those in a second full coming to those in a second full support stressing who he is kept in post, most importantjeremy hunt as chancellor. that crucial brief at the moment as he peers to give the big statement will, we assume still happening at the end of this month, on the 31st of october, signalling that they will not be any sniffing and change in the tax and spend approach and the approach to the economy at such a difficult time overall. defence secretary ben wallace staying in post, which you would expect, during the current war in ukraine, with the crisis unfolding there and also james cleverly as foreign secretary staying in post. in terms of staying who comes in, suella braverman returns as home secretary. she only left a week ago under controversial circumstances, she has been brought back. they were already seizing on this, saying, hang on, rishi sunak was talking about a government of integrity, and here you are, so that he resigned from government, by their own admission, with a breach

of security which could have been a breach of the material code and is now back. aside from that, she is outspoken, she has talked about her obsession over the rwanda migration alessi —— ministerial code. she is somebody not afraid to speak her mind and some in parliament see her as potentially a bit of a liability. it will be insuring to see how that unfolds. and there is also michael gove, making a return to cabinet in the key role as levelling up secretary. levelling up something we heard a lot about under boris johnson, not so much under liz truss, so does that signal rishi sunak works into that as the centrepiece policy for his government?— centrepiece policy for his government? centrepiece policy for his covernment? , , . ~ government? levelling up his back. is this the new _ government? levelling up his back. is this the new prime _ government? levelling up his back. is this the new prime minister- government? levelling up his back. is this the new prime minister try . is this the new prime minister try to satisfy in bringing all the various factions of the party? unite or die was his message to tory mps the other day. iii or die was his message to tory mps the other day-— the other day. if you look around the other day. if you look around the cabinet. it _ the other day. if you look around the cabinet, it is, _ the other day. if you look around the cabinet, it is, broadly- the cabinet, it is, broadly speaking, i think reflect above the differences of opinion, different political wings or factions as they

have become in more recent times in the conservative party. and there is potentially something in their to keep all those different areas happy, but as we have been reflecting, it is really in a lot of ways a continuity cabinet. so if people were expecting rishi sunak to, and to sweep things aside and bring in a whole new, fresh, whole new series of fresh faces, i think talk to conservative mps, they will tell you at the moment, we do need to unify and perhaps this cabinet will help them do that, because there are, it should be said, some key allies, of liz truss, therese coffey, and she now has a less high—profilejob... staying in the. what we have had most of the appointments in the cabinet, but if you left we are waiting to appointments in the cabinet, but if you left we are waitin- you left we are waiting to hear.

welsh secretary, _ you left we are waiting to hear. welsh secretary, scottish - you left we are waiting to hear. - welsh secretary, scottish secretary, leader of the house of lords and a couple of other more juniorjobs, but the bulk of it is in place. jonathan, you'll talk to you again, but for the moment, thank you for that analysis, instant analysis of those appointments. rishi sunak and his new team have got their work cut out, haven't they, as they inherit a pretty daunting in tray, all issues requiring urgent attention? so let's take you through some of them. fixing the uk economy will be at the top of the prime minister's to do list as he enters number 10. he made very few promises in his leadership campaign, but did warn of the danger of rapidly rising prices. a key challenge for him will be what to do with the energy price guarantee — the subsidy scheme to help homes and businesses cope with higher gas and electricity bills. under liz truss, the scheme was set to last for two years. new chancellorjeremy hunt then announced that the guarantee

would only last until april. what's going to happen with that? meanwhile, mr sunak had guaranteed that benefits, tax credits and pensions would rise in line with the recent inflation rate of io.i%. but with a huge borrowing gap of 50—40 billion — it is not clear whether that promise still holds. industrial relations are another flashpoint for mr sunak. tens of thousands of workers have already gone on strike this year, among them train drivers, dock workers, mail employees, criminal barristers and telecoms staff. pay is a key issue, but a government already struggling to balance its books is unlikely to want to pay public sector workers much more either. potentially inflationary pay rises, thatis potentially inflationary pay rises, that is another question for rishi sunak. continuing to give ukraine military support in the long term will cost money, and there is uncertainty over mr sunak�*s approach to defence spending. liz truss promised to increase defence spending from 2% to 3%

of national wealth — measured by gross domestic product — by 2030. but mr sunak has said that target was "arbitrary" and "not a plan". mr sunak is facing demands to help improve the uk's national health service. key to that will be tackling delayed discharges — the patients who are ready to leave hospital but cannot because of a lack of care available in the community. rishi sunak faces the same problematic northern ireland in—tray rishi sunak faces some really big problems. one other i— rishi sunak faces some really big problems. one other 1— northern ireland, same entry that greeted liz truss. there is still no agreement on the northern ireland protocol, but, as yet, there is no resolution which would satisfy the democratic unionist party. the protocol is the agreement intended to protect the eu single market post—brexit while avoiding the imposition of a hard border on the island of ireland. meanwhile, still no northern ireland executive, and the legislative

assembly cannot function. so there you go, it is quite a long list, isn't it? plenty of work for rishi sunak to get sucked into as soon as he is finished naming his cabinet and all of his other ministerial appointments. let's speak now to matthew goodwin, professor of politics and international relations at the university of kent. matthew, very good to have you with us. just give us your impressions of his neck what have you made of she sunak�*s speech here injunction earlier on today and what do you make of how his cabinet is shaping up make of how his cabinet is shaping up —— what have you made of rishi sunak�*s speech here in downing street? sunak's speech here in downing street? , , ., sunak's speech here in downing street? , , . ., street? this is a cabinet that reflects his _ street? this is a cabinet that reflects his work, _ street? this is a cabinet that reflects his work, his - street? this is a cabinet that reflects his work, his theme | street? this is a cabinet that i reflects his work, his theme of unity, he has brought in factions from different parts of the consummate party. he is pressing buttons which i think are actually important for the conservative party. he has talked abut his commitments to levelling up, to brexit, to issues like migration, defending britain bosman borders. all of those are important for a conservative party that over the

last six months maybe even a year has gradually been losing touch with those 2019 conservative voters who rallied behind borisjohnson. so this is clearly a prime minister who is aware of where his electoral support is, he is aware of where his supporters are in the country, and i think his cabinet reflects that. but some people might say this is supposed to be a new government with a new stamp and it is actually pretty much the same old faces? there certainly are some faces from the past. i think there are also some faces that reflect his emphasis and trying to bring together this bitterly divided party, and there's one thing that voters do not like, thatis one thing that voters do not like, that is divided parties. but he is also, let's not forget, facing the biggest crisis for any incoming prime minister, certainly since liz truss, but more generally i think since david cameron came in after

the globalfinancial since david cameron came in after the global financial crash in 2010. so he is going to want to make as much use out of the so—called big beasts within the conservative party as possible and he's also going to want to keep some of those people who have some voter recognition at the front of politics, people like kemi badenoch, who is very popular among conservative party members and considered party voters in the summer, suella braverman. yes, she may be controversial in some parts of the country, but in others she is seen as being quite tough on migration and that is what those post—brexit conservative voters really wa nt post—brexit conservative voters really want to see. michael gove add levelling up, i think that is an interesting appointment for sublevel interesting appointment for sublevel in a pastoral work — that —— levelling up has to work, that was on the big pledges after the referendum. let's not forget, rishi sunak is leading a conservative party that is averaging 20% in the polls. this is a party literally in

freefall, and i do not know if they have a parachute. he has to get these opponents right if you want to get back to the vote you need to stand a chance at the next election. —— these appointments. do stand a chance at the next election. -- these appointments.— stand a chance at the next election. -- these appointments. do you think ou can -- these appointments. do you think you can get — -- these appointments. do you think you can get back— -- these appointments. do you think you can get back to _ -- these appointments. do you think you can get back to that? _ -- these appointments. do you think you can get back to that? is - -- these appointments. do you think you can get back to that? is that - you can get back to that? is that a tall order? also they're going to be throughout the rest of his primer ship, he is going be dogged with these questions about, like and we not have a general election? you are two leaders removed from the leader who won the last general election? i don't think he needs to call the general election under the constitution, there is no constitutional obligation for him to do so. gordon brown did not when he took overfrom tony do so. gordon brown did not when he took over from tony blair. the last year we had three prime ministers was the 1930s. there is precedent for this in history. he will be thinking, i have inherited a party thatis thinking, i have inherited a party that is divided, that is taking in the polls — how can i get to 2024,

2025 instant a chance at winning that next election? he has clearly concluded, listen to his speech on downing street today, the answer to that riddle is to go back and double down on the 2019 conservative party manifesto that won the party that the majority and, crucially, allow the majority and, crucially, allow the party to dismantle parts of labour's redwall. he has clearly picked up the lessons post—brexit, he has tried to reflect those lessons and the people he has been appointing today. the only question that hangs over is whether the country will buy it, whether they will actually see this as a new chapter in british politics. just heanna chapter in british politics. just hearing alastair _ chapter in british politics. just hearing alastairjack has been appointed as scotland secretary, by the way, the latest appointment in the way, the latest appointment in the last few hours. we have been getting thick and fast, but that is the latest one we have had. also let me just ask you, want to labour do now? do you think they are facing a

more formidable opponent in rishi sunak than liz truss and where does that leave them? what more do they need to do, do you think, to as you werejust suggesting, rishi sunak aiming to drive the tories higher back—up in the polls? what do labour need to do in response? fin back-up in the polls? what do labour need to do in response?— need to do in response? on the surface, labour _ need to do in response? on the surface, labour are _ need to do in response? on the surface, labour are writing- - need to do in response? on the l surface, labour are writing- stop surface, labour are writing— stop their enjoying leads in the polls they have not had since before tony blair came to power in 1997. they own every single issue in british politics, economy, crime, they are even more popular among brexit voters. the labour party are more popular among people who voted to leave the european union then the conservative party. not some thing i thought i would ever say! on the surface, things look good for labour, but it will be nervous. people will look at rishi sunak and think, this is a different operator. considerably more experience. he had

the economy in his control during the economy in his control during the pandemic, he knows the mechanics of government in whitehall and this is all going to lead to this big showdown tomorrow, between keir starmer and rishi sunak, and all eyes will be on that showdown. the conservative party will be looking, wondering if they made the right call, antilabor mps will be looking at keir starmer and saying, ok, going against borisjohnson, going against liz truss, that is one thing — can he maintain that lead, that sense of confidence, against rishi sunak? this is going to be a really fascinating total for all of us who really watched westminster closely. matthew, that is going to be a fascinating encounter, prime minister's questions tomorrow. we will be covering that live here on the bbc news channel above the matthew goodwin, thank you for your

very interesting and expert analysis. a little earlier, i spoke to damian green. i put it to him some people are saying, is it the same old faces backin saying, is it the same old faces back in this new cabinet, despite rishi sunak's promise of a fresh start. ~ ., , ., , start. what he promised was stability and _ start. what he promised was stability and what _ start. what he promised was stability and what you - start. what he promised was stability and what you call i start. what he promised was| stability and what you call the symbol faces are people with experience. i know we have not had what steve barclay is doing yet, but michael gove and therese coffey as environment secretary, so that is exactly what rishi promise. they are figures from right across the party, so it will unite the party. and there is a lot of solid experience there is a lot of solid experience there was sheila people want. but for example, i would just give you one example. he talked about integrity, but suella braverman is back as home secretary and there was theissue back as home secretary and there was the issue that she was effectively sacked over which was using a personal e—mail to send out government information.

personal e-mail to send out government information. yes, but the do government information. yes, but they do rrot _ government information. yes, but they do not think _ government information. yes, but they do not think anyone - government information. yes, but they do not think anyone thinks i government information. yes, but l they do not think anyone thinks that suella has done seriously wrong things —— i did not think. as i say, he said he was going to unite the party, there are figures in this administration on the right of the party like suella, there are others like gillian keegan, the new education secretary, whose appointment i hugely welcome. gillian will do that very well. there are figures close to liz truss like therese coffey. all parts of the party will feel satisfied they represented in the new cabinet. i do not know represented in the new cabinet. i do rrot know if— represented in the new cabinet. i do rrot know if you _ represented in the new cabinet. i do not know if you were in that meeting, 1920 committee i think, where rishi sunak said, we have to unite or die. is this an attempt to just do that, to unify the party? i think it is a first step towards that, and clearly we need to

unite the party, because only then do you have a stable government, and only if you have a stable government do you have a stable economy, which is what people want. we need to stabilise the economy, because then we can get on with growing the economy and doing all the other things we are elected to do in 2019, so this is a first step, but this is a very necessary first step. steve barclay as _ a very necessary first step. steve barclay as health _ a very necessary first step. steve barclay as health secretary, - a very necessary first step. steve barclay as health secretary, just| a very necessary first step. steve l barclay as health secretary, just to let you and the viewers know. just a quick question. should there be a general election? a lot of people up and down the country want one, the opposition want one, and they will say two leaders removed from the last leader who won a general election is not good enough. rishi himself made _ election is not good enough. rishi himself made the _ election is not good enough. i1 si himself made the point election is not good enough. i si himself made the point this election is not good enough. i 3“i himself made the point this morning he wants to fulfil the 2019 manifesto. we do not have a presidential system though we do not elected prime minister directly, we elected prime minister directly, we elect parties who come together, and

if you can construct a majority in the house of commons, then you become prime minister. that is how parliamentary democracy works and thatis parliamentary democracy works and that is what we are happening now. the conservative party is the largest party in the house of commons, so the conservative party gets to have prime minister. that is how politics works. ichris gets to have prime minister. that is how politics works.— how politics works. chris hughton harris has been _ how politics works. chris hughton harris has been reappointed - how politics works. chris hughton - harris has been reappointed northern ireland secretary. he has said he would appoint a new election in northern ireland if a new executive copy form. the eskimo from charlotte gallagher. the big implications for northern ireland with a new government and a new prime minister. what has been the reaction there? i think people here just want to work with whoever is in charge and it is pretty rare that all parties in northern ireland say the same thing, but they all saying that northern ireland has to be the priority and that they really need to get this

torment back up and running and something probably does need to get done about the protocol —— get stormont up and running. the building behind me, the lights are on but nobody is home. there has not been a fully functioning devolved government here since february. that is an incredibly long time because things like health care, public transport, education, there's lots of things that are not being resolved, so there were two questions facing northern ireland this morning. would chris heaton harris keep hisjob? and what an election be called this week? chris heaton harris, as you said, yes kept hisjob? and it is almost heaton harris, as you said, yes kept his job? and it is almost certainly will be an election to the us and we called on friday if stormont does not go back to work. and it is pretty, i would say, unlikely, that would happen. the dup have said they will only go once the northern

ireland protocol his either gone completely or been significantly altered and there is no chance of that happening in the next couple of days. so what that means is people in northern ireland will be going back to the polls probably in the week or two before christmas, no one wants that here, the parties do not wants that here, the parties do not want it, the voters to not want it, but we are in another deadlock and chris heaton harris has said this is the solution. he is legally bound to call an election that is what will happen here. there is political certainty in westminster but really more uncertainty here.— more uncertainty here. charlotte, think ou more uncertainty here. charlotte, think you very _ more uncertainty here. charlotte, think you very much. _ and let's go back to our political correspondent in downing street, jonathan blake, monitoring the latest news. we have almost got the whole cabinet. just bring us up to date. , , ., , , date. just in the last few minutes, alastairjack _ date. just in the last few minutes, alastairjack has _ date. just in the last few minutes, alastairjack has been _ date. just in the last few minutes, alastairjack has been confirmed l date. just in the last few minutes, | alastairjack has been confirmed to stay as secondary of for scotland.

there is a new welsh secretary, david tc davis. he replaces the —— he replaces robert buckland. and chris heaton harris stays in the role as northern ireland secretary. it is pretty much it. i think we are waiting for transport secretary, maybe one or two others as well, but interestingly being seen going to number 10 a few minutes ago, tom tugendhat, former chair of the foreign affairs select committee, andrew mitchell, another senior conservative backbencher, could he be in line for three development brief within the foreign office? and also robertjenrick going to downing street. there could be morejunior ministerial roles to come this evening as well as one or two other cabinet posts, but the tally is a

must complete now. find cabinet posts, but the tally is a must complete now.— cabinet posts, but the tally is a must complete now. and then lots more other— must complete now. and then lots more other ranks _ must complete now. and then lots more other ranks in _ must complete now. and then lots more other ranks in government . must complete now. and then lots l more other ranks in government still to be announced tomorrow and even the next day?— to be announced tomorrow and even the nextda ? , , . ., the next day? yes, we expect some of those denied. — the next day? yes, we expect some of those denied, but _ the next day? yes, we expect some of those denied, but i _ the next day? yes, we expect some of those denied, but i would _ the next day? yes, we expect some of those denied, but i would expect - those denied, but i would expect ministerial appointments continue throughout the day tomorrow for the junior rungs on the ministerial ladder, people working underneath the secretary of state, the big names in cabinet. the the secretary of state, the big names in cabinet.— the secretary of state, the big names in cabinet. the key 'ob as chancellor — names in cabinet. the key 'ob as chancellor of i names in cabinet. the key 'ob as chancellor of the i names in cabinet. the key job as chancellor of the exchequer, - names in cabinet. the key job as l chancellor of the exchequer, given the scent of the economy at the moment. jeremy hunt keeping that, clearly the thing in downing street, stability first, continuity first. but as a former chancellor, rishi sunak, is there the temptation to dabble in the work of number 11 to micromanage what goes on in number 11? that will be interesting to see how that pans out over the next year or so. ii how that pans out over the next year or so. , ., ., g y how that pans out over the next year or so. ., g , ., or so. if you are jeremy hunt now, ou or so. if you are jeremy hunt now, you might _ or so. if you are jeremy hunt now, you might worried _ or so. if you are jeremy hunt now, you might worried looking - or so. if you are jeremy hunt now, you might worried looking over - or so. if you are jeremy hunt now, | you might worried looking over your shoulder and seeing rishi sunak

marking your homework and saying, are you sure you want to do it like that? if picture was released earlier of the two of them looking very friendly and very businesslike in the cabinet room, over a cup of tea. but rishi sunak will of course want to play to his strength as prime minister is a former chancellor throughout the pandemic and having argued in the leadership contest that played out over the summer that actually cutting taxes at this point was not the right thing to do would —— and would've been inflationary. a lot of people saying he was right. the two men have taken broadly speaking a same approach the economy. keeping taxes where they are, not increasing spending, cutting it back in a lot of areas where possible, something they will be on the same page. dauid where possible, something they will be on the same page.— be on the same page. david davis, secretary of state _ be on the same page. david davis, secretary of state for _ be on the same page. david davis, secretary of state for wales. - be on the same page. david davis, secretary of state for wales. may | be on the same page. david davis, i secretary of state for wales. may be thatis secretary of state for wales. may be that is when you have mentioned. i lost track! laughter

what i would like to ask you is about prime minister's questions tomorrow. going to be fascinating, isn't it? we were just discussing with matthew goodwin, keir starmer has had borisjohnson and liz truss to aim his fire at. tomorrow is rishi sunak. is that a different proposition, a more formidable opponent? it proposition, a more formidable opponent?— opponent? it is a different opponent. _ opponent? it is a different opponent. a _ opponent? it is a different opponent, a different - opponent? it is a different - opponent, a different proposition. rishi sunak is not necessarily somebody who is necessarily noted for his performance in parliament. he is seen as a good orator, and on the detail, keir starmer will meet a match he did not necessarily with liz truss and boris johnson before him, and it will be interesting to see what approach he takes encountering labour's argument that will come his way. this is a phrase they have used, continuity

chaos, rishi sunak taking overfrom liz truss and borisjohnson. they will seek as closely as possible to tie him to the tory record in government, and keir starmer met with his shadow cabinet team earlier today and we are told talked about him as an opponent who they should not take lightly and somebody who they may need to up their game in opposing. they may need to up their game in ouosina. , .,_ , they may need to up their game in ouosina. , , , ,, they may need to up their game in ouuosin. , , ,, opposing. presumably rishi sunak as new prime minister— opposing. presumably rishi sunak as new prime minister will— opposing. presumably rishi sunak as new prime minister will get - opposing. presumably rishi sunak as new prime minister will get raucous i new prime minister will get raucous cheers of approvalfrom new prime minister will get raucous cheers of approval from the tory back benches, as they try to come together after all this back fighting and between themselves. i think we will see that. between themselves. i think we will see that- liz — between themselves. i think we will see that. liz truss's _ between themselves. i think we will see that. liz truss's performances l see that. liz truss's performances at prime minister's questions, reef as they were and few and far between as they were and few and far between as they were and few and far between as they work, you could look across the conservative back benches behind her. not only were they not as full as you might expect them to be at prime minister's questions, the back benches were pretty lackluster, but

i am sure we will see, as you suggest tomorrow, a closing of ranks and lots of cheering the new prime minister in his position from tory backbenchers.— minister in his position from tory backbenchers. jonathan, have you with us. thank _ backbenchers. jonathan, have you with us. thank you _ backbenchers. jonathan, have you with us. thank you for _ backbenchers. jonathan, have you with us. thank you for updating i backbenchers. jonathan, have you j with us. thank you for updating us on the new names and jobs in the cabinet of rishi sunak. it has been fascinating to watch it being assembled throughout the afternoon. before we go, why don't we leave you with the key moments and images on what has been another historic day in british politics in westminster? applause it has been a huge honour to be prime minister of this great country. applause

i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king's invitation to form a government.— king's invitation to form a rovernment. , ,, .,~ , government. rishi sunak himself has no mandate and _ government. rishi sunak himself has no mandate and it _ government. rishi sunak himself has no mandate and it should _ government. rishi sunak himself has no mandate and it should fall - government. rishi sunak himself has no mandate and it should fall to - government. rishi sunak himself has no mandate and it should fall to the l no mandate and it should fall to the pretty— no mandate and it should fall to the pretty people to decide the direction of our country. together, we can achieve _ direction of our country. together, we can achieve incredible - direction of our country. together, we can achieve incredible things i direction of our country. together, i we can achieve incredible things and fill tomorrow and every day thereafter with hope. thank you. == thereafter with hope. thank you. -- it thereafter with hope. thank you. —— it should fall to the british peorrie _ hello there. there's some unsettled weather on the way for the rest of this week. spells of wet and windy weather

will be interspersed with some brighter, sunnier moments. but with our air source continuing to come in from the south or south—west, it's going to turn even milder. wednesday onwards, temperatures across southern and eastern areas will be a good five or six degrees above where they should be at this time in late october. first spell of wet and windy weather will be pushing up from the south through the overnight period, and that'll be dragging in this very mild air from the subtropics. wet, windy weather. some of this rain could be quite heavy across northern and western areas as it continues to trundle northwards. winds will be picking up to reach gale force around irish sea coasts, particularly around western scotland. but look at these values — no lower than around 11 —14 celsius. so a very mild start to wednesday, a blustery day to come. heavy rain clears away from northern scotland, and then we'll see sunshine and blustery showers. some of these could be quite heavy in the north and the west, a few getting into the south

and south—east at times. but quite a bit of dry weather, i think, through the afternoon for england and wales, gusty winds. you will notice these winds in excess of 40 miles an hour across the north—west of the uk. but look at those temperatures, up to 19 20, maybe even 21 degrees in the sunniest, warmest spots. and we hold on to the unsettled theme through thursday, another rash of weather fronts spreading up from the south introducing further cloud, bands of showers or longer spells of rain which will move northward. some of them could be quite heavy again. they will eventually become more confined to scotland, i think, through the latter part of thursday. a bit of sunshine developing for england and wales, variable cloud, but very mild, quite breezy, temperatures up to 20 or 21 degrees. again, the mid to high teens in the north and the west too. another spell of wet and windy weather, we think, arrives across more western northern areas through friday, so a wet, windy start to the day here, that rain spinning its way northwards. again, some of that rain could be quite heavy. and then it's a blustery day through the afternoon. some sunshine, one or two showers which could be quite heavy, but very mild indeed. again, 20, 21 degrees likely across the south—east, mid—teens or so across scotland and northern ireland. as we head into the weekend,

it remains unsettled, very mild both days. i think if i had to pick one at this moment, it looks like saturday could be the better day. we could see some more substantial rain moving northwards on sunday.

this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm ben brown in downing street, where rishi sunak has become prime minister — the uk's third in 7 weeks. he faces a series of major challenges — top of which is a severe economic crisis. he spoke here a few hours ago of �*difficult decisions' he would have to take. i fully appreciate how hard things are. and i understand to that i have work to do to restore trust after all that has happened. after being invited by king charles to form a new government, he arrived in downing street to a warm