a pretty strong suggestion that people should, as kit malthouse said, work from home. this meeting, too. there is not going to be a blanket school closure on monday and tuesday. the view in government is that it is better to have children inside schools, particularly kids of key workers, for example, whose parents need to be at work, or vulnerable children, they don't want them at home during this. they don't want children out potentially playing in rivers and getting into trouble. so schools will stay open although they have discretion if they choose to close. but they are preparing for significant disruption, as you heard kit malthouse say there. on a side note, labour has criticised the prime minister for not taking part in today's cobra meeting, calling borisjohnson missing in action, saying he's leading a zombie government. downing street say the prime minister is working from chequers and it is not unusual at all for prime ministers not to be chairing these meetings and delegating it to the relevant ministers. let's move away from the weather for the moment, and

today's meeting has been chaired by kit malthouse, a close friend of boris johnson been chaired by kitet minister. he also chaired the one a couple of days ago. it cobra meeting is when key officials and ministers from across whitehall could get together to work out what they are going to do, what the contingency plans are, how the nhs is going to cope, what'll happen to the rail network, road network. there was a briefing on friday when the prime minister's spokesman said these plans are long—standing and in place. he talked about potentially speed restrictions being put on the line on monday. it will be going through that sort of detail, but labour suddenly see boris johnson's absence from this as a sign that he is not focused on the job. absence from this as a sign that he is not focused on thejob. deputy leader angela rayner has called it a zombie government, he is not taking responsibility for thejob, zombie government, he is not taking responsibility forthejob, he should leave now, says labour. unsurprisingly. but the prime minister is in the checkers this weekend and i understan

today's meeting has been chaired by kit malthouse, a close friend and ally of boris johnson.ired the one a couple of days ago. it is, a cobra meeting is when key officials and ministers from across whitehall get together to work out what they are going to do, what the contingency plans are. how is the nhs going to cope? what will happen to the rail and road network? there was a briefing on friday, where the prime minister spokesman said these plans were long—standing, he talked about potentially there being speed restrictions put on the line on monday, so it will be going through those details but labour certainly see borisjohnson�*s absence from this as a sign that he is simply not focused on the job. angela rayner, deputy leader, has called it a zombie government. "he is not taking responsibility for thejob, he should leave now," says labour. unsurprisingly, but the prime minister is in chequers this weekend and i understand he is going to be hosting a private party as well tomorrow at chequers, for some of his supporters. joining me now is alex apati from ladbroke�*s to gi

but they are preparing for significant disruption, as you have there from kit malthouse.nson missing in action, saying he is in need zombie government. downing street says the prime minister working from chequers and it is not unusual at all for prime ministers to delegate telling of these meetings to relevant ministers.- telling of these meetings to relevant ministers. away from the weather for _ relevant ministers. away from the weather for a _ relevant ministers. away from the weather for a moment _ relevant ministers. away from the weather for a moment and - relevant ministers. away from the weather for a moment and what i relevant ministers. away from the i weather for a moment and what will happen with that, let's talk about the tory leadership race. we have the tory leadership race. we have the debate last night, what has been happening today? aha, the debate last night, what has been happening today?— happening today? a lull, to be honest. happening today? a lull, to be honest- a _ happening today? a lull, to be honest. a pause _ happening today? a lull, to be hon

impact of the heatwave is being taken very seriously and after the meeting the cabinet minister kit malthouseant disruption to transport services, particularly trains, and urged people not to travel on monday or tuesday unless they had to and said it may be a moment for people to work from home. we know there is pressure on hospitals in the ambulance service and the minister said contingency plans were in place to make sure they are prepared. there was also a big discussion about schools than they have been given guidance to help them stay open, and i think the view in government and schools are a safe place for children to be during this very hot weather. they protect vulnerable children and allow key workers to go out and do theirjobs. 0n workers to go out and do theirjobs. on a side note, borisjohnson did not attend today's cobra meeting and labour has accused the prime minister of being missing in action and leading a zombie government. in response to a spokesperson said the prime minister was working at chequers where he is staying the weekend and it was not unusual for other ministers t

the cabinet office minister kit malthouse has been chairing a meeting of the government's cobra civiltingencies committee to discuss the situation and has been speaking about the plans they have put in place. there are three key areas where we want to make sure we are stood up and as ready as we can. the first is obviously health and social. there has been a lot of work, first of all, messaging those people who may be vulnerable, and making sure they take steps to help themselves and protect themselves, but also that hospitals, ambulances, and other areas of that service that may come under pressure are kind of ready and prepared. second areas schools, where obviously we want to make sure kids do continue to go to school, we think they are safer in schools, but that those schools should have more help and guidance and all the support that they need to keep those kids out of the sun and nice and cool and hydrated. and, thirdly, transport, where we do think there is going to be a significant impact. obviously, the transport providers are messaging people that they should only travel if

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the cabinet office minister kit malthouse has been chairing a meeting of the government's cobra civil to discuss the escalating heatwave, and has been speaking about the plans they have put in place. there are three key areas where we want to make sure that we are stood up and as ready as we can be. the first is obviously health and social care, where there has been a lot of work, first of all messaging those people who may be vulnerable, and making sure they take steps to help themselves and protect themselves, but also that hospitals, ambulances, and other areas of that service that may come under pressure are ready and prepared. the second area is schools, where obviously we want to make sure kids do continue to go to school, we think they are safer in schools, but those schools should have more help and guidance and all the support that they need, to keep those kids out of the sun and nice and cool and hydrated. and then thirdly, transport, where we do think there is going to be a significant impact. obviously the transport providers are messaging people that they should only trav

the cabinet office minister kit malthouse has been chairing a meeting of the government's cobra civil

anotherjohnson ally from the old days as the mayor of london, kit malthouse, the most senior ministers a bit of a mover and shakerjob, someone who operates behind—the—scenes and does so in a way which kind of draws together lots of whitehall departments. it's a very influential post. then we have shailesh vara secretary of state for northern ireland. some of the key appointments there. we are told mr johnson has completed the appointments of a full replacement cabinet, so we will update you when we get the other names. those are the main changes for you. let's bring in nick eardley again. what are the series of appointments telling us? they feature some key johnson loyalists, which is not exactly a surprise. but is this a cabinet which has the makings of being able to last two or three months or what do you make of it? i think it's going to struggle. i think it's going to struggle. i think parts of it are members of the conservative party who have been out to bat for the prime minister in the past and people that would come in front of the cameras and say they are sticking by the pm.

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robert buckland has become the new welsh secretary, shailesh vara to the northern ireland office, kit malthouseinted to the cabinet office, and andrew stephenson is an additional minister attending cabinet. he is called a minister without portfolio. the final unravelling of mrjohnson's leadership happened in the past few days, with the resignations of sajid javid and rishi sunak, followed by a further 56 departures from different levels of government. tonight, we'll be asking how realistic it is for the prime minister to stay on for another three months, and we'll be looking at the likely candidates to succeed him. but first, let's join our political editor chris mason in downing street. this time last night we were in conversation in downing street reflecting on the brutal exercise of prime ministerial power from reflecting on the brutal exercise of prime ministerial powerfrom boris johnson, with the sacking of a senior cabinet minister. there was a swaggerfrom downing street and senior cabinet minister. there was a swagger from downing street and a determination and a defiance to carry on. ho

robert buckland becomes welsh secretary, shailesh vara becomes northern ireland secretary and kit malthouseeven though some had urged the prime minister to stand down. the new cabinet are due to serve until the autumn, when the conservative party hopes to have a new leader in place. so how does that work? on monday, the election timetable will be decided by the leadership of the 1922 committee of backbench conservative mps. the rules as they stand today is that any candidate needs the support of eight conservative mps to take part. then a series of votes among tory mps whittles the candidates down to two. they then go forward to a vote of all conservative party members who decide the winner and next leader. there are around 200,000 members. but who is likely to be on the initial ballot? here's our political correspondent ben wright with the likely candidates. you could be hearing a lot from these names over the summer. the next prime minister will be picked by the tory party and it's likely to be a crowded field, with no obvious frontrunner. at cabinet on tuesday, borisjohnson was surrounde

the government has convened a special cobra meeting to respond to the heatwave, chaired by kit malthousenext 48 hours before thankfully it gets cooler on wednesday. and so we just all, we think, have to be sensible and steady, and in particular take measures to be hydrated and stay in the shade, do all the things that are the sort of things you might do on a hot day on holiday overseas. but critically also look out for those people who are very vulnerable to this kind of heat, the very young, very small infants and new babies, but in particular the elderly, often living alone, who i think may appreciate a neighbourly knock on the door to check they are ok, that they've got access to water and that they are coping all right with the heat. fi lamdin is on a campsite in exmoorfor us today talking to holiday makers. i arrived this morning and it was still actually pretty cold because all the tents are in the shade here. they are camping literally right next to the stream, which is absolutely brilliant, providing all sorts of trade. which is absolutely brilliant, providing all sorts of shade.

the government has convened a special cobra meeting to respond to the heatwave, chaired by kit malthousek we should be concerned and sensible. ~ . �* i think we should be concerned and sensible. ~ ., �* , . sensible. we haven't experienced these kind of— sensible. we haven't experienced these kind of temperatures - sensible. we haven't experienced i these kind of temperatures before. there is a 50 degrees —— there is a 50% chance that we will reach the fifth 40s celsius mark. so we have to be kind of sensible and steady, and in particular take measures to stay hydrated, stay in the shade, do all the sort of things you might do on a very hot day on holiday overseas, but critically look out for those people who are very vulnerable to this kind of heat, so very small, young infants and babies, but also elderly people. enabling check on the door to see if 0k, enabling check on the door to see if ok, see how they are doing for water in the heat. i'm joined from the bordeaux region in south—west france byjessica parker. one of the main fires in the region still going on in the region here. the

kit malthouse, the minister for the cabinet office, was answering questions.ow they've reached the conclusion that this policy is the right way to go. it hasn't been forthcoming. we're also concerned about the cost of it. in northern france, migrants plan how they're going to get across the channel, seeing it as the final short leg of their long journeys. the uk should seek a deal with the french, say the mp5, which would allow processing facilities to be set up so that people can be assessed here as to whether they are eligible to be admitted to the uk. they believe that those given permission would then not have to pay the criminal gangs. in response to the mps' report, the home office says its new plan for immigration will support those in genuine need, while preventing illegal and dangerous journeys. and it says those who are put on a plane to rwanda can rebuild their lives there. the first planned flight was stopped last month by the european court of human rights. june kelly, bbc news. more than 80,000 people are expected to attend the farnborough airsho

it was chaired by the cabinet office minister, kit malthouse, who joins us now.ensible and steady. —— the next 2a hours. do what you would do on a hot day overseas. look out for people who are very vulnerable to this heat, they're very young, very small infants, new babies, in particular the elderly, often living alone who may appreciate a neighbourly knock on the door to check they are ok, they can access water and they are coping all right with the heat. many of us fly overseas on holiday and have experienced this kind of heat before and know how to adapt. we are saying to people they should. in particular, also, be aware there will be disruption on the transport network. there is operators concerned to see how the network performs in this kind of heat. they are taking sensible precautions which may result in disruption to travel. if that will be the case and you can work from home, it may be something that is sensible to consider. ., something that is sensible to consider. . ., ~ ., consider. can we talk about the health side _ consider. can we talk about the

the front page of the daily telegraph carries a message from cabinet office minister kit malthouse onays government ministers are expecting significant road and rail disruption because of soaring temperatures. i mentioned yesterday, i was supposed to be travelling to brighton for the women's euros finals. they are saying, so they haven't changed the timetable yet, but they are saying expect significant disruption, cancellations, delays on the line, so if you're planning going anywhere by train, particularly in the south of england, the midlands, to the north on tuesday, possibly even tomorrow, actually, and wednesday, then, you know, the likelihood is it won't be a typical service. the warnin: won't be a typical service. the warning is _ won't be a typical service. the warning is they _ won't be a typical service. the warning is they will _ won't be a typical service. the warning is they will have to run slower because the tracks and then above the power lines, it could be a little... . , ., �* ~ little... the railways don't like hot weather. _ little... the railways don't like hot we