the ongoing uncertainty has become a major story in mid bedfordshire.s running a blog asking the same question every day — has she resigned yet? our blog has been running since the 29th ofjune, which is 20 days after she originally said she resigned. and the reason we started it is because it's something that should take a matter of days to be resolved, not months. in fact, she's been resigning for longer than liz truss was actually the prime minister for. and the saga has prompted some creative treatments on social media. from this, based on where's wally, to this featuring the prime minister. 0fficially, there is no by—election here, but all parties have been campaigning for months. while on paper it's a safe conservative seat, their opponents smell blood. labour activists have been knocking on doors and the liberal democrat leader has made three visits and counting. local tories have selected a candidate to speak of their frustration and the sense of limbo. only one woman really knows when mid bedfordshire will get to choose a new mp. peter saull, bb

in other words, she is quite keen to see her mid bedfordshire parliamentary seat be contested around the conservative party conference, putting maximum pressure again on rishi sunak, although he may try to of course delay the date of that by election. but opposition parties are already campaigning in her seats and seem to be hopeful of some success, despite the fact that she's got a huge majority of more than 20,000. but let's take a look at the nature of that attack. rishi sunak as i say, not desperately surprising that she'd want to have a bit of a go at him, but nonetheless, she is known for speaking her mind and she certainly doesn't hold back. so let me just give you a few choice quotes from her resignation statement. she says, you have no mandate from the people. she says to rishi sunak. she says his government is adrift. she says he's squandered the goodwill of the nation. and she's also accused him of orchestrating daily personal attacks. and there is a pitiful low level, which his government, she says, has descended to. now, obviously, we're going to try to get the reaction

both labour and the liberal democrats claim they can win her former seat in the mid bedfordshire constituencyory mps are reportedly called for an end to end fighting after doris stepped down. she is accused prime minister rishi sunak of heading up a zombie parliament and betraying tory principles. let's get more on this without paying, the political editor politics home. thank you forjoining us. nadine dorries has resigned are now after more than two months or can ijust think now after more than two months or can i just think she would now after more than two months or can ijust think she would go now after more than two months or can i just think she would go with immediate effect. what you make of the timing? the immediate effect. what you make of the timin: ? ., , immediate effect. what you make of the timinu? .,, i. immediate effect. what you make of the timin: ? .,, i. the timing? the timing, as you said, the timing? the timing, as you said, the announcement _ the timing? the timing, as you said, the announcement on _ the timing? the timing, as you said, the announcement on saturday - th

you say the people of mid bedfordshire see the liberal- bedfordshire see the liberal democrats is theat people are telling us when we knock on their doors. and you don't want to believe us, believe the bookies, whose money is on the line. they have the liberal democrats as odds—on favourites, so i think people will look at that quite seriously. but interestingly, also, this is a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that the liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent by—elections in this type of seat, we won from third place, northrop share, for example, we came from third to win. east devon we came from third to win in by—elections. so we are increasingly confident that we have a really good chance here. there is a big tory majority to overturn, so we are far from complacent, we're not going to take the votes for granted, but we know people will break up the day after polling day, whenever that is, and they will either have a conservative mp or a liberal democrat mp. you say ou are far mp or a liberal democrat mp. you say you are far from _ mp or a liberal demo

in mid bedfordshire?t you're hearing, then this will likely be another headache for rishi sunak. on paper , mid bedfordshire looks paper, mid bedfordshire looks like a pretty safe seat for the conservatives. a majority obe for nadine dorries of around 24,000 votes. but of course what we've seen over the last year or two, 18 months or so are similar majorities being overturned in lots of seats like somerton and frome, tiverton , north frome, tiverton, north shropshire, where we've seen increasingly this tactical voting between labour and liberal democrat voters. so if this by—election does indeed happen , then it is it is likely happen, then it is it is likely in my view that the conservatives would end up losing that seat, which would of course pile further pressure onto rishi sunak, who we should remember has still not won any well. he's won one by—election in uxbridge just but overall , in uxbridge just but overall, his record at parliamentary by elections , while prime minister elections, while prime m

five fighters mid—bedfordshire.ghters say the government has shown callous disregard for the safety of those on board the bibby stockholm barge. the fire bngades stockholm barge. the fire brigades union has sent a pre—action protocol letter to the home secretary, suella braverman, outlining its concerns over safety aboard the vessel, which is currently docked at dorset's portland port . the union previously branded the barge a potential death trap . it's now demanding a response to its legal letter. by thursday , russian investigators say genetics tests confirm yevgeny prigozhin died in a plane crash on wednesday . the wagner boss on wednesday. the wagner boss was on the passenger list of a private jet that crashed north of moscow months after a failed rebellion against russia's military . rebellion against russia's military. mikhail rebellion against russia's military . mikhail kasyanov was military. mikhail kasyanov was prime minister of russia from 2000 until 2004. he told gb news this morning that prigozhin had

alistair strathearn is labour's candidate for mid bedfordshire . his for mid bedfordshire.arly greenpeace. they are clearly a completely normal couple and indeed to demonstrate that fact, they dressed up as zombies in protest outside the home office last november. it is just five days since greenpeace targeted rishi sunaks house in north yorkshire. they were angry at the government's plans to grant more than 100 new licences for oil extraction in the oil and gas extraction in the north sea. but yesterday the government confirmed it's cut ties with greenpeace as a result of stunt. the labour of the stunt. but the labour party a much stickier party are in a much stickier wicket. our political correspondent olivia utley is in westminster for us right now for the latest . this is an absolute the latest. this is an absolute nightmare for keir starmer. >> it is an absolute nightmare for keir starmer and it's no surprise that the conservatives are feeling very, very gleeful about this. both grant shapps and suella braverman have tweeted about it today, urging labour to drop alista

the exit of mid bedfordshire's mp has been dramatic and noisy.mbabwe, the country's opposition leader nelson chamisa has claimed victory after challenging the results of the election. on saturday, zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa said he had won enough votes to secure a second term. mr chamisa's party, citizens coalition for change, claims there's been widespread vote—rigging, and international observers say the election has fallen short of democratic standards. we have won this election, we are in the lead. we're even surprised why mr mnangagwa has been declared the leader, because he's not. after the results were announced, president mnangagwa held a press conference where he was asked about concerns over the integrity of the vote. the elections have come and gone. i am humbled by the trust and confidence that you, my fellow countrymen and women, have imposed on me once again to stand as president of our great country zimbabwe. i am so happy that the vote was won fairly in broad daylight. police have been giving more information after th

i know bedfordshire and bedfordshire a bit well and i just i don't think that's going bedfordshire ahink that's going bedfordshire a bit well and i juswork for think that's going bedfordshire a bit well and i juswork for them. that's going to work for them. >> they're, they want >> they're, they don't want an eco terrorist their mp. eco terrorist as their mp. >> come on, joanna, come on eco terrorist. even don't terrorist. even you don't believewhat? oh my goodness, i do. >> being dressed up in. >> being dressed up in. >> look at the 2000 terrorist terrorism act and what you will find increase hinckley is that greenpeace ape just greenpeace is trying to ape just stop oil and insulate britain and extinction rebellion. that's absolutely right. by doing by protesting, no . protesting, no. >> well, it's a race to the bottom now, isn't it? they're essentially trying to outdo each. i'm all for protest with more extreme actions. >> i'm all for protest. but actually what they doing is actually what they are doing is they now now threatening the they are now now threatening the government a l

the exit of mid bedfordshire's mp has been dramatic and noisy. let's turn to iran now — where state media say a well—known pop singer will face legal action, after releasing a music video encouraging women not to wear headscarves. mehdi yarrahi's video for "roosarito" — or "your headscarf" — expresses solidarity with the protest movement that erupted following the death in custody of mahsa amini. she'd been arrested for not wearing a headscarf. dr sanam vakil, director of the middle east and north africa programme at the international affairs think tank chatham house, has explained why this song is so inflamatory. the song is seen to be very provocative, really, coming a year after protests in iran that have been driven by all segments of society, but you've seen women under the banner of life, women and freedom take off their headscarves — and this has been very challenging for the iranian government. and we've witnessed huge protests, but we've also seen massive repression, so the government is taking a very heavy hand in advance of the anniver

i know bedfordshire and bedfordshire a bit well and i just i don't think that's going bedfordshire a't think that's going bedfordshire a bit well and i juswork for think that's going bedfordshire a bit well and i juswork for them. that's going to work for them. >> they're, they want >> they're, they don't want an eco terrorist their mp. eco terrorist as their mp. >> come on, joanna, come on eco terrorist. even don't terrorist. even you don't believewhat? oh my goodness, i do. >> being dressed up in. >> being dressed up in. >> look at the 2000 terrorist terrorism act and what you will find increase hinckley is that greenpeace ape just greenpeace is trying to ape just stop oil and insulate britain and extinction rebellion. that's absolutely right. by doing by protesting, no . protesting, no. >> well, it's a race to the bottom now, isn't it? they're essentially trying to outdo each. i'm all for protest with more extreme actions. >> i'm all for protest. but actually what they doing is actually what they are doing is they now now threatening the they are now now threatening the government

i think it's a real relief for the people of mid—bedfordshire because they desperately need an mp whoyou do get the impression that nadine dorries sees some in her own party as her true opponents. iain watson, bbc news. throughout the past month, we've been reporting from the largest arts festival in the world, the edinburgh festival fringe. acts from across the globe have been performing in the scottish capital, attracting thousands of visitors. live now to our reporter courtney bembridge who is there. iam here i am here amongst the glitz and glamour of fringe. my next guests from western australia. georgia, tell us about your show. we from western australia. georgia, tell us about your show.- from western australia. georgia, tell us about your show. we are so excited to be _ tell us about your show. we are so excited to be here _ tell us about your show. we are so excited to be here back— tell us about your show. we are so excited to be here back at - tell us about your show. we are so excited to be here back at the - excited to be here back at the edinburgh fringe. we are an all—fe

the exit of mid bedfordshire's mp has been dramatic and noisy.sco voted to allow robo — or driver—less — taxis to operate 24 hours a day. passengers have to book and pay for the journey via an app. but after a high—profile accident, there are renewed safety concerns, and some people are determined to get them off the roads. here's james clayton. one of the things that surprises many visitors when they arrive in san francisco are these things — driverless robo—taxis. they're all over the city. this is me ordering one on my phone. one minute away, there's a cab just around the corner. but before i could even get in, a member of the public approached us with a warning. i think you're unsafe, because i saw a guy that was in the crosswalk at night, almost got hit by it. well, thank you very much, sir, cheers. not exactly the ideal thing to hearjust before you get into a cab with no driver. i've been in these cars a few times now and it never changes. it's always totally surreal. it always feels nerve—racking when you first start, and it's really surpr

i think it's a real relief for the people of mid bedfordshire because they desperately need an mp whol—time. the conservatives, too, have a candidate ready to go, and you do get the impression that nadine dorries sees some in her own party as her true opponents. iain watson, bbc news. our political corresepondent helen catt said that the letter attacking the prime minister didn't come as much of a shock. it's always a problem when you've got a formerly senior member of your party attacking you in public. it looks like you have a divided party. and certainly that's something the leader of the liberal democrats this morning has been seizing on in his broadcast interviews, he has been talking about it showing division within the party. quite how representative she is of the party as a whole, i think is debatable. as i said, she was very closely tied to borisjohnson, the former prime minister, and those who supported him within the party. so i think to that extent, she reflects some of the anger that came off the back of him stepping down as prime minister, two prime ministers ago now. so

i think it's a real relief for the people of mid bedfordshire because they desperately need an mp whotime. the conservatives, too, have a candidate ready to go, and you do get the impression that nadine dorries sees some in her own party as her true opponents. iain watson, bbc news. zimbabwe's president, emmerson mnangagwa, has been re—elected to serve a second term with just over half of the total vote. the opposition claims there has been widespread vote—rigging, and international observers say the vote has fallen short of democratic standards. but this was the announcement from zimbabwe's election commission. 2,350,711 votes out of 4,468,730 valid votes cast, which are more than half the number of valid votes cast in the presidential election. therefore mnangagwa, emmerson dambudzo of zanu—pf party is declared duly elected president of the republic of zimbabwe. well mr mnangagwa, known as "the crocodile" — which referes to his ruthless nature — faces many challenges. zimbabwe still faces high inflation, currently running at an annual rate of over 70%, as well as poverty. the electo

a breach in the bedfordshire.lculable damage in the wrong hands, according to the police federation, scotland yard says it's aware of unauthorised access to the it system of one of its suppliers. they're now working with the company to ascertain whether data may have been breached. the company had access to names, ranks, photos, vetting levels and pay numbers. but not personal details. such as addresses . and you can get as addresses. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com i >> -- >> and thank you very much, lisa. now the government's latest immigration figures show visas to the uk are on the rise once again. work visas have seen a 65% rocket since this time last year, with study visas for students also up by 34. more than 3 million visas have been granted in the year ending june, which is a 58% increase in just 12 months. well joining me now is international security and border control expert henry bolton. good afternoon to you, henry. thanks for joining bolton. good afte

his daughter hannah ingram—moore and her husband have lodged an appeal against central bedfordshire councilncy of rutherglen & hamilton west after a petition to recall the mp margaret ferrier passed the required number of signatures. margaret ferrier has been sitting as an independent since losing the snp whip in 2020 for breaking covid lockdown rules. she took a train between london and glasgow after testing positive for covid. our scotland correspondent steven godden is in rutherglen. steven. yes, it is nearly three years since margaret ferrier broke those covid rules by speaking in parliament when she was waiting for the results of a covid test. when she tested positive, shejumped on a train and came back to scotland, rather than self isolating in london. now, the consequences of that decision have been far—reaching. she was arrested, charged, and data given 270 hours community service. she was first of all suspended by the snp, and then lost the party whip, and crucially, she was suspended from the commons for 30 days. now, she was suspended from the commons for30 days. now, it she was

there is everything to play forfor labour in mid bedfordshire.een out on the streets there as well. the lib dems argue they are best placed after explosive wins in places like somerton and frome. this is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sort of seats that liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent by—elections in this type of seat, we have won from third place. the tories, though, held on in borisjohnson's former seat of uxbridge and south ruislip last month. they will be hoping they can do that again in the constituency of one of his closest allies. the exit of mid bedforshire's mp has been dramatic and noisy. choosing her replacement might be no more peaceful. helen catt, bbc news. three people are dead in the us state of florida — in what authorities are calling a racially motivated mass shooting. the attack took place in the city of jacksonville at a dollar general store. the city's sheriff says the suspected attacker was a white male in his 20s, who turned the gun on himself. he killed two women and one man — who were

a by—election will now be scheduled in her mid bedfordshire constituency.ck. so we have heard about this resignation for quite a while we shall we have, she announced injune she was resigning with immediate effect. but she was resigning with immediate effect. �* ., , . effect. but with immediate effect ended u- effect. but with immediate effect ended on taking _ effect. but with immediate effect ended up taking a _ effect. but with immediate effect ended up taking a couple - effect. but with immediate effect ended up taking a couple of - effect. but with immediate effect i ended up taking a couple of months or so. ended up taking a couple of months orso. in ended up taking a couple of months or so. in the uk, ended up taking a couple of months orso. in the uk, mps ended up taking a couple of months or so. in the uk, mps can'tjust resign, they have to be appointed what's known as an office of profit under the ground so that means this morning the chancellor announced that nadine dorries had been announced steward and bailiffs of the three hundredths of child

the exit of mid bedfordshire's mp has been dramatic and noisy.da shooting that police revealed was racially motivated, and the gunman hated black people. this was the shooting in florida that killed three people, and the two men and one woman were shot dead in a dollar general store injacksonville by a man in his early 20s. we can now go to a press conference held by the sheriff there now. this investigation _ the sheriff there now. this investigation is _ the sheriff there now. this investigation is ongoing. l the sheriff there now. ti 3 investigation is ongoing. i will provide you with additional information as it's established and verified. i want to thank our law enforcement partners for their continued support in this investigation. as our community collectively grieves this tragedy, this agency will continue to diligently investigate so we can provide victims's families with as many resources as we can. the families are grappling with why this tragedy occurred. i urge us all to not look for sense in a senseless act of violence. there's no r

the mp for mid bedfordshire has angered voters, opposition mps, and some in her own party by remainingtion honours list. mr gove was speaking on a visit to the highlands. nadine has said that she will stand down. parliament's in recess at the moment. i hope when we return that she'll make formal her decision, because the people in mid bedfordshire need representation. and i wish nadine very well for the future, and she's made a contribution to public life, which i'm personally grateful for. but, having said she'll stand down, i think now is the time to make sure that promise turns into a firm commitment. victims of gun crime are calling for tougher rules on owning firearms. campaigners want more robust medical checks and higher fees for people who apply for a gun license. a consultation which has been looking into firearms regulation closes today. our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn has been to talk to gun owners, as well as relatives of shooting victims. a festival of all things countryside. at the annual game fair, in warwickshire, people gather to share a love of outdoor hobbies a

we've got a good candidate in mid—bedfordshire know, mid—bedfordshire and you know, we look forward toe what she's saying might strike a tone with some people the size of the army is smaller than it has been in in a very , very long time, perhaps in very, very long time, perhaps in central forces does. nadine dorries not have a point? that certainly in a lot of these areas it feels like there's been regression . regression. >> so i think when it comes to numbers in the army, you know, and in the military, you know, it's all about lethality, isn't it? in the military, the military is actually a very clear job. military is actually a very clearjob. and military is actually a very clear job. and the truth military is actually a very clearjob. and the truth is, now clear job. and the truth is, now that we more capability, that we have more capability, more ability to project force at reach further around the globe with better technology and better equipment than we've ever had and, you know, i've had before. and, you know, i've been clear and straight been very clear and straight down the

the lib of mid—bedfordshire.take nadine dorries old seat after her resignation at the weekend . the prime at the weekend. the prime minister says he's looking forward to supporting his party's new candidate , but sarah party's new candidate, but sarah davey says he's confident his party take the seat . party will take the seat. >> the liberal democrats are clearly the challengers to the conservatives here in mid—bedfordshire we've seen that knocking on i've talked knocking on doors. i've talked to of people, including to a lot of people, including labour members, labour party members, who are going to vote for the liberal democrats because they know that only the liberal democrats can beat in a seat beat the conservatives in a seat like this, which is a very rural feel. what i've called feel. it's what i've called a blue wall seat. so i think when people up after the people wake up after the election, either have election, they'll either have a conservative mp or a liberal democrat mp relaxing environmental rules

a by—election will now take place in the usually safe tory seat of mid—bedfordshire

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a by—election will now take place in the usually safe tory seat of mid—bedfordshire , labour's mid—bedfordshirer's shadow secretary for women and equalities, anneliese dodds, told gb news that nadine dorries makes some valid points , makes some valid points, although i disagree with nadine dorries on many things when she says that we currently have a zombie parliament and when she asks what rishi sunak stands for and what he has achieved, i think many people will be saying they don't understand either. >> and i think this is incredibly damaging when, as we know, our country is in the middle of a cost of living crisis . we have crisis in our crisis. we have a crisis in our nhs , crisis of crime on our nhs, crisis of crime on our streets , and yet we seem to have streets, and yet we seem to have a zombie government that just can't grip . can't get a grip. >> minister johnny >> but veterans minister johnny mercer says he doesn't agree with the issues raised by nadine dorries. she's written a very personal letter to the prime minister and, you know, as again, her right. >> i think that you know, yo

nigel i think if you if you're looking forward though the mid bedfordshire by—election is going to benow, of course, nadine dorries doesn't resign until parliament comes back and it's submitted to the house of commons and the treasury acknowledge it. if there's a by—election the there's a by—election at the beginning october, the last, beginning of october, the last, the i can of which the only one i can find of which is of, mid is a survey of, of mid bedfordshire shows that labour is 28 points. the tories on is on 28 points. the tories on 24 points. lib dems 15 and reform this kind of right of the tory party moderate small party minority parties on ten points. now i would say that if mr sunak can find some form of show some leg, maybe at the tory party conference on tax cuts, that 10% of reform could come across to the tory party. and if the vote is split for labour and liberal democrats, they could hang on to it. but i think to do that it many would say mr sunak has got to show some form of kind of old fashioned tax cutting policies or at least some leg on tax cutting policies which

nigel i think if you if you're looking forward though the mid bedfordshire by—election is going to benow, of course, nadine dorries doesn't resign until parliament comes back and it's submitted to the house of commons and the treasury acknowledge it. if there's a by—election the there's a by—election at the beginning october, the last, beginning of october, the last, the i can of which the only one i can find of which is of, mid is a survey of, of mid bedfordshire shows that labour is 28 points. the tories on is on 28 points. the tories on 24 points. lib dems 15 and reform this kind of right of the tory party moderate small party minority parties on ten points. now i would say that if mr sunak can find some form of show some leg, maybe at the tory party conference on tax cuts, that 10% of reform could come across to the tory party. and if the vote is split for labour and liberal democrats, they could hang on to it. but i think to do that it many would say mr sunak has got to show some form of kind of old fashioned tax cutting policies or at least some leg on tax cutting policies which

the former culture secretary announced injune she was standing down as mp for mid bedfordshire with immediatere information about why she was denied a peerage in boris johnson's resignation honours list. the number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water is as high as it was over the winter, that's according to consumer group which? they estimate that around 2.4 million households missed at least one bill payment in the month to mid—july. which also said 770,000 failed to make mortgage or rent payments. a court has ruled an american fugitive who fled to scotland after attempting to fake his own death to avoid prosecution can be extradited to the united states. nicholas rossi is accused of rape in the state of utah. a sheriff ruled there is no legal barrier to his extradition and the decision will now be taken by scottish government ministers. you're live with bbc news. thousands of women in africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the uk's overseas aid budget. that's the warning from an internal foreign office report, whic

but a bedfordshire, empowering the police, supporting victims-— supporting victims.boats, we have passed landmark legislation. thank you very much. for mid bedfordshire, there will be a list of candidates in the by—election on the bbc news website. we have the sports news. it has been a busy weekend. last night was the final day, evening of the world athletics championships and another medal. three medals in the end which puts them sixth in the medal table, their best medal haul since 1993, which is when they also got ten. we have had some good stories with gold medals for katarina johnson—thompson in the heptathlon and thejosh kerr gold medal. last night watching out for keely hodgkinson, she had won silver at the commonwealth games, olympics and last year's worlds in eugene but for a second successive year, disappointment. she fell just short of becoming world champion in the 800m. she was in contention all the way through — but mary moraa of kenya, like she's done before, beat her to the line meaning it was silver again for keely. but after her initial disappointm

nadine dorries his bedfordshire.d laboun >> again between greenpeace and labour, which is really low hanging fruit for the conservatives . but of course the conservatives. but of course the conservatives. but of course the conservatives really need that low hanging fruit because this mid—bedfordshire by—election we still don't know when it's going to it's going to be a real to be. it's going to be a real test for rishi sunak and the government . nadine dorries has government. nadine dorries has a 25,000 strong tory majority, which in normal circumstances would be very safe indeed. but as we saw from the selby by—election last month, majorities are voting over 20,000. don't mean very much any more. and nadine dorries has not made herself popular with her own party members , grass roots own party members, grass roots members in her constituency for having this sort of quite messy resignation where she said she's going to resign but isn't yet resigning, hasn't given a date for her resignation. so tories and mid—bedfords

they certainly haven't seen it in mid bedfordshire . seen it in mid bedfordshire. >> she would be. >>st. i mean we're all working on a friday night. bank holiday night. it's a bank holiday weekend, i hope weekend, by the way, so i hope you're going have a good one. but we're all working a but we're all working on a friday night. mps get friday night. do mps get too much any case? >> well, i'm not necessarily worried about their holidays. >> well, i'm not necessarily woriworried ut their holidays. >> well, i'm not necessarily woriworried about r holidays. >> well, i'm not necessarily woriworried about whether's. >> well, i'm not necessarily woriworried about whether or not i'm worried about whether or not they're doing other that they're doing other things that are distracting them. like, let's lot of let's be honest, quite a lot of the second jobs. and the time. second jobs. and when they're time the time. second jobs. and when th

she's mp for mid bedfordshire. for 18 years.he told simon case she reveals here the cabinet secretary she was going going back in 2022. she's she's furious. i mean, she completely takes apart personally the prime minister rishi sunak she talks about his his gleaming his gleaming shoes, his his savile row suit or a gleaming smile . row suit or a gleaming smile. she says he has that that impressed his chief executives . impressed his chief executives. she asks why. and a good question , why have we had five question, why have we had five tory prime ministers with not one of the previous four having left office after losing a general election? and that's a great essay question almost. i mean, she really does take apart the both the pm personally and also record levelling up also his record levelling up discarded she says the windsor framework agreement in northern ireland a dead duck she says and she tries to drive a wedge between jeremy hunt, which is no one has done yet satisfied. she says that he that the pm has been disregardin

pressure from some of our colleagues at westminster and in bedford bedfordshire to quit have become increasing constituents that they wanted her to go. constituents that they wanted her to no. ,, constituents that they wanted her to 90-— constituents that they wanted herto no. ,, , her to go. she has been absent for so many — her to go. she has been absent for so many years _ her to go. she has been absent for so many years and - her to go. she has been absent for so many years and perhaps | for so many years and perhaps you should go. totally disappointed and she should have resigned and left. she denies letting _ have resigned and left. she denies letting voters down. 0pposition parties have not waited for her formal resignation to start preparing for a by—election. the conservatives as well have counted saying it is ready to go any get the impression that nadine dorries sees some in her own party as her true opponents. iain watson, bbc news. president vladimir putin has called on all employees of wagner and other russian private military contractors, to swear an oath of allegiance to the ru

a by—election to be called when parliament resumes in september and she is keen to see her mid—bedfordshire delay the date of that by—election but the opposition parties are already campaigning in her seat and seem to be hopeful of some success despite the fact she has a huge majority of more than 20,000 but let's look at the nature of the attack on rishi sunak, not desperately surprising that she wanted have a bit of a go at him but she is known for speaking her mind and she does not hold back so let me give you some choice quotes from her resignation statement saying you have no mandate from the people, saying his government is adrift and he has squandered the goodwill of the nation and also accusing him of orchestrating daily personal attacks and that there is a pitiful low level which is government, she says, has descended to and obviously we will try to get the reaction from downing street to her comments sparked she is not someone who backed rishi sunak at the first attempt to become a leader of the party never mind a second successful attempt to lead the conservatives and it is well

well she declared in june that she would leave her mid—bedfordshire seat with immediate effect.ut despite this, she went on to find out why to try to find out why she was refused a seat in the house of lords. it was thought she'd get a peerage in boris johnson's resignation honours list. she'd been coming under pressure to step down since june . most of step down since june. most of spain's coaching staff has resigned following the conduct of luis rubiales. at last weekend's women's world cup final. rubiales is currently suspended by fifa from all football related activity as he's accused of grabbing star player jenni hermoso's head and playerjenni hermoso's head and kissing her on the lips following spain's victory against england in the world cup.he against england in the world cup. he said it was a spontane veus and consensual little peck and said false feminists were trying to kill him. a statement from the coaches said he offered a story that does not reflect in any way feelings of jenni, any way the feelings of jenni, who she felt the victim who stated she felt the victim

says only the liberal democrat ace can win against the tories and the usually safe seat of mid bedfordshirethe lib dems are challenging labour's effort to take nadine dorries old seat after her resignation at the weekend . the prime minister says weekend. the prime minister says he's looking forward to supporting his party's new candidate, but sarah davies says he's confident his party will take the seat . take the seat. >> the liberal democrats are clearly the challenges to the conservatives here in mid bedfordshire we've seen that knocking on doors. i've talked to a lot of people, including labour party members, who are going the liberal going to vote for the liberal democrats they know that democrats because they know that only the democrats can only the liberal democrats can beat a seat beat the conservatives in a seat like which is a very rural like this, which is a very rural it's what i've called a blue wool seat. so i think when people wake after the people wake up after the election, they'll have election, they'll either have a conservative or a liberal conservative mp or a liberal

a by—election will now take place in the usually safe tory seat of mid bedfordshire.s, told gb news that nadine dorries makes some valid points , makes some valid points, although i disagree with nadine dorries on many things. >> when she says that we currently have a zombie parliament and when she asks what rishi sunak stands for and what rishi sunak stands for and what he has achieved, i think many people will be saying they don't understand and either and i think this is incredibly damaging when , you know, as we damaging when, you know, as we know, our country's in the middle of a cost of living crisis, we have a crisis in our nhs crisis of crime on our streets. and yet we seem to have a zombie government that just can't get grip . can't get a grip. >> firefighters the >> firefighters say the government has shown callous disregard for the safety of those on board the bibby stockholm barge. the fire brigades union has sent a pre—action protocol letter to the home secretary outlining its concerns over safety aboard the vessel, which is currently docked at dorset's p

she declared in june that she would leave her mid—bedfordshire seat with immediate effect. to try to find out seat this, she went on to try to find outhe seat this, she went on to try to find outhe lords. seat this, she went on to try to find outhe lords. it seat in the house of lords. it was thought a peerage thought she would get a peerage in boris johnson's resignation thought she would get a peerage in boris list.son's resignation thought she would get a peerage in boris list. she'designation thought she would get a peerage in boris list. she'design.coming honours list. she'd been coming under increased pressure to step down since june. most of spain's coaching the conduct luis following the conduct of luis rubiales at last weekend's women's final. women's world cup final. rubiales currently suspended rubiales is currently suspended by fifa from all football related activities as he's accused of grabbing star player jenny hermoso's head and kissing her on the lips following spain's victory over england. he said it was a spontaneous and consensual little peck and said fa

the liberal dems are favourites to win her mid—bedfordshire seat if there's a by—election.cused rishi sunak of being out of touch. >> we'll wait to see what happens when parliament gets back, but the prime minister could act today. >> he could remove the whip from nadine dorries today, he could sack nadine dorries today i'm afraid we have a conservative prime minister who's out of touch in credibly weak and he , touch in credibly weak and he, like nadine dorries, is letting down the people of mid—bedfordshire home ownership has become less affordable despite a fall in house prices. >> lender halifax says the cost of a typical home is now 6.7 times average earnings , down times average earnings, down from 7.3 last summer. mortgages are proving expensive, though, hitting a 15 year high. average monthly payments have risen by more than 22% over the past year . well india has become the first nation to land near the moon's south pole . for lander moon's south pole. for lander module . the history making module. the history making chandrayaan three is hoping to find samples of w

shadow bedfordshire. labour's shadow secretary for women and equalities, anneliese dodds, told gb news that nadine dorries makes some valid points , makes some valid points, although i disagree with nadine dorries on many things. >> when she says that we currently have a zombie parliament and when she asks what rishi sunak stands for and what rishi sunak stands for and what he has achieved, i think many people will be saying they don't understand and either and i think this is incredibly damaging when , you know, as we damaging when, you know, as we know, our country's in the middle of a cost of living crisis, we have a crisis in our nhs crisis of crime on our streets. and yet we seem to have a zombie government that just can't get grip . can't get a grip. >> firefighters the >> firefighters say the government has shown callous disregard for the safety of those on board the bibby stockholm barge. the fire brigades union has sent a pre—action protocol letter to the home secretary outlining its concerns ove

a by—election will now take place in the usually safe tory seat of mid bedfordshire.our's shadow secretary for women and equalities, anneliese dodds, told gb news that nadine dorries makes some valid points , makes some valid points, although i disagree with nadine dorries on many things. >> when she says that we currently have a zombie parliament and when she asks what rishi sunak stands for and what rishi sunak stands for and what he has achieved, i think many people will be saying they don't understand and either and i think this is incredibly damaging when , you know, as we damaging when, you know, as we know, our country's in the middle of a cost of living crisis, we have a crisis in our nhs crisis of crime on our streets. and yet we seem to have a zombie government that just can't get grip . can't get a grip. >> firefighters the >> firefighters say the government has shown callous disregard for the safety of those on board the bibby stockholm barge. the fire brigades union has sent a pre—action protocol letter to the home secretary outlining its concerns over sa

couple are fighting a demolition order after building an unauthorized home spa complex at their bedfordshire captain tom foundation building, but the independent trustees have since said they had no knowledge of the charity's name being used in the planning application. this house was the setting for a remarkable charitable effort which captured the world's imagination. but now it's the focus of a series of questions about whether hannah ingram—moore and her husband benefited from what appeared to be charitable activity. the tens of millions of pounds captain tom raised for the nhs are not part of any investigation, but his legacy could now be tarnished by the actions of his daughter. and joe's here now. do we have any idea of how much money is involved — and how many appearances she made? in terms of the number of appearances i think it is for appearances i think it is for appearances and in terms of the money we just appearances and in terms of the money wejust do appearances and in terms of the money we just do not know at least not yet aside from the fact that it is in the thousands. we

the ongoing uncertainty has become a major story in mid bedfordshire. it's something that should take a matter of days to be resolved, not months. in fact, she's been resigning for longer than liz truss was actually the prime minister for. and the saga has prompted some creative treatments on social media. from this, based on where's wally, to this featuring the prime minister. 0fficially, there is no byelection here, but all parties have been campaigning for months. while on paper it's a safe conservative seat, their opponents smell blood. labour activists have been knocking on doors and the liberal democrat leader has made three visits and counting. local tories have selected a candidate to speak of their frustration and the sense of limbo. only one woman really knows when mid bedfordshire will get to choose a new mp. peter saull, bbc news. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. police are appealing for information after a second homophobic attack in the space of a week in so