ione wells, bbc news.o just tomorrow, ione wells, imps ews. do just t( or>rrow, breaches by suella dover or security breaches by suella braverman that they want answers about. it's also growing concerns about. it's also growing concerns about overcrowded conditions at the migrant processing centre in a manston after reports that suella braverman decided not to move more migrants there into hotels to ease pressures, reports which she disputes. the local conservative mp, sir roger gale, with the immigration minister robertjenrick and he said it was the wrong decision for the home secretary not to commission more hotels for migrants to move into and it was more hotels for migrants to move into and it w short, more hotels for migrants to move into a facing short, now a is lots a is lc contact 1in l... r: --.. f f» is lc contact —— w” l... r: --.. f f» what remains of the footbridge. families were out together at the end of a week of holidays for diwali festivities. locals were the first to respond, helping pul

ione wells, bbc news.ou more on that news from dover. 0ur correspondent matt graveling is there. what can you tell us? there is still a big police — what can you tell us? there is still a big police presence _ what can you tell us? there is still a big police presence here - what can you tell us? there is still a big police presence here this - a big police presence here this evening, mishal, following this morning's events. it was around 11.31 kent police were first made aware of reports that a man had driven to the nearby immigration centre, just a few hundred metres down the road, and began throwing what we believed to be petrol bombs at it. we were told that of the three bombs he threw, two of them exploded. he then got in a white car and drove here this petrol station and drove here this petrol station and it has been reported that he took his own life. we don't yet know what his motivation was for doing this but as you heard in ione wells' report, just yesterday it was reported that almost 1000 migra

ione wells, bbc news. ione wells reporting... the president of somalia says at least a hundred people were killed and 300 wounded — in two car bomb blasts outside the education ministry in mogadishu on saturday. witnesses say the car bombs struck within minutes of each other, the second as people and ambulances were arriving. the al qaeda—linked islamist group al shabaab admitted doing it — blaming the ministry for teaching children a christian—based syllabus. lebanon's health ministry has recorded 16 cholera deaths among 371 cases. the world health organization says there's been an unprecedented rise in cases of cholera around the world. since the start of the year, 29 countries have reported outbreaks of the disease. a vaccine programme has had to be suspended due to a shortage in the global supply. thousands have been protesting in prague in the czech republic — in support of ukraine in its fight against the russian invasion. czech ministers are going to visit kyiv on monday — to hold meetings with their ukrainian counterpar

ione wells, bbc news. ank of england, andrew bailey, spoke to the new chancellor yesterday — and he said there was a �*clear meeting of minds' on the importance of stability. this afternoon mr bailey also warned of the possibility of higher interest rates ahead — more than previously expected. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, has this analysis. all smiles launching the mini budget at the end of september. and with it a new political phrase — trussonomics, describing liz truss's vision for a high growth, high wage, low tax economy. butjust three weeks later, her new chancellor has buried it. have you been given a clean slate? can you change elements of the mini budget if you want to? yes. and the fundamental thing the prime minister wants me to do and i need to do is to be completely honest with the country. trussonomics reversed, then. tax cuts likely replaced with tax rises, huge investment replaced with a spending slowdown. this rethink has largely been driven by the turmoil in the financial mark

ione wells, bbc news.ement of cargo ships through turkish waters on monday despite russia pulling out of a deal that allowed vital ukrainian grain exports to resume. the body overseeing the agreement said the three parties would inspect a0 outbound vessels on monday. it said russia was informed of the plans. nato has accused russia of trying to weaponise food supplies and urged it to reconsider its decision to pull out. 0ur correspondentjames waterhouse sent us this update. look, there are urgent talks we understand that are going to stretch into tomorrow. you've heard what the un makes of this pause, describing it as deeply concerning. turkey, who also brokered this deal, have also echoed those calls for the grain agreement to resume. and interestingly, an official was quoted as saying that there were grounds for optimism, but it's hard to see where that is because russia has been accused of using the grain deal as leverage as its military frustrations continue and they don't get much more frustrating tha

ione wells reporting.sing dozens of artworks looted by the nazis during the second world war. an unknown number of paintings and sculptures were stolen by hitler's regime, and many remain unaccounted for. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. works of art, works of plunder. portraits, still life, each and every one of them stolen from their rightful owners. this exhibition is a reminder of humanity's capacity, both for creativity and cruelty. translation: you should know there were two privileged - recipients from the looting. first of all, there was hitler's project for a central museum in linz, very close to his hometown. then the second one, and you have to imagine it was pure theft, it was for goering's private collection. archive: in this aladdin's cave of stolen art treasures, - everything that glitters is gold. no—one really knows how many works of art were looted during the war. tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, some taken from occupied countries, many taken from jewish families. after

ione wells, bbc news. pasotti, a politics professor with the university of california santa cruz. shejoins me from there now. it's been an absolute whirlwind the last 2a to 48 hours, and chaotic as well, how is this being read where you are? the olitical being read where you are? the political crisis _ being read where you are? the political crisis in _ being read where you are? the: political crisis in the being read where you are? ti;e: political crisis in the uk being read where you are? ti9 political crisis in the uk is of course of enormous importance not least because of the key role yuki plays on the international stage in relation to the world and the ukraine. however i think in industrial relations face significant challenges at home so mainstream media and public and are not putting the uk crisis at the forefront of their attention, as you are well aware in the us we are in the middle ofan aware in the us we are in the middle of an electoral campaign thatis middle of an electoral campaign that is

ione wells, bbc news. in about 15—20 minutes' time, to see what the media makes of quite a day in politics. let's get some of the day's other news. a palestinian teenager has been killed in an overnight raid by israeli troops in the occupied west bank town ofjenin. palestinian health authorities say salah al—buraiki was shot in the neck and he later succumbed to his injuries. a 20—year old jenin resident was detained. the united nations says colombia has broken its own record for cultivating coca — the main ingredient of cocaine. a new report by the un office on drugs and crime revealed colombia's coca harvest area increased by 43% last year. colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine. bulgaria has become the third country to say it won't take part in next year's eurovision song contest, which is being staged in liverpool on behalf of ukraine — this year's winner. north macedonia and montenegro have already pulled out of the competition, citing an increased entry fee. the teenage american chess gr

ione wells, bbc news, birmingham.inal plan to scrap the top rate of income tax have welcomed today's u—turn. the employers group the cbi said it allows the government go forward with what it said are good reforms. after the announcement, the cost of borrowing over five years — which determines most mortgage rates — dropped slightly, but it's still much higher than last week. with his analysis of where the move leaves the chancellor's plans, here's our economics correspondent andy verity. the new rate will be 50% and will come in from april next year. eater come in from april next year. ever since the formula _ come in from april next year. ever since the formula chancellor alistair darling brought in, the top rate for top earners has been a political dividing line. in 2013, george osborne cut it from 50p, to 45 p. it is paid by those earning more than £150,000 a year. that is around 660,000 people. scrapping it would have saved them on average, £10,000 a year. this would have saved them on average, £10,000 a year-— £1

ione wells, bbc news. by royal mail workers in the next two weeks have been called off following a challenge by the company. a series of strikes have taken place in recent weeks and more action had been planned in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. the communication workers union says after a letter from the company's legal team, it had decided to withdraw industrial action notices. the union said strikes would resume from saturday the 12th of november. the headlines on bbc news... national mourning in south korea after 154 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in the capital seoul. at least 68 people have died after a bridge collapsed in india's western state of gujarat. local reports say as many as 400 people were on the structure at the time. an immigration centre in dover has been firebombed, with the suspect reported to have killed himself. the un says the secretary—general, antonio guterres, is involved in intense negotiations to try to rescue a deal that lets ukraine export g

ione wells, bbc news.king at the situation with regards to the conservative party, the mini budget, the aftermath and what liz truss may say later. it is one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. somalia is in the grip of the worst drought since the 1980's. hundreds of thousands of people, many trapped by conflict, are facing extreme hunger and death. a full—blown famine, where households have no food, children suffer acute malnutrition, and people die every day from starvation, is likely within a matter of weeks. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reported on somalia's last famine in 2011, in which a quarter of a million people died. he sent this report from baidoa, a city at the heart of the current crisis. baby cries. in a crowded hospital in baidoa, 2—year—old mohammed clings to life, weak with hunger. "this is the worst drought we've ever been through," says his mother, "i worry for all my children." another child is brought in with swollen limbs, a sign of sever

ione wells, bbc news. staying here in the uk.rates may rise by more than previously expected. that's what the head of the uk's central bank says. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, spoke to the new chancellor yesterday — saying there was a �*clear meeting of minds' on the importance of stability. here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. describing liz truss's vision for a high growth, high wage, low tax economy. butjust three weeks later, her new chancellor has buried it. have you been given a clean slate? can you change elements of the mini—budget if you want to? yes. and the fundamental thing the prime minister wants me to do and i need to do is to be completely honest with the country. trussonomics reversed, then. tax cuts likely replaced with tax rises, huge investment replaced with a spending slowdown. this rethink has largely been driven by the turmoil in the financial markets since the mini—budget was announced. the pound has had a torrid time. the effective cost of government borrowing has soared

ione wells, bbc news.tory coming events in iran, following the protests there that we have been covering, but we have seen these extraordinary pictures of a fire at a prison. i'm joined now by rana rahimpourfrom the bbc persian service. thank you very much for talking is through this. we can see the pictures here, and extraordinary fire at this prison. talk us through what we know about it and the significance of it. fix, what we know about it and the significance of it.— what we know about it and the significance of it. a few hours ago, we received _ significance of it. a few hours ago, we received videos _ significance of it. a few hours ago, we received videos from _ significance of it. a few hours ago, we received videos from evin - significance of it. a few hours ago, l we received videos from evin prison, a notorious prison, the capacity is 15,000 inmates, but over the last four weeks, 15,000 inmates, but over the last fourweeks, more 15,000 inmates, but over the last four weeks, more and more people

ione wells, bbc news.ompany. a series of strikes have taken place in recent weeks and more action had been planned in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. the communication workers union says after a letter from the company's legal team, it had decided to withdraw industrial action notices. the union said strikes would resume from saturday the 12th of november. the un says the secretary—general, antonio guterres, is involved in intense negotiations to try to rescue a deal that lets ukraine export grain from its ports in the black sea. russia said yesterday it was suspending the agreement because its fleet in crimea had been attacked. kyiv hasn't admitted being behind the drone strike. the un—brokered deal allowed ukraine to resume exports of crops like wheat — amid a food crisis in parts of asia, africa and the middle east. our correspondent james waterhouse sent us this update look, there are urgent talks we understand that are going to stretch into tomorrow. you've heard what the un makes of t

laura: ione wells in westminster, thank you.in the united states, president biden said liz truss was a great partner in helping ukraine fight russia. over the weekend, he said her plan to cut taxewas a mistake. for more on how the world is reacting to her resignation, here is our correspondent. reporter: we are following breaking news of it after less than two months of the job with quick her resignation that adlines, capturing the international bewilderment that the chaos in the u.k. this from italy, no stranger itself to short governments. in brussels, eu leaders holding a summit to discuss the world's energy crisis, were sidetracked by the extraordinary political drama here] will not get involved in the political life of the u.k.. i hope in any case the u.k. can once again find stability. that is good for us then good for europe. reporter: at the weekend, joe biden took the unusual step of making it clear he was no fan of mistrust's economic policies] i disagree with the policies but it is up to britain to make that judgment.

karin: for how this is playing out in westminster, here is ione wells. rishi sunak saying the people of northern ireland deserve a functioning government, but the reason they are not, the post-brexit treaty keating gasped keeping northern ireland -- keeping northern ireland and the british market. northern ireland once a check of goods, changes to things like tax arrangements to bring that more in-line with ones in great britain. the foreign secretary today spoke to his eu counterparts. they will continue talking. but if those talks fail, there is a new law passing through the westminster parliament year which would allow ministers to override key parts of that protocol. the think this is illegal and tinted they could introduce trade retaliations in response. the key question now for new prime minister rishi sunak is, would he plow ahead with that law, risking tensions, or compromise? karin: russia's president, vladimir putin, predicted the coming decade will be the most angeles and unpredictable since the end of world war ii. eight a major speech in mos

ione wells in birmingham. will be interviewed ahead of the opening day of the party conference morning with laura kuenssberg, slightly earlier than usual at the time of 8:30am. also on the programme, labour's shadow chancellor rachel wreaths. 0f chancellor rachel wreaths. of course, it is half an hour early because of the london marathon. in the last hour, the russian news agency ria, quoting the defence ministry in moscow, said russian troops have now left the strategic town of lyman in eastern ukraine. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town, which isjust inside the russian—occupied donetsk region. the minister spokesman, quoted by russian news agencies, said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. the minister spokesman, quoted by russian news agencies, said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. let's get more from our europe regional editor, paul moss, who has been watching developments. a lot is changing in that part of

we can only state that the enemy is active defense and the enemy is preparing to fight for this ion, well, we are not wasting time either, this applies both to the defense of mykolaiv and the region, we are constantly strengthening our units and air defense because we all understand that now the main threat is air, unfortunately, while not abandoning his plans to liberate kherson region, including air is a threat and water can be a threat . so, we do not know the enemies of the plans, but they regularly appear in such a formula that the enemy can blow up kakhov hydroelectric plant and then blame us for this, but i would rather ask you about preparations for a possible not x if the enemy really goes for such a huge man-made disaster, we understand that one situation will be on the right bank of the dnieper and the other on the left, yes well, but what concerns the preparations actually in the mykolaiv region, before such a scenario is possible, mykolaiv is quite far from possible man-made consequences because, after all, our city border is almost 30 km from the combat zone collision and it

around sensitive home office documents from her own personal account. 0ur political correspondent ione wells. that was rishi sunak defending his decision to re—appoint suella braverman as home secretary. talk us through why her reappointment is so controversial.— controversial. well, she was the home secretary _ controversial. well, she was the home secretary under _ controversial. well, she was the home secretary under the - controversial. well, she was the l home secretary under the former prime minister liz truss. she was forced to resign from that roll out of the former prime minister because it emerged that she had broken the set of rules that government ministers have to follow and a set of data breaches. she has shared official sensitive government documents from a private e—mail address to people who weren't authorised to see them. this led to her resigning from liz truss is government but then after liz truss herself resign and rishi sunak took overjust days later she was reported to that role. now opposition parties in the uk have accused rishi sunak of doing a dirty deal with her

ione wells, bbc news, birmingham. leila nathoo is at the conservative conference for us._ hear from the chancellor? we have received a draft of the speech - hear from the chancellor? we have received a draft of the speech we i received a draft of the speech we were briefed on the normal way that is why it was on the front pages, no mention of the decision to drop the plans for cutting the 45p tax rate 46p in scotland. he is going to have to address that isn't he? yes 46p in scotland. he is going to have to address that isn't he?— to address that isn't he? yes you could expect _ to address that isn't he? yes you could expect that _ to address that isn't he? yes you could expect that speech - to address that isn't he? yes you could expect that speech to - to address that isn't he? yes you could expect that speech to have j could expect that speech to have been hastily rewritten the speech that we are due to hear about an hour or so, the trailfor that we are due to hear about an hour or so, the trail for that speech was that they are sticking to their guns and the policies w

here�*s our political correspondent, ione wells. well...ob, the chancellor was tasked with setting out his stall, a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going to be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency savings. on person's efficiency savings is another person's cut. - yes. and remember when liz truss said the country cannot tax its way to economic growth? we are also going to have pressure on the track—side, taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped and some taxes will have to go up. we are also going to have pressure on the tax—side, taxes are not going to come down by as much as people hoped and some taxes will have to go up. then there was her pledge to boost spending on defence to 3% of national income 2030. but the defence department, too, i

lets go to westminster now and speak to our political correspondent ione wells.m here in the end of an extraordinary day in london where do things stand this evening? london where do things stand this evenin: ? ,, . , london where do things stand this eveninu? ,, ., , , evening? essentially where things stand at the _ evening? essentially where things stand at the moment _ evening? essentially where things stand at the moment is _ evening? essentially where things stand at the moment is over- evening? essentially where things stand at the moment is over the l stand at the moment is over the course of the weekend and he tory mp hoping to get that top spot the next leader of the conservative party, the next prime minister for the country will need to try and shore up country will need to try and shore up support from the conservative mp colleagues. they need to get at least 100 conservative mps to back them by 2pm on monday if they are to have a chance on getting that top job. as it stands at the moment, no one has publicly put themselves forward but a lot of tory

our political correspondent ione wells had this assessment of mr hunt's interviews this morning. the three things that really struck me about the new chancellor's interviews this morning was, he said that taxes would not fall as much as some people had hoped. some may even go up. he couldn't rule out further big cuts to public spending, saying all departments would have to find efficiencies. he also couldn't rule out they may have to roll back on the pledge to boost defence spending unless the economic situation improves. these are three big areas which liz truss stood on this summer to get her elected in the tory leadership contest, which may now be subject to change and are already hanging in the balance. so i think, as you say, that leaves big questions for where this leaves liz truss and the very policies she has defined herself by. we had a former chancellor, philip hammond, saying yesterday — chancellor under david cameron and then theresa may — basically saying that you have trashed decades worth of hard work with that budget, that was his claim. we had jeremy hunt's forme

let's talk to our political correspondent, ione wells.s sitting there it has been a difficult few days for the conservatives yesterday we had the rebellion overtaxed yet today we had the rebellion over benefits where does this leave liz truss mac? i think it leaves her in a very situation to be quite honest. as you say, normally these kind of divisions particularly at a cabinet minister level play out more in private eye first often through anonymous briefings to newspapers for example. this one has played out incredibly publicly. we have had cabinet ministers at the most nuclear level of government actively say one thing, the colleague sing another. calling the moves of their colleagues the things such as curio which is the word the home secretary use —— cool. speaking to party members here today it is interesting we put the question to me how is liz truss doing. there is always a bit of a pause, certainly she has not sold it to them yet and that is the key challenge for her tomorrow to convince members, tory mps but also some of the min

the influential 1922 committee of backbenchers on wednesday night. 0ur political correspondent ione wellsnister met with the king yesterday. good to see you again. in the words of the king dear oh dear a tick to move the conversation on, it is certainly how some tory mps felt last night when she met with them here in parliament, but the reception she got some tory fees was frosty, mps say the tory mp robert halton who supported rishi sunak�*s ambitious accused liz truss of... saying the party of the living wage was cutting tax for millionaires, some mps have called for the party to come together after disagreements over some of the government tax plans copy there is no plan b. government tax plans copy there is no plan b-_ is no plan b. plan b is a labour— is no plan b. plan b is a labour government, - is no plan b. plan b is a labour government, we is no plan b. plan b is a - labour government, we have to make this work, we all agreed with the policies we all agreed about growth in the energy and looking after folks this winter, we all agree about partitions keep their promises, . .. par

our political correspondent ione wells reports.after they gathered to hear a very different speech. a chapter opened that day... reflected on today. this government has acted urgently and decisively on the side of hard—working families and businesses. we reverse to the national insurance increase, we helped millions of households with their energy bills, and helps thousands of businesses avoid bankruptcy. amid herwins, a hint at herfailures. as the roman philosopher seneca wrote, it's not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. critics argue it was her very dare to cut taxes and borrow so greatly that led to such economic difficulties. she left with a message that she still stands by her plans for growing the economy. it means lower taxes, so people can keep more of the money that they earn. liz truss's departure from number 10, for the last time as prime minister, leaves rishi sunak with tough challenges in the driving seat. he was clear in the summer that he won't fo

our political correspondent ione wells reports. some tory mps felt last night when she met with them here in parliament. but the reception she got from some tory mps was frosty. mps in the room say the tory mp robert halfon, who supported rishi sunak�*s leadership ambitions, accused liz truss of trashing blue collar conservatism, saying the party of the national living wage was now cutting tax for millionaires and not ruling out a real term cut for benefits. some tory mps have called for the party to come together after disagreements over some of the government's tax plans. there is no plan b. plan b is a labour government, so we have to make this work, we all agreed with the policies, we all agreed about growth, we all agree about energy and looking after folks this winter, we all agree about politicians keeping their promises... she has u—turned. most of us agree with the policies, for sure, there has been not the best presentation. reporter: have you wrecked | the economy, prime minister? this is the question haunting liz truss

joining me now is our political correspondent, ione wells.t westminster yesterday and listened to the chancellor today. huge uncertainty about what will happen with the government must �*s money plans. effectively the chancellor appeared to say actually we were wrong to suggest we could do these big tax cuts by borrowing in these big tax cuts by borrowing in the short term and growing the economy longer term. that was fundamentally liz truss's whole approach. he has to pick up the pieces now, but she remains in charge. pieces now, but she remains in charae. ., �* , pieces now, but she remains in charae. . �*, ., pieces now, but she remains in chare. ., �*, ., ~' charge. that's right, and i think there are very _ charge. that's right, and i think there are very big _ charge. that's right, and i think there are very big questions - charge. that's right, and i think. there are very big questions about what this means for liz truss command as you say, who is in charge, because the three things that struck me about the new chancellor's interviews

that was chris page reporting on the latest of elements at stormont. 0ur political correspondent ione wellscol, the unionists want the protocol, the unionists want the protocol to be changed. is there any prospect of that happening? that’s prospect of that happening? that's riaht, rishi prospect of that happening? that's right, rishi sunak_ prospect of that happening? that's right, rishi sunak has _ prospect of that happening? that's right, rishi sunak has urged - prospect of that happening? trust�*s right, rishi sunak has urged the dup to return to the government in stormont, with number 10 saying that the people of northern ireland deserve a functioning government but the reason they are not is issues over this northern ireland protocol, the post—brexit treaty essentially keeping northern ireland in the eu is a good market. the question is, will any of the issues be resolved? the key demand from the uk side is they want a loosening of checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland. they also want changes to things like tax arrangements and government support for busines

conservative party members are arriving for their conference in birmingham. 0ur political correspondent ione wellsthat is visibly an extra headache for conservatives. you must wonder whether people were planning to come in the last week might now be thinking maybe they need to find something else to do with a few days? something else to do with a few da s? .. . something else to do with a few da s? . , ., , days? that is right. certainly the views are mixed. _ days? that is right. certainly the views are mixed. i'm _ days? that is right. certainly the views are mixed. i'm hearing - days? that is right. certainly the i views are mixed. i'm hearing from some conservative mps that they don't plan to turn up at all. others feel that it is important for them to be here and show their support for the government at this time. i think what is interesting about the context of this conference is often party conferences like this are sometimes a bit of a bubble, potentially feel a bit detached from the outside world at times. this one feels like every word uttered here by the prime minister or the chancellor

this report from our political correspondent, ione wells.yes and ears, and liz truss's lloyd ago loyal aides, crowded here again, just weeks after they gathered to hear a very different speech. a chapter opened that day... reflected on today. this that day. .. reflected on today. this government — that day. .. reflected on today. this government has _ that day... reflected on today. ti 3 government has acted urgently and decisively on the side of hard—working families and businesses. we reverse to the national insurance increase, we helped millions of households with their energy bills, and helps thousands of businesses avoid bankruptcy. thousands of businesses avoid bankruntcy-— thousands of businesses avoid bankrut . �* , ., ., bankruptcy. amid her wins, a hint at herfailures- — bankruptcy. amid her wins, a hint at her failures. as _ bankruptcy. amid her wins, a hint at her failures. as the _ bankruptcy. amid her wins, a hint at her failures. as the roman - her failures. as the roman philos0pher _ her failures. as the roman philosopher wro

here's our political correspondent ione wells. well... hours into his newjob, the well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor— well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was i well... hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was tasked _ well... hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with - well... hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting | chancellor was tasked with setting out his still, a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have spending cuts but listen to this. - have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going to be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency savings.— efficiency savings. 1000's efficiency _ efficiency savings. 1000's efficiency savings - efficiency savings. 1000's efficiency savings is - efficiency savings. 1000's i efficiency savings is another person's— efficiency savings is another p

ione wells, bbc news.ical correspondent, jonathan blake who is in westminster for us this morning, there has been much criticism levied at the government and on the prime ministerfrom all sides, and minister from all sides, and interestingly ministerfrom all sides, and interestingly the 1922 committee does hit home quite hard and i wonder how influential that will be in terms of the prime minister bowing to pressure. the prime minister won't be in any doubt after that meeting last night that there is pressure on herfrom many of her own mps to change our approach. if that means getting rid of or delaying some of the policies and the mini budget, that is what will have to be done but they were saying it in public all of yesterday, several conservative mps. it in public all of yesterday, several conservative mp5. 50 it in public all of yesterday, several conservative mps. so the messaue several conservative mps. so the message has _ several conservative mps. so the message has been _ several conservative mps.

, now the last thesis, and i think that the role of the international community, in particular, ion e well be that if a spontaneous scenario begins, a scenario of the collapse of russia will begin, to make this path managed together with us. i absolutely i am not convinced that he can cope with this task. i would look at this entire history of the international community a little differently, first of all, what the international community is doing now is the armament , the money, and the geopolitical support that we we have uh, well, weapons. we understood that they are. lend-lease began on october 1. thanks to president biden, he signed the law that was voted in the congress and we will receive as many weapons as we need. and we are not talking about our friends great britain, we are not talking about other friends from the european the union, especially the baltic countries and poland , ah, hmm, well, about money, it is clear that ukraine itself will pull out the budget that we have for next year, 454 billion, it seems, well, it is obviously not enough , we need at least three times more

here's our uk political corresondent ione wells.ople of northern ireland deserve a functioning government, but the reason they are not our over issues of the northern ireland protocol which keeps northern ireland in the eu single market. the question is, will any of those issues be resolved? the key demand from the uk site is they want a loosening of checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland, they also want changes to things like tax arrangements and government support for businesses in northern ireland to bring that more in line with ones in great britain. now the foreign secretary james cleverly today spoke to his eu counterpart — they will continue talking, but if those talks fail, there is a new law passing through the westminster parliament here which would allow essentially ministers to override key parts of that protocol. the eu think this is illegal and have hinted they could introduce trade retaliations in response. the key question now for the new prime minister, rishi sunak, is would he be willing

seen a dramatic u—turn, policy changes and threatened rebellions, as our political correspondent ione wellsorts. how's it going? very well. - the chancellor laughs. but it couldn't be further from the truth. the hard hats on a visit here in birmingham couldn't shield the prime minister and chancellor from a bruising few days at their party conference. conservatives arrived here with the markets in turmoil at the government's plans to borrow to fund £16 billion in tax cuts. they leave facing political upset, too. first, unhappy tory mps forced ministers to perform a u—turn over their plans to cut the top rate of tax for the highest earners. the home secretary, suella braverman, accused her colleagues of staging a coup. i'm very disappointed that members of our own parliamentary party staged a coup, effectively, and undermined the authority of the prime minister in an unprofessional way. good morning, mr gove. the latest row brewing among tory mps is whether to raise benefits in line with rising prices rather than in line with rising wages, which would be much lower. some mps argue they shoul

ione wells, bbc news.t happened. what is going to happen next? let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt. what a time we've had so far but i was on the train yesterday talking to someone and she just said to me, ijust want some to someone and she just said to me, i just want some stability. if there is chaos up there, what kind of example are we expected to follow? that's what people want now. it is of course what _ that's what people want now. it is of course what is _ that's what people want now. it 3 of course what is needed if you think back to what the chancellor was saying earlier this week. it's big word was stability. it's a stability that they want to want to project, to calm things down, the financial markets too, so that is partly why they are trying to move so quickly to get someone else in there. we should have a new prime minister by the latest next friday. the reason we say that is if someone gets the total number of votes, then we will know on monday. we gets the total numb

ione wells, bbc news. jonathan blake is at westminster.e direction, however, the prime minister is clearly under significant pressure from her own mps, she is under pressure from the markets. what is the next move for liz truss? it is the next move for liz truss? it is tric to the next move for liz truss? it is tricky to know — the next move for liz truss? it is tricky to know what _ the next move for liz truss? it 3 tricky to know what that will be but there is a sense as you suggest that something has got to give, because the government has said that it will continue with its plan, the tax cuts announced by the chancellor in the mini budget at the end of last month. the prime minister said yesterday she wasn't going to cut public spending, she has also committed to bringing down debt over the medium term, as the government calls it. that means borrowing less and if you aren't going to cut spending and you need to recoup the losses from tax cuts that means the government is getting less money in its coffers, then it's hard to see what you

direction of the government and by implication the prime minister. 0ur political correspondent ione wells quick sum of how we got to this evening. then things got even more dramatic during the course of the evening. even more dramatic during the course of the evening-— of the evening. that's right. i'm literally glued _ of the evening. that's right. i'm literally glued as _ of the evening. that's right. i'm literally glued as we _ of the evening. that's right. i'm literally glued as we all - of the evening. that's right. i'm literally glued as we all are i of the evening. that's right. i'm literally glued as we all are to i of the evening. that's right. i'm. literally glued as we all are to my film this evening waiting for answers on some of the key questions that still remain —— phone. as you say, this afternoon kicked off with that resignation of suella braverman as home secretary. replaced by grant shapops who was only sacked by liz truss about six weeks ago. suella braverman's resignation letter did speu braverman's resignation letter did spell out that she had made a mistake and made

ione wells, bbc news.private secretary to margaret thatcher and john major, the first woman to hold the post. she also worked for many years at the treasury. you were in the room with margaret thatcher when she resigned. much has been made of how liz truss, and photo opportunities and other occasions, has appeared to model herself on margaret thatcher. yesterday at pmqs, liz truss said she was a fighter, not equator, and you were reflecting on social media last night that that had echoes of something margaret thatcher said. yes, when she was inside number ten talking about whether she should go or and came outside to the assembled media inside i fight on, ifight to win. that was four o'clock in the afternoon the next morning she resigned. i think politicians want a pretty tough face on things, but i'm sure behind those doors there are some very difficult conversations going on. this some very difficult conversations auoin on. �* , ., going on. as i mentioned in the introduction, _ going on. as i mentioned

this report from our political correspondent, ione wells.g prime minister in british history. her position and salvageable. we in british history. her position and salvageable-_ in british history. her position and salvaueable. ~ , ., ., , ., ., salvageable. we set out a vision for a low tax, salvageable. we set out a vision for a low tax. high _ salvageable. we set out a vision for a low tax, high growth _ salvageable. we set out a vision for a low tax, high growth economy - salvageable. we set out a vision for| a low tax, high growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of brexit. i recognise, though, given the situation, i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king, to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. so, attention now turns to who will replace her. tory mps have until 2pm on monday to nominate a new leader. they will need 100 nominations to make it onto the ballot. that means a maximum of three tory mps could

here is what —— just after the speech, the bbc�*s ione wells asked conservative members what they made think the prime minister covered all the main concerns. it i think the prime minister covered all the main concerns.— i think the prime minister covered all the main concerns. it was a very ositive all the main concerns. it was a very positive speech. _ all the main concerns. it was a very positive speech. really _ all the main concerns. it was a very positive speech. really good. - all the main concerns. it was a very positive speech. really good. it's i positive speech. really good. it's been a very bumpy conference for liz truss, wasn't enough to put everybody back together? all the mps voicing their dissent about her leadership so far of the past few days? to leadership so far of the past few da s? ., �* , , , days? to me, it's my first time cominu days? to me, it's my first time coming to _ days? to me, it's my first time coming to a — days? to me, it's my first time coming to a conference - days? to me, it's my first time coming to a conference and - days? to me, it's my first t

starting to think about peace, well at least from the words of lukashenko and i am sure that this is a part of such information e-e information manipulation of pressure e ionon of belarusians in the war, on the one hand, the rhetoric is presented that we are for peace, we are super wary , but we are surrounded by nato. drones, but we are for peace. let's talk. we are for peace. we want to live in moderation, but don't listen to us . all of a sudden, there is a mobilization group in belarus . they want eh , and here is a terrorist act, all this narrowness should slowly raise internal psychological mobilization and increase hatred of ukraine, only the information company that must be punished by a certain provocation absolutely is eh the logic of the money implemented by lukashenko, when you are for peace, you must stick to the idea of ​​zelensky 's introduction of observers not only on the border of belarus, belarus, ukraine since the ukrainian era, but invite them to you when you don't want war. under the coercion of russia, then you would like to get out of this situation in some way. well, let's put it on the assembly. and the question is, we want peace