, make the numbers add up. jonathan blake. thank — make the numbers add up. jonathan blake. thank blake, thank you very _ make the numbers add up. jonathan blake, thank you very much - make the numbers add up. jonathan blake, thank you very much for - blake, thank you very much for joining us. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines around the world. russia has attacked the ukrainian capital, kyiv, with a wave of iranian—made explosive drones. the strikes killed at least four people, including a pregnant woman and her husband. airstrikes have also hit critical infrastructure in three regions beyond the capital cutting off electricity to hundreds a russian warplane has crashed into a residential area beyond the capital cutting off electricity to hundreds of towns and villages. a russian warplane has crashed into a residential area in the southern russian resort town of yeysk, close to the occupied ukrainian city of mariupol. at least four people have been killed with several more missing. russia's defence ministry said the plane crashed during a training flight fr

jonathan blake is at parliament.pposition about where the prime minister was for a prime minister gerard? this evenin: for a prime minister gerard? this evening she's _ for a prime minister gerard? this evening she's with _ fora prime minister gerard? try 3 evening she's with colleagues as is the language that number ten is often tempted to use. she has been meeting mps from the one nation group, which is a moderate grouping of conservatives who'd been particularly sceptical of her leadership and not necessarily natural liz truss supporters within the party. she's also meeting colleagues from her cabinet later on this evening with in an informal reception we're told. what we've heard from the first of those meeting so far is that there's been an acknowledgement that mistakes were made and there needs to be some sort of showing of unity among conservative mps to get behind the prime ministerfrom here on. you don't detach here at west minister any kind of groundswell of support from conservative mps behind their prime

jonathan blake, bbc news.will be interviewed live on bbc one tomorrow on sunday morning with laura kuenssberg — you can see that at the slightly earlier—than—usual time of 8:30. the cost of gas and electricity for uk households has increased from today but, as we've been hearing, the rise has been cushioned by government help. although critics point out even after the intervention, prices are twice as high as last winter. our business correspondent simon browning joins me now. what should people be thinking about to try use less energy? it's a really crucial point because the energy price cap is the unit used to fix individual units for the cost of energy. the figure we've heard lots about this week is £2500, that's the average bill per household across the country. now that fixes the energy price per unit. the more units use the more you unit. the more units use the more y°u pay unit. the more units use the more you pay and it's more also for those using prepayment metres. now prices have in effect are double

jonathan blake, bbc news.ets cheered the news he was appointed as prime minister, the pound went up the value and the pound went up the value and the interest rate on government debt came down, we will be looking at the reaction what business leaders want and the likes of grant shapps not as business secretary of state, jeremy hunt remaining as chancellor, all that to come later in our business coverage. let's get some of the day's other news. five people, including at least three palestinian gunmen, have been killed in an israeli military raid against a militant group in the occupied west bank. it follows the killing of an israeli soldier earlier this month. palestinians have called for a day of resistance against israeli forces. thousands of protesters in sudan have been marking the first anniversary of a military takeover. security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to prevent demonstrators from reaching the presidential palace in the capital khartoum. talks aimed at ending ethiopia's civil war are unde

he knows everything, jonathan blake.facing down" the global power. he went on to describe how he would do that, including closing all 30 of china's confucius institutes in the uk, building a new international alliance of free nations to tackle chinese cyber—threats and expanding britain's security service — the mis — to provide greater support to british businesses and universities to counter chinese industrial espionage. cindy yu is broadcast editor of the spectator and presenter of the chinese whispers podcast. shejoins me now from london. cindy, do you think there is going to be a change of any kind in relations between london and beijing now we have rishi sunak here in government? i now we have rishi sunak here in government?— now we have rishi sunak here in government? i think it depends on what ou government? i think it depends on what you mean _ government? i think it depends on what you mean by _ government? i think it depends on what you mean by change - government? i think it depends on what you mean by change

jonathan blake, bbc news.n now speak to mark davies, a uk political analyst who previously ran a strategic communications consultancy advising on reputation management through government and media relations. what did you make of her performance while she was being grilled by our political editor? , grilled by our political editor?— grilled by our political editor? , ., , , editor? oh, my gosh, absolutely terrible. i was _ editor? oh, my gosh, absolutely terrible. i was watching - editor? oh, my gosh, absolutely terrible. i was watching with - terrible. i was watching with my head in my hand, didn't know whether to laugh or cry, if i'm honest. i wasn't a big fan of her when she came into government, but i'm afraid, every time she appears on television, she confirms the fears of those who were not in favour of her taking over as prime minister in the first. if she really thinks she can continue as prime minister, i'm afraid probably her and her immediate family, and that's probably about it. i immediate family,

jonathan blake, or political correspondent.hern ireland assembly may be called today, after the deadline to restart power—sharing passed at midnight. the election is likely to be held just before christmas, probably for the 15th of december, after a political crisis that has meant months of deadlock. back in may, for the first time, the nationalist party sinn fein won the largest number of seats in the stormont assembly. but the biggest unionist party, the dup, has refused to restore power—sharing, because it says northern ireland's place in the uk has been undermined by the post—brexit trade deal, signed by boris johnson. that deal — the protocol — means that goods transported from great britain to northern ireland are subject to checks. well, it's thought yet another election may only deepen divisions. our ireland correspondent chris page has the latest. as autumn turns into winter, voters here are set to go back to the polls. another instalment season has come and gone a without the formation of a devolved government. the pa

jonathan blake reports. potential contenders to become the next prime minister and replace liz truss in number 10. hasta la visa, baby! the big question is whether boris johnson will attempt a comeback. the former prime minister flew home from holiday in the caribbean overnight. despite being forced out after a series of scandals, his supporters claim he's ready to return to number 10. i think if borisjohnson makes the members�* ballot he would certainly win, and that's certainly the message that i've been getting. of course, he is the only one that had a mandate, that 80—seat majority at the election. he's had a mandate of being elected by the party members before as well. and of course he's proven he's a winner. the frontrunner at this stage is rishi sunak, whose allies last night said he'd secured the backing of 100 mps, the number of the former chancellor would need to formally enter the race. clearly there are over 100 colleagues that are pretty much publicly declaring that's the nomination threshold, s

jonathan to see you, jonathan blake _ parliament, again. n to see you, jonathan blake a la political. you, jonathan blake a la political correspondent with his thoughts on prime minister's questions. let's get some reaction to what we heard at prime minister's questions and talk to the former downing street press secretary and labour party spokesman and adviser, we are told from alastair campbell's memoirs even people like tony blair got a little bit nervous before pmqs. to face your first prime minister's questions, is that a bit nerve—racking? i minister's questions, is that a bit nerve-racking?— nerve-racking? i think it is fair to sa that nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony _ nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony blair _ nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony blair was _ nerve-racking? i think it is fair to say that tony blair was nervous . say that tony blair was nervous right— say that tony blair was nervous right throughout his premiership and ithink— right throughout his premiership and i think

jonathan blake, bbc news.ura kuenssberg. because of the london marathon, the programme begins at 8:30am. she will also have on the programme the shadow chancellor, labour's rachel reeves. the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman, in the donetsk region. just 2a hours after it was annexed by russia. video posted by president zelensky�*s chief of staff shows soldiers waving a ukrainian flag near a welcome sign on the town's outskirts. we have been unable to independently verify that footage. it is now 1a minutes past three. the headlines on bbc news... large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggest rail strike so far. millions of people will pay more for gas and electricity from today as the new energy price cap comes into force. no way out, the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. 0n

jonathan blake, bbc news.irmingham. at the slightly earlier time of 8:30am, the slightly earlier time of 8:30am, the prime minister will be interviewed live with laura kuenssberg. the slightly earlier time of 8:30am. if you have views about laura's new programme, you can hear what she had to say to me if you search for news watch on the bbc iplayer. a large part of the former redcar steelworks has been demolished today. the basic 0xygen plant, also known as the bos plant, was brought down in the uk's biggest controlled explosion for 75 years. more than one and a half tonnes of explosives were used at the teesside site. our business correspondent, ian reeve, reports. alarm blares redcar�*s so—called bos plant had stood since the 1970s when molten iron was refined and turned into steel. but with the redevelopment of the former steelworks, it had to come down. explosion 105,000 tonnes of steel brought down by more than 1.5 tonnes of explosives. applause and looking on, stuart and ken, father and son, both former

karin: that is jonathan blake. in another development, the u.k.lor or finance minister announced the plan to tackle the cost-of-living crisis has been delayed. it was due to happen on monday, october 31, but will now be deliverenovember 17. here is the chancellor. >> our number-one priority i economic stability and restoring confidence. and the united kingdom is a country that pays its way. for that reason, the median term fiscal plan is extremely important and i want to confirm that it will demonstrate debt falling over the median term, which is very important for people to understand. but it is also extremely important that that statement is based on the most accurate possible economic forecastsand forecasts of public finances. karin: in another development, rishi sunak reintroduced the ban on fracking in england, six weeks after predecessor liz truss lifted it. she faced a backlash from conservative mps and opposition parties over concerns about earth tremors linked to the practice. these concerns were put to the new prime minister in parliamen

. >> i have been getting analysis from jonathan blake. >> it is a very tight and closed contest amongservative mps and they are the ones that these candidates need to get on board. and just looking at the latest numbers of public declarations this evening and the support they have, penny morton has 20 coming out in favor and she needs 100 to get on the ballot. you sense she is not the front runner but one of a very small number of viable contenders. but she is publicly declaring she will stand today in order to hopefully get herself up to that very high bar of 100 backing her so she can formally enter the race. >> and it would not be a huge surprise if richie does stand because he stood against liz truss unsuccessfully. what about boris johnson? he's been on holiday. what is the lest? >> i have heard from james who knows boris johnson very well. and he said that he's coming back and up for it. he has described him as having the momentum that has a proven track record on brexit and gaining the mandate. there is support for boris johnson even though he hasn't declared in the contest yet

jonathan blake, thank you very much- _ well, jonathan was just laying out what we are expecting to happenach candidate needs at least 100 nominations. if only one manager is that, they will be declared prime minister on monday afternoon. if there are three candidates with 100 nominations, the vote goes to mps to narrow the choice to two. from that two, there is then an indicative vote on those two finalists before the choice is handed to the conservative party membership across the country. they will be voting online. if that happens, the new party leader and prime minister will be declared on friday the 28th. so two deadlines. either monday if we have one clear winner, at two o'clock. friday the 28th if there are two or more. we are going to speak now to a political correspondent at the financial times. jasmine, thank you for joining us on bbc news. gosh, what is your take on the latest developments today? well, it's an extraordinary _ developments today? well, it's an extraordinary situation. _ developments today? well, it's an extraordinary situation. it - developments today? well, it'

laura: jonathan blake, reporting from westminster.ws that he won't be attending the summit came as a united nations report warned there was no credible pathway to keep the rise in global temperatures below 1.5 degrees celsius. however the u.s. special presidential envoy for climate, john kerry, says serious commitments can still prevent the worst effects of climate change. >> if we get more countries directly involved in changing their plans, the more rapidly kill the omissions, the more rapidly we transition, it is plausible we could hope to come very close to it. laura: john kerry there. the u.n. climate salmon is meant to help governments reduce global temperature rise in climate having a major act are circle. in norway they are warming more quickly than any other place on earth. nick has this exclusive report. >> venture deep into the arctic circle you find a unique place. here, the struggle for survival. climate change is on fast-forward. this polar explorer wants to show uhow her world is disappearing. soon. an incredible sight,

charlton blake joins us from -- jonathan blake joins us with details.t we learned about the new prime minister's priorities? jonathan: we think there is only one real appointment of any urgent importance at this point, and that was a reappointment of jeremy hunt as chancellor. he was brought in by mr. sunak's predecessor after her chancellor was sacked because the backlash against the budget was so great that it all had to b ripped up, and there was a course correction, which canceled or reversed most of the planned tax cuts as well as a scaling back of the intervention to help households and businesses with energy bills. that course will continue under rishi sunak, and economic policy will be his number one priority. aside from that, a couple of other controversial appointments. the home secretary returning less than a week after she resigned for a security breach where she emailed government documents from her personal email address and resigned, having admitted that that was what she had done and it was right that she should go. opposition parties he

our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster.iliar faces and a lot of them, i think served in boris johnson and liz truss's cabinets as well. what is the reaction been? opposition parties of seized studded with labour saying that rishi sunak is standing outside number ten in his maiden speech as prime minister and sing that is going to govern with integrity and honesty and then appoints suella braverman who less than a week ago, resigned from government for breaking, potentially breaking and ministerial code in breaking and ministerial code in breaking the rules and a potential security breach over a personal e—mail address for official government documents. so, that's providing political criticism from labour number opposition parties but it's the only real controversial appointment, if you like in rishi sunak�*s cabinet and one that's attracting attention. beyond that, all the faces look pretty familiar. and liz truss's or borisjohnson�*s before her, michael gove coming back is levelling of secretary means that we merely see th

. —— jonathan blake.port of 100 conservative mps. that's an important number because the bar has been set very high for people to formally enter this contest. they will need 100 nominations from conservative mps to get on the ballot in the first place. although rishi sunak who finished behind liz truss in the race against boris johnson replacement has not formally declared his candidacy it seems to be a case of when, not if. and he seems to be the front runner among conservative mps. borisjohnson the other big name who resigned as prime ministerjust a few months ago and is now being talked up by his supporters to make a possible comeback. we can report tonight that he has boarded a flight back to london from the dominican republic where he was on holiday with his family. he's due back in london tomorrow morning and we are told by his supporters that he is up for it. whether he will end up standing and entering the contest, we wait to find out. and then there is penny mordaunt, the leader of the house of c

our political correspondent jonathan blake explained more about the situation.t was also when the conservative leadership contest was playing out that she went on to win. the details of what was accessed on her phone and fell into foreign hands, according to the paper, were kept out of the public domain — a decision they say that was taken by the prime minister and cabinet secretary, the most senior official in the civil service, simon case. unnamed sources told the paper that access to private messages was obtained to the former chancellor kwasi kwarteng, as well as possibly communications with foreign ministers from countries around the world about the war in ukraine. now, it isn't clear how the alleged hack happened or that the foreign secretary did anything wrong but opposition parties in the uk have seized on this. the shadow home secretary from the labour party, yvette cooper, has said "these are immensely important "national security issues raised by an attack "like this by a hostile state, "that will have to be taken very seriously". the liberal democrat

we can cross live to downing street and our political correspondent jonathan blake.been in british politics.— british politics. rishi sunak in office as the _ british politics. rishi sunak in office as the third _ british politics. rishi sunak in office as the third prime - british politics. rishi sunak in i office as the third prime minister injust a few office as the third prime minister in just a few weeks here at downing street. in a period of extraordinary political turmoil and change continues and as you say in his speech to outside the door of number ten behind me, he stressed the need to bring stability and continuity. we are seeing that with the ministerial appointments he has made. he saw their familiar faces if not from his predecessor liz truss's butjohnson's cabinet before that. get the sense that he is trying to prioritise stability and continuity and bringing together different parts of the conservative party which has been so bitterly divided and functionalized even recently. —— functionalized. his opponents will say the difficulties that have been fa

jonathan blake is at westminster.e direction, however, the prime minister is clearly under significant pressure from her own mps, she is under pressure from the markets. what is the next move for liz truss? it is the next move for liz truss? it is tric to the next move for liz truss? it is tricky to know — the next move for liz truss? it is tricky to know what _ the next move for liz truss? it 3 tricky to know what that will be but there is a sense as you suggest that something has got to give, because the government has said that it will continue with its plan, the tax cuts announced by the chancellor in the mini budget at the end of last month. the prime minister said yesterday she wasn't going to cut public spending, she has also committed to bringing down debt over the medium term, as the government calls it. that means borrowing less and if you aren't going to cut spending and you need to recoup the losses from tax cuts that means the government is getting less money in its coffers, then it's hard to see what you

live to westminster with our political correspondent jonathan blake.hearing about these nominations that are coming in for rishi sunak?— nominations that are coming in for rishi sunak? ., , ,, ., ~ rishi sunak? tonight the rishi sunak camaian rishi sunak? tonight the rishi sunak campaign are — rishi sunak? tonight the rishi sunak campaign are claiming _ rishi sunak? tonight the rishi sunak campaign are claiming to _ rishi sunak? tonight the rishi sunak campaign are claiming to have - rishi sunak? tonight the rishi sunak campaign are claiming to have the i campaign are claiming to have the support of 100 conservative mps. as an important number because the bar has been set very high for people to formally enter this contest. they will need 100 nominations from conservative mps to get on the ballot in the first place. our running total of mps who have publicly supported rishi sunak is a 93 so he is there or there about. although rishi sunak who finished behind liz truss in the race against borisjohnson replacement has not formally declared his candidacy

jonathan blake, bbc news. health in england are urging the government not to make further cuts to their budgets. they say local authorities are on a financial cliff edge, and any more reductions in funding will hit the poorest communities hardest. this this of course comes as the government, the new government under rishi sunak, looks at public spending ahead of that statement we think next monday, which is going to talk about any potential cuts. so while they talk about public cuts, these councils are wondering what that will mean for the public health budget. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. public health is the campaigns you see, the posters up, the messages in the community, all that. and it is one of the big how is rishi sunak going to do this? is he going to have to make big cuts to public spending, or is he going to have to raise taxes? how do you feel that £40 billion hole in public finances, and what are you going to do about that? lots of people looking at what is going to happen, and

i have gotjonathan blake in the studio with me. jonathangh what rishi sunak has said this morning. we learned about it via twitter. in morning. we learned about it via twitter. . , , twitter. in the last few minutes confirming _ twitter. in the last few minutes confirming rishi _ twitter. in the last few minutes confirming rishi sunak - twitter. in the last few minutes confirming rishi sunak the - twitter. in the last few minutes i confirming rishi sunak the former chancellor will stand for the conservative leadership. no surprise. he has been the frontrunner since the beginning of the contest since liz truss resigned at the end of last week. it was a matter of when, not if he was going to announce his candidacy. he has done that. he has said the united kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis. that is why he says i am standing to be leader of the conservative party and your next prime minister. he says i want to fix our economy, unite our party and deliver for our country. there is a slightly longer statement he ha

0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has this update.change tack, as you say, they are digging their heels in and today are mounting something of a charm offensive to persuade the voters, investors, and not least people in their own party, their own mps, that their plan is the right one. i think with all this it's worth considering that the pushback and the criticism from within the conservative party is not necessarily about what liz truss and kwasi kwarteng did in the mini budget, unveiling that raft of sweeping tax cuts going further than many expected them to, but more about how they did it. there was no forecast from the office for budget responsibility, which would give an idea of what impact these moves would have on the growth of the economy. and as far as a lot of mps are concerned, ministers have not spent enough time expending why they are doing this, —— spent enough time explaining why they are doing this, and the other changes that are coming from government in order to be able to transform the economy, allow it to grow, and

live to westminster with our political correspondent jonathan blake.wn her hat into the ring is there an advantage to being the first to declare? i was asking if you thought there was an advantage to being the first? yes there is in that _ advantage to being the first? 133 there is in that it creates a bit of attention, gets people talking and she would hope, attracts more support. the thing is about the race is it is very tight closed contest among conservative mps. and they are the ones that the candidates need to get on board and just looking at the latest numbers of public declarations this evening, as we have been tracking those who have been throwing the hat into the ring in the sport that they have. penny mordaunt has 20 mps publicly she needs 100 to get on the ballot. in penny�*s case she's not the front runner but she has publicly declared that she will stand today in order to get herself up to that very high bar of 100 mps backing her so she can formally enter the race. but thatis can formally enter the race. but that is by no rings atomic an

our political correspondent jonathan blake reports.the liz truss government, these are difficult days for the conservatives at westminster. mps are in revolt over the not so many budget and there is pressure on the prime minister's policies and her position. from a cabinet minister this morning, a call for calm. we cabinet minister this morning, a call for calm-— cabinet minister this morning, a callfor calm. ~ ., ., , call for calm. we have to recognise that we need _ call for calm. we have to recognise that we need to _ call for calm. we have to recognise that we need to bring _ call for calm. we have to recognise that we need to bring certainty - call for calm. we have to recognise that we need to bring certainty to l that we need to bring certainty to the markets. i think that changing the markets. i think that changing the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, notjust politically, but also economically. we are absolutely going to stay focused on growing the economy. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng is in the us, meeting offici

jonathan blake, bbc news.ce opposition leader keir starmer in today's prime minister's questions. a very busy first full day for the incoming prime minister. for more now on what lies ahead for rishi sunak, let's talk to emeritus professor of political history at the university of nottingham steven fielding. first of all, in historic terms, rishi sunak is a very young prime minister, i think stop he has kind of made history already, hasn't he? he has in personal terms, and he is probably one of the least experienced of prime ministers, because he has only been in parliament since 2015, so his rise has been remarkably swift. but i suspect if there is going to be a rishi sunak legacy, he will hope that it isn't simply for being, you know, the first hindu to become prime minister, it is what he does in government, and that is where his big problems lie.— big problems lie. obviously, the economy. _ big problems lie. obviously, the economy. he — big problems lie. obviously, the economy, he talked _ big problems lie

the correspondent jonathan blake. turnaround the correspondentjonathan blake. turnaround on this quickave had a couple of big voices speaking this morning, what has been said? tote voices speaking this morning, what has been said?— voices speaking this morning, what has been said? ~ . ., ., has been said? we have learned about the state of this _ has been said? we have learned about the state of this strange _ the state of this strange conservative leadership party race already on sunday morning. a key voice on the right of the party has given backing to rishi sunak, frontrunner among mps at the moment. one of borisjohnson's most significant supporters has suggested it is almost certain that he is going to stand and penny mordaunt, the only candidate to declare so far has come under sustained questioning here on the bbc, but giving away a little about her plans. let's take them one by one. we heard from jacob rees—mogg, the business secretary, one of the first high—profile party figures to endorse borisjohnson when the talk inevitably started about him making a possible comeback, after

joining me now is our political correspondent jonathan blake. has been communication between the proposeddates today? it has been communication between the proposed candidates today?— proposed candidates today? it does seem that way- _ proposed candidates today? it does seem that way. it's _ proposed candidates today? it does seem that way. it's reported - proposed candidates today? it does seem that way. it's reported boris i seem that way. it's reported boris johnson had a conversation with penny mordaunt earlier this afternoon in which he asked her to stand aside and support him for the leadership, but i'm told by one senior supporter of penny mordaunt thatis senior supporter of penny mordaunt that is not going to happen. in their words, that is not going to happen. in theirwords, penny that is not going to happen. in their words, penny mordaunt can't see how he can in any way bring this ability we now urgently need. attempts to do some sort of a deal or a fit, but as things stand, rishi sunak and borisjohnson met yesterday. it doesn't seem like anything was agreed there is far as we c

our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has the latest.m on the outside, at least, in downing street this morning after a give us your assessment of how much trouble liz truss as then. with this —— will to speed up the process? the most conservatives it is not a question. if liz truss has to go, it is not if, it is when. she is a survivor. _ to go, it is not if, it is when. she is a survivor, in _ to go, it is not if, it is when. she is a survivor, in all _ to go, it is not if, it is when. she is a survivor, in all the cabinet since david cameron was prime minister. as prime minister now, herself, she is very exposed at the top of the party. herself, she is very exposed at the tap of the party-— top of the party. there is only one reason, top of the party. there is only one reason. why _ top of the party. there is only one reason, why she _ top of the party. there is only one reason, why she is _ top of the party. there is only one reason, why she is still _ top of the party. there is only one reason, why she is still in - top of the party

with me is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. had some significant endorsements in the last hour. tell us about them. the endorsements in the last hour. tell us about them.— us about them. the numbers are chanauin us about them. the numbers are changing all _ us about them. the numbers are changing all the _ us about them. the numbers are changing all the time, _ us about them. the numbers are changing all the time, and - us about them. the numbers are i changing all the time, and probably the most significant endorsement that we have had this afternoon is from suella braverman, the former home secretary. she resigned towards the end of last week, of course, with a swipe at liz truss, but has now come out in favour of rishi sunak. she is a key figure on the right of the party, he might, under different circumstances, expect to support borisjohnson. she has written in the daily telegraph, in stark terms, saying we are in dire straits now, we need unity stability and efficiency. rishi is the only candidate who fits the bill. she go

. _ and let's go back to our political correspondent in downing street, jonathan blake, monitoring the just in the last few minutes, alastairjack _ date. just in the last few minutes, alastairjack has _ date. just in the last few minutes, alastairjack has been _ date. just in the last few minutes, alastairjack has been confirmed l date. just in the last few minutes, | alastairjack has been confirmed to stay as secondary of for scotland. there is a new welsh secretary, david tc davis. he replaces the —— he replaces robert buckland. and chris heaton harris stays in the role as northern ireland secretary. it is pretty much it. i think we are waiting for transport secretary, maybe one or two others as well, but interestingly being seen going to number 10 a few minutes ago, tom tugendhat, former chair of the foreign affairs select committee, andrew mitchell, another senior conservative backbencher, could he be in line for three development brief within the foreign office? and also robertjenrick going to downing street. there could be morejunior ministerial roles to come this evening as well

jonathan blake, decision has been made. jonathan blake. thank _ decision has been made.moil. it comes as fears are raised of a recession this year as households face soaring costs and the economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.3% in august for the first time in two months. the bank of england confirms its emergency bond—buying scheme will close on friday, despite reports that it was considering extending its support for financial markets. the government is planning to change how much some renewable and nuclear power generators can charge for their energy. the move could hit profits generated from record—high wholesale power prices. ministers say the proposal would ensure consumers and businesses pay a fair price for energy. but energy bosses say the plan could put off investors. i'm joined by professor rob gross, director of the independent uk energy research centre. thank you very much forjoining us. explain what is going on here. why is the government taking this action? 50 is the government taking this action? ., , ., is the government taking this action? ., ,, ., , . actio

jonathan blake, bbc news.es and veterans, james heappey, has defended liz truss this morning — saying the prime minister has owned the mistake that was made and apologised for it. the prime minister has, actually, if you listen to the interview she gave with your political editor, chris mason, last night, she's very clear—eyed about the mistake that was made. it's also important to note that, yes, the mini—budget went too far, too fast. but there are also global economic circumstances that are causing all major economies around the world to face real challenge at the moment. i think the imf overnight have pointed to other major european countries that look like they're going into recession. bloomberg overnight have said that the us is almost certainly going into recession. so there is... ..there is a global economic challenge. nobody�*s pretending that the mini—budget was anything other than unhelpful to the uk economic circumstance. but by the same token there were things within that mini—budget that survive