out too are theresa villiers, andrea leadsom, esther mcveigh, and the northern ireland secretary julian

so have the business secretary andrea leadsom, and the environment secretary, theresa villiers.y cox, who attended cabinet has resigned. the foreign secretary dominic raab remains in place, as does the home secretary priti patel. our political correspondent chris mason has this report on the morning's events and a warning, it does contain some flash photography. at 10.30am this morning... at 10.30am this morning, sajid javid arrived in downing street as chancellor. an hour and a half later he had resigned. here he was the other day standing loyally behind his boss, but a source says he turned down staying on in government because he refused to see his whole team of advisers sacked as a condition of keeping hisjob. here is the man taking over the top job at the treasury, rishi sunak. long seen as a rising star, he had been mrjavid's deputy. how do you feel about taking over in these circumstances? delighted. lots to get on with, thank you very much. reshuffles, even for governments with a big majority, can and so often do come with big twists. they are a complicated jigsaw puzzle

julian smith, andrea leadsom and esther mcvey a re smith, andrea leadsom and esther mcvey are all out you the latest news summary. more right, let's bring you the latest news summary. more to come from the debate in a moment. thank you. good morning. boris johnson is making the first major changes to his government line—up since the general election in the past half an hour it has been confirmed northern ireland secretary julian smith, business secretary andrea leadsom and housing minister esther mcvey have all been sacked. it is thought a number of female mps will be promoted by the prime minister, particularly at ministerial level. china has sacked two of the most senior communist party officials in hubei province amid claims the extent of the corona virus epidemic has been suppressed. the pair were fired after the authorities revealed a big increase in the scale of the outbreak. 254 people have now died from the virus while there have been almost 15,000 other confirmed cases in the country. it is largely down to the use of a different system to diagnose the virus. that 254 figure f

he replaces andrea leadsom who was sacked after serving in the government for six years.ea rs as a junior minister, george eustice is promoted to environment secretary. he replaced theresa villiers who leaves the cabinet for a second time. there's also a promotion for former brexit minister, suella braaverman, who is the new attorney general. she replaces geoffrey cox, who said he was leaving government at the prime minister's request. anne—marie trevelyan will also attend cabinet after being given the brief for international development. oliver dowden is the new culture secretary. in the last hour, brandon lewis has been confirmed as the new northern ireland secretary. he replaces julian smith, who was the first ministerial casualty of the day, when he was removed from his post this morning. and former brexit secretary steve barclay has been appointed as chief secretary to the treasury, succeeding the newly—appointed chancellor mr sunak. our political correspondent chris mason has this report on the morning's events and a warning, it does contain some flash photography.

not to andrea leadsom, but he's aware of optics.hearing, obviously they are just rumours, while a lot of women will be fired from cabinet, more are going to be promoted. if you look at some of the names, though, there are people like esther mcvey and liz truss who are, kind of, big hitters on the tory campaign and they are the kind of people who maybe aren't doing the most spectacularjob, you can argue with the policies, but there's so many mediocre men in the cabinet, the bar... you have grant shapps in the bar... you have grant shapps in the cabinet, who was part of the tory youth scandal a few years ago, jacob rees—mogg who made the comments about grenfell jacob rees—mogg who made the comments about gre nfell tower at jacob rees—mogg who made the comments about grenfell tower at the beginning of the election campaign. i feel we get full gender equality when women are allowed to be as mediocre in the workplace as men. the only woman who is saved in the cabinet is priti patel as home secretary, who shouldn't be there, but i will st

the business secretary and prominent brexiteer, andrea leadsom, has also been sacked.d it had been a real privilege to spend six years in government. esther mcvey, who also campaigned for britain to leave the eu, has been relieved of her duties as housing minister. mrjohnson will be looking to appoint a new environment secretary after removing theresa villiers from the post. and in the past half hour, the attorney general geoffrey cox was the last to confirm that he had lost hisjob. live to downing street and our political correspondent leila nathoo. i guess the prime minister is now getting on to perhaps the easier pa rt getting on to perhaps the easier part of the day, where he is offering jobs to people. take us through the sackings first of all, and assess for us the significance? there have been a couple of names already in the mix that we had expected. some movement, andrea leadsom and esther mcvey, geoffrey cox had all been in the mix as possible candidates for losing their jobs. julian smith, he was a bit of a surprise this morning. there had been rumours overn

out too are theresa villiers, andrea leadsom, esther mcvey, and the northern ireland secretary julian. world health leaders say there's no new cause for alarm, despite a steep rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus in china — yesterday was the deadliest day of the outbreak so far. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here is ben. good evening. good evening to you. the catalans dragons head coach steve told the bbc that israel deserves a second chance is the australian gears up for his super league debut this weekend. while i was sacked by rugby australia lecture after homophobic comments posted on social media. these were given the opportunity to continue his career in europe starting against castle fred on saturday. they say a fresh start is deserved. >> we researched him as a person. my decision was based around his ability, his ability to add positivity to the dressing room. to really increase our opportunities of winning. and it was based around that and being a good person, over a number of occasions, i felt it was right and number of occasions, i felt it

alok sharma has replaced andrea leadsom as business secretary. dubs borisjohnson as the "iron man" after he ordered saijd javid to fire his closest aides ahead of a cabinet reshuffle. and the daily mail features a story on prince harry and meghan markle. the paper reports they are axing up to 15 of their uk staff and closing their buckingham palace office. well, in spite of that story, really there is only one story on all the front pages, isn't there? that is the departure of sajid javid in the context of the government reshuffle. anna, let's start with you. will the departure of sajid javid the of any interest to readers of the wall street times? the big point of interest here is the power of the chancellor has in trade negotiations with the eu. particularly in terms of what it means of what it means for financial services and how london will still act as a financial centre for your. it is often called europe's investment banker, london. that relationship really is of huge interest to people interested in financial markets and financial service

so have the business secretary andrea leadsom, and the environment secretary, theresa villiers.ttorney general, geoffrey cox, who attended cabinet has resigned. the foreign secretary dominic raab remains in place, as does the home secretary priti patel. our political correspondent chris mason has this report on the morning's events, and a warning — it does contain some flash photography. at half past ten this morning... and i am sorry, we are having a bit of trouble there. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in downing street. and a bombshell this morning with the resignation of sajid javid? and a bombshell this morning with the resignation of sajid javid? yes, yesterday we were all thinking this reshuffle could be on the boring side but it hasn't turned out like that. downing street yesterday were saying it was going to be modest. behind me i like sharma has been given the newjob and a promotion as business secretary. —— sharma. it is not the promotions that have raised the eyebrows today, it is the resignations. we understand cabinet ministers came in this morni

andrea leadsom there the business secretary.gned to collate the figures failed. when officials tried to phone in the figures, the lines became jammed. our correspondent chris buckler reports from the state capitalo des moines. for the democrats and each of the candidates, this was meant to be a big night. the iowa caucus is seen as a moment to secure momentum in the battle to become the party‘s presidential candidate. but there was no victor, because there were no results. let me begin by stating that i imagine have a strong feeling that at some point the results will be announced. cheering. and when those results are announced, i have a good feeling we're going to be doing very, very well here in iowa. cheering. so, we don‘t know all the results... laughter. ..but we know, by the time it is all said and done, iowa, you have shocked the nation. cheering. the voting system used in the iowa caucus is complicated. members of the democratic party gather in places like schools, libraries and theatres, and publicly declare their suppo

alok sharma has replaced andrea leadsom as business secretary.vid to fire his closest aides ahead of a cabinet re—shuffle. and the daily mail features a story on prince harry and meghan markle. the paper reports they are axing up to 15 of their uk staff and closing their buckingham palace office. in spite of that, there really is only one story in town, isn‘t there? sajid javid really on the front of every single front page, isn‘t he? thrown under the bus, the headline from the metro, in reference to the fa ct from the metro, in reference to the fact that sajid javid is the son of a bus driver, as he was are often driven to remind us. was he thrown under a bus, or was driven to remind us. was he thrown undera bus, orwas this driven to remind us. was he thrown under a bus, or was this a government in disarray? what do you make of the way the resignation was handled? this is not what were shovels or meant to look like, this is not what boris johnson shovels or meant to look like, this is not what borisjohnson expected to happen when he woke up this

the telegraph leads on comments from the business secretary andrea leadsom over a cabinet reshuffe. and duchess of sussex attended a jp morgan event in miami. and the express says britons are optimistic about the country's future after brexit. those of the front pages and let us start with the story of the day and the weights coming on the front pages of the daily mirror, i'm shocked but proud. would you like to kick us off? the word proud is used in front of the mirror but also on front of the sun. a positive reaction and there've been a lot of people calling him braids as well. really noticeably positive language, anything that you're scared of doing that you do anyway is brave. particularly when you're in the public eye and sit on the self and from millions of people and talk about your sexuality, it cannot be an easy thing. notably, pictures we re an easy thing. notably, pictures were his wife on the front of the mirror who said that he is sorry for the hurt he has caused her up to 27 yea rs of the hurt he has caused her up to 27 years of marriage. we have not heard anything fro

andrea leadsom tight—lipped after she lost a cabinet seat she had held for years.be booted out from housing. julian smith was axed. my position is up to the prime minister. we shall enjoy that nice weather that we have today. jacob rees-mogg hang on as leader of the highs along with plenty of other serving ministers. the northumberland mp and former defence minister became the pulse of the department for international development. the new culture secretary had been at the cabinet 0ffice. six entrants to the cabinet got newjobs but the neighbourly travel between numbers ten and 11 is the biggest headline of all. this was meant to be a not much to see kind of reshuffle but not a bit of it. the departure of the chancellor isa it. the departure of the chancellor is a huge moment for any government but this time it represents something else, a sign of a number 10 that once total dominance to be in complete control. borisjohnson‘s tea m in complete control. borisjohnson‘s team is adamant theyjust in complete control. borisjohnson‘s team is adamant they just want less fic

those shortlisted include the former cabinet ministers andrea leadsom and kenneth clarke.poiler alert — include these two mps known for their robust approach. he put his policy to the british people in as much as anyone could discern it, in a general election. he was slaughtered. what bit of that message does he not understand? it's a delight to see your children here watching today, because i know that while you have a responsibility to parliament, that you take your responsibilities as a parent incredibly seriously also, and now to the prime minister. jess phillips and mark francois overcame their disappointment at not being shortlisted to discuss civility in politics. i think it's good that they have got these awards and i can imagine someone like jacob rees—mogg doing well in that context. we'll have to wait and see who the winners are but i wasn't expecting to be up until the small hours worrying about it. and jess phillips, you equally phlegmatic about this? yeah, i suppose it depends how one judges civility, is it people working together for the common good, or is i

andrea leadsom tight—lipped after she lost a cabinet seat she had held for years. to be booted out from housing. julian smith, who got the government in northern ireland back up and running, was axed. i think my position is up to the prime minister. it is his... his call. we shall enjoy the nice weather we have today. jacob rees—mogg and his chalk stripes hung on as leader of the house, along with plenty of other serving ministers. anne—marie trevelyan, the northumberland mp and former defence minister, becomes the boss of the department for international development. looking forward to your promotion? oliver dowden the new culture secretary, who had been at the cabinet office, the government machine. are you looking forward to your newjob? yes, of course, thank you. six entrants to the cabinet got newjobs today but the neighbourly trouble between numbers 10 and ii is the biggest headline of all. this was meant to be a moderate, move along, not much to see kind of reshuffle. not a bit of it. the departure of the chancellor is a huge event, a huge moment for any gov

people like andrea leadsom, a lot of speculation she may go, the business secretary, the environment that front. i think borisjohnson is going to get on the front foot with that. the briefing from number ten overnight is that there will be the same number of women in cabinet as now, there won‘t bea women in cabinet as now, there won‘t be a reduction and they want to bring more women intojunior ministerial roles. that is part of the story of tomorrow, i think. rather than this radical reshape of their cabinet and government, there will be a few minor tweaks here and there from boris johnson will be a few minor tweaks here and there from borisjohnson but a lot of people brought intojuniorjobs with an eye to bring them further up the ranks later. so, some new faces in there, not necessarily big jobs, but basically being groomed for those jobs. cani can i ask a stupid question, which is why is this necessary at all? he came into power six months ago, there was a huge massacre ben, 17 replacements, why do you need to reshuffle this now? these are big jobs we‘re talking about. reshuffle th

andrea leadsom tight—lipped after she lost a cabinet seat she had held for years.in early to be booted out from housing. julian smith, who got the government in northern ireland back up and running, was axed. i think my position is up to the prime minister. it is his... his call. we shall enjoy the nice weather we have today. jacob rees—mogg and his chalk stripes hung on as leader of the house, along with plenty of other serving ministers. anne marie trevelyan, the northumberland mp and former defence minister, becomes the boss of the department for international development. looking forward to your promotion? oliver dowden the new culture secretary, who had been at the cabinet office, the government machine. are you looking forward to your newjob? yes, of course, thank you. six entrants to the cabinet got newjobs today but the neighbourly trouble between numbers ten and ii is the biggest headline of all. this was meant to be a moderate, move along, not much to see kind of reshuffle. not a bit of it. the departure of the chancellor is a huge event, a huge moment fo

women rumoured of being in danger are andrea leadsom and julian smith, a surprise to some.huffle, i think for the first time in a very long time if not ever, it has been pre—briefed, elements of it, to the press. so clearly number 10 trying to get ahead of the narrative when it comes to women especially. and making sure there is a pipeline for the dandelion for future cabinet reshuffle. you mentioned julian smith. i am just hearing thatjulian smith has been sacked as northern ireland secretary. that's really interesting, because voices in northern ireland have been saying that he is widely regarded, of course, the executive restored after three years in the deep freeze. it's not easy in northern ireland to find a politician, a secretary of state, who most political parties agree on and most of them agreed on him doing and most of them agreed on him doing a good job. for example, and most of them agreed on him doing a goodjob. for example, colum eastwood, the leader of the sdlp, said last night it would be really strange for boris johnson said last night it would be really s

alok sharma has replaced andrea leadsom as business secretary. harry and meghan markle. the paper claims they are axing up to 15 of their uk staff and closing their buckingham palace office. now we look at some of the stories you are looking at on our news website, on the most red for example, we have been talking about the sad story about the discovery of the sad story about the discovery of the body of the british woman missing in new zealand. number two, a story for today, a valentine's day story. poundland selling 40,000 engagement rings ahead of valentine's day. that has caught your attention. apparently, the £1 billing rings are meant to be used as place to proper rings, according to poundland. most watch this morning, it's been shuffling around. quite a lot of stories grabbing your attention. let's look at number one right now, theirs is a quick thinking customer who is watching, you can see, watching a shoplifter who is pelting across... and there is the moment. that is one kind of citizen's arrest. there is another scene, that video goes

the business secretary andrea leadsom says the target has been reached ahead of schedule, but more stillndent katy austin reports. my my name is francesca st thomas‘ and i sit on the boards of several companies, including air france, fnc investment trust. even with francesca‘s background as a successful business leader, getting her those boardroom position is tough. it‘s an area where men still often hugely outnumber women. change is painful. there‘s a huge value attributed to chemistry on the board, and of course, chemistry, you have mainly with people like you. she says boards who don‘t have enough women are putting themselves ata enough women are putting themselves at a disadvantage. basically it doesn‘t reflect your customer base, it doesn‘t affect the society at large, it doesn‘t reflect your staff. the government has backed voluntary targets to increase the representation of women on the boards of the biggest listed companies in the country to 33%, or one in three, by the end of this year. it‘s february and that target has now been achieved for the top 100 companies not yet for the

andrea leadsom, too. i know what you are thinking.ou are barely familiar with doing jobs you are only loosely aware of as it is. but it matters because it saves the field, the sound, besides, the look of the boris johnson field, the sound, besides, the look of the borisjohnson government with a large majority very good number of yea rs. a large majority very good number of years. chris mason, thank you very much. the boss of an nhs trust at the centre of concerns about preventable baby deaths has been accused of failing to grasp the magnitude of the problem. susan acott, the chief executive of east kent hospitals trust, claimed there'd been "six or seven" avoidable deaths since 2011, even though the trust has previously accepted responsibility for at least ten. when you are looking at babies that are born very prematurely, often have congenital issues as well, it's not always quite as clear—cut as that. the dad of harry redford, who died seven days after he was born at a camp hospital said the trust hadn't learned its lessons from pas

is clear thatjohn virgo thinks people are trying to undermine that, but senior ministers like andrea leadsoms on it. when will it be? we don't know. the old bailey has heard how the brother of the manchester arena suicide bomber bought a chemical for the attack using an email address entitled "we have come to slaughter". hashem abedi is on trial for his alleged role in helping his brother salman carry out the attack, which killed 22 people at an ariana grande concert two years ago. the 22—year—old denies the charges. a man who sexually assaulted and murdered an 89—year old widow has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 3a years. 23—year—old reece dempster had smoked crack before breaking into dorothy woolmer‘s home in tottenham. dempster had previously admitted manslaughter, but initially denied murder and sexual assault. let's catch up with the weather now. i'm not coming this way. that is at the moment where the storm is in america. these images are from mississippi and louisiana where strong winds with severe storms and this comes with a fair bit of snow across parts of oklahoma an