ben wallace, a lot of people talked u- cut. ben wallace, a lot of people talked up his _ cut.rospects, is - talked up his prospects, is perceived as having done a very good, solid job as defence secretary, being quite outspoken in his criticism. he has decided not to run. what do you make of that? you might guess, had he thrown his hat into the ring, he would have probably been the frontrunner. —— yes, had he thrown his hat into the ring, he would have probably been the frontrunner. he has been on top, he was top with conservative party members, he has a good record on ukraine. he has tweeted, she was what has said... he goes on to say... what is the thinking here? well, potentially he is dedicated to the job of defence secretary, a former soldier himself, so he may well want to fight for what he sees as his constituency there. also potentially perceived to have done a very good job on the ukraine crisis, i think that... �* , ., job on the ukraine crisis, i think that... �* _ that... and there is a vacancy in nato! yes, _ that... and there is a vacancy in nato! yes, yes,. _ th

defence secretary ben wallace has said he won't run.atel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids. former leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. it is an ever moving story, so david has popped into the studio to update us. it isjust has popped into the studio to update us. it is just good to get your take, and also what you are hearing from the people who are going to vote for the next leader of the conservative party, and indeed our next prime minister. how disappoi

ben wallace was the clear front runner. as well.ce was the clear front runner-— front runner. compared to other leadership _ front runner. compared to other leadership races, _ front runner. compared to other leadership races, and _ front runner. compared to other leadership races, and let's - front runner. compared to other leadership races, and let's be i leadership races, and let's be frank, there have been a few of them in the last four years, there are some new names, there is fresh blood in there, but do we know enough about them? i in there, but do we know enough about them?— in there, but do we know enough about them? ., , ., about them? i would save those that were dedicated _ about them? i would save those that were dedicated followers _ about them? i would save those that were dedicated followers of - about them? i would save those that were dedicated followers of the - were dedicated followers of the conservative party and its various frustrations would certainly have heard of them. we have seen figures such as liz truss

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ben wallace saying he liked the _ cost of living. saying he liked the sound of liz - cost of living. ben wallace saying he liked the sound of liz truss's i he liked the sound of liz truss's commitment to increase defence spending by the end of the decade, but rishi sunak�*s team pointed out that he spent more on defence than anyone else since the end of the cold war. perhaps that was not the only reason ben wallace was endorsing distrust. the time of his comes with military precision because by the time it comes to september and when conservative party members vote, they will be getting their ballot papers next week. if they vote early, then perhaps for anyone who was undecided, ben wallace was my intervention might help them make up their mind. not every senior conservative agrees with him, far from it. david frost, used to serve in the conservative cabinet, suggest that if they vote for liz truss they would be taking an incredible gamble. ian, you are not going to call it yet, i can see that. ian and all of his colleagues in westmi

however, the defence secretary ben wallace has ruled himself out.eejeremy hunt, sajid javid is also expected to throw his hat in the ring, as is the foreign secretary, liz truss, who we saw a little earlier leaving their home, but saying nothing other than a polite good evening. she is saying nothing apart from about cutting taxes, which quite frankly, they all are, as they have to make a broad pitch. are, as they have to make a broad itch. ~ . . are, as they have to make a broad itch. ~ ., , , ., ., . , pitch. what is the plan, how much is known at this _ pitch. what is the plan, how much is known at this point _ pitch. what is the plan, how much is known at this point about _ pitch. what is the plan, how much is known at this point about the - known at this point about the potential timetable? the timetable is not et potential timetable? the timetable is not yet set. _ potential timetable? the timetable is not yet set, the _ potential timetable? the timetable is not yet set, the conservative - is not yet set, the conservative i922 is not yet set,

defence secretary ben wallace has said he won't run. patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids. former leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. let's head to wimbledon now because the women's singles final has just finished, and hasjust finished, and elena rybakina has become the first to win. it was hard to call, wasn't it? she has become the youngest champion here, since 2011. born in russia, but representing kazakhstan, she did it the hard way, ons jabeur, the

that is what you want, and i think ben wallace _ is what you want, and i think ben wallace might be thet art uinu europe to an end? the country is not arguing about _ europe to an end? the country is not arguing about brexit _ europe to an end? the country is not arguing about brexit any _ europe to an end? the country is not arguing about brexit any more! - arguing about brexit any more! people like we are, we are still arguing about it, but is really gone, it is done. is arguing about it, but is really gone, it is done.— arguing about it, but is really gone, it is done. is the elephant in the room- — gone, it is done. is the elephant in the room. northern _ gone, it is done. is the elephant in the room. northern ireland - gone, it is done. is the elephant in the room. northern ireland has- the room. northern ireland has yet to see _ the room. northern ireland has yet to see a _ the room. northern ireland has yet to see a return _ the room. northern ireland has yet to see a return to _ the room. northern ireland has yet to see a return to the _ the room. northern ireland has yet to see

but one man who isn't standing is the defence secretary ben wallace.been one of the bookies�* favourites to succeed borisjohnson before he ruled himself out. the president of sri lanka announces he'll step down on the 13th ofjuly, after protestors storm his official residence and set the prime minister's home on fire. it's over the handling of the country's economic crisis. the body of japan's assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record—breaking temperatures over the next week. sporting history at wimbledon. elena rybakina takes the women's singles title to become kazakhstan�*s first ever grand slam winner. i never felt something like this and ijust want to say a big thanks to the crowd for the support, it was unbelievable all these two weeks. cheering two more cabinet ministers have, this evening, joined the race to become the next leader of the conservative party and succeed borisjohn

here in the uk, the defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadershipontest, as two other cabinet ministers rule themselves in. the body of japan's assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. and moscow—born elena rybakina, representing kazakhstan, wins the women's final at wimbledon. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the ongoing economic crisis in sri lanka has erupted today — with thousands of people storming the residence of the president in the capital colombo — and setting fire to the home of the prime minister. after months of protests, huge crowds, enraged by the authorities�* handling of sri lanka's worst crisis in decades, overwhelmed the security forces. the prime minister has agreed to resign — and reports say the president will step down next week. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine. caroline hawley reports. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the f

came _ membership and after ben wallace came out— membership and after ben wallace came out of the races_ came out of the race, the poll put her as the — came out of the race, the poll put heras the number one came out of the race, the poll put her as the number one candidate for the wider— her as the number one candidate for the wider membership.— the wider membership. interesting. no surprise. — the wider membership. interesting. no surprise. ate _ the wider membership. interesting. no surprise, ate make _ the wider membership. interesting. no surprise, ate make tory - the wider membership. interesting. no surprise, ate make tory ballot, l the wider membership. interesting. | no surprise, ate make tory ballot, a familiar echo from the other front pages on the front of the financial times with a picture of rishi sunak at his campaign launched today. i thought there was an interesting line in this piece, emma, a new poll by opinion said soonack was the preferred candidate of 28% of party members. it was followed by liz truss on 20%. and i think that is interesting. because at the moment

shows ben wallace is a popularfigure and if polling, it shows ben wallace is a popular figure and ifecision, because just ahead important, perhaps with military precision, becausejust ahead of ballot papers landing with conservative members week. thanks. in about conservative members week. thanks. in about 20 — conservative members week. thanks. in about 20 minutes _ conservative members week. thanks. in about 20 minutes we _ conservative members week. thanks. in about 20 minutes we will— conservative members week. thanks. in about 20 minutes we will talk- conservative members week. thanks. in about 20 minutes we will talk to i in about 20 minutes we will talk to the defence secretary ben wallace. talk us through the days ahead. i will. i hope you are well. a lovely start for some. this is in scotland with sunshine around as there is top and tail of the uk because in between we have cloud. some stop with sunshine, some with rain. rain in north wales and north midlands and north pennines into north—east england and the south—east of scotland in the coming hours. the rain will turn to

defence secretary ben wallace has said he won't run.iti patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids. former leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest on the announced contenders and those yet to declare. rishi sunak, the former chancellor, saying this is a moment that needs to be grasped, emphasising his experience, and the and the need for truth over fairy tales, as he put it in a campaign video that went onl

the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest — ashe field starts to get crowded with eight people now ruling themselves in. as japan grieves for the former prime minister shinzo abe, voting begins in elections for the upper house for the upper house of parliament. i feel very, ifeel very, very, very, very sad. and the sense of loss is just so great that i do not know how to overcome. and in the tennis, elena rybakina wins the women's singles title at wimbledon — the first player from kazakhstan to win a grand slam title. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. sri lanka's president gotabaya rajapaksa has announced he will be stepping down. it comes after protesters stormed his official residence and set fire to the prime minister's house. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators descended on the capital colombo after months of protests over economic mismanagement. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel, and medicine. from the capital, colombo, our correspondent anbarasan

and ben wallace is profoundly serious. he's the defence secretary.ant campaign over in ukraine, and he would be so different and such a profound contrast that i think that the memory of boris would vanish quite quickly. what you need is, in fact, the same thing that happened when thatcher went and was replaced byjohn major, who made the vote and ratified the maastricht treaty. that is what you want, and i think ben wallace might be the sort of person... to bring the arguments with europe to an end? yeah. no—one is talking about reversing brexit, but to finish the deal. the country is not arguing about brexit any more! we are, and people like us are, we are still arguing about it, but it's really gone, it is done, it's past. it's the elephant in the room. northern ireland has yet to see | peace, a return to the regionalj government and so forth. you cannotjust stuff| that under the table. but i am sorry to say this, but northern ireland is not hugely at the top of priorities for most people in this country, and it has been a problem for various tragic

canie _ membership and after ben wallace came out— membership and after ben wallace came out of theumber one candidate for the wider membership.— the wider membership. interesting. no surprise. — the wider membership. interesting. no surprise. ate _ the wider membership. interesting. no surprise, ate make _ the wider membership. interesting. no surprise, ate make tory - the wider membership. interesting. no surprise, ate make tory ballot, l the wider membership. interesting. | no surprise, ate make tory ballot, a familiar echo from the other front pages on the front of the financial times with a picture of

here in the uk, the defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest as two other cabinet ministers rule themselves in. the body of japan's assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. in tennis, elena rybakina wins the women's singles title at wimbledon. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. sri lanka's president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has announced he will be stepping down. it comes after protesters stormed his official residence and set fire to the prime minister's house. roger hundreds of thousands of demonstrators descended on the capital colombo after months of protests over economic mismanagement. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel, and medicine. from the capital colombo, our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan now reports. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water

time has come. _ ben wallace could be the man. yeah. blues and truly fed up. he's basically a proven liar and in denial. some here have a distinct sense of deja vu. tony's family are over from the states. i think we had a similar situation - at home with donald trump last year. so i think you guys are about in the same boat as we are. - because he's digging his heels in and he doesn't want to go? exactly. it's the same thing, in't it? i don't know why they're keeping him on, though, for a few weeks. i think he's keeping himself on, isn't he? probably. yeah, yeah, yeah. who next? oh, i don't know. no idea. the only certainty — more uncertainty. one update on the assassination of the former— one update on the assassination of the forme ~ , ,, ., the former prime minister, shinzo abe, who the former prime minister, shinzo abe. who was _ the former prime minister, shinzo abe, who was shot _ the former prime minister, shinzo abe, who was shot while - the former prime minister, shinzo abe, who was shot while making i the former prime minister

the defence secretary ben wallace has ruled himself out of the conservative leadership contest.atement he said it had not been an easy choice, but that he had decided to focus on his currentjob. six tory mps have entered the race so far, with two cabinet ministers, nadhim zahawi and grant shapps, confirming their candidacies this afternoon, as our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. who is the best shot, so far? at the forefront of britain's response to the war in ukraine, ben wallace was seen as a strong contender for prime minister. the defence secretary is popular with conservative members but he's taken what he said was a difficult decision and wished the candidates good luck. the frontrunner for now is rishi sunak. the former chancellor says he'd gripped the moment and be honest about the challenges ahead. he has supporters and detractors. he's got the experience, he's got the ability, he's got the vision and i think at this moment in time we need to move to someone who's going to walk into numberten and take overthe reins of the country, they need that level of

but one man who isn't standing is the defence secretary ben wallace. he had been one of the bookies' favourites to succeed borisjohnson before he ruled himself out. protesters in sri lanka storm the president's official residence and set the prime minister's home on fire, demanding resignations over the country's economic crisis. sporting history at wimbledon. elena rybakina takes the women's singles title to become kazakhstan�*s first ever grand slam winner. i never felt something like this and ijust want to say a big thanks to the crowd for the support, it was unbelievable all these two weeks. cheering health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record—breaking temperatures over the next week. in the last hour, another senior conservative mp has entered the contest to succeed borisjohnson as next party leader and prime minister. transport secretary grant shapps says he will end what he calls "tactical government by an often distracted centre". he's the fifth mp to announce that he's stand

so he's another backerjoining the likes of ben wallace. — backerjoining the likes of ben wallace, another her at the _ liz truss, as well. looking good for her at the moment.— her at the moment. harriet, you've not the her at the moment. harriet, you've got the inside _ her at the moment. harriet, you've got the inside track. _ her at the moment. harriet, you've got the inside track. first _ her at the moment. harriet, you've got the inside track. first of - her at the moment. harriet, you've got the inside track. first of all, - got the inside track. first of all, what should we make of tom tugenhadt�*s endorsement? and secondly, how do you think this contest is shaping up? is it all over? it contest is shaping up? is it all over? . . , ., over? it certainly has that feel that it's all — over? it certainly has that feel that it's all over _ over? it certainly has that feel that it's all over for _ over? it certainly has that feel that it's all over for rishi - over? it certainly has that feel. that it's all over for rishi sunak. he still trying, there's no sense he's about to drop out. i

knowing ben wallace, he has been working _ more spending? small for the threats coming over the horizon and we need to grapple with that and recognise there is also an absence of leadership in europe and we want to feel that leadership and increase our defence posture. he leadership and increase our defence osture. , ., , leadership and increase our defence osture. , .,, . , posture. he did bring in those cuts but as you — posture. he did bring in those cuts but as you say _ posture. he did bring in those cuts but as you say he's _ posture. he did bring in those cuts but as you say he's got _ posture. he did bring in those cuts but as you say he's got a _ but as you say he's got a budget, he's got to work with it. many thanks for your time. it's a busy day on bbc news. you've been sending in your questions on the £400 energy discount. how does it work, how do i get it? with me to answer your questions is morgan wild, who is head of policy at citizen's advice. hello. good morning. the first question. _ hello. good morning. the first question.

ben wallace is the safest o ition johnson? ben wallace is the safest option fries — johnson?e throws _ safest option. will have to see if he throws his _ safest option. will have to see if he throws his hat _ safest option. will have to see if he throws his hat into _ safest option. will have to see if he throws his hat into the - safest option. will have to see if he throws his hat into the ring. i he throws his hat into the ring. thank you very much forjoining us. we appreciate your time and bbc news. ben wallace is one of those who is being quite heavily tipped to be a serious contender. he has not confirmed if you're standing not but let's cast our eye over who is being talked about. that fair have been speaking to us with the chalkboard and gave us the runners. it is early days but, as to be expected, the markets are red—hot when it comes to this next conservative leader base. we have seen a significant change in the odds today. for ben wallace, he has been cut into 3—1 from 17—2. he leads the way is favoured but that is not to say that we have not seen other candidates

i was stunned by what ben wallace said. it was the first thing i thought of. this is essentially the defense minister. how does boris johnson affect international policy, particularly the war in ukraine, where he is provided leadership? jonathan: with great leadership. he has been a tremendous ally to the ukrainians. i don't think that will change for the british government. what we need to focus on his policy and how it will change with a new prime minister. with the new chancellor. he will be different from what we saw from boris johnson. tom: the shock of corbyn to johnson, the linkage of those two, together. it is unprecedented. >> i would agree with you, but we understood the corbyn philosophy and ideology. do you understand what it was under boris johnson? tom: i feel like a foreigner with that. we are starting with sterling little stronger. there is lots of talk about, but the market is all we have to grab onto. jonathan: if you speak to people in foreign exchange, we've been talking about foreign-exchange, they will not talk about the political situati

one man who isn't standing is the defence secretary ben wallace — he had been one of the bookies�* favouritescceed borisjohnson before he ruled himself out. the president of sri lanka announces he'll step down on the 13th ofjuly after protesters storm his official residence and set the prime minister's home on fire — it's over the handling of the country's economic crisis. the body of japan's assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record—breaking temperatures over the next week. cheering. sporting history at wimbledon — elena rybakina takes the women's singles title to become kazakhstan�*s first ever grand slam winner i've never felt something like this. i want to say a big thanks to the crowd, it was unbelievable over these two weeks. cheering. now on bbc news — it's click. this week, we're at wimbledon to find out if ai can predict the winners, although spencer's concentrating on the more important parts of the event. choose my

the leader of the conservatives, will not nominate his candidacy, he wrote about this on twitter, ben wallacented to support him , this was a lot for according to the results of a survey of members of the conservative street party, he defeated all the main contenders, in particular the minister of foreign affairs with a trans. after careful consideration and discussion with colleagues and family, i accepted the decision not to participate in the struggle for the leadership of the conservative party. i am very grateful to all my colleagues in the parliament and members of the wider circle who promised to support me, so who will lead the government of great britain and what will be the help for ukraine after that, we will discuss it from the pool by lithologist volodymyr fesenko, political scientist volodymyr fesenko continues to join our broadcast, mr. fesenko. i welcome you. i would like to start our conversation with great intrigue. who will replace mr. johnson? british society is active. discusses ukrainian too how strange because president zelenskyy, like ukrainian society, also thanked mr

time has come. _ ben wallace could be the man. yeah.boat as we are. - because he�*s digging his heels in and he doesn�*t want to go? exactly. it�*s the same thing. i don�*t know why they�*re keeping him on, though, for a few weeks. i think he�*s keeping himself on, isn�*t he? probably. yeah, yeah, yeah. who next? oh, i don�*t know. no idea. the only certainty — more uncertainty. to great grimsby now, which until it turned blue at the 2019 general election, had been held by labour since 1945. tim iredale has been finding out how voters there feel about boris johnson�*s resignation. he�*s the prime minister many will credit with breaking the red wall. turning traditional labour towns like grimsby tory blue. boris johnson�*s announcement today dividing opinion here. it�*s too late, he should have gone ages ago, in my opinion. good riddance to bad rubbish. notafan? definitely not. i think he's made a mess of it over the past couple of years. what a shame. that is disgusting what they�*ve all done. i mean, to drive him out like that. do you

uh, ben wallace or penny mordon track here.iles, so to speak, fanatics of our country. although, by the way , by the way, to say exactly boris johnson , remember how he said repeatedly. actually, i'm a russophile. uh-huh said. well, and so on. they don't even say it there. all clear. yes, sash, well, i will continue to stand in the position that they will increase everything, so to speak, pressure, because well, imagine that suddenly we are now will become and it means, it turns out the uk government until october. then some leader of the conservative party is elected. there is also less than a year of government, then elections, a different government altogether. and when i deal with, just the internal problems of their solution. but understandable, clear, so to speak, someone there is crying a boy in green. so in ukraine so we are all engaged in the fight against bad russia all because it was possible for the newcomers to write off on someone, well, it’s just that they gather there for 3 months collected for 3 months. all rig

and then there's the defense secretary, ben wallace. he was the favorite to replace johnson in a huge gulf pole of conservative party members. on thursday. for michael walker is a contributing editor to navarro media and independent left leaning media outlets. he says, the general public one can say in a leadership debate, it's incredibly open, right? the polling and done by year of which shows that ben wallace to the current defense secretary in the late, but that's only on 13 percent. so you can't say some of them 30 percent, they're probably going to leave when the election in the end of the 2 rounds. so what will be key to the m p. 's decide will be the final 2 m p 's, where they put the members. and then the members get to decide, i think, was a very disheartening from my perspective. is the people who have already put their names in the ring. what they seem to be running on is we're going to cut taxes, and we're also going to fight the culture wars. and they're all talking about this war on woke and using, trying to talk with them

the defence secretary ben wallace rules himself out of the race to become the next conservative partyr and prime minister. protesters in the sri lankan capital, colombo, storm the president's official residence, demanding he resign over his handling of the country's worst economic crisis in decades. the prime minister says he is willing to stand down. police injapan admit there were flaws in the security for the former prime minister shinzo abe, who was shot dead on friday. elon musk is threatened with legal action after pulling out of a £36.5 billion deal to buy twitter. and go for it all — naomi campbell gives her advice on modelling and motherhood after being awarded an honorary doctorate for her impact on global fashion. wimbledon history — elena rybakina, who was born in russia but has represented kazakhstan since 2018, has become the country's first player to win a major singles trophy in a nail—biting women's final. now on bbc news, the media show, which was recorded on wednesday. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this e

this is -- defense secretary ben wallace, former one penny mordaunt , served in the armed forces.ecause of the war in ukraine, they are taking the spotlight. we are also in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis in the u.k.. that lends the limelight to the former chancellor rishi sunak. he hopes presiding earlier in the week will revive his goldenvoice status after that debacle over his wife's tax affairs. also his involvement in the party gate scandal. there new chancellor, has also said he would be more willing to be less frugal then sudak went comes to prep tax cuts. there are many names. it is important to note that some of them privately acknowledge they don't stand a chance. but they are merely entering their names into the ring because they want -- hope to get a cabinet position in the government of whoever wins this race. tom: indeed. in self marketing. lizzy burden on the ground, thank you for joining us. still with us is richard dunbar, investment director at standard life investments. u.k. assets, are they complacent , we saw an upside move for sterling, not a huge amount

at the forefront of britain's response to the war in ukraine, ben wallace was seen as a strong contender the defence secretary's popular with conservative members, but he's taken what he said was a difficult decision and wished the candidates good luck. the frontrunner, for now, is rishi sunak. the former chancellor says he'd "grip the moment" and be honest about the challenges ahead. he has supporters and detractors. he's got the experience, he's got the ability, he's got the vision. and i think, at this moment in time, we need to move to someone who's going to walk into number 10 and take over the reins of the country, they need that level of experience and ability. unfortunately, because rishi's record is of saying he wants low taxes and then putting them up, he's now got to double down on that record during in this campaign. waiting to make an entrance, another grassroots tory favourite, the foreign secretary, liz truss, expected to enter the race soon. do you think you'll make a good prime minister? good evening. in the mix too, the senior backbencher tom tugendhat, talking up his t

actually ben wallace is now emerged as a free verse as well. he's been a, a key player in there. you k government support the ukraine after russia's invasion, and then actually in just the past hour or so someone else has thrown their house in the ring. british conservative lawmaker tom at 2 going out says he is launching his leadership bed. he is the chairman of parliament's foreign affairs select committee and as an outs that he wants to put together a coalition of colleagues to bring a new energy and ideas into, to bridge the brakes. it divide in the country. so it's a crowded field of candidates. there is no clear favorite bars, johnson is going to be empowered, at least that's what he's trying to do. and earlier on, he spoke with ukraine's president. it was after standing down, wrote him, his zalinski praise him for taking decisive action when it counted, most, johnson said, the british government will continue to support ukraine's fight for freedom. let me say now to the people, have you grown that i know that we're in the u. k. will continue to black. your fight for freedo

but ben wallace is more i cross it out absolutely more so.t he is a little smarter, that second uh, there excuse me , just, well, somewhat limited in his education. it's good when the enemy is people, it suits us, it suits us. michael oryol oblast is right because he believes that ukraine is this is a victim of russian aggression, and he believes that, that is, ah, russian troops, did not come to ukraine the other way around, they even think that it is the source of these sources that needs to be stopped. this is the principle that the form directed by russia i think that russia is a clear power. yes. that's exactly what we are discussing, not just some kind of logical reasoning. we can afford everything in this studio can afford abstract logical reasoning. but, when you are the minister of defense of a nuclear country, you once comment, so to speak, approaches to some other country, to another to the largest actually nuclear power. then, of course, each word must not only be weighed, but carefully weighed several times and, of course, it mus

looks as if for their favorite at the moment my written to follow maurice johnson off is, is the ben wallace that you trend secretary, somebody you as not, cannot be accused of ever having held a flamboyant speech. it is my very table, say a pair of hands and experience said, no, dear friend, said the military, of course it might be just for people in britain want after borrow johnson proper vessel in london. while after winning a resounding majority, palostio k electron 2090 fourish johnson lasted just 3 years as prime minister. by then he stood on a platform of getting bricks a gun. for long before he became leda he'd made no secret of his desire for the top job. in hindsight, forest johnson's fate was predestined. as the maverick mayor of london, he relished chaos, getting stuck on a zip wire, and barking his way around the world. this time taking out a school boy in japan. it was all part of a carefully constructed image. i wrote that he hoped, would lead to beggar things. and when britain debated its membership of the european union, he seized his chance. flying the flag for the leave c

here in the uk, the defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadershipting. in tennis, elena rybakina wins the women�*s singles title at wimbledon.

ben wallace has done well, his handling of the war in ukraine, for example. there are lots of credible names out there. it will be a pretty open field. guy: how long will the process take, joe? joe: the process for a leadership contest is quite lengthy. you have multiple rounds of tory mps whittling down the candidates to a final two, and then it goes to the membership of the party. weeks of canvassing. and then a final vote. it will be sometime before we get a new leader, if it is the case boris johnson quits. if boris johnson did quit, dominic raab would stand in as caretaker while that leadership vote happened. kriti: joe mayes, thank you as always, joining us live from downing street. in the meantime let's talk about the market reaction. the pound falling to a two-year low against the dollar today. joining us now is kit juckes, societe generale head of fx strategy. walk us through the bull and bear case here. what kind of market impact can we see? kit: well, again, you will have to overlay everything with what is happening in europe. what happens to the p

defence secretary ben wallace appears to be the favourite among tory party members, ahead of penny mordaunt and rishi sunak, the former chancellor of the exchequer. foreign ministers from the 620 are meeting in bali to discuss the disruption to global food and energy supplies caused by russia's invasion of ukraine. joining the us secretary of state, antony blinken, are russia's top diplomat, sergey lavrov, and the chinese foreign minister, wang yi. now on bbc news, our world. china is cracking down on hong kong. it's 25 years since britain handed back control of the city to china. back then, promises were made to protect fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dare to speak out. we've spent time with those who will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from hong kong since 2017 but in the last two years i have witnessed first—hand the dramatic transformation of the city. music. this isjennifer, one of thousands who once protested against t

the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, rules himself out of the conservative leadership contest — as in. as japan grieves for the former prime minister shinzo abe, voting begins in elections for the upper house for the upper house of parliament.

is a i significant intervention because before the race kicked off, there was a sense that had ben wallacen favour of liz truss is probably an indication that momentum is behind her. she was always the front runner, and i think she's up to her performance and holding track. i think this will be quite damaging and disheartening to the sunak campaign. what damaging and disheartening to the sunak campaign-— damaging and disheartening to the sunak campaign. what do you think, annabelle? l — sunak campaign. what do you think, annabelle? i agree _ sunak campaign. what do you think, annabelle? i agree that _ sunak campaign. what do you think, annabelle? i agree that this - sunak campaign. what do you think, annabelle? i agree that this is - annabelle? i agree that this is uuite annabelle? i agree that this is quite significant. _ annabelle? i agree that this is quite significant. the - annabelle? i agree that this is quite significant. the article i annabelle? i agree that this is i quite significant. the article says the defence secretary had emerged as a favourite _ the defence secretary had em

one is ben wallace, the defense secretary. he's been if place for the last three years. he has a lot of positive attention over the past few months because of the way he's dealt with the war in ukraine. liz trust, the foreign secretary, her name is also out there. but nobody -- these people have not officially declared that they want to run in a leadership campaign yet. so probably five, six, seven names now are sort of in the ring. but not officially declared. and it is really, in terms of the timetable, it takes a while to get a new party leader in place. there is first a vote among conservative parliamentarians, they whittle the numbers down to two names and then there is a vote among conservative party members. so if boris johnson does stay in place, which is also a question, because there are already pressure on him to step aside now and put a caretaker prime minister in that spot, if he does stay in place, we're looking at september, maybe october before the country has a new prime minister. and knows which direction it is going. guys. >> interesting. nbc news corr

he mentioned ben wallace.e in the snp, labour party, leader of the labour party and liberal democrats in our policy towards ukraine and i think that is going from strength to strength. there is not a week that goes by when i do not reach out or talk to those parties but also we agree it is important to continue the efforts for ukraine as it strives to defend itself from this awful illegal invasion. , ., ~ ., ., invasion. given that ukraine regard to the uk with _ invasion. given that ukraine regard to the uk with such _ invasion. given that ukraine regard to the uk with such high _ invasion. given that ukraine regard to the uk with such high esteem i invasion. given that ukraine regard l to the uk with such high esteem and there is that personal bond between president zelensky and boris johnson, president zelensky must be looking at a london and seeing what is happening and wondering what is happening to his key ally? what can you say to reassure him i think you know is because he has been visited by ranger pa

ben wallace was right to say he needed to stay as defence secretary.esh start and get to a position where we win the next election, because we deserve to win. i believe we can be in that position. we have to deliver it with a great imperative. has position. we have to deliver it with a great imperative.— a great imperative. has the brand been damaged — a great imperative. has the brand been damaged too _ a great imperative. has the brand been damaged too much - a great imperative. has the brand been damaged too much 1234? i a great imperative. has the brand i been damaged too much 1234? the conservative _ been damaged too much 1234? the conservative party _ been damaged too much 1234? the conservative party endures. - been damaged too much 1234? the conservative party endures. i i conservative party endures. i believe in the conservative party, i have believed we need to shift emphasis. but it is a broad church. people are generally tories, even if they vote labour. i want to see people given good government. i believe in the conservative party, you kn

ben wallace i be a great advantage.turns out that we get? i think is what we are _ turns out that we get? i think is what we are going _ turns out that we get? i think is what we are going to _ turns out that we get? i think is what we are going to get, i turns out that we get? i think is what we are going to get, there turns out that we get? i think is i what we are going to get, there is no way i could see a general election coming, that's not how our system works, and i would suggest that the most important thing is the cost of living crisis, the ongoing control of the pandemic and its flare ups, and of course the situation with ukraine and problems with russia. we need somebody in charge was level—headed, calm, collected and can be believed by the british people. in collected and can be believed by the british people-— british people. in terms of the standin: british people. in terms of the standing of — british people. in terms of the standing of the _ british people. in terms of the standing of the party - british

it is a big question that it is considered that here, and the secretary of defense ben wallace has the best chances, because he is now in first place in the rating of the conservative party. also, the minister of foreign affairs has a very bad rating. this means that most likely the policy at the international level in relation to russia. britain does not have ukraine will change, because both volya and a listraz made very loud and harsh statements about russia about the war in ukraine of the military operation in ukraine here. so we are waiting for what will happen here and, of course , we will inform you about it in the near future ekaterina yes , thank you, timur, this was my colleague, timur siroziev, we are following the news with you. but we continue the real terms received by 12 poachers from the dprk who attacked the russian border guards court 3 years ago. in primorye, today he sentenced two north korean fishermen to thirteen and eight years in a strict regime colony, the rest were also found guilty. but since the actual terms of punishment had already expired, while they were

the list goes on — there's a lot of chat about ben wallace, the defence secretary.ecretary, is also seriously considering a run for leader. then there are the dark horses, backbenchers like tom tugendhat i , who launches his leadership bid and tomorrow's daily telegraph. i have had enough experience within government to know i can chair the meetings and lead the people, i have the ideas, i can mobilise secretaries of state to do what needs to be done. i'm absolutely confident, if i seized power, i'd do a good job. boris johnson plans to stick around as prime minister while tory mps and party members plough through the process of picking a new leader. through the process but the rules for this election are not nailed down yet and there are tory mps who want to see mr johnson out sooner. i think what we need to do is appoint a caretaker, this weekend, somebody who won't run to be leader. i really worry, otherwise we're going to get into a febrile hotjuly coronation of somebody in a hurry. and are you going to have a crack at it? no, i won't be running but i will be wo

ben wallace, penny mordaunt. jeremy hunt, mustn't forget about him.now, rishi sunak is the one to beat, but a long way to go and pretty difficult to predict who will eventually come out on top let's move forward to the ft, which has rishi sunak accused of treachery. clearly a lot of bad blood over the manner of boris's defenestration. presumably, whether encouraged by mr johnson or not, that could haunt the tories over the coming months and years. i tories over the coming months and ears. ~' . tories over the coming months and ears. ~ . , years. i think that is true, although _ years. i think that is true, although along _ years. i think that is true, although along the - years. i think that is true, - although along the westminster party, _ although along the westminster party, that is probably less of an issue _ party, that is probably less of an issue than— party, that is probably less of an issue than it might be among some of the voters. _ issue than it might be among some of the voters, the conservative supporters in the country, possibly. but o