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and that's borisjohnson, in your mind.s in the book that i give of institutions and individuals in various ways exemplifies that that sense of including that sense of defending their institution rather than doing the job that, you know, protecting those they were there to serve, including borisjohnson. including borisjohnson. listeners will draw that conclusion from your non—answer. one other thing that you do make clear that you wish to be your legacy rather than brexit is net zero and your successor. but three. rishi sunak is wrestling with that at the moment. you said recently you feared that this commitment that you put into law as prime minister of net zero by 2050, that we're falling behind. do you worry, as you watch the debates now about hair, shirts and religious crusades as the prime minister and the environment secretary, the levelling up secretary, have described net zero, what could go wrong? well, first of all, rishi has been very clear that he's still committed to net zero. and if i may pick up, i mean, the

yes, you never get far away from boris johnson in - far away from borisjohnson in british politics andince 1931, it utterly typifies a wealthy rural middle england, a part of the blue wall as it is known. so if the conservatives were to lose that, it would sort of fit into that general sends of impending doom if you're a conservative, if opposition parties can overturn the huge majorities they have in both brexit places like tamworth or middle england, rural, wealthy places like mid bedfordshire, you are, as a conservative, any whole world of trouble. ., ~ , ., ., conservative, any whole world of trouble. ., ~' ., , conservative, any whole world of trouble. ., ~ ., , , trouble. thank you for bringing us u . trouble. thank you for bringing us u- to trouble. thank you for bringing us up to date- _ trouble. thank you for bringing us up to date- it _ trouble. thank you for bringing us up to date. it will _ trouble. thank you for bringing us up to date. it will be _ trouble. thank you for bringing us up to date. it will be an _ up to date. it will be an interesting autumn with those electio

and that's borisjohnson, in your mind. book that i give of institutions and individuals in various ways exemplifies that that sense of including boris johnson, that sense of defending their institution rather than doing the job that, you know, protecting those they were there to serve, including borisjohnson. including borisjohnson. listeners will draw that conclusion from your non—answer. one other thing that you do make clear that you wish to be your legacy rather than brexit is net zero and your successor. but three. rishi sunak is wrestling with that at the moment. you said recently you feared that this commitment that you put into law as prime minister of net zero by 2050, that we're falling behind. do you worry, as you watch the debates now about hair, shirts do you worry, as you watch the debates now about hareshirts and religious crusades as the prime minister and the environment secretary, the levelling up secretary, have described net zero, what could go wrong? well, first of all, rishi has been very clear that h

political or an attack on - borisjohnson, but it is hard not to read _ borisjohnson, but it is hardled with people as to what these targets might - leaders had not levelled with people| as to what these targets might mean for them _ as to what these targets might mean for them as— as to what these targets might mean for them as anything _ as to what these targets might mean for them as anything but _ as to what these targets might mean for them as anything but an - as to what these targets might mean for them as anything but an attack i for them as anything but an attack on boris _ for them as anything but an attack on borisjohnson. _ for them as anything but an attack on borisjohnson. as— for them as anything but an attack on boris johnson. as to _ for them as anything but an attack on boris johnson. as to whether. for them as anything but an attack . on boris johnson. as to whether this is about— on boris johnson. as to whether this is about economics, _ on boris johnson. as to whether this is about economics, i— on boris johnson. as to whether this is about economics, i mean, - o

reaction from borisjohnson, we can't afford to falter now or lose our ambition. the other reaction because this is such a divisive issue that causes such passionate responses from right across the spectrum. it absolutely does. what's interesting todayis absolutely does. what's interesting today is what we are seeing is its causes divisive and passionate reactions within the conservative party on different sides of this debate. what rishi sunak has done by signalling what we are going to get at 4:30pm, has details of how he is going to shift on these climate change targets, is not only to try to open up and differentiate himself from the opposition which is saying it would stick to them, but also opening up arguments within his own side and that is a fairly politically risky thing and it's worth looking at what borisjohnson says because rishi sunak last night when he laid out what he was going to do here, he said for too long government have not been honest about the costs and trade—offs and taken the easy way out saying we can haveit taken the easy way out saying

in the uk — borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the h52 high speed railamid speculation part of the route could be axed. ukraine says russian navy commanders were among those hit in friday's missile strike on the headquarters of the black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the london met police says some of its firearms officers have decided to step back from armed duties, after one of their colleagues was charged with the murder of 2a year old chris kaba. hello. the international red cross says it's managed to deliver seventy tonnes of relief aid to the disputed enclave nagorno karabakh — for the first time since azerbaijan captured the territory in a lightning operation five days ago. tens of thousands of armenians have sought refuge in the main city stepanakert, where food and medicine are running low, and power cuts are frequent. families remain stranded in the local airport, where russian peacekeepers are based. they are sleeping on the ground, cooking food on fire and not having an access to clean water. moscow said there were over two thousand people, i

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the corruption of borisjohnson, the chaos of liz truss, and the callousness of rishi sunak.les, they all have to go. whole conservative shambles, they all have to 90-— and our task is to get them out and then aet and our task is to get them out and then get the _ and our task is to get them out and then get the uk _ and our task is to get them out and then get the uk working _ and our task is to get them out and then get the uk working again. - and our task is to get them out and | then get the uk working again. that of course starts with the economy. we need to get our economy growing strongly again. conservative ministers might think 0% growth and 7% inflation are numbers to boast about but the british people certainly do not. inflation is still higher than at any time since black wednesday, worse even than at the height of the financial crisis, food prices up 30% in just two years, energy bills almost doubled, mortgage rates through the roof. and rishi sunak says it shows his plan is working. honestly, the prime minister sounds so complacent and out of touch, sometimes i

in the uk, borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed railed to speed up the insulation of homes and the installation of better boilers. it's part of wider changes involving weakening some environmental targets. and as another incident believed to involve an american xl bully dog is reported in london. protesters march against the government's plans to ban the breed. now on bbc news, click. spencer kelly: this week, nick looks at meta's latest project to help people make sense of the horrors of the past. this is more than bringing back a dead person. this way, you can make that person... ..give them a thousand years of life. lara lewington: can smartphone apps really provide _ an effective alternative to hormonal contraception? it tells you when you're not fertile and when you're fertile. _ and open wide... alasdair, we'll take you through now. ..alasdair�*s taken a trip to the dentist to look at a device

. _ former prime minister, borisjohnson has warned the uk government against scaling back the high speedect hs2, amid speculation part of the route could be scrapped. the criticism comes as dozens of company bosses and business groups in england have signed a letter urging prime minister rishi sunak to re—commit to the high—speed railway. costs around hs2 have increased significantly and are now well above its original budget of £33bn, which was set a decade ago when work on the line began. noor nanji reports. it's a massive, decades—long project, meant to create more capacity and speed up journey times. but hs2 has also been plagued by delays, cuts and spiralling costs. it's not the first section, between west london and birmingham, that is in question today. that's due to open by 2033. a central london terminus at euston is meant to come later, although work on that has been paused. but question marks hang over the line that is meant to link the west midlands and crewe before heading on to manchester. an eastern leg is also planned, but this has already been scaled back. recently, the

thank you very much. - that's tim montgomery, former social affairs adviser to borisjohnson.has downed several ukrainian drones overnight. one was reportedly intercepted close to moscow, and at least two more were brought down over the southern rostov region. it comes as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, continues a two day visit to kyiv — he's already announced a new aid package of more than a billion dollars for ukraine. just hours before the us announcement, 16 people were killed in what ukraine says was a russian missile strike on a crowded market near the front line of the fighting in the eastern of the country. another 32 people were wounded. and just a warning you may find some of the images in paul adams report disturbing. explosion close to ukraine's eastern front lines, death falls from the sky without warning. two o'clock in the afternoon, a row of shops in the town of kostiantynivka. they're used to attacks here, but not on this scale. in the blast�*s shocking aftermath, a search for the living and the dead. it's not immediately clear what kind of weapon

the former prime minister borisjohnson has also warned ministers not to — in his words — �*mutilate'o manchester leg. rishi sunak has refused to deny he might scale back hs2 because of spiralling costs. noor nanji, reports. it's a massive, decades—long project, meant to create more capacity and speed up journey times. but hs2 has also been plagued by delays, cuts and spiralling costs. it was only earlier this year the government announced it was pausing work on the new central london terminus here at euston. now question marks are hanging over the line that links the west midlands and crewe, before moving on to manchester. recently, the prime minister rishi sunak and chancellorjeremy hunt have not been willing to say that they are committed to hs2 being built to manchester, casting fresh doubt over the project's future. the labour shadow chancellor rachel reeves has also refused to commit. in a letter to government, business leaders and companies including manchester airports group, british land, virgin money and the northern powerhouse, have called for clarification and renewed comm

former prime minister, borisjohnson has warned the uk government against scaling back the high speedhs2 after the government refused to guarantee the link between the cities of birmingham and manchester. dozens of company bosses and business groups in england have signed a letter urging prime minister rishi sunak, to re—commit to the high—speed railway. costs around hs2 have increased significantly and are now well above its original budget of £33bn, which was set a decade ago when work on the line began. it's a massive, decades—long project, meant to create more capacity and speed up journey times. but hs2 has also been plagued by delays, cuts and spiralling costs. it was only earlier this year the government announced it was pausing work on the new central london terminus here at euston. now question marks are hanging over the line that links the west midlands and crewe, before moving on to manchester. recently, the prime minister rishi sunak and chancellorjeremy hunt have not been willing to say that they are committed to hs2 being built to manchester, casting fresh doubt over the

and liz truss in particular. — and borisjohnson and liz truss in particular, and this is a relationship to rebuild it. it parties, so you have to rebuild it. it has _ parties, so you have to rebuild it. it has often — parties, so you have to rebuild it. it has often been likened to a divorce — it has often been likened to a divorce and if you are going to rebuild — divorce and if you are going to rebuild a — divorce and if you are going to rebuild a relationship, it takes both— rebuild a relationship, it takes both sides, so we will do everything we can— both sides, so we will do everything we can to _ both sides, so we will do everything we can to make sure of a strong and we canto make sure of a strong and healthy_ we can to make sure of a strong and healthy relationship with europe going _ healthy relationship with europe going forward. we healthy relationship with europe going forward-— healthy relationship with europe auoin forward. ~ ., ., ., going forward. we will now hear from some -a going forward. we will now hear from some party members _ going forward. we will now hear from

former prime minister, borisjohnson, has warned the uk government against scaling back the high speedt refused to guarantee the link between the cities of birmingham and manchester. dozens of company bosses and business groups in england have signed a letter urging prime minister rishi sunak, to re—commit to the high—speed railway. costs around hs2 have increased significantly and are now well above its original budget of £33 billion, which was set a decade ago when work on the line began. joining us now is mark reynolds, chairman and ceo of mace group, global consultancy ad contruction company. thank you forjoining us. lots of uncertainty around this and the government are refusing to confirm or give more details. from your perspective, what is this doing the business? the perspective, what is this doing the business? . ., , perspective, what is this doing the business? . . , , , ., business? the uncertainty causes a hue business? the uncertainty causes a huge complexity — business? the uncertainty causes a huge complexity for _ business? the uncertainty causes a huge complexity for

in the uk, borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the h52 high speed rail link amid speculation part of the route could be axed. the british government has disbanded a taskforce that worked to speed up the insulation of homes and the installation of better boilers. it's part of wider changes involving weakening some environmental targets. britain has some of the oldest and least energy—efficient housing in europe. russell brand posts a video online saying it's been an "extraordinary and distressing" week — his first public comments since sexual assault allegations were made against him. he didn't address the claims directly, but has previously said his relationships were "always consensual". and as another incident believed to involve an american xl bully dog is reported in london. protesters march against the government's plans to ban the breed. now on bbc news, we were there — episode one. you were shot at, shelled, bombed, mortared. ..and yelled, "let the bombs go from the aircraft". how many young people did we actually kill? we looked to the aircraft a

, senior borisjohnson and civil servants, senior bits of whitehall, had been pretty bad.a that they were this bad. because when you talk about getting the queen involved, when you talk about getting the monarchy involved in something which is notjust political but about internal political but about internal political relations within downing street, that is very unusual and thatis street, that is very unusual and that is very serious. what people have told laura kuenssberg in this documentary is that when boris johnson returned from hospital when he was in intensive care with covid, around may 2020, his frustration and his team's frustration with the way the civil servant —— service operated was as intense as it had ever been. i suspect if we ask people from boris johnson's team ever been. i suspect if we ask people from borisjohnson�*s team now they would say they would had to drive the team in the civil service very hard because they were in on an unprecedented health emergency and if they hadn't, the response would be worse. i suspect if we spoke to those officials, th

, donald trump _ candidates like borisjohnson, donald trump have _ candidates like borisjohnson, donaldey've driven _ donald trump have changed that. they've driven their _ donald trump have changed that. they've driven their tanks - donald trump have changed that. they've driven their tanks if - donald trump have changed that. they've driven their tanks if you l they've driven their tanks if you like onto — they've driven their tanks if you like onto the _ they've driven their tanks if you like onto the lawns, _ they've driven their tanks if you like onto the lawns, i— they've driven their tanks if you like onto the lawns, i should i they've driven their tanks if youl like onto the lawns, i should say electric— like onto the lawns, i should say electric cars _ like onto the lawns, i should say electric cars onto _ like onto the lawns, i should say electric cars onto the _ like onto the lawns, i should say electric cars onto the lawns i like onto the lawns, i should say electric cars onto the lawns of i like onto the lawns, i should say. electric cars onto the lawns of the opposition —

truth and honesty, stopping the lords with boris johnson's and honesty, stopping the lords with borisjohnson one rule for them, another rule for the rest about. applause —— for the rest of us. and it wasn't just borisjohnson. 0wen paterson, matt hancock, dominic raab, so much sleaze, so many scandals, no wonder people are cynical. cleaning it up is no small task. it will take more than tinker around the edges. we need to transform the nature of british politics itself. to make it more relevant, engaging and responsive to people's needs and they are dreams. to bring together our great family of nations, instead of caring apart. and yes, at the heart of those reforms must be a fair electoral system. applause proportional representation so everyone's vote counts equally. because we know that the antidote to cynicism is not defeatism, it is empowerment. putting real power in every voter's hands, to elect mps who cannot take them for granted, who cannot take them for granted, who have to listen to their concerns, who must work hard for them. willpower to hold politicians properly to account when

former prime minister, borisjohnson has warned the uk government against scaling back the high speed speculation part of the route could be scrapped. the criticism comes as dozens of company bosses and business groups in england have signed a letter urging prime minister rishi sunak, to re—commit to the high—speed railway. costs around hs2 have increased significantly and are now well above its original budget of £33bn, which was set a decade ago when work on the line began. earlier i spoke to simon calder travel correspondent of the independent, and i asked him who can expect to lose out from the changes anywhere north of birmingham. if i canjust remind you of the original hs2 project which began so long ago that it was actually a labour government in charge and after that, the coalition and then the conservatives said, yes, this is a great idea. the basic plan is to completely transform our victorian network to add capacity. to ta ke to take the victorian network which has served us well but to transform it in terms of actually having the capacity that we need for the 21st century.

, give me a chance _ i'm not borisjohnson, give me a chance we — i'm not borisjohnson, give me a chancetter— time around a year ago and it lasted a matter of— time around a year ago and it lasted a matter of weeks. it was disastrous. william hague who became tory party— disastrous. william hague who became tory party leader in 1997 when tony blair wanted by a landslide, a line of his— blair wanted by a landslide, a line of his he — blair wanted by a landslide, a line of his he likes to say is well, somebody has to do the night shift. i'm somebody has to do the night shift. i'm afraid _ somebody has to do the night shift. i'm afraid rishi sunak has to do the night _ i'm afraid rishi sunak has to do the night shift — i'm afraid rishi sunak has to do the night shift and number ten. actually what the _ night shift and number ten. actually what the conservative party should think about doing, which it really does _ think about doing, which it really does but — think about doing, which it really does but used to do it used to be more _ does but used to do it used to be more common is that he

former prime minister, borisjohnson has warned the uk government against scaling back the hs2 rail linesed to guarantee the link between the cities of birmingham and manchester. dozens of company bosses and business groups in england have signed a letter urging prime minister rishi sunak, to re—commit to the high—speed railway. lets now speak to simon calder, travel correspondent of the independent. hi, simon. we have been told that it is money, the cost of living and inflation that is drawing up prices and the complications of a project of this scale. which cities could stand to lose out? we had a bit there about birmingham and manchester. if i there about birmingham and manchester.— there about birmingham and manchester. u, , , ., manchester. if i can 'ust remind you ofthe manchester. if i can 'ust remind you of the originar_ manchester. if i can 'ust remind you of the original h52 — manchester. if i can just remind you of the original h52 project _ manchester. if i can just remind you of the original h52 project which - of the original hs2 project which began so long ago that it was

, chancellor under boris johnson, saying chancellor under borisjohnson, saying he did not slash the numberols that would be built or refurbished, but kept them at existing levels. what is not in dispute, which is quite politically sensitive for rishi sunak, is the department for education asked for a certain amount of money because they said that this issue was really problematic and they wanted more money to refurbish schools and the treasury, when it was led by then prime minister, it could only give them less money. that is a bit for rishi sunak. figs them less money. that is a bit for rishi sunak-— rishi sunak. as this crisis continues, _ rishi sunak. as this crisis continues, how _ rishi sunak. as this crisis continues, how much - rishi sunak. as this crisis continues, how much of l rishi sunak. as this crisis i continues, how much of a rishi sunak. as this crisis - continues, how much of a problem rishi sunak. as this crisis _ continues, how much of a problem for him is going forward? i was reading that a number of schools have been asking for marquees to hold lessons and because conc

former prime minister, borisjohnson has warned the uk government against scaling back the high speedhe government refused to guarantee the link between the cities of birmingham and manchester. dozens of company bosses and business groups in england have signed a letter urging prime minister rishi sunak, to re—commit to the high—speed railway. costs around hs2 have increased significantly and are now well above its original budget of £33 billion, which was set a decade ago when work on the line began. let's now speak to miranda barker, chief executive of east lancashire chamber of commerce — one of the bosses who signed that letter thank you for being with us. why did you sign this letter?— you sign this letter? because we feel this is _ you sign this letter? because we feel this is an _ you sign this letter? because we feel this is an important - you sign this letter? because we - feel this is an important commitment for the uk global competitiveness. here in east lancashire we have a hugely globally significant manufacturing sector in automotive, aerospace, new low carbon technologi

borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says you are faltering. of certainty, and one of your former cabinet colleagues suggested that this is putting you on the wrong side of history. is this all because you are panicking about losing the election? so, look, lots of people are going to have their views, and i respect their right to disagree with me, but ultimately it's incumbent on them to then explain to families up and down the country why, if they disagree with me, they're willing to impose those costs. £10,000, £15,000 on those families, in pursuit of something when it's not necessary. labour said tonight it would reinstate the ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. just think of this, britain could lead the world in this, but the government has decided to throw that out of the window. and it will actually cost british consumers more, because it costs more to fill up a car with petrol than it would be to power with electricity, so everyone is a loser from what rishi sunak has just announced. fury and praise. grabbing attention, seizing

author, radio documentary maker, adviser to two prime ministers, including borisjohnson.h, it's a litany - of failures, isn't it, really? i mean, the book did well. that's true. i've nearly finished my second one, so yeah, you'll have to deal- with that in due course. it's about a general- election, but it's very much along the same themes, but it brings in political editors on coaches - going around the country and all kinds of... - is there a bonking political editor in it? i can't say that. but also you worked with alok sharma when he was president of cop26, the big climate change conference in glasgow. so i'm sure you've got lots of thoughts about net—zero as well. well, i mean... pause them because actually, the breaking news we got this afternoon, which everyjournalist went, "ooh!", when they got it, was that rupert murdoch is stepping down as chairman of his many companies that run his newspapers and tv channels. and we can chat about it now because we're joined by a former employee of rupert murdoch. it's kelvin mackenzie, who is editor of the sun. hi, kelvin. yea

on him and decisions that he may have made as chancellor of the exchequer when he served under borisjohnsonnak will be well—prepared and well briefed. he a details man. he will know exactly what labour is going to try and do over the course of today and becoming days as well so i am sure he will be armed with plenty of context that he will try to layout of where the conservatives have been spending money on schools and the fact that the majority, he says, of schools are not affected by this crisis. in terms of the election, we don't know when the election is going to be. likely to be next year but it is quite possible that labour will use this episode, and we don't know yet how long this will stretch on for, how bad it could get but they will try to use this episode to make that point that they like to make, that they believed the conservative party under invest in public services. for conservative party under invest in public services.— public services. for the moment, thank yom _ public services. for the moment, thank yom we — public services. for the moment, thank you. we have _ public s

in the uk — borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed railf the route could be axed. the liberal democrats gather for their party conference — pledging free social care for anyone in england who needs it — at an estimated cost of 5 billion pounds a year. pope francis calls on european nations to show greater tolerance towards migrants — during a visit to the french city of marseille. hello, i'm rich preston. ukraine says russian commanders were among those injured in friday's missile strikes on the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the building in sevastopol appears to have been hit by at least two missiles, causing extensive damage. there are reports that the missiles used were storm shadow missiles — supplied by britain and france. it comes as reports in us media suggest america is planning to give ukraine more advanced, longer—range missiles to help with its ongoing counteroffensive against russia. bbc�*s europe regional editor, danny aeberhard, has been following the reaction fom both — ukraine and russia. we've

in the uk — borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed rails conference in bournemouth where the party has made a major pledge to try to win over new parents. hello, i'm rich preston. ukraine says russian commanders were among those injured in friday's missile strikes on the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the building in sevastopol appears to have been hit by at least two missiles, causing extensive damage. there are reports that the missiles used were storm shadow missiles — supplied by britain and france. it comes as reports in us media suggest america is planning to give ukraine more advanced, longer—range missiles to help with its ongoing counteroffensive against russia. i spoke to dr kirill shamiev, who is a russian political scientist and a visiting fellow with the wider europe programme at the european council on foreign relations. if the claims that the attack has resulted in the death of senior russian officers, that would be a significant blow

in the uk — borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed railat the government has disbanded a task force that was set up to improve energy efficiency in homes. russell brand posts a video online saying it's been an "extraordinary and distressing" week — his first public comments since sexual assault allegations were made against him. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie. let's start at the rugby world cup where england are playing their 3rd game so far against pool d's bottom side chile. 31—0 to england at half time and they are expected to win this so this is more about line—ups as steve borthwick settles on his best team. but it took them 20 minutes to get on thre scoreboard. onto football, and premier league leaders manchester city comfortably beat nottingaham forest despite having a player sent off. rodri was given a red card just inside the second half. phil foden and erling haaland scored the goals. that's played six, won six for city so far this season. i think it's not

and — in the uk — borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speedcould be axed. hello. the head of ukraine's military intelligence has claimed that russian commanders were among those injured in friday's missile strike on the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the building in sevastopol appears to have been hit by at least two missiles, causing extensive damage. there are reports that storm shadow cruise missiles, supplied by britain and france, were used. black smoke was still rising from sevastopol hours after the attack. ukraine has claimed that dozens of russian military personnel including senior commanders were killed or injured the attack. this has not been independently confirmed. russia has said only that one serviceman is missing. it comes as reports in the american media suggest

in the uk, borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed railivers aid to the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh — where conditions are worsening since azerbaijan retook it in a lightning offensive. hello and welcome. ukraine says russian commanders were among those injured in friday's missile strikes on the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the building in sevastopol appears to have been hit by at least two missiles, causing extensive damage. there are reports that the missiles used were storm shadow missiles — supplied by britain and france. it comes as reports in us media suggest america is planning to give ukraine more advanced, longer—range missiles to help with its ongoing counteroffensive against russia. meanwhile, russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, has used his address to the united nations general assembely in new york to criticise the unites states, nato and the european union for trying to force the world to play according to their own "self—centered rules". translation: the collective west has a cal

borisjohnson in particular was very keen on the net zero agenda.tions rishi sunak will scrap the overall target which that the uk be micro three by 2050 but some of the specific issues that affect individuals on what he is going to look out. you mentioned the and of the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2030, one thing thatis and petrol cars by 2030, one thing that is being looked at. and gas boilers. another potential thing that could be pushed back as well. new energy efficiency standards for rental properties. all of these in the firing line. up to seven or eight different policies are being considered. so this was signify a major shift in direction from rishi sunak. he is someone, i guess, who kind of needs that at the moment. he is trailing in the polls behind the labour party, this, no doubt, will get tongue wagging. it already has a across westminster and i've been speaking to conservative mps and a lot of them are already digesting the news some saying, this is great actually, that the prime minister is bringing a sense of realism to so

have been around for over a year and that was the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of borisjohnson was not something the conservative party was particularly happy with. in terms of a by—election, a special election for a constituency, it is the 19th election since 2019 and the ninth for rishi sunak. there is a lot going on and chris pincher did have a 19,500 majority. so it is up for grabs now. there will be a hard fought battle to see who replaces him. , . , , fought battle to see who replaces him. , .,, , ., , ., him. presumably the conservative government _ him. presumably the conservative government wouldn't _ him. presumably the conservative government wouldn't have - him. presumably the conservative | government wouldn't have wanted him. presumably the conservative i government wouldn't have wanted to see a by—election in tamworth. do you think it was inevitable? yes. you think it was inevitable? yes, because chris _ you think it was inevitable? yes, because chris pincher _ you think it was inevitable? ye: because chris pincher doesn't deny what he was accused of. he said he

about the plans they had put in place, but we also know that the government's building plans from borisjohnsonayed and delayed. it is concerning that we won't be able to meet the targets there. we don't know the effects elsewhere. we're just hearing that there will be a statement in the commons from the education secretary gillian keegan this week about the steps the department of education is taking to support the education sector to respond to raac risk. parliament does return tomorrow but it's not yet confirmed which day the statement will be. we will bring you the latest as and when we have it. president volodymyr zelensky has promised that those who have plundered ukraine will be held accountable after the ukrainian billionaire businessman ihor kolomoisky was held on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. a ukrainian court ruled on saturday that kolomoisky will be held in custody for two months. the businessman is alleged to have transfered14 million dollars abroad using banks he controlled. his lawyers say he will appeal against the court order. mr zelensky made reference to the case i

era, we had nadine _ in the borisjohnson era, we had nadine dorries as the culture secretary and franklyd by the government and the prime minister, it was in a position— the prime minister, it was in a position when it had to allow the spending — position when it had to allow the spending of the rules to take place because _ spending of the rules to take place because it — spending of the rules to take place because it knew it would not have been _ because it knew it would not have been supported by the government that ultimately license it as a regulator. but i think all that has now been— regulator. but i think all that has now been shown up and it is time to protect— now been shown up and it is time to protect it _ now been shown up and it is time to protect it i— now been shown up and it is time to protect it. i think there is one danger— protect it. i think there is one danger for— protect it. i think there is one danger for broadcasting as a generality which is, as we are seeing — generality which is, as we are seeing in _ generality which is, as we are seeing in the russell brand

speaking to the financial times, sir keir says the deal struck by borisjohnson was "much too thin" andand aged 65 and over are being urged to get a top—up booster covid vaccine. an increasing number of people are attending hospital with the virus, but while hospital numbers are up, intensive care admissions are low. the rollout of the new booster has been brought forward as a precaution against a highly—mutated new covid variant called ba.2.86. five metropolitan police officers are due to appear at a gross—misconduct hearing over the stop—and—search of the british sprinter bianca williams. she accused the force of racism after she and her partner were handcuffed and separated from their baby son during the search, injuly 2020. nothing illegal was found. you're live with bbc news. the former prime minister liz truss has defended last year's mini—budget, saying she was trying to get the british economy on a better trajectory. she has been giving a speech, in which she has urged the government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age. ms truss said there had been

rishi sunak is facing calls from theresa may, his predecessor, borisjohnson, another predecessor, to shouldn�*t back anything that would lead to more tax rises. to be honest, there probably aren�*t any tax rises planned within the next few months, but that�*s designed as a warning shot to the prime minister. then you add into the mix the fact that this former conservative candidate or wannabe candidate, richard walker, has resigned from the party, saying he thinks it has drifted away from something that would work in an economic sense. that�*s a really tricky backdrop for rishi sunak as he tries to persuade us all he deserves more time in power. now it�*s time for a look at today�*s sport with kathy. we�*ll start at golf�*s ryder cup where europe dominated the first three sessions but america have come back in saturday�*s fourballs to finally win a session 3?1. europe still have a strong lead of ten and half points to five and a half points with the 12 singles matches to come tomorrow. but that europe advantage means america would have to do something no team has done before in the r

rishi sunak is facing calls from theresa may, his predecessor, borisjohnson, another predecessor, toax, as you were just discussing, anotherformer prime minister, liz truss, saying that conservatives shouldn't back anything that would lead to more tax rises. to be honest, there probably aren't any tax rises planned within the next few months, but that's designed as a warning shot to the prime minister. then you add into the mix the fact that this former conservative candidate or wannabe candidate, richard walker, has resigned from the party, saying he thinks it has drifted away from something that would work in an economic sense. that's a really tricky backdrop for rishi sunak as he tries to persuade us all he deserves more time in power. moving to pakistan, investigations are under way into two deadly explosions on friday which killed more than 60 people. the first explosion was near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan as people celebrated the birth of the prophet muhammad. police say at least 55 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. police suspect it w

and borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build hs2, amid speculation part ofournemouth. the party will launch its policy agenda ahead of the next general election. the lib dems are the fourth largest party in the uk parliament, and are looking to build on recent successes in by—elections in traditionally conservative areas. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, is in bournemouth and told us what to expect from the conference. this conference is being seen as a really crucial one by liberal democrat insiders. it's potentially the last time that they will meet before a general election and the liberal democrat conference has a particularformal role within the party in that policy is made here. so what is voted on, what is passed this weekend will then go on to form the basis

in the uk, borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed raile liberal democrats on earth, they say they have fired the starting gun on the general election. separatists in nagono—karabakh give up their weapons, as humanitarian aid begins to reach the thousands stuck in the enclave. hello, i'm rich preston. ukraine says russian commanders were among those injured in friday's missile strikes on the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the building in sevastopol appears to have been hit by at least two missiles, causing extensive damage. there are reports that the missiles used were storm shadow missiles — supplied by britain and france. it comes as reports in us media suggest america is planning to give ukraine more advanced, longer—range missiles to help with its ongoing counteroffensive against russia. with me is the bbc�*s europe regional editor, danny aeberhard. who can tell us more. what has each side been saying about this attack? we've had a new interview the head of the

rishi sunak is facing calls from theresa may, his predecessor, borisjohnson, another predecessor, tou were just discussing, anotherformer prime minister, liz truss, saying that conservatives shouldn't back anything that would lead to more tax rises. to be honest, there probably aren't any tax rises planned within the next few months, but that's designed as a warning shot to the prime minister. then you add into the mix the fact that this former conservative candidate or wannabe candidate, richard walker, has resigned from the party, saying he thinks it has drifted away from something that would work in an economic sense. that's a really tricky backdrop for rishi sunak as he tries to persuade us all he deserves more time in power. the school coach driver who died in a crash on a motorway in mersyside was a "loving husband and father", his family have said. 15—year—old jessica baker — and coach driver stephen shrimpton died after the vehicle overturned on the m53 in wirral on friday. four others were taken to hospital for treatment, including a 14—year—old boy with life—changing injuri

government officials spoke to buckingham palace during the pandemic to express their concern about borisjohnson'sueen should raise the issue during her private meetings with mrjohnson. the revelation emerged in the television documentary series, state of chaos, presented by our former political editor, laura kuenssberg. speaking in the documentary, the former deputy cabinet secretary, helen macnamara, refused to discuss the calls to buckingham palace. i can't talk about conversation with the palace. i'll get into trouble. but what was it that was that you were worried about in government? there were definitely times after the prime minister came back from his illness when the kind of the perception amongst the political team in number ten about the kind of failings of the system and the failings of the civil service and the failings of different institutions was so extreme. and the way that they articulating that they were in absolutely kind of smash everything up, shut it all down, start again. we were systematically in real trouble. and you can watch laura's documentary on the bbc iplayer. and

in the uk, borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed railrussian navy commanders were among those hit in friday's missile strike on the headquarters of the black sea fleet in occupied crimea. and as another incident believed to involve an american xl bully dog is reported in london, protesters march against the government's plans to ban the breed. hello, i'm samantha simmonds.

he was record, borisjohnson's record?ttle influence _ a backbencher or someone with little influence will stop he was right at the centre — influence will stop he was right at the centre of it. i thought that was odd, _ the centre of it. i thought that was odd to _ the centre of it. i thought that was odd to say— the centre of it. i thought that was odd, to say that previous governments had wished it. i have lots of— governments had wished it. i have lots of discussions with him, very fruitful— lots of discussions with him, very fruitful discussions when we were both fruitful discussions when we were hoth in— fruitful discussions when we were both in cabinet. he was very open minded _ both in cabinet. he was very open minded and — both in cabinet. he was very open minded and very dynamically involved in a net _ minded and very dynamically involved in a not zero — minded and very dynamically involved in a net zero policy. wide of the government has moved the goalposts for business today, whether you like it or not. _ for b

sir keir starmer says the brexit deal borisjohnson got wasn't a good deal borisjohnson got wasn't a goodvidence to su: est the eu. do you have evidence to suggest that _ the eu. do you have evidence to suggest that you _ the eu. do you have evidence to suggest that you would - the eu. do you have evidence to suggest that you would be i the eu. do you have evidence to | suggest that you would be willing the eu. do you have evidence to i suggest that you would be willing to give us what you call a better deal? the eu is pretty annoyed with the british government. that the eu is pretty annoyed with the british government.— the eu is pretty annoyed with the british government. not about the trade and cooperation _ british government. not about the trade and cooperation agreement. | trade and cooperation agreement. they actually say it's a very good agreement as it is now.- they actually say it's a very good agreement as it is now. they would sa that agreement as it is now. they would say that because _ agreement as it is now. they would say that because they _ agreement as it is now. they wo

in the uk — borisjohnson urges the government not to scale back plans to build the hs2 high speed railn captured the disputed territory five days ago. as another incident believed to involve an american xl bully dog is reported in london, protesters march against the government's plans to ban the breed. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. a very warm welcome. ukraine says russian commanders were among those injured in friday's missile strikes on the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in occupied crimea. the building in sevastopol appears to have been hit by at least two missiles, causing extensive damage. there are reports that the missiles used were storm shadow missiles — supplied by britain and france. it comes as reports in us media suggest america is planning to give ukraine more advanced, longer—range missiles to help with its ongoing counteroffensive against russia

rishi sunak is facing calls from theresa may, borisjohnson, to go ahead with the product in full.rises. to be honest there probably aren't any tax rises planned but within the next few months but that's designed as a warning shot for the prime minister. the nearer to the mix this former conservative candidate or wannabe candidate, richard walker has resigned from the party saying he thinks it has drifted from something that would work an economic sense. moving to pakistan, investigations are under way into two deadly explosions which killed more than 60 people. the first explosion was near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan as people celebrated the birth of the prophet muhammad. police say at least 59 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. police suspect it was a suicide attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. balochistan, pakistan's largest province, has suffered mutiple attacks from groups including the pakistani taliban and islamic state group. and in a separate explosion, at least five people are reported to have died at a blast