thank you for joining us. -- has never met- has met priti patel. —— has never met priti patel. us presidentjoe biden has tested positive for covid. in a statement the white house said he was experiencing "very mild" symptoms last night and tested positive this morning. the 79—year—old president is fully vaccinated and boosted. he is also taking anti—viral drugs. he will continue to work while in isolation. ina in a tweet, mr biden said he was doing great and keeping busy. here, an inquiry looking into how the uk has handled the covid—i9 pandemic has launched today. baroness hallett, the former high courtjudge who is leading the inquiry, says it's time forfacts, not opinions — and promised to be resolute in her quest for the truth. so far, nearly 178,000 people in the uk have died with coronavirus. the hearings will begin in september, and the first witnesses will be called next spring. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been speaking to some of those who lost loved ones. john died with covid in april 2020. he was 80. his daughter, sue, says she hasn't

the message for priti patel is— question. the message for priti patel is it — question. priti patel is it appears not to have changed — patel is it appears not to have changed which is she is considering it. changed which is she is considering it she _ changed which is she is considering it. she keeps being urged by lots people _ it. she keeps being urged by lots pe0ple to — it. she keeps being urged by lots people to run but she is still thinking _ people to run but she is still thinking about it. now the obvious point _ thinking about it. now the obvious point to— thinking about it. now the obvious point to make is that if she wants to run. _ point to make is that if she wants to run. she — point to make is that if she wants to run, she really needs to hurry up because _ to run, she really needs to hurry up because tomorrow as david quickly said, _ because tomorrow as david quickly said. the _ because tomorrow as david quickly said, the feel will it narrowed significantly. what it is is priti patei— significantly. what it is is priti patel essentially does not want to

mentioning priti patel there. she is yet to declare.they are painting it as a liz truss and priti patel that i had to be the top contender stop you take back the neck i think we are expecting priti patel to declare tomorrow. the times is foreshadowing that it will be quick and dirty campaign. talking about how they are already attacking each other�*s records and platforms is already attacking each other's records and platforms- already attacking each other's records and platforms is also stray in the times _ records and platforms is also stray in the times website _ records and platforms is also stray in the times website about - records and platforms is also stray in the times website about the - in the times website about the dossiers— in the times website about the dossiers doing the rounds. so it is going _ dossiers doing the rounds. so it is going to _ dossiers doing the rounds. so it is going to he — dossiers doing the rounds. so it is going to be a grubby campaign, which is great _ going to be a grubby campaign, which is great fu

priti patel occupies a similar wing _ camps. priti patel occupies a similar wing to _ camps.ps. people who are pushing for a hard brexit, the people who held out and kept voting down theresa may's deals until they got the hardest possible brexit they wanted, and on the other side we have people who are seen as more on the left of the party, this cuts across issues like tax and the major candidate of what would be seen as the left of the party, is rishi sunak, who is not running on as much of a low tax ticket at some of the others, and rishi sunak is the obvious frontrunner for that side of things. priti patel is likely to be the candidate potentially for the right wing of the party. candidate potentially for the right wing of the party-— wing of the party. when you are heanna wing of the party. when you are hearing from — wing of the party. when you are hearing from your _ wing of the party. when you are hearing from your readers - wing of the party. when you are hearing from your readers that. wing of the party. when you are i hearing from your readers that the telegraph and

these are powers prodded by the home secretary— are powers prodded by the home secretary of priti patelal with protesters, environment or protesters — with protesters, environment or protesters and those in and sleep written _ protesters and those in and sleep written when they were blocking up the roads _ written when they were blocking up the roads earlier this year last year— the roads earlier this year last year and — the roads earlier this year last year and now it's been talked about they can _ year and now it's been talked about they can be — year and now it's been talked about they can be used to be against fuel protesters — they can be used to be against fuel protesters and we know the prices keep going up and i was driving by my petrol— keep going up and i was driving by my petrol station and diesel was 6tht— my petrol station and diesel was about 100 98p and it looks as though it will_ about 100 98p and it looks as though it will be _ about 100 98p and it looks as though it will be above the £2 mark in the next _ it will be above the £2 mark in the next few _ it will be above

who are behind — seen it, with priti patel who are behind liz— seen it, with priti patel who aret the _ behind liz truss will start looking at the candidate or candidate they would like to see in the final two. if it looks— would like to see in the final two. if it looks likely that liz truss will go — if it looks likely that liz truss will go into the final two, do people — will go into the final two, do people think that rishi sunak will beat her— people think that rishi sunak will beat her or do they look elsewhere at penny— beat her or do they look elsewhere at penny mordaunt, for example and think about _ at penny mordaunt, for example and think about putting their support there _ think about putting their support there a— think about putting their support there. a lot of trade—offs will be made _ there. a lot of trade—offs will be made and — there. a lot of trade—offs will be made and we know how leadership elections _ made and we know how leadership elections go, never what it seems at the start— elections go, never what it seems at the start and that is what makes it an i

priti patel had been weighing up hear.ng up over the last couple of days whether or not she should enter the race, and she has now confirmed that she won't. she said she is grateful for the encouragement and support that colleagues and party members had offered her in recent days, but she would not be putting her name forward for the ballot of mps. now, the question there is, where do those who perhaps might have been hanging on to see if there was a priti patel bid that they would back, who do they now coalesce behind? there are a few candidates who are appealing to the right wing of the party, so liz truss the foreign secretary, who has been keen to pick up some of those votes. she had an endorsement this morning from jacob rees mogg and nadine dorries. and suella braverman, she was the first to say she would run, she is also looking to pick up votes from that wing of the party and she has got the endorsement of steve baker, who was a leading brexiteer. he was warning in recent days that he was worried that the number of

the such as liz truss, we think, dominic raab priti patel.— raab priti patel.st in _ raab priti patel. the also have the ultra-loyalist in a _ raab priti patel. the also have the ultra-loyalist in a jacob _ raab priti patel. the also have the l ultra-loyalist in a jacob rees-mogg. ultra—loyalist in a jacob rees—mogg. i think we can safely presume that nadine dorries is not inside it with a nasty message for the prime minister. but those people are going to bunker down, and the question is, other and the figure still supporting borisjohnson to have a government with all the vacancies field? and he can he perform a reshuffle in the day she could potentially have?— reshuffle in the day she could potentially have? that is when it nets potentially have? that is when it gets tricky- _ potentially have? that is when it gets tricky. that _ potentially have? that is when it gets tricky. that is _ potentially have? that is when it gets tricky. that is literally - potentially have? that is when it gets tricky. that is literally a - gets tricky. that is literally a questio

priti patel may throw her head in the ring. she last thought?initely the one to beat, sunak. any number of people might further hat in the ring. i suspect the brexiteer ring is probably covered, and i'm not sure she would garner enough support across the party to mount a successful leadership campaign. martin, thank you both, martin and kevin, and apologise for losing my thread halfway through. i will see you soon and i will see you in the morning. thank you for your company. martin bentham and kevin schofield will be back again. right now, the sport and the weather, and then lewis vaughanjones will be here with the news. goodbye. hello there. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. we start with tennis. cameron norrie's dream run at wimbledon has come to an end. the british number one was beaten in four sets by the defending champion novak djokovic. he'll now face nick kygrios in sunday's final, as he looks to seal a seventh title at the all england club. joe wilson reports. what steps these were for cameron norrie, following just three

ultimately, the defence for priti patel— ultimately, the defence for priti patel would be doesn't work will have problems proving in short— they will have problems proving in short order that it is doing very much because there's so many other factors— much because there's so many other factors that — much because there's so many other factors that are active here as well as what— factors that are active here as well as what she — factors that are active here as well as what she hopes to be the deterrent.— as what she hopes to be the deterrent. . �*, ., , , deterrent. that's absolutely right, it's the fact _ deterrent. that's absolutely right, it's the fact that _ deterrent. that's absolutely right, it's the fact that like _ deterrent. that's absolutely right, it's the fact that like most - it's the fact that like most problems governments have to grapple with, it's not straightforward. firstly, i think you are right that you need to get a policy time to see what the outcome is, but firstly, those critical —— that political pressure. conservative mps in southern coastal areas who are m

all eyes turn now to people like liz truss, the foreign secretary, priti patel, the home secretary, pritithe home secretary, sajid javid, grant shapps, and evenjeremy hunt who got down to the final two against boris johnson in 2019. we understand he is someone who is considering a bid as well. it could potentially be a very crowded field, we do not have the rules for this leadership contest yet, they will be published by the 1922 committee, the backbench committee of conservative mps on monday. it will be interesting if they set certain thresholds of support for someone to get into the first stage of the contest. last time round they lead you have to have eight mps backing you, they could even make that number a bit higher if they wanted to make sure that only candidates who have a significant base of support can run in this contest. can significant base of support can run in this contest.— in this contest. can we talk about the education _ in this contest. can we talk about the education minister _ in this contest. can we talk about the education minister andrea . the education minister

the likes of priti patel, the home secretary who boris johnson likes of priti patel, the home secretaryhas stood by through thick and thin. the new chancellor who was appointed only a day ago and who will be standing side—by—side, we are told by number 10, side—by—side, we are told by number10, next side—by—side, we are told by number 10, next week to deliver economic strategy they are promising tax cuts. a very difficult thing to understand. the man who was telling him to go is going to be working with him next week. some suspect there may be leadership ambitions on his behalf to remain a high profile. speaking obvious, the attorney—general is the latest person to say that boris johnson is the latest person to say that borisjohnson should go on the clear but she hasn't resigned. she is the first person to throw her hat in the ring publicly for boris johnson'sjob even ring publicly for boris johnson's job even though there is no vacancy yet. and yet like dominoes, ministers keep falling. we have heard that simon hart, the secretary of state for wales in the past few hours reside. and al

major candidates, the only one we | major candidates, the only one we are now still waiting for is priti patels have now come out to declare their candidacy, and, of course the reason why they have done that in such a short space of time is that there is a massive rush on this leadership contest, because we have just under two weeks to get that entire thing up and running. liz truss is one of the later people to come out, but really they have, anyone else who is planning to run in a serious way, i think tomorrow is the final day that we will hear from anyone. is the final day that we will hear from anyone-— is the final day that we will hear from an one. ., . ., ,�*, from anyone. the financial times's front -ae~ from anyone. the financial times's front page says _ from anyone. the financial times's front page says that _ from anyone. the financial times's front page says that rancour- from anyone. the financial times's front page says that rancour is - front page says that rancour is rising, do you think we will see more blue on blue attacks? i would not be surprised _ more blue on blue attack

night, is believed to be among those who want mrjohnson to step aside, as are grant shapps and priti patelies of the prime minister until today. at least 43 ministers and aides have left the government since yesterday, when sajid javid and rishi sunak resigned from the cabinet. mrjohnson told mps earlier today he would not resign, and the message from number ten tonight is that he fully intends fulfil the mandate he won at the last election. with the breaking news about the sacking of michael gove, lets bring in chris mason. what has happened? the prime minister has latched upon a novel technique for dealing with the prospect of cabinet ministers resigning. what is that technique? to sack them. that is what has happened in the last hour, boris johnson, phoning michael gove, sacking him as communities secretary. there is, you might remember, real history between these two men, rewind a few years when the prime minister was initially hoping to become prime minister, it was michael gove who scuppered his attempts that time round will stop theresa may went on to become prime minister. tonight,

priti patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids.mer leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. well, earlier david popped into the studio and had his latest analysis on the news that defence secretary ben wallace no longer plans to run... he is popular in the party, very popular with the membership, the website which does surveys of conservative members, he has regularly been coming out on top of them. he has regularly been coming his spear heading of the ukraine policy has pla

the big unknown is whether priti patel- big unknown is whether priti patel will throw her hat into the being split between too many candidates. labour's shadow cabinet meeting in high wycombe is concerned about what is happening while this is going on. it is planning to call a vote the no—confidence tomorrow. planning to call a vote the no-confidence tomorrow. finally the to -a no-confidence tomorrow. finally the tory party concluded _ no-confidence tomorrow. finally the tory party concluded that _ no-confidence tomorrow. finally the tory party concluded that boris - tory party concluded that boris johnson was unfit to be prime minister. that was blindingly obvious a while ago. having come to that conclusion they cannot now allow the country to cling on for weeks on end. the allow the country to cling on for weeks on end.— allow the country to cling on for weeks on end. ., ,., ., weeks on end. the reason there have been three launches _ weeks on end. the reason there have been three launches happening - weeks on end. the reason there have been three launches happening at - weeks on end

a decision on a leadership bid is still expected from home secretary priti patel.didates right now, but it is possible the numbers could come down fairly rapidly. today, senior conservative mps will meet to establish the rules of this contest. it is possible any candidate could need as many as 20 fellow mps backing them just to get into the first round of voting. mps are then expected to swiftly whittle the candidates down to a final two. former health secretary sajid javid remains bullish. are former health secretary sa'id javid remains bullish.�* former health secretary sa'id javid remains bullish. are you confident? of course. remains bullish. are you confident? of course- we _ remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could _ remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could have _ remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could have a - remains bullish. are you confident? of course. we could have a new - of course. we could have a new leader very _ of course. we could have a new leader very soon. _ of course. we could have a new leader ve

the downplaying priti patel, the cap has come out. .., , downplaying priti patel, the cap has come outut so far not being let in. we reall door but so far not being let in. - really are at this a moment where this man if you look back and think about it, he has done that in british politics since the rep —— brexit referendum, the leave campaign he let in 2016 until this very moment and you get this sense of the time his leadership ebbing away, his prime minister ship and leadership of the conservative party. leadership of the conservative pa , ., , , leadership of the conservative pa , ., ,, ., , party. perhaps an edible in the middle of a _ party. perhaps an edible in the middle of a day _ party. perhaps an edible in the middle of a day like _ party. perhaps an edible in the middle of a day like this - party. perhaps an edible in the middle of a day like this will. party. perhaps an edible in the i middle of a day like this will also striking this is all about whether borisjohnson should stay or go, i'm not hearing any visions with the conservative party might want to become if he wer

if priti patel throws her hat into the ring.men and women. they will choose between the final two contenders on decide who should be the next tory leader, next prime minister of this country. we can get more on all of that now with david wallace lockhart, our political correspondent who joins wallace lockhart, our political correspondent whojoins me now. it sounds quite dry and technical, the 1922 committee meeting on the rules but the rules will be crucial as part of the process of discovering who our next prime minister is. that�*s right. when we hear what these rules are going to be what seems like quite a large and potentially unwieldy amount of candidates, live and and priti patel still potentially to throw her hat in the rink that could become smaller quite swiftly because one of the first key decisions they will make is about a threshold to get into the contest. in the last leadership election they decided any mp had to have eight fellow conservative mps backing them to get through to the first round of voting. the conser

morning and we canjoin him now. 11 so far, could be 12 if priti pateljoins 11 so far, could be 12 if priti patelthe final result of the contest will not be known until early september because over the summer, the final two contenders will take fair promises out of the conservative party membership. about 180,000 men and women and they will choose between those two final contenders. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. good afternoon, minister. long seen as a potential tory leader, the foreign secretary liz truss is popular with conservative members. she entered the race last night, promising vision, experience and resolve. and like most of her fellow contenders, tax cuts are high on her agenda. writing in the daily telegraph, ms truss says... have you got what it takes to be pm? the policy pits her and the other main candidates against the former chancellor rishi sunak. the early frontrunner, who has played down the prospect of tax cuts in the short term. freedom, liberty and human rights. you may not recognise the 11th candidate to throw their hat in the ring. rehman chishti rece

the thing that's priti patel has to— about.ntrol, nowhere to be seen _ of immigration control, nowhere to be seen at — of immigration control, nowhere to be seen at the moment, not even turning _ be seen at the moment, not even turning up— be seen at the moment, not even turning up to select committee to answer— turning up to select committee to answer questions. it is hideous. it isn't _ answer questions. it is hideous. it isn't even — answer questions. it is hideous. it isn't even humane how we treat them and then— isn't even humane how we treat them and then how we talk about them. rishi _ and then how we talk about them. rishi sunak has also said that he is committed to the rwanda policy, hasn't he, what do you make of this daily nail frontpage? it is interesting. _ daily nail frontpage? it is interesting. it _ daily nail frontpage? it is interesting. it is - daily nail frontpage? it is interesting. it is a - daily nail frontpage? it is interesting. it is a report| daily nail frontpage? it 3 interesting. it is a report by d

priti patel thinks these protesters should be arrested, do you think that will work well?ast pulse i _ you think that will work well? tue: last pulse i went through you think that will work well? tu9 last pulse i went through a you think that will work well? tu9: last pulse i went through a split opinion on whether protesters like this should be jailed and some of the government is keen to show doing some form of crackdowns are trained to remove peoples rights in might well playing to conservatives and the malice from the other person story deviating away format boris johnson non—biased sexual allegations, in regards to a principal ensure and on the stereo, list of the from that obviously, pretty successful and they call them, show agency. smashing the pinch story, two days and real, it smashed on yesterday and so, i think thatis smashed on yesterday and so, i think that is the case. and smashed on yesterday and so, i think that is the case. an— that is the case. and discerned by distractions _ that is the case. and discerned by distractions can _ that is the case. and dis

— liz truss is the one to beat, priti patel is— liz truss is the one to beat, priti patel is clearly terms of trying to _ the moment? it is a really bad look in terms of trying to rebrand i the moment? it is a really bad look in terms of trying to rebrand the i in terms of trying to rebrand the tory party as the party of the future, the party of the next election. it is also really hard for candidates to keep a squeaky—clean image when the mudslinging starts. there is going to be an effort to rise above. but that is incredibly hard to sustain when you have to sort of leave your values, criticise others in order to differentiate yourself. that becomes harder and harder when, yourself. that becomes harder and harderwhen, in yourself. that becomes harder and harder when, in some instances, the mud will be something you might have a tricky history with. the mud will be something you might have a tricky history with.— a tricky history with. the other roblem a tricky history with. the other problem as — a tricky history with. the other problem as it _ a tricky history with. the other probl

he should stay, but others, including people who have been staunch backers, like home secretary priti patelg mr. johnson his time is up, and i think it is clear which side of the debate oris johnson has come down on. he has been arguing with them that he s the a mandate from the 40 million people who voted for the conservative party, which he was leader of at the time he was elected in the 2019 general election. he does not believe any of his successors success, and if they get rid of him, the u.k. will be headed towards another general election. that particular move, sacking michael gove who has been a key member of the government is a huge move, and the language with which number 10 has done it -- it was done in a phone call, we understand, and the language number 10 have put out around it is something. a source said about the sacking of michael gove, you can't have a snake that is not with you on any of the big arguments that then gleefully tells the pss the leader has to go, and that relates to newspaper reports that michael gove had been one of the first ministers to go this morning an

priti patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids.ship candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. a special constable serving with the metropolitan police has been charged with rape, in connection with an incident in shropshire. ao—year—old paul hoile was due to appear at kidderminster magistrates' court today, facing a total of four charges. he's been suspended from the met and the case has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the body of the former japanese prime mi

priti patel, it seems hugely unlikely considering how much support he's given her in the last couplebut we've only _ couple of years. that's true but we've only had _ couple of years. that's true but we've only had three _ couple of years. that's true but i we've only had three resignations actually— we've only had three resignations actually from the cabinet so far. i think— actually from the cabinet so far. i think that's — actually from the cabinet so far. i think that's important. it the resignations are rishi sunak and sajid _ resignations are rishi sunak and sajid javid that broke this wall of unity— sajid javid that broke this wall of unity that have been surrounding the prime _ unity that have been surrounding the prime minister for all of these months — prime minister for all of these months are really started the ball rolling _ months are really started the ball rolling and added momentum to all these _ rolling and added momentum to all these other resignations that have taken _ these other resignations that have taken place. but instead of resignations we say threats of re

priti patel, the home secretary, is expected to stay in her post, as is the department for internationalessions of support and loyalty to the prime minister at what is a very precarious time for boris johnson. there are questions over michael both of the leveling up secretary committee education secretary himself tipped as a possible leadership contender. there is also to be scruffy, the wreck and pension secretary, grant chaps from the transport secretary, brandon lewis for northern ireland and simon the well secretary among others who are we are waiting to hear from tonight and they will be deciding whether this is the moment to stand down, the moment perhaps to tell borisjohnson down, the moment perhaps to tell boris johnson that down, the moment perhaps to tell borisjohnson that his time is up, or whether it is possible for them to tough it out and for the prime minister to write it out. but to make mental mistake, this is of a situation dashed very serious situation dashed very serious situation for the planet is janice government. you have two very senior cabinet ministers resignin

the home secretary, priti patel, who's been a loyal supporter, is understood to be among the cabinetinisters who have told the prime minister he should stand down. ukraine's prosecutor general says she's investigating more than 21,000 allegations of war crimes, committed since the start of russia's invasion. iryna venediktova told the bbc her office was receiving up to 300 reports of suspected war crimes every day. some of the worst took place in bucha, in kyiv. now on bbc news, logan mwangi was five years old, when he was murdered by the people he trusted. logan was a little boy, who was seriously let down by those adults he was living with, and who had his childhood completely cut short, in the cruellest and most savage possible way. please, please, help me, please! where are you ? my son! i woke up, he's not here! 0k, take a breath. take a breath. what's his name? is his name logan? logan. he's five. is he five, did you say? he's five. logan! like everybody else, i remember waking up that morning and seeing the news. news report: police are investigating after the body of a five—y

the home secretary, priti patel, who's been a loyal supporter, is understood to be among the cabinetprosecutor general says she's investigating more than 21,000 allegations of war crimes, committed since the start of russia's invasion. iryna venediktova told the bbc her office was receiving up to 300 reports of suspected war crimes every day. some of the worst took place in bucha, in kyiv.

the home secretary, priti patel, who's been a loyal supporter, is understood to be among the cabinet ministers who have told the prime minister he should stand down. ukraine's prosecutor general says she's investigating more than 21,000 allegations of war crimes committed since the start of russia's invasion. iryna venediktova told the bbc her office was receiving up to 300 reports of suspected war crimes every day. some of the worst took place in bucha, a suburb of kyiv. a very good thursday morning to you. now on bbc news, click. this week, we are going green, although other colours of nature are available. oh, i could change the colour of my tree. we discover some highly unusual building materials. it is, in a sense, mould in here. that's the strangest case of rising damp i've ever seen. no, the whole place is made of it. and spencer meets the man behind an icon. this is your baby. but as the ipod is laid to rest for good, we meet the robots built to break down your iphone. and also, cats — big ones. a giant redwood — the largest tree on earth. and this one's been laser—scanned wi

they include former allies like the home secretary priti patel.y he can carry on. the understanding is boris johnson is going to continue, that he has the mandate from the 40 million voters who voted for the conservatives in the general election in 2019, but there is been a really, really big develop it this evening that mrjohnson has doubled down on that by choosing to sack michael gove, the level of secretary, a key figure in the government —— levelling up. he reportedly went into number 10 this morning to tell mrjohnson to resign. this evening, he has been sacked by phone, and a source said, "you cannot have a snake with you who then tells the press leader has to go," though we should say that those around mr gove dispute they briefed it. there are also, as you said, more resignations. more than 40 across the government. most recently, simon hart, the wales secretary, has resigned. his letter, he said those have done their utmost, but it is past the point. ed argar has also resigned this evening. that leaves around 20 ministerial holes enforcej

the home secretary, priti patel, who's been a loyal supporter, is understood to be among the cabinet ministers who have told the prime minister he should stand down. ukraine's prosecutor general says she's investigating more than 21,000 allegations of war crimes committed since the start of russia's invasion. iryna venediktova told the bbc her office was receiving up to 300 reports of suspected war crimes every day. some of the worst took place in bucha, a suburb of kyiv. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. china's treatment of the uyghur muslim minority living in xinjiang has stirred loud condemnation in the west. the us government uses the word "genocide" to condemn systematic abuse and repression, china calls that the lie of the century. my guest nury turkel is at the centre of the uyghur experience personally and professionally, his family is from xinjiang, he now lives in exile and chairs the us commission on international religious freedoms. can international pressure save the uyghurs? nury turkel welcome to hardtalk. tha

do this review of border force, priti patel to do this review of borderforce, someone priti patel tohe home office from both those who have been hand—picked by the home office. and we've heard that he has still not met the home secretary despite being in office for 18 months. thank ou ve being in office for 18 months. thank you very much- _ social media sites are now the number one source of news for teenagers, according to a survey by the uk broadcast regulator ofcom. instagram is the most popular source for young people, but print, tv and radio news outlets still dominate in older age groups. here's more from our media correspondent, david sillito. what exactly does this tell us about how 16—24 —year—olds consume their news? how 16-24 -year-olds consume their news? . . how 16-24 -year-olds consume their news? , , ., ., news? ok, this is a regular report that comes _ news? ok, this is a regular report that comes out _ news? ok, this is a regular report that comes out about _ news? ok, this is a regular report that comes out about how - news? ok, this is a regular report that comes o

we still don't have a definitive position on what priti patel, the home secretary, will do. the contest, how will that impact the dynamic?— the contest, how will that impact the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate _ the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of _ the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of the - the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of the right. the dynamic? there is a big battle to be the candidate of the right of| to be the candidate of the right of the tory party, between liz truss, suella braverman, maybe kemi badenoch would be seen by some in that category, some of the newspapers have categorised her that way, and potentially priti patel if she comes too. i think liz truss is making a beeline for that support today, herallies making a beeline for that support today, her allies are saying this morning she is the candidate who can unite the right, take on rishi sunak can potentially win a general election. i expect later today she will get the backing of two senior right—wing cabinet ministers, ja

priti patel will announce. priti painting herself as an authen auth auth authentic brexiteer. when we did get the 1922 committee rules, they he could be more strenuous. you only needed eight mps to back you this time around, it could be a higher bar of 10% of the party which would take 30 members backing. a lot of the names are not going to get past the first hurdle likely between 18 and 20 of mps needing to back you to move on you whittle down quickly someone will come out every single time there is a ballot held among parliament. for viewers, it is not always the name you think or heard of that is the one that is a victor the history is littered with popular conservative candidates who just did not manage to get through past the tape at the end as the winning candidate the most famous is michael hess in 1990. then ken clark tried three times. some of the viewers may remember him, a popular conservative party. he failed in 2001 despite coming first in the initial ballot. it doesn't mean to say you can win. that was e.w. smith in 2001. another example of not succeeding when yo

secretary priti patel has now confirmed she is not running.end up being split between too many candidates. labour's shadow cabinet meeting in high wycombe is concerned about what is happening while this is going on. it is planning to call a vote of no—confidence in the government tomorrow. finally the tory party concluded that borisjohnson was unfit to be prime minister. that was blindingly obvious a very long time ago. but having come to that conclusion, they can't now expect the country to allow him to cling on for weeks on end. the reason there have been three launches happening at the exactly same time this morning in westminster is because this contest is happening pretty quickly. candidates have only got until six o'clock tonight to get the backing of 20 conservative mps to enter the race at all. and by the first round of voting tomorrow, they will need the support of 30 to stay in. which means they will need to take every chance to schmooze their colleagues, like this event on the commons terrace last night. as they try to whittle the f

and others who also sat in borisjohnson's government like sajid javid, liz truss, nadhim zahawi, priti patelose said to be seriously considering bids. some have been privately shoring up support among mp colleagues, and are expected to announce their bids in the coming days. first, fellow tory mps here in westminster will whittle down the long list of contenders. then, in previous contests, conservative members have had a vote to decide between final two. the full process and timetable is expected to be announced next week. but it is expected that a new prime minister will be in place by september. as temperatures are set to soar this weekend, the leadership race is hotting up too. those who want to lead the country now need to spend their summer battling it out. ione wells, bbc news. joining me now is former adviser to then—prime minister david cameron, sean worth. very good to speak to you. there must be half of you who desperately want to be in there so you can hear and see everything that's going on around you, particularly this week, i love to be a fly on the wall which must be slightly

the times also mentions liz truss, but says home secretary priti patel will launch a leadership bid tomorrow

a decision on a leadership bid is still expected from home secretary priti patel.of candidates right now, but it's possible the numbers could come down fairly rapidly. about what the great public stand for, andl and i came to our great country to the age — and i came to our great country to the age of— and i came to our great country to the age of six. i did not speak a word _ the age of six. i did not speak a word of english.— the age of six. i did not speak a word of english. there may be a lot of candidates _ word of english. there may be a lot of candidates right _ word of english. there may be a lot of candidates right now. _ word of english. there may be a lot of candidates right now. today, - of candidates right now. today, conservative mps will meet to establish the rules. it's possible any and candidate could need as many as 20 fellow mps backing them just to get into the first round of voting. mps are then expected to swiftly whittle the candidates down to a final two. former health secretary sajid javid reminds bullish. you until then, he stays in the to

his official report on the small boat crisis was sent to priti patel back in february.ed. but the home are only that report today. that's five months and 13,000 migrant arrivals later. the report itself is damning. data and inexcusably awful, equipment old and unreliable, biometrics often not recorded. and he makes this point, he looks at a sample of 227 migrants who had absconded from the hotels where they were kept because there's not enough accommodation. between september and january, two thirds of that sample had not been photographed or fingerprinted. we had no idea who they were. says we don't know who's threatened or who is threatening. the home office says much of the report five months on is now of historic character because the system and their words has been transformed, and that is partially true because he visited tug haven. they've now moved that process to a former military base in kent, and i think you could say that the recommendations that david neal made in the report have largely been introduced. but you know what i think is telling, is that mr neal

priti patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids.rmer leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest on the announced contenders and those yet to declare. rishi sunak, the former chancellor, saying this is a moment that needs to be grasped, emphasising his experience, and the and the need for truth over fairy tales, as he put it in a campaign video that went online yesterday. then, there is the attorney general suella braverm

priti patel and grant shapps are all thought to be mulling bids.r leadership candidate jeremy hunt may well fancy another run, also. on monday, the 1922 committee, the body that represents backbench conservative mps, will announce the rules for the upcoming leadership contest. it's expected that tory mps will whittle the candidates down to a final two. that pair will then be put to the party membership, thought to be around 180,000 people. they'll pick the next prime minister, who is expected to take office by september. westminster may be quiet today, but the field in this leadership contest could get very busy indeed. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. let's head to wimbledon now because the women's singles final has just finished, and hasjust finished, and elena rybakina has become the first to win. it was hard to call, wasn't it? she has become the youngest champion here, since 2011. born in russia, but representing kazakhstan, she did it the hard way, ons jabeur, the world number two, she took the first set, but credit to rybakina,

and in the last few minute, priti patel has also said she will not be standing.

members, including the new chancellor, as we have just heard from mark, and also the home secretary, priti patel culture secretary nadine dorries and brexit minister jacob rees—mogg. and let's show you the daily mail so you get a sense of how some of the other papers, not the broadsheets, are looking at this. boris stares down the mutiny is their top headline to stop the paper reports cabinet ministers asking the prime minister to resign drew comparisons with margaret thatcher's downfall. but mrjohnson sent them packing, it says, using his mandate of 14 million voters at the last election to justify staying on. quickly, let'sjust squeeze in the sun. you will have to dip your hands in blood to get rid of me, which is quoting an unnamed ally of mr johnson, accusing dissenters of overthrowing the elected will of the people. the paper says the prime minister is vowing to go down fighting, but one anonymous mp tells the paper the prime minister has lost his mind. so that is just the prime minister has lost his mind. so that isjust an up some of what the papers are talking about today. of course, bbc

a decision on a leadership bid is still expected from home secretary priti patel.es who are not household names think they could bring something to the table. it's about values and having a vision and it's also about what the great british public stand for, hard work, perseverance and self belief. hard work, determination, perseverance and self belief. i came to our great country at the age of six, not speaking a word of english, but i was the first member of my family to go to university, i became a lawyer to fight forjustice, and then aged 31 i came to parliament. there may be a lot of candidates right now, but it's possible the numbers could come down fairly rapidly. today, senior conservative mps will meet to establish the rules of this contest. it's possible any candidate could need as many as 20 fellow mps backing them, just to get into the first round of voting. mps are then expected to swiftly whittle the candidates down to a final two. former health secretary sajid javid remains bullish. are you confident in your leadership bid? of course, of course. good

liz truss, priti patel, the question is whether more ministers will go through that door and hand in the resignation. francine: we could have more resignations today but also, you lose two of your most senior cabinet members how does johnson actually survive this? >> two of his most senior cabinet members and they will now --there will not be more backbenchers free to organize against him. rishi sunak had been the golden boy to replace johnson, his reputation was tarnished by his wife's tax affairs in his handling of the cost of living prices. today the next hurdle is prime minister's questions, the opposition leader keir starmer has seemingly missed the open goal in previous weeks, focusing more on policy than personali ty. that liaison who is the head of the committees, so cap proud to -- tough crowd there. the committee of conservative backbenchers would be to change their rules to have another vote of confidence in less than a year. francine: lizzy burden, thank you so much, outside of downing street. we know very little about that chancellor. we don't 100% know how he will deal