from my colleague chris mason our political— just through from my colleague chris mason our politicalm my colleague chris mason our political editor the - mason our political editor the expectation _ mason our political editor the expectation is _ mason our political editor the expectation is boris - mason our political editor the expectation is borisjohnson. mason our political editor the i expectation is borisjohnson will resign— expectation is borisjohnson will resign today _ resign today. relief - resign today. relief from l resign today. i relief from his resign today. - relief from his mps, resign today. _ relief from his mps, and resign toeey. — relief from his mps, and a resign ioriey. — relief from his mps, and a warning to go quickly. what has happened is ministers have seen what they have referred to as a lack of honesty and we can't have that. it is better he goes now than dragging on to the privileges committee for potentially finding he misled the house. find committee for potentially finding he misled the house.— committee for potentially finding he misled the house. and

eddie and mason are _ home will be empty. eddie and mason are part _ home will be empty.e empty. eddie and mason are part of the mass - mason are part of the mass exodus from hong kong. last year, the uk government offered them rights to citizenship to residents born in the territory before 1997. it anchored beijing for angered but tens of thousands have taken up the offer. ~ , ., ., offer. when the situation changed _ offer. when the situation changed quite _ offer. when the situation changed quite rapidly, i offer. when the situation i changed quite rapidly, many things are different. frankly, i don't feel comfortable to speak freely and i'm a bit worried about my children. even thou:h worried about my children. even though they're _ worried about my children. even though they're leaving, - worried about my children. even though they're leaving, any's though they're leaving, any�*s wife mason has asked us not to show her face. wife mason has asked us not to show herface. she's wife mason has asked us not to show her face. she's a teacher and is worried about the governm

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.tory mp and leadership contender rory stewart. you have made it very clear you have little time for borisjohnson as a person. as a character. he won't go, apparently, he is going to cling on. do you think he can survive? i think it is auoin do you think he can survive? i think it is going to _ do you think he can survive? i think it is going to be _ do you think he can survive? i think it is going to be very _ do you think he can survive? i think it is going to be very, _ do you think he can survive? i think it is going to be very, very - it is going to be very, very difficult for him. losing a chancellor is a very serious blow. as you remember, when everybody was talking about the challenge, 75 backbenchers voted against him, but the ministers were with him, and everyone was saying, "the cabinet is going to have to grow a backbone now." and the loss of two senior ministers is very serious indeed. personal integrity has been at the centre of all the questions about the prime minister,

chris mason, next prime minister will be. chris mason. thanks — next prime minister will be.ster will be. chris mason, thanks forjoining us. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. started off a bit ropey this morning with a lot of cloud around but look at this, once the sunshine comes through it has got some strength in it at this time of year so we sought highs this afternoon of 27, 80 fahrenheit —— we saw. the best of the weather in the east and the best of the sunshine in terms of volume, nearly 1a hours of sunshine in edinburgh this afternoon. not all of scotland saw sunshine and there was quite a lot of cloud around as you can see here from the satellite picture from earlier, the cloud of thick enough to produce a bit of drizzle as well in the far north and west of the great glen. this frontal system is toppling the high pressure and the high pressure still really in the driving seat, keeping things pretty quiet over the next few days. we have got some cloud over the next few hours and some of drizzle and elsewhere a bit of cloud over north west england and

chris mason at westminster, _ minister. chris mason at westminster, thank - minister. westminster, thank you. the 0ympic champion sir mo farah has revealed he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four—time champion told the bbc he was born hussein abdi kahin but was given the name mohamed farah by those who flew him from eastern africa with fake documents when he was nine years old. until now he had always told people that he came with his parents to the uk from somalia as a refugee. he's been speaking to amol rajan. welcome, welcome. oh, thank you. sit there. sir mo farah is not the man millions think they know. now i've come to terms with it, with talking about it, let alone to tell the public — i didn't even have the courage to talk to members of my own family. it was only tanya really that knew because i didn't feel comfortable. i felt vulnerable, at times, ifelt lonely, and if i can't share it with myself, how can i share it with the whole world? he shot to national and internationalfame by winning two olympic gold me

chris mason, our political editor.now broken a british political record, for the highest number of ministerial resignations in the space of 2a hours. one in five of those conservative mps who held ministerial or other official posts have now resigned. here's the list, all of them gone since sajid javid resigned as health secretary yesterday. they include rishi sunak who resigned as chancellor, along with dozens of ministers and ministerial aides. so far a2 have resigned, and counting. -- a3. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young examines the possible next steps. time to speak out. dozens of conservative ministers and mp5 have had enough. some have been critical for months, others stayed loyal to borisjohnson but not any more. i have never done this before, it's not in my nature to go on about prime ministers, i challenge the government on policy rather than personalities but we have reached an end point. we are just constantly- going from one crisis to another under this leadership - and a reluctance to accept where

mason says the stray bullet entered his passenger side window. >> just barely missing his fiance. >> exited out the back window shot he says it was a close call, but they're both physically okay. jason says he saw the 2 suspect vehicles minutes before the shooting began in broad daylight approaching the freeway. a vehicle. >> kind of us off at a four-way stop. >> and at that point. that he got onto on-ramp and the vehicle behind me was also on my tail. those 2 vehicles then broke off and started the and weaves through traffic. he says the suspect shot at a black mercedes car for smaller car, possibly a hyundai. usually the guy getting shot at his car might have been hit because in the the new words quite heavily. >> but that that just the and trying to you know. >> the content mason says he filed a police report and is unaware of any other cars affected amid a rising freeway shootings. governor gavin newsom recently announced that alameda and contra costa counties would receive dozens of freeway cameras in the fall. i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news. >> all right. let's get a

tonight -- tom hanks -- star of "the umbrella academy" elliot page -- cooking with mason hereford --eaturing the 8g band with ralph alexander. ♪ [ chrs and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight, and now we're going to get to the news. in a new interview, former vice president mike pence criticized president biden and said that he is, "embracing the politics of the radical left." are you kidding me if anything, he falls pretty hard to the right. [ laughter ] in the same interview, a former vice president mike pence said that after the capitol attack, he talked through it with former president trump, and then they quote, "rolled our sleeves up and finished working together. i don't buy it the only way trump ever rolled his sleeves up was to sell a fake rolex [ light laughter ] pence also said in the interview that he will, "always be proud president trump," because in the end, there is no bond stronger than stockholm syndrome. [ light laughter ] president biden spent the day yesterday at the beach an

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.e prime ministerial hopefuls to be laying out their economic stalls — but do their numbers stack up? today, the independent think tank, the institute for fiscal studies, has been looking at what rishi sunak and liz truss have said so far. here's our economics editor faisal islam. here are the steps in between the foreign office and the treasury. the two departments, in mr sunak�*s case, until very recently, where the mps vying to be our next prime minister ran great offices of state. it's been a very busy time with war in europe and a related inflation crisis. but the debate over who gets to number ten looks like being driven by economics. the backdrop is important here. inflation is at a 40—year high and heading higher. there's risk of recession and worries of growth slowing, as the economy stutters. and at the same time as all this, the tax burden is at its highest as a share of the economy in 70 years. so between the two candidates, a big choice has opened up. liz truss wants to mak

back to chris mason at westminster.r crowded field for the conservative leadership so how is the race shaping up? figs leadership so how is the race shaping up?— leadership so how is the race shaina u? r ,,. ., shaping up? as things stand tonight, there is a focus _ shaping up? as things stand tonight, there is a focus on _ shaping up? as things stand tonight, there is a focus on rishi _ shaping up? as things stand tonight, there is a focus on rishi sunak- shaping up? as things stand tonight, there is a focus on rishi sunak and l there is a focus on rishi sunak and we have seen that today with a lot of challenges from his rivals on his record around tax. when you look at the state of nominations as things stand, publicly declared support for the candidates, rishi sunak is out in front. also there, penny mordaunt, tom tugendhat and liz truss, but the focus has been on mr sunak because of his record as chancellor and a concern from some of his rivals that, frankly, the government under borisjohnson has not been conservativ

. >> you >> terrifying moments as bullets flew across i-580, while garrett mason and his fiance were leading oakland to drive to pleasanton a couple weeks ago. >> i notice the vehicle in front there passenger got outside of there window. basically we're sitting. and their passenger sidegwindow facing backwards and then literally a second later, you hear about 4 gunshots. i believe one of which went to of this vehicle. mason says the stray bullet entered his passenger side window. >> just barely missing his fiance. >> and exited out the back window shot without he says it was a close call, but they're both physically okay. jason says he saw the 2 suspect vehicles minutes before the shooting began in broad daylight approaching the freeway. a vehicle. >> kind of us off at a four-way stop. >> and at that point. that he got onto on-ramp line, the vehicle behind me was also on my tail. those 2 vehicles then broke off and started the and weaves through traffic. he says the suspect shot at a black mercedes car for smaller car, possibly a hyundai. usually the guy getting shot at his car might

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.e to succeed the prime minister is very much under way. let's have a look at how it's all unfolding. rishi sunak launched his campaign for leader today, joining suella braverman and tom tugendhat in publicly declaring. others are expected to do so in the coming days. most of these mps and ministers haven't yet officially said that they want the job, but they're considered ones to watch. it's likely to be a crowded field of candidates. so what happens next? it's the group of backbench tory mps, the 1922 executive committee, that formally decides the timescale of the contest. the committee is due to meet on monday, so after that we should know more about how long the process will take and the rules around it. to be eligible to run, as the rules stand at the moment, someone needs the backing of at least eight mps. all tory mps vote to whittle down that list. that happens over a number of days, until two candidates are left. then every member of the conservative party gets a vote on those

our political editor chris mason. our political editor chris mason. which shows how the school shooting in texas unfolded, with police waiting more than an hour before entering a classroom. 19 children and two teachers were shot dead when a gunman opened fire at robb elementary school in may. paul adams has this report. this was the moment 18—year—old salvador ramos arrived at robb elementary, crashing his pick—up truck before approaching the school armed with a semi automatic rifle. his movements caught on surveillance cameras. he enters the building. the corridors deserted. staff have already sounded the alert. a child emerges from the bathroom, spotting ramos moments before he starts his attack. we are not broadcasting the sound of the gunfire that follows. within two and a half minutes, police officers are seen entering the building. they are armed. they can hear shooting. they seem poised to intervene. but apparently fearing for their own safety, they retreat. in the agonising minutes that follow, more heavily armed officers arrive from multiple

eddie and mason are part of a mass exodus from hong kong.overnment offered the right to citizenship to residents born in the territory before 1997. it angered beijing, but tens of thousands have taken up the offer. the situation changed quite rapidly. many things are different. frankly, i don't feel comfortable to speak freely, and i'm a bit worried about my children. even though they're leaving, eddie's wife mason has asked us not to show her face. she's a teacher and is worried about the government restricting what she can say in the classroom. we received many notices what we need to teach, what we can teach, what we can't say, because if we say something, they want — they didn't want to listen, then we may lose ourjob. if we stay here, then we would be brainwashed. i don't want my students and also my children to have this kind of education, because we have the right to know the truth. her husband eddie is an executive at a games company. they're giving up their comfortable life in hong kong for a new one in a country they've never visit

mason, let's come back to ou and for it. mason, let's come back to you and penny — for it. for it. mason, let's come back to you and penny morden. he - for it. mason, let's come back to - you and penny morden. he referenced the old tunes i was referencing a part of her speech and send me that you think will appeal and many economists line—ups saying tax cuts is a very dangerous thing to be doing in the current economic stage. economics is a point of view, there is no strong economic fact, i don't believe you can tax rate of prosperity, not a government that was the economy, its business and individuals and that's exactly what penny mordaunt is talking about. individuals of the main thing and you cannot have the state dictating and that is exactly what she believes in and that's i feel like young conservatives are backing her. we know you both stand and it's really interesting and it's unfair to ask you to predict i'm going to ask you, anyway. when this vote does go out and those are the final two, we should emphasise they're not the final two at the moment when the final tw

paul mason, i think a previous job used to make campaign videos for the tuc.ake on these videos? well, it not for the tuc- but trade unions and campaigns. my number one rule in political video making is don't - let politicians have . any editorial control. let them say what it wants to say but it l was whole, not l guard. and it's a probably- a subliminally inspired, more of a video by a spoof video on the day today - about 20 years ago. what they are doing right now, i think the game . we are in is can the - conservative right keep rishi sunak out| of the last two? i don't think they can. but that is the game that is being played. in the attempt to do that, the media strategies- are highly contrasted. sunak has gone straight to the people. - with that video. the look of that... notjust the video, the launch. reminded me of a david cameron launch some early i in cameron's career. so he saying, "look, i am the man that i can govern britain. " the others, i think they're notjust aiming at mp5. i let's remember- on the media show, we are actually quite important.

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.on of months of chaos in borisjohnson's government and a barrage of questions about standards of trust and integrity in 10 downing street. the prime minister's handling of the partygate scandal and the criticism of his leadership in an official report has caused deep unease among conservative mps, and a corresponding drop in mrjohnson's ratings as prime minister. last month, more than 140 conservative mps declared a lack of confidence in mrjohnson's leadership. our deputy political editor vicki young reports on the crisis so far — and what's likely to happen next. hi, sorry. how are you? he was the toast of the conservative party, winning a clear election victory that should have made governing easy. but tonight, borisjohnson's team is falling apart and many colleagues say he only has himself to blame. of course, he hasn't been helped by unexpected events. a pandemic meant very difficult decisions that no leader would expect to make. but a successful vaccine programme did give mrjohnso

chris mason, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political editor chris mason is in westminster for us now.al days, ijust wonder how this one compares? george, this is a place all about power, westminster, and every so often, and sometimes quite brutally, that power moves, it transfers, and todayis that power moves, it transfers, and today is one of those days. we've seen it over the last 48 hours, the rapidity of the draining away of borisjohnson's rapidity of the draining away of boris johnson's authority. rapidity of the draining away of borisjohnson's authority. yes, there was that defiance to try and stay put, but in the end, the avalanche of anger about him was so great, it was going to sweeping away. his cabinet had deserted him, and so had his party. this morning, i tried this, by the way, it was impossible to make a cup of tea without at least two or three ministers resigning in the time it took for the cattle to boil. at that time, the prime minister was in downing street speaking to his closest assistance, and had determined that the time was up. but the intrigue continues becaus

for more on that, our political editor, chris mason.lause. 2019, and keir starmer is greeted as a hero for turning up greeted as a hero for turning up at a rally calling for another brexit referendum. he wanted a second boat and he wanted a second boat and he wanted to win just like he wanted to win just like he wanted in 2016. but that was then. this is now. under labour, and will not go back into the eu. we will not be joining the single market or the customs union. , , , ., , single market or the customs union. , , ., , ., ., single market or the customs union. , , ., ., union. just three years ago you are advocating _ union. just three years ago you are advocating for— union. just three years ago you are advocating for another - are advocating for another referendum and advocating for a remote to remain. what has changed? what we can't do is reopen all of those arguments, all of those divisions, but it is all about mate central mission about mate central mission about growing the economy. what do you actually believe? is it what you

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.y no—one expected these two resignations and they happened, it was all very sudden. the resignations, though sudden, come in the midst of continuing questions about standards of trust and integrity in 10 downing street. our deputy political editor, vicki young, reports on the crisis so far and what's likely to happen next. hi. how are you? he was the toast of the conservative party, winning a clear election victory that should have made governing easy. but, tonight, boris johnson's team is falling apart and many colleagues say he only has himself to blame. of course, he hasn't been helped by unexpected events. a pandemic meant very difficult decisions that no leader would expect to make. but a successful vaccine programme did give mrjohnson plenty to boast about. but soon, the lawbreaking parties in downing street, including a fine for the prime minister, appalled many voters, and accusations that he lied about what he knew has been the last straw for dozens of tory mps. there will be

chris mason has confirmed borisjohnson is going to step down.lected in the autumn, if the conservative party members and the mps allow him to stay on until the autumn. that needs to be now a conservative party election. for the new leader. it is expected there will be a very big field. we saw a letter from there will be a very big field. we saw a letterfrom nadim zaha be published on twitter calling for the prime minister to step down —— nadhim zahawi. it had been incredibly fibril in the past 24 hours and it was clear this was only moving into one direction, that came after a very senior foreign office official against a member of the prime minister's government. that scandal was the latest in a stream of scandals that has dogged the prime minister after partygate, criticism about his own sense of honesty and integrity. the heart of the criticism about his character, something that is even his allies accepted couldn't be fixed a sense of policy drift with the conservative government as boris johnson has buffeted over and again by crisis of his

this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we good? according to the man on the right. sitting next to the prime minister this morning, the then—chancellor rishi sunak. a penny for his thoughts. we didn't need to wait long. in a letter to boris johnson, mr sunak said... you heard that right — the man who was chancellor until teatime saying the government is none of these things. and he went further — policy, too. moments earlier, the health secretary, sajid javid, had also walked. good evening. i'm just going to go and spend some time with my family. thank you for coming. he left his resignation letter to do the talking, writing... no word from the prime minister, but there is still fulsome praise to be found from some. i am fully supportive of the prime minister. i think that he is the right man for thejob, he has a very significant mandate from the british people, a majority of 80 only just over 2.5 years ago. and these sort of things happen in politics, but the best politicians carry on calmly. so how did we get here? let's rewind t

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chris mason _ next leader. very good to talk to you. chris mason our— next leader. we will be getting an announcement in the next few minutes as to who the new cabinet ministers are. is it a shovel or is it from the various gaps that have opened up over the last 24 or 48 hours? this is number ten trying to respond to the argument that has just played out here in the last few minutes as to whether or not borisjohnson for here in the last few minutes as to whether or not boris johnson for the next three months can continue to run a functioning government as a standby prime minister until the new conservative leader is elected in the autumn. that is a timeframe number ten is determined to stick to and the briefing of eight new cabinet is imminent and it illustrates that they say they want to continue until the autumn. to continue untilthe autumn. debate is raauin to continue untilthe autumn. debate is raging about _ to continue untilthe autumn. debate is raging about whether _ to continue untilthe autumn. debate is raging about whether he _ to continue untilthe autumn.

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.ly the most famous movie theme tune of them all we look back at the life of the man who wrote it, monty norman, who has died at 94. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the 'great white way' by americans, but tonight, it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris- fora summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoinedl the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. . wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem — fairy penguins have been staggering asho

here's our political editor, chris mason.w those in ukrainian uniforms are here, too, being taught how to use the weapons and equipment being given to them by the uk. this as the prime minister, at the end of the nato summit in madrid, promised more money to help ukraine further. the best way for us to win the argument around the world about our values is for the ukrainians to win. that's why i'm pleased today that we've announced another £1 billion worth of military support. so, prime minister, what is the overall objective of the uk's help and strategy for ukraine? we want to give them the means to repel the russians, to expel the russians from the territory that they have occupied, because that is the right thing under international law. this gathering of the world's biggest defence alliance has had a sense of urgency — even emergency. an invasion in europe, a hostile russia, an ongoing war without obvious end — huge human suffering, profound global economic consequences. president putin has been meeting his allies in turk

our political editor chris mason begins our coverage.t time, there was talk of a constitutional crisis, a prime minister who wouldn't budge, and more and more ministers resigning. butjust after nine o'clock, news borisjohnson would resign today. this, the most powerful street in the country, suddenly packed. those arriving for work here capturing the moment, too. at lunchtime, a lectern. those normally inside, outside — an audience awaits. and then a moment at once personal, political, and constitutional. hi, everybody. it is clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore a new prime minister. 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. and the reason i have fought so hard in the last few days to continue to deliver that mandate in person was notjust because i wanted to do so, but because i felt it was myjob, my duty, my obligation to you, to con

with the latest, here's our political editor chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, the reporters, all asking the same thing. is it all over, prime minister? the lenses tilt towards boris johnson leaving downing street, heading for parliament at lunchtime and prime minister's questions. the difficult questions usually come from the opposition benches. today, they came from conservative mps as well. the prime minister constantly tries to deflect from the issue, always tries to blame other people for mistakes and at least nothing left for him to do other than to take responsibility and resign. applause today, i ask him to do the honourable thing, to put the interests of the nation before his own interests, and before, in his own words, it does become impossible for government to do its job. does the prime minister think there are any circumstances l in which he should resign? laughter frankly, mr speaker, thejob of a prime minister in difficult circumstances, when he's been handed a colossal mandate, is to keep going, and that's what

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.e weekend with protesters storming the presidential palace, sri lanka's parliamentary speaker has said lawmakers will reconvene on friday before electing a new president the following wednesday. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in colombo and sent this report. "open to the public" reads the graffiti scrawled outside the prime minister's official residence. in colombo, the occupation continues. police powerless, as the people's movement picks up pace. well, things feel very different here to what they were a week ago when i was in the city, when you had armed police guarding the entrance to the prime minister's official residence. and now, as you look around, it feels like i'm in a public park, families here for a day out. as this nation tries to find a way out of an economic crisis, a moment to savour — the president they blame for their troubles expected to quit this week. i'll feel better only after wednesday, after the president walks out. you know, still there is

our political editor chris mason reporting. the english premier teams are still in asia.other english side, crystal para two palace. the reason is commercial but also a reward for thousands of their fans in the region we could speak to one of them now. in the region we could speak to one of them now. mohamed ismail mohamed yusoff is a liverpool fan who's based i believe you get tickets for the game tonight for that wonderful to get you on the programme put up you look very excited, i could see you are indeed quite a loyalfan. talk us through how it feels to have these football games here in singapore. a chance to see your favourites. it singapore. a chance to see your favourites-_ favourites. it went it was announced _ favourites. it went it was announced we _ favourites. it went it was announced we never- favourites. it went it was - announced we never thought it would come to singapore. usually i have to travel sell to us again. however the news and we were excited about it. i think liveable dough khmer was this is time and we have the best present i think now in this a

with the latest, here's our political editor, chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, the reporters, all asking the same thing. is it all over, prime minister? the lenses tilt towards boris johnson leaving downing street, heading for parliament at lunchtime and prime minister's questions. jeering. the difficult questions usually come from the opposition benches. today, they came from conservative mps as well. the prime minister constantly tries to deflect from the issue, always tries to blame other people for mistakes and at least nothing left for him to do other than to take responsibility and resign. applause. today, i ask him to do the honourable thing, to put the interests of the nation before his own interests, and before, in his own words, it does become impossible for government to do its job. does the prime minister think there are any circumstances l in which he should resign? laughter. frankly, mr speaker, thejob of a prime minister in difficult circumstances, when he's been handed a colossal mandate, is to keep going, and

with the latest, here's our political editor, chris mason.n in determining who might be our next prime minister, and who definitely won't be. two candidates will be eliminated, jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi. the chancellor and the runner—up in the last conservative leadership, beaten by borisjohnson, both out. we now that you you won't be our next prime minister. who should be? i support rishi sunak, someone of formidable ability who has been thinking about the right thing to do for our economy. earlier the campaign launch of the trade minister penny mordaunt, who finished second in today's vote, another cramped and sweaty affair, with a spot of merchandise thrown in. cheering the face that may not be familiar but soon might be. she's the former defence secretary who campaigned for brexit and whose pitch to be prime minister feels, for now at least, like it has some momentum. i think our party has lost its sense of self. if i can compare it to being in the glastonbury audience when paul mccartney was playing his set, we indulged all those new

we begin our coverage with this report from our political editor chris mason.ou all very much, thank you. from borisjohnson�*s resignation, to the emerging cacophony of voices trying to replace him. visions and videos, talks of their past and our future, promises and persuasion, and lots of it. is raising taxes during a cost of living crisis... _ mind you, this is all we saw of the former chancellor today. rishi sunak published his launch video on friday and currently has more publicly declared support from tory mps than anyone else. one of his biggest rivals is likely to be liz truss, the foreign secretary... morning. ..who posted her launch video this morning. to win the next election, we need to deliver, deliver and deliverfor the british people. meanwhile, underground in the bunker of churchill's war rooms in westminster, two other wannabes seeking the spotlight. the current chancellor made a big promise on tax. as prime minister, i will cut the base rate of income tax to 19p in 2023, 18p in 2024, and that will give households back £900 a year on average. 0

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.o come: the premiere of a new film about the thai cave rescue — we hearfrom director ron howard. radio: i see you coming down the ladder now. i that's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight. for the first crash - in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. _ it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. seven, six, five... thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: wildfires tear through european countries, france is now the worst affected with 30 thousand people forced from their homes. a chinese fi

chris mason, bbc news, westminster. very uncertain, indeed.sudden, are the culmination of months of chaos in borisjohnson�*s government, and continuing questions about standards of trust and integrity in 10 downing street. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, reports on the crisis so far, and what's likely to happen next. hi, sorry. how are you? he was the toast of the conservative party, winning a clear election victory that should have made governing easy. but tonight, boris johnson's team is falling apart and many colleagues say he only has himself to blame. of course, he hasn't been helped by unexpected events. a pandemic meant very difficult decisions that no leader would expect to make. but a successful vaccine programme did give mrjohnson plenty to boast about. but soon, the lawbreaking parties in downing street, including a fine for the prime minister, appalled many voters, and accusations that he lied about what he knew has been the last straw for dozens of tory mps. there will be very difficult decisions to be taken about tax an

our political editor chris mason has more.take a seat in your team. before today's voting, it was the last of the big campaign launch events. times are going to be tough but i know that i can get us on an upward trajectory by 202a. we can get there by delivering our promises, ensuring spades are in the ground, people are injobs, and focusing on delivery, delivery and delivery. how can you be the credible agent of change given that you have sat round boris johnson's cabinet table throughout his time as prime minister, and how worried are you that your campaign is being trampled by the march of mordaunt? there was no direct answer about her rival, and this on being a senior minister under mr johnson. i was critical within cabinet of the proposed national insurance rise. i was a cabinet minister who spoke out against it at the time. but i'm a loyalist. by lunchtime the focus switched to parliament and more voting. so from a campaign launch this morning to a polling station opened just up the stairs there, conservative mps voting