let's talk to diplomatic correspondent james landale about this. are these events playing out among diplomats? is it affecting how britain is regarded, how it is perceived? yes. regarded, how it is perceived? yes, i think it is- — regarded, how it is perceived? yes, i think it is. there _ regarded, how it is perceived? yes, i think it is. there is _ regarded, how it is perceived? yes i think it is. there is definitely a diplomatic cost that is being paid, simply because it is adding to the sense of puzzlement that you get when you talk to foreign diplomats and ministers, who arejust when you talk to foreign diplomats and ministers, who are just slightly unsettled by the degree of political turbulence in the uk at the moment. for many foreign observers this is a trend they date back to brag it. some of them still struggle to understand why british people voted to leave the european union. particularly european politicians and diplomats. but they have sort of come to terms with that. that is the reality. but they then look and say, where is the old b

katy, james landale was talkin: on going. katy, james landale was talking on his _ going.s to the british to help them out of their mess. the greek prime minister said, goodness me, "we used to be a bit of a standing joke. and the role is now being taken by the british." are people cringing at westminster? you�*ve got about 30 seconds, forgive me. i you've got about 30 seconds, forgive me. ~' you've got about 30 seconds, forgive me. ~ . . ., ., me. i think we were aware of how much has — me. i think we were aware of how much has fallen _ me. i think we were aware of how much has fallen and _ me. i think we were aware of how much has fallen and damaged - me. i think we were aware of howl much has fallen and damaged over me. i think we were aware of how- much has fallen and damaged over the party of five or six weeks. when it comes to the foreign press, it has been going on for sometime. boris johnson often depicted as a clown in the french press, and theresa may, all the uncertainty, was often cited as a subject of mockery. it�*s not completely new, but i think on the finan

james landale, bbc news.ukraine's president zelensky, rishi sunak promised that the uk's support would — he said — be �*steadfast and as strong as ever�* under his premiership. it comes after the un's nuclear watchdog — the iaea — says its inspectors have regularly visited two sites in ukraine which are at the centre of russian claims that kyiv is preparing a so—called dirty bomb. here's our correspondent in kyiv — hugo bachega — with more. ukrainians have been dismissing these allegations as absurd, as lies, and they say that russia itself could be preparing to use a dirty bomb — which is a bomb made with radioactive material. and we saw that these accusations were first made by the russian defence minister on sunday, then russian officials repeated the same accusations without providing any evidence — and today, we heard again the same accusations being made by the kremlin spokesperson. so western countries have dismissed these allegations as faults, but i think the fear here in kyiv is that this could be a

james landale, bbc news.ged its citizens who are abroad not to return until the spring, to help ease the pressure on the severely damaged energy system. russian missile and drone attacks on power plants and other infrastructure have reportedly destroyed a third of the country's energy sector. five people, including at least three palestinian gunmen, have been killed in an israeli raid against a militant group in the occupied west bank. it follows the killing of an israeli soldier earlier this month. from nablus, our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports on the latest violence. explosion. israel's special forces move in after midnight. they say they've come to target the leader of the lions�* den, a rising palestinian militant group. palestinians use loudspeakers for a call to defend the city. speaks arabic. and many answer. gunfire. gunfights break out between militants and israeli troops. israel's search—and—arrest raids in the occupied west bank have been mounting for months and this was one of th

james landale, bbc news.t few hours with ukraine's president zelensky, rishi sunak promised that the uk's support would be — he said — �*steadfast and as strong as ever�* under his premiership. it comes as russia is standing by its claim that ukraine is preparing to use a so—called dirty bomb — an explosive device laced with radioactive material. here�*s our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega. ukrainians have dismissed allegations as absurd and lies and says russia could be preferring to use a dirty bomb, a bomb with radioactive material. we saw that the accusations were first made by the russian defence minister on sunday, then russian officials repeated the same accusations without providing any evidence. today again we have the same accusations made by the kremlin spokesperson, dmitry peskov commisso western countries have dismissed these allegations as false but the fear here in kyiv as this could be a pretext first false flag attack by the russians, in other words, the russians, in other words, the russ

james landale, bbc news. bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app. let's turn to some of the day's other news. five palestinians, including at least three gunmen, have been killed in a major israeli raid, against a militant group in the occupied west bank. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and author claire cohen and alfie stirling, chief economist at the new economics foundation, a left—leaning economics think tank. welcome to you both. one story again dominating all the pages. let'sjust look at what we have already got in. the story that features heavily on the majority of the frontpages, the uk's new prime minister. the metro pictures rishi sunak meeting king charles as he forms a new conservative government.

our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has this analysis.ix years but rishi sunak�*s arrival in downing street still made headlines. world leaders offered their congratulations even if they didn't quite get his name right. i have seen sunuk is now the prime minister. pretty astounding. a ground—breaking milestone and it matters, it matters. and notjust in america. history has been scripted. in britain as rishi sunak... the fact that mr sunak is a british asian resonated around the world, especially in india where the prime minister, narendra modi, spoke of the living bridge of uk indians that he hoped could transform historic ties into a modern partnership with britain. but mr sunak takes office while a war rages in europe. and for all the warm welcome, many leadersjust want to know his policy on this and other international challenges. the prime minister may struggle to be as popular in kyiv as borisjohnson, but he has made clear he will reinforce britain's total support for ukraine. in a tweet, president zelensky congratulated mr sunak and

james landale is our diplomatic correspondent.unak's appointment? aha, the reaction to rishi sunak's appointment?— the reaction to rishi sunak's anointment? ., ., , ., appointment? a lot of comments have soken of appointment? a lot of comments have spoken of his — appointment? a lot of comments have spoken of his british _ appointment? a lot of comments have spoken of his british asian, _ appointment? a lot of comments have spoken of his british asian, indian i spoken of his british asian, indian origins. joe biden didn't quite get his name right but said, look, it is quite outstanding that this man is downing street. he said it was a ground—breaking milestone. it makes the point even if it breaks the metaphor. narendra from india spoke of what he called a living bridge between his country and the uk. the president of nigeria said the fact that rishi sunak is there will encourage so many people across the commonwealth. what they want behind the warm words is political stability, and i am looking to see if he can provide that.— sta

james landale, our diplomatic correspondent. seen as the sort of sensible guy in the corner of the room who, at the big summits, they would sit there and go, "er, what do the brits think?" that has long gone. there are so many issues that they want to talk to the uk about, that the uk has something to offer that they want to discuss with the uk, depending on what the issue is. and yet there's such a fast turnover, notjust of leaders, but also of ministers, just the foreign ministers. i talk to foreign diplomats, and they sort of go, "you know, "you invest, you build up a relationship, you start "a relationship, and then suddenly they're gone. "here today, gone tomorrow. so what's the point? "why should i, as a foreign minister "or a foreign diplomat, invest in the uk?" and is that going to change now, or is this just part of the churning process still? the outside world is just going to look and say, "look, "what decisions does mr sunak make, what does he actually "do when it comes to the big decisions, "for example, ukraine?" i

no, it was james landale who said be careful of the superlatives. a wise fellow!o put this delicately, your heritage as a political reporter is greater than ours because you have been around for longer, so, can you put this period into some sort of context? it has been unprecedented, hasn't it? it is very like my early days reporting on robert walpole�*s first administration. no, i am going to think of this... what was it like when america voted for independence?! it was extraordinary! no, i am going to think of this for ever as the autumn of the three prime ministers, when they were falling like autumn leaves. and i am going to think of liz truss as of somehow our version of the winter queen, who was elizabeth of bohemia, way back, much mocked because of the short period that she was in there, and now liz truss is out, i keep thinking, what is it like being liz truss? she is on holiday at the moment, i saw kwasi kwarteng for the first time in the house of commons just now, he wasn't enormously friendly, he seemed to me to be a bruised person but i make you think

let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale who's looking at the international perspectiveis a war gripping europe and they are looking for the uk, is a key player in the european field, and just to bring a degree of political stability, because what the uk does and says matters. there is that concerned, and more broadly, a general sense of where is the uk now on the world stage? they long for what they see as the uk of old, bringing a degree of diplomatic stability and common sense to the international scene and they are not getting that, and there are worries about what this means about the debate for democracy against the other authoritarian states, so there is a lot of concern. hour other authoritarian states, so there is a lot of concern.— is a lot of concern. how critical will it be _ is a lot of concern. how critical will it be that _ is a lot of concern. how critical will it be that whoever - is a lot of concern. how critical will it be that whoever leads i is a lot of concern. how criticali will it be that whoever leads the conservative party has a good relationshi