ben wright at westminster. by using the bbc news app. the queen is to miss this year's highland games, says buckingham palace. the queen, who's 96, normally attends the braemar gathering every year, but has been suffering from ongoing mobility issues. prince charles will attend the games this saturday. strikes that had been due to close large areas of scotland this week have been suspended. unions have agreed to put a new offer which would mean a bigger right in pay for stuff rather than smaller rises and one—off cost of living payments. a report into the resignation of dame cressida dick as head of the metropolitan police says she felt "intimidated" into standing down by the london mayor sadiq khan. the report, commissioned by the home secretary, says the mayor failed to follow due process in removing herfrom office. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at scotland yard with more. daniel. reminders of the background to this? dame cressida dick's la stays in charge here at new scotland yard have re

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.al integrity of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine, several times. six members of an iaea team remain at the plant and have carried out a second day of inspections. the russian energy giant gazprom says its key gas pipeline to europe will remain closed indefinitely due to an oil leak in a turbine. the turbine maker, siemens energy, said this was not a technical reason to stop pumping gas. a sri lankan official says the former president, gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad after mass protests injuly, has returned to colombo. sri lankans blame his government for the island's economic crisis. nasa is preparing the second launch of its most powerful rocket in 50 years. technical problems and bad weather thwarted the artemis 1 moon mission lift—off on monday and engineers have spent the week reviewing data to find out what went wrong. hopes are high that saturday's take—off will be trouble—free and the 37—day mission to the moon can get under way. speaking of reaching for the stars..

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.ter fleeing abroad following mass protests injuly. sri lankans blame his government for the island's worst—ever economic crisis. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan told me the return was unexpected. it is indeed very surprising. just 15 days ago, there were dramatic scenes in colombo at the official residence of president rajapaksa. it was outside the house where hundreds of people streamed into the building, he fled the country. first, he went to the maldives and then to singapore, where he stayed for four weeks. from there, he sent in his resignation, and then because his visa expired, he went to thailand. many countries were reluctant to accept him because of what was going on in sri lanka. so a short while ago, he came back. his visit was postponed, his return was postponed twice because of strong opposition. now he's come back, several sri lankan ministers where greeting him, welcoming him. now he is back in the country 50 days after he was forced to flee from colombo. i sp

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.t by supporters of extinction rebellion. three environmental protesters glued themselves together in front of the speaker's chair in the commons whilst others demonstrated outside. the group posted this video on its website of five protesters. they were arrested after being led from the chamber. parliament isn't currently sitting. a swimming cap designed for athletes with black, or afro hair, has been approved for use in top level competitions. swimming's world governing body apologised last year after banning the caps from the tokyo olympics. critics said its description of the swimwear as "unsuitable" failed to acknowledge the diversity of competitive swimmers. the actress jane fonda has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is having chemotherapy. the 84—year—old said she had a very treatable form of lymphoma and would not let the illness interfere with her climate activism. the academy award winner has worked in films and television for more than six decades. louise pilbe

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.approved for use in top level competitions. the specialised covering, which is designed for thick, curly hair and styles such as dreadlocks, weaves and braids, was banned from last year's 0lympics. swimming's world governing body, fina, said the decision to approve the soul cap followed a period of review and discussion. rwanda has held its annual baby gorilla naming ceremony. it's the eighteenth time the event has taken place, aiming to protect the endangered species and promote tourism. about twenty baby gorillas were given names, mainly in the kinyarwanda language. the ceremony was held in the foothills of the apes' habitat, the volcanic mountains that border uganda and the democratic republic of congo. the hand—written lyrics to david bowie's starman are going up for auction later this month. the track was initially released in 1972 and was a part of the hit album the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars — let's have a quick reminder of the song. # there's a st

here's our political correspondent ben wright.s. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spelt out today by the current chancellor. he's backing liz truss, the presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we'vejust come through a pandemic. but this economy is resilient. how will they handle soaring inflation? i borisjohnson�*s ejection from office injuly triggered a stampede of wannabe successors. tory mps had the job of picking two final candidates. sunak, 137. truss, 113. leaving the former chancellor and liz truss to slug it out in front of party members. good evening. it's fantastic to be... here in darlington. it's fantastic to be... here in eastbourne. gosh, it's fantastic to be... here in birmingham. and at hustings around the country, one issue dominated. this autumn and winter, a conservative government that i'm privileged to lead will be proud notjust to cut vat on energy bills, but to go f

ben wright reports.ks up his premiership, tomorrow we will find out who is moving in. the new prime minister will enter number ten on tuesday, and one issue will dominate their first days in office: soaring energy bills for households and businesses. liz truss is widely expected to win the tory leadership contest, but she hasn't spelt out precisely what she would do to help people pay their energy bills. writing in the sunday telegraph, she promises immediate help, saying... average household energy bills are set to jump to around £3,500 next month, and liz truss says "sticking plasters" won't solve the fundamental problem. the issue dominated the campaign, which saw liz truss and rishi sunak tear into each other�*s economic plans and the record of the government. the outgoing prime minister says it's time for the tories to unite. in the sunday express, borisjohnson has a message for his successor. but labour's leader, sir keir starmer, said neither rishi sunak or liz truss had grasped the scale of the p

for more on this, i am joined now by our political correspondent ben wright. mme, ben. interestingly, she spoke to president zelensky before biden, anything we should read into that? i anything we should read into that? i think president biden was the first world leader to put his congratulations, the actual first phone call was between ukraine's president and the new british prime minister. and i think it simply states the obvious which is right now the single most important relationship i think that the british prime minister has is probably with ukrainian president because the two countries are bound together at the moment as they try and face down russian aggression. the uk has given ukraine bull support from the moment that invasion happened, providing arms and training, liz truss as foreign secretary was vociferous with the need to have a very tough sanctions on russia so i think the continuation of borisjohnson�*s policy on ukraine was given from the start and i think perhaps it was fairly unsurprising that president zelensky and she had the first phone

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.day and superglue themselves together around the speaker's chair. the group posted this video on its website of five protesters. they were arrested after being led from the chamber. parliament isn't currently sitting. a swimming cap designed for athletes with black or afro hair has been approved for use in top level competitions. swimming's world governing body apologised last year after banning the caps from the tokyo 0lympics. critics said its description of the swimwear as "unsuitable" failed to acknowledge the diversity of competitive swimmers. the handwritten lyrics to david bowie's starman are going up for auction later this month. the track was initially released in 1972 and was a part of the hit album the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars — let's have a quick reminder of the song. # there's a starman waiting in the sky # he's told us not to blow it # �*cause he knows it's all worthwhile # he told me, let the children lose it # let the children use it # l

ben wright in liverpool. the headlines on bbc news... saying they're fair for all, but it's receiving a mixed reaction from the public. the labour leader sir keir starmer arrives in liverpool ahead of his party conference, telling crowds he'll set out the the alternative to what he called the tory government's "casino economics". world powers condemn the self—styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia. we can stay with that story now because russian troops are reported... russian troops are reported to be going door to door in occupied regions of ukraine, forcing people to vote in a series of so—called "referendums" onjoining russia. the g7 group of wealthiest nations has condemned what it says are sham referendums and ukraine has dismissed the process as a farce with no legitimacy. 0ur ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse reports.. russia's version of their so—called referendums. a free and fair democratic process where ukrainians in kherson decide whether they want to join russia. but, on the same spot

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.ll face the new prime minister. today, we focus on housing — and how a shortage of new homes can have an impact on whole communities. here's our home editor, mark easton. thank you, jane. the challenge of providing the people of this country with a decent and affordable home is probably greater than ever. housing is a devolved matter, so the new prime minister will be focused on england, where the crisis is at its most severe. private rents are rising at their fastest rate on record. the average monthly rent now almost £800. the price of the average home in england is more than £300,000 — more than nine times typical annual pay, making buying a house more unaffordable than ever, despite years of promises to make it easier to get on the housing ladder. the problem is most acute in london and the south—east, of course. i have been to the constituency of epsom and ewell in surrey, where rents are soaring, the average house costs 18 times the average salary, and there's no sign of things g

our political correspondent ben wright reports. by tory party members after boris johnson's elected by tory party members after borisjohnson�*s downfall, liz truss entered number ten promising a fresh start. but with energy bills soaring in a recession forecast, it is going to be tough. i recession forecast, it is going to be tough-— to be tough. i will get britain workin: to be tough. i will get britain working again. _ to be tough. i will get britain working again. i— to be tough. i will get britain working again. i have - to be tough. i will get britain working again. i have a - to be tough. i will get britain working again. i have a boldl working again. i have a bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform. i will cut taxes to reward hard work and boost business led growth and investment. we shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the storm may be, i know that the british people are stronger. our country was built by people who get things done. we have huge reserves of talent, of energy and det

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. now to the political strategist, jo tanner, who was an adviser to borisjohnson when he was the mayor of london. we are at the end of a protracted process, a great opportunity for the conservatives to get really bored torn publicity of the summer. what do you think they made of it? it hasn't been great, the summit of seeing two candidates, more than two candidates, we started off with the political equivalent of the grand national and at the start of the summer. it all whittled down to two that we've now got the chills between last two weeks of two candidates and i think what it's really sad is that some mps that actually said this openly that they feel the contest was not helpful in giving the big issues of the country faces, it has been a particularly great spectacle to see candidates taking chunks out of each other. i think it's gotten better but i think it started badly and i think they both recognise that it was not good and i think they realise that they had to perhaps behave sli

here's our political correspondent, ben wright. the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now confronts a new prime minister borrowing billions to cut taxes in a rush for economic growth. a strategy labour's leader slammed this morning is wrong headed. i see labour's leader slammed this morning is wrong headed.— is wrong headed. i see a very big olitical is wrong headed. i see a very big political divide _ is wrong headed. i see a very big political divide because - is wrong headed. i see a very big political divide because you've i is wrong headed. i see a very big| political divide because you've got to the conservative party now saying the future of this country is one where the rich get richer and we offer nothing meaningful to working people. you have got the labour party saying we do need to grow our economy, that has been the single biggest failure of the last 12 years of this tory government, but we need to recognise who grows this economy. developing green energ

here's our political correspondent ben wright.or the first time in years, labour gathers for its conference believing power might be in sight. the party now confronts a new prime minister borrowing billions to cut taxes, in a dash for economic growth — a strategy labour's leader slammed this morning as "wrong—headed". i see a very big political divide because you've got the conservative party now saying the future of this country is one where the rich get richer and we offer nothing meaningful to working people. you've got the labour party saying we do need to grow our economy, that's been the single biggest failure of the last 12 years of this tory government, but we need to recognise who grows this economy. developing green energy is key to labour's long—term strategy, but what about the government's plan for tax cuts now? sir keir said scrapping the 45p top rate of income tax was wrong. it is hugely risky, it's hugely divisive and i would reverse it. and would you support the government cutting the basic rate of income tax from

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.'s speak now to the conservative backbench mp, tobias ellwood for his view on the party's leadership contest and what difficulties the new prime minister will face. thank you very much for being with us. you didn't get a vote because you had your membership suspended by borisjohnson. in a sense, that probably gives you a dispassionate position on all of this. what do you make of the last seven and half weeks? they have been a potential tremendous free publicity opportunity for the conservative party. i opportunity for the conservative pa . ~ ., �* , opportunity for the conservative pa . ~ ., �*, ., opportunity for the conservative pa . ~ ., party. i think that's a good way of ”uttin it. party. i think that's a good way of putting it. there _ party. i think that's a good way of putting it. there is _ party. i think that's a good way of putting it. there is a collective . putting it. there is a collective sigh of relief, this contest is finally over. it's been unedifying at times, occasi

ben wright in liverpool. chancellor's announcements. its chief economist mike brewer gave me his assessment of the government's plan. well, this really was a budget that trashed previous treasury orthodoxy, i think. we could tell yesterday that kwasi kwarteng was spending large amounts of money, giving away so much money in tax cuts, without really thinking too hard about what that does to public finances. it is a growth or bust strategy, different from what we have seen before, and i think today it is clear that the distribution impacts are very different, even from what we have seen from previous conservative chancellors. rishi sunak boosted universal credit when he was in charge, and the coalition government in the last decade always keen make sure that, keen to stress that those with the broadest shoulders were paying theirfair share. this was a budget with the distributional impact clearly where the biggest gains go to those with higher incomes. the resolution foundation has described this as a southern

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ben wright, bbc news, westminster. this is bbc news.fears of food shortages in pakistan. the government says up to half of the country's crops have been destroyed by the floods. and russia warns a key pipeline to europe is facing a new problem — nord stream 1 will remain closed for an indefinite period. people injackson, mississippi are struggling to cope with an ongoing water crisis. it's now the fifth day they've been forced to live without clean running water. more than 150,000 people injackson, mississippi's state capital, which has a predominently black population, are affected. the problems started after flooding disrupted a water treatment plant. chi chi izundu reports. i don't want no brown water, i don't green water. there's me and six kids here, and i have to remind them, do not brush your teeth with that water, do not wash your face with that water. this is currently life for most of the 200,000 residents injackson, mississippi. queuing for a basic human necessity — water. have a good day. all right, man! thank y'all for ever

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. stay with us here on bbc news. i had...i lanka's former president returns after fleeing the country following mass protests. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as "irreplaceable", _ an early morning car crash - in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is news, the latest headlines... russian energy giant says it will not resume gas supplies to europe on saturday as planned. the un's nuclear watchdog says that the physical integrity of the nuclear power plant in ukraine has been violated several times. sri lan

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.gh it is looking a bit grey. we had heavy rain earlier. let's take a look at some of this morning's front pages. all of them obviously deal with what happened here in downing street yesterday and what is to come. the daily mirror saying liz truss has entered number 10 full of promises just like the last three tory pm is, the paper issuing her a direct challenge writing, come on, then, prove us wrong. the guardian also critical usually of the conservative party. they say that her opening move was to reward loyalists and reject calls for a unity cabinet. it illustrates the day with a picture of the new prime minister and her husband beaming on the steps of ten just before they went inside. the times, like lots of paper picking up that same line from a national address on the steps of downing street yesterday afternoon as its headline, reading "we can ride out the storm". we will check them whether it later. the sun has a picture of ms truss meeting the queen, that was the moment of the t

ben wright reports.nson as boris johnson packs as borisjohnson packs up his premiership, tomorrow we will find out who is moving in. the new prime minister will enter number ten on tuesday, and one is you will dominate their first days in office. soaring energy bills for households and businesses. liz truss is widely expected to wind the tory leadership contest, but she hasn't spelt out precisely what she would do to help people pay their energy bills. writing on the sunday telegraph, she promises immediate help, saying if elected, i plan in the first week of my new administration to set out our immediate action on energy bills and energy supply. a fiscal event would follow later this month from a chancellor, with a broader package of action on the economy. we need to take the difficult decisions to ensure we are not in this position every autumn and winter". average household energy bills are set to jump to around £3500 next month. liz truss says sticking plaster is one to solve the fundamental problem.

promising to set out an alternative to the government's economic strategy. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright and the government even sharper with labour after yesterday's mini budget? this sharper and dramatically different compared to the borisjohnson era. liz truss has arrived in office, completely disrupting the political narrative. it's an extraordinary backdrop to the start of this conference. people are beginning to arrive now, it doesn't get going properly until tomorrow. sir keir starmer, for whom this is actually only the second in—person conference yes, i since becoming leader, talk to supporters and reporters as he came in about ten minutes or so ago. is really lovely to see all this yeah — is really lovely to see all this year. after 12 long years of tory failure, — year. after 12 long years of tory failure, didn't theyjust show their true colours yesterday? there thriving — true colours yesterday? there thriving ideology— make the rich richer_ thriving ideology— make the rich richer and — thriving ideology— make the rich richer and do nothing for working people — richer and do n

. —— ben wright. party members after borisjohnson�*s downfall, liz truss entered number 10 promising a fresh start. but with energy bills soaring and a recession forecast, it's going to be tough. i will get britain working again. i have a bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform. i will cut taxes to reward hard work, and boost business—led growth and investment. we shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the storm may be, i know that the british people are stronger. our country was built by people who get things done. we have huge reserves of talent, of energy, and determination. i am confident that together we can ride out the storm. the handover of power took place in the highlands. liz truss met the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire. after accepting borisjohnson�*s resignation, the queen appointed the 15th prime minister of her reign — the country's fourth conservative leader in just six years. afterflying back to london, liz truss was driven to downing

well our political correspondent, ben wright, is watching proceedings inside westminster hall now.he atmosphere suddenly changes, when people arrive here in westminster hall, the vast medieval space is silent and from the top of the stone steps, people see their queen's coffin for the first time, raised high on a plinth, draped with the royal standard and draped with the royal standard and draped by four candles and a rotation of gas. the cabinet ministers havejoined rotation of gas. the cabinet ministers have joined this afternoon, both of them members of the king's bodyguard and... we would like to remind — the king's bodyguard and... we would like to remind you _ the king's bodyguard and... we would like to remind you that _ the king's bodyguard and... we would like to remind you that the _ the king's bodyguard and. .. we would like to remind you that the bbc- the king's bodyguard and... we would like to remind you that the bbc is - like to remind you that the bbc is offering a continuous 24—hour view offering a continuous 24—hour view of the queen's lying—in—state... for those

0ur political correspondent, ben wright, is in liverpool. there? yell and i'm sure we will. ithink to him there? yell and i'm sure we will. i think yesterday's mini budget has really shaken up the context of this conference, raising all sorts of big questions for the labour party and how they respond. clarifying the choices they will have to make a guess what is a very difficult economic backdrop. the looming recession, the cost of living crisis. this is it alters time that the labour party is meeting in the. sir keir starmer arriving forjust a second in—person conference is becoming a leader. the delegates and members of the shadow cabinet are beginning to trickle in, i'm joined by lucy powell. first of all, what is your reaction to the statement we had from the chancellor yesterday? this statement we had from the chancellor esterda ? , , ., , ., yesterday? this budget, it was a buduet in yesterday? this budget, it was a budget in all— yesterday? this budget, it was a budget in all but _ yesterday? this budget, it was a budget in all but na

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. 1922 committee when he announces the outcome of that vote that has been conducted over the past couple of months by conservative party members at large, 160,000 conservative party members at large or so, until we hearfrom sir graham brady as to who has won the contest we cannot say with any certainty. 35 minutes or so away from the announcement. we have been speaking to residents at the seaside town of redcar about what they might like to hear from the new prime minister. , , , ., , like to hear from the new prime minister. , , , . , .,, ., minister. desperately hoping for some help. _ minister. desperately hoping for some help. rrot _ minister. desperately hoping for some help, not so _ minister. desperately hoping for some help, not so much - minister. desperately hoping for some help, not so much for i minister. desperately hoping for some help, not so much for me| minister. desperately hoping for i some help, not so much for me but for the young ones, the energy and gas prices tha

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. has announced that he is commissioning an oral history to memorialise their service and the uk will mark the anniversary of the first uk test. he said he was privileged to be the first prime minister to meet some of those veterans and he is determined that their achievement will never be forgotten. let's talk now to susie boniface, columnist at the daily mirror, who's been campaigning for this initiative. she has been campaigning to get a medalfor the heroes as she has been campaigning to get a medal for the heroes as you described them. remind us of what prompted the campaign. the described them. remind us of what prompted the campaign.— prompted the campaign. the daily mirror has campaign _ prompted the campaign. the daily mirror has campaign for— prompted the campaign. the dailyl mirror has campaign for recognition of these men since the 1980s when they first started coming forward with fairly horrendous stories of ill health, cancer, blood disorder, miscarriages and their wives an

ben wright is _ part in this video. -- vigil. ben wright is inside _ part in this video. —— vigil.ers of the public able to file past and pay their respects. two politicians are amongst those looking after their queen'scoffin, because they are members of the royal company of archers. you can see them dressed in black with a feather in their hats. ben wallace and alisterjack, the defence secretary and scottish secretary. theyjoin along with those other members of the royal company of archers who watch over the coffin with members taking turns in keeping vigil. the queue stretching for miles, taking hours for people to reach this point where they have the opportunity to file past and pay their respects. we have spoken to many people joining the queue. their respects. we have spoken to many peoplejoining the queue. since the lying in state began at 5pm yesterday. they have said they are there because they want to take the time and there seems to be a lot of camaraderie among those who are queueing. and as we can hear in these pictures, absolute silence as these pictures, absolute sile

. —— ben wright.hat as part of the new chancellor's kwasi kwarteng's fiscal statement which will happen on friday, he is expected to announce that he will lift the cap on bankers' bonuses which has been in place since 2014. the uk were subjected to these rules when it was part of the european union. —— is subject to these rules. he wants to lift a limit on bonuses which currently means a banker cannot have more than twice their salary paid in bonuses. the chancellor will reverse the planned rise in corporation tax by 25%, he wants that to go, he thinks that isn't competitive, he wants to spur investment in businesses and he thinks that's one way to do it. also the national insurance rise will be scrapped. both of those policies were essential to theresa may's pitch to the tory parties. she did not swat away the idea that there will be a cap on bankers' bonuses, which suggests that will be part of the chancellor's plan. and as chris also suggested, this invites claims of unfairness. if people are payin

ben wright looks back at a time which has been far from boring.rime minister of consequence. sirens. and then came this. the first pandemic for a century. i must give the british people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home. covid dominated his premiership. lockdowns. .. ..a vaccine, but many lives lost. an inquiry will examine what the government got right and wrong. have you lied to the public, prime minister? clearly wrong was the lockdown—breaking culture in downing street during covid. the partygate scandal engulfed borisjohnson. there were allegations, denials, a police investigation, and fines — including one for the prime minister himself. i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. his integrity was under question, his authority damaged. i can announce that the parliamentary party does have confidence. borisjohnson survived a confidence vote injune, but number 10's handling of a sexual—harassment allegation involving a tory mp a month later was the final straw. how are you? nice to see you. borisjohn

ben wright, thanks forjoining us.uldered equally and it isn't a burden that is shouldered manageably by means of households. we remember that debt charities say that 50% of their clients are in negative budgets and theyjust clients are in negative budgets and they just don't clients are in negative budgets and theyjust don't have the income to be able to afford the essentials, so it is a sound bite and i get the sentiment, of solidarity and support for the struggle in ukraine, but to apply that to the cost of energy and the struggling households and the inevitability of millions of unheated homes and millions of households in real problem debt, we could do with a bit more appreciation and awareness of the way in which the price of energy is simply unaffordable for millions, notwithstanding the enormous intervention that government has made with the energy price guarantee. i made with the energy price guarantee-— made with the energy price auarantee. ., , ., ., ., guarantee. i was going to refer to that because _ guara

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.y the new health secretary and deputy prime minister as she left the bbc when spinster studios where she had been doing interviews and during one of those interviews, she offered this assurance about the priority the government is giving to help consumers and businesses with those crippling energy bills. well, the prime minister set out yesterday on the doorsteps of downing street our three main priorities, about growing the economy, tackling the energy situation, and indeed the nhs and, in terms of energy, this is a combination of support to households and businesses but also supporting our energy industry to make sure that we have sufficient energy coming through in future so, both short—term and medium to long—term proposals there, and that will be set out this week, and that is what the prime minister said. you can understand that she has been prime minister for less than 2a hours, and while we have been working on plans in the run—up, to this potential event, i think it's importan

nick, thank you very much. _ 0ur correspondent ben wright is at carriage gates, which is where peoplee queue is a lot of fun, but the experience of then passing her majesty's coffin inside the hall is very different. we have had from people saying it has a genuine effect.— we have had from people saying it has a genuine effect. several people have said that _ has a genuine effect. several people have said that to _ has a genuine effect. several people have said that to me _ has a genuine effect. several people have said that to me this _ have said that to me this morning, they walk into at westminster hall, this ancient heart of westminster, they stand at the top of the stone steps and looked down on the whole, the centre of which is the green's coffin —— looked down at the hall. —— the queen's coffin. it's just hits you, there is a pin drop silence and there, all the chatter and camaraderie of the queue disappears and the mood changes dramatically as people filed past either side of the queen's coffin and pay their own private respects. everybody takes a second or two, theyjust every

. >> ben wedeman, kaitlin collins, thank you both for your reporting. let's continue this conversation. joining us is robin wrightistinguished fellow at the u.s. institute for peace and colonel cedric leighton, former member of joint staff of the pentagon. robin, putin calling up 300,000 reservists. what does that tell you? >> well, it reflects the disa ray as ben pointed out. this is an army that has suffered serious losses both in manpower and territory. this is a turning point for putin, for his country, for his military initiative and i think for his political future. this is a dangerous moment in this war, particularly because he is now more than once talked about invoking all the weapons in his arsenal, which include nuclear weapons. that would change the face of the war, it would change the nature of it. it's already in practice kind of a mini world war. but this would then pose a threat to nato allies in ways that we haven't seen in over 70 years. so this was a real moment. he clearly was trying to steal the bluster of an american president at the united nations, you know, laying out his agenda and u.s. g

and wright-patterson air force base and in addition to serving as the ranking member of the house intelligence committee, also a senior member of the house armed services committee and representative ben wenstrup who represents ohio's second congressional district that includes part of cincinnati and counties east of the city i recognize representative turner to give remarks thank you, jason, for having us today and i want to thank the corporation for hosting us this is an effort on the part of the members of the intelligence committee to engage with the think tank and academic communities for the purposes of gaining information and understanding about the topics within our jurisdiction to make sure that we focus on national security it's been one of our main goals to refocus the intelligence committee back to national security threats posed to the nation by adversaries and this session today that you are hosting fits greatly into our ability to get information from those individuals that are experts, have expertise to take back to congress that we can translate into actual policies. i want to thank you for coordinating this and for being the lead on this. as you indicated, the topic