. hwy did robertjenrick lose ground?_ his team. i have been focused on driving kemi forward, delivering votes for her are making _ delivering votes for her are making sure she got in the final— making sure she got in the final two. making sure she got in the final two-— making sure she got in the final two. , , ' making sure she got in the final two. , , , ., final two. giving he suffered a dent in his — final two. giving he suffered a dent in his support _ final two. giving he suffered a dent in his support when - final two. giving he suffered a dent in his support when he . final two. giving he suffered a l dent in his support when he was talking at the tory party conference about british special forces killing conference about british specialforces killing rather than capturing? special forces killing rather than capturing?— special forces killing rather than capturing? that angered a lot of mps- _ than capturing? that angered a lot of mps. of _ than capturing? that angered a lot of mps. of course _ than capturing? th

robertjenrick resigned over theissue robertjenrick resigned over the issue of immigration controls and mp but then shifted. james cleverly said he did not run away from problems, he stood firm on his convictions and did not change them, and he said he would be consistent and would not flip—flop. comments today by robertjenrick about the robert jenrick about the british robertjenrick about the british military and the human rights laws that the special forces had to shoot terrorists rather than capture them, and james cleverly said that is the kind of comment that needed evidence to make those kind of comments. in many ways he was criticising him and on one specific issue when robert jenrick has made a feature of immigration, saying he wants to pull out of the european convention on human rights, that the uk is part of, but james cleverly has a very different view.— james cleverly has a very different view. one of your rivals said _ different view. one of your rivals said the _ different view. one of your rivals said the special - different view. one of your. rivals said the special for

and robertjenrick, 41 votes. wow. kemi badenoch and robertjenrick through, james cleverly out.s quite something, isn't it? that's a shock. that is. given yesterday's results and how he was at conference, i thought he would walk it at this stage. turning to you, you have your generic badge proudly, proudly there. and your man has made it to the last two. the exact reverse of what i was expecting. as it stands right now, jenrick's got steadier hands to to steer the unstable ship. what is it about kemi badenoch that you like? many moderate minded conservatives like myself itself. faced with the choice of robertjenrick, who i think is a steady candidate, and kemi badenoch, who has quite a lot of potential, whether upwards or downwards, we know not at this time, would prefer to go for the latter. well, i'm really pleased because i was i'm just disappointed i'm not wearing my kemi badge. and james wanted james cleverly to make the last two. i'm very disappointed to see that he didn't get through. i think he would have been the unity candidate that could have really brought the party

and robertjenrick, 41 votes. wow! kemi badenoch and robertjenrick through, james cleverly out.? i mean, that is quite something, isn't it? that's a shock. given yesterday's results and how he was at conference, i thought he would walk it at this stage. turning to you, you have your badge proudly, proudly there. and your man has made it to the last two. the exact reverse of what i was expecting. as it stands right now, jenrick's got steadier hands to steer the unstable ship. what is it about kemi badenoch that you like? many moderate—minded l conservatives like myself, faced with the choice - of robertjenrick, who i think is a steady candidate, - and kemi badenoch, who has quite a lot of potential, - whether upwards or downwards, we know not at this time, - would prefer to go for the latter. well, i'm really pleased because i'm just disappointed i'm not wearing my kemi badge. and james wanted james cleverly to make the last two. i'm very disappointed to see that he didn't get through. i think he would have been the unity candidate that could have really brought the party togethe

he has a plan and — robertjenrick. he has a plan and the — robertjenrick. from both— think he can draw people from both sides. he has people like mark— both sides. he has people like mark fran ois who is on the right— mark fran ois who is on the right and _ mark fran ois who is on the right and also people who are a bit more — right and also people who are a bit more on the other side. does — bit more on the other side. does he _ bit more on the other side. does he have the policy is to do this? he has gone very hard on immigration and he is now seen as being very much more to the right so will he be the right person to win back voters that you lost to the lib dems? the idea that he is part of a lurch — the idea that he is part of a lurch to— the idea that he is part of a lurch to the right is nonsense, and i— lurch to the right is nonsense, and i think— lurch to the right is nonsense, and i think he is seeking common ground and immigration came _ common ground and immigration came up— common ground and immigration came up on the doorstep, and i know— came

the example robertjenrick use were kinetic air strikes._ is not what ben wallace was talking about and — is not what ben wallace was talking about. and as i understand it the view— about. and as i understand it the view amongst the special forces is that they— view amongst the special forces is that they are incandescent about this and — that they are incandescent about this and these people are very careful— this and these people are very careful and do not talk about this stuff— careful and do not talk about this stuff but — careful and do not talk about this stuff but i — careful and do not talk about this stuff but i spoke to one source from that world _ stuff but i spoke to one source from that world and they said they thought— that world and they said they thought robertjenrick was that world and they said they thought robert jenrick was a bleep and they— thought robert jenrick was a bleep and they hoped this would sink his campaign — and they hoped this would sink his cam aiun. ., and they hoped this would sink his camaiun. ., ~' ca

it would be that kemi badenoch and robertjenrick had difficult moments at the conference.e impression that she was questioning the level of maternity pay, and robert jenrick when he said that special forces are killing rather than capturing on the ground as a result of human rights laws. so who knows, maybe it will be tom tugendhat, james cleverly and one of kemi badenoch or robertjenrick. but who knows? we will see. tory mps are always described as the most duplicitous electorate in the world. in other words, they all lie to each other about who they're going to back and then just look at the numbers. so thank you very much for listening to this episode. join adam next week. goodbye. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello there. good evening. a very messy and unsettled picture weather—wise as we head through the next few days. but it was a pretty start earlier on this morning. lots of red skies as captured by our weather watchers. and of course, the heaviest downpours today were out towards the west, some of the showers pushing further eastwards at times. not as much suns

and robertjenrick, 41 votes. wow. kemi badenoch and robertjenrick through, james cleverly out.that is quite something, isn't it? that's a shock. that is. given yesterday's results and how he was at conference, i thought he would walk it at this stage. turning to you, you have your generic badge proudly, proudly there. and your man has made it to the last two. the exact reverse of what i was expecting. as it stands right now, jenrick's got steadier hands to to steer the unstable ship. what is it about kemi badenoch that you like? many moderate minded conservatives like myself, faced with the choice of robertjenrick, who i think is a steady candidate, and kemi badenoch, who has quite a lot of potential, whether upwards or downwards, we know not at this time, would prefer to go for the latter. well, i'm really pleased because i was i'm just disappointed i'm not wearing my kemi badge. and james wanted james cleverly to make the last two. i'm very disappointed to see that he didn't get through. i think he would have been the unity candidate that could have really brought the party t

a pretty big jab at robertjenrick.ty. robert jenrick�*s team said party. robertjenrick�*s team said he is in prime position to make the final two, they say mps want seriousness and competence. the realfight will be to pick up those whose politics are mark wright meaning but who backed james cleverly, to attract them to their campaign because robert jenrick and kemi badenoch are pitching to the right of the party. pitching to the right of the n a . ., pitching to the right of the -a . ., . pitching to the right of the party. how much attention is there between _ party. how much attention is there between the _ party. how much attention is there between the camps, i party. how much attention is. there between the camps, the mps and party members? there is a suggestion that somehow in these final stages, mps may be tempted to support what party members might like as a choice and engineer, so perhaps you get two wings of the potential wave forward. how much tension is there between mps and party members? i is there between

james cleverly there robertjenrick against james cleverly there is robertjenrick againstjames cleverlyories and hustings and members votes at the end, at the start of next month. millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida ahead of the arrival of hurricane milton. it strengthened again overnight to become a category five storm — the highest rating — and is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours. this is the live hurricane tracker from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. you can see the eye of the storm moving up towards florida. steve paris lives in tampa, which is expected to be in the path of the hurricane and he told us the difficulties he's experienced in the evacuation process. evenif even if the hurricane weekend slightly, perhaps reducing category five, it still is predicted to wreak a lot of damage and we should watch out for those storm surges. this is the seen live in florida. we also have another scene here. this is tampa and we can also take you to hillsborough county in florida. overlooking a highway in florida. millions of p

let us hear a little bit about robertjenrick.y can win back voters from the reform party. i party can win back voters from the reform party.— the reform party. i think it is a symptom — the reform party. i think it is a symptom and _ the reform party. i think it is a symptom and not _ the reform party. i think it is a symptom and not a - the reform party. i think it is a symptom and not a cause. | the reform party. i think it is| a symptom and not a cause. it exists _ a symptom and not a cause. it exists in — a symptom and not a cause. it exists in its — a symptom and not a cause. it exists in its current state because _ exists in its current state because we failed and by that i do not — because we failed and by that i do not win you, the members of the party, — do not win you, the members of the party, i— do not win you, the members of the party, i mean in westminster, we make promises that we _ westminster, we make promises that we did not keep. i will not — that we did not keep. i will not disparage reform, i think in a way—

but i also asked him about robertjenrick, who's vying to be the next tory leader, who claims that thely it was bloated. we've seen an enormous amount of the aid budget going to pay for the first year of asylum seekers in britain. that's absolutely within the rules, but it's an enormous amount of money, and jeremy hunt was persuaded to provide additional money to compensate for that. one of the key focuses at the upcoming budget is whether rachel reeves will provide a similar amount, because if she doesn't, then the effect on the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the poorest parts of the world will be very bleak indeed. why do you think the foreign aid budget has become part of the tory leadership contest? well, obviously the point that robertjenrick was making was he wanted to bolster defence spending and clearly identified the overseas aid budget as sort of an area that could help do that. i mean, the reason why andrew mitchell feels so strongly about this, he was david cameron's first international defence secretary, and it was a big thing when david cameron, as leader o

and the next conservative leader will be either robertjenrick or kemi badenoch afterjames cleverly is

james cleverly, kemi badenoch and robertjenrick are the final three.the latest in the race for the leadership of the conservative party. as the list of candidates will shortly be whittled down to the final two. james cleverly, kemi badenoch and robertjenrick are currently in the running, after surviving yesterday's vote — which saw tom tugendhat, a relatively moderate figure in the party, knocked out of the contest. the party's 121 mps have been casting their votes to eliminate another candidate today, with results expected shortly. our political correspondent ben wright is standing by for those results at the palace of westminster. six will become two. that's ri . ht. six will become two. that's right- the _ six will become two. that's right. the final— six will become two. that's right. the final round - six will become two. that's right. the final round of. right. the final round of voting. as you reminded people, this is the final part of the first stage of this contest. under conservative party rules, tory mps narrow down the field of candidates t

applause studio: that was robertjenrick, the 42—year—old mp for newark.—old mp for newark. he has been in parliament for ten years and he has been speaking as the third of the conservative leadership candidates today. he has been speaking for about 20 minutes or so. eventually getting to what is thought to be... 25 minutes i have been told. they are all going over there 20 minutes just so slightly. james cleverly has been the most lengthy so far. but the heart of his pitch for the leadership of the party is on immigration. he talks about the conservatives needing to restore trust, win back the confidence of the people, build a new conservative party. and then his theme of tough on immigration, withdrawing from the echr, and that is one thing that did go down well with many members in there. let's go over to our correspondent in birmingham watching. what did we hear? ~ ~ . ., hear? well, i think what we heard from robert _ hear? well, i think what we heard from robert jenrick _ hear? well, i think what we heard from robert jenrick was _ hear? well, i think

robertjenrick has gone backwards? well, i think it's still a strong result for rob. you know the conservative parliamentary party and particularly when there is a small number of mps as sadly there are now. a small movement can make a big difference. i think rob is still in a strong position and i'm confident we will see him in the final when those results are declared tomorrow. of course there will be a lot of work to do in the next 24 hours for those who backed tom tugendhat to try and persuade them to back robert. and i want to pay tribute to tom, he fought a tough campaign. he fought a good campaign. he is a good guy. he was very critical of the man you are supporting over the footage that was shown in that robertjenrick campaign video last week, which was a former colleague of tom tugendhat�*s. well, i'm here to pay tribute to tom. whatever the ups and downs and whatever he said in the campaign, whatever others do, he is a valued colleague, he is a friend of mine. and i pay tribute to anyone who actually is willing to put themselves forward to lead their party,

robertjenrick has gone quite hard on immigration and policies to deal with that.n want to see. it is not a straight split on those issues, but that is broadly where the set. in the past, and certainly conventionally, the membership are generally seen to be a bit more to the right than to the centre, so we would expect to wait and see who will go through to the final two to get the vote from the members. that result in pretty — the vote from the members. that result in pretty soon. _ the vote from the members. that result in pretty soon. it _ result in pretty soon. it remained intact for centuries, but a patch of snow believed to be the longest lasting in the uk has disappeared for the fourth consecutive year as a result of our warming climate. the information located in the scottish cairngorms is known as the sphinx and has been monitored since the 1700s, most recently by citizen scientist ian cameron who has been documenting his latest visit to the site. it documenting his latest visit to the site. , ., documenting his latest visit to the site. , . , ., the site.

and now robertjenrick isjust finishing his time in the hot seat.rrespondent damian grammaticas, who is in birmingham. robertjenrick was a minister in the last government, resigned over the issue of immigration, that is the issue he is highlighting here, that he is highlighting here, that he is highlighting here, that he is putting at the heart of his speech to conservative party mps and members. he has laid out his diagnosis for why the conservatives suffered such a bad electoral defeat and he said they had to change and he says he will focus on the immigration issue. he said the last immigration policy about hundreds of thousands of people into the country legally and also failing to reduce illegal immigration, he said that was like sticking up two fingers to the public. a lot of those voters were attracted by the insurgent reform uk party which has been an issue for the conservatives. they focus the threat on their right while they focus on a new leader or worry about the centre and the left? this is what robert jenrick had to say. my view of ref

kemi badenoch and robertjenrick are the final two.does it tell us about the future direction of the conservative party? good evening. welcome to newsnight. in florida, time has run out for more than 5.5 million people who were ordered to leave their homes as hurricane milton closes in. as we go on air, the storm surges have already begun. these are the live pictures right now from fort myers, which is just south of tampa. the hurricane due to hit the tampa bay area in the next six or seven hours. this is the centre of fort myers. a complete ghost town, as you can see. it's expected to be the worst storm in this part of the world in living memory, with vicious winds of up to 130mph and surges in sea levels of up to four metres, or up to 15 feet, high. and breaking tonight, just hours away from hurricane milton, the cat 5 storm of the century. you're going to ride the storm out in this boat right here? yeah. why? i because i have nowhere else to go. showing gma its hurricane simulator and what it can do to a home when it's dialled up to

well, all the others, really, including the frontrunner robertjenrick, who had this blunt critique ofs, the strong border. he wants the uk to leave the european convention on human rights and have a law to cut immigration. if i am your leader, i will fight for the effective freeze in net migration our country needs. there's no end to branded millinery here, including for the candidate with a mention of headgear in his name. the fightback starts now. we will focus on what i the british people need and be absolutely ruthless about delivering it. - from health care and . immigration to security and education, we will deliver. mr tugendhat also wants a migration limit. last up today, the favourite for many here, kemi badenoch. she talked about free speech, gender, and said she was not a climate change sceptic, but a net—zero sceptic. some people say i like a fight. i can't imagine where they got that idea. laughter. but it's not true. i do not like to fight, but i'm not afraid to fight. i don't fight for the sake of fighting, but i do fight for you. both frontrunners, kemi badenoch and ro

the next conservative leader will be a i conservative leader will be a choice between robertjenrick choiceen robert jenrick and choice between robertjenrick and kemi badenoch afterjames cleverly is eliminated from the contest. rocket fire from lebanon kills two people in northern israel as the un says a quarter of lebanon is now under evacuation orders. hello and welcome. let's start in florida, which is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in 100 years. they have been huge trafficjams across the state over the last 24 across the state over the last 2a hours is more than 5 million people respond to evacuation orders ahead of hurricane milton. we will be live on the ground in a moment. i can show you the pictures from space to give you an idea of the size of this monster storm. officials think it could still double in size before it makes landfall. this is the live tracking shot we are seeing from the national hurricane center. the category four storm is due to hit tonight. it has already brushed past mexico where it caused large—scale flooding. let's show you pictures from the

it robertjenrick would prefer to be in the final two.ion which of course they i think part of what has happened here is james cleverly was a bit of an outsider. he was a bit of an outsider. he was not the favourite for a long time. he has had a surge and i wonder if he makes it through to the final two, as is now assumed, does that mean his record in government will get a bit more scrutiny? just record in government will get a bit more scrutiny?— bit more scrutiny? just remind us what comes _ bit more scrutiny? just remind us what comes next. - bit more scrutiny? just remind us what comes next. we - bit more scrutiny? just remind us what comes next. we are i us what comes next. we are expecting the announcement of the final two later this afternoon and then it goes out to the party membership. take us through the timeline for our viewers. 50 us through the timeline for our viewers. , ., viewers. so the timeline is a members — viewers. so the timeline is a members will _ viewers. so the timeline is a members will be _ viewers. so the time

james cleverly; the shadow housing secretary, kemi badenoch, the former immigration minister, robertjenrick the party's future. a week tomorrow we will know which of the four are into the final two — the conference in birmingham has been a key part of each's effort to make the cut. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas is in birmingham for us. they seem to have had plenty of opportunities to set out their stalls? , ., ., ._ stalls? this whole four-day conference _ stalls? this whole four-day conference has _ stalls? this whole four-day conference has been - stalls? this whole four-day conference has been all- stalls? this whole four-day i conference has been all about that, yes. not like a normal conference when you have the leaders speech and discussions about policy, this has all been about policy, this has all been about these four figures and they have had question and answer sessions on the stage and they have had smaller sessions in the brick of rooms. with panel discussions. evening receptions where they make addresses as well. it has been about putting themselves forward. in some bea

this place really highlights the challenge facing kemi badenoch or robertjenrick.e coast, the seat right next door is now held by labour, in part because voters switched to reform uk. so how does the new leader appeal to voters that turned away from them to parties with very different political perspectives? jenny and barry are both conservative councillors who've lived here for decades and know the complexities of this county. i think we have to face up to the fact that we lost a huge amount of our voters to reform, and we need to get those voters back. we need to show them that we will do what they want us to do. how do you manage that, then, in a place like this, where the liberal democrats ended up winning the seat? well, the liberal democrats didn't win the seat. we gave it to them. we need to get back to basics — what the conservatives' values are — and that is the most important thing, whether it's a little bit to the right, a little bit to the left, straight down the middle, doesn't matter. we've got to incorporate all of that. kemi badenoch and robertjenri

can beat james cleverly. 0n the membership: comic kelly badenoch probably has more to point to robertjenrickt her to win. they don't think that she has the right approach, if that makes the 2 cents.— makes the 2 cents. thank you bein: makes the 2 cents. thank you being with — makes the 2 cents. thank you being with us. _ makes the 2 cents. thank you being with us. the _ makes the 2 cents. thank you being with us. the outcome i makes the 2 cents. thank you | being with us. the outcome of that race we will bring you here on bbc news. and the membership vote to find out who will be the actual leader of the conservatives is announced on the 2nd of november. you are watching bbc news. a dutch museum has had to pick artwork out of the bin after a member of staff thought the display was leftover rubbish. this is the display in question — it consisted of two empty, and dented, beer cans. the work, by a french artist, was exhibited inside the museum's lift, as if they were left behind by construction workers. but a lift technician thought the art was just something left behind by a lazy visitor — and

i'm pleased to say thatjoining me is gareth davies, one of robertjenrick�*s supporters.ments he has put on social media, talking about the british military and saying the european court of human rights rules have meant that in some cases, he says uk special forces are killing rather than capturing terrorists. is that right questionably what robert has done is set out comments made by the former defence secretary made by the former defence secreta j ., ., , made by the former defence secreta j . ., , . secretary and has reflected that comment _ secretary and has reflected that comment previously . secretary and has reflected| that comment previously as secretary and has reflected - that comment previously as an example — that comment previously as an example of why he is wanting to leave _ example of why he is wanting to leave the — example of why he is wanting to leave the european court of human _ leave the european court of human rights. he has met with interior— human rights. he has met with interior ministries around europe _ interior ministries around europe and he

mps are choosing between kemi badenoch, james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat.get around lunch time is a vote and a little bit after that, one and a half hours, a couple of hours, early mid afternoon, we will get that result, which of the four candidates is out. and crucially what that will mean is where their votes then go. we know that the last candidate to be knocked out had 16 votes, this is only an electorate of around 121 conservative mps, that is what the conservative party has been reduced to after its devastating losses in the last election, so a small number of votes moving can really shift this. and essentially in the four who are there, you have two on the right side of the party in robertjenrick and kemi badenoch, they topped the poll, got first and second in ranking of votes in the last round, and then two slightly more in the centre, james cleverly and tom tugendhat. the feeling is tom tugendhat might be out this time but we will learn that this afternoon. really what you see here is a competition for what does the conservative party wants, what d

mps are choosing between kemi badenoch, james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat. one and a half hours, a couple of hours, early mid afternoon, we will get that result, which of the four candidates is out. and crucially what that will mean is where their votes then go. we know that the last candidate to be knocked out had 16 votes, this is only an electorate of around 121 conservative mps, that is what the conservative party has been reduced to after its devastating losses in the last election, so a small number of votes moving can really shift this. and essentially in the four who are there, you have two on the right side of the party in robertjenrick and kemi badenoch, they topped the poll, got first and second in ranking of votes in the last round, and then two slightly more in the centre, james cleverly and tom tugendhat. the feeling is tom tugendhat might be out this time but we will learn that this afternoon. really what you see here is a competition for what does the conservative party want, what do mps want? do they want to pursue a more rightward direction

james cleverly; the shadow housing secretary, kemi badenoch, the former immigration minister, robertjenrick. a week tomorrow we will know which of the four are into the final two — the conference in birmingham has been a key part of each's effort to make the cut. oil prices have been surging — and global stock markets under pressure — after iran launched a barrage of missiles at targets across israel on tuesday. the middle east region supplies around a third of the world's oil — and analysts are concerned a widening conflict could disrupt supplies. the price of crude jumped almost 5 per cent during late trading on tuesday — as news of those attacks emerged. as you can see brent crude is up around a dollar — trading close to 75 dollars a barrel. us stock markets also reacted — the three main indices closing sharply lower — and markets in asia have been following — japan's nikkei 225 ending more than 2 per cent lower. european stock markets though have opened higher — led by shares of energy and defence companies. our business reporter mariko 0i has been following this from our singapore bure

robertjenrick was second on 31 and kemi badenoch third.. the result will be announced on the 2nd november. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, is here. james cleverly has shot up from third place to the top — was it a surprise? yeah, there is no doubt that he is the big winner of today. he has gained 80 new backers since the last round, so the momentum really is with him. it seems that the conservative party conference has been pivotal in all of this, particularly his performance. he made a speech that went down really well with the party faithful, even though he was urging them to be more normal. he has been emphasising his experience, his communication skills, and he says he is running a positive campaign. it does look almost certain that he will be in the final two tomorrow. so that leaves two others, robertjenrick, who after a promising start, his campaign seems to be stuttering. he has been appealing to the right of the party with a hard line on immigration, talking a lot about how to win back those people who switched to reform

well, all the others, really, including the frontrunner robertjenrick, who had this blunt critique ofstrong economy and, yes, a strong border. he wants the uk to leave the european convention on human rights and have a law to cut immigration. if i am your leader, i will fight for the effective freeze in net migration our country needs. there's no end to branded millinery here, including for the candidate with a mention of headgear in his name. the fightback starts now. we will focus on what the british people need and be absolutely. ruthless about delivering it. from health care and . immigration to security and education, we will deliver. mr tugendhat also wants a migration limit. last up today, the favourite for many here, kemi badenoch. she talked about free speech, gender, and said she was not a climate change sceptic, but a net—zero sceptic. some people say i like a fight. i can't imagine where they got that idea. laughter. but it's not true. i do not like to fight, but i'm not afraid to fight. i don't fight for the sake of fighting, but i do fight for you. both frontrunners, kem

well, all the others, really, including the frontrunner robertjenrick, who had this blunt critique ofconomy and, yes, a strong border. he wants the uk to leave the european convention on human rights and have a law to cut immigration. if i am your leader, i will fight for the effective freeze in net migration our country needs. there's no end to branded millinery here, including for the candidate with a mention of headgear in his name. the fightback starts now. we will focus on what i the british people need and be absolutely ruthless about delivering it. - from health care and . immigration to security and education, we will deliver. mr tugendhat also wants a migration limit. last up today, the favourite for many here, kemi badenoch. she talked about free speech, gender, and said she was not a climate change sceptic, but a net—zero sceptic. some people say i like a fight. i can't imagine where they got that idea. laughter. but it's not true. i do not like to fight, but i'm not afraid to fight. i don't fight for the sake of fighting, but i do fight for you. both frontrunners, kemi bad

mps are choosing between kemi badenoch, james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat.t will happen?— talk us through what will ha en? , . happen? yes, what we will get around lunch _ happen? yes, what we will get around lunch time _ happen? yes, what we will get around lunch time is _ happen? yes, what we will get around lunch time is a - happen? yes, what we will get around lunch time is a vote - happen? yes, what we will get| around lunch time is a vote and around lunch time is a vote and a little bit after that, one and a half hours, a couple of hours, early mid afternoon, we will get the results, which of the four candidates is out. and crucially what that will mean is where their votes then go. we know that the last candidate to be knocked out had 16 votes, this is only an electorate of around 121 conservative mps, thatis around 121 conservative mps, that is what the conservative party has been reduced to after its devastating losses in the last election, so a small number of votes moving can really shift this and in the four who are there, you have two on the rig

and essentially in the four who are there, you have two on the right side of the party in robertjenrickt and second in ranking of votes in the last round, and then two slightly more in the centre, james cleverly and tom tugendhat. the feeling is tom tugendhat might be out this time but we will learn that this afternoon. really what you see here is a competition for what does the conservative party wants, what do mps want? do they want to pursue a more rightward direction, or something different? people might remember this process starting, it may feel to some like it has been going on for quite a while. talk us through the timeline. it has, yes. this takes us back to the election back injuly, it extends until the beginning of november. we will get this week, the candidates whittled down, one will go today, tomorrow one more, leaving us with two candidates who will be put forward to the wider conservative party membership outside parliament, the local members around the country, and it is their vote that will determine the winner. traditional wisdom has it that you win that vote in the m

co ntroversially speech and robertjenrick controversially asked the prime minister to explain what heso facing a charge under the terrorism act. insights on that on newsnight on bbc two and iplayer in about four minutes. see you then. hat on bbc two and iplayer in about four minutes. see you then.— minutes. see you then. not long to no now, minutes. see you then. not long to go now. victoria. — minutes. see you then. not long to go now, victoria, thank— minutes. see you then. not long to go now, victoria, thank you. - that's it for now from me and our teams across the us, now back to you, reeta, in the studio. thanks, clive. thank you, sumi. here, the teenager who's accused of murdering three young girls at a taylor swift—themed dance class in southport injuly has been charged with two further offences — one of which is a terrorism charge. axel rudakubana, who's 18, is accused of producing the poison ricin along with possessing information about an al qaeda training manual. he's already been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a knife. our special correspondent, ju

are kemi badenoch, robertjenrick, james cleverly and tom tugendhat.r. tell us more about what will be happening today. 121 conservative mps, a tiny _ happening today. 121 conservative mps, a tiny electorate, _ happening today. 121 conservative mps, a tiny electorate, which - happening today. 121 conservative mps, a tiny electorate, which the| mps, a tiny electorate, which the party has been reduced to, they are voting. the person who topped the poll last time was robertjenrick who promises a cap on migration. second was kemi badenoch who promises a rethink of the way the country works from the civil service, health service and beyond. the two who tied for third place, tom tugendhat and james cleverly are seen as central and tom to gap plays on his military experience and james cleverly on his role as foreign secretary. mel stride was knocked out last time and had 16 votes, enough to reshape this round. he backs james cleverly saying the party needs a broad appeal. mr cleverley�*s opponents say it needs a fresh start. tomorrow, the final two of those w

well, all the others, really, including the frontrunner robertjenrick, who had this blunt critique ofs, a strong border. he wants the uk to leave the european convention on human rights and have a law to cut immigration. if i am your leader, i will fight for the effective freeze in net migration our country needs. there's no end to branded millinery here, including for the candidate with a mention of headgear in his name. the fightback starts now. we will focus on what i the british people need and be absolutely ruthless about delivering it. from health care and immigration to security and education, we will deliver. _ mr tugendhat also wants a migration limit. last up today, the favourite for many here, kemi badenoch. she talked about free speech, gender, and said she was not a climate change sceptic, but a net—zero sceptic. some people say i like a fight. i can't imagine where they got that idea. laughter. but it's not true. i do not like to fight, but i'm not afraid to fight. i don't fight for the sake of fighting, but i do fight for you. both frontrunners, kemi badenoch and robert

there seems to be a real battle on for second place between robertjenrick and kemi badenoch. similar pitches in some way. robert jenrick has lost some ground in the last weeks and i think he is probablyjittery at the last weeks and i think he is probably jittery at this stage, and i think nobody could have foreseen that a week or so ago. kemi badenoch has some passion supporters among mps but also some pretty strong critics, so i think it will be interesting to see the final result. i'm not going to protect it. there is going to be three more intense hours of arm twisting and controlling and promises have been made to tory mps. there might be tactical voting, all sorts of shenanigans, as some mps try to work out who they want to be the leader of the party and who, which of the two they want to see put membership, and that is going to be fascinating what happens when we get the result at 3:30pm. i think the real fight is for the second place spot and, at the moment, the winner is on a knife edge. the last two then _ winner is on a knife edge. the last two then get _ winner is

and the next conservative leader will be either robertjenrick or kemi badenoch afterjames cleverly is eliminated from the contest. let's catch up with all the sports headline of the evening. let's cross to paul scott. good evening. we are going to start with cricket. a dater member for going to start with cricket. a dater memberforjoe root. he is closing in on a double centre after becoming england's all—time leading test run scorer. on day three of the first test against pakistan, this immaculate 45 move ahead of sir alastair cook's record. he went on to make an unbeaten 176. harry brooke will resume on 1111 not out. the partition helping england to reach 1192—3 the partition helping england to reach 192—3 at the close of play, still trailing 64 runs. reach 492—3 at the close of play, still trailing 64 runs. it’s reach 492-3 at the close of play, still trailing 64 runs.— still trailing 64 runs. it's been a lona still trailing 64 runs. it's been a long day- _ still trailing 64 runs. it's been a long day- but. _ still trailing 64 runs. it's been a long day. but, yeah, _ still trailing

conservative leadership hopeful robertjenrick has given a speech this morning on his vision for uk foreigne last few hours. the speaking in central london in the last few hours.— the last few hours. the first du of the last few hours. the first duty of government - the last few hours. the first duty of government is - the last few hours. the first duty of government is to . duty of government is to protect— duty of government is to protect the public, protect them _ protect the public, protect them from criminals at home and defend _ them from criminals at home and defend them from hostile threats abroad. there is nothing _ threats abroad. there is nothing frankly more important. it is why— nothing frankly more important. it is why take a very uncompromising approach to illegal— uncompromising approach to illegal migration. i make no bones— illegal migration. i make no bones about it. the situation in the — bones about it. the situation in the channel is a national security— in the channel is a national security emergency. we have hext — security emergency. we have next to— security emerge

one of the tory leadership candidates robertjenrick has described robert jenrick has described the robertjenrick has described the police officer concerned as a hero. mark rowley said no firearms officer sets out to end a life on their duty. armed officers bravely intervened not knowing the risks they face. it is a contentious area, a complex issue but they verdict of the durie was clear. we are hearing from you and please get in touch with us. we will hear as many of your voices as we can between now and ten o'clock. michael in birmingham, good morning, michael. goad good morning, michael. good morning- _ good morning, michael. good morning. what _ good morning, michael. good morning. what is _ good morning, michael. good morning. what is your - good morning, michael. good| morning. what is your reaction to this? is _ morning. what is your reaction to this? is a — morning. what is your reaction to this? is a general— morning. what is your reaction to this? is a general rule, - morning. what is your reaction to this? is a general rule, i - to this? is a general rule, i ut m to this? is a general

mps are choosing between kemi badenoch, james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat.month. a court in the united states has approved a bankruptcy plan for the cryptocurrency firm, ftx, which will allow it to repay customers in full. the money will come from $16 billion in assets recovered since the company collapsed two years ago. more on that story on business today. despite poor weather and an approaching hurricane, the european space agency has successfully launched a mission to study an asteroid system. it's all part of plans to protect the earth from any flying space rocks in the future, as pallab ghosh explains. go hera, go falcon, go spacex. on its way to an asteroid system 7 million miles away to develop a defence system to protect the earth from being hit by dangerous objects from outer space. it's to follow a nasa mission which tried to deliberately deflect an asteroid called dimorphos. nasa's dart spacecraft crashed into dimorphos two years ago. a telescope captured the dust and debris that was hurled into space. hera is on a two—yearjourney which takes it

kemi badenoch, robertjenrick and james cleverly remain in the race after tom tugendhat was eliminatedn a tory leadership contest but right now tory mps are being cajoled by the three remaining campaigns for the palm are being twisted, jobs are being promised. ithink palm are being twisted, jobs are being promised. i think there are two things that are pretty clear towing into the final vote, the first that james cleverly has the momentum, the former foreign secretary. in the vote yesterday he leapfrogged his rivals and unless something totally extraordinary happens it looks certain he will be one of the two candidates to go through to that vote of the tory party membership. the only thing thatis party membership. the only thing that is clear is there is a knife edge battle for second place, there is kemi badenoch the former business secretary on the right of the party, poll suggests she is very popular among the tory grassroots. but she really is in a tough fight with robertjenrick the former immigration minister who has put that issue at the heart of his campaign. i really mentioned

james cleverly took the lead in the contest, with robertjenrick second and kemi badenoch third.round of voting on wednesday. those two will then go to a vote by party membership over the next three weeks. the main suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been acquitted by a court in germany, of five unrelated charges of rape and child sexual abuse. christian brueckner, who's 47, was seen in the area of portugal where madeleine went missing in 2007. he'll remain injail in germany, serving a sentence for the rape of a 72—year—old woman. the transport secretary has signalled that the hs2 railway line is likely to be extended to london euston. louise haigh said it would make "absolutely no sense" to have the route terminate at old 0ak common in west london. it comes after work to expand euston station to accommodate hs2 was halted by the conservative government last year. because of rising costs. you're live with bbc news. the us department of justice has arrested a man who allegedly planned a terror attack on election day in the name of the islamic state group. i'm join

james cleverly took the lead in the contest, with robertjenrick second, and kemi badenoch third.r the next three weeks. the main suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann has been acquitted by a court in germany, of five unrelated charges of rape and child sexual abuse. christian brueckner, who's a7, was seen in the area of portugal where madeleine went missing in 2007. he'll remain injail in germany, serving a sentence for the rape of a 72—year—old woman. the transport secretary has signalled that the hs2 railway line is likely to be extended to london euston. louise haigh said it would make "absolutely no sense" to have the route terminate at old 0ak common in west london. it comes after work to expand euston station to accommodate hs2 was halted by the conservative government last year because of rising costs. you're live with bbc news. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the israeli military has killed the man who was widely tipped to become the new leader of hezbollah, hashem safieddine, in an air strike in beirut on friday. the israel defense forces say

newscast, which are profiles of the final two contenders for the tory leadership — kemi badenoch and robertjenrickical memories of of those two? i particularly remember him coming on the show the weekend after he'd resigned and coming in sort of reborn, like full of energy, new haircut, looking kind of sharp. and i thought, oh, this isjust interesting. i mean, it was interesting anyway. because he'd resigned over immigration and he, you know, gives the impression that his time at the home office sort of radicalised him almost and shifted his politics. sceptics would say he's shifted his politics because he decided he wanted to run for leader. but i remember that very, very clearly. him coming in sort of looking like a different politician, um, and looking i was thought at that point i thought, oh, god, he's going to run for leader as and when it comes up. um, and then kemi badenoch is one of those people who actually my first memories of her are hearing other people talk about her and say, ah, there's this interesting new mp, you might not have heard of her yet, but she is going to be one to watch

robertjenrick began as the clear favourite and now he is battling kemi badenoch for second place, its cleverly, former foreign secretary, yesterday blocked a vote of tory mps, leapfrog the others and now has what looks like a fairly unassailable lead at the top. but we shall see. there are all sorts of rumours around the fact that tory mps and the various companies might be trying to game the result, trying to vote in a way that find the ideal pairing that mps want to see for the final vote. there will be a lot of arm twisting, because there are only 121 mp5, only a small shift in vote either way could be a big difference when it comes the outcome. ben wright, our political _ comes the outcome. ben wright, our political correspondent - comes the outcome. ben wright, our political correspondent at - our political correspondent at westminster. the chief executive of the post office, mick reid, has begun giving three days of evidence into the public inquiry into the horizon it scandal stop hejoined public inquiry into the horizon it scandal stop he joined the post office in 2019 and has

former conservative business secretary does win the tory leadership, if, in other words, she beats robertjenrick, who i interviewed on political thinking a few weeks ago, she will, like thatcher, make political history. she'll be the first black woman to lead any party in this country. kemi badenoch, welcome to political thinking. thank you, nick. it is four years since we talked and we focus then a lot on your personal story. and i asked you at the end of that interview if you thought you would ever see a black prime minister in your lifetime. and you said to me, why not? have you now concluded, there will be one and it will be you? well, i have concluded there could be one and it could be me, but that depends if the conservative party members decide that i am their person. but if they do so, they won't be doing it on the basis of the colour of my skin. they'll be doing it because of the values and principles which we share. yeah, and a lot of what i want to do in this interview is talk about those values and principles. but for people who don't know your story, let's just begin with that. you

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