four years after becoming prime minister he leaves parliament over a commons report into whether he misled mps over lockdown parties in number ten — and issues a blistering condemnation of its findings. borisjohnson was the driving force behind brexit. in a bitterly—worded statement he claims the mps are engaged in a witch—hunt — and want to take revenge for his role in the leave campaign. borisjohnson is a regular deliverer of political asteroids. tonight, another one crashes in. we'll examine what it means for mrjohnson — and what it means for the prime minister. and our other major story on tonight's programme... classified documents on national defence and nuclear secrets — which us prosecutors say were stored in donald trump's florida residence — as 37 criminal charges are unveiled against him.

it's election interference of the highest level. there's never been anything like what's happened. i am an innocent man, i'm an innocent person. and can they do it? manchester city prepare to take on inter milan in tomorrow night's champions league final — hoping to win the treble. and on newsnight at 10.30pm... we will go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus we take a first look at what's on tomorrow's from pages. good evening. in the first of two major breaking stories tonight, borisjohnson has chosen to abruptly curtail his political career, announcing he is to stand down as an mp with immediate effect — after receiving the commons report into whether he misled parliament over lockdown parties, which he has lambasted as the work of a kangaroo court, claiming

there is a witch—hunt against him. the shock news of his resignation came hot on the heels of the publication of his resignation honours list, with rewards for key allies in the conservative party — and for a number of senior officials who were implicated in the partygate scandal. we'll have more on the day's events injust a moment, but first i'm joined by our political editor chris mason. a bombshell tonight, chris? it is, yes, boris and johnson doesn't do whispers, doesn't do subtle, doesn't do black and white or beige, he does maximum decibels, absolutely direct, hugely colourful interventions and tonight is one of those. it takes pot shots at parliament, he takes pot shots at some of his fellow conservative mps and crucially he takes pot shots at the prime minister, but don't for a minute tonight think that this is the end of borisjohnson. not a bit of it. what it's been yet again is

another day where boris johnson does what he does best, which is making headlines. he has my colleague, ione wells. his own conduct made him resign as prime minister. it's his own conduct making him now resign as an mp. borisjohnson was being investigated by parliament's privileges committee into whether he misled mps about covert lockdown parties in downing street. he faced a possible suspension and even by—election if they found him guilty. in a bombshell statement tonight, he wrote, i have received a letterfrom the privileges committee making it clear, much to my amazement, that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of parliament. he continues to maintain his innocence, saying, i did not lie and i believe that in their hearts the committee knows it. but he adds, he will stand down as an mp immediately and trigger a by—election in his seat, saying it is very sad to be leaving parliament at least for now. i

is very sad to be leaving parliament at least for now.— at least for now. i don't know all about this _ at least for now. i don't know all about this soap _ at least for now. i don't know all about this soap opera. _ at least for now. i don't know all about this soap opera. what - at least for now. i don't know all about this soap opera. what i i at least for now. i don't know allj about this soap opera. what i do know about is people are completely fed up about this roller—coaster of chaos and incompetence that they've been witnessing. they will get a chance in the near future to be able to express themselves and i'm quite sure that they will be showing just how disgusted they are with all of this. , , ., ., ., ., this. his resignation, a final punishment _ this. his resignation, a final punishment after _ this. his resignation, a final punishment after a - this. his resignation, a final punishment after a series . this. his resignation, a final| punishment after a series of scandals. hours after his resignation honours list, a final reward for many of those implicated. loyal defenders like its former ministers priti patel and jacob rees—mogg, his spokesman past and present, jack doyle who resigned amid partygate fallout, ghetto harry, who resigned with boris johnson, his current spokesman ross campsall. some close aides, martin reynolds who resigned after inviting a host of people to drinks in the downing street garden during covid, david cantina, who he appointed to restore his battered reputation. all of the 38 people to receive honours

and seven people to receive peerages are connected to borisjohnson. a notable absence though for one of his closest allies, i9 doris stop the former culture secretary said she'd been on the list but believed her name was sent back to the committee that vets appointments —— 19 committee that vets appointments —— i9 doris. she also resigned tonight, triggering a by—election. fine 19 doris. she also resigned tonight, triggering a by-election._ triggering a by-election. one of the reasons i've — triggering a by-election. one of the reasons i've hung _ triggering a by-election. one of the reasons i've hung on _ triggering a by-election. one of the reasons i've hung on as _ triggering a by-election. one of the reasons i've hung on as i _ triggering a by-election. one of the reasons i've hung on as i did - triggering a by-election. one of the reasons i've hung on as i did think. reasons i've hung on as i did think to myself wouldn't itjust be amazing because what it says to everybody from my background as you could do that too, you could be it, you could be a pier in the house of lords, but i don't think it was to be. �* ., , lords, but i don't think it was to be. ., be. boris johnson was a prime minister forced _ be. boris johnson was a prime minister forced out _ be. boris johnson was a prime minister forced out by - be. boris johnson was a prime minister forced out by his - be. boris johnson was a prime minister forced out by his own j be. boris johnson was a prime - minister forced out by his own mps over his standards in public life. it was being investigated into whether he misled parliament. none of these things are stopped him rewarding his friends, allies, cheerleaders and apologists, in one big but i hesitate to say final scandal. while it's borisjohnson's leadership that is firmly under the

spotlight tonight, today's events pose a tricky test for rishi sunak too. two difficult by—election is now coming down the road. ione wells, bbc news, at westminster. borisjohnson has been at the forefront of british politics for two decades. our political correspondent ben wright takes a look now at his time as prime minister — and his exit, for now at least, as an mp. boris johnson's run borisjohnson's run out of road for the time being at least. faced with the time being at least. faced with the findings of a report into whether he deliberately misled parliament over the partygate scandal, mrjohnson has quit parliament, sensationally, unexpectedly, angrily. in a letter he claims to be the victim of a political hitjob. instead of waiting for the report to be published, hejumped, ending for now the political career of a man whose brief but chaotic premiership reshaped the country. he became prime minister in 2019, after theresa may was toppled. we prime minister in 2019, after theresa may was toppled. we did at! we did it! we —

theresa may was toppled. we did at! we did it! we pulled _ theresa may was toppled. we did at! we did it! we pulled it _ theresa may was toppled. we did at! we did it! we pulled it off, _ theresa may was toppled. we did at! we did it! we pulled it off, didn't - we did it! we pulled it off, didn't we? ., , . , we did it! we pulled it off, didn't we? . , . , ., , we did it! we pulled it off, didn't we?, ., we did it! we pulled it off, didn't we? ., ,. , ., , ., ., we? that december he gambled on a aeneral we? that december he gambled on a general election, _ we? that december he gambled on a general election, winning _ we? that december he gambled on a general election, winning their- general election, winning their biggest majority for 30 years. the man who led the brexit campaign led bird had the votes in parliament to leave the eu. brexit was deeply divisive and change the course of the country. its legacy will be felt and disputed for years. and then came this, the first pandemic for a century. i came this, the first pandemic for a centu . , �* , century. i must give the british --eole a century. i must give the british peeple a very _ century. i must give the british people a very simple _ century. i must give the british i people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home.- you must stay at home. covid dominated — you must stay at home. covid dominated his _ you must stay at home. covid dominated his premiership, . dominated his premiership, lockdowns, vaccine, but many lives lost. an inquiry is about to start, examining what the government got right and wrong. haste examining what the government got right and wrong-— right and wrong. have you lied to the public. _ right and wrong. have you lied to the public. by — right and wrong. have you lied to the public, by minister? - right and wrong. have you lied to the public, by minister? legally i the public, by minister? legally wron: the public, by minister? legally wrong was _ the public, by minister? legally wrong was the _ the public, by minister? legally wrong was the lockdown - the public, by minister? legally i wrong was the lockdown breaking culture in downing street during covid, the partygate scandal engulfed borisjohnson. there were allegations, denials, a police investigation and fines including one for the prime minister himself.

i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. , , ., , watch. his integrity was under question. _ watch. his integrity was under question. his _ watch. his integrity was under question, his authority - watch. his integrity was under i question, his authority damaged. watch. his integrity was under - question, his authority damaged. i can announce that the parliamentary party does _ can announce that the parliamentary party does have confidence... number ten's handling — party does have confidence... number ten's handling of _ party does have confidence... number ten's handling of a _ party does have confidence. .. number ten's handling of a sexual— ten's handling of a sexual harassment investigation of a tory mp a month later was the final straw, ministers resigned en masse, enough was enough. mrjohnson felt he was turfed out unfairly but rishi sunak has tried to draw a line under the chaotic premiership of his two predecessors. mrjohnson's move has now plunged the party back into turmoil and will mean a by—election in his 0xbridge seat. a prime minister into multi was times, mr johnson hasn't lost his knack to shock —— in tumultuous times. let's speak to chris mason. what does this mean for the conservatives and rishi sunak? it’s

mean for the conservatives and rishi sunak? �* , , , mean for the conservatives and rishi sunak? h , , ., ,, ., mean for the conservatives and rishi sunak? h , , ., ~ ., ., mean for the conservatives and rishi sunak? �* , , , ., ~' ., ., , sunak? it's deeply awkward for rishi sunak. sunak? it's deeply awkward for rishi sunak- what — sunak? it's deeply awkward for rishi sunak. what he's _ sunak? it's deeply awkward for rishi sunak. what he's attempted - sunak? it's deeply awkward for rishi sunak. what he's attempted to - sunak? it's deeply awkward for rishi sunak. what he's attempted to do i sunak. what he's attempted to do since becoming prime minister in october is define himself as being everything that borisjohnson was not. when you speak to him and those around him, that desire to bring a kind of seriousness of purpose back to government, which plenty of critics of borisjohnson would say was not the kind of hallmark of his time governing, and yet what we see tonight and we've seen before, and we will see again, is that the ghost of borisjohnson continues to haunt rishi sunak and continues to haunt the conservative party and what's really striking, speaking to dozens and dozens of conservatives tonight, on the phone and on whatsapp is that borisjohnson inspires adoration in some, irritation and others. to put it bluntly, love from someone hate from others. in other words he can divide the conservative parliamentary party very effectively. we are seeing that playing out tonight and the consequence in the short term is that we know there are going to be

at least two micro—parliamentary by—elections, so in borisjohnson's seatin by—elections, so in borisjohnson's seat in west london, that is a marginal seat that labour have been pretty keen on trying to take. mid bedfordshire, the —— nadine dorries�*s seat, traditionally solid conservative, the liberal democrats excited about that one, labour not entirely out of the picture either so that is huge drama, massive distraction for rishi sunak. i should say there has been a million and one rumours flying around tonight, we are not in the business of broadcasting rumours but checking them out and working out what is true and what is not, speaking to other senior conservatives not least dane priti patel as she now is, says simon clark, they are saying they are not resigning and following suit but that gives you some sense of the very fact that rumour was doing the rounds of how high octane and how jittery the mood once again is within our governing party. don’t

jittery the mood once again is within our governing party. don't go ve far within our governing party. don't go very far away. _ within our governing party. don't go very far away, we'll _ within our governing party. don't go very far away, we'll talk _ within our governing party. don't go very far away, we'll talk to - within our governing party. don't go very far away, we'll talk to you - within our governing party. don't go very far away, we'll talk to you at i very far away, we'll talk to you at the end of the programme on this very big night in westminster and if you want to keep following this developing story there is more news and analysis from our political correspondence. go to the bbc news website and the app. and in our other major story tonight — federal prosecutors in the us have revealed the full list of criminal charges against donald trump — who has become the first ever former president to face federal criminal prosecution. mr trump is accused of retaining top secret documents, when he left the white house two years ago, (full frame and of when he left the white house two years ago, and of conspiring to obstructjustice. prosecutors say the documents contained details of the defence and weapons capablilities of the united states and other countries including details of us nuclear programmes, along with information on the potential vulnerability of the united states and its allies to military attack. mr trump is accused

of taking dozens of boxes of documents from the white house to his mar—a—lago resort in florida and storing them in a ballroom, a bathroom, and even a shower. mr trump, who's due to appear in court on tuesday, insists he's innocent. here's our north america editor sarah smith. mar—a—lago, donald trump �*s private club in residence in florida where he is alleged to have kept classified and top—secret documents which could endanger the national security of the united states. the indictment against mr trump includes photographs of sensitive material being stored on stage in a ballroom, where public events were held. 0ther boxes were kept in a bathroom. you can see them stacked up by the shower. the documents were all removed from the white house when donald trump left office and they included secrets about america's nuclear weapons, about the military capabilities of the us as well as other countries and of plans about how to retaliate in the face of a

foreign attack. it was in mara largo, donald trump announced he was running for president again. it's also where he was accused of trying to obstructjustice. told to search for documents that had to be returned he suggested to his lawyers, wouldn't it be better if we told them we don't have anything here, and, look, isn't it better if there are no documents? an independent special counsel is running this highly sensitive case. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that's what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more, and nothing less. he is emphasising _ more, and nothing less. he is emphasising the _ more, and nothing less. he is emphasising the national- more, and nothing less. he is emphasising the national security risk. donald trump used to agree. in my administration i am going to enforce — my administration i am going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. no one will be above the law _

information. no one will be above the law. �* ., , ., the law. the fbi found hundreds of classified papers _ the law. the fbi found hundreds of classified papers in _ the law. the fbi found hundreds of classified papers in mara _ the law. the fbi found hundreds of classified papers in mara largo - the law. the fbi found hundreds of classified papers in mara largo and prosecutors say on two micro—occasions donald trump donald trump showed secret to matip —— secret material to outsiders including military plans, even saying he shouldn't be sharing it. president biden is trying to keep out of it saying he has nothing to do with this investigation. home out of it saying he has nothing to do with this investigation. have you soken to do with this investigation. have you spoken to the _ do with this investigation. have you spoken to the attorney _ do with this investigation. have you spoken to the attorney general- do with this investigation. have you | spoken to the attorney general yet? i have not spoken at all, no comment on that _ i have not spoken at all, no comment on that so _ i have not spoken at all, no comment on that. ~' . i have not spoken at all, no comment on that. ~ ., . ,, ., i have not spoken at all, no comment on that. ~ ., . ~ ., ., , on that. so like a pack of rabid wolves they — on that. so like a pack of rabid wolves they attack. _ on that. so like a pack of rabid wolves they attack. donald - on that. so like a pack of rabid i wolves they attack. donald trump already has _ wolves they attack. donald trump already has campaign _ wolves they attack. donald trump already has campaign ads - wolves they attack. donald trump| already has campaign ads claiming wolves they attack. donald trump i already has campaign ads claiming he has a political target. he thinks this will be a vote winner for him. after appearing in court in new york in april charged with making illegal hush money payments, he raised $12 million and his poll ratings increased. pictures from donald trump �*s bedminster golf resort in use —— newjersey today appeared to show him playing around. he is said to be in a defiant mood planning to go ahead with campaign appearances tomorrow whichites is they are

likely to be spicy. sara smith, bbc news, washington. well, donald trump is due to appear in court in florida next tuesday, not farfrom his mar—a—lago resort, where the documents were seized by the fbi. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the courthouse in miami. prosecutors want donald trump to face a jury here in florida, where the alleged crimes took place. this is a republican leaning state, remember, donald trump won it in the last tumour collections. here is how some voters reacted to the indictment. i think it's very terrible, and it's a witch—hunt against that man. it's been going on for six years. he's been accused of keeping nuclear secrets, that's a massive breach of security, it could be used by an enemy, does that not worry you? that's a little worrisome, yes. that's something he has been accused of. that's true. but i don't know if that's

what they found there. well, it wasn't a surprise, but i think the law should apply to everybody. if a grand jury found enough evidence, then, yeah, he should be indicted. if it was a regular person, right, they would have been indicted probably a long time ago. previous democratic presidential |candidates have done far worse, j i think, than has been reported that donald trump did. _ and they have basically gotten off scot—free. i so all i'm saying is if he's guilty, he's guilty. - but there are other- guilty people out there. |and if you're going to go after one, | right, you have to punish the people who have done the injustices. and so next tuesday the former president will appear in the courthouse behind me, to face these federal charges. and once again, he continues to change the political landscape here in america. 0ur north america editor sarah smith is in washington.

what are the political and legal implications of this prosecution? well, they are enormous and deeply intertwined. let's start with the politics of it all. donald trump is going to use this indictment to put rocket boosters under his campaign for the presidency. that might sound a bit old, but he is going to say that he is the victim of a witchhunt and a conspiracy by what he calls the deep state, the president and the deep state, the president and the fbi, the department ofjustice, working together to prevent him returning to the white house. the thing is, there is an audience in america for that narrative. he is going to craft this story and use it to solidify his base and his supporters, and at the same time make it really difficult for his rivals in the republican party to attack him. already today we have heard most of their making sympathetic and supportive statements about donald trump. they don't attack him over this because they know how sympathetic many

republicans and their party are to what they see as donald trump's plight. in the meantime, the legal machinations will carry on, saying they have nothing to do with politics. there is a special independent counsel in charge of this investigation to make sure it has no connections to the president whatsoever. they say they will pursue it as though it were any other case. but it's not any other case. when donald trump appears in court on tuesday, he is going to appear in front of a judge who he personally appointed to the bench. that is not normal. it's pretty messy already. and then a trial. can one happen before the presidential election? is it going to be kicked to after the presidential election next year? nobody knows, but it's definitely messy.— definitely messy. sarah, many thanks. four days after a dam was destroyed in south—eastern ukraine, at least a dozen people are known to have died and hundreds of people trapped in their homes have posted pleas for help on social media, asking to be rescued from the rising water. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in the city

of kherson in the affected region, from where he sent this report. a journey to safety. and away from occupation. it's a voyage marina and valentina never thought they would have to make. translation: i feel a sense of joy translation: i feel a sense of 'oy that we're alive, i translation: i feel a sense of 'oy that we're alive, that i translation: i feel a sense of 'oy that we're alive, that we i translation: i feel a sense of 'oy that we're alive, that we were i that we're alive, that we were brought here. it that we're alive, that we were brought here.— that we're alive, that we were brought here. it has been very difficult. there _ brought here. it has been very difficult. there was _ brought here. it has been very difficult. there was no - brought here. it has been very difficult. there was no power, | brought here. it has been very i difficult. there was no power, no reception — difficult. there was no power, no reception. it was as if we were on an uninhabited island. 0ur cats drowned. — an uninhabited island. 0ur cats drowned, our dogs drowned, our chickens— drowned, our dogs drowned, our chickens drowned.— chickens drowned. their friend victor made — chickens drowned. their friend victor made the _ chickens drowned. their friend victor made the same - chickens drowned. their friend | victor made the same journey, chickens drowned. their friend i victor made the same journey, days after his wife was killed by shelling. he had to collect her death certificate from the officials

that moscow installed. translation: it's good they rescued us, but i don't care about anything any more. i don't want to go on living. where do i go from here? i hope to give her a gravestone a year after her death. i buried her next to my mother, and i told her to wait for me. in online posts, hundreds of people have been pleading to be rescued from the eastern bank. we try several numbers. with no luck. some of the trap to say they are running low on water and food. there is a wariness for those who make it out. despite warnings from the military to stay away, there are still volunteers here, carrying out the endless rescue efforts. three days on, the water is browner, but the

people are still being found. the army are less keen on is being here, because the usual to—and—fro of artillery has got louder, it's got closer. we meet international medics come here with the army's blessing. dominic explained the risks. the dehydration _ dominic explained the risks. iie dehydration aspect, dominic explained the risks. tie dehydration aspect, you dominic explained the risks. “iie dehydration aspect, you have dominic explained the risks. i“ie dehydration aspect, you have rising water and obstacles underneath the water. ipi water and obstacles underneath the water. . , . . , , , water. pf has criticised the speed of international _ water. pf has criticised the speed of international help _ water. pf has criticised the speed of international help since - water. pf has criticised the speed of international help since the i of international help since the kakhovka done was destroyed. it is arriving. the need for it isn't going anywhere. —— kyiv has criticised. as russia continues its war in ukraine, president putin is waging another war at home — on dissent. since the invasion, thousands of russians have been prosecuted under new laws designed to stifle criticism of the country's war effort. now one of russia's most prominent human rights campaigners has gone on trial for his criticism of the war. 0leg 0rlov, who is 70, faces up to three years in jail for allegedly discrediting the russian army. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg

was at the trial in moscow. arriving for his trial, one of russia's most respected human rights campaigners. 0leg 0rlov stands accused of repeatedly discrediting the russian army through his public criticism of the war in ukraine. he faces up to three years in prison. ahead of the trial, he told me how concerned he is by the wave of repression sweeping russia. translation: by the level - of cruelty, by the length of prison terms being handed out, this is reminiscent of stalin's time. civil society has been pushed underground, partially. what i fear is that it may now be completely destroyed.

more examples, theatre director zhenya berkovich wrote anti—war poems. she's been charged with justifying terrorism in one of her plays. that could mean seven years in prison. and for anti—war online posts... august bornova is accused of spreading fake news about the russian army. she faces a decade in jail. on paper, the russian constitution guarantees freedom of conscience, and freedom of speech. in reality, russians who publicly criticise those in power are taking a considerable risk. the authorities here built up quite a hefty tool box of repressive laws, which are used to punish those who criticise the government and the war in ukraine. but they are not forgotten. once a month, muscovites come here to write letters and postcards to political prisoners. the event is organised

by one of russia's last remaining liberal parties. in a country where collective protest is restricted, there is still pen and paper to show solidarity and support. just a few words. but they can mean so much to those behind bars. you might start thinking that you are alone, you might fall into depression. and when they read our cards, our letters, i hope it makes them feel better. the music matches the mood. the anxiety as repression grows. but writing these is one way of showing they won't be silenced. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in less than 2a hours' time, manchester city will begin their bid to win the treble when they take on inter milan in the champions league final in istanbul. they've already won the premier league and the fa cup. manchester united are the only english team to have won all three

competitions in the same season. here's our sports editor dan roan. manchester city, double winners. now one more. even for a club now so used to success, manchester city have reached new heights of domination. and now here, in istanbul, they have the chance to finally conquer europe and secure a first treble for a generation. tonight, a final training session. the manager confident preparations were complete. we are ready. i have the feeling that we are ready, the players will give absolutely everything, knowing and respecting a lot the openings we have ahead of us. it could not be otherwise. so, yeah, go for it. for all its wealth and talent, the champions league has so far eluded the world's richest club, losing in the final against chelsea two years ago.

but having reached here by sweeping aside serial and holders real madrid, city are firm favourites. this club has been hunting down this trophy for a number of years now. the owners have backed this club massively to obviously go and win this. now we need, as a group of players, it falls on our shoulders. city's abu dhabi owners have spent more than £1 billion since 2008, bringing great success, but also controversy — the club currently fighting a catalogue of premier league charges for alleged financial rule breaches. here in a city that straddles two continents, the sense is european club football finds itself at a crossroads. having already secured domestic supremacy, victory for manchester city would fully establish them among the game's elite and raise questions over who can challenge them. if manchester city was to essentially stroll through the final, i think the alarm bells would be ringing incredibly loudly. uefa would be concerned about this, because it would mark the first victory for city, but potentially the success of state—backed football clubs.

0pponents inter milan, seen as surprise finalists, trained here this evening. the three—time winners, all that stands between city and the treble. the last english team to achieve that, arch—rivals manchester united in 1999. that year, mikael silvestre went from inter to old trafford. he described the scale of the feat city are on the verge of emulating. it's extraordinarily difficult. when ijoined united after the treble, i felt that team was unstoppable. and that's pretty much the sense that we have when we watch manchester city this season. here's the chance! with some of the world's best players and perhaps the game's greatest manager, city are already one of english football's finest ever teams. one more win and the title they have coveted for so long will finally be theirs too. dan roan, bbc news, istanbul. back now to our top story — borisjohnson's announcement that he is standing down as an mp with immediate effect, after receiving the partygate report.

let's get some final thoughts from chris mason. an extraordinary night, on this side of the atlantic and the other. what is striking tonight is some senior conservatives are drawing a parallel between boris johnson conservatives are drawing a parallel between borisjohnson and donald trump. two huge characters, vast charisma, even greater controversy, shaking up their parties. as i said earlier, loved by some, detested by others, even within their own party. never far from the headlines and always leaving people guessing about what is coming next. 0ne senior conservative figure describing boris johnson as a medieval king, rewarding his gang. another saying he has taken an edifying behaviour to a new level. 0thers he has taken an edifying behaviour to a new level. others say, within the conservative party, he is the best tory prime minister since margaret thatcher. you get a sense of that contrast. the soap opera of the conservative party has shaped our politics for several years. over the last few months we have arguably had some rather dull episodes. some people might have rather liked that, given what came before. 0thers,

perhaps not. we are now back in the territory of cliffhangers. so what happens next? that's the point. we don't know, and neither does downing street. , . ~ don't know, and neither does downing street. , ., ,, , ., , . street. chris, thank you very much indeed. chris _ street. chris, thank you very much indeed. chris mason, _ street. chris, thank you very much indeed. chris mason, our - street. chris, thank you very much indeed. chris mason, our politicall indeed. chris mason, our political editor. right, time fora indeed. chris mason, our political editor. right, time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. hot, hot, hot. temperatures already reach 30 celsius in parts of wales in towns and cities across the country were also set to hit 30 degrees tomorrow. heat coming from the southern climes, notjust hot air, but increasing humidity. the morning on saturday, 15 degrees in plymouth, thrash around aberdeenshire and the north—east of england. perhaps a bit of cloud in the morning, but otherwise a stunning start, a scattered shower across the south—west, but the real showers will get going later in the morning and into the afternoon across parts of the midlands coming to wales, large areas could

experience showers. at the