, penny morduant has the upper hand.tate of emergency has been declared in sri lanka, after tens of thousands of people took to the streets and stormed the prime minister's offices in protest at the island's collapsing economy. it follows weeks of unrest, with protesters calling for president gotabaya rajapaksa to stand down — he's now fled the country. but the prime minister, who was left in charge, immediately gave the police and security forces full authority to restore what he called "normalcy", which infuriated people. sri lanka's economy has collapsed, with food inflation running at 80% and transport costs up more than 100% because of record fuel prices. to make matters worse, sri lanka's tourism industry collapsed during the pandemic, meaning it now has no foreign currency reserves to pay for imported goods. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in the sri lankan capital, colombo. here at the protest tonight in the capital. they are celebrating, as you may hear, what they describe as a victory of people power.

the trade minister, penny morduant�*s campaign hit an early hitch — her promotional video re—edited toes. and confirming her bid to be prime minister tonight, and confirming her bid to be prime ministertonight, liz and confirming her bid to be prime minister tonight, liz truss becomes the tenth candidate and promised tax cuts from day one. jonathan joins me now. as predicted, it's becoming quite a crowded field. how quickly will we know who has a serious chance of winning? within days, this wide field could be narrowed down significantly. conservative backbenchers will meet tomorrow to finalise the rules and timetable of the contest and the proposal is for candidates to need at least 20 confirmed supporters to get on the ballot, a relatively high bar that could look at some fringe candidates straightaway, tory mps will then vote to whittle duck down to a final two, ideally they hope before parliament breaks up for its summer break a week on thursday. the question for mps under conservative membership who will pick the winner is how appealing those promises are but also how credible are

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i was before, today was not a run—up, trade minister penny morduant, launched her campaign in another sweaty room with a spot of merchandise. a face that may be not familiar but soon might become so. recently, i think our party has lost its sense of self. if i can compare it to being in the glastonbury audience when paul mccartney was playing his set, we indulged all those new tunes but what we really wanted is the good old stuff. we all knew the words to it. low tax, small state, personal responsibility. what do you say to the majority of people listening who have not come across you before and perhaps wonder whether you have it in you to be prime minister in just a couple of months? what do you say to them? i think that i am one of the best prepared candidates in this contest. i have served in a huge number of ministerial positions. i have also served in the private sector, i have worked in the public sector. 0ne supporter is the man beaten to the conservative leadership by david cameron 70 years ago. you have seen a few of these launches. i can tell you how nerve—racking they are.

his research this week found penny morduant to be polling ahead of her rivals. to end up, do you think? i think it is very likely to be _ to end up, do you think? i think it is very likely to be liz _ to end up, do you think? i think it is very likely to be liz truss. - is very likely to be liz truss. absolutely it's ordinary circumstances. you would think the majority of kemi badenoch's supporters would go to liz truss. she would trump penny morton on the last two, and i think liz truss beats rishi sunak into membership. —— penny mordaunt. people hoping for a bigger surge for mordaunt because tom tugendhat dropped out would be disappointed, bigjumper tom tugendhat dropped out would be disappointed, big jumper liz truss, and her background would support liz truss. ., ., , ., , , truss. how do you see it, is it liz truss. how do you see it, is it liz truss against _ truss. how do you see it, is it liz truss against sunak _ truss. how do you see it, is it liz truss against sunak in _ truss. how do you see it, is it liz truss against sunak in the - truss. how do yo

. _ we hear rishi sunak, the former chancellor, and trade minister penny morduant got the most nominationsbout hustings going under way. i've just seen some of the candidates come out of their hustings. liz truss was the first, and she seemed pretty happy. there was a kind of rumble of banging on the table inside. when i asked how the table inside. when i asked how the atmosphere was, she described it as very hot, referring to the temperature. they are all gathered to work out who they might want to vote for. we've also had jeremy hunt in front of the mp5 as well as tom tugendhat, so there'll be a couple more going on for the rest of the evening. they will have about ten minutes to make their pitch. it's too to conclude about 3.30. beyond these hustings. _ too to conclude about 3.30. beyond these hustings, are _ too to conclude about 3.30. beyond these hustings, are there _ too to conclude about 3.30. beyond these hustings, are there any - too to conclude about 3.30. beyond these hustings, are there any other| these hustings, are there any other formal elements or is it of you willing effo

we're hearing rishi sunak, the former chancellor, and trade minister penny morduant got the most nominations brexit supporting cabinet colleagues earlier. she has been my strongest supporter in voting _ she has been my strongest supporter in voting opportunities. liz truss did though vote to remain back in 2016 — here she is making the case for the single market with the eu. we share the same regulations and rules— we share the same regulations and rules over— we share the same regulations and rules over things— we share the same regulations and rules over things like _ we share the same regulations and rules over things like food - we share the same regulations and rules over things like food safety, i rules over things like food safety, animal— rules over things like food safety, animal health— rules over things like food safety, animal health and _ rules over things like food safety, animal health and welfare, - rules over things like food safety, animal health and welfare, over. animal health and welfare, over bottles — animal health and welfare, over bottles the _ animal health and welf

sajid javid, former health secretary, penny morduant, a trade minister, jeremy hunt, former health secretary the ballot, which is then whittled down to two by tory mp5. i think the number will be a lot higher this time. there has been some chat about making the process quicker having a fairly high bar to get onto the ballot in the first place stock that has not been decided. it�*s a bit of a guessing game at the moment because, here is a weird one, the people who will decide the rules are being elected themselves on monday, so there�*s a lot of spinning plates at the moment, so i can�*t give total clarity on thatjust yet, but as i say, in the next couple of weeks we will have a rough idea who the favourites are and by the time that parliament goes on holiday for the summer, it should be whittled down to two and then it is the conservative membership who decides. and will it definitely be conservative members who decide on the last two? there has been discussion about whether that could also be dumped to make the process quicker. i mean, it could be, in theory. one of two ways, either the com