mrjohnson may be wondering, what now?” bearing it. mrjohnson may be wondering, what now?hnson wondering, what now? i give notice that borisjohnson is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. a brief moment of where do i go now, as the rest of the room got to its feet. a thumping majority for mrjohnson, unknowingly controversial pic. there will be people round the place who will question the wisdom of this and there may be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. no one party or person has a monopoly of wisdom but, if you look at the history of the last 200 years of this party's existence you will see that it is we conservatives who have had the best insights. talking asa have had the best insights. talking as a tory campaign are complete with gags, the prime minister with the most serious of tasks from tomorrow. at this pivotal moment in our history, we have to reconcile two sets of instincts. between the deep desire forfriendship sets of instincts. between the deep desire for friendship and free trade and mutual support in securit

mrjohnson may be wondering, what now?ce that borisjohnson is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. a brief moment of "where do i go now", as the rest of the room got to its feet. a thumping majority for mrjohnson, a knowingly controversial pick. there will be people round the place who will question the wisdom of this decision and there may be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. no—one party or person has a monopoly of wisdom but, if you look at the history of the last 200 years of this party's existence you will see that it is we conservatives who have had the best insights. talking as a tory campaigner complete with gags, the prime minister with the most serious of tasks from tomorrow. at this pivotal moment in our history, we have to reconcile two sets of instincts. two noble sets of instincts. between the deep desire for friendship and free trade and mutual support in security and defence between britain and our european partners, and the simultaneous desire, equally de

mrjohnson may be wondering, what now?notice that borisjohnson is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. a brief moment of "where do i go now", as the rest of the room got to its feet. a thumping majority for mrjohnson, a knowingly controversial pick. there will be people round the place who will question the wisdom of your decision and there may even be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. no one party or person has a monopoly of wisdom but, if you look at the history of the last 200 years of this party's existence, you will see that it is we conservatives who have had the best insights. talking as the tory campaigner complete with gags, the prime minister with the most serious of tasks from tomorrow. at this pivotal moment in our history, we again have to reconcile two noble sets of instincts. between the deep desire for friendship and free trade and mutual support in security and defence between britain and our european partners, and the simultaneous desire, equally deep an

professional relationships have been strained as well, mrjohnson two yea rs strained as well, mrjohnson when he mistakenly told mps that a british citizen that was present in iran had to take down strange adolescents suggested libby had a bright future if they could clear the dead bodies away. collea g u es clear the dead bodies away. colleagues complained about the details he did not explain. as a trust deficit and he hasn't done what he is supposed to do and has not read his briefings and owned up to things and put the country first, but he played in cyprus. france insisted his unconventional approach could chime even the topic —— toughest audience. many conservative mps are pinning their hopes on him, because they believe he is a winner and drew adoring crowds when he let the boat to leave campaign. brexit proved to be the most divisive of issues, and the new prime minister will need more than exuberance charisma and optimism. what will happen as prime minister meeting for marginal seats across the uk when general elections are won or lost? we can hear now that two constituencies, an

so, in mrjohnson's in—box, brexit is absolutely his priority.i think one of the most striking things he said in the whole campaign was his promise to leave the eu on october 31, do—or—die raid, with or without a deal, and by implication, whatever the consequences. i think that means that preparations for no deal need to be reenergised from day one, lots of the things done in february and march needs to be reactive to very quickly. mrjohnson argued that leaving with no deal would be vanishingly inexpensive, which is not the heel of the majority of economists, backbenchers and the office for budget responsibility. he wants to do a deal if he can. how? gently irish backstop, not tweak it but dump it all together. the other thing he wa nts to all together. the other thing he wants to do is withhold the divorce bill, 39 billion p that theresa may's government agreed to pay the eu. the problem with that is those are two things the eu insist have to happen, and if no deal with the outcome and he says we can talk about trade, the eu position so far has

mrjohnson has vowed to leave the eu by the 31 october deadline "come what may".ms that the chance of a no—deal brexit is a "million to one" he wants to negotiate a new deal, including replacing the irish backstop — designed to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic. mrjohnson says the backstop could be replaced with so called "alternative arrangements", including a technological solution to avoid physical customs checks for lorries crossing the border. he says he won't hand over the $48 billion — or £39 billion — divorce settlement with the eu until the uk gets a new deal. if a new deal is not agreed, he will ask the eu for a "standstill period" to negotiate a free trade deal. mrjohnson has argued that a provision under the general agreement on tariffs and trade, known as gatt 2a, could be used for the uk to avoid tariffs for the next 10 years, but he's admitted it would still need sign off from the eu. ann francke, ceo at the chartered management institutejoins me now. good morning. you and i have discussed this for many months and o

i think that's where mrjohnson has said he wa nts to that's where mrjohnson has said he wants to be verynts to wants to be very pro—business, he wants to boost business in the short term, so the things we think won't help are things like brexit planning vouchers, for small businesses, schemes that run in ireland, the netherlands, two or £3000 to help small businesses prepare. what would they spend that on? advice and consultancy would be the big thing. a lot of members say they don't know how to prepare for brexit whatever form it takes because they don't know what their exposure is, they don't know what the practical implications would be, so most of oui’ implications would be, so most of our members feel they have done about as much as they can, small members in particular, but they are not fully prepared. we are talking about someone going into medium—sized or small firms and saying you need to change your legal requirements, your labelling, your paperwork, is not what it comes down to? yes, basic things like that. imagine if you are a small business owner, focusing on business as usu

and mrjohnson was not the only new party leader of the week.ming the party's first female leader. she saw off a challenge from former cabinet minister, sir ed davey. jo swinson became the youngest member of the house of commons when she was elected in 2005 at the age of 25. she lost her seat in 2015, but returned just two years later. jo swinson focused her campaign on tackling climate change, backing a further brexit referendum, and ruling out a deal with jeremy corbyn. now let's take a look at what's been happening in the wider world of politics. here's maia bondeach with our countdown. at five, order, order. no phones in the committee room, mrjavid. sorry, it's probably border force. was it border force, or was the new boss calling with a job offer? at four, trump gives boris the thumbs up as prime minister. people are saying that's a good thing, they like me over there. his daughter ivanka jumped on the bandwagon and also congratulated johnson on becoming the next prime minister of the united kingston. while we couldn't pinpoint the place o

he accused mrjohnson of throwing together a hard right cabinet and said he was deeply alarmed. has confidence in his plan once he has decided what it is he should go back to the people with that plan. labour will oppose any deal that fails to protectjobs. we will oppose any deal that fails to protect jobs, workers‘ rights, or environmental protections. well, for theresa may, once that last pmqs was over, it was back to downing street for a final appearance outside number ten alongside her husband philip. she said to serve as prime minister was the greatest honour and wished her successor every good fortune. she also thanked the british people and her husband — describing him as her greatest supporter and closest companion. and then it was off to buckingham palace to formally hand her resignation to the queen. and within the hour it the was the turn of borisjohnson — the incoming pm — to make the same journey. though his trip was disrupted by environmental protestors who stepped into the road demanding he take action on climate change. arriving in downing street, mrjohnson said

in his victory speech, mrjohnson promised he would deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy he repeated his pledge to get the uk out of the eu on october the 31st. the next day, theresa may carried out her last prime ministerial duty — a final, farewell appearance at prime minister's questions. given that her successor has no mandate from the people, no mandate in which to move into office, doesn't she agree the best thing the right honourable memberfor uxbridge could do later on today, when he takes office, is to call a general election and let the people decide theirfuture? theresa may reflected that she and mr corbyn were very different politicians. i have spent all but one of my years in this house on the front bench trying to implement the policies i believe in. he has spent most of his time on the backbenches campaigning for what he believes in, often against his own party. but what i think we both have in common is a commitment to our constituencies. but perhaps i could finish my exchange with him by saying this — as a party leader who has accepted when her time was u

it picks up on the same moment from mrjohnson's speech, adding a pun on the beatles hit heyjude. the daily mirror strikes a less optimistic note, warning: "it's really not funny any more". its front page has a selection of pictures of the former mayor of london's less serious moments, including when he got stuck half way down a zip—wire during the london 2012 olympics. there's a warning on the ft from the international monetary fund. it reports that mrjohnson risks causing a global economic shock if he leads the uk out of the eu without a deal. the organisation said on tuesday that a no—deal brexit ranked alongside us trade policy as one of the chief threats to the world economy. the bbc online looks at the announcement by the us justice department, that there will be an investigation into leading online platforms — like facebook, apple and amazon — examining whether they are unfairly restricting competition. and finally it's the front of the japan times which has this picture of an inflatable artwork depicting a swimmer to mark the one year countdown to the opening ceremony of t

world leaders have been congratulating mrjohnson.e first, declaring "he'll be great". we have a really good man is going to be the prime minister of the uk now, borisjohnson. applause. good man. he's tough and he's smart. they say britain trump, they call him britain trump. and people are saying that's a good thing. they like me over there. that's what they wanted. that's what they need. applause. that's what they need. he'll get it done. boris is good, he's going to do a good job. borisjohnson has made brexit a priority, claiming that "do or die," britain will leave the european union by the end of october. the incoming new head of the european commission — ursula von der leyen said mrjohnson faces "challenging times" ahead. there are many different and difficult issues to tackle together. we have challenging times ahead of us. it is very important to build up a strong and good working relation because we have the duty to deliver something which is good for people in europe and the united kingdom, so i am looking forward to working

mrjohnson says no one believes more strongly in the benefits of immigration than he does.commitment to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands and has suggested an amnesty for those in the country illegally. mrjohnson wants to sound tough and conciliatory at the same time, appealing to people on both sides of the migration debate — to those who voted for the brexit party and want to see cuts to immigration, and to those in business and public services who argue britain needs a reliable source of foreign labour. what does he really think? we need to see the small print. and that's a view echoed by many who say that so far the prime minister is offering rhetoric on immigration policy, but little in the way of real detail. mark easton, bbc news. borisjohnson boris johnson told borisjohnson told parliament boris johnson told parliament the government must turbo—charge preparations for leaving the eu without a deal to make sure there is as little disruption as possible to national life. a no—deal brexit, if the uk and eu are unable to reach an agreement, the so—called div

is another choice, and a further choice insisted on by mrjohnson todayis choice insisted on by mrjohnsonng on its shoulders so in the last hour and a half we have seen jean—claude juncker calling mr johnson and giving him his personal phone number, essentially saying when you have a solution to these numbers, call us and we will talk about it. damian grammaticas, thank you. let's take a look at some of today's other news. the japanese car maker nissan has announced it will cut 12,500 jobs from its global workforce over the next three years, and reduce production capacity by 10%. its quarterly net profits have plummeted. the firm has not said where the cuts will fall, but it's not expected to affect the sunderland car plant. four teenage boys have been charged with a hate crime after a lesbian couple were subjected to a homophobic attack on a london bus. they were treated for facial injuries. the boys are due to a —— appear in court next month. the nominations for this year's mercury music prize for best album by a british or irish act have been announced. the 12 shortlisted out of 200 en

mrjohnson says he is confident a solution can be found.mela knows well. her family's haulage firm make thousands of deliveries across the irish border every year. it is seamless. i don't stop. ijust keep going on. dual carriageway and i had to my destination. but this one ireland is to different countries and after brexit it means we could have two different sets of rules. —— two different sets of rules. —— two different countries. this is us crossing the irish border right now and it really is just a crossing the irish border right now and it really isjust a bump in the tarmac. but it is the biggest problem for borisjohnson when it comes to agreeing with the eu on how to avoid checks on goods here. haulage and freight is the lifeblood of the irish industry and this just—in—time delivery servers we have come to expect, it may not be any more. boris johnson puzzlement leaving behind the border theresa may agreed to. convinced he can persuade the eu to re— negotiate. but in dublin tonight, the irish prime minister said that the eu would not

mrjohnson is in charge because of the failures of his party and his predecessor. today for one last bow to the commons. thank you. farewells and tributes aplenty for theresa may, but it's politics, always barbs too. i hope, mr speaker, that she has a marginally more relaxing time oi'i has a marginally more relaxing time on the backbenches, and perhaps, like the chancellor, even helping me to oppose the reckless plans of her successor. she couldn't resist it either. as a party leader that has accepted when her time was up, perhaps the time is now for him to do the same. she was willing though to laugh perhaps set herself a little, saving her grand finale to thank her constituents. that duty, to serve my constituents, will remain my greatest motivation. applause applause then after years of defeat and disappointment. a former prime minister now, slipping from the front bench. a small crowd gathered just to say goodbye rather than to know what's next. one more last moment at the podium where in calling a needless general election she may be sealed her fate. calling a

a thumping majority for mrjohnson — a knowingly controversial pick. people around the place who will question the wisdom of your decision and there may be some people here who still wonder quite what they have done. no—one party, no one person has a monopoly of wisdom, but if you look at the history of the last 200 years of this party's existence you will see that it is we conservatives who have had the best insights. talking as a tory campaigner complete with gags, the prime minister with the most serious of tasks from tomorrow. at this pivotal moment in our history, we again have to reconcile two sets of instincts. two noble sets of instincts. between the deep desire for friendship and free trade and mutual support in security and defence between britain and our european partners, and the simultaneous desire, equally deep and heartfelt, for democratic self—government in this country. brexit‘s not impossible, he says, it can and must be done. well, i look at you this morning and i asked myself, do you look daunted? do you feel daunted 7 i don't think

so when exactly will mrjohnson become prime minister?ime on wednesday, theresa may will hold her final prime minister's questions, after which she'll head to buckingham palace and offer her resignation to the queen. soon after that, borisjohnson will travel to the palace to be formally appointed prime minister. the queen will then invite him to form a government. he'll then make his way to downing street to deliver a speech before entering the building for the first time as prime minister. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the former fbi director robert mueller faces questions on wednesday from two congressional committees about his report on the donald trump campaign and russia. ahead of his appearance at congress, president trump been sharing his views on the mueller inquiry. the russian witch—hunt, 0k. first of all, it's very bad for our country. makes it very hard to deal with russia. and we should be able to, they are a nuclear powerful they have a big country. and we should be able to deal with them without having

allegations, mrjohnson denies.y my view is it's wrong to drag civil serva nts my view is it's wrong to drag civil servants into the political arena, that's what i think. he's basically thrown this fantastic diplomat under the bus to serve his own personal interests. we'll be assessing where the diplomatic row leaves transatlantic relations. also tonight... lifting the lid on how labour deals with anti—semitism allegations. a bbc investigation is told jeremy corbyn‘s office interfered in the process. warwick university apologises over it's handling of rape threats towards female students. it is, it's over! one of the favourites, india, to lift the cricket world cup, are dramatically knocked out in the semi finals by new zealand. and the dream is over for andy murray and serena williams, beaten in the mixed doubles at wimbledon. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: roger federer gets his 100th win at wimbledon to make it through to another semifinal, where he will face rafa nadal. good evening. after days of mount

so in mrjohnson's in—box, brexit is absolutely his priority. during the campaign. a lot of people said they do not really know who the real borisjohnson is, what he stands for and what he will really do once he is in number ten. one of the most striking things he said during the leadership campaign, a phrase we heard a lot, is the idea the uk will move on october the 31st do ordie, the uk will move on october the 31st do or die, deal or no deal. the words, albeit put it into his mouth bya words, albeit put it into his mouth by a journalist, suggest what are the consequences? one of the consequences is you need to prepare straightaway, both within government but persuade businesses who have already done it once back in march, or perhaps not, a lot of smaller businesses were not ready. that has got to be done. mrjohnson said living with no deal would be in his words, vanishingly inexpensive but thatis words, vanishingly inexpensive but that is not what a lot of people think. many members of the outgoing cabinet and the independent office for budg

how are you feeling, mrjohnson? have you got your top team in place?nd this from a more cautious jeremy hunt this morning. who knows what's going to happen? reporter: if you do not win, will you serve any borisjohnson cabinet? all to be seen, just waiting for the results. boris johnson all to be seen, just waiting for the results. borisjohnson supporters say his first task will be —— boris johnson supporters say his first task will be to bring together all wings the party. we'll be covering the announcement live from westminster. the other news... new powers to fast—track the deportation of migrants — the trump administration introduces new rules that will bypass will bypass immigration courts. a warning that babies‘ lives are being put at risk because there aren't enough screening checks for rare conditions. and let the sun shine — the uk prepares for a heatwave as temperatures climb above 30 degrees this week. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. it's tuesday the 23rd ofjuly. our top story: we'll know by lunchtime who will be our next pr

eu leaders have been congratulating mrjohnson.ls and to our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. what are people saying? they were expecting boris johnson what are people saying? they were expecting borisjohnson to get in and he has. what is the reaction? as you say, expected, but i think a deep sense of concern about what will follow in the brexit negotiations. congratulations have come from all around europe from prime ministers and presidents, you heard there are, but they all say they congratulate borisjohnson and look forward to working with him constructively but that withdrawal agreement on the table as jean—claude juncker‘s deputy said has been agreed and they do not envisage changing it. would they shift? in the past they did a little better they try to accommodate theresa may by changing the backstop rendered trying to get that extra assurances so there rendered trying to get that extra assurances so there is precedent but i don't think we are seeing any sign they will fundamentally change the position which is that

this afternoon, mrjohnson met activists at conservative party hq. tomorrow, he'll be heading to number 10 downing street. the president of the eu commission and the eu's chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with him. in other news this evening, as forecasters say we could see record temperatures this week — there are warnings about looking after the vulnerable. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the conservative commentator tim montgomerie and chief executive of the cross—party think tank demos, polly mackenzie. welcome back. thank you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in — and they are dominated by borisjohnson‘s win in the conservative leadership contest. the i says borisjohnson will be appointed as the uk's 77th prime minister tomorrow afternoon with a promise to deliver brexit and unify the nation. the metro carries a picture of mrjohnson saluting the party faithful outside conservative hq - and it references the ‘dude‘ acronym which the new prime mini

mrjohnson was the charismatic frontman, happy to perform for the cameras... oh no!ded to the celebrity status. release the rings into position...now! his supporters say his leadership style is all about creating a feel—good factor. over the years his private life brought unwanted press attention. i have absolutely no comment. during his 25—year marriage, he had several affairs. he was sacked as a conservative spokesman for lying about one of them. last year, he split up from his wife marina. professional relationships have been strained too. mrjohnson‘s two years as foreign secretary brought awkward moments, some with serious consequences. he mistakenly told mps that a british citizen imprisoned in iran had been training journalists in the country. colleagues complain that he didn't focus on important details and found it hard to make decisions. there is a real trust deficit so that he hasn't done what he's supposed to have done, he hasn't read his briefs, he hasn't turned up to things, he hasn't put the country first but he's put himself first. but friends insists

but how will it develop, under mrjohnson and mr trump? and, after those first dayjitters, england's cricketers beat ireland in their one off test at lord's. coming up on sportsday, hail, snow and landslides and then you leader, and landslides and then you leader, a dramatic stage 19 at the tour de france. good evening. it's boris johnson's flagship policing policy, to recruit within three years, an extra 20,000 new officers across england and wales. the plans would reverse a sustained period of cuts in police numbers over the the last decade. on a visit to the west midlands today, the prime minister said it was the most fundamental investment that can be made in society. but some question whether the cost, around £1.1 billion pounds, is the most effective way of spending money to tackle crime. the college of policing, which trains officers, has welcomed the plans, but says there may not be enough instructors to meet the deadline. our home editor mark easton reports. it's about turn. 0n government policy, on police recruitment. theresa may

mrjohnson does have some fans in scotland. hi, boris!out the back door after his meeting with miss sturgeon. he wanted this visit to renew the ties that bind the united kingdom. the snp are confident he will actually increase the appetite for scottish independence. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. the chief executive of the firm that owns car maker vauxhall says the company would shut its factory in cheshire if brexit makes the site unprofitable. the 1,000 workers at ellesmere port were told last month that, if a brexit deal was struck, the astra model would continue production. but the french owners now say there are contingency plans to make the car elsewhere in europe. here's colletta smith. vauxhall, like much of the car industry, have been warning about the implications of a no—deal brexit for some time. but today's comments are the hardest punch yet. now the boss says they've a southern european plant in mind to build the next generation of vauxhall astra, if brexit makes building them here at ellesmere port unprofitable. the new

claims the resignation was triggered by borisjohnson refusing to back the diplomat, allegations mrjohnson denies. my my view is that it is wrong to drag civil servants into the public arena. he has basically thrown this fantastic diplomat under the bus to serve his own personal interest. we will assess where the diplomatic rail leaves transatlantic relations. lifting the lid on how labour has dealt with accusations of anti—semitism — a bbc investigation is told mr corbyn‘s office interfered in the independent process. warwick university apologises over its handling of rape allegations that make threats towards female —— handling of rape threats towards female students. one of the favourites, india, to lift the cricket world cup, are dramatically knocked out in the semi—finals, by new zealand. and the dream is over for andy murray and serena williams, beaten in the mixed doubles, at wimbledon. good evening. let's talk more about the political events that are going on at westminster and elsewhere with reference to, of course, the resignation of sir kim darroch as the uk ambassador to the un

but labour have cast doubt on the plan, saying mrjohnson failed to deliver on infrastructure when heondon. in manchester, they're expanding the tram network, spending millions on improving public transport. but the new prime minister says he wants to go further, promising to build a fast railway line between this city and leeds, 35 miles away. i want to be the prime minister who does with northern powerhouse rail what we did for crossrail in london, and today, i'm going to deliver on my commitment to that vision with a pledge to fund the leeds to manchester route. but while local leaders have welcomed that promise, the chief executive for transport for the north told the prime minister that the proposed line doesn't go nearly far enough. we want to have liverpool, sheffield, hull and newcastle all getting the benefit, as well as leeds and manchester. well, there you go, barry, 39 billion, a number to conjure with, i dare say. but you're absolutely right, barry, and you're right in your aspiration and we support that. labour says today's announcement is just reheated promises, pointin

mrjohnson says no—one believes more strongly in the benefits of immigration than he does.ap the government's commitment to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands and has suggested an amnesty for those in the country illegally. mrjohnson wants to sound tough and conciliatory at the same time, appealing to people on both sides of the migration debate — to those who voted for the brexit party and want to see cuts to immigration, and to those in business and public services who argue britain needs a reliable source of foreign labour. what does he really think? we need to see the small print. and that's a view echoed by many who say that so far the prime minister is offering rhetoric on immigration policy, but little in the way of real detail. mark easton, bbc news. borisjohnson told the house of commons he would work flat out to secure a new agreement on britain's withdrawal from the eu. but the european commission presidentjean claude juncker is understood to have told the prime minister, in a telephone call today, that the current withdrawal deal was the best and only

this afternoon mrjohnson met activists at conservative party ho.

mrjohnson has been appointing his top team. he's making sweeping changes.ington as special counsel robert mueller is urged to clarify his report on russian election meddling and the president's conduct. did you actually totally exonerate the president? no. but still president trump tweets "no obstruction", calling the hearings a disaster for democrats. well, brexit was boris johnson's biggest campaign ticket — he won the support of conservative party members with his promise to deliver brexit by october 31st. this means he has just 99 days to sort out all those thorny issues that have made an orderly departure from the eu so hard to achieve — including of course the question of ireland. here's what he had to say today. iam i am convinced we can do a bl, with our checks at the irish —— irish bar air because he refused to have such checks and without that anti—democratic backstop. and it's a quest vital at the same time, that we prepare for the remote possibility that brussels refuses any further to negotiate. and we are forced to cut out with no deal not bec

supporters says mrjohnson will form a team for modern britain. lukwesa burak, also this morning: after yesterday's heat — heavy rain and thunderstorms hits parts of the uk on what was a warm and uncomfortable night for many. and the warm conditions are set to continue with temperatures forecast to reach 36 degrees in some places today. good morning and welcome to downing street, where today the keys to this famous address behind me, and the power that comes with office, will be handed over from theresa may to borisjohnson. mrjohnson will become our next prime minister this afternoon, after winning the conservative leadership contest yesterday. let's take a look at some of the key moments of the day ahead. theresa may will take part in her last prime minister's questions at midday in the house of commons. she'll then travel back to downing street for a lunch and a staff farewell before making a short speech outside number ten. she will then go to buckingham palace to meet the queen and tender her resignation. then we expect borisjohnson to arrive

that will be and mrjohnson on itv. that will be a head—to—head debate.ontenders, and he is saying wait until you have seen us and then cast your votes. so presumably the earliest mr hunt wants anyone to vote is next weekend, and yet two hustings today, two hustings tomorrow. scotland was one of them today, wales was one tomorrow, really trying to cover the country. so do we have any inside, good, reliable intro on when conservative members are actually going to cast their votes? because it seems that it is all to play for, still, for the... he it seems that it is all to play for, still, forthe... he doesn't it seems that it is all to play for, still, for the... he doesn't think so, but underdog. there's or 28% is just a huge, commanding lead, if indeed it is true. the key for me and this is that 90% believe that borisjohnson will force and this is that 90% believe that boris johnson will force through and this is that 90% believe that borisjohnson will force through a no deal brexit, which is ambitious, i think. 0nly no deal brexit, which is ambitious, i

mrjohnson has some fans in scotland.slipping out the back door after his meeting with nicola sturgeon. he wa nted meeting with nicola sturgeon. he wanted this visit to renew the ties that bind the united kingdom. the snp are confident it will actually increase the appetite for scottish independence. our political correspondent nick eardley has been following today's events in edinburgh. basically, borisjohnson basically, boris johnson is basically, borisjohnson is saying to the eu let's do a new deal. we wa nt to to the eu let's do a new deal. we want to solve this, take the backstop out and we can do business. he is also saying that if you do not do that, i will walk away. make no bones about it, the uk will leave at the end of october come what may. that is really concerning many people in scotland, not the least nicola sturgeon who lives in this building behind me. herargument after holding tasks with mrjohnson this afternoon was that she now thinks he is taking the uk almost inevitably on a course to no deal. why? be

the times does point out that of the two that were in the debate, mrjohnson was the one that expressedld criticism of some of the rhetoric ‘s in the tweets and comments, it's notjust comments about the ambassador, comments about the ambassador, comments about the ambassador, comments about our current prime minister, theresa may. what johnson said in the debate was, i always disagreed with me on the brexit deal so disagreed with me on the brexit deal so i'm airing on the side of where trump stands but again, this is bigger than the brexit deal. this is defending the realm. so to speak. let's talk about the guardian. this isa let's talk about the guardian. this is a rare headline because in recent months, weeks, you could argue yea rs, months, weeks, you could argue years, is about issues that have been pulling apart the united kingdom. that actually, this story looks at something that's bringing the united kingdom together, mps voting resoundingly in northern ireland to extend same—sex marriage and access to abortion. to bring it into line with the rest of britain. mps here are voting

a source close to mrjohnson denied there was any i’ow to mrjohnson denied there was any row about sexe needed to see from his first day as foreign secretary —— about access. 0fficials first day as foreign secretary —— about access. officials had concerns about access. officials had concerns about the attempt to withhold material, the bbc understands. they took legal advice as to whether they could sustain a position in which the foreign secretary, as minister with day—to—day responsibility for mi6 and gchq, could authorise operations for which he might not be shown the intelligence material that was produced. 0ne shown the intelligence material that was produced. one source said that excluding the foreign secretary would have been unprecedented. in the end, a compromise is believed to have been agreed. both the foreign 0ffice have been agreed. both the foreign office and number ten said they did not comment on intelligence matters. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: how a $6 million row over this bust of king tutankhamun has come to a head. china marked its first day of ru

mrjohnson has some fans in scotland.or after his meeting with nicola sturgeon. he wanted this visit to renew the ties that bind the united kingdom. the snp are confident it will actually increase the appetite for scottish independence. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: russia's best—known opposition the philippines is the deadliest country for environmental defenders. 30 people would build last during conflicts over land. also ahead, the duchess of sussex takes the chair foran duchess of sussex takes the chair for an addition of british vogue. she does not put herself on the cover, but women who are breaking barriers around the world. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i do

according to whitehall sources, mrjohnson's critics were furious.ohnson, a former foreign secretary, and he hopes to be a future, the future prime minister, has basically thrown our top diplomat under the bus. and there are a lot of people here in the commons who are very, very angry. allies of mrjohnson said this was a shabby attempt to politicise the resignation, and that sir kim's position had become untenable before last night's debate. he was a superb, is a superb diplomat and i worked with him for many years, and i think that whoever leaked his diptels really has done a grave disservice to our civil servants. you said last night you weren't going to back him? no, on the contrary... my view is it's wrong to drag civil servants into the political arena, that's what i think. that did not assuage the fury of foreign office officials, nor did the fact that mrjohnson chose to phone sir kim this afternoon, to praise him for his dedication and hard work. sir kim's resignation has wrought a heavy blow on british diplomacy. morale here at the foreign of

on wednesday, mrjohnson met the queen, officially taking over as prime minister and then it was backwning street for a reshuffle that saw him replace half of theresa may's cabinet. with his top team in post, it was time for him to face the house of commons and set out his plans, unsurprisingly dominated by brexit. he said the first step was to restore trust in democracy. ..and fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people by coming out of the european union and doing so on october the 31st. i, and all ministers, are committed to leaving on this date, whatever the circumstances, and to do otherwise would cause a catastrophic loss of confidence in our political system. he said he would prefer to leave with a deal. but certain things need to be clear. the withdrawal agreement negotiated by my predecessor has been three times rejected by this house. its terms are unacceptable to this parliament and to this country. no country that values its independence, and indeed its self—respect, could agree to a treaty which signed away our economic independence and self—government as thi

mrjohnson replied that the agreement had been rejected three times the uk parliament and could not passead sensitively while negotiating with reddish neighbours, and he chose his words carefully. the backstop is an integral part of the agreement, without the backstop there is no agreement, there is a transition phase, there is no in the mentation phase. and they will be no free trade agreement. as the october deadline approaches, boris johnson could change direction again. he has previously voted for the agreement before denouncing it. up to a 150 migrants may have drowned off the coast of libya. the un refugee agency said that — if confirmed — this would make it the worst shipwreck so far this year. about the same number of migrants were rescued and have been returned to libya. tiffany sweeney reports. shocked and dazed — these are the lucky ones, the survivors who made it back to land, thanks to the libyan coastguard. around 145 migrants were rescued when the boat sank, but up to 150 are feared drowned. some of the bodies, already recovered. the ongoing civil war in libya is contribut

but what will happen if mrjohnson gets thejob?ill become prime minister until tomorrow, when theresa may formally resigns. they will be putting together a new cabinet, a team, quietly and privately, this evening. we expect borisjohnson to be the winner, all the polling suggests it will be the former, not the current, foreign secretary who will win the contest and put his team in place over the next 24 to 36 hours. if it is johnson i think we are in for a political roller—coaster, he is no stranger to photo opportunities, he flies by the seat of his pants, that is the verdict of alan duncan who used to work with him at the foreign office and resigned rather than serve under him yesterday. he might bejoined by other senior conservatives who do not want to serve any boris johnson administration. he says he will leave the european union, do—or—die raid, by october the 31st. he says he will take because off the hamster wheel of doom. if he does not do that, i do not think he beloved very long as prime minister. if he does it without a

here‘s what mrjohnson had to say last night. i want you to consider this.... ..kipper.from a kipper smoker in the isle of man, who is utterly furious because, after decades of sending kippers like this through the post, he has had his costs massively increased by brussels‘ bureaucrats who have insisted that each kipper must be accompanied by a this, a plastic ice pillow. pointless, pointless, expensive, environmentally damaging, health and safety. and this afternoon, replying to a journalist‘s questions about mrjohnson‘s comments, a european commission spokeswoman had this to say. the case described by mrjohnson falls outside the scope of the eu legislation and it is purely a uk national competence. so, i hope this is clear and the rules must be checked with the national authorities. there are strict rules when it comes to fresh fish but these kind of rules don't apply to processed fishery products. i'm talking about the temperature and the exact case that he was explaining. lam i am talking about the temperature and the exact case he was explaining. let's talk to chris

not so, says mrjohnson's team.epare for leaving without a deal, but still think a new one is possible. the deal, as it stands, right now, is dead and there's no point in trying to fiddle or twiddle it. the reality is there are huge elements in it which simply are inoperable in the uk. the eu is a master at hard—nosed negotiations and i think we got taken for a ride. because we were not. there will be a new boss here on wednesday with their own ideas about how to get a better brexit offer. but many of the challenges will be ones we've got very used to. and nick explained why mr hammond decided to announce his resignation plans now and what that means for the next prime minister. philip hammond, a man who has been in government since the coalition years, for nine years at the heart of government. always seen as a safe bit of hands, fairly mild—mannered and loyal. has just dropped this bombshell on a sunday morning. live on television. for the simple reason that he is really despairing about the way that it looks like

but jeremy hunt's chances of overtaking mrjohnson seem slim.nson, likening a new brexit deal to landing on the moon, writing in the daily telegraph: his supporters say it can be done. borisjohnson will do three things that will change the dynamic. first, absolute resolve as prime minister under leader of this country. that has been missing. people restore cabinet collective responsibility. and above all, inject optimism into this enterprise we are embarked on. others are deeply uneasy about boris johnson going into number ten. foreign office minister alan duncan has resigned before the result is even announced. others supporting jeremy hunt are warning against packing the cabinet with staunch brexit supporters. if you want to put your tanks on the lawn at a critical time, fine, do put your tanks on the lawn at a criticaltime, fine, do that, but it would only produce a response from colleagues in parliament that i don't think anyone wants to see. i am working on the basis that whoever wins wants to see a deal, because thatis wins wants to see a

supporters says mrjohnson will form a team for "modern britain".have to put our shoulder to the wheel, support our leader, our prime minister, and absolutely give him the support that's required to deliver brexit. elsewhere on mrjohnson's team — he's expected to appoint the campaign director of vote leave, dominic cummings, as a senior adviser. it's a day of comings and goings here in downing street — follow every development here on the bbc news channel. i'm lukwesa burak. also this morning.: after yesterday's heat, heavy rain and thunder storms hit parts of the uk — on what was a warm and uncomfortable night for many. and the warm conditions are set to continue with temperatures forecast to reach 38 degrees later this week. good morning, and welcome to downing street — theresa may is emerging to leave number ten for her final prime minister's questions. within a short time after that, she will then head to buckingham palace to formally tender her resignation as prime minister to the queen. and then borisjohnson will then move to the palace where

meanwhile, according to the daily telegraph, allies of mrjohnson — who is the frontrunner should he becomethe guardian leads with sir kim darroch's resignation but also features claims from former labour staff that efforts the guardian leads with sir kim darroch's resignation but also features claims from former labour staff that efforts to address anti—semitism within the party were undermined. the eight whistle—blowers defied gagging orders to speak to bbc‘s panorama. the work and pensions secretary will review benefit rules for the dying after the council impact. take us to the front of the telegraph. boris must choose our the front of the telegraph. boris must choose oui’ new man the front of the telegraph. boris must choose our new man in washington and allies of boris johnson. washington and allies of boris johnson. you have allies and the opposite of allies reportsjohnson, but in ten days' time he may be the next prime minister and allies is saying that theresa may, who was still the prime minister, should choose somebody within that time. but ten days without ambassador in some pla

today, it's mrjohnson's turn. here's our political correspondent chris mason.oo bad. and if he beatsjeremy hunt, he will be. he has made a political career out of being different. i could have illustrated this with all sorts of pictures, but these take some beating. oh, and this is pretty good too. oh, no! so, who is borisjohnson? he went to school at eton and then to oxford university. i declare the motion overwhelmingly carried. boris! then it was journalism. he got sacked from one job for making up a quote. he got an mp, he became an mp and got sacked as a shadow minister because his boss said he had lied to him. and then he was mayor of london, during the olympics. release the rings into position...now! as one of the biggest voices in the leave campaign, he travelled about on this bus with that claim about sending the eu 350 million quid a week, a claim the uk statistics authority — among many others — said was rubbish. shortly after, he had a brief, doomed attempt at becoming prime minister. that person cannot be me. but this time, he is the frontrunner. h