ben wright, bbc news, westminster. the race is really heating up there, isn't it?i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: victory for australian cameron smith as he claims the open championship in st andrews for the first time. they are coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed for the first crash in the history of concord, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the former yugoslavia but now it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there has been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and a decrease in spirit able to swim properly. households across the country are suspiciously quiet as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: a report into the mass shooting at a school in texas in may finds sys

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. another big sporting weekend.h open championship at st andrews. he produced a stunning final round to become the first australian in almost 30 years to lift the sport's most prestigious prize. ben croucher was watching. it was a round fitting of winning any tournament. to do do it here at st andrews at the home of golf in the 150th 0pen championship was quite special. cameron smith, champion golfer of the year. his eight under par round of 64, his second 64 of the week lit up this famous old course, five straight birdies starting at the 10th kickstarted his quest for the claretjug, a final birdie on 18 ensured he would become the first australian to win the open in 29 years. 0ne shot clear of playing partner cameron young. his score of 20 under par is a record here at st andrews. smith came from four shots back on the final day, viktor hovland's bid fell away, whilst rory mcilroy at the tournament he called golf�*s holy grail, hejust couldn't produce when it mattered. with every putt that didn't drop, it sucked th

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.inster is uk political correspondent ione wells. she has been leading a lot of the breaking news on this story over the past 48 hours. ione, let'sjust look the timeframe also is there a realistic chance the party could come up with two names, perhaps, before the summer recess, or is that just too optimistic which all that is certainly a possibility. the timetable still yet to be confirmed, really. irate timetable still yet to be confirmed, reall . ~ ., , . ., , really. we are expected to be confirmed _ really. we are expected to be confirmed next _ really. we are expected to be confirmed next week - really. we are expected to be confirmed next week after - really. we are expected to be l confirmed next week after that powerful backbench committee of tory mps, the 1922 committee, meets to establish it. the expectation is those initial stage of happen quite quickly. her member that, first, any hopeful leadership candidates need to get supportive enough tory mps and get through the first

jessica parker, bbc news, gironde. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, is here.rgency government cobra meeting to discuss the latest high—temperature situation, what came out of it? high-temperature situation, what came out of it?— high-temperature situation, what came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national— came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies _ came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies and - came out of it? cobra meets to deal with national emergencies and pullsi with national emergencies and pulls together official seas and agencies from across government, and the devolved nations took part in the talks today. so the potential impact of the heatwave is being taken very seriously and after the meeting the cabinet minister kit malthouse wonders of significant disruption to transport services, particularly trains, and urged people not to travel on monday or tuesday unless they had to and said it may be a moment for people to work from home. we know there is pressure on hospitals in the ambulance service and the m

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. he claims the open championship in st andrews for the first time. radio: i see you coming down the ladder now. i that's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news. climate change and the conflict in ukraine has left many nations vulnerable to food insecurity. in zimbabwe, maize production, a key staple, plummeted by 43% this year following long dry sp

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.n texas in may, has found �*systemic failures' in the law enforcement response to the tragedy. the report says nearly 400 officers rushed to the scene of the shooting, but lacked both leadership and urgency. it took more than an hour to confront and kill the attacker. who'd already shot dead 19 children and two teachers. the conflict in ukraine is now one of the deadliest in europe since the second world war. the number of ukrainian troops killed is highly sensitive information, but officials say more than 100 are dying every day, while on the russian side, the number of dead is said to be significantly higher. nearly 5,000 civilians have also died. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, now reports from the donbas region of eastern ukraine on the human and psychological cost of the war. death can come quickly in the donbas. the seconds it takes for a russian shell to land. this time among the homes of ordinary people. their elderly neighbour was killed. she shows us the badly woun

here's our political correspondent ben wright.ng claims about her views on transgender issues. like all the candidates, her record in government is under scrutiny, with some opponents claiming she had wanted to make it easier for people to legally change their gender, claims penny mordaunt has strongly rejected. this is the type of toxic politics that people want to get away from. the poor british public have months of this to go. they've got a month of us choosing their prime minister. this contest is tight and volatile. the five candidates left in the race are slugging it out to make the final shortlist of two. this list of likely runners and riders has shrunk since the day borisjohnson announced his resignation, and today, one supporter of liz truss questioned whether some of the candidates left were ready for the job. we aren't electing a leader of the conservative party that has two years to build their reputation. we are electing someone who will be prime minister on day one. so you need to know when they have power and auth

ben wright, bbc news. we can speak to our correspondent at westminster.r days now but today�* development does seem like political dynamite? that has been right. — seem like political dynamite? trust has been right, they have been twists and turns to this tale for days now. on friday, number 10 said the prime minister wasn�*t aware of any allegations about chris pincher�*s conduct. then just yesterday they conceded the prime minister was aware of certain allegations but these are either resolved or did not lead to a formal complaint. then last night we revealed there was in fact a formal complaint made about mr pincher when he was a foreign office minister in 2019 that borisjohnson was made aware of. that was confirmed this morning by lord mcdonald. former head of the diplomatic service, who accuse number 10 of not telling the truth, saying the prime minister was briefed at the time about not only that investigation that took place into mr pincher�*s conduct at the foreign office but also the outcome of that investigation as well. he has particularly take

for the moment, thanks very much, ben wright, ourl thanks very much, ben wright, our correspondent attion, mr pincher, having been in the whips office, responsible for discipline and conduct among party mps, it seems to be a case of who guards the guards in this case? absolutely. i think mr pincher has to wrestle with his own demons, and any half decent person would have at least some sympathy for the fact he is seeking medical advice. the more important issue is that this yet again seems to call into question the prime minister�*s judgment. again seems to call into question the prime minister�*sjudgment. in the prime minister'sjudgment. in terms of how it has been handled so far, are you satisfied or not? h0. far, are you satisfied or not? no, i'm not. far, are you satisfied or not? no, i'm not- the _ far, are you satisfied or not? no, i'm not. the question _ far, are you satisfied or not? iirr, i'm not. the question over the prime i�*m not. the question over the prime minister�*sjudgment i�*m not. the question over the prime minister�*s judgment goes back to his defence of dominic c

ben wright, thank you very much. — rishi sunak. ben wright, thank you very much. our— rishi sunak.russ's launch speech, the formal launch of her campaign. hello to you. what did you make of it? i think it was a solid performance by liz truss and i don't think anybody should be surprised by that, we are talking about two of the most experienced candidates in the race, in terms of their careers as politicians. penny mordaunt and liz truss have been in parliament since 2010, liz truss has held by far the more prominent positions over that period of time. of course she knows what she is doing at a launch speech. but i was pleased that some of your colleagues in the press, and indeed your own correspondent wrapping up really focused on the question of how fast she can walk the line of attacking other candidates and claiming she wants a clean race —— how far. she was clear when she was asked that she wasn't going to be doing any negative campaigning herself. but actually when you look closely at some of the content of the speech i thought there was quite a clear attack line on rishi suna

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.inister's allies were letting it be known that he intended to stay as party leader and prime minister, because he considered that the conservative election victory in december 2019 was in many ways a personal achievement. a personal thumbs up from the voters, if you like. 0ne english seat that has returned a conservative mp to westminster for over a century is macclesfield in cheshire. our special correspondent ed thomas has been talking to people there. the truest and bluest of tory safe seats, macclesfield, a town loyal to the party for 100 years. but today... borisjohnson resigning, it's over. why did it take so long?! i was dancing in the kitchen, i bought a bottle of cava to celebrate tonight. it's going in the fridge. john and jo, on grandparent duty and planning a leaving do. what do you think of the man? narcissistic, psychopathic, selfish, boorish. if borisjohnson was here now, in cheshire, what would you say to him? you've been an embarrassment for many years and your incompe

ben wright, thank you for this, ben _ draw a line under this.en live - draw a line under this. ben wright, thank you for this, ben live in - thank you for this, ben live in westminster. we will now wait for the next response from downing street. response number three or four depending on how you count it. and later in the programme we'll be hearing from jamesjohnson, he previously ran the polling operation at number ten under theresa may. us police have arrested a 22—year—old man who they believe killed six people in a mass shooting at an independence day parade near chicago. 2a others were injured in yesterday's attack after a high—powered rifle was fired multiple times from a rooftop in the suburb of highland park. the suspect has been named as robert crimo iii. from the scene, our correspondent nomia iqbal sent this report. the streets where celebrations had been taking place quickly turned into a hunting ground as police searched for a killer. a man who brought terror to an independence day parade. americans in this wealthy chicago suburb ha

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. t get frisky for this lot... take care! ..because pals val and dot might be smiling, but they do not see eye to eye. we only have a fool running the country at the present. i know, but who else would have done what he has done on brexit? - who else got all that? no-one _ the last few years of pandemic politics have had all the stomach churning turns of a blackpool big dipper, as have the last 48 hours in westminster. enough to make you giddy. a lot of people like borisjohnson here, they liked the wit. i thought he was a charismatic person. i did like him. but, you know, there�*s only so many tales that you can tell! you�*re laughing. oh, i know, i know. but, seriously, i mean, honesty has to be at the forefront. the joke is over. here on blackpool�*s comedy carpet, the joke has worn thin. get him out, innit? he needs to go, dun he? seriously. he's gotta go. there's no doubt about it. he has to go. in coral island, there�*s frustration amongst hard—pressed families counting the pennies

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. 0nly last night the prime minister was saying he had a personal mandate to remain in power. so what do the voters who gave borisjohnson a resounding election victory less than three years ago make of today's news? 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has spent the day in west bromwich. the two seats there voted conservative at the general election in 2019. the reverberations from westminster echoed through west bromwich as news broke this morning. borisjohnson is going to resign as conservative party leader. going to resign as conservative party leader-— going to resign as conservative party leader.- has - going to resign as conservative party leader.- has had i going to resign as conservative party leader.- has had a| going to resign as conservative party leader. good. has had a store here for 20 — party leader. good. has had a store here for 20 years _ party leader. good. has had a store here for 20 years and _ party leader. good. has had a store here for 20 years and voted - pa

tory mps voting again on monday to eliminate one of the contenders. 0ur political correspondent, ben wrightty ofjeopardy with these debates. front runners hoping to hold their advantage and not to trip up. their closest rivals jockeying to break from the pack. a chance to dazzle for the outside bets. the race to be tory leader and the next prime minister remains wide open, and that's why the fight is getting fierce. rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years. that is not going to drive economic growth. you raised national insurance, even though people like me opposed it in cabinet at the time. i'd love to stand here and say, "look, i'll cut this tax, that tax and another tax, and it will all be ok." but you know what, it won't. there's a cost to these things. that's the current foreign secretary attacking the man who was chancellor until a few days ago. a glimpse of what was to come. tax plans again dominated the argument about the cost of living crisis. where we really need - to concentrate is on growth. and under your tax trajectory, . that is going to be much harder. y

earlier, our political correspondent ben wright told me what happens next in the leadership contest.tomorrow night, and then mps, it goes back to mps on monday for the next round of voting. so the field will go from five to four, and then by wednesday, we will have the final two candidates, who then of course will spend the summer going around the country, trying to persuade 175,000 tory party members that they should be prime minister. this is a completely in—house tory election, but the mps have still got a few stages to go. and it could still be a very volatile and unpredictable contest in the next three or four days. i mean, look back to 2019, it was not until the final, fifth round thatjeremy hunt leapfrogged michael gove to take the second place spot and then go along with borisjohnson to the vote of the membership. and so there clearly is, i think the jockeying for second place is fierce at the moment. penny mordaunt, in the last ballot of mps, is in second spot. liz truss hopes to leapfrog her if she can pull in particularly votes from the right. she will be hoping that kemi

let's find out more from ben wright.his, then. i, jane. these strikes _ several of this, then. i, jane. these strikes have _ several of this, then. i, jane. these strikes have been - several of this, then. i, jane. | these strikes have been tricky several of this, then. i, jane. - these strikes have been tricky for labour for a couple of months these strikes have been tricky for labourfor a couple of months —— significance. the rmt union is not affiliated with the liberal party but a lot of those in labour are —— labour party. labour have not back to the strike, and yesterday secure starmer urged his front bench do not appear on the picket lines. he did the same thing back injune. in number did actually go into purity strikers were and were not sacked, but they made, they come to a differentjudgment with sam tarry, somebody who is very close to the former labour leaderjeremy corbyn, and he turned up at a picket line at euston station this morning. he also talked to the media very willingly and freely about his own views

ben wright is in westminster for us. good morning.f this letter, pretty extraordinary in itself and what it tells us about the timeline and what has gone on is pretty extraordinary too? garbage is a pretty dynamite intervention by a seniorformer a pretty dynamite intervention by a senior former civil servant, a pretty dynamite intervention by a seniorformer civil servant, == it senior former civil servant, -- it is a pretty _ senior former civil servant, -- it is a pretty dynamite _ senior former civil servant, -- it | is a pretty dynamite intervention senior former civil servant, » t is a pretty dynamite intervention by a seniorformer civil is a pretty dynamite intervention by a senior former civil servant and now the head of the lords, lord mcdonald, who is pretty upset about the timeline given by number ten over the last few days about chris pincher�*s contact and what number ten says borisjohnson new about it all. in particular a briefing by downing street yesterday in which the prime minister's official spokesman said at the time

our political correspondent ben wright is at westminster. nastier?— as a contest goes on, ben, it's getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming _ getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to _ getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to the _ getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to the boil - getting nastier? yes, victoria, this contest is coming to the boil and i contest is coming to the boil and some of the attacks are getting quite personal. jonathan talked about penny mordaunt who was second yesterday after the first round of voting. there clearly is momentum behind her and i think that is worrying some people who want to stop frankly, so today lord frost, the former brexit minister who worked with penny mordaunt briefly in government, said he had grave reservations about her. some people in liz truss's campaign seem to agree with that and echo that comment. in the last few minutes, we had a source in penny mordaunt�*s campaign trying to turn the other cheek and say she has nothing

today to discuss the escalating heatwave and plans being put in place. 0ur political correspondent ben wrightlier. kit malthouse, the cabinet office minister, chaired today's meeting and afterwards did warn of severe disruption on monday and tuesday. there are three key areas where we want to make sure we're stood up and as ready as we can beat. ready as we can be. the first is health and social care, where there has been a lot of work, first of all messaging those people who may be vulnerable and making sure they take steps to protect themselves, but also that hospitals, ambulances and other areas of that service that may come under pressure are ready and prepared. second area was schools, where we want to make sure that kids do continue to go to school, we think they are safer in schools, but those schools should have more help and guidance and the support they need to keep those kids out of the sun and nice and cool and hydrated. thirdly, transport, where we do think there's going to be a significant impact. obviously, the transport providers are messaging people that they should only _ tr

our political correspondent, ben wright, was watching. hold their advantage and not trip up. their closest rivals jockeying to break from the pack. a chance to dazzle for the outside bets. the race to be tory leader and the next prime minister remains wide open, and that's why the fight is getting fierce. rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years. that is not going to drive economic growth. you raised national insurance, even though people like me opposed it in cabinet at the time. i'd love to stand here and say, "look, i'll cut this tax, that tax and another tax, and it will all be ok." but you know what? it won't. there's a cost to these things. that's the current foreign secretary attacking the man who was chancellor until a few days ago — a glimpse of what was to come. tax plans again dominated the argument about the cost—of—living crisis. where we really need - to concentrate is on growth, and under your tax trajectory. that is going to be much harder. you're genuinely proposing that we borrow to fund our day—to—d

let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright who's in westminster.eader? you. will remember back in december 2019, borisjohnson won the general election with a promise to get brexit done. well, now, labour's keir starmer wants to win, he hopes, the next election with a promise to make brexit work. that has been his slogan for some time and tonight he will flesh out what that slogan means. i do hit the marks a tactical shift for the party. it was only three years ago that keir starmer himself was calling for a second referendum to try and break the brexit deadlock that was gripping westminster. it has been a problematic issue for the party. many of the seats it lost in 2019 voted leave in the referendum. but a lot of labour activists would like to see and are still calling for closer relation hship between the uk and the eu. the london mayor said he would like to see the uk rejoin the single market. but keir starmer will say emphatically that is not going to happen, the uk won'tjoin the eu if he becomes prime minister, there will be no rejoining the s

let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright.e going to say they did badly, let's be honest. what happens next in this contest? there is another tv _ happens next in this contest? there is another tv debate _ happens next in this contest? there is another tv debate tomorrow - happens next in this contest? ti” is another tv debate tomorrow night and then mps, it goes back to mps on monday for the next round of voting. the field will go from five to four and by wednesday, we will have the final two candidates to then will spend the summer going around the country, trying to convince on hundred and 70,000 conservative members that they should be the prime minister. this is completely in—house but has some stages to go it could still be unpredictable in the next few days. in 2019, it was not until the final, fifth round thatjeremy hunt leapfrogged michael that jeremy hunt lea pfrogged michael gove thatjeremy hunt leapfrogged michael gove to take the second place spot and then go along with borisjohnson to the vote of the membership.

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent ben wright who gave us this analysis ahead of tonight'sak, the former chancellor, is the frontrunner, and his support among mps is solid and likely to grow enough to guarantee him of the spots in the final run—off that goes to the party membership over the summer. there is, though, a really open fight at the moment for second place. a few days ago, it looked like penny mordaunt, who came second in the ballot last week, the most recent ballot we had, had all the momentum but i think that has flagged a bit. she has a lot of work to do tonight to try to regain some of that energy that i think was behind her campaign a few days ago. liz truss, who was in third in the second round of voting, i think had a pretty poor debate, the consensus is, during the last tv debate on friday and she needs a strong showing, i think, to reassure her backers in parliament that she is the right person to go through to the run—off. and it is a really tough fight between tom tugendhat and kemi badenoch, who are also in this. it is a surprisingly volatile race stil

here's our political correspondent, ben wright. are we good?ording to the former top official at the foreign office. lord mcdonald's dynamite claim this morning came just before cabinet met. these days, the cameras are let in but there are no are let in, but there are no questions from reporters. it did not look like the jolliest meeting of ministers. there is a key question at the heart of all of this — what did borisjohnson know about chris pincher�*s alleged past behaviour when he was appointed deputy chief whip in february? number ten's line has shifted over recent days. i briefed the relevant senior official... and speaking this morning, lord mcdonald said it had made inaccurate claims. i think they need to come clean. i think that the language is ambiguous, it's sort of telling the truth and crossing your fingers at the same time and hoping people are not too forensic in their subsequent questioning, and i think that is not working. in an extraordinary letter to parliament's standards watchdog, lord mcdonald said contrary to claims by num

our political correspondent ben wright has been following this, i spoke to him a little earlier.ired today's meeting and afterwards it did warn of severe disruption on monday and tuesday. there are three key areas where we want _ there are three key areas where we want to— there are three key areas where we want to make sure where i stood up and is _ want to make sure where i stood up and is ready— want to make sure where i stood up and is ready as we can beat. the first_ and is ready as we can beat. the first is— and is ready as we can beat. the first is health and social care, where — first is health and social care, where there has been a lot of work first of— where there has been a lot of work first of all— where there has been a lot of work first of all messaging those people it iiiay— first of all messaging those people it iiiay he — first of all messaging those people it may be vulnerable and making sure they take _ it may be vulnerable and making sure they take steps to protect themselves but also that hospitals, ambulances and other areas of that surface _ ambulances and

let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright.bra pulls toaether emergency cobra meeting? cobra pulls together ministers _ emergency cobra meeting? cobra pulls together ministers and _ emergency cobra meeting? cobra pulls together ministers and officials - together ministers and officials from across whitehall and all uk nations in this instance, when it is an emergency like this, to go through contingency planning, to make sure all the emergency services are primed, to work out what the tactics should be. cabinet office minister kit malthouse chad today's meeting, and afterwards warned of severe disruption on monday and tuesday. —— chaired today's meeting. there are three key areas where we want to make sure that we are stood up and as ready as we can be. the first is obviously health and social care, where there has been a lot of work, first of all messaging those people who may be vulnerable, and making sure they take steps to help themselves and protect themselves, but also that hospitals, ambulances, and other areas of that s

ahead of the second tv debate between the five candidates this evening. 0ur political correspondent ben wrightrt among mps are solid and likely to grow enough to guarantee him one of the spots in the final run—off that goes to the party membership over the summer. there is, though, really open fight at the moment for second place. i mean, a few days ago it looked like penny mordaunt, who did come second in the ballot last week, the most recent ballot that we had, had all the momentum. i think that is like a bit so she has a lot of work to do tonight to try to regain some of that energy that was behind her campaign a few days ago. liz truss who was in third place in the second round i think had a pretty poor debate. the consensus is, during the last television debate on friday, she needs a strong showing, i think, to reassure her backers in parliament that she is right person to go through to the run off and it is really a tough fight between tom and kenny are also in this. it is a surprisingly volatile race still setting a good performance can really set one of these candidates are light and m

let's take a look at this now with our political correspondent, ben wright.y, do you think? the? these tv debates, how important are they. do you think?— they, do you think? they are when it is a really open _ they, do you think? they are when it is a really open contest _ they, do you think? they are when it is a really open contest like - they, do you think? they are when it is a really open contest like this. - is a really open contest like this. there's an assumption that rishi sunak, the former chancellor, is the frontrunner, and his support among mps is solid and likely to grab enough to guarantee him of the spots in the final run—off that goes to the party membership over the summer. there is, though, really open fight at the moment for second place. a few days ago, it looks like penny mordaunt, who came second in the ballot last week, the most recent ballot we had, had all the momentum but i think that has flagged a bit. she has a lot of work to do tonight to try to regain some of that energy that i think was behind her campaign a few days ago. liz tr

here's our political correspondent, ben wright.laimed she is the victim of smears following claims about her views on transgender issues. like other candidates, her record in government is under scrutiny with some opponent saying she had wanted to make it easier for people to legally change their gender, claims she is strongly refuted. , , , , ., their gender, claims she is strongly refuted. , , i, ., ., . refuted. this is the type of toxic olitics refuted. this is the type of toxic politics people _ refuted. this is the type of toxic politics people want _ refuted. this is the type of toxic politics people want to - refuted. this is the type of toxic politics people want to get i refuted. this is the type of toxic politics people want to get away from. the poor british public got a month of as choosing their prime minister. the contest is tight and volatile. the five candidates left in the race are it out to make the final shortlist of two. this in the race are it out to make the final shortlist of two.— final shortlist of two. th

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here's our political correspondent ben wright. are we good?hink they need to come clean. i think that the language is ambiguous, it's sort of telling the truth and crossing your fingers at the same time and hoping people are not too forensic in their subsequent questioning and i think that is not working. in an extraordinary letter to parliament's standards watchdog, lord mcdonald said contrary to claims by number ten, borisjohnson was briefed in person about the initiation and outcome of an investigation into chris pincher�*s behaviour in 2019, when he was a foreign office minister. he says there was a formal complaint and mr pincher was not exonerated. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, was foreign secretary at the time. you don't believe, then, _ the word of lord mcdonald who said mrjohnson was briefed in person | about the initiation and outcome| of the investigation? so, that's news to me, i wasn't aware of that and it's not clear to me that is factually accurate. chris pincher resigned from hisjob as deputy chief whip last thursday

ben wright there.rs in western sydney alone and warning of more to come. emergency services have told people to find different routes after routes have been submerged. many affected areas have had to endure the aftermath of the devastating floods only a few months ago. we have not floods only a few months ago. - have got around 30,000 people the subject of either an evacuation order or an evacuation warning. really want to acknowledge the impact these latest floods are having on those communities. this is the third time in 18 months residents in the north—western town have had to deal with the same extreme weather. the have had to deal with the same extreme weather.— have had to deal with the same extreme weather. the newly built bride is extreme weather. the newly built bridge is barely _ extreme weather. the newly built bridge is barely visible. _ extreme weather. the newly built bridge is barely visible. water - bridge is barely visible. water nearly 12 metres high. just over a year ago, nearly 12 m

let�*s speak to our political correspondent ben wright who�*s in westminster.bout this? mp5 what is being said at westminster amongst mps about this? mps return this morning — amongst mps about this? mps return this morning to _ amongst mps about this? mps return this morning to westminster - amongst mps about this? mps return this morning to westminster with - this morning to westminster with allegations of sexual harassment again hanging over the place. with chris pincher�*s political future clearly remaining in doubt and questions about borisjohnson�*s questions about boris johnson�*s judgment questions about borisjohnson�*s judgment and why he appointed mr pincher to be the deputy chief whip backin pincher to be the deputy chief whip back in february. that question has become acute over the weekend with a whole slew of allegations around mr pincher�*s behaviour going back a number of years, allegations that he denied to the newspaper, but have definitely put borisjohnson on the spot, and labour, as you said, are demanding to know more about that february ap

we're joined now by our political correspondent, ben wright. oday. yesterday was a bit like declaration day with mp saying who they are supporting. how is it looking so far? . ., ~ ., , ., ., far? cantankerous, hot and crowded in westminster. _ far? cantankerous, hot and crowded in westminster. it _ far? cantankerous, hot and crowded in westminster. it would _ far? cantankerous, hot and crowded in westminster. it would be - far? cantankerous, hot and crowded in westminster. it would be a - in westminster. it would be a dramatic day. eight candidates are running, they got the required nominations to stand. after the first round of voting that number will come down. to carry on into the second rounder candidates need at least 30 tory mps back them. the contest is into two halves. the first now until the end of next week is entirely in the hands of tory mps. they have the job of whittling down the field to two candidates. 0ver down the field to two candidates. over the summer it goes to a vote of the tory party membership. at the moment it looks li

rishi sunak speaking to the bbc earlier. l let's speak to our political correspondent, ben wright.ndidates still in the running i guess there are still quite a few permutations over how the voting could go today and a lot of focus on where the mps who previously backed nadhim zahawi and jeremy hunt, who they will now throw their weight behind. yes, good morning. that's a key question, the mps who backed the two candidates who were eliminated yesterday, where will they sprinkle their support? yesterday, where will they sprinkle theirsupport? both yesterday, where will they sprinkle their support? both the front runners rishi sunak and penny mordaunt at the moment according to the ballot yesterday are fairly confident of scooping up quite a lot of that support. jeremy hunt himself swung in behind rishi sunak yesterday. i think the former chancellor is the obvious frontrunner at the moment. he comfortably let the poll yesterday, although not, i should say, quite as far as borisjohnson was leading the race had a similar stage in 2019. he is not the runaway favourite here but he is lead

we're joined now by our political correspondent, ben wright. these new claims that came out on the bbc report last night, what difference does that make to the prime minister's rolling this? ,., ., ., make to the prime minister's rolling this? ., . ., , this? good morning. it clarifies what the prime _ this? good morning. it clarifies what the prime minister - this? good morning. it clarifies what the prime minister knewl this? good morning. it clarifies - what the prime minister knew about chris pincher�*s past. i think there has been a shifting narrative, explanation from number 10 since friday, when initially number 10 said over the weekend there were no specific allegations being made about chris pincher at the time he was appointed. that shifted on monday when number 10 conceded the prime minister was aware of general accusations and allegations and rumours about his behaviour, but no specific formal complaint was active at the time that would have prevented him getting thejob. what is significant about this story my colleague broke last n

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.on going on in downing street this morning, larry the cat being escorted into number ten by a police officer! laughter duncan kennedy is in worthing — where the local mp had called for borisjohnson to resign. good morning, duncan. good morning, victoria, good morning, duncan. good morning, victoria. and — good morning, duncan. good morning, victoria, and welcome _ good morning, duncan. good morning, victoria, and welcome to _ good morning, duncan. good morning, victoria, and welcome to this _ victoria, and welcome to this beautiful day on the beautiful south coast in worthing, full of conservative held seat, chip chichester, worthing and brighton and eastbourne. 110,000 population and eastbourne. 110,000 population and a rather nice pier built in 1862, a real victorian seaside town. it has actually won pier of the year twice in the last few years although world war ii engineers stopped germans in using it as a landing post was right up to date with two people who have joined post was r

let's bring in our political correspondent, ben wright.it clear at this point how many are likely to go through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's through to the next stage? nobody know it's a _ through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's a hot _ through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's a hot day _ through to the next stage? nobody knows. it's a hot day in _ knows. it's a hot day in westminster. the candidates and their supporters are fanning out across westminster to try and tell anybody who will listen why the person should get this nomination. some will be eliminated today. we don't know who. it's a pretty safe bet that rishi sunak, the former chancellor, will get through. he currently leads the pack in terms of the number who have publicly declared their support for him. the last candidate, 50 came out for rishi sunak, then penny mordaunt and liz truss, and then the numbers taylor way after that. they are making their cases and pictures, but the arm—twisting, the lobbying and persuading is going on behind closed doors, betwee

we're joined by our political correspondent, ben wright.s is reaching the interesting stages and two falling by the wayside. the question is where their votes will go. wayside. the question is where their votes will 90-— wayside. the question is where their votes will go— votes will go. that is right, between — votes will go. that is right, between them, _ votes will go. that is right, between them, they - votes will go. that is right, between them, they had i votes will go. that is right, | between them, they had 43 votes will go. that is right, - between them, they had 43 votes votes will go. that is right, _ between them, they had 43 votes and the key question is how the support will be sprinkled around other candidates. mps who backed those two will divide their support among the other contenders. i think we can say a few things. rishi sunak is clearly the front runner and topped the poll comfortably yesterday. he has the cachet of a person confident he will end up as one of the final two to go to a vote of the wider membership. barring

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.ittee, which says the rwanda plan — announced three months ago — is not a "silver—bullet solution". our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. last year, 28,500 people came to the uk in small boats. so far this year, 1a,000 have arrived — and by the end of 2022 the figure could rocket to 60,000. the mps believe migrants aren't deterred by the fact that the uk may not be the end of theirjourney, and they could be sent on to rwanda. we are questioning the deterrent effect, and we've certainly asked the home office to provide evidence and modelling of how they've reached the conclusion that this policy is the right way to go. it hasn't been forthcoming. we're also concerned about the cost of it. in northern france, migrants plan how they're going to get across the channel, seeing it as the final short leg of their long journeys. the uk should seek a deal with the french, say the mp5, which would allow processing facilities to be set up so that people can be assessed here as to w

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let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright.the key policy areas through which the key policy areas through which the candidates have tried to stand out from one another? fix, the candidates have tried to stand out from one another?— out from one another? a tory leadership — out from one another? a tory leadership contest _ out from one another? a tory leadership contest is - out from one another? a tory leadership contest is not - out from one another? a tory leadership contest is not a - out from one another? a tory i leadership contest is not a forum for policy in depth discussion, you get broadbrush promises and smoke signals to identify you from the other candidates and they are all talking about tax cuts and talking about integrity, restoring some sort of to this fear that chaotic moment in the party's history. rishi sunak on the tax cut question is making himself distinct from the others by saying now is not the time for tax cuts and he thinks it is far more important to bring inflation down first. they are all stressing t

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. let's take a look at what this morning's papers are reporting.are reading the story this morning. the front page of the times when using the picture where we are now, directly outside downing street. one of the quotes from yesterday... i tried to persuade my colleagues it would be eccentric to change government when the herd moves, it needs. many will be picking over their words from yesterday. some of the shots we used earlier in our reports were just inside downing street, the family moments. i believe this shot was immediately afterwards. the personal photographers inside downing street take some of these images, kiss goodbye. those are the pictures from the sun. very different take on the guardian, as you might imagine. just reviewing similar numbers from yesterday. 59 resignations in all, unrepentant says the guardian. it is over, almost. the reference to the fact he remains as prime minister, caretaker prime minister for the immediate period. i also had the guardian. the daily mirror, leave means leave, boris. clinging on for one last party