the numbers, kemi badenoch 49, suella braverman, 27, penny mordaunt, 83, rishi sunak, braverman, 27,he day. some showers will continue for parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england with sunny intervals in between. more broken cloud for the south and strong sunshine and weight we see these highest temperatures. generally it's feeling fresher than in recent days. the temporary lull in recent days. the temporary lull in the heat and humidity. a pleasant enough light for sleeping, notably in the south. some rain for northern ireland and scotland so temperature is not quite as low as last night but we lost the humidity in the south. anotherfresh but we lost the humidity in the south. another fresh start here tomorrow. the rain pushing across the north and once that there is any heat builds once again and at the weekend and beyond. it'll be exceptionally hot for many parts of the uk. the extreme heat warning from the met office covering much of england and wales. that heat will stretch right into scotland and northern ireland as well. there is more on the website. hello, thi

backers, some of tom's backers, _ braverman's backers, some of tom's backers, and — braverman's backersas we move _ backers, and kemi badenoch's backers as we move forward. sol backers, and kemi badenoch's backers as we move forward. so i think we are still well— as we move forward. so i think we are still well and truly in the game, — are still well and truly in the game, lots of support from the three candidates _ game, lots of support from the three candidates behind us that start to come _ candidates behind us that start to come our— candidates behind us that start to come our way, and i think we will start to _ come our way, and i think we will start to see — come our way, and i think we will start to see us make ground and take over _ start to see us make ground and take over i_ start to see us make ground and take over istilt— start to see us make ground and take over. i still believe liz truss will -et over. i still believe liz truss will get the — over. i still believe liz truss will get the most votes in this contest by the _ get the most votes in this contest by the time it f

suella braverman is straight talking, knows her stuff, suella braverman is straight talking, knows herstuff straight talking, knows her stuff, i don't not if you have seen her debate but she is erudite and everything she, and she has put policies forward already. another... a number of candidates have declared and with the exception of rishi sunak you don't know what the others stand for. ~ ., don't know what the others stand for. ~ . , ., , don't know what the others stand for. ~ ., , , for. what you see the bookmakers favourite? i— for. what you see the bookmakers favourite? i think— for. what you see the bookmakers favourite? i think richey _ for. what you see the bookmakers favourite? i think richey talks - favourite? i think richey talks about being — favourite? i think richey talks about being serious _ favourite? i think richey talks about being serious and - favourite? i think richey talks - about being serious and responsible but if there is one person to divide the party right now it is rishi sunak. there is clearly bad blood between the prime minister and himself and to stand now

suella _ suella braverman. ann came the results. suella braverman - suella braverman. - results. suella braverman is eliminated from the contest for the and — eliminated from the contest for the and the others are able to id the and the others are able to go forward to a further valid on monday. go forward to a further valid on monday-— on monday. obviously disappointed, - on monday. obviously disappointed, chris. l on monday. obviously - disappointed, chris. incredibly overwhelmed _ disappointed, chris. incredibly overwhelmed and _ disappointed, chris. incredibly overwhelmed and grateful - disappointed, chris. incredibly overwhelmed and grateful fori overwhelmed and grateful for all of — overwhelmed and grateful for all of the _ overwhelmed and grateful for all of the support _ overwhelmed and grateful for all of the support i— overwhelmed and grateful for all of the support i got- overwhelmed and grateful for all of the support i got from l all of the support i got from my parliamentary— all of the support i got from i my parliamentary colleagues. once — my parliamen

suella braverman is eliminated _ wales. suella braverman is eliminated from _ wales.d from the - wales. suella braverman is| eliminated from the contest wales. suella braverman is- eliminated from the contest and the others are able to go forward to a further ballot. i others are able to go forward to a further ballot.— further ballot. i don't feel disappointed _ further ballot. i don't feel disappointed that - further ballot. i don't feel i disappointed that something further ballot. i don't feel - disappointed that something has further ballot. i don't feel _ disappointed that something has gone wrong _ disappointed that something has gone wrong it_ disappointed that something has gone wrong it is_ disappointed that something has gone wrong. it is what it is and i am very— wrong. it is what it is and i am very glad — wrong. it is what it is and i am very glad i_ wrong. it is what it is and i am very glad i had a go and put my policy— very glad i had a go and put my policy platform forward. gnce very glad i had a go and put my policy platform forward. once again, the

the times reports on attorney general suella braverman, who today lost in the round of voting and hasaid she will be backing liz truss. the mirror leads on the heatwave and how nhs doctors fear that there could be a surge in heat—related illness and deaths as temperatures may reach highs of a0 degrees. and last week, the ft reports on the airline emirates�* criticism of heathrow and their decision to cap passenger flights as "armageddon". emirates say they would ignore the move in growing backlash against the airport. so, let's begin. good evening to both of you. if you for agreeing to come on and let's start with the politics and the front page of the metro. any's in heaven, not a bad headline though she has not won anything yet and is a long way from anything like that. can you start us off and kick us off on where we are with the tory leadership race?— leadership race? yes, this is i was a featuring on _ leadership race? yes, this is i was a featuring on most _ leadership race? yes, this is i was a featuring on most of _ leadership race? yes, this is i was a featuring on most of th

and one of the candidates there, suella braverman.and bad news for the attorney general for england and wales. suella braverman is eliminated from the contest and the others are able to go forward to a further ballot on monday. obviously disappointed, chris, but actually incredibly overwhelmed and grateful for all of the support that i got from my parliamentary colleagues. who are you going to support now? well, i've considered all of the candidates closely, and from a policy point of view, from a leadership and experience point of view, my choice for candidate to lead our party and be prime minister is liz truss. once again the former chancellor rishi sunak got the most votes. penny mordaunt, seen here at her campaign launch yesterday, came second, ahead of liz truss. kemi badenoch was fourth, and tom tugendhat, speaking here this morning, was fifth. where will this go? i don't know, i can't tell you, but i offered to serve - and that's what i'll do. and it's up to others to decide - whether or not they wish to have me. that's, i'm a

suella braverman made an early _ step down. suella braverman made an early bed _ step down.lla braverman made an early bed to - step down. suella braverman made an early bed to be - step down. suella braverman made an early bed to be thel step down. suella braverman i made an early bed to be the one that replaces borisjohnson. i will be straight with you, yes i will there is a leadership contest i will put my name into the ring. i love this country. earlier yesterday during the grilling of senior mps the prime minister insisted there would be a vacancy any soon. it has been reported there is a delegation of your mps waiting at downing street, the transport minister and chancellor, how will you respond to that, they are telling you to go?- respond to that, they are telling you to go? you are askin: telling you to go? you are asking me _ telling you to go? you are asking me to _ telling you to go? you are asking me to comment... | telling you to go? you are . asking me to comment... i'm telling you to go? you are - asking me to comment... i'm not going _ asking me to comment..

and suella braverman.the attorney—general of england and wales. news for the attorney-general of england and wales.- of england and wales. suella braverman — of england and wales. suella braverman is _ of england and wales. suella braverman is eliminated - of england and wales. suella| braverman is eliminated from the contest and the others are able to go forward to a further ballot on monday.— ballot on monday. obviously disappointed _ ballot on monday. obviously disappointed but _ ballot on monday. obviously disappointed but actually, i disappointed but actually, incredibly overwhelmed and grateful for all the support that— grateful for all the support that i_ grateful for all the support that i got from my parliamentary colleagues. who will you — parliamentary colleagues. who will you support our? i have considered all the candidates closeiy— considered all the candidates closely and from a policy point of view, — closely and from a policy point of view, from a leadership and experience point of view, m

well, suella braverman _ that contest? well, suella braverman was _ that contest?at contest? well, suella braverman was the first i that contest? well, suellaj braverman was the first to throw her hat in, the attorney—general. we have another person officially declared, tom tugendhat, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee. you may remember him from questioning borisjohnson from questioning boris johnson about from questioning borisjohnson about the uk's botched withdrawal from afghanistan. well, he may be somebody like david cameron, where if they run a good enough campaign, they can beat all the odds, because he is an outsider at the moment. but what was interesting about his pitch is it struck on the two themes that you should really focus on if you're going to be following this contest. the first is personality and the second is policy. 0n personality, he is saying that we need a change, tom tugendhat is saying he would rebuild trust in government and that is of course something directly related to the problems people have with borisjohnson. the second,

and one of the candidates is there, suella braverman.t three o'clock came the result, and bad news for the attorney general for england and wales. suella braverman is eliminated from the contest and the others are able to go forward to a further ballot on monday. i don't feel disappointed or that something's gone wrong, actually. it is what it is, and i'm very glad that i had a go and put my policy platform forward. once again, the former chancellor rishi sunak got the most votes. penny mordaunt, seen here at her campaign launch yesterday, came second ahead of liz truss. kemi badenoch was fourth, and tom tugendhat, speaking here this morning, was fifth. where will this go? i don't know, i can't tell you. but i offered to serve, that's what i'll do. it's up to others to decide whether or not they wish to have me. i'm afraid that's how democracy works. but i don't quit. and so six have become five, as the race to move in here continues. as that race continues, let's get a bit more on the thoughts of young conservatives with me is the uncon

rishi sunakjoined backbench tory mp tom dougan hart and attorney general suella braverman.ast night kemi badenoch also announced she would be running. and others who also sat in borisjohnson�*s government like sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi, priti patel and grant shapps are among those said to be seriously considering bids. some have been privately shoring up support among mp colleagues, and are expected to announce their bids in the coming days. first, fellow tory mps here in westminster will whittle down the long list of contenders. then, in previous contests, conservative members have had a vote to decide between final two. the full process and timetable is expected to be announced next week. but it is expected that a new prime minister will be in place by september. as temperatures are set to soar this weekend, the leadership race is hotting up to. those who want to lead the country now need to spend their summer battling it out. ione wells, bbc news. leading brexiteer mp steve baker has formally decided not to run for the conservative leadership, and has instead

the times reports on attorney general suella braverman — who lost today in the round of voting and has be backing liz truss. the mirror leads on the heatwave, and how nhs doctors fear there could be a surge in heat—related illness, as temperatures may reach highs of a0 degrees. and lastly, the ft reports on the latest travel chaos and emirates�* criticism of heathrow capping passenger flights as �*airmageddon�*. so, let's begin. it is the main story on the front pages and let's start with the eye this time and this is your area, the headline tory rivals turn on penny mordant as they faced the tv trial and whether the things that stand out to you?— and whether the things that stand out to you? this is my paper and i wrote what's _ out to you? this is my paper and i wrote what's on _ out to you? this is my paper and i wrote what's on tomorrow's - out to you? this is my paper and i l wrote what's on tomorrow's edition and as we've been discussing throughout the programme, there is a massive target on penny mordaunt bond spots back at the moment. —— penny morton's back at the moment. she i

but if you look at liz truss and suella braverman, that is— at liz truss and suella braverman, that isave those kinds of candidates and that range but you look silly if you have — and that range but you look silly if you have a — and that range but you look silly if you have a dozen runners and riders in the _ you have a dozen runners and riders in the race — you have a dozen runners and riders in the race. you have to whittle them _ in the race. you have to whittle them down _ in the race. you have to whittle them down really quickly and that will be _ them down really quickly and that will be the number—one now, get these _ will be the number—one now, get these candidates down to two as soon as possible _ these candidates down to two as soon as possible. mp5 these candidates down to two as soon as ossible. ~ , ., these candidates down to two as soon as ossible. ~ , . ., ., ., as possible. mps and want that done as possible. mps and want that done as soon as possible _ as possible. mps and want that done as soon as possible rates _ as possible. mps and want that done as soon as possib

i'm possibly not suella braverman in maybe li2— i'm possibly not suella braverman in maybe liz truss up some but this is ever so well done by the i and you _ but this is ever so well done by the i and you could see where these votes _ i and you could see where these votes will shift to. and certainly 88 and — votes will shift to. and certainly 88 and 57 — votes will shift to. and certainly 88 and 57 does not look quite deleted — 88 and 57 does not look quite deleted looks at tonight. interesting and as digby so interesting and a5 digby 5o helpfully remind5 interesting and a5 digby 5o helpfully reminds us this is a paper review so i will mention two things on the front page of the i. fir5t review so i will mention two things on the front page of the i. first of all, jeremy hunt knocked out and then according to the ipa i5 all, jeremy hunt knocked out and then according to the ipa is backing ri5hi sunak because he says of the economy and quotes hi5 decent character but i wanted to ask you about something which the i also mentions that penny mordaunt i5 mentions that penny mordaunt is f

priti patel and suella braverman - decision pretty soon.his election? —— are we saying. help people understand the different camps. priti help people understand the different cam s. . help people understand the different cams. ., , , help people understand the different cams. ., , camps. priti patel occupies a similar wing _ camps. priti patel occupies a similar wing to _ camps. priti patel occupies a similar wing to suella - camps. priti patel occupies a - similar wing to suella braverman, the brexiteer wing of the party, the right of the tory party, the european research group faction of mps. people who are pushing for a hard brexit, the people who held out and kept voting down theresa may's deals until they got the hardest possible brexit they wanted, and on the other side we have people who are seen as more on the left of the party, this cuts across issues like tax and the major candidate of what would be seen as the left of the party, is rishi sunak, who is not running on as much of a low tax ticket at some of the others, and rishi sun

suella braverman called for him to 90, suella braverman called for him to go, saying she would put herself for the leadership race. fopp forward for the leadership race. f0 - g forward for the leadership race. fo . = ., . , ., forward for the leadership race. f0n= , . . , fopp the facts are undeniable, he can't engender— fopp the facts are undeniable, he can't engender the _ fopp the facts are undeniable, he can't engender the support - fopp the facts are undeniable, he can't engender the support of - fopp the facts are undeniable, he can't engender the support of the | can't engender the support of the parliamentary party and that is why it is regrettable for us today, it is incredibly sad for us to reach the conclusion that he must stand down. ., . �* the conclusion that he must stand down. ., ., �* ,, .,, the conclusion that he must stand down. ., ., �* , down. you haven't quit your “ob, but 50 --eole down. you haven't quit your “ob, but so people have. i down. you haven't quit your “ob, but 50 people have, do * down. you haven't quit your “ob, but 50 people have, do we _ down. you have

suella braverman, the attorney generalfor suella braverman, the attorney general for england and walesabinet minister penny mordaunt, event is in the morning. live to chris mason in westminster. to underline again, the next prime minister when elected will be one of this group. we can go live to westminster and speak to political editor chris mason. what's your sense of where the race is now after what you have heard today? it is really heating — what you have heard today? it is really heating up _ what you have heard today? it 3 really heating up now. this evening there were two rounds of hustings where the eight candidates went in front of conservative mps. i was loitering in the corridor over there this evening trying to get a sense of what was going on inside the hustings but they are private. you might think, this all feels insular for the selection of the next prime minister. the truth is right now it is because the electorate is 358 strong conservative mps all in parliament. that's where the focus of the candidates is right now. there will be another hustings tomorrow morning. w

people like sabella braverman, —— suella braverman, she probably would not think she would end up inke that many people from her. if she can bring them with her to their camp, and what they are trying to do is offer you a decentjob and bring followers because it is however many supporters you have got, it depends on whether you get to the last two and all you're trying to do at the last —— do at this theyjust get to the last two because then they get promoted forward to party membership so it's all about not trying to get knocked out, a bit like big brother if you imagine it like that, the one thatis if you imagine it like that, the one that is the most disliked gets kicked out of the house and they are all desperately trying to oust that person. all desperately trying to oust that erson. ., , ., all desperately trying to oust that erson. .,, ., ,., person. one last thought, in downing street, we person. one last thought, in downing street. we feel _ person. one last thought, in downing street, we feel a _ person. one last thought, in downing street, we feel a real— street, we feel a

i sang this people are suella braverman and tom i are suella braverman and tom tugendhat. —— are youery single person that _ that the youth. what was it? i feel every single person that contacted j every single person that contacted me, each candidate had a great story to tell, great qualities to benefit the conservative party and the country. that makes it a difficult decision in terms of who to back. did these people back borisjohnson to the end? i do did these people back boris johnson to the end? i, i, did these people back boris johnson to the end? ., ., «i ., ., , to the end? i do not know the answer to the end? i do not know the answer to that question. _ to the end? i do not know the answer to that question. the _ to the end? i do not know the answer to that question. the reason - to the end? i do not know the answer to that question. the reason i - to the end? i do not know the answer to that question. the reason i ask- to that question. the reason i ask that, to that question. the reason i ask that. much _ to that question. the reason i ask that, much the _ to that question

and now to suella braverman. _ national insurance rise. and now to suella braverman.lla braverman. she says she i national insurance rise. and now to | suella braverman. she says she will cut vat on energy. she made this statement. tt cut vat on energy. she made this statement-— cut vat on energy. she made this statement. , . , ., , statement. if we believe anything as conservatives _ statement. if we believe anything as conservatives we _ statement. if we believe anything as conservatives we believe _ statement. if we believe anything as conservatives we believe in - statement. if we believe anything as conservatives we believe in low i conservatives we believe in low taxes, but we need a plan for this decade and not the 1980s. reheated thatcherism is not going to be enough. we thatcherism is not going to be enou:h. ~ .., thatcherism is not going to be enou:h. . ., thatcherism is not going to be enou:h. ~ ., ., ., ., enough. we can now have a look at all of this, — enough. we can now have a look at all of this, and _ enough. we can now have a look at all of this, and

the attorney general, suella braverman, says she'll throw her hat in the ring.regret standing by the prime minister for so long? | arch brexiteer steve baker has hinted as much, too. it's understood the former chancellor, rishi sunak, and the man who took over from him, nadhim zahawi, have campaigns under way, and that sajid javid, who resigned as health secretary and transport secretary, grant shapps, are seriously considering a pop at the top job. thank you all very much. thank you. a new leader, who will become prime minister, is expected by september. they'll first need the backing of enough tory mps. the final two will fight it out for votes from tory members. in the meantime, borisjohnson remains behind these doors, home for now with his wife and children. he'll still host cabinet with his new set of ministers. but this isn't the end of the tory discontent. some of his mps think he should have resigned as prime minister, too, and left immediately to let someone else steer the ship that he can no longer summon the authority to captain. ione wells, bbc news.

you backing suella braverman? i'm tearint you backing suella braverman?ersuade the rest of - be leading the country. have you tried to persuade the rest of the | tried to persuade the rest of the members of the e r g to swing behind her? there has been a lot of talk about the support for the right candidates, the candidates on the right being fragmented and then that could potentially see others take a stronger position? i could potentially see others take a stronger position?— stronger position? i think that is a tenuine stronger position? i think that is a genuine concern _ stronger position? i think that is a genuine concern because - stronger position? i think that is a genuine concern because as - stronger position? i think that is a genuine concern because as you i genuine concern because as you rightly— genuine concern because as you rightly say— genuine concern because as you rightly say there are a number of candidates who might be seen as from the right, _ candidates who might be seen as from the right, but the arg does not go that way — the rig

the attorney general suella braverman has already thrown her hat in. are piling up, some familiar, some less so. they'll be courting supporters, weighing their chances and preparing their campaigns. and while sme want a quick contest to replace the prime minister, and while some want a quick contest to replace the prime minister, others say it has to be thorough if the party is to rebuild. the conservative party has a choice. it can fall into fractious - infighting, whoever leads it, or it can try and get behind | the new leader and prepare for the general election, | a general election which, by the way, may be beyond any leader winning given the state _ | of the economy and what's happened| over the past few weeks and months. it's in here that the first decisions will be made. mps whittle down the long list to just two candidates. then in theory, it's up to party members, though some have suggested that that process could be cut out. not an idea welcomed by these young conservatives from around the country. there is more to a party than just what hap

and suella braverman, the attorney general, who was the first to say she'd stand.omising stance on cultural issues. and tonight, sajid javid, whose resignation as health secretary triggered borisjohnson's final demise, has confirmed he is standing, as hasjeremy hunt. beaten in the final two last time round, pitching now to win back trust. jonathan blake, bbc news. and bothjeremy hunt and sajid javid will be setting out their stall to be the next prime minister and conservative party leader tomorrow morning with sophie raworth at 9 o'clock on bbc one. the newly appointed education minister, andrea jenkyns, has admitted she should have shown more composure after she made a rude gesture to a crowd gathered outside downing street. she raised her middle finger to the crowd on her way to watch borisjohnson's resignation speech on thursday. she said she had endured a huge amount of abuse over years from some people and had reacted to what she called a "baying mob". police injapan have admitted there were flaws in the security provided to the former prime minister, shinzo

hejoins tom tugendhat and the attorney general for england and wales, suella braverman, in putting histhe ring. the announcement isn't a surprise. he's been tipped as a possible successorfor some time. mr sunak quit hisjob on tuesday evening, shortly after the health secretary, triggering a tsunami of resignations from boris johnson's government. that, of course, led to the prime minister announcing yesterday that he'd be stepping down. he has been suggested that by the time these pictures were filmed in the cabinet room that colleagues had already heard rumours that the health secretary and chancellor were about to quit. the former chancellor has already received the backing of one of the party's so—called red wall mps, jacob young, mp for redcar. here he explains why. i think you only need look at the measures that rishi's already implemented which helped working people up and down the country, whether that's the changes he made to universal credit so people could keep more of their money there, whether that's the changes he's made to national insurance, which benefit the lowest well

the attorney general, suella braverman, has already thrown her hat in.contenders are piling up — some familiar, some less so. they'll be courting supporters, weighing their chances, and preparing their campaigns. and while some want a quick contest to replace the prime minister, others say it's got to be thorough if the party's to rebuild. the conservative party has a choice. it can fall into fractious infighting, whoever leads it, or it can try and get behind the new leader and prepare for the general election, a general election which, by the way, may be beyond any leader winning given the state of the economy and what's happened over the past few weeks and months. it's in here the first decisions will be made. mps whittle down the longlist to just two candidates. then, in theory, it's up to party members, though some have suggested that process could be cut out. not an idea welcomed by these young conservatives from around the country. there is more to a party than just what happens in westminster. us people at grass roots level are the ones who perha

and one of the candidates there, suella braverman.news suella braverman is eliminated from the contest and the others are able to go forward to a further ballot on monday. obviously disappointed, chris, - but actually incredibly overwhelmed and grateful for all of the support that i got from my— parliamentary colleagues. once again the former chancellor rishi sunak got the most votes. penny mordaunt, seen here at her campaign launch yesterday, came second, ahead of liz truss. kemi badenoch was fourth, and tom tugendhat, speaking here this morning, was fifth. where will this go? i don't know, i can't tell you, but i offered to serve and that's what i'll do. and so six have become five as the race to move in here continues. our political editor chris mason reporting there. a van gogh artwork that lay hidden from view for more than a century has been discovered by the national galleries of scotland. the painting is said to "almost certainly" be a self—portrait of the dutch artist and it was found on the back of another canvas. joanne mac

notjust referring back to boris, i think it is also part of the leadership thing, you have sold a braverman cuts, talking about the smaller state, tight spending and so on —— suella braverman. there will be other people coming into this race who want to have tax cuts and lead our believe the way forward for the country is to have a tax cut agenda, rather than what rishi sunak is saying, a consolidation of all the debts the government has got full to buy think it is, going forward, whether his message is sufficient to appeal to both his own party in westminster and also to the party more generally, for the electorate, ultimately, this is an open question —— | ultimately, this is an open question —— i think it is. ultimately, this is an open question -- i think it is— -- i think it is. front page of the exoress. — -- i think it is. front page of the express, boris, _ -- i think it is. front page of the express, boris, no _ -- i think it is. front page of the express, boris, no turning - -- i think it is. front page of the express, boris, no turning backl -- i think it is. front page of the l

suella braverman _ act. there are other perspectives. suella braverman has _ act.in order to deal with the energy crisis we need to suspend the all—consuming desire to achieve net zero by 2050. she says if we keep it up, especially before businesses and economies can adjust, our economy will have net zero growth. brute economies can adjust, our economy will have net zero growth.— will have net zero growth. we have overburdened _ will have net zero growth. we have overburdened our _ will have net zero growth. we have overburdened our economy. i will have net zero growth. we have overburdened our economy. there | will have net zero growth. we have i overburdened our economy. there is too much and productive consumer spending and there are too many regulations slowing growth and clogging up the arteries of economy. too many policies like net zero target set up with no thoughts of the effect of industries in the poorer parts of the country... applause. the consequences simply to displace emissions to other countries, unilateral economic disarmament. band unilateral eco

there was some hope in the liz truss camp they could get more of suella braverman�*s support and thatee her perhaps making up ground perhaps even overtaking penny mordaunt who has been under intense scrutiny on just about every issue over the past few days. what was also interesting is all that rishi sunak is still out in front he is not reached the magical figure of 120 that would see him straight into the final round. in some senses it still all to play for. also interesting, it seems as though suella braverman�*s votes are split between liz truss and kemi badenoch. perhaps she may see this as an incentive to stay in the race although she is in fourth place she might say, it is worth chatting again to mps and see if she can be the standard—bearer of the ant—woke, right, if you like. as we were predicting, correctly, as it turns out, tom tugendhat has dropped out. where will his votes go? talking to some of those involved, not the cleaning yet but more likely to give a boost potentially to penny mordaunt, some may go to rishi sunak but unlikely to give any boost to liz truss or kemi

suella braverman, you are the weakest link — goodbye. it seems quite harsh, saying that!uss launched a campaign today, what's it like? it was the final of the big launches, after rishi sunak a couple of days ago, penny mordaunt yesterday. i don't know if it is because there have been two launches every day this week, but it seemed to have a bit less zip than the other two. also, because of where she decided, or the timing of her launch, we could put to her, "well, you came third yesterday", and of course she is still third after today, whereas the others were spared that, so there was more scrutiny for her, from the outset. clearly, the challenge she has now, having had two rounds of voting, and came third on both occasions, and the gap has widened to penny mordaunt, is, can she make the case that she should get the kind of second golden ticket, because the assumption is rishi sunak will be one of the two that goes to the membership, who will be the other one? their argument, team truss, they think, as it was put to me, that their natural ceiling of support within the par

suella braverman, 32. jeremy hunt, 18. penny morden, 67. rishi sunak, 88 —— penny mordaunt.tom tugendhat, 37. nadim zahawi, 25. therefore under the rules we agreed for this ballot, two candidates will be eliminated, jeremy hunt and nadim zahawi. the others are able to go forward into the second ballot which will take place tomorrow. thank you very much. will take place tomorrow. thank you ve much. ,, ., . will take place tomorrow. thank you very much-— very much. short and sweet and dramatic in _ very much. short and sweet and dramatic in the _ very much. short and sweet and dramatic in the sense _ very much. short and sweet and dramatic in the sense that - very much. short and sweet and dramatic in the sense that not l very much. short and sweet and i dramatic in the sense that not only is the last leadership challenge jeremy hunt who fought boris johnson, eliminated from the contest, also nadim zahawi, and many people wondered what impact his decision to accept office as chancellor of the exchequer at the very end of borisjohnson's premiership and then to urge him it a net

grant shapps, the transport secretary, the attorney general suella braverman and kemi badenoch, the formers minister, completing the line—up of confirmed contenders. expect to see and hear a lot more of all of them. jonathan blake, bbc news. the newly appointed education minister, andrea jenkyns, has admitted she should have shown more composure after she made a rude gesture to a crowd gathered outside downing street. she raised her middle finger to the crowd on her way to watch borisjohnson�*s resignation speech on thursday. she said she had endured a huge amount of abuse over years from some people and had confronted what she called a "baying mob". police injapan have admitted there were flaws in the security provided to the former prime minister shinzo abe, who was shot and killed yesterday at a political rally. a 41—year—old man armed with a home—made weapon said he carried out the attack. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. there are flashing images. the site where shinzo abe was gunned down on friday has now become a place of pilgrimage. many hundreds lined up this morn

four other mps who have also declared: former chancellor, rishi sunak, the attorney general suella bravermanalities minister kemi badenoch, and the chairman of the foreign affairs committee tom tugendhat. however, one man who won't be running is the defence secretary, ben wallace. earlier today, he ruled himself out of the race — saying his focus was on keeping the country safe. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. who is the best shot, so far? at the forefront of britain's response to the war in ukraine, ben wallace was seen as a strong contender for prime minister. the defence secretary is popular with conservative members but he's taken what he said was a difficult decision and wished the candidates good luck. the frontrunner for now is rishi sunak. the former chancellor says he'd gripped the moment and be honest about the challenges ahead. he has supporters and detractors. he's got the experience, he's got the ability, he's got the vision and i think at this moment in time we need to move to someone who's going to walk into number ten and take over the reins of the country

we've had just 2 names who put their hands into the ring so far, the attorney general sewell, a braverman, and also the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, and m p called tom to go that both respected tom to again, that's done very well as far as foreign policy matters of iran, for example, and also afghanistan swell, braverman, it's been shown herself to be very legally sound. and what we're waiting to see is some of the bigger cabinet minister figures, whether they're going to actually launch a proper campaigns. i think the foreign secretary list trust has as not disguise the fact that she would be very keen to take the top job. the problem is she was in indonesia yesterday for the g 20 and his racing back to the u. k. to be part of the year post resignation, melick at, but she still in transit and the other names that are very strong potentials are saget javert, who has had to cabinet purse and all. so richie soon act the former chancellor. now it may be that we should soon act decides if it's not for him in his resignation that he said it was potentially his chancellor ship was

and suella braverman, the attorney general, who was first to say she'd stand.pped as a rising star, kemi badenoch who's taken an uncompromising stance on cultural issues. and tonight, sajid javid, whose resignation as health secretary triggered boris johnson's final demise, has confirmed he's standing, as hasjeremy hunt — beaten in the final two last time round, pitching now to win back trust. jonathan blake, bbc news. now on bbc news, a record—breaking tennis player on the court and a boundary—busting social activist off the court, billiejean king talks to amol rajan about her extraordinary life and career. when, in 1950s california, a young girl named billie picked up young girl named billie picked up a tennis racket she belonged to a world that few of us can imagine today and over the next few decades, billiejean king as she would come to be known, changed the world for women in america and far beyond. she did it via tennis. she was arguably the first female sports superstar winning 39 grand slams and completely dominating the sport, and yet it was in her pa

meanwhile, mps tom tugendhat and suella braverman confirmed their intention to run.lly quite downing street today compared to the last few days but that campaigning to be your next prime minister is under way. we will talk to supporters of some of those who are running or likely to run. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe has died after being shot while giving a speech at a campaign event. eye witnesses say mr abe was shot twice from behind while giving a speech in the street. the country's current prime minister fumio kishida has condemned the shooting — calling it an act of brutality and world leaders have expressed their shock. a man was detained after the shooting, which happened in the city of nara in western japan. let's go straight to our correspondent mariko oi, who's in singapore. incredibly shocking, notjust because violence is so rare in japan, it has been for such a long time, it's very difficult to get hold of a gun but shinzo abe, we must remain our viewers, he remains a very

official candidates are the select committee chair, tom tugendhat, and attorney general, suella bravermanrmer minister kemi badenoch launched her campaign yesterday evening, promising tax cuts and small government. the field could get crowded. sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi could all run. defence secretary ben wallace has said he won't run. priti patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids. former leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. well, earlier david popped into the studio and had his latest analysis on

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was talking _ candidate suella braverman was talking about before she was knocked out from _ talkingnted — out from the race. but as john pointed out, there is a lot of practical— pointed out, there is a lot of practical difficulties so we had the two remaining candidates battling it out over— two remaining candidates battling it out over immigration and trying to talk as— out over immigration and trying to talk as tough as possible, the same thing _ talk as tough as possible, the same thing from — talk as tough as possible, the same thing from liz truss and we will see that next _ thing from liz truss and we will see that next. but the problem is for rishi _ that next. but the problem is for rishi sunak, probably, peoplejust wont— rishi sunak, probably, peoplejust won't quite believe him because he is seen _ won't quite believe him because he is seen as— won't quite believe him because he is seen as kind of having the fibre, realty. _ is seen as kind of having the fibre, realty. he — is seen as kind of having the fibre, realty. he is— is seen as kind of having the fibre, really, he

next leader if that vacancy arises, and the first person to put her name in the ring is so well braverman mordaunt. she is a minister of the department for international trade, a former royal navy preservers. many headline writers will point to the fact she was a magician's assistant. can she conjure something up? then the previous air to boris, rishi sunak, he was flying high, then got fined during party gate, then stumbled over dealing with his wife's tax affairs and has created the largest tax burden since the 1950s. not such a popular move with the conservatives generally but now he is trying to distance himself from boris johnson and he himself from borisjohnson and he is himself from boris johnson and he is talking about having a small estate, of course, and he brought in that fellow, didn't he? but then there are other people in the running as well as him. liz truss, she's been hosting these fears with liz events to increase her standing amongst backbenchers —— fiz with liz. she has been keen to see parallels with her and margaret thatcher through various photo opportunities, and t

back bencher tom tugendhat came in with 37 and the former attorney general suella braverman achievesellor nadhim za hawi and former health secretary jeremy hunt were eliminated from the race in the first round. those still in the contest face another round of voting today. the field is expected to be narrowed to two by the end of next week. after that around 160,000 tory members decide which candidate they want to become the next party leader and prime minister. the result will be announced on 5 september. 0ur our first 0urfirst report this our first report this morning 0urfirst report this morning is from our political correspondent helen catt. now there are six candidates to be the next prime minister. by the end the day, there will be five. this is how the first round of voting by conservative mps ended yesterday. two candidates will be eliminated. jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi. of the eight candidates who made it onto the ballot, two were knocked out, leaving just six contenders in the race to number 10. jeremy hunt, who came second to borisjohnson in 2019, has told the bbc he wi

suella braverman becomes the latest conservative leadership candidate to be eliminated — leaving fiveemaining in the race. mps urge the government to apologise to thousands of women who were forced to give up babies for adoption between the 1950s and �*70s, because they weren't married. many of the women said they were treated inhumanely. it was painful. and she looked at me and she said, "oh, i don't know how you could get "pregnant if you can't let me do this to you." and it was just such an awful thing to say. she would never have said it to anybody else who was married. so why did she say that to me? just because i was unmarried. russian missiles have struck civilian buildings in central ukraine, killing at least 23 people including four—year—old liza dmitrieva pressure on nhs emergency services or at an all—time high. and europe continues to struggle with rising temperatures — hundreds evacuate from their homes in spain as wildfires spread. good morning. our top story this morning — thousands of rail workers will go on strike again in the coming weeks. in addition to a day of str

ok, suella braverman. _ wouldn't make the last two. 0k, suella braverman.ticulous grasp of detail, and stood by them through thick and thin with absolute resolve, and a smile on her face, with absolute resolve, and a smile on herface, pressing forward. when even i wobbled over a bad brexit deal that would have destroyed the conservative party and letjeremy corbyn in, it was suella braverman who stood firm and talked me round. she is great. it's a curious situation we find ourselves in because you are promoting her, she is not speaking for herself in this moment in time and i am asking you about her. we talk about integrity, and there was a lot of talk about integrity at the moment, so why is it that suella braverman was fully behind the prime minister until wednesday the 6th ofjuly. she then said it was untenable for him to continue. he had handled matters appallingly. does that not beg the question as to where was her judgment at the time of the prime minister raking the law when he said he had not broken the law? when he said to parliament that no laws we

suella braverman, 27. mourdaunt, 83. sunak, ioi. truss, 64. tugenhadt, 32.es, suella braverman is eliminated from the contest, and the others are able to go forward to a further ballot on monday. so here they are the remaining five candidates. again, former chancellor rishi sunak and trade minister penny mordaunt got the most votes, followed by foreign secretary liz truss. kemi badenoch and tom tugendhat are also through. suella braverman didn't get enough votes so she's out. we'll see on monday where her votes go. mps will keep voting until two candidates remain then it'll go to conservative party members to decide. this latest yougov poll of conservative voters says they would vote for penny mordaunt over any of the other four, if she ends up in the final two. let's speak to our uk political correspondent rob watson. rob, has the mist cleared and he? i must say, you've set it all up very nicely. has the mist cleared? you can see that bit better, can't you? i think you don't have to be the greatest navigator in the midst or the sharpest political reporter w

candidate yesterday, has decided today that he is not standing after all and he is backing suella bravermanably we will see a fair bit of this over the next couple of weeks.- the next couple of weeks. well, especially _ the next couple of weeks. well, especially as — the next couple of weeks. well, especially as people _ the next couple of weeks. well, especially as people drop - the next couple of weeks. well, especially as people drop out i the next couple of weeks. well, especially as people drop out in| the next couple of weeks. well, especially as people drop out in the early rounds. coming in behind others — early rounds. coming in behind others tan _ early rounds. coming in behind others. ian martin, the conservative commentator, described that as a nightmare — commentator, described that as a nightmare team, not the dream team. aqain. _ nightmare team, not the dream team. again, there— nightmare team, not the dream team. again, there will be a divisiveness within— again, there will be a divisiveness within this — again, there will be a divisiveness within this contest between people