p.m. starmer: i could give me the readout of my meeting. he was on good form.a meeting of the nato defense alliance is a reminder of the sacrifices made in war. this is the arlington national cemetery. at the summit, a key discussion have been about military funding in a dangerous world. you have said that spending more on defense, up to 2.5% of national income, is ironclad. how clad in iron can it be when we have to wait this review about to begin? there is no timescale and then a judgment on whether it is a portable. is that ironclad? p.m. starmer: there is information that we were not to be too when in opposition that we are now privy to. the commitment is absolutely ironclad to that 2.5%. what i don't want to do is what has been done in the past, to set an arbitrary date without a pathway. we are serious about it. we want to make sure that it is within our fiscal rules but that we can show exactly how it will be delivered. chris: a week on from the general elections, sir keir starmer's first overseas trip is wrapping up, from the polling station to the whit

p.m. rishi sunak stepping down as keir starmer takes the role. good morning, stephanie. >> good morning.mer. they had his constituents, supporters and members of staff and family lined up outside to welcome him into his new home, of course. still unclear if he will live in number ten or 11. stay tuned for that one. just like the weather today it was a stormy election. after 14 years in power and five prime ministers for the conservatives the center left leaning party received a huge election win. he addressed the nation for the first time as prime minister saying his reign will lead with country first, party second. my government will serve you and politics can be a force for good. >> we can make a start today with the simple acknowledgement that public service is a privilege and that your government should treat every single person in this country with respect. >> earlier today the prime minister met with king charles iii to officially form the new government. now, of course, you can hear cheering behind me. he will spend the rest of the day appointing his top team. as for sunak he rema

p.m. local time to cast their ballots. british prime minister rishi sunak's conservatives up against the labour party led by keir starmer. cnn's nic robertson has details on how the voting will unfold and what it will take to form a government. >> well, the polls open at 7:00 a.m. close at 10:00 p.m. local. it's a first first-past-the-po st system, 650 different constituencies across the country, each electing one member of parliament. so get a majority and be the biggest party in parliament that is normally the one that forms the governing party. you need 326 for that majority. of course, you don't need to have that number to actually form a government. if you go into a coalition but this election is one that could be like previous affected by the weather, but the weather not looking particularly wet, rainy, and scotland, but the rest of the country looking dry. f a bit seasonally cooler than the average, but the election, will be one that the british public had been waiting for. it is one that had to be called before the end of the year. each government can consent for five years and the british public will begin to kno

p.m. on july 4 and we get the first exit poll results on bbc news. the polls up till now are correct, then labor will win a majority, keir starmer the new prime ministerking with our political editor about that final push--he is speaking to our political editor about that final push to the finish line. a quarter million people told to evacuate khan yunis in gaza, a sign that israeli troops are about to launch a new ground assault. in an update on the path of hurricane beryl, after hitting barbados in grenada, a category five storm heading for jamaica in the latest from the u.s. as a judge postpones sentencing in the hush money trial of donald trump until september after the supreme court ruled yesterday he had immunity for official acts. we are going to start tonight in the u.k., the penultimate day of the general election campaign. using the last ages of the campaign to push key messages to win over undecided voters. if you are watching last night, you have seen our political editor chris mason interviewing prime minister rishi sunak. tonight it is the turn of the men tipped to take his job at the end of the week, sir keir starmer, to sit down with c

p.m. london time. british prime minister rishi sunak heads the conservatives and the labour party led by keir starmer will have much it's more on that throughout the day. and the u.s. president admits the next few days will be crucial and convincing democrats. he's the best candidate to be donald trump, joe biden met with governors on wednesday who say, despite his poor debate performance, the president is in it to win it some democrats already gave me out potential ways to replace president biden though, was the party's nominee soon as brian taught, has that story if president biden leaves the race, analysts say it would almost certainly have to be his decision to bow out voluntarily. it's unlikely that if joe biden does not step down voluntarily, that there would be a different nominee at the top of the ticket if he doesn't voluntarily leave someone in the democratic party could try to replace him by introducing an open nomination process at the democratic national convention in august. but that scenario is unlikely. still, even if the president decides on it. his own to quit the race, the process for r

p.m. eastern on monday and another programming note tune in this afternoon when newly elected uk prime minister of keir starmergoes one-on-one with jake tapper, summer center left labour party won and in historic landslide victory. but will they be able to revive brynn's economy lead with jake tapper begins because it 4:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. thanks for joining inside politics. cnn news central starts after a quick break i love cnn is live from milwaukee as republicans unite behind their nominee, his vp, and their plan to take that the white house follow cnn for complete coverage. >> that republican national convention starts monday at seven okay cnn, we need to small business loan fast. i got this loan can there's a better way to get a fast small business loan go to on-deck dot com and if approved, get your funds as soon as the same day, your loan is on deck car insurance is, up 20% this year. so i went to the experian insurance marketplace. they shopped my info with over 40 top providers. i saved 800 bucks, bill even alert me if they find a better rate. and it's free. >> go to experian.com slash car th

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starmer has said that he would, unless there are exceptional circumstances . he's exceptional circumstances. he's almost never liked work past 6 pm. because he'd like to spend p.mbecause he'd like to spend time , if only just checking my time, if only just checking my watch now at 709, nice work if you can get it. is he being completely ridiculous? i mean, as prime minister, he's going to have to work day and night, isn't he? i mean, let's remember margaret thatcher running the country. and what was it, 3 or 4 hours sleep. winston churchill dictating notes from the bathtub. i mean, well , exactly. bathtub. i mean, well, exactly. >> i mean, there it's a very divisive comment because there are lots of people who say, well, the sort of prime minister who spends his evenings with his family switches off, manages to get some quality sleep, etc. might be making better decisions on behalf of the country. i think also it plays in quite a lot to the kind of gen z attitude of, you know, keep your own space, keep your work, and personal life. work life balance wouldn't surprise me if gen z were quite impressed by this. i'm sure they will be then. >> unfortunately, what ha

starmer's labour party? all that 3 to 6. >> hugely important story. there martin. so glad you are covering it. we will be tuning in from 3 pm. now. p.m third child to die after the southport stabbings. merseyside police have confirmed . merseyside police have confirmed. >> well, yesterday the royal family paid tribute to the victims of this horrific attack. the king said he and the queen had been profoundly shocked to hear of the utterly horrific incident, while the prince and princess of wales also released a statement saying as parents, we cannot begin to imagine what the families, friends and loved ones of those killed and injured in southport are going through. >> we send our love, thoughts and prayers to all those involved in this horrid and heinous attack. >> well, the bbc's former royal correspondent michael cole joins us now because michael, i suppose it's at times like this that, the unifying nature of the royal family comes to the fore . royal family comes to the fore. >> good afternoon tom. good afternoon emma. yes, i would expect one member or maybe more members of the royal family to go to southport in the next few days