hello, i'm christian fraser, and this is the context. you have manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver on every single one of these key policies. either your distinctive style of government means you're incapable of doing so, or, as i must surely conclude now, you never had any intention of keeping your promises. i printed it out and, armed with my highlighter pen, i thought i would highlight the key bits thatjumped out. i then realised i had pretty much highlighted the entire thing. it is dripping with derision about the prime minister. her letter is eyewateringly excoriating. i've never seen a resignation like it. i can't recall one from history. suella braverman's letter is just the latest instalment in a tory psychodrama that's been playing out over the last 13 years,

holding the rest of the country to ransom while the tories fight among themselves. suella braverman promised she would have more to say after her sacking yesterday. tonight, she has vented her anger. in a letter dripping with derision, the former home secretary accuses the prime minister of putting off the tough decisions in order to minimize political risk — "weakness," she says. we will get reaction to that letter tonight from our panel, the deputy political editor for the guardian, peter walker, and from washington, the conservative commentator carrie sheffield. president biden is about to touch down in san francisco, ahead of a crunch meeting tomorrow with the chinese president xijinping. and we will be keeping an eye on a crucial vote in washington tonight. the house scheduled to vote later on a bill that could avert a government shutdown saturday.

was this the night of the long knife? it remains to be seen whether suella braverman has inflicted a mortal wound on this prime minister. but the open letter she published tonight is a zinger — no other way to describe it. she accuses the prime minister of betrayal, weakness, wishful thinking, perhaps of more consequence, a lack of integrity. the home secretary was sacked monday after she was accused of stoking tensions ahead of pro—palestinian marches in london. in one poll, 70% of the public said rishi sunak was right to sack suella braverman. only i7% thought he was wrong. but in a three—page assassination of the prime minister's year in office, the former home secretary says that while she may not have always found the right words, she was the one giving voice to the quiet majority that had voted for the conservatives in 2019. the former cabinet minister sirjacob rees—mogg — who's the conservative mp for north east somerset gave us his reaction. her letter is eyewateringly

excoriating. i've never seen a resignation like it. i think suella's pointing out that a number of promises were made to her when she became home secretary and those haven't been delivered on. and, yes, we have had a number of resets. we had a reset with the party conference, we had a reset with the king's speech, but, really, what needs to be done is delivering on the policies we promised in 2019, which is why people voted for us. before she was home secretary she was attorney general. before she was home secretary she was attorney general. we can speak now to dominic grieve, who served as a conservative mp between 1997 and 2019 and was attorney general under david cameron between 2010 and 2014. who of course is back in the cabinet as foreign secretary. good to see you, thank you for coming on the program. there is an awful lot in

this letter. i wanted to pick up on two legal points that you might be able to help us with. 0bviously, she is preempting the decision of the supreme court tomorrow. she makes reference to what might happen if there were a defeat. she said she put forward legislative measures that would better ensure the government against that possibility of defeat. she accuses the prime minister of ignoring those arguments what might you be talking about? i assume she wanted to have legislative overrides so that in the event of the government losing tomorrow the government would breach his international legal obligations by frat dues passing through parliament, which was contrary —— past. 0ver parliament, which was contrary —— past. over the internal markets bill. of course she's no longer attorney general. in any attorney general will advise the prime minister acting in that way is a breach of the ministerial code quite apart from being the breach of the

united kingdoms international obligations. she united kingdoms international obligations-— united kingdoms international obliuations. ,, ., ., ., obligations. she also talks about what would _ obligations. she also talks about what would happen _ obligations. she also talks about what would happen if _ obligations. she also talks about what would happen if she - obligations. she also talks about what would happen if she wins . obligations. she also talks abouti what would happen if she wins in obligations. she also talks about - what would happen if she wins in the supreme court. the case tomorrow the government would be coco who about it. she says even if that is the case because of the compromises that you insisted on in the illegal migration act the government will struggle to deliver our rwanda partnership in the way the public expects. what does she mean by that? not clear to me what she means by that. very difficult to know without knowing what the discussions might or might not have been in government. she clearly believes, she may be correct about this, problems about her deportation policy and notjust problems about her deportation policy and not just about the european connection with human rights it actually about her uk legal principles. and current uk law. but without knowing exactly what she is referring to is be difficult to comment.- difficult to comment. she's suggesting- -- _ difficult to comment. she's

suggesting... she - difficult to comment. she's suggesting... she says - difficult to comment. she's suggesting... she says the | difficult to comment. she's i suggesting... she says the act difficult to comment. she's - suggesting... she says the act is a curious legal challenge. is she saying that it so week in terms of law that others will try and unpack an appeal against the decision? people are always entitled to bring legal challenges. that's why we have the freeborn citizens of the country if we think the law isn't being properly applied. 0ne if we think the law isn't being properly applied. one of the features of this letter is that she accuses the prime minister of betraying her in the sense that he made promises. i must say in reading those promises the first thing that immediately hits you is the promises are impractical term for tennessee. politics is the art of the possible. if those promises were really being discussed then it was pressures for suella problem and to think they will likely to be capable of being delivered. —— suella braverman. would require tearing up the legal rule book in many cases in a way

which would jeopardise some of the united kingdoms international obligations, including things like the trade and cooperation agreement with the eu. 5m? the trade and cooperation agreement with the eu. ,, , the trade and cooperation agreement with the eu. ,, ._ , i. with the eu. stay with us if you would. we've _ with the eu. stay with us if you would. we've got _ with the eu. stay with us if you would. we've got peter - with the eu. stay with us if you would. we've got peter and - with the eu. stay with us if you l would. we've got peter and carry with us peter, let me talk to you 1st. i'm sure you've been very busy getting reaction to this letter. what if you picked up along the way? i think the interesting thing about the letter— i think the interesting thing about the letter is there's almost two parts, — the letter is there's almost two parts, the _ the letter is there's almost two parts, the technical legal part about— parts, the technical legal part about what rishi sunak might or might— about what rishi sunak might or might a — about what rishi sunak might or might a promise. i don't think many voters _ might a promise. i don't think many voters were — might a promise. i don't think many voters were real particular care about _ voters were real particular care about that. the problem for the conservatives under rishi sunak is it starting — conservatives under rishi sunak is it starting to feel a little bit boris — it starting to feel a little bit borisjohnson, liz truss. these ministers — borisjohnson, liz truss. these ministers peeling off the exact, saying — ministers peeling off the exact, saying their own things. i think particularly with conservative mps particularly with conservative mp5 on the _ particularly with conservative mp5 on the right, this idea which is not been _ on the right, this idea which is not been proved that he agreed to something in writing, he agreed to promises — something in writing, he agreed to promises. even if they're not realistic— promises. even if they're not realistic things, if he did that and

she can _ realistic things, if he did that and she can prove it and it looks like he's _ she can prove it and it looks like he's a slightly slippery person, his bil he's a slightly slippery person, his big pledge moving into number ten was a _ big pledge moving into number ten was a steady hand after the chaos was a steady hand after the chaos was absent when you can trust. this sense _ was absent when you can trust. this sense of— was absent when you can trust. this sense of disorder and chaos cat voters — sense of disorder and chaos cat voters to — sense of disorder and chaos cat voters to get from boris johnson and liz truss. _ voters to get from boris johnson and liz truss. it — voters to get from boris johnson and liz truss, it infects the current that _ liz truss, it infects the current that they — liz truss, it infects the current that they are in quite a lot of trouble _ that they are in quite a lot of trouble. ., , ., .,, trouble. carrie, this will almost be a mirror for _ trouble. carrie, this will almost be a mirror for the _ trouble. carrie, this will almost be a mirror for the united _ trouble. carrie, this will almost be a mirror for the united states. - trouble. carrie, this will almost be a mirror for the united states. it l a mirrorfor the united states. it is immigration that divides politics in washington as well. it divides the republican party. and it doesn't appear that anyone has a formula to deal with illegal migration coming across their borders. brute deal with illegal migration coming across their borders.— across their borders. we certainly don't hear — across their borders. we certainly don't hear in _ across their borders. we certainly don't hear in the _ across their borders. we certainly don't hear in the united _ across their borders. we certainly don't hear in the united states. i across their borders. we certainly l don't hear in the united states. our homeland _ don't hear in the united states. our homeland security— don't hear in the united states. our homeland security secretary, - don't hear in the united states. our homeland security secretary, he - homeland security secretary, he could _ homeland security secretary, he could very — homeland security secretary, he could very well _ homeland security secretary, he could very well phase _ homeland security secretary, he i could very well phase impeachment homeland security secretary, he - could very well phase impeachment in our united _ could very well phase impeachment in our united states _ could very well phase impeachment in our united states house _ could very well phase impeachment in our united states house of— our united states house of representatives— our united states house of representatives because l our united states house of| representatives because of our united states house of- representatives because of his vast incompetence _ representatives because of his vast incompetence i_

representatives because of his vast incompetence. i would _ representatives because of his vast incompetence. i would say- representatives because of his vast incompetence. i would say you - representatives because of his vast incompetence. i would say you all l incompetence. i would say you all are leading — incompetence. i would say you all are leading us _ incompetence. i would say you all are leading us in _ incompetence. i would say you all are leading us in the _ incompetence. i would say you all are leading us in the sense - incompetence. i would say you all are leading us in the sense that l incompetence. i would say you all i are leading us in the sense that you have some — are leading us in the sense that you have some geographic— are leading us in the sense that you have some geographic boundaries. are leading us in the sense that youl have some geographic boundaries to help have some geographic boundaries to heip prevent — have some geographic boundaries to help prevent what _ have some geographic boundaries to help prevent what we _ have some geographic boundaries to help prevent what we have, - have some geographic boundaries to help prevent what we have, which i have some geographic boundaries to help prevent what we have, which is| help prevent what we have, which is basically _ help prevent what we have, which is basically a _ help prevent what we have, which is basically a massive _ help prevent what we have, which is basically a massive flood _ help prevent what we have, which is basically a massive flood of- basically a massive flood of millions _ basically a massive flood of millions of _ basically a massive flood of millions of people - basically a massive flood of millions of people who - basically a massive flood of millions of people who are i basically a massive flood of- millions of people who are here iiiegaiiv — millions of people who are here iiiegaiiv and _ millions of people who are here illegally. and according - millions of people who are here illegally. and according to - millions of people who are here illegally. and according to our i illegally. and according to our national— illegally. and according to our national institute _ illegally. and according to our national institute of— illegally. and according to our national institute of sciences. illegally. and according to our - national institute of sciences more likely— national institute of sciences more likely to _ national institute of sciences more likely to use — national institute of sciences more likely to use public— national institute of sciences more likely to use public welfare - national institute of sciences more likely to use public welfare than i likely to use public welfare than peopie — likely to use public welfare than peopie with _ likely to use public welfare than people with children _ likely to use public welfare than people with children and - likely to use public welfare than. people with children and families then families _ people with children and families then families with _ people with children and families then families with the _ people with children and families then families with the eight - people with children and families then families with the eight whol people with children and families i then families with the eight who are us citizens — then families with the eight who are us citizens so— then families with the eight who are us citizens. so our— then families with the eight who are us citizens. so our safety— then families with the eight who are us citizens. so our safety net - then families with the eight who are us citizens. so our safety net is - us citizens. so our safety net is already— us citizens. so our safety net is already strained. _ us citizens. so our safety net is already strained. we're - us citizens. so our safety net is already strained. we're alreadyj us citizens. so our safety net is - already strained. we're already more than $33 _ already strained. we're already more than $33 trillion _ already strained. we're already more than $33 trillion in _ already strained. we're already more than $33 trillion in debt _ already strained. we're already more than $33 trillion in debt here - already strained. we're already more than $33 trillion in debt here in - than $33 trillion in debt here in the us _ than $33 trillion in debt here in the us i— than $33 trillion in debt here in the us i can— than $33 trillion in debt here in the us. i can certainly- than $33 trillion in debt here in the us. i can certainly see - than $33 trillion in debt here in the us. i can certainly see the i the us. i can certainly see the frustration _ the us. i can certainly see the frustration echoed _ the us. i can certainly see the frustration echoed across - the us. i can certainly see the frustration echoed across the i the us. i can certainly see the - frustration echoed across the pond. you guys _ frustration echoed across the pond. you guys have _ frustration echoed across the pond. you guys have a _ frustration echoed across the pond. you guys have a different _ frustration echoed across the pond. you guys have a different set - frustration echoed across the pond. you guys have a different set of - you guys have a different set of security— you guys have a different set of security issues _ you guys have a different set of security issues as _ you guys have a different set of security issues as it _ you guys have a different set of security issues as it relates - you guys have a different set of security issues as it relates to l security issues as it relates to peopie — security issues as it relates to peopie coming _ security issues as it relates to peopie coming up— security issues as it relates to people coming up from - security issues as it relates toi people coming up from middle security issues as it relates to - people coming up from middle eastern countries _ people coming up from middle eastern countries was — people coming up from middle eastern countries was that _ people coming up from middle eastern countries was that just _ people coming up from middle eastern countries was that just because - people coming up from middle eastern countries was that just because it - countries was that just because it is closer — countries was that just because it is closer we _ countries was that just because it is closer. we have _ countries was that just because it is closer. we have our— countries was that just because it is closer. we have our own - is closer. we have our own struggles _ is closer. we have our own struggles— is closer. we have our own stru: ales. , ., struggles. there is all the right in the country _ struggles. there is all the right in the country that _ struggles. there is all the right in the country that same _ struggles. there is all the right in the country that same sort of- the country that same sort of rhetoric when it comes to migration. when you look at the pole when it

comes to suella braverman, 70% of people think he was right to sac her. she claims to be the voice of those who gave the conservatives that mandate in 2019. i don't know if the majority of the country are where she is when it comes to migration? g0 where she is when it comes to migration?— where she is when it comes to miaration? ., ., , ., migration? go with her on any of the oints that migration? go with her on any of the points that she _ migration? go with her on any of the points that she has _ migration? go with her on any of the points that she has raised. _ migration? go with her on any of the points that she has raised. there - migration? go with her on any of the points that she has raised. there is l points that she has raised. there is a remarkable moment at the end of the letter where she says we're failing as a party but we're losing by elections, would you lose the general election because we haven't implemented, we haven't done the things that i say we need to do. but what she never considers is whether in fact the rhetoric and the way she's behaved, of course she was a participant in thejohnson participant in the johnson administration participant in thejohnson administration art in fact the very causes why the conservative party is in such a bad place. i causes why the conservative party is in such a bad place.— in such a bad place. i suppose the oint is in such a bad place. i suppose the point is when _ in such a bad place. i suppose the point is when you _ in such a bad place. i suppose the point is when you look _ in such a bad place. i suppose the point is when you look at - in such a bad place. i suppose the point is when you look at what - in such a bad place. i suppose the i point is when you look at what she's attempting to do with this letter and that is to rally people on the

right, to put yourself in a position for leadership in the future as the standard bearerfor the right. the question is whether there are enough people in the party who see things the way she does. what do you make of that? there was a meeting last night to talk about her being removed, it wasn't very well attended. removed, it wasn't very well attended-— removed, it wasn't very well attended. ., , ., ., , attended. no there is a group called the new conservatives. _ attended. no there is a group called the new conservatives. a _ attended. no there is a group called the new conservatives. a kind - attended. no there is a group called the new conservatives. a kind of- the new conservatives. a kind of cultural — the new conservatives. a kind of cultural leaning right wing tory party— cultural leaning right wing tory party people. one of the colleague said at— party people. one of the colleague said at the meeting that he counted 12 mps— said at the meeting that he counted 12 mp5 going into it. there have been _ 12 mp5 going into it. there have been reports of 52 mp5 being willing to sign— been reports of 52 mp5 being willing to sign a _ been reports of 52 mp5 being willing to sign a letter to bakker. i've been — to sign a letter to bakker. i've been trying to get in touch for days with people —— back her. no is actually— with people —— back her. no is actually told me how they reset and bf i actually told me how they reset and bf i think— actually told me how they reset and bf i think it's some genuinely believes— bf i think it's some genuinely believes in the stuff of that i don't — believes in the stuff of that i don't think she's doing this from an entirely— don't think she's doing this from an entirely cynical point of view. i

think— entirely cynical point of view. i think almost every conservative mp being _ think almost every conservative mp being honest with themselves thinks the elections going to be lost and there _ the elections going to be lost and there witi— the elections going to be lost and there will be a reckoning after that and a _ there will be a reckoning after that and a new— there will be a reckoning after that and a new leader. and possibly a chance to — and a new leader. and possibly a chance to reshape the way the party is. chance to reshape the way the party is certainiy— chance to reshape the way the party is. certainly the people on the right— is. certainly the people on the right of— is. certainly the people on the right of the party would prefer more republican style populist leaning cuiture _ republican style populist leaning culture war type. if you talk to mp5 they think— culture war type. if you talk to mp5 they think she's probably not for sufficiently popular. certainly with the country, she not that popular. things— the country, she not that popular. things can — the country, she not that popular. things can change. she certainly iooking — things can change. she certainly looking to — things can change. she certainly looking to see what might come. before _ looking to see what might come. before we — looking to see what might come. before we finished, if there were to be another vote of confidence or another split in the conservative party with that as far as you are concerned be curtains for your party in terms of its election chances this next year? i in terms of its election chances this next year?— this next year? i think it would slit, in this next year? i think it would split. in the — this next year? i think it would split, in the next _ this next year? i think it would split, in the next 12 _ this next year? i think it would split, in the next 12 months i this next year? i think it would | split, in the next 12 months will this next year? i think it would - split, in the next 12 months will be completely curtains. no political party which you've seen has been in

a shattered condition and split ever gets election elected in the general election. people are prepared to rally around. irate election. people are prepared to rally around-— election. people are prepared to rally around. we have to leave it there. rally around. we have to leave it there- we _ rally around. we have to leave it there. we will _ rally around. we have to leave it there. we will take _ rally around. we have to leave it there. we will take a _ rally around. we have to leave it there. we will take a short - rally around. we have to leave it | there. we will take a short break. around the world and across the uk you are watching bbc news. sri lanka's supreme court has ruled that the former president gotobaya rajapaksa and his brother mahinda — a former prime minister — were partially responsible for the economic crisis which hit the country last year. the court said their actions, omissions and conduct had contributed to last year's collapse of the economy. it did not order any punishment. us consumer prices were unchanged last month, with the annualised inflation rate falling to its lowest level in two and a half years. the rate dropped more than expected to 3.2%, according to the department for labor. that's down from 3.7% in september.

the fall was driven by lower petrol costs as well as falling car prices. amnesty international has accused the cambodian government of evicting thousands of people living near angkor wat, a unesco world heritage temple complex. the rights group says officials are using threats and intimidation to force families to move. the cambodian government says people are being voluntarily relocated in order to protect the site. you're live with bbc news. the world health organization said al shifa hospital can no longer function as a hospital without electricity, fuel and water and repeated its calls for cease—fire. doctors in the health ministry in gaza which is run by hamas of reported harrowing conditions inside the complex was up the ibf says

hamas is using the tunnels as a command centre for them and have shown reporters these videos from inside as his main children hospital of weapons and explosives the were purportedly found in the medical center. it was also we're told the room in which hostages had been previously. today the pentagon's deputy spokesperson re is generated that the us has its own intelligence pointing towards the al shifa hospital hospital being used as a command posed by hamas. we have information that hamas and the palestinian islamichhad uses some hospitals in the gaza strip, including the al shifa hospital, as a way to conceal and support their military operations and hold hostages. they have tunnels underneath these hospitals. and so hamas and pij members operate a command and control node from al shifa hospital in gaza city, they have weapons stored

there and are prepared to respond to an israeli military operation against the facility. interesting they put up that statement today. of course joe interesting they put up that statement today. of coursejoe biden last night was talking about the need to protect hospitals and there has of course been the statements from the israeli government that the reason they are around al shifa hospital is because of this command center. should the civilians and patients in the hospital be prioritised over the urgency to get to that centre? it prioritised over the urgency to get to that centre?— to that centre? it certainly a complex _ to that centre? it certainly a complex situation. - to that centre? it certainly a complex situation. i - to that centre? it certainly a complex situation. i think. to that centre? it certainly a l complex situation. i think it's important to note that there have been reports that the israeli government has stated that they will be having periods of a four hour window for people to evacuate for that they been dropping thousands if not hundreds of thousands of leaflets, urging civilians to evacuate. i do want to point out the

calls for cease—fire, unfortunately in practice it will only be israelis laying down their weapons. we know that hamas will not honour that cease—fire. that is part of the deep concern here on the part of the israelis. , ., ., israelis. peter, there is a vote tomorrow _ israelis. peter, there is a vote tomorrow on _ israelis. peter, there is a vote tomorrow on the _ israelis. peter, there is a vote tomorrow on the house - israelis. peter, there is a vote tomorrow on the house on - israelis. peter, there is a vote j tomorrow on the house on the legislation set out by rishi sunak last week and there will be a vote on the labour benches, vis—a—vis humanitarian pauses. the amendment labour is putting forward will have no mention of cease—fire, which is in line with the position keir starmer has set out. how tense are going to be tomorrow for the labour party and how many do you think might revolt? i party and how many do you think might revolt?— party and how many do you think might revolt? i think it's going to be incredibly _ might revolt? i think it's going to be incredibly tense. _ might revolt? i think it's going to be incredibly tense. as _ might revolt? i think it's going to be incredibly tense. as we - might revolt? i think it's going to be incredibly tense. as we speak| might revolt? i think it's going to | be incredibly tense. as we speak i would _ be incredibly tense. as we speak i would imagine that labour whips who enforce _ would imagine that labour whips who enforce the discipline are going to be ringing — enforce the discipline are going to be ringing around mps who are thinking — be ringing around mps who are thinking of voting against the party to see _ thinking of voting against the party to see what they're going to do. it's to see what they're going to do. it's an— to see what they're going to do. it's an incredibly difficult one. the labour leadership has to feel

that the — the labour leadership has to feel that the backing of a cease—fire as an actual— that the backing of a cease—fire as an actual thing might be too much for that— an actual thing might be too much for that in— an actual thing might be too much for that in trying to edge towards a position— for that in trying to edge towards a position with a call for humanitarian pauses almost long enough — humanitarian pauses almost long enough. for understandable reasons this is— enough. for understandable reasons this is an _ enough. for understandable reasons this is an issue that the labour leadership want to fudge as much as they possibly can but they can't. because — they possibly can but they can't. because they have mps under lots of impression _ because they have mps under lots of impression to the from voters. saying — impression to the from voters. saying they've had more letters and emails _ saying they've had more letters and e—mails about their gaza situation than anything else. there's a lot of peopie _ than anything else. there's a lot of people worried that even if their seat is _ people worried that even if their seat is safe it could be voted out. there's _ seat is safe it could be voted out. there's also — seat is safe it could be voted out. there's also the principal and the principal— there's also the principal and the principai is — there's also the principal and the principal is obviously if hamas are hiding _ principal is obviously if hamas are hiding amongst the local population it is incredibly tricky. there is this— it is incredibly tricky. there is this incredibly humanitarian problem of how— this incredibly humanitarian problem of how do— this incredibly humanitarian problem of how do you attack a military force _ of how do you attack a military force when they are like that?

labour— force when they are like that? labour in _ force when they are like that? labour in a _ force when they are like that? labour in a kind of uk politics sense — labour in a kind of uk politics sense of— labour in a kind of uk politics sense of this is at the nexus of this _ sense of this is at the nexus of this. . ., sense of this is at the nexus of this. �* ., i: i: i: . ~ this. among 4000 children killed in the water so — this. among 4000 children killed in the water so far _ this. among 4000 children killed in the water so far for _ this. among 4000 children killed in the water so far for the _ this. among 4000 children killed in the water so far for the eyes - this. among 4000 children killed in the water so far for the eyes are - the water so far for the eyes are graphic today from the washington post that says they are dying at a faster rate than any of the recent conflicts —— killed in the war. just a month of fighting in over 4000 children killed. among those are 39 premature babies you had to be removed from incubators that could be no other power due to lack of fuel. today telling longer pauses were needed over a larger area of the strip. were needed over a larger area of the stri. �* . were needed over a larger area of the stri -. . ., , , the strip. alleviating the suffering is our foremost priority. _ the strip. alleviating the suffering is our foremost priority. we - the strip. alleviating the suffering i is our foremost priority. we welcome any initiative — is our foremost priority. we welcome any initiative which would allow more _ any initiative which would allow more aid — any initiative which would allow more aid to be delivered in hostages to be _ more aid to be delivered in hostages to be released was that we have consistently called for humanitarian pauses _ consistently called for humanitarian pauses. pauses in northern gaza are an important— pauses. pauses in northern gaza are an important first step but longer

pauses— an important first step but longer pauses that cover wider areas will be needed. we're discussing with the un and _ be needed. we're discussing with the un and other partners how best to achieve _ un and other partners how best to achieve this. un and other partners how best to achieve this-— un and other partners how best to achieve this. longer pauses, wider areas. achieve this. longer pauses, wider areas- we've _ achieve this. longer pauses, wider areas. we've heard _ achieve this. longer pauses, wider areas. we've heard similar - achieve this. longer pauses, wider areas. we've heard similar things. areas. we've heard similar things from the administration in washington this week. do you sense a shift in some of the rhetoric we're hearing from western governments? i think in the us there is a robust continue support for israel. i live in the washington, dc area and today we had a massive rally, expecting 60,000, i don't know what the final count ended up being but here in washington to support robustly for israel. 0ur washington to support robustly for israel. our own fbi has reported in an enormous spike in activity, students assaulted on campus who are jewish. where are you still live seeing glass being broken and people wanting to shout anti—semitic servers. we will say never again here in america. i will say, when

you're talking about a wider territory, in the arab world you're talking about more than 5 million mi. 2. sorry, i don't know that in kilometres, versus less than 9000 square miles for the state of israel. when you're talking about humanitarian crisis, where are you egypt, where are you jordan? why are you stepping up at this time. you will understand _ you stepping up at this time. you will understand why those governments don't want to take palestinians. they've been displaced to the west bank and they believe that they were to move again they would never be allowed back. i think the concern — would never be allowed back. i think the concern is _ would never be allowed back. i think the concern is that _ would never be allowed back. i think the concern is that 0k, _ would never be allowed back. i think the concern is that 0k, why aren't i the concern is that 0k, why aren't the concern is that 0k, why aren't the rest of the arab countries here actually standing up against the anti—semitic fervor. to take a step back, which really unfortunate is in the us with president trump helped broker the abraham accords. had p started, flight patterns were happening between israel and some of the sunni countries and it was the shi'ites here. it's really

unfortunate that a lot of western governments are being held hostage by iran, basically to be pawns of iran. we will not be palms of iran, we will not, absolutely. let iran. we will not be palms of iran, we will not, absolutely.— iran. we will not be palms of iran, we will not, absolutely. let me talk about rishi — we will not, absolutely. let me talk about rishi sunak _ we will not, absolutely. let me talk about rishi sunak new _ we will not, absolutely. let me talk about rishi sunak new look cabinet | about rishi sunak new look cabinet which met for the first time today with ministers welcomed by the prime minister. good morning, everyone. welcome. especially a warm welcome to those for whom it's their first cabinet, and also a welcome to those for whom it may not be theirfirst time... laughter lovely to have you, lovely to have you all here. - former prime minister david cameron sitting opposite the current prime minister as the new foreign secretary. the ministerial code states that you must be either in the lords or the commons in order to be a government minister, and since david cameron has not been an mp since 2016, granting him a peerage was the only way to enable him to become the foreign secretary. that means though he is not able to stand at the despatch box to face his opposite number david

lammy. this was his response. mr speaker, i would've liked to have started by welcoming the new foreign secretary to his place. where is he? but i can't do that because he isn't here. despite my respect for the right honourable gentleman opposite, he is not the foreign secretary. and we don't know when or how this house will hear from the foreign secretary because he's not a member. ijust read to the sc sikorsky is to become the next commitment both old boys members. the old boys. i think i'm right in saying lord carrington glass foreign secretary who did not sit in the comments. how does it work? can you work is an effective

foreign secretary if you are not able to stand in the dispatch box? the issue of having a minister who is in the lords have been done before for the lord carrington resigned in 1981, a long time ago. the gordon brown government, and in earlier, it made trade secretary, from memory in 2008. and again towards the end of a long government period for the thing to point out the lords is a vigorous debating chamber. and being a foreign secretary in the lord you have a lot of x ambassadors and top servants who are now in the lords who can question him. 0ften who are now in the lords who can question him. often the question can be tough. but the pace of it is slightly different. you don't get the daily statement, urgent questions, the timing is quite the same. the obvious thing is that commons is the main chambers where decisions get made. the government

largely said that the issue mps haven't really gave a chance to directly question him. andrew mitchell who stood in this afternoon, it's not entirely satisfactory. i think the big worry is you could have maybe done it years ago but in this day... in such a pressure — years ago but in this day... in such a pressure time _ years ago but in this day... in such a pressure time for _ years ago but in this day... in such a pressure time for that _ years ago but in this day... in such a pressure time for that we're - a pressure time for that we're showing pictures of air force one which isjust landed in san francisco ahead of the apex summit. big meeting tomorrow between president biden and xi jinping. big meeting tomorrow between president biden and xijinping. it is president biden unlike the british foreign secretary who has all the leverage. certainly david cameron has plenty of leaders in the middle east but it is president biden who has the power to change policy in the middle east and influence the israelis. will see if he makes any comments about the middle east as he gets off the plane. do stay with us. we will keep you right across the back.

hello there, good evening. some very unsettled conditions currently across the uk, but also some very mild air too, marked here in yellow on our air mass chart. the mild air moves away to be replaced with something a lot cooler as we head through wednesday, thursday and friday before it returns again into the weekend. some very unsettled conditions, wet and windy, but also turning a lot milder once more. now, this is the pressure chart from earlier on today. you can see these heavy, thundery showers clearing away from the south coast. really quite blustery here. some rainbow spotted as things tended to brighten up from the west. still some showers across england and wales, but also some clear spells overnight tonight. too breezy really for any frost to form. there will be plenty of cloud, showery outbreaks of rain continuing across much of scotland, showers, too, for northern ireland. towards the north of scotland, in the shelter, glens and the clear spells there could be perhaps a touch of frost here into wednesday morning. so this is how we'll start

off the day tomorrow. now, there are some very weak fronts, just gradually slipping southwards as we head throughout the day. that'll introduce, perhaps, a few showers into the north part of northern ireland through the afternoon, some showers, too, edging into lincolnshire. but to the north of that front there'll be lots of dry weather, some sunshine for the far north of scotland. the sunshine continues, and it should stay dry across much of england and wales, the winds will ease down, temperatures now much closer to the seasonal average. now, the dry weather in the south is not set to last because as we look out towards the atlantic two deep areas of low pressure approaching from the south and from the west. now still lots of uncertainty regarding thursday, but current thinking suggests that we're going to see this rain across the south first thing, and there'll be more rain edging in from the west as we head through the afternoon. so we're all going to be turning wet and windy. it's going to be a pretty miserable picture, i think, by the end of the day. temperatures again, 8—13 degrees celsius. but friday will be a break between these systems. there should be a lot of dry weather around. the sunshine will last longest probably towards central and eastern areas.

we look out towards the south west where there's another system approaching, again, highs of around 7—13 celsius. but those temperatures are set to rise, of course, as the wet the windy weather, the deep area of low pressure spreads in from the southwest. it's going to be a very unsettled weekend indeed with coastal gales, especially towards the west, plenty of heavy rain, but the temperatures will rise. bye— bye.

hello, i'm christian fraser. straight to san francisco, where president biden hasjust straight to san francisco, where president biden has just touched down at of an summit. it's a form for 21 countries in the pacific region to discuss trade and economic development. but it's what's happening on the sidelines that is drawing the most attention. it is expected that there will be a face—to—face meeting with china's president xijinping. the face—to—face meeting with china's president xi jinping. the first in a year. 0nly president xi jinping. the first in a year. only the second meeting he has had with xi jinping since year. only the second meeting he has had with xijinping since becoming president. the two know each other very well because they met when joe biden was the vice president. but it's the muted boot —— mood music around us. let's get some thoughts on this with our reporter helen humphrey.