and we are in cannes the interview shimmins star chefs and we are in cannes the interview shimmins starchefse are in cannes the interview shimmins star chefs —— michelin star chef angela hartnett. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former prime minister sir john major has weighed into the debate over theresa may's future calling those conservatives who're seeking to undermine the prime minister "self—absorbed and disloyal". mrs may has admitted her difficult speech at the party conference last week had been "uncomfortable" for her but says she's "resilient" and determined to carry on in thejob. here's our political correspondent susana mendonca. and there is some flash photography in her report. if i win, i shall continue as prime minister... fending off the plotters was a full—time job for sirjohn major. when he was prime minister, he faced a leadership election and won. more than two decades on, he's now coming to the defence of theresa may against those plotting to take her down. writing in a sunday newspaper, sirjohn said, "the country has had enough of these self absorbed and f