mr. sunak? >> i have been a torry and i have been absolutely disgusted with the level within the tory party. i will be supporting you, but if you do become prime minister, how will you ensure unite the tory party so we can when the next general election? mr. sunak: i think we are all on the same team, we are part of the same conservative family and we will need to come back together afterwards and i think you could take some comfort from that. not only do i have the most import -- support of mps, is drawn from every bit of our parliamentary party. mps have voted remained, mps devoted lee. experienced parties like what we just talked about the brand-new mps as well. mps in rural areas and urban areas. that's the breath of my support because that's the kind of person i'm where i can build a broad team around me and that's what i will do in government. i want to make sure we have a government that represents all the talents and traditions of our amazing party. he saw some of that on display in the

good evening, mr sunak. good evening.ver the next half hour i want to focus on some of those emergencies at home and abroad that you've spoke about. let's start with the economy, can we? do you accept that there are millions of people watching this programme who have no say in who becomes the next prime minister, who do face a real emergency as a result of soaring energy bills? i absolutely accept that and i know millions of people are worried about inflation and particularly the cost of their energy bills, and that's why i wanted to provide them with some reassurance and peace of mind over the last couple of days as we're starting to learn more about what might happen to energy bills in the autumn. and what i've said is, if i'm prime minister i will go further in supporting those families that most need our help because the situation is worse than we thought when i announced quite significant support earlier this year. let's see how much worse, let's look at the figures we've got now. we can see them coming up in the scr

mr. sunak's difficult point. that may be his aspiration presiding over the record level of taxation and spending the truth is ms. truss' tax cuts as we discovered in the campaign would not have been adequate to deal with the cost crisis. they would not help those at the bottom of the income scale it very much during the course of the campaign, that has been the issue. we can argue a gap between her narrative. she has dominated the agenda and campaign mr. sunak has been trying to challenge her by coming up with intellectual arguments why she might be more. without himself telling the story about what he wants to do, he can get voters interested >> can sunak do anything to turn his fortunes around? >> the truth is, i think it is going to be very difficult he has some attributes that they he value he has been prime minister and is likely to be competent. we saw in the debate on sky news, he can sometimes in the eyes of people prove to be more quick on his feet in debating than ms. truss unless he can start to begin

yes, this is a i video that has emerged today off mr sunak talking to some conservative party memberin which he said that when he became chancellor he said he managed to change funding rules inherited from labour, he said, which he said shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and he changed it so that money could go to areas where he was, like royal tunbridge wells instead. labour have said this shows he was, they said, fixing the rules to funnel taxpayers upon the money to funnel taxpayers upon the money to prosperous tory shires. mr sunak�*s campaign say no, what he was doing was making sure that everyone gets to benefit and that is what he would do as prime minister. mil would do as prime minister. all riaht, would do as prime minister. all right, damian thank you. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee, who's been unconscious since april, have lost a high court attempt to have him transferred to a hospice to die. his mother had said she wanted her son to be in a hospice to say a peaceful goodbye, but doctors warned that there was significant risk in moving him becau

labour's lisa nandy said mr sunak�*s comments were scandalous. estment in deprived rural areas, not just cities. this was mr sunak this afternoon. people who need help and extra investment aren'tjust limited to big urban areas. you find them in towns across the united kingdom, and in rural areas too. and that was the point i was making, that our funding formulas that fail to recognise that are out of date, and they need changing. has been a big talking point in the leadership campaign today, but the issue that will dominate the entry of the next prime minister are this figure and this fact. the cost of living and the projected inflation figures. now, the strategy of the two candidates feel more starkly split than ever. liz truss thinks she can avoid a recession if she cuts tax immediately, she wants to reverse the rise in national insurance payments. she also wants to cut corporation tax. now, rishi sunak says that cutting tax now could make inflation was. he said he does want to eventually cut the basic rate of income tax by 4p, but that will not

mr. sunak: for the past couple of weeks, i have been out talking to them, talking to the public and lots of people have come and talk to me about that press conference and what a difference it made in their lives. i was wearing the same suit in that press conference as the ones i am wearing now. >> they are very slick. how much are they worth? >> i am the same person that sat there and made sure we help the company -- country through a very difficult time. i will judge people by their character and their actions, not by their bank accounts. >> that certainly seems to be the case as far as the audience is concerned here but there are plenty of people who are watching at home who would disagree with that. they think you're too rich to be prime minister. mr. sunak: one of the last things i did as chancellor was announced significant help for people with their energy bills. david's question was about helping the most vulnerable, people who really needed help. that is what i did. we are all going to

but mr sunak has warned that deeper tax cuts now would fuel inflation and risk a hike in interest rates19% and today said he wants to go further — and cut the basic rate by another 3p in the pound within seven years — a move mr sunak claims could be funded by economic growth. we'll do that responsibly overtime, continuing to reduce our borrowing and we'll do it by growing the economy, taking advantage of our brexit freedoms and getting our businesses to invest more and innovate more through the tax reforms that i'm going to put in place. but with energy bills soaring and the cost of living biting, liz truss is offering very different economic medicine. she's promised to reverse april's national insurance rise. ms truss would also halt next year's corporation tax hike from 19% to 25%. she also plans to pause the green levies on energy bills — a package of measures that adds up to about £30 billion a year. we're currently projected to have a recession next year and what's very important instead of that, we get the economy growing, we attract investment. and that will help us pay down the

mr sunak was interviewed earlier about how he wants to help people keep on top of their bills.ost of living over this autumn and winter, so on top of the plants i announced as chancellor to get people £1200 of help, now the bills are higher than we thought it is right that we go further. i want to cut vat on energy bills to provide extra help for people. today i have been setting up a radical vision for where i want to take the economy after we get inflation under control. i want to cut income tax by 20%. we will do that responsibly over time, reducing our borrowing and we will grow the economy, taking advantage of our brexit freedoms. fix, economy, taking advantage of our brexit freedoms.— brexit freedoms. a lot of your ex cabinet colleagues _ brexit freedoms. a lot of your ex cabinet colleagues are _ brexit freedoms. a lot of your ex cabinet colleagues are coming i brexit freedoms. a lot of your ex l cabinet colleagues are coming out brexit freedoms. a lot of your ex - cabinet colleagues are coming out in support for less trust. is this a sign that your campaign is losing mome

mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters.age annual energy bills could go up another £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatar's capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. and at a turbocharged pace, qatar's hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small, but mighty gulf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state—of—the—art stadia and infrastructure. and with the first match set to kick off this november, all eye

telegraph, as it says taxpayers would pay an extra 30 billion pounds a year due to inflation and mr sunakreeze. the financial times leads on the news that tory leadership candidate liz truss is backing the introduction of new powers for ministers to override city of london regulators — a plan that was first so, let's begin. wa ke wake up zombies, the consumer champion there's been posting a lot of stuff on social media and appearing on tv and the concerned about what's coming down the track and the lack of action by the politicians.— and the lack of action by the oliticians. ' :: :: , ., politicians. 100%, we had new estimates _ politicians. 100%, we had new estimates from _ politicians. 10096, we had new estimates from cornwall - politicians. 10096, we had new- estimates from cornwall insights was crunching numbers by what happened and when they come out and talk about what's going to happen in the press code, that might top 4200. which is an extraordinary spiral in prices and the press is that people cannot absorb and martin lewis, at the front line of this, he's seemed incredibly worri

mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters.r £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas, bbc news. israeli fighterjets have struck palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day, with local residents saying residential areas have been hit. at least 15 palestinians have died, including a child. israel says its offensive is targeting the rocket launch sites of the group islamichhad, which in response fired more that 200 rockets. most were intercepted. our correspondent, yolande knell, is live injerusalem. another day of israeli air strikes. is there a fear this could escalate further beyond islamicjihad? eeen further beyond islamic 'ihad? even takin: further beyond islamic 'ihad? even taking hamas? h further beyond islamic 'ihad? even taking hamas? that_ further beyond islamic 'ihad? even taking hamas? that is- further beyond islamicjihad? ev

mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters.her £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas, bbc news. 50 years ago this week, nearly 30,000 ugandan asians arrived in britain, forced out of their own country by dictator idi amin. many settled in greater manchester and lancashire, arriving with nothing but their clothes and a few possessions. among them the raja family from bolton, who've built a business empire. abbiejones has been to meet them. archive: whole families had arrived with little cash. - the few belongings they brought often seemed nothing more than sentimental value. they'd left their homes, cars, businesses, pets — their whole lives behind in uganda with little warning. £50, yeah, and all the clothes and everything. that was all you had? i left behind all of my money, all the things. nila raja now sits in the superstore and sari fashi

mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters.her £2,000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas, bbc news. judith durham, the lead singer of �*60s folk group the seekers, has died. she was 79. # hey there, georgy girl # swinging down the street so fancy—free. .. # her band was the first from australia to achieve major international success, selling more than 50 million records. australia's prime minister anthony albanese paid tribute, calling her "a national treasure." judith durham, who's died at the age of 79. as temporary hose pipe bans are enforced in parts of england due to record high temperatures and little rainfall, concern is now turning to the risk of wildfires across the uk. fire chiefs have warned that cities need to be better prepared, as our environment correspondent claire marshall explains. the searing heat coupled with the lack of rain

they say that's a policy u—turn because a few weeks ago mr sunak was saying borrowing a bad idea.ax cuts rather than what she called hand—outs. her supporters have been saying she is not actually ruling anything out but we've not heard from liz truss exactly what she meant by those comments and i think she is going to come under some pressure to say what she would do as prime minister if that energy price cap goes up as high as some people are predicting.— joining me now is paul lewis, a financialjournalist, and presenter of money box on bbc radio 4. thanks forjoining us. people don't need reminding about how dramatically built totten butjust in terms of looking back, £1400 last october —— how much bills have gone 0ctober —— how much bills have gone up. ed davey saying they could grab by that whole and out again and others saying they could go even higher. what is anticipated for where they could be in october? the latest where they could be in october? tue: latest forecast where they could be in october? tte: latest forecast i've where they could be in october? tt2 latest forecas

mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters. up another £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas, bbc news. six people have been arrested following an altercation at a holiday park in east sussex in which a man died. the incident happened at parkdean resorts in camber sands, just before 11pm on friday. paramedics attended the scene but the man was declared dead shortly after midnight. israeli fighterjets have struck palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day, with residential areas hit. at least 15 palestinians have died, including a five—year—old child and two women. israel says its offensive is targeting the rocket launch sites of the group islamichhad, which in response has fired more that 200 rockets towards israel. most have been intercepted but air raid sirens have sounded on saturday as far away as tel aviv. from jerusalem, yola

mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters.uld go up another £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas, bbc news. let's go back to the fire in fuel storage tanks in cuba. the tanks were struck by lightning on friday night in the city of matanzas, about 50 miles east of the capital havana. our central america and cuba correspondent will grant, told me more. we know that at least 17 firefighters are missing, which is obviously a horrific situation for cubans, for the island more generally, and this couldn't come at a worse time for the nation, in many ways, in the grip as it is of a nationwide electricity, rolling electricity blackouts. havana, the capital, has recently been told it is going to have to start experiencing blackouts as they try to move elements of the electricity grid to other parts of the island that need it, so, really, it comes at

mr sunak said he would provide direct support to vulnerable groups if he won the leadership.ight. they're used to receiving a winter fuel payment in the winter. and what i did as chancellor is say that we will provide additional payments alongside that, and we will need to provide more than i thought previously because the bills are worse. and we need to do the same for people on low incomes. the clock is ticking, and while government emphasises that billions of pounds of help is already in place, autumn is looming. even some energy leaders are worried that the big decisions are on hold while the panic over prices is rising. caroline davies, bbc news. let's get more on this story with our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, in westminster. people are desperately worried about how to pay their bills — what did today's meeting achieve? reeta, nothing very much, i think you have to say, for people worried now are worried about the autumn. what we heard from borisjohnson was really when he said any decisions involving spending would have to wait for his successor. chance

mr sunak�*s message to his party is that inflation is what matters.p another £2000 in the coming months, and it is thought 40% of people are already struggling to pay. ms truss says her approach is about optimism, stimulating the economy, and not talking the country into a recession. damian grammaticas, bbc news. in italy, archaeologists have unearthed four new rooms in a house in pompeii — offering more insights into life in the ancient city. the discovery happened in what was once one of the doomed city's largest neighbourhoods, before it — and its people — were hit by a volcanic eruption in 79 ad. about two—thirds of the city have now been uncovered — and it remains one of italy's most popular tourist attractions. tom brada reports. an ancient city frozen in time by a monstrous eruption almost 2,000 years ago. still—vibrant ceramics, a wooden dish cabinet, fragments of an extremely tired bed — just some of the treasures unearthed by archaeologist at pompeii, offering a glimpse of what life was like for ordinary roman citizens before the town was pu

she was described by liz truss as it attention seeker for the short time ago mr sunak was asked whetherendence referendum. of course. i can imagine the circumstances in in which i wouldn't we live in a union therebyjust democracy and union i accept that. i just don't think anybody thinks lowering in the nearfuture is just don't think anybody thinks lowering in the near future is the remotely the time to focus on this and that's not something our focus off the time to focus on this and that's not something a focus of the union to people in scotland. i'm focused on the failures have. that's what i'm... again, this is not the thing that we need to talk about. i'm asking you. i thing that we need to talk about. i'm asking you-— thing that we need to talk about. i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime — i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime minister. _ i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime minister. there's - i'm asking you. i want to be focused on his prime minister. there's a - on his prime minister. there's a lot of --eole on his prime minister. there's a

writing in the times, the former cabinet minister criticised mr sunak�*s rival, liz truss, saying sheer plans to cut tax, rather than give direct payments to struggling households. she has previously argued that high taxes are "potentially choking off economic growth". earlier i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt who told me that mr gove has been very critical of liz truss's policies. michael gove says he is deeply concerned that the framing of the leadership debate by many has been a holiday from reality that the answer to the cost of living crisis is not to reject further hand—outs and cut tax and instead he believes that rishi sunak has the right approach to tackling the cost of living. this is certainly a helpful intervention for team rishi sunak. michael gove is a big figure in uk politics and has been for more than a decade now and is seen as a serious politician, a serious thinker, so for him to come out and back rishi sunak�*s policies is helpful and is helpful at this point as well, because we've seen in recent weeks people who were backing rishi sunak publicly s

mr sunak says they won't help people on the lowest incomes, that people need to be a lot bolder when what is he planning? we are not totally sure about that either. he says he wants to cut the tax on energy bills but beyond that, his supporters are saying we will have to wait and see how high bills go before he sets out his full plans. remember, victoria, the audience that rishi sunak and liz truss are trying to appeal to just now is to remember is, that explains a lot of the rhetoric but on the whole there is a wider electorate looking on, many concerned about the cost of living crisis. gordon brown, the former prime minister, has suggested there needs to be a crisis meeting, a rolling crisis meeting of the government's cobra committee to look at this. that has been ruled out by number ten this morning. they say the prime minister cannot make any of the big financial decisions until his successor is an office and that is four weeks away.— the head of the united nations has said any attack on ukraine's big nuclear power station would be a �*suicidal thing'. ukraine and russia have ac

writing in the times newspaper, the former cabinet minister criticised mr sunak�*s rival, liz truss,ith her plans to cut tax, rather than give direct payments to struggling households. she has previously argued that high taxes are "potentially choking off economic growth". i'm joined by our political correspondent, helen catt. fairly critical then of liz truss's policies? fairly critical then of liz truss's olicies? , , ., fairly critical then of liz truss's olicies? , i. , fairly critical then of liz truss's olicies? , , ., policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase _ policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase that _ policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase that michael- policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase that michael gove - policies? yes, you picked out the| key phrase that michael gove says policies? yes, you picked out the - key phrase that michael gove says he is deeply concerned the framing of the leadership debate by many has been a holiday from reality, that the answer to the cost of living crisis cannot be simply to reject further hand—outs and contacts. he

mr sunak�*s team said he is ruling nothing out when it comes to limiting disruption, liz truss has saidg office she would change the law to mandate a minimum service, even on strike days. that sort of thing is popular with conservative party members, the ones choosing the next prime minister, but i think solving those big economic challenges, inflation, the cost of living, getting the economy growing again, is absolutely crucial. the answers to that are considerably more complicated and the solutions will not come overnight. can you just remind us when this will all happen? two weeks tomorrow we will get the announcement of the new prime minister who will become conservative leader, i think it will be the day after, the 6th of september, when we see the handover of power. boris johnson will leave downing street and liz truss or rishi sunak taking over. thank you. we will find out how this story and many others are covered tomorrow's front pages. that's at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are geri scott, political reporter at the times and shyama

the welsh secretary had previously backed former chancellor mr sunak, citing his experience and judgments this? it is a big blow to rishi _ how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's _ how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's campaign l how significant is this? it is a big | blow to rishi sunak's campaign to being next prime minister of the united kingdom. robert buckland, it was not long ago he was going on television programmes saying that rishi sunak was the right person to lead the country through challenging economic times but he has written this piece for the telegraph newspaper today where he says that liz truss is now the right person to take the country forward. he talks about changing his name, says it has not been an easy decision for him to make, he says he has spoken to liz truss about specifics including the idea for a bill of rights in the uk, essentially reform of human right legislation, and has also come to the conclusion that she has got the best prospects for taking the uk economy forward. he says she will give the country the best sh

good evening, mr sunak. good evening.y, can we? do you accept that there are millions of people watching this programme who have no say in who becomes the next prime minister, who do face a real emergency as a result of soaring energy bills?

it'll be for ms truss or mr sunak to decide which of them goes ahead when one of them becomes prime ministerst six protesters for attending a vigil for sarah everard has been dropped after the crown prosecution service said the test for prosecution had not been met. the six were accused of breaking covid lockdown rules by attending the vigil in march last year following the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard by police officer wayne couzens. there were clashes with police after several hundred people attended the unofficial gathering. the government in egypt says at least a0 people have died, many of them children, in a fire at a church where thousands of worshippers had gathered for sunday worship. dozens of other people have been injured. it's reported an electrical fire broke out at the coptic church in giza, outside cairo. 0ur correspondent sally nabil sent this report from the scene. a sunday church service that ended in tragedy. behind these windows, egyptian christian worshippers died. the abu sifin church was in a packed a busy neighbourhood in giza. the fire killed dozens in

mr sunak, as prime minister, might tell us to use less energy. as prime minister, might tell us to useergy. energy rationing? we shouldn't _ use less energy. energy rationing? we shouldn't rule _ use less energy. energy rationing? we shouldn't rule anything - use less energy. energy rationing? we shouldn't rule anything out, . we shouldn't rule anything out, because the challenges we face with this crisis are significant. and because the challenges we face with this crisis are significant.— this crisis are significant. and so the hustings _ this crisis are significant. and so the hustings are _ this crisis are significant. and so the hustings are now— this crisis are significant. and so the hustings are now over - this crisis are significant. and so the hustings are now over and l this crisis are significant. and so i the hustings are now over and they raced soon will be too. rishi sunak, as the underdog, _ raced soon will be too. rishi sunak, as the underdog, i _ raced soon will be too. rishi sunak, as the underdog, i think— raced soon will be too. rishi sunak, as the underdog, i thin

they have also accused mr sunak of flip—flopping and u—turn income is something he denies.inuing to reduce our borrowing, and we'll do it by growing the economy, taking advantage of our brexit freedoms and getting our businesses to invest more and innovate more through the tax reforms that i'm going to put in place. responding to claims he betrayed borisjohnson by resigning from his government and running to replace him, rishi sunak has said there is a danger of looking back with rose tinted glasses on the final days of boris johnson's tinted glasses on the final days of borisjohnson's government, when he said it wasn't working as it should. and he has also in interviews been reminding people he had more support among conservative mps than any of his rivals. but as he knows, it is now the opinions of conservative party members that count. they can now cast their votes by post or online between now and the beginning of september. all indications are that liz truss is still the frontrunner. both candidates will make their pitch to conservative members again in exeter at a hus

a move mr sunak believe5 could be funded by economic growth.t more and innovate more through the tax reforms that i'm going to put in place. but with energy bills soaring and the cost of living biting — liz tru55 is offering very different economic medicine. she's promised to reverse april's national insurance ri5e. m5 tru55 would also halt next year's corporation tax hike from 19% to 25%. she also plans to pause the green levies on energy bills — a package of measures that adds up to about £30 billion a year. we're currently projected to have a recession next year and what's very important, instead of that we get the economy growing, we attract inve5tment. and that will help us pay down the debt and be able to cut taxes further in the future. now, neither candidate is presenting a fully co5ted budget and they have been far less clear about the potential impact of their tax plans on public spending. but this is about harvesting the votes of around 160,000 tory party members — who start receiving their ballot papers this week. at the moment, it

former finance minister mr sunak has unveiled a new pitch to party members calling for a 4% reductionhave different points of view. but as chancellor i was very keen to make sure that i started cutting taxes, and what i�*ve announced today builds on that, and that�*s because i believe in rewarding work, and the best way for government to signal that is to cut people�*s income tax. and in this parliament as chancellor i already said we are going to cut income tax for the first time in almost 15 years, and as prime minister i want to go further than that and cut income tax at the basic rate by a fifth to 16p. but i want to do that in a way that�*s responsible, i want to make sure that we can pay for it, i want to make sure we can do it alongside growing the economy. so that�*s the vision that i have come and i think it�*s right that people know where i want to take the economy. but it�*s entirely different to doing things right now that would make the situation far worse and endanger people�*s mortgages which is not something i want to do. the new promises from mr sunak come ahead of th

one of the questions mr sunak is facing is how he is going to pay for it. he would rather cut taxes than give hand—outs. our allies say she is not ruling anything out, but we have not really heard ms truss say what she is prepared to do when it comes to direct financial assistance. what did she mean, for example, when she told the financial times that she wants to avoid what she calls more hand—outs. i think she will face a lot of questions over that. the whole backdrop to this leadership campaign has been the economy. there have been questions over sound fiscal management. but the question of energy bills, of the cost of living, how the government can help the most vulnerable households, i think is one of the biggest ones that the new prime minister is going to face. some are questioning without the rhetoric to tory party members will be the same rhetoric as the country wants to hear comes to how they are going to get through a really difficult winter. joining me now is rebecca mcdonald, who is a chief economist atjoseph rowntree foundation — a charity whic

published by the new statesman suggests mr sunak told a group of conservatives in tunbridge wells inareas like this are getting the funding they deserve." i managed to start changing the funding formulas to make sure that areas like this are getting the funding they deserved because we inherited abunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved because we inherited a bunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and, you know, that needed to be undone. i started the work of undoing that. that was rishi sunak at one of the local hustings, that was filmed last week in tunbridge wells in kent. let's discuss all of that by a senior conservative who is indeed supporting rishi sunak in his bid, former defence secretary, among many other titles, former defence secretary, among many othertitles, doctor former defence secretary, among many other titles, doctor liam fox mp, hello, good afternoon. i could have picked a few titles, but i went with that one. i picked a few titles, but i went with that one. ., �* ., , . that one. i don't really mi

former chancellor mr sunak has unveiled a new pitch to party members calling for a 4% reduction in incomety campaigners. the song heated, which was released on friday, contains a derogatory term sometimes used to refer to people with celebral palsy. singer lizzo had also used the word in one of her songs a few weeks ago, before apologising and re—releasing a new version of her track. beyonce's publicist says the word was not used intentionally in a harmful way and will be replaced. joining me now is warren kirwan, from the disability equality charity scope. afternoon to you, warren. what do you make of beyonce's decision to record the song? he welcomed this, i assume. ~ , y record the song? he welcomed this, i assume. ~ , , ., ,, record the song? he welcomed this, i assume. ~ , assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to — assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to recognise _ assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to recognise that _ assume. absolutely, i assume. isaac when he to recognise that people - when he to recognise that people make mistakes, and it comes from a globa

mr sunak�*s team say he will consider all options to limit disruption.strike. that's popular with the conservative party but the bigger challenge, the economy and bringing down inflation is going to be tough. the answers aren't simple. thank you. the daughter of a prominent russian ultra—nationalist has been killed by a car bomb on the outskirts of moscow. darya dugina was a journalist and vocal supporter of the invasion of ukraine. there is speculation the target may have been her father, alexander dugin, whose calls for a new russian empire, challenging the west, are said to have influenced president putin. will vernon reports from moscow. a fireball on the streets of moscow. 30—year—old darya dugina, a political commentator, was killed when a bomb exploded in the car she was driving. at the scene, her father, alexsandr dugin, an ultra nationalist philosopher. russian media said mr dugin was meant to travel in the car with his daughter, but changed his mind at the last minute, and there is speculation he was the intended target. darya dugina, like herf

basic rate by another 3p in the poundin basic rate by another 3p in the pound in seven years, move mr sunakwe will do that responsibly over time, continuing to reduce - growth. we will do that responsiblyj over time, continuing to reduce our borrowing and we will do that by growing our economy taking advantage of the tax reforms are put in place. but with energy bills soaring and cost of living biting list trust is offering very different economic medicine. she has promised to reverse a national insurance rise in that its corporation tax hike 19—25% and she also plans to pose the green levies on energy bills, a package of measures that adds up to around £30 billion a year. we measures that adds up to around £30 billion a year-— billion a year. we are currently projected to — billion a year. we are currently projected to have _ billion a year. we are currently projected to have of _ billion a year. we are currently projected to have of the - billion a year. we are currentlyl projected to have of the session next year and what is very important as instead of that we get the economy growing an

former chancellor mr sunak has unveiled a new pitch to party members calling for a 4% reduction in incomeg from ben wallace to tom tugendhat, so certainly she has real momentum in the last couple days, but both camps keen to stress that there are still lots of members making up their minds, both have been blitzing members around the country trying shore up support. certainly this next week is being seen as very crucial with lots of tory members expected to vote quite early as well. in terms of different policies as a result have been dished out over the last couple of days, they been competing for headlines, one of the key dividing lines has been over tax policy. liz truss has promised instant tax cuts, reversing the rise to national insurance, as well as the planned rise to corporation tax, as well. she is also said she would temporarily suspend green levies on energy bills. rishi sunak has, throughout this campaign, emphasised that such tax cuts would add to inflationary pressures at the moment, therefore risk interest rates and people�*s mortgages, as well, so he has been cautious, how

let�*s listen to what mr sunak said.erlook pockets of deprivation in towns and rural areas and were weighted in favour of more urban areas and cities in particular and a spokesperson for rishi sunak said levelling up is notjust about city centres it is about pounds and rural areas all over the country and the help they need but the comments appear to be a little bit clumsy and have certainly drawn criticism but only from rishi sunak�*s libel writs across, a source from her campaign suggesting he was sitting dividing lines —— rishi sunak�*s rival liz truss. and also from labour who accused mr sunak of using public money to bribe tory members. it is playing into the debate about how these candidates are presenting themselves as the offer they are making, a bit of a misstep perhaps from rishi sunak, and one his opponents will no doubt seize upon. let me bring it comment from the mother of archie battersbee after the news this morning the family have been refused permission to transfer him from hospital where he is on life s

so mr sunak is under pressure as well to say exactly what it is he would do to deal with the cost ofn o�*clock this morning. a bbc investigation has found that the number of newborn deaths and miscarriages in parts of afghanistan has nearly doubled, one year since the taliban takeover. doctors say stress and hunger are the main reasons. most women admitted to the maternity wards of public hospitals said they could only afford one meal a day. foreign funds paid for afghanistan�*s public healthcare system, but these have been frozen since the taliban seized power. yogita limaye reports from badakhshan province in the north—east of afghanistan. some viewers may find this report distressing. badakhshan in the north—east, where we went back in 2002, the infant and maternity mortality rates there were among the worst in the world. up until 2021, there had been significant progress. there were still a lot of preventable deaths happening, but there had been a lot of progress. now it�*s going backwards, and it�*s going backwards fast. the foreign funding which came into this country and was c

because although his team say yes, we are using the framework for earlier this year, mr sunak says the sounds like it is only going to be for some people, whereas the package earlier this year was universal and went to everybody. so i think mr sunak will be under pressure to spell out a bit more about exactly what he's talking about. ms truss has been really reluctant, actually, to engage with the idea about whether she is going to come up with an emergency support package if she is prime minister. she said she would have an emergency budget as soon as she takes office and would look at it then but there is a question about whether that position would hold. her supportjames cleverly said this morning, he is the education secretary by the way, he said she is looking at packages for the most vulnerable. but ms truss herself hasn't said that and her team say she isn't committing to anything at the moment. but mr cleverly was pushed this morning on the today programme about the wider question of what the government is going to do, what it can do over the next month. have a listen. the chan

they are just beating their thumbs as long as the mister is together with mr. sunakft. the official added that it is likely that there will not be much work in the ministry until a new prime minister is elected. layla morren is the liberal foreign policy representative. she said that what the employees of the ministry of foreign affairs. nothing to do once again shows what we have dealing with a non-functioning zombie government and that's it. this happens in times of crisis, from the russian invasion of ukraine to the oppression of taiwan by china, nevertheless, whether the rhinestone rushes around the country, trying to win as many votes as possible while completely forgetting about its direct duties. did not stand the test, the famous american tolerance in the context of the crisis in the united states of america stopped selling personal care products to transgender people in the american walmart network appeared like this ads together, read. due to the disruption of supply chains, personal care products can only be sold to real women. we apologize to transgender

security adviser and you had to have a bit of adviser and you had to have a bit of a chat with mr rishi sunake first thing you would say to them?— would be the first thing you would say to them? i think the immediate crisis is what's _ say to them? i think the immediate crisis is what's happening _ say to them? i think the immediate crisis is what's happening in - crisis is what's happening in ukraine. that of course is going to be front and centre of any new prime minister. actually, ithink be front and centre of any new prime minister. actually, i think both of them would tend to carry on the policy of borisjohnson's government, which has been a successful piece of british support to ukraine both economically and militarily. that is the most immediate crisis. behind that is a very complicated issue of dealing with china, which i think needs to be a multi layered strategy if i had enough time with the new prime minister i think that want to come on to talk about china after updating the weapons on ukraine. first of all ukraine, one suspect your message would be, stay the course. don't slip u

writing in the times newspaper, the former cabinet minister criticised mr sunak�*s rival, liz truss,oliday from reality" with her plans to cut tax rather than give direct payments to struggling households. she has previously argued that high taxes are "potentially choking off economic growth." vladimir putin has said un officials will be allowed to visit and inspect the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. the announcement comes amid growing concern over the safety of europe's largest nuclear plant. our correspondent hugo bachega is in odesa. hugo, how quickly will this happen? isa is a good question. yesterday president zelenskyy in this note the address— president zelenskyy in this note the address at— president zelenskyy in this note the address at the details of the visit by international monitors would be discussed — by international monitors would be discussed and russia appears to have dropped _ discussed and russia appears to have drouped its _ discussed and russia appears to have dropped its demand that any mission should _ dropped its demand that any mi

from liz truss, that it would give, damage her campaign and ultimately give some invigoration to mr sunakbit behind by about five points. that reflects a lot of conversations over the last few days were team sooner, saying this is tighter than people realise that he�*s getting a good reception for members particularly in the south of england. it is interesting though that the whole policy agenda over the past few days has been basically red meat for tory members. both teams trying to track the votes of conservative members as their ballot paper stuck to land by saying things that they think will be popular. the truth is that when you scrutinise them, when you look into the details, the complete detail of how it would work is not always there. there have been a few holes in the policies, few questions about how they would work in practice and as i say, i wonder if liz truss�*s policy falling apart today might lead some to question whether some of our other policies stand up to scrutiny and it may be a bit of a moment in this race where team sunak hoping it gets them on the front foot. we d

the pm's former chief adviser dominic cummings has described mr sunak�*s criticism of the government'she pandemic, as "dangerous rubbish. a police chief in uvalde, texas is sacked — afterfailing to send officers in, to stop the gunman who killed 19 pupils and two teachers. good afternoon. students in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their gcse results — after the first exams in three years. grades are lower than during the pandemic when they were based on teacher assessments, but higher than pre—covid. the government says that's part of the plan in the transition back to exams. there are strong regional variations in today's results with a north south divide in england. vocational and technical awards are also out, with some delays for btecs. here's our education correspondent sean dilley. success summed up. ifelt like i was missing out but i feel better now that i've got my results. not really nervous at all. i knew plenty of people that were nervous but you can't change what's on the paper. i did not expect to get what i did get, considering the year we've i all

and in latest news a video published by the new statesman suggests mr sunak telling grassroots toriesung conservatives, there's no clear winner. this week i'll be very curious to see who young conservatives are supporting because there still seems to be a high amount of uncertainty. haifa there still seems to be a high amount of uncertainty. how do you account for— amount of uncertainty. how do you account for the _ amount of uncertainty. how do you account for the fact _ amount of uncertainty. how do you account for the fact that _ amount of uncertainty. how do you account for the fact that rishi - account for the fact that rishi sunak is doing quite well amongst the younger members, but your preference is for liz truss and she overall seems to be ahead? absolutely, i think liz truss represents the more free—market right—wing portion of the conservative party, and i think that young people tend to be more pragmatic and conservative in their views of what we should have. i think the conservative party need to have more ideals and principles, i think liz truss has the most principles o

in an interview with the magazine, mr sunak suggested sage minutes had been edited to take out dissentingade offs, about locking down the country and what that would mean in other airs such as the economy, he is not saying lockdown shouldn't have happened, he is saying he thinks there there had been more discussion, more tans prarn psi s lockdowns could have been different and shorter. he does make that allegation that the sage minutes were edited down to remove dissenting voices and he talks about for example government using a fear narrative, as he calls it, that he was uncomfortable with and he is making particular reference there to government posters showing people on vents lay for, he talks about being emotional when he pointed out it would be very problematic to close down schools and keep pupils home, but says when he pointed that out, it was met with a wall of silence. now number ten are said ministers always made collective decisions about locking down the country and they went on the expert advice available at the time, but someone who has jumped available at the time, but some