lis, political commentator, who georgia spa, skype from london, jonathan johnson said he's sad to be giving up the best job in the worlds to the public. he says, i know they'll be many who are relieved that i'm going from what you were saying a little early. i take it, you go one of the me and the majority of the country. i that the biggest law for me, hey, when he's that they might be people who are disappointed. i mean, i call thing he, those people off or is johnson has the lowest approval res things. i think that any prime minister in recent history and that has been the case for very long time, but he refused to see the rights from the wolf. a tory policy whips were saying last night that he would probably anyhow 60, and he's supporting 80000 evolutionary confidence. this man has exhausted every drop of trust and good will from his own policy and from the country. it lodged that me nice sympathy to him. everything that has happened, he's brought on himself. how that is, he got a form, a caretaker, government. well, this is the latest outrage that we were discussing a maint

it is mounting pressure on a johnson. jonathanill catch up to you later as we count everyone down to the prime minister's questions in about 30 minutes time. tom: we need a civics lesson. i do this with respect for america. i understand there is primary voting in america. the fabric of u.k. politics is pictured by the conservative party -- politics is that he was picked by the conservative party. is it fair to say that he won by certain votes versus a general election of 20 million votes? jonathan: i think you can say both. ultimately, when you go to vote for your local mp, you know who the leader of the party is. sure, it has an impact, it is just not a direct thing. when you go to put your signature, you don't put it next to boris johnson unless he is your local mp. it is very confusing, isn't it? i feel like we do this 10 times a year. tom: are we doing this more often? is this because of frexit? the last four or five years, the chaos of u.k. politics, is it normal? jonathan: i think a lot more people from the outside looking i

jonathan, minister boris johnson. jonathan, momentous events, minister borisjohnson.nister like this. this would seem terminal ovens for a prime minister like this.- would seem terminal ovens for a prime minister like this. this is a very precarious _ prime minister like this. this is a very precarious position - prime minister like this. this is a very precarious position for - prime minister like this. this is a very precarious position for boris johnson, who will be receiving the news of two cabinet resignations in the wake of what has been an incredibly difficult few days for the prime minister and this government, and wondering now whether he can continue with any kind of authority. to lose one cabinet minister might have been survivable, but to lose two of the biggestjobs in government, somebody who has at times display different types of politicians. promoted into the job when sajid javid was sacked in a reshuffle effectively. jonathan, i have to stop you there. we are crossing to my colleague, george alagiah. breaking news this evening the chancellor rishi sun

johnson. it is a different team than ours ago. jonathan: it is on either side, you now see a new chancellor. you will get back to this and continue to listen. >> sorting inflation and the growing cost of brexit. instead, it is always about him. how many more ministers need to quit before he finally picks up his pen and writes his own resignation letter? perhaps that is what he is doing now. >> actually, mr. speaker, i was jotting down notes on his question, which at that was excellent when he was talking about the economy because that is the issue that the country basis, and that is where this government is introducing the most important decisions, helping families up and down the country with 1200 pounds going into their accounts right now, cutting taxes for 30 million people, and helping half a million people into work. that is a fantastic thing to be doing. that is the priority of this government. i am glad he liked it. >> my goodness. nothing to see. we should all move on. [laughter] a few weeks ago, i compared the prime minister to monty python's black knight. i am wrong. he is actually

johnson as prime minister. tom: did here apologize about the specifics? jonathanard many things, i did not hear an apology. what i did here is "i regret." i did not hear an apology. can we get some coverage for you? we can do that with francine lacqua london. your reaction to what you've heard in the last 10 minutes? franson: well, good morning to you both. i think this is a very strong speech. this is a prime minister that was focused. he talks about regret but he does not apologize. people really and you can sense the atmosphere, it is tense, it is palpable at westminster. outside downing street, they wanted to know the timetable of when the prime minister would actually step down. he has said he will stay on until a new leader is found. this could take weeks, this could, of course, take months. the initial plan was to get it done by october. speaking to mp's, they want him gone now. this is different from theresa may, when she stayed on as caretaker. this goes to his character. tom: francine, more than anyone i know, you have interviewed the players involved in

johnson could do that. that is what we will be missing now in this alliance that president biden has built against president putin. >> to that end, jonathan, obviously, boris johnson's relationship with president biden is different than what he had with president trump how do you see this resignation impacting the ties between our two countries and what are you hearing from folks inside the white house?>> yeah. prime is her boris johnson was very close to former president trump. he and biden did not have nearly as warm relationship it was fine. they worked together and president biden certainly very appreciative of boris johnson's steadfast report of ukraine. ireland spin-up that aligns. white house has received those same signals that uk's support, no matter who the prime minster will be next, for ukraine, will not waver. we will hear more from the president this afternoon and a briefing from the white house press secretary. i'm sure this will dominate the conversation. for now there is no real concern about the strength of the u.s.-uk aligns. it is a warning sign. there are now a number of these western leaders facing domestic problems

it's nothing like what boris johnson sees in his united kingdom. jonathansimilar headline numbers, but ultimately -- why is it different for this president? he faces midterms at the end of the year for his party, who are going to, at this point, if the numbers stay where they are, they are going to be in a little bit of trouble. do they have to at least give up some of their foreign policy goals to achieve something domestically. number one for me -- tom: i don't understand how they achieve something domestically. jonathan: number one for me is china. this is a government that has accused the communist party of genocide. there has been reports over the last several months this president, this administration is considering removing some of those chinese tariffs. how do you make that palatable at home when you are accusing these very same people of genocide? this is a report that potentially you remove some of the tariffs on goods, some, and then you double down on the effort elsewhere. we need to work out the nuances, whether they are going to do anything. h

but there is no doubt that people here respect forest johnson greatly. and jonathan tongue as a professor of politics, university of liverpool, joins us live by skype. is this going to be a smooth transition or other ways for it to be thrown into even greater chaos in disruption? i think it's going to be a difficult transition. first of all, there are some concern is you won't maurice johnson to simply quit now on not stay until the autumn, as a caretaker, prime minister of those who do accept boards. johnson, as it has a good prime minister, but there's an awful lot of writers in terms of who wants to succeed in this is could be the biggest leadership contest you ever seen in british conservative party history. we could have as many as 14 or 15 candidates lining up with a lot of jostling for position within the party. many of them with considerable foreign affairs experienced people i talked to halt before and secretary list trust . lots and lots of ambitious candidates that some of whom, some of their ambition probably exceeds that capabilities is going to be diffi

jonathan: the prime minister in london just signed off on pmq's. i understand his last words were hasta la vida. and stay close to the americans. some parting words from boris johnson he is in office until september? jonathan: no more pmq's. i have no idea how this works. just because i have the right accent doesn't mean i have the knowledge to talk about it. i don't eat marmite. you do. tom: i tried it once. it was appalling. it was like that piece of sausage, full english. jonathan: the black pudding, with the pigs blood. i have seen you eat it. tom: can you get me some new tang? jonathan: this is bloomberg. >> we are still in an environment where we had the headwinds we have had for most of the year. >> the key to continuing growth is the consumer. >>

jonathan: as you have said, the question of boris johnson is sort of in the past.ust a question of when, it is really about what happens next. i have to say, it is pretty hard to take seriously a chancellor who 36 hours ago thought boris johnson was the right man for the job, and accepted the chancellorship, and now 36 hours later is saying the prime minister has to resign. francine: i would probably disagree with that. he has put himself at the forefront and is now not seen as a loyalist. does it not give him a better chance to become the next prime minister? jonathan portes: which you trust -- would you trust zahawi at this point? francine: the question is, who else is there? jonathan: indeed. it is not easy to predict what happens next. in the next few hours, most days the prime minister it would go into we have some sort of leadership vote from the conservative party. it is much harder to predict who would win that or what that means for the u.k. economy because there are very different visions within the conservative party. we heard that what was needed was to

conservativism economic agenda, and watching boris johnson's career from the beginning and through the stunning fall, joins us live. your reaction, jonathanese scandals for many years now, he won this very large mandate in the last election, so he held on through that saying that the people had given him this mandate, but you have these parties that it was revealed to have held at his offices and residents during the covid locked down, he was drinking with friends and colleagues, that did not go down well obviously with the british people who have been through so much during the lockdown, and then just over the last few weeks you have this emerging scandal of a man that he boris johnson had appointed knowing that that man was being investigated over alleged sexual offenses, so that was the end of it all really, and i think that a lot of cabinet members who have supported boris johnson through so much was going back to the constituency finally hearing from the people that they had had enough, so they went to him and said sorry, prime minister, your time is up, much as a similar cabinet happened back in 1990, i am so old that i covered it a

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looks like a long shot, as does any expectation that boris johnson will follow his ministers and resign. we'll reach helen's desert while jonathan, this is the deputy director, position fluids and also a political commentator. he says, changes within the conservative party could and johnson's leadership. i would not be surprised if more resignation follow the cause of the evening and tomorrow because it become absolutely clear the forest. johnson does not have the support of it. party for the country. we had about the confidence a couple of weeks ago. but even in that short period of time, the arithmetic moved to change, it seems likely that the concept of venture may be we'll have new elections in the coming days and they'll replace that comes with series. johnson colleges will change the rules to allow a need to competent in johnson leadership. for johnson has not been a head in a poll since i think november, that is a very, very long time being losing position. when you only attribute is being a winner of the conservative party is belatedly up with the rest of the country and they realize the balcony on to someone who is goin

what can we expect to hear from johnson and what do you think he will say? >> well, jonathanstill waiting here on downing street, the press opposite the number 10 downing street door, we haven't had any word about what is happening yet, as you say, widespread reports of the prime minister stepping down, we have had confirmation from his spokesperson that he will be making a statement to the country later today. of course, that sounds very ominous, read into it what you will, he is widely expected to step down and as you say, this comes after dozens of resignations from his government. resignations trickling in all the time now really and those who haven't resigned, seeing this office party, urging him to go, and we have had the prospects of a prime minister who is really clinging on by his fingernails, despite sways of his party seeming like they want him to go. so yes, we're really just waiting here, and we expect to hear something in the next few hours, but the time line is unclear at the moment. >> what's the latest speculation as to who might replace johnson if indeed as

jonathan blake. is this the last we are going to hear from oris johnson? >> it will not be the last. question is, in what capacity will he stick around in parliament and be a thorn in the side of the next prime minister as his pet assessor has been -- as theresa may has been for him or will he continue as a journalist and deliver speeches around the world? it was a fiery performance by boris johnson in the house of commons today. mp's rose to their feet to clap him out when the session was finished. it was the same mp's brought him down. after a string of resignations and letters of no-confidence submitted in boris johnson which has triggered the leadership contest now and await. >> what about the two candidat? what for and chase them and how contentious is this likely to be? parks i think we are in for a feisty few weeks ahead. the candidates who have been chosen to face the final runoff of conservative party members are diamrically opposed in terms of economic policy at least. in the early stages where mp's have narrowed down to the final two, the foreign secretary has been talking

how does boris johnson affect international policy, particularly the war in ukraine, where he is provided leadership? jonathan: with great leadership. he has been a tremendous ally to the ukrainians. i don't think that will change for the british government. what we need to focus on his policy and how it will change with a new prime minister. with the new chancellor. he will be different from what we saw from boris johnson. tom: the shock of corbyn to johnson, the linkage of those two, together. it is unprecedented. >> i would agree with you, but we understood the corbyn philosophy and ideology. do you understand what it was under boris johnson? tom: i feel like a foreigner with that. we are starting with sterling little stronger. there is lots of talk about, but the market is all we have to grab onto. jonathan: if you speak to people in foreign exchange, we've been talking about foreign-exchange, they will not talk about the political situation. the does not come up. it on about governor bailey and central-bank policy, that brings in the euro. i can't figure out whether the central bank rate hikes -- 100 do

jonathan, you and i have met on many occasions, normally outside westminster, where i've repeatedly asked you whether or not boyce johnson can survive that particular scandal of the day. what do you make of this double resignation by these 2 prominent figures in his cabin? well under any new move back and that will be complete the, the end of johnson we've been in the past and bridges politics the when senior ministers and the chance there is the most senior managed in the cabinet office. if i minister, if they withdraw that competence, if they resign, then the prime minister cannot lead in britain, a prime minister. leave the cabinet because government alone. and so that would be to be beyond that or is don't, cannot continue. but we've seen that barrier extremely loyal ministers of not being dories as i've gone into downing street now, presumably talk about taking up the role of chancellor who held that tree there just been vacated. and so it's deemed that they junk that is going to try and carry on his best he can. but johnson is not god's is not some kind of immortal big. he is a human being with frailty. and eventua

johnson administration. >> that's great. >> so, jonathan has a great question.ially, since we saw that great clip of her doing this, curious about the significance of betty's background in modern dance and her story, including in the white house. >> we do. we definitely, you know, delve into that. it's kind of one of the things i wish made even more time to do. she oftentimes refers to the career she may have had, had that been the direction that she went. we visit her, you know, during that time, and understand, you know, how progressive a life she may have been headed for had she not taken the terms that she did. you know, she says a lot that martha graham was her mentor. you know, i think they had a very controversial relationship. you know, when it was actually happening. but, she learned really important things. i think that it was to live in a moment, and she says, you know, to experience every minute as a moment in the flow of life or the motion of life. and one of the things that was so interesting is how betty was able to always be president and conscio

i thank you so much, jonathan, less for speaking to us from london. so boris johnson has often made of a servant, controversial decisions during his time of the u. kay's prime minister john hall has more a lot not vote for us. he led his party to a landslide election victory in 2019. but boris johnson was to be undone, both by events in which he conspired, and also by his own character flaws that critics say made him unfit for high office or still some has no say for letting he has. there is no moral leadership, but for him it was always about becoming hyman's. they're not about being timing's that and he i think he knows himself well enough that he knows that he does not have the skills that you need to be a successful prime minister. sonya panell was a reporter working alongside johnson in the brussels bureau of the daily telegraph . she describes a man with a lot of the child in him who enjoyed getting into and out of scrapes. a man drawn to calles and the chaos means that he can sort in urge through these things going along elise, all this noise, all this commotio

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 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 parallel career as a social act best that she left a legacy that can be felt far beyond today. billiejean king is a game changer in the original sense. i have come to her spiritual home of wimbledon amid preparations for this year's championship to find out how she did it and which battles she is fighting next. what does it feel like as a former champion,

won't rule out the fact that he goes on a cruise ship with florence johnson -- boris who's also out of a job, but anything happens. jonathani'm sure you would like to join them, tom. but italian democracy. francine: i think the commission fears they will not continue with progress. there's a question whether it remains investable if they don't have access. democracy is by going to elections and so it is a loaded question. the right thing to do in a fully functioning democracy is to go to elections. whatever coalition, no matter how frustrating or bumpy, this is what the people wanted. but you are giving 22 billion euros in december, you want something in exchange. you want reforms because the country needs to change. they're probably looking at political chaos and wondering what to do with all the money they should be giving out and if we stay on the reform path. kailey: a future coalition will each be built and obviously, five-star has some blame. is the influence going to brain as a result? -- wain as a result? francine: part of the problem, the foreign minister was part of the five-star movement and broke away to do his

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here, from the brits, is that johnson's own party abandoned him, a stunning contrast to how trump, even amid growing evidence of his role back with me to discuss it, jonathane sunday show. jonathan i want to read to you a comparison in the "new york times." quote, in contrast to former president donald j. trump, another politician with an improvisational and often distant relationship to the truth, mr. johnson's approach has rarely been to double down on his lies or delude himself for consistency sake into asking as if they were true, rather he recasts them to fit new information that comes to life, as if the truth were a fungible concept, no more solid, just quick sand. the quick sand took him under. is there a tipping point as we look at the january 6th hearings coming up, is there a tipping point for donald trump that you see? >> look, we've seen so many tipping points. they're countless. the difference, though, is there aren't any republican leaders who are willing to say this is the tipping point and then saying to other folks come with me and say that we have got to be done with donald trump. we're not getting it from senate minority leader mitch mcc

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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. jonathaning covered in a smoky haze which is caused by people using fire to clear land. for the last two years this hasn't been an issue with pollution levels much lower than usual. however, a new report says that the haze could return this year — driven by an increase in land clearing to grow food as commodity prices soar. well, for more on this, let's speak to associate professor simon tay, who is the chairman of the singapore institute of international affairs. simon, thanks so much for joining us on bbc news. why is theissue joining us on bbc news. why is the issue returning this year in particular?— in particular? well, i think the first— in particular? well, i think the first of— in particular? well, i think the first of all, _ in particular? well, i think the first of all, let - in particular? well, i think the first of all, let me - in particular? well, i think the first of all, let me say| the first of all, let me say that you are absolutely right, the last two years have been quite g

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. jonathanountries in south east asia are at risk of being covered in a smoky haze which is caused by people using fire to clear land. for the last two years, this hasn't been an issue with pollution levels much lower than usual. however, a new report says that the haze could return this year, driven by an increase in land clearing to grow food as commodity prices soar. well, for more on this, let's hear from associate professor simon tay who is the chairman of the singapore institute of international affairs. the last two years have been quite good years. the weather has been kind and because market prices were down, people were clearing less land and to be fair the indonesian government was really quite alert to this problem. now, this year, the main moving part are market forces, the price of palm oil, one of the products that causes this land clearance and deforestation has soared on the back of food price inflation and the problems we see across supply chains in the world. the price has gon

don't think it was prime minister johnson, but you mentioned given the gloom that's out there, is that when the nasdaq finally goes? i think that was an important. jonathansure, when it starts to get interesting. we asked j.p. morgan when toe spread high yield credit starts to get interesting, when high yield, those yields on those bonds, what are we pushing, 9%? in credit, sure, it's out there. tom: they were starving for data. no a.d.p. data. jonathan: you get jolts, services, the economic data. should we ask mike mckee about it? he's with us now, our policy correspondent down in d.c. ahead of the fed minutes. where do you want to begin, the data ahead of the fed minutes? mike: the data is going to be interesting, but not decisive. the i.s.m. services index out the a10:00 will give us some view of what employment is like in the services industry and the kind of directions of business in the industry, 10 that will be useful for people. jolts, probably just reconfirms we have a lot of job openings, because, of course, it's two months delayed. the big focus seems to be on the minutes. that one i don't get, because it's three weeks old, and a lot can happe

jonathan blake, bbc news. boris johnson'sw with conservative mp for lichfield michael fabricant. good to have you with us, who do you want to be the next leader? that good to have you with us, who do you want to be the next leader?— want to be the next leader? that is the question- _ want to be the next leader? that is the question- i _ want to be the next leader? that is the question. i have _ want to be the next leader? that is the question. i have made - want to be the next leader? that is the question. i have made contactl the question. i have made contact with one person so far, i won't say who it is, and i will be asking that person whether they are interested in standing. at the moment i will keep my eyes and ears open and make a decision may be once we have heard a decision may be once we have heard a bit more. i heard you talk about how the procedure would work. i think we're going to have hustings as so questions can asked and then i will make a final decision. idols? as so questions can asked and then i will make a

that when johnson is replaced and a new prime minister takes office in the united kingdom, that it could impact that country's support for the ongoing effort in ukraine? >> absolutely, jonathan. so when we touched down in indonesia, our plane was right next to the british plane that was there to carry british foreign secretary liz truss. she headed back early, missed a number of meetings here, because of this leadership shakeup. now she's a contender to potentially succeed, but in terms of your question how it will affect things, obviously, boris was a huge champion of a strong independent ukraine, sending weapons to ukraine, and the united states has said that's not going to change, our policy will remain the same, but for countries like china, and russia, they are going to see his departure as a sign of weakness, and the united states and western allies are trying to say it's going to be anything but that. >> the "washington post" john hudson, we're grateful for you to be with us this morning. please continue to travel safe. we will talk to you again soon. >>> still ahead on "way too early," the father of the highland park shooter defends helping his son get access to fire

affairs when boris johnson faces sustained questioning later when borisjohnson faces sustained questioning later on in the week. plenty to keep you busy, thank you very much, jonathaning to give a speech explaining how he could make brexit work better for the uk. he's expected to renew pledges not to take the uk back into the eu single market or customs union if he becomes prime minister. earlier, the labour leader told the bbc�*s political editor chris mason that these were "steps for the future". we want to go forwards, not backwards. and therefore, this is not about rejoining the eu, it's not about going back into the single market or the customs union, and it's not about bringing back freedom of movement. it's going forward — so these are steps for the future, sorting out the protocol in northern ireland, removing trade barriers that are hindering businesses, sorting out mutual recognition when it comes to services, a much better set of security arrangements, which i'm — obviously, having been five years as director of public prosecution, very keen to see that — but also about investing here in britain. so it's a forward—looking plan, it's not about going backw

jonathan, quickly, quite a statement. quite a statement from joe biden from the white house on boris johnson leaving office. i almost had to wipe a tear from my eye, it was so heartfelt. no comment. nothing to say. yeah, it's a process, whatever. >> it's a process. >> yeah, president biden was asked about it at an event yesterday and said, yeah, it's part of the process. there it goes. the white house statement itself made little mention of johnson, simply reaffirming the ties between the u.s. and uk will continue. certainly in washington, the greatest concern would be will the change at helm at 10 downing impact the uk's commitment to ukraine's defense. it seems like it would not be, regardless of who succeeds johnson. but despite this smiling photo here taken last year at the g7 in cornwall, hosted by johnson, biden and the outgoing prime minister, not particularly close. they got along fine, aides said, in terms of their personal relationship. biden feels far more of a kinship to some of his other world leaders and resisted boris johnson's declarations at the g7 last week in germany for all the world lea

jonathan lemire. a host of news to get to. let's start with reports that british prime minister british johnson may resign today. his government is on the brink of collapse after a series of scandals led to insurmountable political challenges. the boisterous prime minister couldn't overcome. he rose to power on the crest of a populist wave that led to brexit's passing, donald trump's victory, and the rise of right-wing populous figures across europe. with johnson's collapse, trump's post-election woes are only accelerating by the day. and with marine le pen's crushing defeat in france, the rise of right-wing populism in the west may soon be limited to the confines of cable news hosts and a dwindling number of dim-witted represents in congress. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> first, let's go live right there to 10 downing street and nbc news senior digital reporter alexander smith. alex, what more can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we're still waiting, quite frankly. the press cordon across the street from 10 downing street is starting to pack up now. obviously, the reports are widespread that boris johnson

jonathan. we are finally healing borisjohnson has agreed to resign. finally healing boris johnson has agreed to_ agreed to resign. well, i suppose even boris johnson has _ agreed to resign. well, i suppose even boris johnson has it - agreed to resign. well, i suppose even boris johnson has it to - agreed to resign. well, i suppose even boris johnson has it to read| even borisjohnson has it to read the writing on the wall at some point. everyone around him can see that this was inevitable. we do not have a presidential system no matter how muchjohnson would like it to be. if you do not have the support of your cabinet, your party or parliament at large you simply cannot remain in office as prime minister. that was the possibility he might have thought to do at donald trump and defi every single constitutional norm. even those of us are very opposed tojohnson can be very glad he's not gone down that route —— and defi every constitutional norm. in terms of how it is decided whether borisjohnson stays until the autumn or not, what is your sense on that? is it stays until the autumn or not, what is

johnson and chuck grassley have revealed tens of millions of dollars. we've seen their report of money that the biden family took in from chinese officials. jonathanry plain sight. you're right. once upon a time it was a story these issues came up in joe biden's election cycle in the campaign and now they've actually become real and materialized we've seen evidence. i think it would be very interesting the stories not going anywhere republicans are not going to let up in this investigation i will say one thing it looks like the democrats have been playing a sleight-of-hand if you will by saying look at former president trump's corruption and look at all the suggested dealings and whatnot. all the while they're not suggesting or pointing the finger at the open evidence that's right in front of us with regard to hunter biden in the so-called big guys who we know is the president of the united states joe biden. >> exactly we have much more ahead this morning we will take a short break we are 20 minutes away from the first reading on the second-quarter gdp. are we in a recession, we will know in 20 minutes time all hands on deck to break out the numbe

extremely unlikely, but it will be one of boris johnson's last events before leaving downing street. we arejoined by shadow business secretary, jonathan we were going to try to move for— you? well, clearly we were going to try to move for that _ you? well, clearly we were going to try to move for that vote, but - you? well, clearly we were going to try to move for that vote, but they i try to move for that vote, but they wouldn't give us a parliamentary time and a ruse from the last week in order to try and do that. they will try to separate out the conduct of borisjohnson will try to separate out the conduct of boris johnson from will try to separate out the conduct of borisjohnson from the last 12 years of conservative government, but look, you have seen in the debates we have already had, this is one and the same thing. there is nothing being talked about, put forward by any of the potential candidates for prime minister that acknowledge the heart of the problem is that really relate to most of the problems the country is facing right now, the underperformance of particularly the economy over the last 12 years in terms of economic

jonathan turley, thanks so much. >> no. thank you. >> brian: you got it meanwhile, fox news alert now. you can see at the bottom of our screen prime minister boris johnsonment. we will bring it to you live. plus, this. a survey reveals 65% of small business owners could be forced permanently closed if prices continue to rise. look at that number. a small business panel shares their message for lawmakers. ♪ san antonio steve fox news alert. 10 downing street boris johnson about to call it quits. >> i the process of choosing that new leader should begin now. and the timetable will be announced next week and i have today appointed a cabinet to serve as i will until a new leader is in place. so i want to say to the millions of people who voted for us in 2019 many of them voting conservative for the first time thank you for that incredible mandate. the biggest conservative majority since 1987. the biggest share of a vote since 1979. and the reason i have fought so hard in the last few days to continue to deliver that mandate in person was not just because i wanted to do so but because i felt it was my job, my duty, my obligation to you to continue to do what

political correspondent, jonathan blake on the feeling among conservatives and where this leaves the party following today's news. they are fed up, not only with boris johnsonrepared to say about what the prime minister knew in terms of the accusations against his former deputy chief whip chris pincher. where does all this leave boris johnson and the conservative party? his critics remain his critics and his supporters remain for the most part his supporters but having spoken to a good few tory mps today, there are those who are questioning their support for the prime minister. and who have been loyal publicly until now, but are asking themselves how much can they put up with. it is the issue of trust that is central to all of this. just a few weeks left before the summer recess at the house of commons, and there are these elections next week to the executive of the 1922 committee. chris mason said earlier at lunchtime that he could see a couple of scenarios, one is these people win who want to change the rules to the executive elections and effectively change the rules so the prime minister could face another challenge or tory mps could effectively engage

victoria — in boris johnson when you have victoria atkins on the left of the tory— victoria atkins on the left of the tory party— victoria atkins on the left of the tory party and jonathanout the election. — johnson but this point about the election, we live in a parliamentary democracy— election, we live in a parliamentary democracy and we are not a presidential system and people did not vote _ presidential system and people did not vote for boris johnson personally, they voted for the conservative party and conservative mps and _ conservative party and conservative mps and those mps each have an individual— mps and those mps each have an individual mandate. you have your own mandate from your constituency and they— own mandate from your constituency and they have a duty as well to represent _ and they have a duty as well to represent their constituency so it is not _ represent their constituency so it is notjust— represent their constituency so it is notjust all about represent their constituency so it is not just all about who voted for boris _ is not just all about who voted for borisjohnson personally. i is notjust all about who voted for boris johnson personally.

, jonathan blake, iwill release you from that chair for a i release you from that chair for a few minutes, thank you very much indeed. this is the scene live at downing street. reminisce prince johnsoneturned their 10—15 minutes ago. made no comments to reporters waiting outside, the prime minister now presumably discuss saying with his senior aides the next steps forward. ourformer chief his senior aides the next steps forward. our former chief press officerfor number 10 downing street joins us now, what is your advice, if you are inside number ten with the prime minister now?- if you are inside number ten with the prime minister now? well, it's a very difficult — the prime minister now? well, it's a very difficult and _ the prime minister now? well, it's a very difficult and dangerous - very difficult and dangerous situation for him, there will be lots of scrambling around in terms of who is next. who can replace these big cabinet ministerial posts, particularly at a time when we are dealing with crisis are lots of people, and with an nhs backlog and rising covid cases, and i think that pool is getting smaller and smaller. i still think it's a difficult to see the prime minister g