i of penny mordaunt getting into the rim ? ~ , . , . of penny mordaunt getting into the rim?nt getting into the ring? i think she has a chance of caettin ring? i think she has a chance of getting to _ ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the — ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the first _ ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the first stage. - ring? i think she has a chance of getting to the first stage. a - getting to the first stage. a maximum of three candidates can get the 100 names they need. as you pointed out, penny mordaunt is a long way away from that in terms of the numbers who have publicly declared her support. it may be that we see falling away from this contest before tomorrow afternoon london time when the candidates need to demonstrate that level of support and she will then potentially play a role in terms of who she throws her weight behind, where her support goes. that is likely to be rishi sunak. the attempts on the part of borisjohnson to get her own board with his campaign hasn't worked. her supporters are indicating they are f

i don't think penny mordaunt has — penny mordaunt?gotten much _ penny mordaunt? i don't think penny mordaunt has gotten much traction l penny mordaunt? i don't think penny | mordaunt has gotten much traction in her campaign. a long way to go to get 100 of those, it doesn't mean that all boris is people will switch to penny mordaunt. i think she will probably struggle, which is a good thing because i do think that we can do without an election contest. penny mordaunt is a very able person. but i think it's good that rishi sunak, who i don't know or don't campaign for hat treatment will be the single candidate. hagar will be the single candidate. how uni in: a will be the single candidate. how unifying a force _ will be the single candidate. how unifying a force is _ will be the single candidate. how unifying a force is rishi sunak going to be, given that some people won't have forgiven him for him being one of the signature resignation to help bring down boris johnson in the summer? xyour resignation to help bring down boris johnson in

the penny mordaunt campaign. they were sa in: the penny mordaunt campaign.their— the penny mordaunt campaign. tie: were saying their message to mr borisjohnson in that telephone conversation had been a very simple and direct one, which was she was not going to be standing aside because she believed that she was the preferred candidate to go forward. and his supporters would migrate to her, not the other way around and that the party should have a contest between her and mr rishi sunak. and she wants to be seen as the unified force. there has been a lot of rancour in the conservative party, deep divisions between boris johnson conservative party, deep divisions between borisjohnson and rishi sunak. and if the members want a contest should be her going forward. she was absolutely at the mind to see borisjohnson she would not be standing back. sorry, she still sits on her supporters. where will the jewel borisjohnson supporters go? i will read a couple of lines from the statement. first of all, he said i've been attracted to the idea of standing because i lead

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he did just add also, "i have reached out to both richey and penny.daunt campus said they called and they asked for boris johnson's support rather than it being necessarily the other way around. i suspect they were both asking each other if they would stand down and make way for one another. well, the fact is borisjohnson is now out of the ring again. he only flew back from his holiday in the dominican republic a couple of days ago, saying he's up for it, and the point is now that he is not standing after all. so, we've got till two o'clock tomorrow afternoon in which time penny mourdant needs to have secured 100 plus nominations. the latest we had at the bbc was that 2a mps had declared publicly for penny mourdant, and she obviously will be hoping that she can draw on a number of those who were going to vote in favour of borisjohnson, although we have heard from nadhim zahawi, who not only set a day is a long time in politics, he went on to say it's clear we should turn to rishi sunak to become our next prime minister. there's one of the borisjohnson

i don't think penny mordaunt has — penny mordaunt?aunt? i don't think penny mordaunt has much traction in her i mordaunt has much traction in her campaign. a long way to go to get 100 votes, doesn't mean or boris supporters will switch to penny mordaunt, sol supporters will switch to penny mordaunt, so i think she will probably struggle which is a good thing because i do think that we can do without an election contest. penny mordaunt is a very able person but i think it is good that rishi sunak, who i don't know or don't campaign for, will be the single candidate. �* , . , campaign for, will be the single candidate-— candidate. briefly, finally, how uni in: candidate. briefly, finally, how unifying force _ candidate. briefly, finally, how unifying force is _ candidate. briefly, finally, how unifying force is rishi - candidate. briefly, finally, how unifying force is rishi sunak. candidate. briefly, finally, how. unifying force is rishi sunak going to be, given that some people might have forgiven him for the fact that he was one of t

penny has experience but she's been _ needs? penny has experience but she's been the _ needs?ecretary - needs? penny has experience but she's been the secretary of- needs? penny has experience but she's been the secretary of state | she's been the secretary of state for overseas development. she's a lady full of sympathy and empathy. she's been the secretary of state for defence, which is one of the higher offices of state. she's the leader of the house of commons. she is also the president of the privy council. and she handled the exception council for king charles iii, following the death of her majesty. i think with immense dignity and courage. and she has conducted herself absolutely properly throughout my entire knowledge of her in the house of commons. she's a unifier, she's a team leader, she's a team player, she is exactly the kind of person that we need to bring the party together. but were she not to make the cut, i would say that i would support cheerfully any other candidate and give them my full support who does emerge as the leader, save mrjohnson, why art indica

she is backing - penny mordaunt and the theory behind hacking _ penny mordaunt and the theory behindage that boris johnson carries on for some people in the _ johnson carries on for some people in the tory— johnson carries on for some people in the tory party who resent rishi sunaks— in the tory party who resent rishi sunak's role in facilitating the fall of— sunak's role in facilitating the fall of borisjohnson, sunak's role in facilitating the fall of boris johnson, those sunak's role in facilitating the fall of borisjohnson, those people don't _ fall of borisjohnson, those people don't like — fall of borisjohnson, those people don't like him, and she isn't that pleasant — don't like him, and she isn't that pleasant either so she doesn't have baggage _ pleasant either so she doesn't have baggage on either side, in respect of that _ baggage on either side, in respect of that so. — baggage on either side, in respect of that. so, from that point of view, — of that. so, from that point of view, she _ of that. so, from that point of view, she can be seen as a compromise candidate and su

penny mordauntjust passed it. ithink sport. penny mordauntjust passed it. voting in the summer so she may well be expecting to try and hold onto those. the big question around borisjohnson, clearly is many mps like him. and those who like him say that they think he is a proven electorate record and getting messages to constituents and getting them to supportjohnson. but many mps absolutely aghast by that. they view the case that happened in the party, the investigations that are still going on by parliament into borisjohnson potentially lying to parliament lost by elections they don't view him as a unifier at all and think back to the plunging poll ratings as before the summer. so for many of them they are not seeing the return of borisjohnson. but clearly he still has supporters within the party who are pushing for him to enter the race.— party who are pushing for him to enter the race. ., ~ , ., , . enter the race. thank you very much. with an overview— enter the race. thank you very much. with an overview there _ enter the race. thank you very much. with

penny mordaunt is the only other contender.atest on the formal announcement in a specially extended programme here on bbc one. and stay with us on the bbc news channel for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. the united states, britain and france have all condemned russia's claim that ukraine could use a radioactive "dirty bomb" — that is conventional explosives mixed with radioactive material. western allies of ukraine say the russian allegation is transparently false — and that the world would see through any attempt by the kremlin to use it as a pretext to escalate the war, possibly by using tactical nuclear weapons. 0ur ukraine correspondent, hugo bachega, has this report from kyiv. as the battle for kherson looms, its residents have been told to leave. russian—appointed officials, who say ukrainian forces are preparing a large—scale offensive to retake the city. thousands of civilians have fled, carrying everything they can. for ukraine, this is a disinformation c

penny mordaunt had been counting on.mbers going up significantly this morning. the bbc�*s latest count suggests rishi sunak is on 17a, and that penny mordaunt is on 26. that is publicly declared and penny mordaunt�*s has only gone up one overnight. i've been chatting to her team this morning and they continue to say they think they are close to getting they think they are close to getting the 100 they need bow 2pm today, to get on the ballot. however, it feels to me like the parliamentary party is increasingly asserting itself in saying we want rishi sunak, that could change over the next few hours, but she gets over half, which he almost will certainly do quite soon, there will be a lot of pressure on penny mordaunt to stand aside. a team say she won't do that, i think the pressure will increase significantly. hf i think the pressure will increase significantly. if it i think the pressure will increase significantly-— significantly. if it does end up beint significantly. if it does end up being effectively _ significant

penny, ifi can get your thoughts. she is _ dealwith. penny, ifi can get your thoughts. know— thoughts. she is not going anytime soon and we all know there - thoughts. she is not going anytime soon and we all know there will. thoughts. she is not going anytime soon and we all know there will no | soon and we all know there will no u—turn. i am sure in number ten there were a lot of people meeting in corridors and i bet there is someone somewhere is seeing what can we do and how can we make this better? what can we do to actually 90. better? what can we do to actually go, ok, we're not doing a u—turn but what we will do is do this to actually take the curse of it, as it were. ——off it. if they don't vote for it, what happens? i assume they have to change it and does that look much worse than changing it beforehand? i much worse than changing it beforehand?— much worse than changing it beforehand? . :, , ., , beforehand? i have to put in a bit of a response _ beforehand? i have to put in a bit of a response from _ beforehand? i have to put in a bit of a response from what

penny mordaunt is the candidates on all sides— penny mordaunt is the candidates on all sides of— pennymomentum rishi sunak has built, which has put him within reach of downing street. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. it does feel like things are moving very quickly and all sorts of directions hearing downing street this morning. nick pedley is here, busy tapping away on his phone. in the last few seconds james cleverley, who had been backing borisjohnson, has tweeted saying that rishi sunak is now the man who should be prime minister. interesting because part of the calculation penny mordaunt�*s teema making overnight was that a lot of borisjohnson supporters would naturally move to them because they did not like rishi sunak. it seems this morning the opposite is happening. we have had nadhim zahawi and now we have the foreign secretary end of the other mps saying they were backing boris johnson and are now keen rishi sunak. penny mordaunt supporters say she is not throwing in the towel. one said she is within touching distance of getting to be 100 they need by two o'clock to

has a penny mordaunt — to the situation. has a penny mordaunt got _ to the situation.t any _ to the situation. has a penny mordaunt got any hope - to the situation. has a penny mordaunt got any hope of. to the situation. has a penny - mordaunt got any hope of reaching the 100 mp5? it mordaunt got any hope of reaching the 100 ms?— mordaunt got any hope of reaching the 100 mp5? ., ., , ., the 100 mps? it would not seem so at the 100 mps? it would not seem so at the moment. — the 100 mps? it would not seem so at the moment. it _ the 100 mps? it would not seem so at the moment, it was _ the 100 mps? it would not seem so at the moment, it was seen _ the 100 mps? it would not seem so at the moment, it was seen the - the 100 mps? it would not seem so at. the moment, it was seen the momentum is swinging behind sunak and boris. the narrative has switched away from her, and certainly who ever wins will need to give her a prominent role in the cabinet, but at the moment i can't see that happening. the only thing she could hope for is that if borisjohnson drops out that she could

penny is a candidate who can unite all sides _ say.l sides of— say. penny is a candidate who can unite all sides of the _ say. penny is a candidate who can unite all sides of the party - say. penny is a candidate who can unite all sides of the party it's - unite all sides of the party it's very important that we actually give people a choice. and during the course ofjust people a choice. and during the course of just the people a choice. and during the course ofjust the next people a choice. and during the course of just the next few people a choice. and during the course ofjust the next few days, both the public and of course, importantly, members, will be able to see the two candidates to make their decision. in to see the two candidates to make their decision.— their decision. in around in our's time, their decision. in around in our's time. the _ their decision. in around in our's time, the senior— their decision. in around in our's time, the senior conservative i their decision. in around in our's| time, the senior conservative mp

she _ penny mordaunt tally up? she is an unknown quantity. she is _ penny mordaunt tally up?nown quantity. she is fairly well liked among the membership, but they are not sure about her and if we look to the general public, most people don't really know who penny morden is or what she stands for or what she would bring to the table. in that position, you have two ways you can go. as more people get familiar with you, you can get more popular, but equally, it could be the more you are exposed to the public, the less popular you become because they look at you and say, we are not fond of what you have to offer. so penny mordaunt has to work on getting out there and convincing more mps to back her because at the minute, she is the furthest out of the three of them. find minute, she is the furthest out of the three of them.— minute, she is the furthest out of the three of them. and when you look at olls the three of them. and when you look at polls across — the three of them. and when you look at polls across the _ the three of them. and when you look at polls across the parties,

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you are supporting penny mordaunt. _ if ever. you are supporting penny mordaunt. i _ if ever.believe, _ if ever. you are supporting penny mordaunt, i believe, the - if ever. you are supporting penny i mordaunt, i believe, the commons leader. what qualities does she have, do you believe, that the country needs right now? she has experience. _ country needs right now? she has experience, she _ country needs right now? she has experience, she has _ country needs right now? she has experience, she has been - country needs right now? she has i experience, she has been secretary of state for overseas development, she is a lady full of sympathy and empathy, she has been the secretary of state for defence, which is one of state for defence, which is one of the higher offices of state. she is currently leader of the house of commons. she is also the president of the privy council, and she handled the accession council for king charles iii, following the death of her majesty. i think, with immense dignity and courage. and she has conducted herself absolutely properly throughout my entir

the crucial detail here, at 2.00 is penny mordaunt is out. is going to be our next prime minister. let’s over. rishi sunak is going to be our next prime minister.— next prime minister. let's “ust read out what is — next prime minister. let's “ust read out what is on i next prime minister. let's “ust read out what is on the h next prime minister. let's “ust read out what is on the screen _ next prime minister. let'sjust read out what is on the screen there. - next prime minister. let'sjust read | out what is on the screen there. our party member should know this proposition has been fairly and thoroughly tested by the agreed 1922 process. so penny mordaunt they're dropping out and leaving it until the very last minute, chris mason? what out and leaving it until the very last minute, chris mason? what an incredible moment. _ last minute, chris mason? what an incredible moment. literally- last minute, chris mason? what an incredible moment. literally the i incredible moment. literally the last minute as we are approaching two o'clock, at the poi

penny mordaunt is the one.es, enter the one candidate happy to face questions today, penny mordaunt, although she was not particularly keen on answering many of them directly. yes or no? do you stand by that? you said it a couple of weeks ago. you are trying very hard, laura... she trails behind the others but she says it is important to keep going. i am very confident about the progress we are making, and i will say to you that i am in this to win it. some of the things we want to do... opposition parties say it is time for a general election. let the public in to decide. do they want to continue with this utter chaos or do they want stability under a labor government? tonight, the latest twist in the career of borisjohnson, after a weekend at the centre of attention, with this former prime minister out and off the stage, for now at least, are we looking right now at the next prime minister? rishi sunak could be walking through a rather different door very soon. one—man rule with six loyal men in supporting ro

yes, it seems penny mordaunt _ believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt is — believed? seems penny mordaunt is the _ believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt is the anyone - believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt is the anyone who i believed? yes, it seems pennyl mordaunt is the anyone who has announced her candidacy but according to those numbers we just showed viewers there, she's not doing so well, she didn't quite have the momentum she had in the last campaign. instead, all of the focus is on rishi sunak and borisjohnson. rishi sunak the favourite and in the lead. that is not so surprising because he was the favourite throughout the mps part of the last leadership election, but he wasn't the favourite when it went to the party membership, so it is not very surprisingly still the favourite within mps, gaining those 114 votes, which means he would make it to the ballot on monday. and we are expecting him to declare shortly. left sure of the numbers, boris johnson, that is because his campaign sources are saying that they have made 100 supporters. at they have made 100 s

could i “ust go back to penny mordaunt? _ now and then. could ijust go back to penny mordaunt?was - now and then. could ijust go backj to penny mordaunt? what was her performance like at pmqs? she stood in for liz truss. just before pmqs. before pmqs, sorry. how was her performance then received? she answered an _ performance then received? sue: answered an urgent question performance then received? su9: answered an urgent question in parliament on behalf of the prime minister, something that normally isn't unusual, but given the acute pressure that liz truss was facing at the time to come before mps and answer questions about further u—turns in policy and installing jeremy hunt as chancellor, penny mordaunt came to the dispatch box in her place and attracted attention for the language used in the way she went about it. she seems very capable performer in parliament and somebody who can communicate well. she, deliberately or otherwise, made what some would see as the mistake of repeating the questions that were asked of her about whether liz truss was hiding under a desk or whe

penny _ coordination? well, as things stand, penny moudant - coordination?, penny moudant says l coordination? well, as things - stand, penny moudant says she's absolutely still in the race, not pulling out from the fact that boris johnson not pulling out from the fact that borisjohnson has gone back on his plans to stand doesn't change anything for penny moudant is what she is staying at the moment. i think from her point of view, there's not really mention it to pull out at this stage. a lot of mps who were behind borisjohnson, and of some of them, protect, maybe she will be able to get that 100 daschle to get on the ballot paper, then what we know about the sun leadership election campaign is that according to the puls, penny moudant is very popular with the conservative party members. she might be thinking if i can get down to the final two i could get to be prime in a standby but i throw my chances of a been doing that? even if she doesn't end up being elected prime minister, she would still get a pretty good cabinet position out of its most likely. ser

rishi sunak has 97, borisjohnson 45 and penny mordaunt 21.s worth pointing out that these are the numbers the bbc can verify — others may have different information. mps will vote on monday for their preferred candidate. if more than one reaches the magic number of 100, conservative members will have the final say. jonathan blake reports. three potential contenders to become the next prime minister and replace liz truss in number 10. hasta la visa, baby! the big question is whether boris johnson will attempt a comeback. the former prime minister flew home from holiday in the caribbean overnight. despite being forced out after a series of scandals, his supporters claim he's ready to return to number 10. i think if borisjohnson makes the members�* ballot he would certainly win, and that's certainly the message that i've been getting. of course, he is the only one that had a mandate, that 80—seat majority at the election. he's had a mandate of being elected by the party members before as well. and of course he's proven he's a winner. the frontru

penny mordaunt is the one.ter the one candidate happy to face questions today, penny mordaunt, although she was not particularly keen on answering many of them directly. yes or no? do you stand by that? you said it a couple of weeks ago. you are trying very hard, laura... she trails behind the others but she says it is important to keep going. i am very confident about the progress we are making, and i will say to you that i am in this to win it. some of the things we want to do... opposition parties say it is time for a general election. let the public in to decide. do they want to continue with this utter chaos or do they want stability under a labor government? tonight, the latest twist in the career of borisjohnson, after a weekend at the centre of attention, with this former prime minister out and off the stage, for now at least, are we looking right now at the next prime minister? rishi sunak could be walking through a rather different door very soon. chris mason, our political editor, reporting. professo

this from mrjonnson and rishi sunak and also miss penny-— also miss penny.an embarrassing farce. - also miss penny. this is an - embarrassing farce. meanwhile, people in the united kingdom are facing rising food prices, rising energy crisis, people's mortgages are going up quite significantly. i imagine the country is looking on in horror as once again the conservative party play this merry—go—round game of who should we pick is our leader this week? seven weeks ago borisjonnson left downing street in disgrace. we then had liz truss, who in the space of 44 days, managed to completely destroy the uk's reputation as a place of safe and stable money. there is this huge hole in the uk's budget that will need to be filled because of the amount of borrowing the government has been doing. my point i guess is whoever becomes prime minister will still have to lead a fractious and unhappy party. you know, last week we had members of the ruling party in parliament and the voting lobbies shouting at each other. they have the same mps, they are still not fractious —— the

penny mordaunt is the one., enter the one candidate happy to face questions today, penny mordaunt, although she was not particularly keen on answering many of them directly. yes or no? do you stand by that? you said it a couple of weeks ago. you are trying very hard, laura... she trails behind the others but she says it is important to keep going. i am very confident about the progress we are making, and i will say to you that i am in this to win it. some of the things we want to do... 0pposition parties say it is time for a general election. let the public in to decide. do they want to continue with this utter chaos or do they want stability under a labor government? tonight, the latest twist in the career of borisjohnson, after a weekend at the centre of attention, with this former prime minister out and off the stage, for now at least, are we looking right now at the next prime minister? rishi sunak could be walking through a rather different door very soon. chris mason, our political editor, reporting. he e

mordaunt dream ticket _ rishi sunak, penny mordaunt dream ticket idea _ rishi sunak, penny mordaunte _ to tory members they would just replace li2— to tory members they would just replace liz truss and kwasi kwarteng. replace liz truss and kwasi kwarteng-— replace liz truss and kwasi kwarten. ., , ., ., ,, ., kwarteng. lots to talk about. let me ruickl t kwarteng. lots to talk about. let me quickly try and _ kwarteng. lots to talk about. let me quickly try and bring _ kwarteng. lots to talk about. let me quickly try and bring in _ kwarteng. lots to talk about. let me quickly try and bring in a _ quickly try and bring in a couple more stories. 0n the front page of the telegraph, dave got the uk rebuking a manual run for strike. defence secretary is perhaps not taking up the french president has said france wouldn't necessarily use nuclear weapon if ukraine was hit by, limited nuclear strikes. we're in very difficult and delicate territory. in very difficult and delicate territo . , , , ., ., territory. yes, this is the war of words going _ territory. yes, this is the war of words goi

if m. think about it from penny mourdant's think about it from penny mourdant�*s point of view, she'son backers can she mop up. there's all the undeclared mps who haven't said publicly who they're going to vote for, but they are probably going to put their name down for someone. i feel penny is probably thinking, boris, coming out of the campaign is giving her a real boost. a lot of people were supporting boris, meaning anyone —— were in the so—called anyone but rishi camp. probably also thinking if i can get into the final two, maybe the members would vote for me. lots of polling show that penny mourdant was very popular, so from her point of view, she's still wanting to hold her cards close to her chest and see how far she gets.— how far she gets. what's your assessment — how far she gets. what's your assessment of _ how far she gets. what's your assessment of it, _ how far she gets. what's your assessment of it, tony, - how far she gets. what's your assessment of it, tony, in - how far she gets. what's your i assessment of it, tony, in terms how far she gets. what's your - assessme

we know penny mordaunt the _ making decisions.r _ making decisions. we know penny mordaunt the greater intention . making decisions. we know penny mordaunt the greater intention to | mordaunt the greater intention to run on friday, rishi sunak has unsurprisingly declared his intention this morning. do you know why we are still waiting for boris johnson to declare? we why we are still waiting for boris johnson to declare?— why we are still waiting for boris johnson to declare? we do not. this rocess johnson to declare? we do not. this process has — johnson to declare? we do not. this process has been _ johnson to declare? we do not. this process has been done _ johnson to declare? we do not. this process has been done very - johnson to declare? we do not. this process has been done very much i process has been done very much behind closed doors, and this is all about the private conversations that candidates are having with mps about the meetings they are having with mps, so we do not know why mr johnson has not come out and said h

and penny mourdant 20—something.e putting out that they believed they had 100. that wasn't corroborated by the numbers we had officially. the reach a sunak campaign poured cold water on the borisjonnson claim and their view is show us the names that you have and let's see. it's worth saying that the rishi sunak camp have been sharing names and pointing to people who they can be publicly seem to have back to rishi sunak. part of the feeling with them is their suspicion might be that the boris jonnson camp want to try to get a sense of momentum and that will be a typical borisjonnson type of move to push something out, get a bit of the media talking about his campaign, but they are sceptical about his return. the campaign, but they are sceptical about his return.— campaign, but they are sceptical about his return. the only person formally declared _ about his return. the only person formally declared as _ about his return. the only person formally declared as penny - about his return. the only person - formally declare

borisjohnson has 57 and penny mordaunt has 24.ng me now is our political correspondent jonathan blake. has been communication between the proposed candidates today? it has been communication between the proposed candidates today?— proposed candidates today? it does seem that way- _ proposed candidates today? it does seem that way. it's _ proposed candidates today? it does seem that way. it's reported - proposed candidates today? it does seem that way. it's reported boris i seem that way. it's reported boris johnson had a conversation with penny mordaunt earlier this afternoon in which he asked her to stand aside and support him for the leadership, but i'm told by one senior supporter of penny mordaunt thatis senior supporter of penny mordaunt that is not going to happen. in their words, that is not going to happen. in theirwords, penny that is not going to happen. in their words, penny mordaunt can't see how he can in any way bring this ability we now urgently need. attempts to do some sort of a deal or a fit, but as things stand,

that would assume that rishi sunak penny mourdant were unseated at some point.penny mourdant were unseated at some point.— unseated at some point. i think it's extremely unlikely _ unseated at some point. i think it's extremely unlikely that _ unseated at some point. i think it's extremely unlikely that this - extremely unlikely that this government will lend on in this fashion — government will lend on in this fashion i— government will lend on in this fashion. i think an earlier election is much _ fashion. i think an earlier election is much more likely than that. of course borisjohnson is much more likely than that. of course boris johnson thinks is much more likely than that. of course borisjohnson thinks he should — course borisjohnson thinks he should be _ course borisjohnson thinks he should be world king, of course he thinks _ should be world king, of course he thinks he's — should be world king, of course he thinks he's best place. you probably thinks he's best place. you probably think he's_ thinks he's best place. you probably think he's best place to

he supported penny mourdant and he said had penny mourdant and he said had penny mourdant reach to that have internet. yeah, we were spared the possible massive _ have internet. yeah, we were spared the possible massive cyber— have internet. yeah, we were spared the possible massive cyber security | the possible massive cyber security issue there might have been trying to conduct an election. 0ne issue there might have been trying to conduct an election. one of the main things we found was that when we compared... the week before last, just to see whether opinions have changed, we found that the truss versus sunak numbers flips. so, there is definitely some degree of regret about having voted for liz truss. it's not clear whether that would have translated into rishi sunak beating borisjohnson are penny mourdant, but i think there was some degree of acceptance that rishi was right when he was warning about disaster. just rishi was right when he was warning about disaster.— about disaster. just picking up on what angela _ about disaster. just picking up on what angela rayner _ about disa

penny on the ballot paper.way from that penny mordaunt is a long way from that in terms of the numbers and who have publicly declared their support for her. it may be that we see her falling away from this contest before tomorrow afternoon. london time. when the candidate seemed to demonstrate that they have that level of support. she will then potentially play a role in terms of who she throws her weight behind, where supporters go. that looks likely to be rishi sunakfor the attempts it seems on borisjohnson�*s part to get her on board with his campaign and get her to back out of the contest at this point has it worked. and indeed her supporters are indicating that they are far more likely to go to rishi sunak than they are borisjohnson. interesting. it seems the penny mordaunt and borisjohnson say interesting. it seems the penny mordaunt and boris johnson say we mordaunt and borisjohnson say we ask for their votes rather than them asking for us. they are both still in theirfight, asking for us. they are both

i think i penny is the unifying candidate.er, she is a highly experienced and competent government minister. penny has already indicated that should you become prime minister, jeremy hunt will remain as chancellor. so she will remain as chancellor. so she will not do anything that risks businesses or the markets. remarkably, this man is being tipped by some for a comeback. yes, boris johnson who was ousted injuly after a series of scandals including lockdown parties. he has been weighing up his options while on holiday in the dominican republic. seniorfigures are holiday in the dominican republic. senior figures are offering support. at the moment i would lean towards borisjohnson. in at the moment i would lean towards borisjohnson-_ boris johnson. in 2019 he won a aeneral boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election _ boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election with _ boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election with a - boris johnson. in 2019 he won a general election with a huge - general election with a huge m

penny mordaunt is the only candidate to _ issues.ordaunt is the only candidate to publicly _ issues. penny mordaunt is the only candidate to publicly confirm - issues. penny mordaunt is the only candidate to publicly confirm she i issues. penny mordaunt is the onlyi candidate to publicly confirm she is running. her public backers are still far short of 100 at this stage. i still far short of 100 at this sta . e. . still far short of 100 at this stae, ., still far short of 100 at this state. ., , , stage. i am backing her because she is the candidate _ stage. i am backing her because she is the candidate i _ stage. i am backing her because she is the candidate i think, _ stage. i am backing her because she is the candidate i think, cannot - is the candidate i think, cannot onlyjust bring the conservative party and parliament together, but the whole country. she has a proven track record working across a department in her 12 years in parliament. i think her background really makes her well placed to connect with people. by really makes

well, i'm backing penny because she's the candidate. i think that cannot onlyjust bring the conservative party and parliament together, but actually the whole country. she's got a proven track record working across eight departments in her 12 years in parliament, and i think her background really makes her well placed to connect with people. by this time next week, barring any major surprises, one of these three people will be the prime minister. until then, the race to gain support continues. helen catt, bbc news. currently the bbc estimates 168 out of 357 tory mps have gone public as you've heard, rishi sunak has passed the key threshold of 100 backers, borisjohnson has 48 and penny mordaunt 21. it's worth pointing out that these are the numbers the bbc can verify — others may have different information. 0ur political corrspondent rajdeep sandhu is in westminster. a lot of speculation as to whether boris johnson's a lot of speculation as to whether borisjohnson�*s potential pump boris johnson's potential pump comeback, borisjohnson�*s

well, i think penny is the unifying candidate. know, she is a robust brexiteer, she's a highly experienced and competent government minister. keeping a low profile a day after resigning — now liz truss�*s defence secretary suggests he'd like her predecessor borisjohnson back as prime minister. he got a mandate and that's an important thing for all of us to bear in mind. we'll see what happens. of course, unity is also important. you know, i'll be looking for how the candidates are prepared to bring the party together. we'll be looking at the week ahead as the conservative party chooses its third leader in three months. also on the programme... the social care system in england is gridlocked says the watchdog — with staffing shortages a major factor. as president putin inspects his troops we report on the growing anger inside russia that men with no military experience are being called up and sent to the front line. and the japanese cartoon characters being recreated for the stage by the royal shakespeare company — breaking box off

i think penny is the unifying candidate.teer, she is a highly experienced and competent government minister. penny has already indicated that should she become prime minister, jeremy hunt will remain as chancellor. so she will not do anything that risks businesses or the markets. remarkably, this man is being tipped by some for a comeback. yes, borisjohnson who was ousted in july after a series of scandals including lockdown parties. he has been weighing up his options while on holiday in the dominican republic. senior figures are offering support. at the moment i would lean towards borisjohnson. in 2019 he won a general election with a huge majority and he was legitimately sent into parliament as the prime minister based on the vote of the whole electorate. not just on tory members or members of parliament, he got a mandate and that is an important thing for us all to bear in mind. mrjohnson is still being investigated by mps over allegations he lied to parliament about parties in downing street. one tory said it would be c

sunak, penny...— sunak, penny.... that would appear not to _ of the country would suffer. that would appear not to be the case because labour are ahead in many of the opinion polls and boris johnson's popularity and the wider public is still really poor. people still don't trust him even though he's been out of office a few weeks. i think you need to get up—to—date with the opinion polls. if you look at the opinion and attitude towards borisjohnson on the attitudes towards keir starmer, they are very revealing. people do not know what keir starmer stands for and they don't trust him, but that's not what you called me to interview me about. and let's talk about the merits of boris on the merits that he is a big ideas man and he gets things done. and we need a strong team backing him up and one of the great changes he made before he left was to have a department of the prime minister. things got pretty slack within the civil service, things got pretty slack within the civilservice, hence things got pretty slack within

penny mordaunt's name is in play- _ think ademi had? penny mordaunt's name is in play.ad? penny mordaunt's name is in play. it would be - think ademi had? penny mordaunt's name is in play. it would be up- think ademi had? penny mordaunt's name is in play. it would be up to i name is in play. it would be up to the tories — name is in play. it would be up to the tories to _ name is in play. it would be up to the tories to work out the bloodshed of who— the tories to work out the bloodshed of who gets to be prime minister, who gets — of who gets to be prime minister, who gets to shore them up as the numher— who gets to shore them up as the number two. and maybe sunak and mordaunt— number two. and maybe sunak and mordaunt may be a good choice because — mordaunt may be a good choice because they were the other option so did _ because they were the other option so did best — because they were the other option so did best in the leadership hailot.~ _ so did best in the leadership ballot,. �* ., , so did best in the leadership ballot,. �* . , ., , so did best in the leadership

and sell it -- for a penny, right? and sell it with content of interest that particular day that would be entertaining, that would, you know, give people a reason to buy it. so he tried, this medical student -- with the help of our friend horace greeley, you remember him of the new york tribune, and it failed. it didn't work out for him. however, other people took up the challenge and made a go of it. so these newspapers, penny papers had some characteristics that made them different. for one thing, they catered to the masses. right? because the idea was to sell at a high volume, to sell a high volume of newspapers at a low price as opposed to selling just a few newspapers at a really high price, right? so in order to appeal to as many readers as possible, they wrote in a more conversational way, they wrote stories about the city in which people were living, they wrote stories about crime, they wrote everyday kind of news, right? they were catering to the mass over the class, so to speak, right? so what else? they were

penny mordaunt. our late monarch did not stamp her — penny mordaunt.penny mordaunt. our late monarch did not stamp her personality on _ penny mordaunt. our late monarch did not stamp her personality on the - not stamp her personality on the nation _ not stamp her personality on the nation. she is the one shaped by as, by all_ nation. she is the one shaped by as, by all of— nation. she is the one shaped by as, by all of us, — nation. she is the one shaped by as, by all of us, her people. the stoic dignified. — by all of us, her people. the stoic dignified, kind, patient,, dutiful, queue— dignified, kind, patient,, dutiful, queue loving british people. that is why she _ queue loving british people. that is why she was the best of us. as we mourned, — why she was the best of us. as we mourned, we leaned on our constitution, on our traditions, and on our— constitution, on our traditions, and on our planning, we saw the pride, the pebble. — on our planning, we saw the pride, the people, causes and organisations she cherished and the —— that this nation _ sh

the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, is the only person to formally announce that she's running, but has fewer supporters. ukrainian officials say around a million and a half households are without power following a new wave of russian attacks in other news — two mayors are calling for more funding for train operators in the north of england — it's after passengers face disruption to services you just can't keep up with all the cancellations. even when you're training isn't cancelled, you are often on a really, really packed service. and england's lionesses will face china and denmark at next year's women's world cup in australia and new zealand good afternoon. rishi sunak has become the first leadership contender to secure the public support of 100 tory mps — that's the number needed to enter the race to be the next conservative leader and prime minister. but he's yet to announce publicly whether he will bid for the top job — after losing to liz truss last month. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from a caribbean holiday, as his supporters claim he now also has 100 mps bac

any ideas why it would have been called the penny press? penny. you know, this was a new idea in good morning. thank you for it was sold for a penny. this was a new idea in journalism. until then, newspapers had been sold mainly by subscription. they cater to the business class and political elites. they were far more expensive. they cost about $10 a year for a subscription, which was a lot of money back then. the idea for a cheap newspaper actually did not come from a journalist at all. it came from a medical student named horatio shepard. he noticed as he walked to medical school in new york city how many vendors were on the streets. people were willing to buy anything for a penny. they were willing to give a penny pretty easily. the idea was, why not sell a newspaper for a penny? why not fill it with content that would be of interest that particular day that would be entertaining, that would give people a reason to buy it. he tried, this medical student, with the help our friend horse greely. you remember him. he's from the new york tribune. it