusha.

translation: i don't want them to drop bombs on me. _ i saw a robot today. it was flying. it wanted to kill me. dmytro's brother—in—law is also threatened by russian forces who have taken over the luxury resort he manages. both families decide it's not safe to stay any longer. translation: i really don't want to leave, . but the decision has been made. i have written down information about ksusha just in case. who her guardians will be if we don't make it. i will put the papers inside here. this is her library card.

i will put it in the back here, and i will get ksusha to wear it. the journey out of kherson is risky. civilians trying to escape have been attacked. but after a 36—hour journey and three months of living under occupation, dmytro and his family make it to safety. the bbc put the allegations made in this film to the russian security services. we did not receive a response. the full documentary on bbc world news is also available on bbc iplayer. the labour mp for chester, christian matheson, has resigned, after an independent panel found he had carried out "serious sexual misconduct" while in office.

the panel upheld two allegations against him made by a former member of his staff. he denies the allegations. it means that there will be a by—election in this seat. our correspondent andy gill has been giving us the latest. well, this follows an inquiry on behalf of the parliamentary standards commissioner by an independent investigation. it says that chris matheson invited this woman, who was a junior employee of his, on a trip overseas and that that invitation was sexually motivated. the second allegation was that during a work—related event outside parliament, he linked arms with her, he tried to kiss her on the mouth and made suggestive comments to her. the conclusion of this report is pretty damning about mr matheson. it said he was seeking to initiate a sexual relationship with the complainant, hisjunior employee. this wishful relationship was unwanted and unwelcome throughout. the evidence confirms that his actions were entirely nonconsensual, as well as threatening, intimidating, undermining and humiliating for the complainant.

mr matheson did not contest the findings, but the commissioner said that he failed to acknowledge the full extent of his misconduct and that this was an aggravating factor, as was the complainant's vulnerability and her reliance on him for employment. the report recommended that mr matheson be suspended from the house of commons for four weeks. however, he has now quit as the mp for chester. he said in a statement on his website he accepted he committed a minor breach of the standards code, but he is dismayed that he has been found guilty of several allegations which he says he knows to be untrue. he says that the penalty is excessive and unfair, but he cannot challenge the process further and he says that the honourable and right thing to do now is to resign his seat and rebuild his life elsewhere. he has also asked for privacy for his family. and the statement also says that the stress of all this has led to him being hospitalised.

now, he won chester first for the labour party in 2015, his majority then was less than 100. in 2019, his majority was just over 6000, but he has now quit because of this report and there will be a by—election in the city of chester. that means there are two by—elections, as rosie cooper has also set down. —— stepped down. the new series of the crown is released next month and it's already causing a stir. damejudi dench has called the netflix drama "crude sensationalism", while the former prime minister sirjohn major dismissed it as "a barrel load of malicious nonsense." the plot covers royal

events during the �*905, including the very public breakdown of the marriage between prince charles — now king charles — and diana. david sillito reports. in light of the events of the last 12 months perhaps i have more to reflect on than most. so here it is in the trailer for the new series. it's not giving a great deal away, but the story is clear — the turbulent years of charles and diana. and we do see a glimpse of sirjohn major. and there is a scene imagining a conversation between the former prime minister and the then prince charles, which sirjohn says suggests they discussed the queen's abdication. it is, he says, nonsense. a view echoed by someone who got to know the prince well during those years, broadcaster and royal biographerjonathan dimbleby. it is inconceivable that he would have suggested to the prime minister of the day that one way or another his mother should be

obliged to abdicate in his favour. moreover, he was very, very much involved in public affairs, to which he was extraordinarily devoted. not least, of course, the environment and climate change. the idea, the very idea is nonsense, and this is nonsense on stilts. my worry about it is, i strongly favour freedom of dramatic expression and freedom of expression more generally. but this can very easily muddle people who are not familiar with how the constitution of this country operates. damejudi dench has also written to the times about what she fears is a cruel, unjust portrayal and says there needs to be an onscreen warning that this is fiction, not truth. however, netflix says it has always been open from the beginning that this is a fictional dramatization. the question is, of course, how much should we believe? tv critic scott bryan feels

the public knows what it's watching. is it fact or is it fiction? i mean, that is the big question, isn't it? you're not quite certain what's fact and fiction, then? i mean, the audience must bejust as confused. i feel that audiences don't expect that it is a fact based thing. if they did, they would watch a documentary. i think from the very start... do you think people understand that they're making stuff up? i think they do. i mean, the crown has never said that it's been a documentary. i feel that from the very beginning people have always seen this as a drama. i think an element of confusion can come in because of its attention to detail and how it looks. the fact that they have actors who portray, sometimes very accurately, the mannerisms of the royal family. it feels like reality to me. and i watch it and i keep on going back to google going, "did this really happen?" i mean, it is confusing. well, at the same time, though, i say that people see it as a drama. it's always been a clear drama. it's been an indication of a drama.

i think viewers deserve more credit. this was a difficult period for the royal family. the show�*s writer, peter morgan, admits it touches on painful memories, but says the show has not been unkind. how true it all is, is still unfolding. david sillito, bbc news. we will find out soon enough. the first wild bison for thousands of years has been born in the uk. three bison were released back injuly as part of a rewilding project in kent — but, unknown to the rangers, one of them had a secret passenger on board. it is not the first bison to be conceived in the world, that is still to come. jonah fisher has been to see the new arrival. she's like a ray of sunshine on a dark, cloudy day. it's thousands of years since a bison was born in the wild in britain. so this is quite a moment in kent's blean woods.

europe's largest mammal, once hunted almost to extinction, taking her first steps. she's a little ball of energy and when she sees rain, when we get a little bit of rain she starts sprinting around and she's like, what's this stuff falling out of the sky? she's fantastic. she's doing so, so well. donovan oversaw the arrival of the first three bison in july. as part of the settling in process he brings them some extra food every morning. it's basically a little treat, but that is the menu, what you see out there. these bison are not free to roam. under uk law they have rather unfairly been classed as dangerous animals, which means they have to be surrounded by this rather big fence. but inside the enclosure they forage, they graze, they look for food. and in the next few months the enclosure is going to be massively expanded, leaving the bison to effectively live as wild animals inside.

the role of the bison is to act as nature's bulldozer, trampling corridors through the forest and killing trees by eating their bark. in the clearings, light can come through, and there are spaces for other wildlife to thrive. they are, in effect, an animal that will coppice trees, will do all of that sort of work that we do manually with chainsaws or with brush cutters or whatever, they will do all of this naturally through their behaviour. where would you like to see this project go? in time, the greatest aspiration would be to drop the fences, leave the fencing alone and let the bison move through a native english landscape as they were intended. do you think that's really realistic? i do. so this baby bison could be just the beginning. jonah fisher, bbc news, in kent. very good luck to the new arrival.

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. watch out for those shower clouds this afternoon. if you are not ready, you might have to run for cover. downpours are possible, maybe even a crack of thunder and overall the weekend is looking fairly unsettled with these areas of low pressure spinning around close to the uk, and if i had the winds, you can see those winds are blowing and also from the south—west, so from a warm direction, that is why it feels so mild for the time of year right now. through the weekend, we will continue to see low pressure circling the uk, some rain in the way but also some sunshine. it will not be raining all the time. it won't be raining today, you can see where showers are later in the afternoon, broken cloud, mild, 1a to 18 degrees, maybe even touching 20 of the next day or two in the south. lots of showers continuing this evening and overnight, they have a tendency to drift with the winds so from the south—west moving northwards.

by the end of the night, does look as though things were dry across england and wales, very mild, ten to 1a degrees, but cloudy and rainy at times at least from morning onwards across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. tomorrow in england and wales, particularly central and eastern areas, you are in for sunshine here, a sunny day in hull, 17 degrees, but in plymouth we could see some showers, and around 16. on sunday, a more substantial area of rain sweeps in from the south, remember it's these areas of low pressure that keep circling the uk, they bring weather fronts in but the air is still coming in from the south or the south—west so those temperatures in the high teens there across southern england and wales, more likely the mid—teens further north. out of the two days, saturday and sunday, saturday is the brighter day. next week, the low is with us, weather fronts will continue to blow off the atlantic,

here is a snapshot of monday, heavy spells of rain potentially for scotland, showers out towards the west, brighter, drierweather also further east. and the outlook again shows a smorgasbord of weather icons there from sunny spells to showers, downpours, and a crack of thunder as well. and staying mild. bye— bye. the most important. stephanie flanders, thank you. _

i'm martine croxall, live at westminster. the headlines at 3. the race is on: candidates to succeed liz truss as prime minister have until monday to gather the support of 100 mp5 — though no conservative mp has as yet formally declared — but the defence secretary has ruled himself out. the tory party has to settle down and get on with delivering the mandate it was elected on in 2019 with a massive majority, which is to govern on behalf of the citizens of this country. a question also remains whether borisjohnson could attempt a return to downing street — and speculation is rife. meanwhile, parties of opposition in england, scotland and wales have called for an immediate general election

we don't have to go on like this, we can have stability and have an economy that works for working people, that's why we need a general election. i'm shaun ley, the other headlines this hour. the uk chancellor vows to do anything necessary to protect the economy, with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is �*gridlocked' and unable to cope with the demand — putting vulnerable people at risk. welcome to bbc news live from westminster. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun seeking support from their fellow tory mps. they need to gain the backing of at least 100 colleagues in order

to stand in the leadership race. liz truss resigned yesterday, though remains in downing street until a successor is appointed. speaking outside downing street, liz truss said she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected. there will now be a fast—tracked leadership election to decide who will be the new leader of the conservative party and ultimately prime minister. nobody has announced their intention to run yet — but penny mordaunt and rishi sunak are seen as contenders, and backers of borisjohnson are urging him to stand. let's take a look at how the contest will work. conservative mps have until monday to nominate their preferred candidate. each candidate needs at least 100 nominations — if only one candidate achieves that, they'll be declared prime minister on monday afternoon. if more than one candidate gets at least 100 nominations, then there'll be a vote by conservative mps. depending on the result of that, the final decision could be made by tory party members voting online. one thing we know for sure

is the latest date for the next prime minister to be announced will be next friday. with the latest, here's our political correspondent, helen catt. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. and with that liz truss was out. as she headed off for a jog, the race to fill her shoes had already begun. would—be successors are rushing to get enough support before the deadline of 2pm on monday. in the last hour the defence secretary ben wallace, once touted as a possible unity candidate, has ruled himself out, and said he would lean toward supporting a bid by the former prime minister borisjohnson. he was legitimately sent into parliament as the prime minister based on the votes of the whole electorate, notjust on tory members, notjust of members of parliament, he got a mandate, and i think that's an important thing for all of us to bear in mind.

we will see what happens. of course unity is also important. i'll be looking for how the candidates are prepared to bring the party together because without unity we can't govern either. mrjohnson resigned earlier this year after losing the support of a significant chunk of conservative mps. some have suggested they would quit the party if he returned. to go from the kamikaze budget under liz truss back to a man that his own party has declared unfit for office is the most powerful argument you could possibly have for a general election so that we can put the alternative case to the country, which is stability, growth, an economy that works for everyone, rather than this chaos. to enter the leadership contest each candidate needs the support of 100 conservative mps, so a maximum of three candidates. if there are more than two candidates there is an mps' vote and the candidate with the least number of votes is eliminated. when two candidates remain at one of them doesn't decide to drop out, tory party members vote online. the winner becomes prime minister. morning, mr sunak! the former chancellor rishi sunak

had over 100 mp5 backing him over the summer. he is expected to run again this time but hasn't yet confirmed. likewise, the leader of the commons penny mordaunt. i'll be making a statement in due course. still no decisions from the former home secretary suella braverman. or another possible candidate from the right of the party, the international trade secretary kemi badenoch. my answer is still the same as it was yesterday. the party needs to find a leader to unite behind. thank you very much. as it stands, no candidate has said publicly that they will stand. work is happening behind—the—scenes to gather support. time, though, is short. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. joining me now is the conservative backbencher rehman chishti, who launched a leadership bid in the summer, but wasn't able to get any fellow mps to back him he has kindlyjoined us outside of westminster and thank you for

joining us. to what extent do you despair at the state of your party at the moment?— despair at the state of your party at the moment? ~ . . ., ., ., ~' at the moment? what we have to look at the moment? what we have to look at is our great — at the moment? what we have to look at is our great country _ at the moment? what we have to look at is our great country and _ at the moment? what we have to look at is our great country and people - at is our great country and people around the world are looking at the uk and they are looking at the conservative party to say, how do we now move forward to deliver for our great country, with regard to the biggest challenging facing our country and i would say this. as someone who came here with the age of six with absolutely nothing, our great country is a land of opportunity for everyone. it's the best country in the world but it needs, strong, decisive government and leadership to deal with one of the biggest issues our country faces, the economy, which impacts on everybody�*s lives, whether on jobs, in regard to housing cost of living, we need to come together and deliver for the country with the right leadership. for the country with the right leadership-— for the country with the right leadershi. ., , , . leadership. how can you be sure that our -a leadership. how can you be sure that your party has _ leadership. how can you be sure that your party has the — leadership. how can you be sure that your party has the talents _ leadership. how can you be sure that your party has the talents within - your party has the talents within it, after hearing sir charles walker, saying he was sick of

talentless people taking these top jobs, at a time when people around the country are facing some desperate choices, and nothing can move forward because of the disarray of the conservative party. what move forward because of the disarray of the conservative party.— of the conservative party. what i would say on _ of the conservative party. what i would say on that, _ of the conservative party. what i would say on that, our— of the conservative party. what i would say on that, our great - of the conservative party. what i . would say on that, our great country and amazing party has terrific talent across the board and i think the point charles walker was making, he was saying with regards to individuals who get appointed to government, and ministers, my point on that is what i said back injuly, if i may finish on that, that our government and system of government, we need the best people for the job, not who backs who, and with that, the decisive leadership on the leadership is rishi sunak on the economy and his vision for a merit—based system. the best people for the job, merit—based system. the best people for thejob, across government, and looking at all of the talent in the conservative party. truth? looking at all of the talent in the conservative party.— looking at all of the talent in the conservative party. why would people ick rishi conservative party. why would people pick rishi sunak _ conservative party. why would people pick rishi sunak at _ conservative party. why would people pick rishi sunak at this _ conservative party. why would people pick rishi sunak at this time _ conservative party. why would people pick rishi sunak at this time when - pick rishi sunak at this time when he lost to liz truss last time? that

the question _ he lost to liz truss last time? that the question people _ he lost to liz truss last time? “inst the question people would ask, who is the best person with the right skills to deliver on the biggest issue, and the biggest issue is the economy and on the economy, who has the experience of dealing with the economy during the pandemic? i know is that constituency member of parliament when peoples backs are against the wall they needed support and people were relying on their monthly salaries to get by and he delivered for businesses and individuals and has the skills to deliver on the economy which affects everything across the board. same everything across the board. some --eole are everything across the board. some people are saying _ everything across the board. some people are saying it _ everything across the board. some people are saying it wasn't - everything across the board. some people are saying it wasn't proper conservative politics because we were carrying the biggest tax burden in 70 years because of his policies. what you have to look at is the biggest challenge our country had our no one pre—empted we would have the pandemic. it happened around the world and we needed governments to step up and individuals to step up. he, as a chancellor, with the furlough scheme and the support for businesses, he had the skills as an economist to deliver. and as i look around the country and my constituents and i was with them on

saturday, and i asked the question, who do you think can deliver with regards to the economy where the cost of living, interest rates, energy prices and they say to me that the person who has the skills is rishi sunak, and the second part of me is i need a prime minister and i will fight for that prime minister who can promise me what i've campaigned forfor 12 who can promise me what i've campaigned for for 12 years in parliament, a merit—based system of government, the best people for the job at every level, cabinet, ministers of state, under secretaries of state, not who backs who and there is amazing talent in the conservative party to take our great country forward. itrier? the conservative party to take our great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson. _ great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson, how _ great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson, how retrograde - great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson, how retrograde a - great country forward. very quickly, l boris johnson, how retrograde a step borisjohnson, how retrograde a step would it be to have him back? i haste would it be to have him back? i have immense respect _ would it be to have him back? i have immense respect for _ would it be to have him back? i have immense respect for him _ would it be to have him back? i have immense respect for him as - would it be to have him back? i have immense respect for him as a - would it be to have him back? i have immense respect for him as a prime | immense respect for him as a prime minister and no one knows if he is standing or not standing but that is a matterfor standing or not standing but that is a matter for borisjohnson. standing or not standing but that is a matter for boris johnson.- a matter for boris johnson. thank ou for a matter for boris johnson. thank you forjoining — a matter for boris johnson. thank you forjoining us _ a matter for boris johnson. thank you forjoining us this _ a matter for boris johnson. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. | you forjoining us this afternoon. we will say goodbye and to viewers on bbc world news.

let's talk now to professor of politics at queen mary university of london, tim bale. reflect if you would on the pace of liz truss's downfall. i reflect if you would on the pace of liz truss's downfall.— liz truss's downfall. i think many of us had expected _ liz truss's downfall. i think many of us had expected her— liz truss's downfall. i think many of us had expected her to - liz truss's downfall. i think many of us had expected her to go, - of us had expected her to go, certainly after the last week she has had and there was a chance she could have made a completely different fist of the job, but she was never a great communicator, but her decision to go for a cabinet of her decision to go for a cabinet of her ideological soulmates rather than reach across party and pull in the talent that is there was a big mistake. and because of that and the mini budget, things were bound to go wrong. and really picked up pace over the last day or so because of the chaos that happened in the

commons. the chaos that happened in the commons-— the chaos that happened in the commons. , ., _ , . ., commons. obviously the selection rocess commons. obviously the selection process and _ commons. obviously the selection process and contest _ commons. obviously the selection process and contest has _ commons. obviously the selection process and contest has different l process and contest has different rules this time, but what is there to say that they will not be another unholy mess at the end of it on this occasion too? well, nothing. it’s occasion too? well, nothing. it's interesting _ occasion too? well, nothing. it�*s interesting they will involve the members, supposedly. ithink interesting they will involve the members, supposedly. i think a lot of conservative mps wanted the membership cut out although that would have been uncomfortable but i would have been uncomfortable but i would have been uncomfortable but i would have thought there are security concerns about online voting and you could argue there are quite a few conservative members who maybe aren't so tech savvy, nevertheless, they might be involved. there is still the hope, actually, that only one candidate might surpass the 100 nominations threshold, or even if a couple doing the end, or wejust threshold, or even if a couple doing the end, or we just end threshold, or even if a couple doing the end, or wejust end up threshold, or even if a couple doing the end, or we just end up with two candidates left standing and the second place candidate mightjust cede the premiership to the first place candidate, so they are still

hoping that they will not have to engage that online process. i{fruits hoping that they will not have to engage that online process. quite a few trade unions _ engage that online process. quite a few trade unions noting _ engage that online process. quite a few trade unions noting today - engage that online process. quite a few trade unions noting today that l few trade unions noting today that the government doesn't allow them to ballot online, so why should the conservatives? the mention has been made of borisjohnson, potentially coming back from holiday and throwing his hat in the ring if he can get the numbers. how wise would that be for a party that only got hit on —— rid of him a few weeks ago and has seen such indiscipline this week? i and has seen such indiscipline this week? ~ . and has seen such indiscipline this week? ~' , . , week? i think there is a big contrast — week? i think there is a big contrast between _ week? i think there is a big contrast between what - week? i think there is a big l contrast between what some conservative mps are saying about boris johnson's conservative mps are saying about borisjohnson's electoral prowess. as the polls have shown us recently, and what the reality is, is he was very unpopular by the time he left office. around two thirds of voters said he needed to resign when they saw the scandals that he had fallen into. and seven out of ten said they were dissatisfied with his performance as prime minister, so he

may have had the magic back in 2019 but i don't think he has the same magic now. but that won't persuade some conservative mps are members who are fully paid—up members of the boris fan club. who are fully paid-up members of the boris fan club.— boris fan club. professor tim bale, thank ou boris fan club. professor tim bale, thank you very _ boris fan club. professor tim bale, thank you very much. _ so what has been the reaction around the uk to liz truss' downfall and the contest to find her replacement? let's hear from hywel griffith in cardiff and alexandra mackenzie in glasgow, but first, from our ireland correspondent chris page who's been at stormont in belfast. there are now two questions hanging over politics in northern ireland. number one, who will be the prime minister by next friday, number two, will northern ireland be heading into an election next friday? not a general election, at least not yet, but an election to the devolved assembly. to go back a little bit, northern ireland hasn't had a fully functioning devolved government since february and the democratic unionist party says it will continue

to block the formation of a power—sharing coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is removed. the legal deadline for the formation of a devolved government is next friday, and the current northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris says if there is no breakthrough then, and it seems unlikely, he will be calling another election, just seven months after northern ireland last went to the polls. of course, events in london have added a huge degree of uncertainty. for example, will there be another cabinet reshuffle next week and could there be a general change of tack on the government's part? for now, the government's part? for now, the government assumes they will be going back to the voters on the 15th of december but storm feels like it is in an even greater state of limbo. �* is in an even greater state of limbo. . ., , . , limbo. all of the party leaders here in scotland — limbo. all of the party leaders here in scotland said _ limbo. all of the party leaders here in scotland said liz _ limbo. all of the party leaders here in scotland said liz truss _ limbo. all of the party leaders here in scotland said liz truss made - limbo. all of the party leaders here in scotland said liz truss made the | in scotland said liz truss made the i’ili'it in scotland said liz truss made the right decision to resign. the leader of the _ right decision to resign. the leader of the scottish conservative party, douglas _ of the scottish conservative party, douglas ross, said we must now move forward _ douglas ross, said we must now move forward quickly and the new leader and prime — forward quickly and the new leader and prime minister will need to

restore — and prime minister will need to restore stability for the good of the country. nicola sturgeon, scotland's first minister, described this as _ scotland's first minister, described this as an— scotland's first minister, described this as an almighty mess and said a general— this as an almighty mess and said a general election is a democratic necessity — general election is a democratic necessity. but she also said that an election— necessity. but she also said that an election does not solve the problem here in— election does not solve the problem here in scotland and says the democratic case for independence is growing _ democratic case for independence is growing try— democratic case for independence is growing by the hour. of liz truss, she said _ growing by the hour. of liz truss, she said that she would, at most, be a footnote _ she said that she would, at most, be a footnote in — she said that she would, at most, be a footnote in history. we understand there _ a footnote in history. we understand there was— a footnote in history. we understand there was no formal communication between _ there was no formal communication between liz truss and nicola sturgeon. nicola sturgeon has said she will— sturgeon. nicola sturgeon has said she will now wait until whoever is the fifth — she will now wait until whoever is the fifth prime minister since she became _ the fifth prime minister since she became first minister, she said boris _ became first minister, she said borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous to think— borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous to think he — borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous to think he could come back to number— to think he could come back to number ten. to think he could come back to number ten-— to think he could come back to numberten. ~ , ., , ~ , . number ten. welsh tory mps have come back to their _ number ten. welsh tory mps have come back to their constituencies _ number ten. welsh tory mps have come back to their constituencies to _ number ten. welsh tory mps have come back to their constituencies to take - back to their constituencies to take the temperature _ back to their constituencies to take the temperature and _ back to their constituencies to take the temperature and probably - back to their constituencies to take the temperature and probably feel| back to their constituencies to take i the temperature and probably feel a bit of heat — the temperature and probably feel a bit of heat. there _ the temperature and probably feel a bit of heat. there is _ the temperature and probably feel a bit of heat. there is some _ the temperature and probably feel a bit of heat. there is some public- bit of heat. there is some public

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that's all from westminster. as the leadership contest gets underway, the state of the economy continues to impact lives. new figures show government borrowing rose in september. borrowing — the difference between spending and tax income — was £20bn last month, up £2.2bn from a year earlier — it's the second highest september borrowing since monthly records began in 1993. and retail sales figures experienced a bigger than expected monthly fall, of 1.4%. meanwhile the uk's financial services regulator has estimated that nearly 8 million people are finding their bills "a heavy burden". the survey by the financial conduct authority was carried out between february and june. andy verity reports. normally the value and volume of

retail sales moved together because of higher prices, the amount shoppers are spending rose 12% but the goods the money bought was down. prices are putting customers off, like fish, up 13.5%.— prices are putting customers off, like fish, up 13.5%. each customer bu in: like fish, up 13.5%. each customer buying but — like fish, up 13.5%. each customer buying but instead _ like fish, up13.5%. each customer buying but instead of— like fish, up 13.5%. each customer buying but instead of buying i like fish, up 13.5%. each customer buying but instead of buying that l buying but instead of buying that much, they are buying that much and you hear tales of woe from some businesses which have had bills in. massive, massive increases which are unsustainable, so that is the one thing we are concerned about. while some corporations are banking record profits, 40% of small businesses, like those here at birmingham indoor market, don't expect to make any profit this year. we try and absorb the impact as much as we possibly can. you play the long game, so there's 52 weeks in a year and you have to look after your customers. figures from the financial watchdog suggest it's not the government's deficit but those of households that are getting unmanageable, with 4.2 million people missing bills or loan payments in the first half of this year. government borrowing, by contrast, has dropped rapidly since the pandemic without any tax rises

or spending cuts as the economy bounced back. but that's before the government starts to spend tens of billions subsidising energy bills. in the current financial year, - i think it's understandable that the government needs to step in and help people with their energy bills. - at considerable cost to the exchequer. i i what really matters is that over i the medium term we get the public finances back on track so that once | these energy schemes expire and| they're no longer needed, we have | appropriate decisions over tax and j on spending to givei markets confidence. on the markets the pound has dropped again and shares in uk companies are down on reports that the new fiscal plan might get pushed back to november. all because of the new tory leadership race. andy verity, bbc news. the health and social care system in england is gridlocked — that's the warning from the care quality commission. the regulator says it's seen a significant rise in the last year in the number of people stuck

in hospital because there isn't any social care provision for them when they leave, either at home or in the community. the cqc says staff shortages is one of the main reasons — though the government says it is investing money in recruitment and training. here's our social affairs editor alison holt. whitby in rural north yorkshire is one of many places feeling the impact of what the regulator describes as a gridlocked health and care system in england. this is one ofjust two nursing homes in the area. there is constant demand for them to take patients ready to be discharged from local hospitals to free up beds there. but the home's manager says theyjust can't find enough staff. i think this afternoon we will have 16 residents, we can have up to 24, so we have a lot of empty rooms, but we are heavily reliant at the moment on agency staff, which have been fantastic, but i would be quite nervous about taking on any extra residents because we wouldn't probably be able to meet their needs.

the home was facing closure earlier this year that the local council persuaded the current provider to take it on with some restrictions. without this place there would have been worryingly few nursing beds locally, and joan, who has lived here for 12 years, would have had to find a new home. i'm very disturbed. i wasn't cross because there wasn't anything i could do except protest to whoever was listening. and that was nobody. to date wasn't reported by the care quality commission warns of alarmingly high staff vacancies in health and care in england, with 300,000 unfilled jobs, more than half of them in social care. it says 500,000 people are waiting for council care services and three in five patients end up stuck in hospitals waiting for support in the community. we recently brought together 250 leaders across health and social care who are currently operating out there in the system, they described it as a system in crisis.

how are you? ready to hand over? it is existing staff who have to fill in the gaps. ken is one of four nurses at the whitby home. they really need six. in terms of the last four weeks i we have had people on annual leave so i've been doing 60 hours. and you think i'm doing four night | shifts and two day shifts, my onlyj time off is actually a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. the government says its own plans for health and care address the priorities highlighted by the cqc command that it's putting extra money into the recruitment and training of staff. alison holt, bbc news, whitby. with me now is our social affairs editor alison holt the history of the services that it has been run by local authorities day to day but ultimately part of the government's overall control.

why is there still this lack of coherence? why don't the bits join up? coherence? why don't the bits 'oin u - ? coherence? why don't the bits 'oin u? . , ., ., coherence? why don't the bits 'oin u? . ., ., up? the conclusion of the cqc in its annual review _ up? the conclusion of the cqc in its annual review is _ up? the conclusion of the cqc in its annual review is that _ up? the conclusion of the cqc in its annual review is that it _ up? the conclusion of the cqc in its annual review is that it is _ annual review is that it is an historic problem of underinvestment in social care, and when you think of it, we've had reports, debates, promises of action going back not just years, but decades. and that last step towards investment and change never quite happens. at the moment the government has on the table, still, plans to reform social care, to introduce a care cap, a cap of £86,000 on somebody�*s care costs but other reforms that would make a difference to the care system. there is increasing speculation that the implementation date might be pushed back as part of the public finances at the moment. but the fundamental problem is the lack of investment at the moment. councils, while saying

they don't mind if there is a delay, say they still need the money because we need to tackle the shortage of care staff, 165,000 vacancies in care alone. taste shortage of care staff, 165,000 vacancies in care alone. we have a wider economic — vacancies in care alone. we have a wider economic problem _ vacancies in care alone. we have a wider economic problem in that i vacancies in care alone. we have a| wider economic problem in that we have too few people chasing too many job vacancies and presumably does not help for social care companies to hold onto their staff of the rates of pay and conditions are not comparable with what they can get in another job comparable with what they can get in anotherjob however much they feel a vocation, they have bills to pay and children to bring up, often and are facing the cost of living crisis like anyone else and if a better paid jobs out there, it's not unreasonable they will give up the social care and go there. that must be a big problem. it social care and go there. that must be a big problem.— be a big problem. it is, and the cost of living — be a big problem. it is, and the cost of living crisis _ be a big problem. it is, and the cost of living crisis has - cost of living crisis has intensified an existing problem. i've spoken to care workers in recent months you talked about not having enough money to get the food they need in their cupboards, so they need in their cupboards, so they get home at night and are

hungry. they are worried about putting fuel into their car if their home care workers which is how they get a to b. home care workers which is how they aet a to b. �* . home care workers which is how they netato b. . . ., ., . get a to b. and a lot of them are not even paid — get a to b. and a lot of them are not even paid for— get a to b. and a lot of them are not even paid for the _ get a to b. and a lot of them are not even paid for the journey i get a to b. and a lot of them are i not even paid for the journey time. that will vary, in theory, they are, but they are not prepared —— paid for downtime. it’s but they are not prepared -- paid for downtime.— for downtime. it's how you define those things- _ for downtime. it's how you define those things. it _ for downtime. it's how you define those things. it will _ for downtime. it's how you define those things. it will vary - for downtime. it's how you define those things. it will vary from i those things. it will vary from employer _ those things. it will vary from employer to _ those things. it will vary from employer to employer - those things. it will vary from employer to employer and i those things. it will vary from i employer to employer and from council area to council area because increasingly local authorities are saying we need to know the money is going on staff pay first and they will increase the rates accordingly but it brings us back to another issue. the majority of care is commissioned by local authorities but local authorities pay less than someone who funds themselves. if you look in a care home, it is a self funding person who will pay 40% more and the reason they are doing that is they are propping up the existing care system. it is all those things which are coming home to roost at

the moment because we are seeing the knock—on effect in terms of the nhs. those two things, social care and the nhs are tightly linked and increasingly we want care at home, increasingly we want care at home, in the community, both medical and support, and to get that to work efficiently by the argument goes, you have to have a care system that is up and running and has staff who feel valued and want to work in it and make it their career.- and make it their career. alison holt, and make it their career. alison holt. thank— and make it their career. alison holt, thank you _ and make it their career. alison holt, thank you very _ and make it their career. alison holt, thank you very much. i within the last half hour chris mason at the westminster studios has confirmed that the labour mp cristian matheson, the mp for chester has had his resignation from the government accepted. he has been appointed to what is called an office of profit under the crown. mps technically cannot resign unless they are going to work for the crown. rosie winterton who resigned

for west lancashire a month or so ago was going to work for the state anyway because she got a job in a health trust, but christian matheson is leaving and does not have a job to go to and cannot stop being an mp even though an independent panel found out he had carried out serious sexual misconduct while in office. while appointing him to this job, sexual misconduct while in office. while appointing him to thisjob, he effectively ceases to be an mp automatically so chester no longer has an mp. there will be a by—election to replace him. the panel upheld to allegations made against it by a former member of his staff and mr matheson denied him. earlier we had an update on the case from andy gill. it was said chris masterson invited this junior employer and the invitation was sexually motivated and the second allegation was during and the second allegation was during a work—related event outside of parliament, he linked arms with her and tried to kiss her on the mouth and tried to kiss her on the mouth

and made suggested —— suggestive comments to her. the conclusion of the report is pretty damning about mr matheson that he was seeking to initiate a sexual relationship with the complainant, hisjunior initiate a sexual relationship with the complainant, his junior employee and this wished for relationship was unwanted and unwelcome throughout and the evidence confirms it is actions were entirely nonconsensual, threatening, intimidating, undermining and humiliating for the complainant. mr matheson did not contest the finding that the commissioner said that he failed to acknowledge of his misconduct and this was an aggravating factor as was the viability of the complainant and her reliance on him for employment. the report recommended that mr matheson be suspended from the house of commons for four weeks. however, he has now quit as the mp for chester. he said in a statement on his website he accepted he committed a minor breach of the standards code,

but he is dismayed that he has been found guilty of several allegations which he says he knows to be untrue. he says that the penalty is excessive and unfair, but he cannot challenge the process further and he says that the honourable and right thing to do now is to resign his seat and rebuild his life elsewhere. he has also asked for privacy for his family. and the statement also says that the stress of all this has led to him being hospitalised. now, he won chester first for the labour party in 2015, his majority then was less than 100. in 2019, his majority was just over 6,000, but he has now quit because of this report and there will be a by—election in the city of chester. quite changeable on the weather front today, a mixture of sunshine and showers is the satellite picture and showers is the satellite picture and the low pressure just south of ireland. strong winds also for south—west england and wales. notice

how the are moving north, so through the afternoon, moving through wales, the afternoon, moving through wales, the midlands, into northern england in there are showers across scotland and northern ireland so a good chance of running into one or two downpours today and into the evening and by the end of the night it tends to dry out across england and wales and very mild this coming night, between ten and 14 degrees in most big towns and cities. it was the forecast for tomorrow and out of the two days, saturday and sunday, saturday is the sunnier one for england and wales but fairly cloudy for scotland and probably for most of northern ireland, and it stays warm with highs of us for many in the high teens. hello, it is 3:30pm and you are watching bbc world news —— bbc news.

the race is on — candidates to succeed liz truss as prime minister have until monday to gather the support of 100 mp5, though no conservative mp has as yet formally declared, but the defence secretary has ruled himself out. the tory party has to settle down and get on with delivering the mandate it was elected on in 2019 with a massive majority, which is to govern on behalf of the citizens of this country. a question also remains whether borisjohnson could attempt a return to downing street, and speculation is rife. meanwhile, parties of opposition in england, scotland and wales have called for an immediate general election. we do not have to go on like this. we do not have to go on like this. we can have stability, we can have an economy that works for working people. that is why we need a general election. the uk chancellor vows to do anything necessary to protect the economy, with government borrowing up and people shopping less. a warning the health and social care system in england is "gridlocked" and unable to cope with the demand,

putting vulnerable people at risk. time for the sport. good afternoon. the two—time grand slam champion simona halep has been provisionally suspended after failing a drugs test at the us open. the 31—year—old romanian, who won the french open in 2018 and wimbledon in 2019, was knocked out in the first round at flushing meadows. she tested positive for roxadustat, a drug used to treat anaemia. it's classed as performance—enhancing because it boosts oxygen levels. the romanian said it came as the "biggest shock of her life" and she'll "fight for the truth". she cut her season short last month, saying she needed no surgery to correct breathing problems on court. ireland have reached the next

stage of the t20 world cup, the super 125, after stunning the two—time champions west indies. they won by nine wickets in hobart and will now play in the same group as england, new zealand, australia, afghanistan and sri lanka. a lot of emotion, because we have had a long 12 months of trying to find out how we want to play this game and it has worked sometimes, it had not worked at other times, but the kind of a lot two performances like we have in scotland and today against west indies really counts, certainly as a senior player and captain i'm very proud of the way everyone has gone about it. scotland are heading home though after losing to zimbabwe by five wickets. 0pener george munsey top scored with sir but they only reached 132—6. zimbabwe started slowly, craig ervine made 58 before he was caught. but they still made it home with plenty to spare, a five—wicket win, and they will play in the super 12s for the first time.

u nfortu nately, we unfortunately, we have not quite nailed it in the last two games when we needed to to get over the line, but yes, moving forward, we wanted to try and get as many games as we can and keep trying to improve as a team and play at the highest level possible. ian baraclough has been sacked as manager of northern ireland afterjust over two years in charge. he has seen them win just four of their 22 competitive fixtures in that time. he was given a two—year contract extension last december which was supposed to take him through the euro 2024 qualifying camapign. they were also targeting promotion in the nations league but narrowly avoided relegation to the fourth tier. there's no rush to find a replacement, with their next match not until march. the liverpool manager jurgen klopp says he sure stephen gerrard will be back in the game before too long. he was sacked by aston villa an hour or so after their 3—0

defeat at fulham last night. he's the fourth premier league sacking of the season and he leaves villa just above the relegation zone on goals scored. he won just 13 of his a0 matches in charge afterjoining them from rangers last november. klopp was in touch with gerrard this morning. nothing too deep or nothing, not a long conversation and no, i can imagine it is disappointing for him because of the ambitions he had and the things he wanted to achieve with aston villa, and it is obviously not cool, but i do not think we have to worry now about stevie. and he said himself yesterday, he knows the game long enough and these kind of things can happen and always in life, we all get knocks here and there. it is all about we respond. and you all know steve still better than i do and he always came back and he will come back from that. manchester united manager erik ten hag has confirmed that cristiano ronaldo refused to come off the bench to play in wednesday's 2—0 win over tottenham,

instead choosing to leave the field before the end of the game. he's been left out of the squad to face chelsea on sunday. look, it is like i am the manager, i am responsible for the top spot culture here and i have to set standards and i have to control them. but i think it is also for him, but also everyone else. i set a warning at the start of the season and next time there has to be consequences. that's all the sport for now. i have the weekend off as well, just like cristiano ronaldo. let's head back to westminster. all right for some, i will be here every day! welcome back to westminster where mps are beginning to declare whether not they will stand to be the next conservative party leader. we have

just heard that the portsmouth north mp penny morden, who is the commons leader, has said she is going to run to try to replace liz truss as conservative party leader and of course the prime minister. sources from her campaign have told our colleagues at bbc south today that she intends to stand. no official statement. it is thought she will continue to talk to colleagues through the weekend to try to build support because of course, like any other mp who wants to be considered to get their name on monday, they need to have at least 100 nominations from their colleagues in the house of commons. meanwhile, people in it penny mordaunt�*s constituency have been reacting to get another leadership raised. —— race. jon cuthill has been gathering opinions in portsmouth. the truck stop at drayton in portsmouth. i'm here to meet

owner dave o'donnell. it's the weekly meet—up of his schoolmates of 50 years. the chance for a fry—up and a chat. and the topic... what's the answer for the conservatives? i don't know. i honestly do not know at the moment. we don't know who we can trust, do we? absolute disaster. let's have a general election. let's get it sorted out. let the public do the voting. i don't want to see j a general election. no. bring back boris. that's all, really. dave was saying that he'd want to see a general election. that'd be a disaster. they stand there, the labour party, they stand there in the commons and they mock and they laugh. they decry everything that comes across them, but they've got no answers themselves. if boris hadn't have had a party, then people would still have died. he got caught telling lies and what have you, the prime minister shouldn't be in that situation.

the teas, the fry—ups and the chat looks set to last for at least another week. jon cuthill, bbc south today, portsmouth. well, we do now have a statement from the commons leader, penny mordaunt. she has been on social media and she says... some have suggested she does not have the cabinet experience and some say that makes her the fresh start she claims she wants to bring about and she also, when in the house of parliament she stood in fur liz

truss when she was too busy. she is the first to officially stand, who else will come forward? as the public come to terms with the prospect of another new prime minister, our correspondent has been to bridgnorth and the constituency of ludlow in shropshire. there is only one thing they're talking in bridgnorth today. it is not easy for ordinary voters, so imagine what it is like if you are a conservative councillor. is like if you are a conservative councillor-— is like if you are a conservative councillor. ~ . , ., councillor. we have been through every emotion — councillor. we have been through every emotion of— councillor. we have been through every emotion of the _ councillor. we have been through every emotion of the last - councillor. we have been through every emotion of the last few - councillor. we have been through - every emotion of the last few weeks. you go from anger to frustration to despair and yesterday there was a sense of relief and relief because this could not continue. for every hard—working conservative councillor, it was embarrassing and we are now relieved that we have a research chance. we have to take that and get it right. we have to reflect on the mass of the last two

weeks. people are in crisis, we are facing a very difficult winter. friendship and politics aside, they need to come together and unite now and get behind the party and get on with what they need to deliver. the main talk of — with what they need to deliver. the main talk of point in the pub. at. main talk of point in the pub. at this main talk of point in the pub. this pub, main talk of point in the pub. fit this pub, pipes have had to go up by 20p and staff are working reduced hours. what do you think, you have voted conservative in the last couple of lectures, where are you now? , , , ., now? floating is the best way to describe it- _ now? floating is the best way to describe it. -- _ now? floating is the best way to describe it. -- last— now? floating is the best way to describe it. -- last couple - now? floating is the best way to describe it. -- last couple of- describe it. —— last couple of elections _ describe it. —— last couple of elections i_ describe it. —— last couple of elections. ijust think we need some form of— elections. ijust think we need some form of unity. with boris, he has been _ form of unity. with boris, he has been tainted with partygate, so i'm not sure _ been tainted with partygate, so i'm not sure whether we need someone fresh _ not sure whether we need someone fresh i_ not sure whether we need someone fresh. i spent most of last night trying _ fresh. i spent most of last night trying to— fresh. i spent most of last night trying to think what i have boris back? _ trying to think what i have boris back? wouldn't i? and i really cannot— back? wouldn't i? and i really cannot say— back? wouldn't i? and i really cannot say if i had decided not. bridgnorth, like the constituency in ludlow, has been conservative held

for generations, but recently there was a by—election won by labour, so that it was a by—election won by labour, so thatitis was a by—election won by labour, so that it is a worry for the conservative party. it is a sign that it conservative party. it is a sign thatitis conservative party. it is a sign that it is to reconnect with its court voters. mi that it is to reconnect with its court voters.— that it is to reconnect with its court voters. �* ., ., , court voters. all of that is bought local. court voters. all of that is bought local- next _ court voters. all of that is bought local. next door, _ court voters. all of that is bought local. next door, this _ court voters. all of that is bought local. next door, this picture - local. next door, this picture remains a — local. next door, this picture remains a party _ local. next door, this picture remains a party loyalist - local. next door, this picture remains a party loyalist but l local. next door, this picture - remains a party loyalist but even he is not happy. remains a party loyalist but even he is not happy-— is not happy. one will say one thing and mean something _ is not happy. one will say one thing and mean something else. - is not happy. one will say one thing and mean something else. it - is not happy. one will say one thing and mean something else. it does i is not happy. one will say one thing i and mean something else. it does not happen because everybody now is fed up happen because everybody now is fed up with the conservatives. mould happen because everybody now is fed up with the conservatives.— up with the conservatives. would you vote labour? — up with the conservatives. would you vote labour? no, _ up with the conservatives. would you vote labour? no, i— up with the conservatives. would you vote labour? no, i would _ up with the conservatives. would you vote labour? no, i would still- up with the conservatives. would you vote labour? no, i would still vote i vote labour? no, i would still vote conservative- _ vote labour? no, i would still vote conservative. they _ vote labour? no, i would still vote conservative. they are _ vote labour? no, i would still vote conservative. they are playing - vote labour? no, i would still vote conservative. they are playing for| conservative. they are playing for high stakes in westminster, but they need to calm an increasingly frustrated public. let's speak to mark who says he has been sympathetic to calls for a general election. from the people we have spoken to, you would appear to be in

a bit of a minority. what is your thinking and why are you saying you can see the sense in a general election in some ways? {iii can see the sense in a general election in some ways? of course from the constitution _ election in some ways? of course from the constitution point - election in some ways? of course from the constitution point of - election in some ways? of course l from the constitution point of view, we do not have to have a general election until at the very latest january 2025, but i do hearfrom a lot of people that they say if we are about to have our third prime minister since the last general election there does come a point where that prime minister had to establish their own mandate. and i understand that. i think it is an important point we need to think about, what people perceive to be the right thing and what people do not. but i think the important point is we do not go straight into a general election. the last thing you want to do is present a democratic process where one of the protagonists is not in a fit state to fight a general election and what we need to do is to get our new leader into his or her seat, set of the party down, we need to get new ministers interplay, good quality ministers, and allow that new leader

to set out their agenda and then i can see there is a good argument going into a general election for that person to do that. in exactly the same way for example that boris did this back in 2019, he became prime minister injune and went into a general election in december and got a major seat majority. mar; i a general election in december and got a major seat majority.— got a ma'or seat ma'ority. may i be a bit got a major seat ma'ority. may i be a bit more direct? _ got a major seat majority. may i be a bit more direct? it— got a major seat majority. may i be a bit more direct? it would - got a major seat majority. may i be a bit more direct? it would be - a bit more direct? it would be politically suicidal that accepted to go into a general election with the polls as they are?— to go into a general election with the polls as they are? labour would like it and it — the polls as they are? labour would like it and it is — the polls as they are? labour would like it and it is interesting _ the polls as they are? labour would like it and it is interesting keir - like it and it is interesting keir starmer keeps coming out and saying now is the right time to come out for a general election. it is rather surprising keir starmer is so uncertain about winning a general election. �* �* , uncertain about winning a general election. �* h ., ., ~' uncertain about winning a general election. �* �*, ., ., election. at's look at who you might wish to suoport- _ election. at's look at who you might wish to suoport- i — election. at's look at who you might wish to support. i believe _ election. at's look at who you might wish to support. i believe it - election. at's look at who you might wish to support. i believe it is - wish to support. i believe it is rishi sunak? why would you want to see him in charge when he failed when he was up against a liz truss macro only a few weeks ago? he did not felt were — macro only a few weeks ago? he did not felt were members _ macro only a few weeks ago? he did not felt were members of _ macro only a few weeks ago? he did. not felt were members of parliament, he came first out of the ballot with

maps of parliament and that is the most important thing at the moment, but i think there are real candidates coming forward. penny mordaunt is very good indeed and i'm a big fan of hers and i think richey takes the lead because of his knowledge of markets and how the economy works, his experience in the treasury. his understanding most importantly of why you need to stick with the treasury advice and the advice of the government which was the big mistake that kwasi kwarteng made. so i think rishi is absolutely the right person to tackle the challenges we face right now and thatis challenges we face right now and that is why i'm backing him. the whole country — that is why i'm backing him. the whole country will be glad of anyone whole country will be glad of anyone who studies the ship and after the term what we have seen in recent weeks, but how does anyone, when the conservative party is as divided as it is, bring together the best talent rather than people who are just their mates? you talent rather than people who are just their mates?— talent rather than people who are just their mates? you have to bring

toaether just their mates? you have to bring together the _ just their mates? you have to bring together the best _ just their mates? you have to bring together the best talent. _ just their mates? you have to bring together the best talent. sorry, - together the best talent. sorry, that does not _ together the best talent. sorry, that does not appear _ together the best talent. sorry, that does not appear to - together the best talent. sorry, that does not appear to be - together the best talent. sorry, j that does not appear to be what together the best talent. sorry, - that does not appear to be what has been happening lately. it is very much who you know rather than a government of all the talents as you might otherwise understand it. absolutely, so that is exactly my point. we have seen over the last 46 days what happens when you have a government which is made up of mates, mates of liz. some by the way are very good, but there is no doubt about it, some of the ministers perhaps would be happy on the backbenches working helpfully in things like select committees, but i think rishi is above having a government of all of mates, i think is sensible to understand what talent looks like and recognises he has had a government of all talents. borisjohnson, then, he has been away on holiday, no one has seen him this week when things were becoming rather indisciplined in the house of commons on wednesday night. how wise would it be for the conservatives to have him in charge again when we do have him in charge again when we do have this privileges committee

investigation still very much alive? i think it would be, from the point of view of the party, i think it would be very, very foolhardy to take on a leader who could potentially be excluded from the house of commons or suspended for a period which could potentially result in a recall election which would be very difficult for any prime minister and you can imagine what it would be like. i think from boris's point of view as an individual, if you move forward 20 years, i think history, if he does not come back, would look on him slightly more favourably than we seem now. this is a guy who did well with getting brexit done, he did well with the vaccine roll—out and how he handled covid and he has done very well on the world stage with ukraine and i think boris will be seen as someone who is a very good leader but brought down by his own personal flaws. leader but brought down by his own personalflaws. if he leader but brought down by his own personal flaws. if he comes back, there will be this crisis of privileges but history will be much

harsher on him. i would like to see boris remembered for the good thing is he has done, including getting behind whoever the party selects as a new leader and really helping to bring the party back together. horse bring the party back together. how im ortant bring the party back together. how important a _ bring the party back together. how important a figure isjeremy hunt going to be, irrespective of who wins there is a leadership contest? he says he will not stand. when he came on as chancellor of the exchequer. he ended a lot of the policies liz truss was trying to bring forward and that did seem to bring forward and that did seem to bring about some coming of that turmoil stopjeremy hunt i think is one of those great whiteheads of the conservative party. ihe one of those great whiteheads of the conservative party.— conservative party. he is certainly not fresh- -- _ conservative party. he is certainly not fresh... he _ conservative party. he is certainly not fresh... he is _ conservative party. he is certainly not fresh... he is certainly - conservative party. he is certainly not fresh... he is certainly not. not fresh... he is certainly not flash, he was someone i was ready to support. share flash, he was someone i was ready to su ort. �* , ., flash, he was someone i was ready to suuort, �* flash, he was someone i was ready to su ort. �* ., ., support. are you looking forward... but i think he _ support. are you looking forward... but i think he is _ support. are you looking forward... but i think he is a _ support. are you looking forward... but i think he is a very _ support. are you looking forward... but i think he is a very good - support. are you looking forward... but i think he is a very good guy. i but i think he is a very good guy. but i think he is a very good guy. but i think he is a very good guy. but i do think is a very good guy.

he is very stabling individual and i hope you will continue to be in rishi sunak�*s cabinet as chancellor of the exchequer. rishi sunak's cabinet as chancellor of the exchequer.— rishi sunak's cabinet as chancellor of the exchequer. mark garnier mp, thank ou of the exchequer. mark garnier mp, thank you very _ of the exchequer. mark garnier mp, thank you very much _ of the exchequer. mark garnier mp, thank you very much for _ of the exchequer. mark garnier mp, thank you very much for coping - of the exchequer. mark garnier mp, thank you very much for coping with those interruptions will stop it is good to have you on the programme this afternoon, thank you very much. penny mordaunt has confirmed she is standing in the conservative leadership contest. mono from our political correspondent. we have a first name. we political correspondent. we have a first name-— political correspondent. we have a first name. ~ ., ., , ., first name. we do, a first mover in the race now _ first name. we do, a first mover in the race now to _ first name. we do, a first mover in the race now to be _ first name. we do, a first mover in the race now to be conservative . the race now to be conservative leader. penny mordaunt saying on twitter that she has been encouraged by support from her colleagues who want a fresh start, united party and leadership in the national interest. we have been told earlier in the day that she was taking soundings from colleagues and she has a busy decided tojump first, colleagues and she has a busy decided to jump first, which colleagues and she has a busy decided tojump first, which is interesting, because in terms of

public pronouncements of support from fellow mps, she was running third with a dozen and a half or so mps that we had tallied coming up and saying they were backing her. quite a few less than it rishi sunak, who was 55 plus and boris johnson 35 plus in terms of public professions of support from mps, so who knows? may be she has decided to have a first mover advantage and get out in front. interestingly, she says she is running to be leader of the party to unite the country, deliver on our pledges and win the next general election and that line about uniting the country and uniting the party that she has in there, it seems that that may be her sort of pitch, that she may want to push the idea that on the one hand you have a borisjohnson possible figure if he chooses to stand who

has considerable backing from some mps, but also really visceral opposition from other mp5 mps, but also really visceral opposition from other mps in the party and at the same time you have it rishi sunak, who has a large number, a large body of support clearly, but also opposition within the party, particularly from some who view him as a particular figure responsible perhaps for precipitating the source of withdrawal of support for boris johnson among ministers. weather thatis johnson among ministers. weather that is fair or not, that is the view that some hold. so it will be interesting to see, penny mordaunt has to hit that number of 100 to clad supporters by monday lunchtime and she now clearly has thrown her name in the ring.— name in the ring. thank you very much, name in the ring. thank you very much. our _ name in the ring. thank you very much, our political _ name in the ring. thank you very | much, our political correspondent just down the road from where i am

standing. �*s speaker to wayne fitzgerald. councillor, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news channel. first, there is a truss, are you supportive of her? how damaging was her 44 day ten year? undoubtedly, i think i put out a press statement that says we are in turmoil. i backed her because i have a relationship with her as a party member, and it has been unfortunate and ifeel ever so member, and it has been unfortunate and i feel ever so sorry for her. she is someone i have known for quite some time. we are not best friends at such a bet in terms of parliamentary circles and council cycles, she knows who i am, i know who she is, but i did not want either to start with. i was perfectly happy with boris johnson and remain so today. i perfectly happy with boris johnson and remain so today.— perfectly happy with boris johnson and remain so today. i believe you would be happy —

and remain so today. i believe you would be happy to _ and remain so today. i believe you would be happy to see _ and remain so today. i believe you would be happy to see him - and remain so today. i believe you would be happy to see him come l and remain so today. i believe you - would be happy to see him come back, but is borisjohnson really the best your party candy when he broke his own laws and is facing that investigation? it own laws and is facing that investigation?— own laws and is facing that investiration? , ., ., ., investigation? it is unfortunate and i would rather _ investigation? it is unfortunate and i would rather he _ investigation? it is unfortunate and i would rather he was _ investigation? it is unfortunate and i would rather he was not - investigation? it is unfortunate and i would rather he was not facing . investigation? it is unfortunate and| i would rather he was not facing the privileges committee, but mps must look to themselves as to why we lost a borisjohnson back in the summer. he was not brought down by the public and what members of the public and what members of the public tummy, and forgive me, not you personally, but it is the media, the bbc. -- you personally, but it is the media, the bbc. —— what the public told me. boris has his shortcomings, but i was listening to the commentary from around the country that you are putting outjust a short around the country that you are putting out just a short while around the country that you are putting outjust a short while ago, people are forgiving and boris, my mp here says that boris is a vote winner and people like boris and will they forgive him? i think they might. the numbers are at the moment as i see it, penny mordaunt has 21,

borisjohnson has 62 and rishi is ahead at the moment on 71 based on a poll i am keeping an eye on. you ahead at the moment on 71 based on a poll i am keeping an eye on.— poll i am keeping an eye on. you can talk about a — poll i am keeping an eye on. you can talk about a lot _ poll i am keeping an eye on. you can talk about a lot of _ poll i am keeping an eye on. you can talk about a lot of pressure - poll i am keeping an eye on. you can talk about a lot of pressure on - poll i am keeping an eye on. you can talk about a lot of pressure on the i talk about a lot of pressure on the government, that is exactly what news organisations are meant to do and we get criticised when we do not do it in a. surely the privileges committee is one thing, but he also broke his own covid rules, he partied while people were ill in hospital dying, people unable to go to their relatives' funerals because of all the restrictions. we also saw he did not turn up for important cobra meetings, he oversaw the use of the vip fast—track for the awarding of contracts, which were proven to be unlawful. there is a catalogue of reasons why many people would say he is not fit to be prime minister. i would say he is not fit to be prime minister. , ., ., would say he is not fit to be prime minister. , . ., , , . minister. i understand and respect those, but minister. i understand and respect those. but he _ minister. i understand and respect those, but he is _ minister. i understand and respect those, but he is also _ minister. i understand and respect those, but he is also the _ minister. i understand and respect those, but he is also the prime - those, but he is also the prime minister that delivered a vaccine

that saved millions of people. he is also a prime minister that stood up against putin when it was needed in ukraine. he is the prime minister who gave support to the country, along with rishi sunak, in terms of that financial support needed. there is a lot of good borisjohnson has done and the conservatives and he had a mandate to lead and also the conservatives have a mandate to lead. i will not take from a keir starmer or any labour politician,, i do not see the labour party seeing that very well. ~ . ., ., well. we were elected to deliver on our manifesto _ well. we were elected to deliver on our manifesto promises. _ well. we were elected to deliver on our manifesto promises. i- well. we were elected to deliver on our manifesto promises. i think - our manifesto promises. i think boris, despite shortcomings, and a lot of people think the same, i

agree that others will not. but also let's see what candidates come forward, because we are talking hypothetically. me forward, because we are talking hypothetically-— forward, because we are talking hypothetically. forward, because we are talking h otheticall . ~ . ., hypothetically. we are, we have the weekend to — hypothetically. we are, we have the weekend to find _ hypothetically. we are, we have the weekend to find out, _ hypothetically. we are, we have the weekend to find out, till _ hypothetically. we are, we have the weekend to find out, till monday - hypothetically. we are, we have the weekend to find out, till monday at| weekend to find out, till monday at two o'clock. finally, if i may, how important is it for you that the party mothership have a say because it could all be resolved on monday afternoon by mps? i it could all be resolved on monday afternoon by mps?— afternoon by mps? i think it is democratically _ afternoon by mps? i think it is democratically right _ afternoon by mps? i think it is democratically right party - democratically right party membership have a say, because we are electing the leader of the party. we do not elect presidents or prime ministers, we elect mps to go to parliament and represent us. we elect a leader of the party as members. in 2019, the public got behind boris, we win that landslide victory, because people see a figure. you had to have a strong figurehead and what i hope will emerge, whoever it will be, and i have nothing against rishi, penny

mordaunt, ben wallace ruling himself out, these are all strong people and what the country needs a stability and they need the markets to stabilise. . . ., and they need the markets to stabilise. . . . . ~ stabilise. cancer fitzgerald, thank ou ve stabilise. cancer fitzgerald, thank you very much- — stabilise. cancer fitzgerald, thank you very much- -- _ stabilise. cancer fitzgerald, thank you very much. -- counsellor- you very much. —— counsellor fitzgerald. this is all from westminster. time for the weather. hello. quite changeable on the weather front today, a mixture of sunshine and showers. here is the satellite picture and low pressure just south of ireland. strong winds also for south—western parts of england and wales. notice how these showers are moving northwards, so through the afternoon moving through wales, the midlands, into northern england, and there are some showers across scotland and northern ireland too, so quite a good chance of running into one or two downpours through today and into this evening. by the end of the night, it tends to dry out across england and wales and very mild this coming

night, between ten and 1a degrees in most bigger towns and cities. here's the forecast for tomorrow. out of the two days, out of saturday and sunday, saturday certainly the sunnier one for england and wales, but fairly cloudy for scotland and probably for most of northern ireland too. and it stays quite warm, with highs for many of us in the high teens. bye— bye.

i'm martine croxall, live at westminster. the headlines at 1l penny mordaunt, the leader of the house of commons and former government minister has now declared her intention of running to become prime minister. other leading names have until monday to gather support of a hundred mps. monday to gather support of a hundred mp5. the defence secretary has ruled himself out of the race. the tory party has to settle down and deliver on the mandate of 2019 with a massive majority to govern on behalf of the citizens of this country. a question also remains whether borisjohnson could attempt a return to downing street — and speculation is rife meanwhile, parties of opposition in england, scotland and wales have called

for an immediate general election the uk chancellor vows to do anything necessary to protect the economy, with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is �*gridlocked' and unable to cope with the demand — putting vulnerable people at risk. welcome to bbc news live from westminster. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun seeking support from their fellow tory mps. they need to gain the backing of at least 100 colleagues in order to stand in the leadership race. liz truss resigned yesterday, though remains in downing street until a successor is appointed.

speaking outside downing street, liz truss said she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected. there will now be a fast—tracked leadership election to decide who will be the new leader of the conservative party and ultimately prime minister. in the last hour, penny mordaunt launched her bid to replace liz truss, becoming the first mp to announce they are running. rishi sunak is also widely regarded as a contender, and backers of borisjohnson are urging him to stand. let's take a look at how the contest will work. conservative mps have until monday to nominate their preferred candidate. each candidate needs at least 100 nominations — if only one candidate achieves that, they'll be declared prime minister on monday afternoon. if more than one candidate gets at least 100 nominations, then there'll be a vote by conservative mps. depending on the result of that, the final decision could be made by tory party members voting online. one thing we know for sure is the latest date for the next prime minister to be announced will be next friday.

penny mordaunt came third in the contest over the summer securing strong support from fellow mps but missed out on making it to the final two. damien grammatical as has the latest developments. the two. damien grammatical as has the latest developments.— two. damien grammatical as has the latest developments. the first mover in the race now _ latest developments. the first mover in the race now to _ latest developments. the first mover in the race now to be _ latest developments. the first mover in the race now to be conservative i in the race now to be conservative leader so penny morden saying on twitter that she —— penny mordaunt saying on twitter she's been encouraged by colleagues who want a fresh start a united party and leadership in the national interest and we were told earlier in the day she was taking soundings from colleagues and has obviously decided to jump first, which colleagues and has obviously decided tojump first, which is interesting because in terms of public pronouncements of support from fellow mps, she was running sort of third with a dozen and a half or so mps we had tallied. saying they were

backing her. quite a few less than rishi sunak who was 55 plus and with public professions of support from mps and she wants to have a first mover advantage and wants to get in front and interestingly to be a leader to unite the country and deliver on pledges and deliver the next general election and uniting the country and party she has. and that might be her pitch and she might want to push the idea that on one hand you have borisjohnson and if he chooses to stand and has considerable backing from some mps but also visceral opposition from other mp5 but also visceral opposition from other mps in the party. and at the same time you have rishi sunak who

has a large body of support, clearly but also opposition in the party, vertically from some who view him as the one figure responsible for precipitating the withdrawal of support for boris johnson amongst ministers. support for borisjohnson amongst ministers. whether that is fair or not, that is the view some hold. but it will be interesting to see if penny mordaunt has to hit that number of 100 declared supporters by monday lunchtime. and she now has clearly thrown her name in the ring. the latest there after penny mordaunt threw her hat in the ring. let's talk to andrew bowie, the conservative mp for west aberdeenshire and kincardine, who is backing rishi sunak as the next prime minister. welcome this afternoon. you said on social media that the obvious choice, it has to be rishi sunak. why? it

choice, it has to be rishi sunak. wh ? ., , , , , why? it does. i supported rishi sunak in the — why? it does. i supported rishi sunak in the first _ why? it does. i supported rishi sunak in the first leadership - sunak in the first leadership election over the summer when boris johnson resigned and i stand by the decision and i think he is, as he was then, proven in the heat of ageing crisis and delivered for the country, saving millions ofjobs through the fellow scheme and took the country through coronavirus and i think is the right person to take us through the challenges we face right now, so for me, that's why he's the obvious choice. but right now, so for me, that's why he's the obvious choice.- he's the obvious choice. but he landed us _ he's the obvious choice. but he landed us with _ he's the obvious choice. but he landed us with the _ he's the obvious choice. but he landed us with the highest - he's the obvious choice. but he landed us with the highest tax| landed us with the highest tax burden in 70 years which the conservative party membership rejected, choosing something very different in the form of liz truss, so why would he be more acceptable this time around? it’s so why would he be more acceptable this time around?— so why would he be more acceptable this time around? it's been admitted b liz this time around? it's been admitted by liz truss — this time around? it's been admitted by liz truss us _ this time around? it's been admitted by liz truss us of _ this time around? it's been admitted by liz truss us of that _ this time around? it's been admitted by liz truss us of that mistakes - by liz truss us of that mistakes were made in the economic prospectus laid out by herself and kwasi kwarteng and there was the bad luck of them announcing their plans at the same time as global events in the same time as global events in the world markets having a big impact in the uk but mistakes were

made and i think richey, in his sensible plan to drive down inflation, on the pledge we can cut taxes a sensible thing and that's why he was supported by margaret thatcher's living cabinets and so many former chancellors and leaderships of the conservative party source out managing of the public finances and with a belief that eventually when the time was right, we could cut taxes but let's not forget we were in a situation where we spent billions and billions of pounds supporting the country on the british people through covid and that's why the situation was what it was and we are where we are today and i think rishi sunak is the right person to see through the difficult months ahead. but but rishi sunak's wife and her tax status were problematic and what is to stop thoseissues problematic and what is to stop those issues coming back? leti-l'iga he answer the _ those issues coming back? leti-l'iga he answer the questions _ those issues coming back? leti-l'iga he answer the questions during - those issues coming back? leti-l'iga he answer the questions during the i he answer the questions during the leadership election. yes, but they

will be asked again. they have not gone away. her will be asked again. they have not gone away-— will be asked again. they have not one awa . ., gone away. her wife has pay the tax due in the uk _ gone away. her wife has pay the tax due in the uk and _ gone away. her wife has pay the tax due in the uk and in _ gone away. her wife has pay the tax due in the uk and in her— due in the uk and in her home country and that is absolutely right, so we need to move on from focusing on the actions of somebody�*s partner and ask who would be the best person to leave the country on the person with a firm hand on the tiller and he would be the person serious and competent and markets would trust to get the economy on an even keel so we can leave the country forward and i believe that is rishi sunak who can unite the country and party and move us all forward from this sorry saga we've enjoyed for the last few months. we've en'oyed for the last few months. ~ ., ., ~ ., , months. we do not know if rishi sunak will _ months. we do not know if rishi sunak will say _ months. we do not know if rishi sunak will say he _ months. we do not know if rishi sunak will say he wants - months. we do not know if rishi sunak will say he wants to - months. we do not know if rishi| sunak will say he wants to stand. but we do know that penny mordaunt, the commons leader is keen to get on the commons leader is keen to get on the ballot paper. what are the merits of having penny mordaunt in charge? merits of having penny mordaunt in charae? ., ., ., ., ., ., charge? you would have to ask a su orter charge? you would have to ask a supporter of _ charge? you would have to ask a supporter of penny's. _ charge? you would have to ask a supporter of penny's. but - charge? you would have to ask a supporter of penny's. but we - charge? you would have to ask a supporter of penny's. but we are lookin: supporter of penny's. but we are looking for— supporter of penny's. but we are

looking for unity _ supporter of penny's. but we are looking for unity in _ supporter of penny's. but we are looking for unity in the _ looking for unity in the conservative party, are we? me conservative party, are we? we absolutely — conservative party, are we? , absolutely are, and whoever wins the leadership contest we have to get behind and support in the national interest and penny is a fantastic leader of the house of commons and a fantastic minister in other departments and i'm sure we will be a good prime minister as well but my support is going to rishi sunak who has been tested in the heat and is the person you can see with their hands on the tiller of the country moving forward. fishd hands on the tiller of the country moving forward.— hands on the tiller of the country moving forward. and we must talk about ltoris _ moving forward. and we must talk about boris johnson. _ moving forward. and we must talk about boris johnson. we - moving forward. and we must talk. about boris johnson. we understand about borisjohnson. we understand he has been away on holiday and was knocked in the house of commons while it was getting rather lively. how welcome a return would it be if we saw him put his hat in the ring? i'm not going to speculate on the hypothetical scenarios. that i'm not going to speculate on the hypothetical scenarios.— i'm not going to speculate on the hypothetical scenarios. that is what all this is about, _ hypothetical scenarios. that is what all this is about, you _ hypothetical scenarios. that is what all this is about, you wouldn't - hypothetical scenarios. that is what all this is about, you wouldn't be i all this is about, you wouldn't be here if it wasn't hypothetical. that's a pity that's all it's about, we should be talking about who is the person we want to be the chief executive and in 10 downing street taking decisions in the national interest and i know it is fun and it

sells copy and all the rest of it to speculate on whether or not boris johnson is going to return in the drama that would entail the house of commons for the conservative party and that's great for those of us who love watching politics but now is a serious time and we are seeing people worried about their mortgages and energy bills in the country's economy is in a parlous state and we owe it to the british people to get it right and that means taking a serious look at where we want to go and who we want to take us there and if we are going to do that, we need to talk about rishi sunak as prime minister. . . ~' , ., to talk about rishi sunak as prime minister. . ., ~ , ., , . to talk about rishi sunak as prime minister. . ., ~ , . . minister. . thank you very much. we a- reciate minister. . thank you very much. we appreciate you _ minister. . thank you very much. we appreciate you talking _ minister. . thank you very much. we appreciate you talking to _ minister. . thank you very much. we appreciate you talking to us. - joining me now is conservative mp michael fabricant, who says he would back borisjohnson if he chooses to run in the leadership election.

good afternoon, and thank you for taking time tojoin us here on good afternoon, and thank you for taking time to join us here on the bbc news channel. first of all, liz truss, you were pretty loyal to her. you try to be supportive, but are you surprised how quickly it all went so wrong?— you surprised how quickly it all went so wrong? yes, i was, and incidentally — went so wrong? yes, i was, and incidentally you _ went so wrong? yes, i was, and incidentally you say _ went so wrong? yes, i was, and incidentally you say we - went so wrong? yes, i was, and incidentally you say we are - went so wrong? yes, i was, and incidentally you say we are all. incidentally you say we are all doing well, i'm not doing so well in the sense i have lost my voice so you will have to forgive my crookedness. i did back liz truss because i felt it was the right thing to do, to be loyal to her and it all started going wrong with the mini budget and it all started going wrong with the mini budgetand it it all started going wrong with the mini budget and it went from bad to worse and ifeel mini budget and it went from bad to worse and i feel dreadfully sorry for her. she came in at a difficult time, world interest rates were rising and we had the war with ukraine and so on and so forth and germany is going into recession. it's a bad period at the moment for anybody to become prime minister and

i don't envy anyone who takes over. but of course it was her economic policy which spooked the markets and caused all of the turbulence. you believe boris johnson caused all of the turbulence. you believe borisjohnson would be welcomed back by many but some of your colleagues have described him as marmite, you love him or you don't. so that is problematic when you are trying to bring a unified party to bring about stability across the country. i described him as marmite but i think those who always loved him love him even more and those who loathe him, loathe him even more and that's the nature of him because of his big personality but at least he's got a personality and at least he has big ideas are with those ideas he was very successful and we did get out of brexit and we were the first country to develop a vaccine programme and to develop a vaccine programme and to support the united kingdom gave

ukraine, if it had been for us putin would have been successful and in the first three days. you would have been successful and in the first three days.— the first three days. you mention brexit. the first three days. you mention itrexit- and _ the first three days. you mention brexit. and that's _ the first three days. you mention brexit. and that's my _ the first three days. you mention brexit. and that's my invitation l the first three days. you mention| brexit. and that's my invitation to ask you. you say he got brexit done and northern ireland will argue the legacy still felt store monty is not functioning and our trade figures are dismal. surely your party can do better than a retread of a former prime minister who was kicked out by his own mps only a few weeks ago. united kingdom trade figures are dismal because the countries we export to and we do have a free trade agreement which everyone said would be impossible and boris achieved, the reason why they are dismal is because of recession in europe. i dismal is because of recession in euro e. ., ., dismal is because of recession in euroe. . ., , dismal is because of recession in euroe. ., ., , ~ europe. i have to stop you there. a lot of businesses _ europe. i have to stop you there. a lot of businesses tell _ europe. i have to stop you there. a lot of businesses tell us _ europe. i have to stop you there. a lot of businesses tell us they - lot of businesses tell us they cannot trade in the way they did with our closest trading block the

eu, because the paperwork is too difficult. i eu, because the paperwork is too difficult. . , . , ., difficult. i was a big exporter to the european — difficult. i was a big exporter to the european union _ difficult. i was a big exporter to the european union and - difficult. i was a big exporter to the european union and a - difficult. i was a big exporter to the european union and a big i the european union and a big exporter to america and you just have to get the paperwork right. that is the point. leaving the eu has meant the paperwork is enormous compared to what it was. it’s has meant the paperwork is enormous compared to what it was.— compared to what it was. it's not enormous. _ compared to what it was. it's not enormous, i've _ compared to what it was. it's not enormous, i've done _ compared to what it was. it's not enormous, i've done it, - compared to what it was. it's not enormous, i've done it, you - compared to what it was. it's not - enormous, i've done it, you haven't, take my word for it.— take my word for it. let's not get boned take my word for it. let's not get bogged down _ take my word for it. let's not get bogged down in _ take my word for it. let's not get bogged down in brexit. - take my word for it. let's not get bogged down in brexit. get - take my word for it. let's not get bogged down in brexit. get over| take my word for it. let's not get i bogged down in brexit. get over it, we are out — bogged down in brexit. get over it, we are out of— bogged down in brexit. get over it, we are out of the _ bogged down in brexit. get over it, we are out of the european - bogged down in brexit. get over it, we are out of the european union l bogged down in brexit. get over it, i we are out of the european union and we are out of the european union and we move on and he did get brexit done. , . , ., ~' we move on and he did get brexit done. , . i. ~ i. done. tell us what you think you would do differently _ done. tell us what you think you would do differently and - done. tell us what you think you would do differently and unite i done. tell us what you think you would do differently and unite a | would do differently and unite a party that was very divided and has become very divided during his time as prime minister. i treated this morning that whoever wins, rishi sunak, penny... iiiiuie

morning that whoever wins, rishi sunak, penny...— sunak, penny... we have to get behind that— sunak, penny... we have to get behind that person _ sunak, penny... we have to get behind that person and - sunak, penny... we have to get behind that person and i - sunak, penny... we have to get behind that person and i think. sunak, penny... we have to get - behind that person and i think most of my colleagues realise that for the interest, not of the party, but for the interests of the british people. we have to get back to managing it again and we've had a turbulent six weeks, so let's get on with managing the economy well because if we got a labour government, governed by the trade unions and their socialist ideas it might suit a few people in north london but i can tell you the rest of the country would suffer. that would appear— of the country would suffer. that would appear not _ of the country would suffer. that would appear not to _ of the country would suffer. that would appear not to be the case because labour are ahead in many of the opinion polls and boris johnson's popularity and the wider public is still really poor. people still don't trust him even though he's been out of office a few weeks. i think you need to get up—to—date with the opinion polls. if you look at the opinion and attitude towards borisjohnson on the attitudes towards keir starmer, they are very revealing. people do not know what

keir starmer stands for and they don't trust him, but that's not what you called me to interview me about. and let's talk about the merits of boris on the merits that he is a big ideas man and he gets things done. and we need a strong team backing him up and one of the great changes he made before he left was to have a department of the prime minister. things got pretty slack within the civil service, things got pretty slack within the civilservice, hence things got pretty slack within the civil service, hence we saw it was not just civil service, hence we saw it was notjust boris who got a single fine, we saw lots of civil servants getting many fines because of what happened in party gait and they thought it was legal and it was working environment and we don't want to go into it again. a; working environment and we don't want to go into it again. ah. iat working environment and we don't want to go into it again.— want to go into it again. a lot of --eole want to go into it again. a lot of people do _ want to go into it again. a lot of people do want _ want to go into it again. a lot of people do want to _ want to go into it again. a lot of people do want to go _ want to go into it again. a lot of people do want to go into - want to go into it again. a lot of people do want to go into it - want to go into it again. a lot of. people do want to go into it that's one of the reasons they don't trust borisjohnson any more than when he was kicked out a few weeks ago.

that's not what the polls are saying. that's not what the polls are sa ini. ~ that's not what the polls are sa in. ~ ,, that's not what the polls are sa in. ~ , ., that's not what the polls are sain.,. .,�* ., that's not what the polls are sa in. ~ .,�* . . saying. we spoke to ben page and he confirmed these _ saying. we spoke to ben page and he confirmed these latest _ saying. we spoke to ben page and he confirmed these latest figures. - saying. we spoke to ben page and he confirmed these latest figures. they l confirmed these latest figures. they haven't done — confirmed these latest figures. they haven't done a _ confirmed these latest figures. they haven't done a recent _ confirmed these latest figures. iie: haven't done a recent poll. confirmed these latest figures. they haven't done a recent poll. let - confirmed these latest figures. they haven't done a recent poll. let me i haven't done a recent poll. let me ask ou haven't done a recent poll. let me ask you about _ haven't done a recent poll. let me ask you about boris _ haven't done a recent poll. let me ask you about boris johnson - haven't done a recent poll. let me ask you about boris johnson of - haven't done a recent poll. let me ask you about boris johnson of the fact the privilege committee are still investigating him. surely it would not be wise to reinstall him when they have not come back with any findings? you when they have not come back with any findings?— when they have not come back with any findings? you can't have a group of little politicians _ any findings? you can't have a group of little politicians and _ any findings? you can't have a group of little politicians and i _ any findings? you can't have a group of little politicians and i don't - of little politicians and i don't mean little people, but a small group of politicians of about eight people dictating to the rest of the country who can or cannot be prime minister. there is a huge amount of controversy about the privilege committee anyway in that they have decided to abandon the principles of common law and say, you know what, we are allowed to say we don't have to prove intent, so we won't do that, we will have our own rules? let's not get the privileges

committee and deciding who the next prime minister should be. that’s prime minister should be. that's liiht prime minister should be. that's light saying _ prime minister should be. that's light saying we _ prime minister should be. that's light saying we won't _ prime minister should be. that's light saying we won't have - prime minister should be. that's light saying we won't have a - prime minister should be. that's light saying we won't have a few| light saying we won't have a few hundred mps deciding on the future direction of the company —— country. that committee is there to look into a potential misleading parliament by borisjohnson. he is doing thejob they were set up for. boris johnson. he is doing the 'ob they were set up fond boris johnson. he is doing the 'ob they were set up for. well, some of us have a view— they were set up for. well, some of us have a view about _ they were set up for. well, some of us have a view about that _ they were set up for. well, some of us have a view about that and - they were set up for. well, some of us have a view about that and i've i us have a view about that and i've just expressed it. but, look, you could argue and maybe i can ask the question for you, you could argue, is it right that we go ahead and have a new member of parliament appointed without a general election, and my answer to that would be, well, it's not in our constitution to have a presidential thing. keir starmer has been arguing for that but yet he supported, when he was a member of the labour party, the transition from tony blair to gordon brown and those with longer memories will remember the transition from wilson to james

callaghan and of course they argued long and hard with the same reasons, constitutionally that we are arguing why you don't call a general election. why you don't call a general election-— election. certainly the conservatives - election. certainly the conservatives have i election. certainly the | conservatives have the election. certainly the _ conservatives have the mandate. let me ask you aboutjeremy hunt who has come in as the chancellor and seems to have studied things down a little bit. to what extent by tv the kingmaker or queen maker in so far as he is prepared to work with could be given the edge. yes. as he is prepared to work with could be given the edge.— as he is prepared to work with could be given the edge. yes, i am pleased ou asked be given the edge. yes, i am pleased you asked that _ be given the edge. yes, i am pleased you asked that because _ be given the edge. yes, i am pleased you asked that because jeremy - be given the edge. yes, i am pleased you asked that because jeremy came | you asked that becausejeremy came to the 1922 only on wednesday. my gosh, how time is moving on, in a matter of hours things change dramatically and he actually gave a very, very amusing, inspiring, informed and open and intelligent

speech. whether he would be a kingmaker, i'm not sure but i personally would like to seejeremy hunt being may be chancellor in the next government but you have some very good people like nadeem zahavi or whatever. ~ . . very good people like nadeem zahavi or whatever-— or whatever. michael fabricant, thank you _ or whatever. michael fabricant, thank you for — or whatever. michael fabricant, thank you for talking _ or whatever. michael fabricant, thank you for talking to - or whatever. michael fabricant, thank you for talking to us - or whatever. michael fabricant, thank you for talking to us and | or whatever. michael fabricant, | thank you for talking to us and i hope your voice improves shortly. so hope your voice improves shortly. sr do hope your voice improves shortly. 5r do i. hope your voice improves shortly. so do i. we hope your voice improves shortly. so do i- we are — hope your voice improves shortly. so do i. we are doing _ hope your voice improves shortly. so do i. we are doing well— hope your voice improves shortly. so do i. we are doing well with - do i. we are doing well with conservative _ do i. we are doing well with conservative mps _ do i. we are doing well with conservative mps lining - do i. we are doing well with conservative mps lining up. do i. we are doing well with l conservative mps lining up to do i. we are doing well with - conservative mps lining up to talk to us and i wonder who will be next, join us later but that's all from westminster and back to sean. some breaking news from the us and a federaljudge has sentenced to jail the form wiped out chief strategist, steve bannon who will receive a four month sentence for defying a congressional congressional requirement that he attend a committee and he ordered him to pay

a fine of $6,500, the equivalent of £5,830. mr barron refused to co—operate with the congressional committee relating to next years capital riot and he was found to cases of contempt of congress after he refused to hand over documents. the judge he refused to hand over documents. thejudge said he refused to hand over documents. the judge said they would be possible for mr bannon to defer his prison term if he chooses to appeal against his conviction and his lawyers have said that it's likely he will do so. he has been told he won't go to jail until the appeal is resolved. he served as chief strategist to donald trump in the early days of his presidency but has not been in the white house in 2017. mr bannon was said to be an unofficial adviser to the former president at the time of the ranting on the 6th of january 2021. i president at the time of the ranting on the 6th ofjanuary 2021.- on the 6th ofjanuary 2021. i want to say one — on the 6th ofjanuary 2021. i want to say one thing. _ on the 6th ofjanuary 2021. i want to say one thing. i _ on the 6th ofjanuary 2021. i want to say one thing. i respect - on the 6th ofjanuary 2021. i want to say one thing. i respect the - to say one thing. i respect the judge and the sentence he came down with today is his decision and i fully and totally respect the entire process on the legal side. i want to

make one other statement before i talk about other things. more than any person in the trump administration, i testified any person in the trump administration, itestified before the commission for more hours than anyone and testified in front of the house intelligence committee more than anyone in the trump administration and i testified in front of the senate intelligence, i think more than anyone and all of that related to russia and all of that. and the same process every time. i had lawyers that were engaged and they work through the issues of privilege and then i went and testified and this thing about me being above the law is a total lie. more importantly, thejudge, today was myjudgment day by the judge and he stated we would have a vigorous appeals process and i have

great legal team and there will be multiple airings of appeal, but as the sign says right there, can we have the vote signed? on november the 8th, we are going to have judgment on the illegitimatejoe biden regime and quite frankly, that nancy pelosi and the entire committee, and we know which way that will go. either they have already been turfed out like liz cheney, or quit like the other democrats, or they are about to be beaten like gloria and others, or they will lose their power and become a minority and nancy pelosi, all of them. become a minority and nancy pelosi, all of them-— all of them. steve bannon, who still sounds fairly— all of them. steve bannon, who still sounds fairly defiant. _ all of them. steve bannon, who still sounds fairly defiant. let's - all of them. steve bannon, who still sounds fairly defiant. let's talk - all of them. steve bannon, who still sounds fairly defiant. let's talk to i sounds fairly defiant. let's talk to our washington correspondent, and still pumping out the kleyn that has been disproved that the election was stolen and thereforejoe biden is

not legitimate president of the us. old tunes there but the risk for supporters of donald trump that steve bannon is the first but might not be the last to face a prison term for contempt of congress. ida. term for contempt of congress. no, there are other— term for contempt of congress. iifr, there are other cases pending because some have rejected the subpoenas like he did on this one has gone on and gone to a conviction and now to sentencing. incidentally, the government were looking for a bit longer and looking for a six—month sentence and he has 2a month concurrent sentences and a lower fine than the government were asking and they were asking for $200,000 and he has $6,500 and he won't go to prison pending the appeal is and there could be time before then, but he is the most high—profile character to get a sentence to january the 6th, albeit indirectly because this is about

defying congress rather than charges relating to specific events. the background is that the committee believes he is one of those at the famous meeting at the willard hotel the night before the riots which included rudy giuliani and others, and he also told his pod cast listeners that all hell would break loose, indicating to the committee that he had some prior knowledge of what was planned. the that he had some prior knowledge of what was planned.— what was planned. the question that inevitably follows _ what was planned. the question that inevitably follows is, _ what was planned. the question that inevitably follows is, what _ what was planned. the question that inevitably follows is, what impact, i inevitably follows is, what impact, if any, will it have on those elections scheduled for next month? it's interesting. it's pretty optimistic thinking for steve bannon if he thinks voters have his case uppermost in their mind come november the 8th. i think they are thinking of other things like the economy, like inflation, gas prices, all sorts of other things, but

having said that, one thing true about november the 8th is that if the democrats lose their slim hold on the house of representatives they are time—limited by the end of the yearin are time—limited by the end of the year in what they can do with that january the 6th select committee, control committees, setting them up, keeping them going and what they do could fall into the hands of republicans, and that whole thing could be disbanded, and probably would be, so there is a ticking clock for democrats to get their work done on a report or any other referrals for criminal charges to the department ofjustice, and of course, this outstanding subpoena which we expect any moment which is being issued to donald trump himself to appear before the committee and to appear before the committee and to supply documents. i to appear before the committee and to supply documents.— to appear before the committee and to supply documents. i know we will be talkin: to supply documents. i know we will be talking a — to supply documents. i know we will be talking a lot _ to supply documents. i know we will be talking a lot more _ to supply documents. i know we will be talking a lot more about - to supply documents. i know we will be talking a lot more about the - be talking a lot more about the coming months but thank you for now.

mr price said the conservative party had no mandate or credibility left and said the thought of boris johnson coming back showed a gaping moral vacuum had been left in the heart of westminster by liz truss, but his speech focused on the cost of living crisis as it affects people in wales proposing an uplift in universal credit on the extension of free school meals to all secondary school pupils. let's hear some of what he had to say.- some of what he had to say. those free school— some of what he had to say. those free school meals _ some of what he had to say. those free school meals delivered - some of what he had to say. those free school meals delivered by - some of what he had to say. thosel free school meals delivered by plaid cymru. free childcare for two—year—olds delivered by plaid cymru and radical reform to the housing market delivered by plaid cymru and created protections for the welsh family farm negotiated by plaid cymru.

applause and look at the results. no children, no child will go hungry in primary school. more money in the pockets of parents and welsh communities protected, all for the people of plaid cymru by the party of wales. when keir starmer reference the snp at the labour conference he said we cannot work with them, and we won't work with them. i say to labour, that no one has a monopoly on good ideas, and co—operation cannot begin and end just with a co—operative party. from the co—op of 1859 to the medical aid society that blazed the trail for the nhs, cooperation is at the beating heart of the welsh radical tradition. we realise here in wales that to move forward, we have to do it together, altogether, or not at

all. we are a party of welsh cooperators, and even in opposition we are a party of co—opposition, cooperating and delivering where possible, opposing scrutinising, probing and prompting where necessary. forthe probing and prompting where necessary. for the sake of wales. people and principles before party, putting wales first. let us be proud, therefore of being the incubator and instigator of the ideas, the forward thinkers and the radical pioneers, not thejohnny come lately is an pallid procrastinators. our people's flag is red and green, not deepest page. yes, time and time again, by staying true to our values, we have to remind labour of their own. we change the future and they change their minds. and, of course, they claim the credit. the deniers of

devolution in 1979 became its architect in 1997, but it is us who have to keep hope alive in between. yes, they pay a fast and loose with politics and their conscience stop the one row they cannot cancel is the one row they cannot cancel is the road to damascus. let that, conference, it takes a bit of time, that one. let that be them. if moving wales forward means we have to drag labour behind us, then so be it. if writing the next chapter in our history means filling in the blanks in someone else's thinking, then that is what we will do, because when we save cymru for all, we mean that we will find common ground where ever we can to create a better future for our people. adam price talking earlier. let's talk to our corresponded at the

plaid cymru conference. whether any surprises in the message today? i do not think so- — surprises in the message today? i do not think so- i— surprises in the message today? i if not think so. i think for me listening to it and speaking to adam price today, i think what was perhaps a little surprising is that yes independence was mentioned, and they opened with a lovely video by they opened with a lovely video by the late great eddie butler, former wales rugby captain and broadcaster, but actually through the majority of his speech it had taken a somewhat of a back—seat i would say, because there are more pressing matters and more immediate matters in the cost of living crisis and political turmoil in westminster and he was referencing that in his speech, adam price. i put it to him that that was the case and he did not bat it away, but he did say that yes, there were other things to look at and that is why the focus was on these measures to tackle the cost of living crisis. it was a little vague on how those

proposals would be met. he suggested a higher windfall tax, proposals would be met. he suggested a higherwindfall tax, prioritising a higher windfall tax, prioritising budgets a higherwindfall tax, prioritising budgets for example, but i think what was interesting as well following last year's senedd election, in which pride, came third, there is an acceptance from them that they know now is the third party in wales, although they are in cooperation with the welsh labour party, that they have to work with them and the only way they can bring their ideas is it to push it through with labour. you heard it mentioned in the clip you just play from adam price, he mentioned those free school meals that they were battling forfor school meals that they were battling for for primary school pupils and he also referenced that measure that if we want to bring progressive measures into wales, would have to drag labour with them and it was not a battle plan as such, not a thrust by plaid cymru to force forward in the minds of the people of wales because there was onlyjust an election last year, but it was

interesting if you compare it to nicola sturgeon's speech a couple of weeks ago in scotland that referenced independence a0 odd times, i think we are in single figures in adam price's speech today. a very different speech this time around. you today. a very different speech this time around-— today. a very different speech this time around. ., ., . time around. you mentioned the late eddie butler. — time around. you mentioned the late eddie butler, who _ time around. you mentioned the late eddie butler, who of— time around. you mentioned the late eddie butler, who of course - time around. you mentioned the late eddie butler, who of course only - eddie butler, who of course only died last month and therefore any inclusion of him would have resonated well beyond plaid cymru's core support, because it's such a legendary figure in wales. but what is the evidence that plaid cymru has broadened its support? you mentioned the assembly elections last year, there is an election two and a half years away, how well—positioned are for that? i years away, how well-positioned are for that? ~ , , for that? i think yes, in the senedd, — for that? i think yes, in the senedd, the _ for that? i think yes, in the senedd, the welsh - for that? i think yes, in the i senedd, the welsh parliament elections that happened last year, they did not have the greatest result, i think that is fair enough to say, coming third. they have managed to continue with the corporation agreement with the welsh labour government so they can bring

some ideas and put something forward, but it is not where they want to be. this is a party that is really in some ways, some have argued that they are stagnating somewhat, struggling to get their voice heard, especially in these at such unsettled times with such political turmoil and london are dominating the headlines and of course the cost of living crisis biting all at the population as well. , . . ~ biting all at the population as well. , . . ,, ., . . . ,, well. great talk to you again, thank ou ve well. great talk to you again, thank you very much- _ the health and social care system in england is gridlocked — that's the warning from the care quality commission. the regulator says it's seen a significant rise in the last year in the number of people stuck in hospital because there isn't any social care provision for them when they leave, either at home or in the community. the cqc says staff shortages is one of the main reasons, though the government says

it is investing money here's our social affairs editor alison holt. forgive me, she does not, but we did speak to her a little earlier. we will now talk to kathleen. you thought you were going to have to wait for another two and a half minutes, i'm sorry, because we kept you waiting quite a long time already. thank you very much for your patience. how was your dad today? i5 your patience. how was your dad toda ? , ., ., ., today? is not doing too good today, he has a cold _ today? is not doing too good today, he has a cold and _ today? is not doing too good today, he has a cold and it _ today? is not doing too good today, he has a cold and it is _ today? is not doing too good today, he has a cold and it is kind - today? is not doing too good today, he has a cold and it is kind of - he has a cold and it is kind of knocked him for six. i’m he has a cold and it is kind of knocked him for six. i'm sorry to hear that- _ knocked him for six. i'm sorry to hear that. one _ knocked him for six. i'm sorry to hear that. one of _ knocked him for six. i'm sorry to hear that. one of the _ knocked him for six. i'm sorry to hear that. one of the effects i knocked him for six. i'm sorry to hear that. one of the effects of. knocked him for six. i'm sorry to i hear that. one of the effects of all of this, you told our producer earlier, is that much as you love to look after your dad and relish the support he can give him, he would not be anywhere without you, you have paid a price for that. am i writing say you have not had a break forfour writing say you have not had a break for four now? writing say you have not had a break forfour now? idot writing say you have not had a break for four now?— writing say you have not had a break for four now? not since august 2018, no. not a for four now? not since august 2018, no- not a break— for four now? not since august 2018, no. not a break at _ for four now? not since august 2018, no. not a break at all, _ for four now? not since august 2018, no. not a break at all, not _ for four now? not since august 2018, no. not a break at all, not a - for four now? not since august 2018, no. not a break at all, not a single i no. not a break at all, not a single night away. idot no. not a break at all, not a single night away-— no. not a break at all, not a single niiht awa . ., . , . . , night away. not a single night away? no. and night away. not a single night away? no- and your— night away. not a single night away? no. and your dad _ night away. not a single night away? no. and your dad requires _ night away. not a single night away? no. and your dad requires total i no. and your dad requires total care? he _

no. and your dad requires total care? he cannot— no. and your dad requires total care? he cannot manage i no. and your dad requires total care? he cannot manage on i no. and your dad requires total care? he cannot manage on hisj no. and your dad requires total i care? he cannot manage on his own really now?— really now? no, not at all. full care. really now? no, not at all. full care- full— really now? no, not at all. full care. full care, _ really now? no, not at all. full care. full care, so _ really now? no, not at all. full care. full care, so you - really now? no, not at all. full care. full care, so you do i really now? no, not at all. fullj care. full care, so you do all of that. care. full care, so you do all of that- do _ that. do you effectively do that alone? ., . ., . alone? i do, although ifi need a bit of help. _ alone? i do, although ifi need a bit of help. my _ alone? i do, although ifi need a bit of help, my husband - alone? i do, although ifi need a bit of help, my husband will i alone? i do, although ifi need a| bit of help, my husband will help alone? i do, although ifi need a i bit of help, my husband will help me out, but it is just me, everything. have you tried to get some kind of help, whether it is respite care or a carer to come in to share some of the bed and with the? it is a question of cost or availability? it question of cost or availability? if is price, really. that does not seem to be any availability, the cost is absolutely ludicrous and some care providers and agencies, something like £33 an hour. when you only get £90 a week of allowance which is supposed to help pay towards help with your care, does not go very far. , ., ., , ., far. they would not even get you three hours- _ far. they would not even get you three hours. yes, _ far. they would not even get you three hours. yes, if— far. they would not even get you three hours. yes, if you - far. they would not even get you three hours. yes, if you are i far. they would not even get you |

three hours. yes, if you are lucky! as far as respite _ three hours. yes, if you are lucky! as far as respite is _ three hours. yes, if you are lucky! as far as respite is concerned, i three hours. yes, if you are lucky! | as far as respite is concerned, just to have one weekend away, everywhere we have tried so you had to have a minimum of a week's stay, some a minimum of a week's stay, some a minimum of a fortnight and at the price it isjust minimum of a fortnight and at the price it is just ridiculous, minimum of a fortnight and at the price it isjust ridiculous, not possible. nobody seems to do justly weekend or a couple of nights for care is tojust weekend or a couple of nights for care is to just recharge our batteries, it is not possible. you must be exhausted. _ batteries, it is not possible. you must be exhausted. i _ batteries, it is not possible. you must be exhausted. i am, i batteries, it is not possible. you must be exhausted. i am, but i batteries, it is not possible. you i must be exhausted. i am, but hey ho, ou 'ust must be exhausted. i am, but hey ho, you just keep — must be exhausted. i am, but hey ho, you just keep going- — must be exhausted. i am, but hey ho, you just keep going. lessee _ must be exhausted. i am, but hey ho, you just keep going. lessee for- you just keep going. lessee for sa ini you just keep going. lessee for saying that. — you just keep going. lessee for saying that, and _ you just keep going. lessee for saying that, and it _ you just keep going. lessee for saying that, and it is _ you just keep going. lessee for saying that, and it is the - you just keep going. lessee for. saying that, and it is the message from so many people caring for loved ones up and down the country. and must be a bit frustrating because i have interviewed enough politicians over the years are telling me there is a crisis and social care and they will do something about it, and as alison told us that when she came

in, as she has been covering this story for many years now, not much has got better. idot story for many years now, not much has got better-— has got better. not at all, nothing has got better. not at all, nothing has changed- _ has got better. not at all, nothing has changed. in _ has got better. not at all, nothing has changed. in the _ has got better. not at all, nothing has changed. in the years - has got better. not at all, nothing has changed. in the years i - has got better. not at all, nothing has changed. in the years i have i has changed. in the years i have been caring, nothing has changed. they seem to go more towards agency staff because carers are working for a company or whatever way home or home care, it the wages are just not livable. it is not possible to live off the wages. so livable. it is not possible to live off the wages-— livable. it is not possible to live offthewaies. ., _ . off the wages. so you obviously have s math off the wages. so you obviously have sympathy for — off the wages. so you obviously have sympathy for the _ off the wages. so you obviously have sympathy for the carers _ off the wages. so you obviously have sympathy for the carers and - off the wages. so you obviously have sympathy for the carers and even i off the wages. so you obviously have j sympathy for the carers and even the agencies trying to provide care, because there are a limited number of people and their other costs can be high. just a last thought, we're talking about your dad, we're not hearing from your dad and i hope he does get better soon, but it did he have a view on this when he sees how much you and your husband do for him? of course he and your late mother brought you up and you can never repay that, i understand all of that, but how does he feel about their situation, that it all falls on your shoulders? i

their situation, that it all falls on your shoulders?— their situation, that it all falls on your shoulders? i think he does iet u set on your shoulders? i think he does get upset about — on your shoulders? i think he does get upset about it _ on your shoulders? i think he does get upset about it sometimes. in i get upset about it sometimes. in fact, i know he does because he goes very quiet. when he is having a quiet moment or we have had a couple of mishaps, a few extra bits, i know deep down he wishes he wasn't all down to me. —— it wasn't all down to me. it down to me. -- it wasn't all down to me. , ., y down to me. -- it wasn't all down to me. , ., , ., down to me. -- it wasn't all down to me. ,., ,~/ ,, ., down to me. -- it wasn't all down to me. ,., , me. it is lovely to speak to you des - ite me. it is lovely to speak to you despite the _ me. it is lovely to speak to you despite the circumstances. i i me. it is lovely to speak to you i despite the circumstances. i hope your dad there is a bit brighter tomorrow and i'm sure you speak for an awful lot of people up and down the country and ijust hope the incoming government is listening. thank you very much for talking to us. . ~' thank you very much for talking to us. . ~ , ., thank you very much for talking to us. . ~ ,, _ let's thank you very much for talking to us-_ let's get i us. thank you, goodbye. let's get more on what is going on in westminster. welcome to bbc news live from westminster. the race is on to become the next prime minister. penny mordaunt is the first conservative mp to declare that she is going tojoin

the first conservative mp to declare that she is going to join the competition, but there is plenty of torque, rumour, speculation, discussion about who else might throw their hats into the ring over the next couple of days. let's speak to the conservative mayor of the tees valley who announced earlier this afternoon he is backing boris johnson. welcome. there does seem to be quite a lot of support for borisjohnson but many will be saying how has he got the nerve, having only been ousted a few weeks ago, his reputation in tatters and still a privileges committee hanging over him? . , ., . still a privileges committee hanging overhim? . , ., . �* over him? that is not what i'm heafini over him? that is not what i'm hearing on _ over him? that is not what i'm hearing on the _ over him? that is not what i'm hearing on the ground. - over him? that is not what i'm hearing on the ground. i i over him? that is not what i'm i hearing on the ground. i represent a place in the north—east of england that voted conservative in the first time in 2019 and we have only had one of the nine mps conservative and now we have seven. is voted on in 2017 and re—elected last year and even when borisjohnson left as the prime minister, all i got from the

streets, from nurses, people working on construction sites, thought it was a mistake to get rid of boris johnson and ever since then that is what we have heard you are absolutely right, people understand the flaws and problems of boris johnson, they are well rehearsed, but what people are seeing now is the priority is shifting, they are looking at things like mortgage rates, inflation, energy, cost of living, and they are saying to me that they think boris johnson is the best person to come back, become prime minister and help us through this difficult time. you prime minister and help us through this difficult time.— this difficult time. you cannot fix the problem _ this difficult time. you cannot fix the problem is _ this difficult time. you cannot fix the problem is that _ this difficult time. you cannot fix the problem is that the - this difficult time. you cannot fix the problem is that the country i this difficult time. you cannot fix| the problem is that the country is facing if you have an endlessly divided conservative party. why do you believe that borisjohnson can't unify the party that was very divided under him? —— can unify. i do not think it was divided under him for a long part of his premiership.— him for a long part of his premiership. him for a long part of his remiershi -. �* . , ., premiership. but was the end, that is why they — premiership. but was the end, that is why they got _ premiership. but was the end, that is why they got rid _ premiership. but was the end, that is why they got rid of _ premiership. but was the end, that is why they got rid of him, - premiership. but was the end, that is why they got rid of him, mass i is why they got rid of him, mass resignations, we all remember that. and if you let me finish, is going to go and unsafe for the large part, absolutely it was united and was the end, mistakes were made. —— it was

at united the large part. as anybody alive, we learn from our mistakes and if he was to stand he would do so recognising his mistakes and that he would have to have a much more disciplined operation with a number ten, something that has been much rehearsed. if you need a much broader church when it comes to the cabinet table as well, coming to unify the party as a whole hole and we need to come from a broad range of people across the conservative party and there are some incredible people in the conservative party, including others who there are suggestions they may be running in this contest as well. so there are things still to be seen but my position is on the overall scale of this, when you look at people's priorities of the people i represent, they are saying boris johnson is the best person to deliver on those priorities. share johnson is the best person to deliver on those priorities. are you not askini deliver on those priorities. are you not asking a _ deliver on those priorities. are you not asking a leopard _ deliver on those priorities. are you not asking a leopard change - deliver on those priorities. are you not asking a leopard change its i not asking a leopard change its spots? not asking a leopard change its sots? a, not asking a leopard change its sots? w , w not asking a leopard change its sots? a, ,, h, a, , spots? no, everyone has their flaws. there will always _ spots? no, everyone has their flaws. there will always be _ spots? no, everyone has their flaws. there will always be certain - spots? no, everyone has their flaws. there will always be certain things, l there will always be certain things, as with everyone�*s personality, that

they are difficult to change and there are some things that upset certain people that are do not think borisjohnson would want to change and i would not want to see chased myself because that is what makes borisjohnson, but myself because that is what makes boris johnson, but when myself because that is what makes borisjohnson, but when you look at what happened was the end of his tenure, there are mistakes and i hope you would recognise that. and as i say, if you chose to stand, think it would be on the basis that he understood what happened when he had to stand down and that those things would have to change, because it is one thing becoming the prime minister, but to be able to unite notjust minister, but to be able to unite not just the minister, but to be able to unite notjust the party but parliament and the country, then he would have to change it tach in the way that he dealt with his administration and with the wider parliamentary party. i'm sure you will agree, the party needs to get behind whoever wins, so in that spirit, tell us what you think the merits of penny mordaunt or rishi sunak would be?— think the merits of penny mordaunt or rishi sunak would be? people will know, if or rishi sunak would be? people will know. if they — or rishi sunak would be? people will know, if they cared _ or rishi sunak would be? people will know, if they cared to _ or rishi sunak would be? people will know, if they cared to pay _ or rishi sunak would be? people will know, if they cared to pay any - know, if they cared to pay any attention, that i backed rishi sunak and it was the final tier with liz,

when liz ultimately won the contest, so rishi sunak is an incredible mp, very competent, very driven. he has a huge amount of attention to detail and also let's be honest, we saw during that contest that rishi was proved rightjust a few during that contest that rishi was proved right just a few weeks after liz came to power. it has been a bit of a dream of mine, but personally i would like to see borisjohnson as a prime minister and would love to see rishi sunak back as chancellor of the attacker, but i do think we're talking about unifying the party and borisjohnson were to do the party good. —— chancellor of the exchequer. i think that would calm nerves across the market and the country and if rishi was to win, i think he would see the same thing happen. he would like to quote a broad consensus across the party because whoever wins, that is exactly what needs to happen. it would be like groundhog day to many

people. just finally, when it comes to the levelling up agenda, that was a very big plank of borisjohnson's time as prime minister. how is that going to be afforded now in the economic picture is so different? it is another reason why i think boris johnson is the right person for the job, because he was the one who set the agenda for levelling up. he is the agenda for levelling up. he is the one who is notjust talked about living on levelling up, in places like teesside he started to deliver it. i like teesside he started to deliver it. ., like teesside he started to deliver it. . ., , ., , ., it. i agree, and i understand you sa that, it. i agree, and i understand you say that. but _ it. i agree, and i understand you say that, but where _ it. i agree, and i understand you say that, but where is _ it. i agree, and i understand you say that, but where is the - it. i agree, and i understand you| say that, but where is the money coming from? the say that, but where is the money coming from?— say that, but where is the money coming from? the first thing is that levellin: coming from? the first thing is that levelling up — coming from? the first thing is that levelling up needs _ coming from? the first thing is that levelling up needs to _ coming from? the first thing is that levelling up needs to remain - coming from? the first thing is that levelling up needs to remain a - levelling up needs to remain a priority and even in the few short weeks of a liz truss's premiership, it felt like it was still a priority, but not the priority. difficult decisions will have to be made and levelling up is notjust about building things, notjust about building things, notjust about improving public transport and all that kind of important stuff that we see particularly in places like the north of england, but levelling up is also about making sure the most vulnerable are looked after and that means getting control things like inflation, mortgage rates for people trying to get in

the housing ladder. if we want people to own their own homes and feel like they are secure and have a future, that is all part of levelling up as well and we see that in large parts of the north, they have those difficulties, sometimes more so than elsewhere in the country, so levelling up is a broad thing. if you want to get into a conversation about levelling up, there are different faces i could go into, but i do think borisjohnson would be good. having said that, i'm just taking my view borisjohnson is absolutely the right person for the job, but there is evidence that people like rishi sunak, who have also shone their credentials and commitment it was levelling up, but that all had to be done in the current context and that current context is a very difficult financial outlook and very difficult decisions to be made and we need to make sure the most vulnerable in society and those who have been left behind in parts of the country like mine in teesside are looked after and protected in a difficult months ahead. �* .. . and protected in a difficult months ahead. �* ., . ., , ., ahead. ben houchen, conservative ma or for ahead. ben houchen, conservative mayor for teesside, _ ahead. ben houchen, conservative mayor for teesside, thank - ahead. ben houchen, conservative mayor for teesside, thank you - ahead. ben houchen, conservative| mayor for teesside, thank you very much forjoining us. joining me now is robbie moore, just make sure i

stand in the right place at so my producer does not have to prod me and the back of the knee and seek to make me stand correctly, thank you very much forjoining us here oppositely the houses of parliament. you said i think it was nearly a day ago that i hope penny mordaunt will put her name forward, why do you think she is the best candidate? i’m think she is the best candidate? in pleased she has put the name forward. unity is absolutely key going forward and we need to stabilise the possession. we have experienced the challenges with the economy of the last few weeks and what we need is a candidate he was able to pull the whole of the conservative party together to reach to all sides of the party and i absolutely believe penny is the candidate who is able to do that so that we can provide some calmness and go forward and actually deliver for what all of our constituents one. ~ . , . for what all of our constituents one. . . , . ., one. what is the evidence though, that she can _ one. what is the evidence though, that she can do _ one. what is the evidence though, that she can do it? _ one. what is the evidence though, that she can do it? she _ one. what is the evidence though, that she can do it? she came - one. what is the evidence though, that she can do it? she came thirdj that she can do it? she came third in the last parliamentary - that she can do it? she came third in the last parliamentary contest, | in the last parliamentary contest, lost by eight votes, so i do believe

she has that strength to appeal to everyone in the party and we have already had conversations, seeing those who are announcing from all sides, from the red wool seats and those in more rural seats, and she has a huge amount of experience. she has a huge amount of experience. she has been a nine government departments holding eight ministerial positions over 12 years, so i genuinely think that penny has the ability to unify the party at the ability to unify the party at the parliamentary party, the members, but also crucially what everyone wants us to do is to just get on with the job and start living for our constituents. what get on with the job and start living for our constituents.— get on with the job and start living for our constituents. what you want to hear for our constituents. what you want to hehr her — for our constituents. what you want to hehr her say _ for our constituents. what you want to hear her say to _ for our constituents. what you want to hear her say to demonstrate - for our constituents. what you want to hear her say to demonstrate she| to hear her say to demonstrate she really understands the problems that are facing the country and to get away and move away from this endless squabbling as it looks that is going on inside the conservative party and that indiscipline we saw? i’m that indiscipline we saw? i'm incredibly — that indiscipline we saw? in incredibly frustrated with the situation we find ourselves in and thatis situation we find ourselves in and that is why i cannot emphasise enough how important it is we have a

candidate who comes to lead the conservative party, who takes the keys to number ten, he was able to unify and you do genuinely believe that the threepenny�*s is variance, the ability of her to interact with colleagues, how she has demonstrate the ability to take policy forward at the dispatch box at both the opposition and the snp and the liberal democrats, i do think she is a unifying character and is able to go forward with calmness in a decisive manner and can take our country forward. but decisive manner and can take our country forward.— decisive manner and can take our country forward. but she does not succeed, country forward. but she does not succeed. and _ country forward. but she does not succeed, and it _ country forward. but she does not succeed, and it is _ country forward. but she does not succeed, and it is a _ country forward. but she does not succeed, and it is a like _ country forward. but she does not succeed, and it is a like rishi - succeed, and it is a like rishi sunak, what is his merits? == succeed, and it is a like rishi sunak, what is his merits? -- if she does not succeed. _ sunak, what is his merits? -- if she does not succeed. he _ sunak, what is his merits? -- if she does not succeed. he led _ sunak, what is his merits? -- if she does not succeed. he led us - sunak, what is his merits? -- if she | does not succeed. he led us through some of the toughest times of the pandemic and that was under extreme circumstances, absolutely, but my feeling is we need an individual who can unite, create stability, calmness first to crack on with the job and that somebody can bring that wealthy spirits to the role and that

is why i'm getting behind penny mordaunt. this is why i'm getting behind penny mordaunt. �* , .. is why i'm getting behind penny mordaunt. �* , ., .. is why i'm getting behind penny mordaunt. �* , ., ., .. mordaunt. as it someone or not quite so tainted by — mordaunt. as it someone or not quite so tainted by some _ mordaunt. as it someone or not quite so tainted by some of— mordaunt. as it someone or not quite so tainted by some of the _ so tainted by some of the psychodrama is maybe, but that brings us to borisjohnson, who broke his own covid rules, laws, he is also still under investigation by the privileges committee. how unwise would it be for him to stand? it does concern me, obviously, that the privileges committee is coming down the pipeline and who knows? who knows what will be the outcome of that? but my feeling is what the country needs now is stability, unity, calmness. my constituents are telling me, and quite rightly they are telling me, that they are frustrated with the mp5 are just squabbling down here in the westminster bubble, i did not get involved in politicsjust to be doing this, i wanted to get involved in politics to deliver and that means having unity at the top, stability at the top, so that we can crack on with our 2019 manifesto and start delivering for our

constituents.— start delivering for our constituents. _ ., start delivering for our constituents. , constituents. boris johnson is the man who won _ constituents. boris johnson is the man who won at _ constituents. boris johnson is the man who won at that _ constituents. boris johnson is the man who won at that 80 - constituents. boris johnson is the man who won at that 80 seat - man who won at that 80 seat majority, you joined in 2019 when he led the party to victory. surely there are still some potency and that? ~ ., there are still some potency and that? ~ . ., , , that? we are in a very different situation to _ that? we are in a very different situation to 2019 _ that? we are in a very different situation to 2019 and _ that? we are in a very different| situation to 2019 and absolutely that? we are in a very different i situation to 2019 and absolutely i am proud to stand as a conservative member of parliament, passive that conservative family, but to unite, provide stability to the country, provide stability to the country, provide decision—making that our constituents can trust, my view is that penny mordaunt is absolutely the character and individual to lead us forward, to deliver for our constituents.— us forward, to deliver for our constituents. . , .,, ' :: :: constituents. she needs those 100 nominations- _ constituents. she needs those 100 nominations. thank _ constituents. she needs those 100 nominations. thank you _ constituents. she needs those 100 nominations. thank you very - constituents. she needs those 100 nominations. thank you very much constituents. she needs those 100 . nominations. thank you very much for talking to us. joining me now is the conservative mp for gloucester, richard graham. welcome to the bbc news channel. how angry are you that your party finds itself in this mess again? i

angry are you that your party finds itself in this mess again?- itself in this mess again? i would not use the _ itself in this mess again? i would not use the word _ itself in this mess again? i would not use the word angry, - itself in this mess again? i would not use the word angry, but - itself in this mess again? i would l not use the word angry, but clearly frustrated that the new government came off the rails so fast and absolutely determined to make sure we get it right this time. i think like anyone who plays at sports, you have to deal with the next ball you face rather than the last one, and so i am very focused on helping the next person to deliver on economic competence and a government of compassion over the next two difficult years.— compassion over the next two difficult ears. �* ., ., ., difficult years. and for that reason ou difficult years. and for that reason you believe _ difficult years. and for that reason you believe that _ difficult years. and for that reason you believe that rishi _ difficult years. and for that reason you believe that rishi sunak - difficult years. and for that reason you believe that rishi sunak is - difficult years. and for that reason you believe that rishi sunak is the person who should be the leader and the prime minister, but the grass roots rejected him in favour of liz truss, why am it not be any different this time? it is only a few weeks since he lost that contents. few weeks since he lost that contents-— few weeks since he lost that contents. ~ . �* ., . contents. what ben houchen said earlier is rishi _ contents. what ben houchen said earlier is rishi sunak's _ contents. what ben houchen said earlier is rishi sunak's economic| earlier is rishi sunak's economic competence is beyond question and he

got it absolutely right during the leadership campaign about what would happen if you try to have a policy of large unfunded tax cuts at a time of large unfunded tax cuts at a time of rising inflation and i also think robbie is absolutely right when he talks about the importance of unity and i think it is difficult for anyone who has been involved and endorsed liz truss's plan had been her cabinet to achieve that unity. we do need a fresh start, but we need to look forward, not back. where she is the man to do that. penny mordaunt though is the only person at the moment who we know will definitely be on that ticket on monday —— like to be on that ticket on monday. how much of a force to think she will be? i on monday. how much of a force to think she will be?— think she will be? i have a huge amount of— think she will be? i have a huge amount of respect _ think she will be? i have a huge amount of respect for _ think she will be? i have a huge amount of respect for her- think she will be? i have a huge amount of respect for her but . think she will be? i have a huge amount of respect for her but i | think she will be? i have a huge l amount of respect for her but i do not think that those who endorsed liz truss's economic plan and served in the cabinet of a government i'm afraid ended in disaster are necessarily the right people to take us forward, but i very much hope that she plays a part in the future government. that she plays a part in the future government-— that she plays a part in the future government. how retrograde step would be to — government. how retrograde step would be to have _ government. how retrograde step would be to have boris _ government. how retrograde step would be to have boris johnson i government. how retrograde step| would be to have boris johnson are would be to have borisjohnson are backin would be to have borisjohnson are back in number ten? the

would be to have boris johnson are back in number ten?— would be to have boris johnson are back in number ten? the difficulty i think for boris _ back in number ten? the difficulty i think for boris johnson, _ back in number ten? the difficulty i think for boris johnson, for - back in number ten? the difficulty i think for boris johnson, for whom i l think for borisjohnson, for whom i have got lots of respect in many ways, is that there is a live privileges committee investigation going on and that committee is almost certain to find that he did mislead parliament and may well find that he misled parliament knowingly. that is an incredibly difficult situation that would normally lead to a ministerial resignation, so if we are going to move forward, we cannot go backwards into the saga of what did or did not happen in number ten during the pandemic and i think thatis ten during the pandemic and i think that is a huge cloud hanging over him. . . , . . that is a huge cloud hanging over him. . . ., ., , ., ~ him. richard graham, conservative mp for gloucester. — him. richard graham, conservative mp for gloucester, we _ him. richard graham, conservative mp for gloucester, we appreciate - him. richard graham, conservative mp for gloucester, we appreciate you - for gloucester, we appreciate you talk to us this afternoon.- for gloucester, we appreciate you talk to us this afternoon. thank you very much- — talk to us this afternoon. thank you very much. thank _ talk to us this afternoon. thank you very much. thank you. _ talk to us this afternoon. thank you very much. thank you. you - talk to us this afternoon. thank you very much. thank you. you have . talk to us this afternoon. thank you | very much. thank you. you have got us here at — very much. thank you. you have got us here at fresno _ very much. thank you. you have got us here at fresno state _ very much. thank you. you have got us here at fresno state for- very much. thank you. you have got us here at fresno state for about. us here at fresno state for about another hour, we will see who we can talk to in that time, but for the moment i will hand you back. —— here at westminster. staying with the

politics and the labour party. the labour mp for chester, christian matheson, has resigned. another and he left just another and he leftjust a few weeks ago because she got a job for a health trust but he is a living and much less happy circumstances. —— he is leaving. an independent panel found he had carried out "serious sexual misconduct" while in office. the panel upheld two allegations against him made by a former member of his staff. he denies the allegations. 0ur correspondent andy gill has been giving us the latest. well, this follows an inquiry on behalf of the parliamentary standards commissioner by an independent investigation. it says that chris matheson invited this woman, who was a junior employee of his, on a trip overseas and that that

invitation was sexually motivated. the second allegation was that during a work—related event outside parliament, he linked arms with her, he tried to kiss her on the mouth and made suggestive comments to her. the conclusion of this report is pretty damning about mr matheson. it said he was seeking to initiate a sexual relationship with the complainant, hisjunior employee. this wishful relationship was unwanted and unwelcome throughout. the evidence confirms that his actions were entirely nonconsensual, as well as threatening, intimidating, undermining and humiliating for the complainant. mr matheson did not contest the findings, but the commissioner said that he failed to acknowledge the full extent of his misconduct and that this was an aggravating factor, as was the complainant's vulnerability and her reliance on him for employment. the report recommended that mr matheson be suspended from the house of commons for four weeks. however, he has now quit as the mp for chester. he said in a statement on his website he accepted he committed a minor breach of the standards code,

but he is dismayed that he has been found guilty of several allegations which he says he knows to be untrue. he says that the penalty is excessive and unfair, but he cannot challenge the process further and he says that the honourable and right thing to do now is to resign his seat and rebuild his life elsewhere. he has also asked for privacy for his family. and the statement also says that the stress of all this has led to him being hospitalised. now, he won chester first for the labour party in 2015, his majority then was less than 100. in 2019, his majority was just over 6000, but he has now quit because of this report and there will be a by—election in the city of chester. the teenage american chess grandmaster, hans niemann, has filed a lawsuit against his rival player, magnus carlsen, after the norwegian world champion accused him of cheating. mr niemann is seeking $100 million in damages from mr carlsen, his online chess platform

play magnus, and the website chess.com. finally, there's been a lot of reaction to the resignation of liz truss as british prime minister. when a political commentatorjoked that ms truss had "roughly the shelf—life of a lettuce", a bit unkind, the british tabloid the daily star responded by testing the theory on a live webcam feed. the paper shares the headline "lettuce rejoice" alongside a picture of the vegetable with a blonde wig. that lettuce has become an internet sensation around the world with thousands of people tuning into the live feed. i'm not sure how welcome that was at westminster last night, but there you go. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz.

hello. quite changeable on the weather front today, a mixture of sunshine and showers. here is the satellite picture and low pressure just south of ireland. strong winds also for south—western parts of england and wales. notice how these showers are moving northwards, so through the afternoon moving through wales, the midlands, into northern england, and there are some showers across scotland and northern ireland too, so quite a good chance of running into one or two downpours through today and into this evening. by the end of the night, it tends to dry out across england and wales and very mild this coming night, between ten and ia degrees in most bigger towns and cities. here's the forecast for tomorrow. out of the two days, out of saturday and sunday, saturday certainly the sunnier one for england and wales, but fairly cloudy for scotland and probably for most of northern ireland too. and it stays quite warm, with highs for many of us in the high teens. bye— bye.

this is bbc news i'm martine croxall. the headlines at five. penny mordaunt has become the first mp to declare she's running to become tory leader, and our next prime minister. but she won't be joined by defence secretary ben wallace — he's ruled himself out. the tory party has to settle down and get on with delivering the mandate it was elected on in 2019 with a massive majority, which is to govern on behalf of the citizens of this country. whoever does want tojoin penny mordaunt in the race — rishi sunak or borisjohnson perhaps — has until monday to find 100 mp5 to back them. today's other stories: the uk chancellor vows to do anything necessary

to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is �*gridlocked'