we are live from westminster with this special edition of the programme, as the uk conservative party leadership contest reaches its climax. within hours we'll know whether borisjohnson will be britain's next prime minister orjeremy hunt has pulled off a major upset and gets the keys to number10. dozens are injured as massive wildfires sweep through central portugal. more than 1,000 firefighters and the army are still battling the blaze. can spain's accidental prime minister keep hisjob? pedro sanchez faces a crucial vote in parliament. and coming—up in business: india's crypto crackdown. why the country could soon ban bitcoin, ripple, and other digital currencies. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. it will get extremely hot here in central london with temperatures rising above 30 celsius but also it will be very heated when it comes to the politics. and you can be part of the conversation. send us your comments and questions about the the conservative leadership contest. i'll be talking to iain anderson and puttin

. >> boris johnson was elected to be the new leader of the uk conservative party and he'll become thenext prime minister tomorrow. hespoke briefly calling for party unity and addressed a number of political issues . >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis . [applause] class that morning, and this morning marks the culmination of a conflict that surely affects every inch of our party. our values, our ideas, our people and organization. a party that isfundamentally strong and united in a common purpose . prosperity, opportunity, fairness and security for everyone in our united kingdom . i'm usually proud of chairman of everyone in our party throughout this election so colorless, working together to deliver a fair and efficient election. held postings and 16,000 cities across the united kingdom and in every region and in every nation. our candidates have covered some 30,000miles , taking over 400 questions and answered hours of questions in interviews. it's been a fantastic event last wednesday. we welcome thousands of our party membe

boris johnson is confirmed as the new leader of the conservative party — and will be the next uk primeinister. he won by a large margin of conservative members — but that might have been the easy part. now the job of getting britain out of the eu falls to him. deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn. and that is what we're going to do! we'll have all the details on the new us plan that fast—tracks deportations and bypasses the courts. and former premier of china, li peng has died. he was known as the ‘butcher of beijing' for his role in the tiananmen square crackdown. borisjohnson has won the conservative leadership election and will become the uk's prime minister tomorrow. he beat his opponentjeremy hunt by some margin, nearly double, with over 92,000 votes. here's a little of his acceptance speech. and we know the mantra of the campaign that isjust gone by. in case you have forgotten it, you probably have because it's been a while since we've covered it. it is deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn. and that is what we are going to do! and i kno

. >>> time is 4:36, uk, conservative party leads are expected to choose the next prime minister tomorrow. johnson is expected to win that and and replace outgoing prime minister teresa may. he was the mayor of london. the other challenger is the current foreign secretary jeremy hunt. the prime minister will take over on wednesday. johnson signaled he will take a tougher approach to brexit negotiations and open to leaving the european union without having a trade deal in place. uk is right now due to depart the eu october 31st. >>> demonstration over a controversial extradition bill. the protesters flew bottles and bricks at police who fired rubber bullets and tear gas. millions took to the streets of how long continue to protest a bill allowing people that live there to be extradited to stand trial in china. >>> swedish prosecutors have until thursday to decide if they will formally charge american rapper rocky for a fight in stockholm. the 30-year-old rapper was arrested this month after he and three other people were involved in that fight. swedish authorities say a person was beaten a

we are live from westminster with this special edition of the programme, as the uk conservative party know whether borisjohnson will be britain's next prime minister orjeremy hunt has pulled off a major upset and gets the keys to number10. dozens are injured as massive wildfires sweep through central portugal. more than 1,000 firefighters and the army are still battling the blaze. can spain's accidental prime minister keep hisjob?

worldwide exchange" returns after this >>> boris johnson has been announced as the leader of the uk conservative party replacing theresa may. he is expected to take over as britain's prime minister later on today cnbc's willem marx is outside 10 downing street in london willem, this is a big day for the city, a big day for the country. what can we expect >> in the next couple of hours we'll have theresa may leaving downing street heading a few hundred yards away to the house of commons inside the parliament in westminster she'll be answering her last set of questions as prime minister, a weekly ritual that is focused on brexit. once she's finished there, she may give a public address before heading over to buckingham palace she will tend to her resignation, and soon thereafter boris johnson will be asked to form a new government. he himself will give a public address and soon thereafter we'll start seeing who he's decided to pick as his cabinet that's going to be quite key if he surrounds himself with people that share his views on brexit, that may give him a bit of a boost he will face the same chall

bundock live in westminster in a few hours we'll find out who the next leader of the uk's governing conservative party will be and here in the studio i'm ben thompson and that's our top story on tuesday 23 july after weeks of policy promises, debates and interviews we'll find out shortly whether boris johnson orjeremy hunt will be the uk's next prime minister. we'll assess the implications for the uk, the pound and post brexit trade deals also in the programme india could be about to deal a major blow to crypto currencies by banning digital tokens such as bitcoin, ripple, and ethereum. and it's the firm behind some of the biggest glossiest magazines in the world, but how is conde nast, the publisher of vogue, go, vanity fair adapting to the digital world? we'll get the inside track on making print pay. hello and welcome to business live. a special edition of the programme coming to you live from westminster. it's a big day here in the uk for the country's politics, because in a few hours from now, the governing conservative party will have a new leader. and i have to say, it's getting very warm as wel

. >>> european markets set to close with investors keeping close watch on voting in the uk's conservative partyeadership contest, a new prime minister set to be formally installed wednesday. wellem marx is in london with more >> thanks so much, deirdre in the next half an hour or so, members of the conservative party will be having to hand in the final set of ballots more than 100,000 of them have voted for a new leader we expect the winner to have that contest to be boris johnson, the former mayor of london we'll have that finalized at some point around midday tomorrow and once theresa may leaves the building behind me and goes to formally offer her resignation to queen elizabeth ii on wednesday, the new leader will then take charge as prime minister a huge amount on their entree, as you can imagine a lot of it focused on brexit. that's what brought down david cameron, theresa may's predecessor and her as well. and we have about three months now for the latest deadline for the uk to leave the eu we have the bound weakening over the last few weeks the reae real challenge for the leader will be

cannot know this but i suspect, have their boots in the conservative party but have the ha rd the conservative party but have the hard in brexit or the ukarty.“ they are infiltrators, one can only assume you believe whatever happens in the leadership election, the only genuine way to put this before the people is to go for a general election before brexit happens? no, i don't think a general election would be the right way it offers several reasons, and for practical reasons for the country. we had a general election we wouldn't get what i think we would need, a government with a clear majority that and determine its policy, argue it in parliament and be able to carried out. if we had a general election, we would get a very fragmented parliament indeed with some very curious people being elected and a government in an even wea ker elected and a government in an even weaker position than this government is at the present time because of its lack of majority. and that is not in anyone's interest and not in the interests of good government in the interests of good government in the united kingdom. the general election would be a really bad

the headlines at 11:00: borisjohnson is to become the next uk prime minister after winning the conservative party leadership. jeremy hunt, 16,656. borisjohnson, 92,153. and jeremy hunt, 116,656. borisjohnson, 92,153. and thereby give notice that borisjohnson is a lack did as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. deliver brexit, unite the country, and defeat jeremy corbyn. deliver brexit, unite the country, and defeatjeremy corbyn. and that is what we are going to do. this afternoon mrjohnson met activists at conservative party hq. tomorrow, he'll be heading to number 10 downing street. the president of the eu commission and the eu's chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with mrjohnson. president trump was one of the first to congratulate him — saying "he will be great". and in other news, a heatwave is spreading across the uk, with temperatures expected to climb to well over 30 degrees celsius this week. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers conservative writer tim montgomerie and the chief executive of think tank demos polly

iay'l >>> in the uk today will be conservative party leader boris johnson's first full day as prime minister. johnson spent yesterday meeting with queen elizabeth. but he also met with protesters and he made one thing very ea cl the uk is leaving the european union. >> and we are going to fulfill the repeated promise of parliament to lee pe and come out of the eu on october 31st. no if's or but's. >> he replaces former prime minister theresa may whon anounced her resignation last month. >>> authorities in virginia are looking who is repeatedly responsible for vandalizing the robertee e. l monument. it was found covered in graff i some of it is foul language. >>> in 2017, a judge sentenced mill two to four years for violating probation and that made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. yesterday, the court granted the rapper a new trial on the original charge because of alleged police corrun. the court said he would likely be acquitted if prosecutors retried the case and prosecutors have not said if they plan t do that. >>> reality tv star kim kardashian west is on a mission

it is about having a clear strategy for the uk, something stuck conservative party has always led the way. the productivity of our economy and eu regulations. we will begin right away on working to change incentives, to invest in capital. will generate talks on the free trade deals and we will prepare economic package the british business and lengthen this company. number one destination on this continent. the skills of our workers, i also repeat adequate for treat. i think them for their contribution to our society for their patience, there will be absolute certainty for the right to live here. i will make my absolute commitment to the october date. it is coming to an end, that reality needs to be recognized by all. today, there are many officials. they could be better deployed. free trade deals pay tribute to. i would to start on shackling our officials to undertake this new mission right away. we will not dominate a uk commissioner on the first of december. today is the first day, which will and on the 31st of october. a constructive relationship, constitutional course for friends

the headlines at 11:00: borisjohnson is to become the next uk prime minister after winning the conservative party,656. borisjohnson, 92,153. and thereby give notice that borisjohnson is a lack did as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. deliver brexit, unite the country, and defeat jeremy corbyn. deliver brexit, unite the country, and defeatjeremy corbyn. and that is what we are going to do. this afternoon mrjohnson met activists at conservative party ho. tomorrow, he'll be heading to number 10 downing street.

borisjohnson is to become the next uk prime minister after winning the conservative party leadership. jeremy hunt 16,656. borisjohnson 92,153. and therefore i give notice that borisjohnson is elected as leader of the conservative and unionist party. deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn and that is what we are going to do. this afternon, mrjohnson met activists at conservative party hq tomorrow he'll be heading to number ten downing street. the president of the eu commission and the eu's chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with mrjohnson. president trump was one of the first to congratulate him saying ‘he will be great‘. and in other news a heatwave is spreading across the uk, with temperatures expected to climb to well over 30 degrees celsius this week. this time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new prime minister, realising a decades long ambition. he's won the race to become conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. in a short acceptance speech this afternoon mrjohnson declared that his mission

uk. the conservative party suspected to name a new prime minister today at about 6:45 a.m. eastern time we'll bring you that decision as it happens former london mayor boris johnson is seen as the clear favorite theresa may's successor will take over tomorrow afternoon of course with johnson's elevation to prime minister, the concern is that the uk is hurdling closer towards a no-deal brexit so the reaction in europe is maybe surprising >> in corporate news, apple is reportedly in advanced talks to buy intel's smartphone modem chip business. the "wall street journal" says the deal, which includes a portfolio of products and staff, worth at least $1 billion, coul be struck in the next week the transaction would give apple access to work and talent behind the push to create chips for 5g wireless technology saving years of development it would have to do on its own. for intel it would shed a business that dragged on the bottom line. the journal says the companies have been talking for about a year this is like pocket lint for apple. >> it is >> people thought this deal was off

the headlines: borisjohnson is to become the next uk prime minister after winning the conservative partyrship. deliver brexit, unite the country and defeatjeremy corbyn! and that's what we're going to do! this afternoon, mrjohnson met activists at conservative party headquarters. tomorrow, he'll be heading to number ten downing st. the president of the eu connection and the eu's chief negotiator bo say they look forward to working with mr johnson. and other news this evening, as forecasters say we could see record temperatures this week, there are warnings about looking after the vulnerable. ina in a moment, time for sports day, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm, beyond 100 days will be live with reaction to the news of boris johnson becoming tory leader. after a pm, we'll be discussing the hand power at number 10. and at 10:30pm and 11:30pm, 0f power at number 10. and at 10:30pm and 11:30pm, of the papers. that is all a heads, here on bbc news, but 110w all a heads, here on bbc news, but now it's time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsd

. >>> across the pond in the uk, today will be conservative party leader boris johnson as full day as prime minister. he spent yesterday meeting with een elizabeth but h also met with protester. and he made one thing very clear, the uk is leaving the european union. >> and we are going to fulfill the repeated promise of parliament to the people and come out of the eu on october 31st. no if's or but's. >> johnson has said if no deal is reached by halloween, there will be a no-deal brexit which experts say could be an economic disaster. johnson replaces former prime minister theresa may who announced her resignation last month. >>> authorities in virginia are looking o is repeatedly responsible for vandalizing the confet ratstat -- confederate stat statue. robert e. lee monument. was found covered in graffiti.robert e. lee monument. it was found covered in graffiti. >>> relatives reported jeffrey clark to the fb after heas riled up after that october attack. they say he followed the uspected gunman on media and referred to him as a hero in a post after the shooting. clark face up to ten

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conservative party leaders in the uk just announced former foreign secretary boris johnston as their choice. here's live video there. this is for the country's next prime minister. he will replace outgoing prime minister theresa may, who held her last cabinet neating this morning. -- meeting this morning. johnson plans to take a tougher approach to brexit negotiations and is open to leaving the european union by the end of october without a deal in place. much different than theresa may. but many in his own party have already announced they will fight a no-deal brexit, with one minister resigning less than an hour before his expected election. >>> democrats in the house judiciary committee plan to hold a mock hearing behind closed doors today, as they get ready for tomorrow's testimony by former special counsel robert mueller. about his investigation into the interference in the 2016 russian investigation. his report did not reach a cob collusion on whether president trump obstructed justice in the investigation. >> there was no obstruction. there's no nothing. they're wasting their

borisjohnson is to become the next uk prime minister after winning the conservative party leadership.ader of the conservative and unionist party. deliver brexit, unite the country and defeat jeremy corbyn and that is what we are going to do. this afternon, mrjohnson met activists at conservative party hq tomorrow he'll be heading to number ten downing street.

. >>> the uk today will welcome conservative party leader boris johnson for his fuss detail as primeminister. he spent yesterday meeting witel queen abeth, but he also met with protesters as well and he made one thing clear to them -- the uk is leaving the european union. >> and we are going to fulfill the repeated promise of parliament to the pouple and comof the eu on october 31st. no if's or b's. >> johnson has said if no deal is reached by halloween, which is the deadline, there will be a no-deal brexit which experts say could be an economic disaster. johnson replaces former prime minister theresa may who announced her regnation last nth. >>> a pennsylvania court has thrown out meek mills conviction gun and drug charges. in 2017, a judge sentenced mills two to four years for violating toobation. that decision led high profile support and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform.he yesterday, ourt granted the rapper a new trial on the original charge because ofal ged police corruption. now the court said he would likely be acquitted if prosecutors retry the case b

it's a huge day for uk politics, because in a few hours from now, the conservative party will have ader. the markets and investors will be keeping a close eye on developments, to see how the change of leadership will effect post—brexit trade negotiations. so far, the uk has agreed continuity deals with 12 countries and regions. these include a group of countries from south america and the caribbean, and agreements with norway and switzerland as well as others. the total value of these deals is around $91; billion. injune, the uk signed an outline free trade agreement with south korea, which would look to maintain the current deal. trade between the two countries is currently around $10 billion a year. mutual recognition agreements have also been reached with the united states, australia and new zealand. these deals are not free trade agreements, but similar to current deals these countries have with the european union. last year trade between the us and uk hit a record high of $127 billion. however, some countries have decided to hedge their bets until they see how brexit turns out.

. >> brexit hard liner boris johnson officially becomes the uk's prime minister tomorrow. conservative partyected him to replace theresa may. i president trump hailed his election before a group of conservative teenagers today in washington, d.c. >> there are a britain trump. they call him britain trump. people are saying that's a good thing. they like me over there. that's what they wanted. that's what they need. >> along with brexit, johnson inherits escalating tensions with iran over the seizure of two oil tankers one by the uk and the other by the iranians. >> in north carolina a judge approved a legal settlement allowing transgender people to use restrooms matching their zwrernd identity that could end a lawsuit against north carolina's so-called bathroom bill and the law that replaced. >> first boston, now modesto. plans for a straight pride parade are under way in the central valley city. a flyer circulating is advertising the event in late august. so far the city has not provided the vent fanner with a permit. feelings about the event are mixed. >> i don't feel we need to give a perm

let's return to our main story, of borisjohnson being elected leader of the conservative party and becoming the uk's, and do they even know who he is? we asked people on the streets of washington to find out. ican open i can open it. i know who that is. he looks so much older. that's not trump. that's boris johnson. do you recognise him? absolutely not. i have seen the means. who are these people? he is a full, he is funny, also very dangerous. he looks just like him. he seems like a goofy quy- just like him. he seems like a goofy guy. that's critical. i am not sure where he stands on brexit. i thought he was once a supporter perhaps not much now. is there a special relationship? everybody has been talking about it for so long that there was one. i don't really know. special relationship is such a weird term for politics. brexit, maybe france? i would say russia. i hope we have a good relationship with anybody right now. uk. israel. between world war i and world war ii, we fought with each other. we love you, guys. gay queen. that is how it looks from the streets of washington, dc. more on the bbc w

conservative party. therefore, he will become the uk's next prime minister.ting tomorrow. >>> number four, here is a live look at sfo. the airport is celebrating the opening of a new terminal honoring the life of harvey milk. check it out, guys. nine gates officially open today for southwest and jetblue customers. >> an upside down palm tree i think. >> i like that. >>> number five, two for tuesday. if you liked yesterday, you'll like today. >>> recovery mode, all lanes open southbound 680 past stone valley. >>> number seven, krispy kreme rolling out an extra sweet menu. it has doughnut infused ice cream, nuop bing menu is making its debut today. >> it's sweet enough as it is. >> i don't know if you can improve on a classic glazed. >> that's true. >> that's too sweet, too much sugar. >> mike, what do you think? >> i'll try it. >>> good morning, america. we appreciate you starting your day with us and we want to tell you about a new flooding threat as you start your morning commute. fast-moving floods sweep the northeast. severe storms knocking out power for m

uk prime minister this morning. boris johnson, new leader of brittain's conservative party. s next prime minister. but his grip on power will be challenged almost immediately. >> several cabinet members plan to resign the moment that outgoing these sa may steps down tomorrow. johnson is also facing a big brexit deadline. he says promises will happen by october 31st, deal or no deal. nic robertson joins us. his rise to power comes at a critical time for brittain and he's not taking off the table the very likely possibility that the uk just crashes out of the european union? >> he's almost making it part of what is on the table. it's certainly the impression he is creating with the european union as part of a negotiating tactic. it didn't work terribly well for theresa may, not that she applied it in the way he says he plans to. he arrived with all the can-do. but already it's no can do for the leader of the opposition that says essentially putting to a vote the leadership of the country to 130,000 people. and the country is not representative. there should be a general electio

investors attentions this morning, stepping away from the macro where we expect the uk to deliver the results of the conservative party leadership contest with boris johnson expected to take that position later this morning, just after 11:00 a.m. the corporate earnings is driving moves this morning let's look at european markets and see what the individual moves look like. the dax is u shares higher for the german index. ftse 100 about a half percentage point higher as well as the ftse mib and the cac behind those let's look at the sectors and check out the breakdown. autos up about 2.9%. we had seen that index higher earlier on speaking to some investors in the auto space, the view seems to be, yes, we had another profit warning for the sector, but the market was widely expecting profit warnings. we already heard from daimler and gille. technology up, just over 1% with the chipmakers boosting that overall space. we'll get into detail on what's driving that sector in a bit banks rounding out the top sectors this morning, up about 0.7% let's get into one of the top stories in the bank space, that's ubs they posted a su

conservative members is not completely clear but ijust watched a hosting this event that around the uk, talking and some condescending fairly straightforward events. it is a friendly audience. conservative partyson a friendly audience. conservative party members, borisjohnson was heckled there by a tory member who accuse them of not answering questions when he came to kim darroch. i think is under a lot of pressure under that issue and a lot of people are really uncomfortable with the fact that he did not get behind the ambassador and that debate. the second thing to take away from it is jeremy debate. the second thing to take away from it isjeremy hunt. the clip those played on brexit, that is jeremy hunt's weakest spot when it comes to this leadership race. because he doesn't have this clear ina because he doesn't have this clear in a message is borisjohnson has. borisjohnson in a message is borisjohnson has. boris johnson says in a message is borisjohnson has. borisjohnson says over me and i'll get you out of this by the end of october, he believes he can get brexit done, he is confident that he can negotiate a new deal, but he is not think a date on it and the fear that some conservatives

except for the vote among dues-paying members of the conservative party in the uk.y british politics works, 92,000 party members voted for him. that was all it took. .13% of the population of a nation of 66 million. and thus he's the new prime minister. perhaps ivanka trump, adviser to the president of the united states, spoke for all americans this morning when she congratulated bo-jo for becoming prime minister of the united kingston. hear hear. that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. until we see you bright and early tomorrow morning, thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> so here's how it starts. and i will tell you, it goes by fast. from the moment they enter the courtroom to the moment they all filed out, the whole thing took less than five minutes. here's how it starts in the transcript. the jury enters at 2:21 p.m. the judge, "all right. please be seated. will the foreperson please stand and be identified? i understand you've reached a verdict, is that correct?" the foreperson, "yes, sir, w

except for the vote among dues-paying members of the conservative party in the uk. because of the way british politics works, 92,000 party members voted for him. that was all it took. .13% of the population of a nation of 66 million. and thus he's the new prime minister. perhaps ivanka trump, adviser to the president of the united states, spoke for all americans this morning when she congratulated bo-jo for becoming prime minister of the united kingston. hear hear. that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. until we see you bright and early tomorrow morning, thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. ♪ >>> this morning, we're counting down to bob mueller's highly anticipated congressional testimony. his day on capitol hill is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. and he won't be alone. the former special counsel made a last-minute request to have one of his longtime aides beside him. >>> plus, it's theresa may's last day on the job as britain's prime minister. she'll have one final round in parliament before meeting with

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later on today the country is newly elected leader of the conservative party borisjohnson will enter the door, number ten, behind me as the uk'sext prime minister. brexit is the biggest issue that he faces, the biggest challenge as a new leader. throughout the contest of course, for the job, throughout the contest of course, for thejob, he made a series of key pledges about leaving the european union. so what can we expect? mrjohnson has vowed to leave the eu by the 31st october deadline "come what may". he claims that the chance of a no—deal brexit is a "million to one". he wants to negotiate a new deal, including replacing the irish backstop, designed to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic. mrjohnson says the backstop could be replaced with so called "alternative arrangements" including a technologicial solution to avoid physical customs checks for lorries crossing the border. he says he won't hand over the $48 billion or £39 billion divorce settlement with the eu until the uk gets a new deal. if a new deal is not agreed, he will ask the eu for a "standstill period" to negotiate a free trade d

conservative party members in northern ireland. the union comes first, of course. the solution must be for the whole uko come out in its entirety from the eu. the principle is the backstop which traps us into following eu customs tariffs until the eu give us permission to leave the customs union, and that is not acceptable. the stowaway who fell from this plane into a london garden — an investigation is underway. three women make it into the top ten of the bbc‘s highest paid on air talent. china reacts with fury to the protests in hong kong and warns britain and the united states not to interfere. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — olly foster. we've already had british winners on the second day of wimbledon — we'll head live to the all england club and also lyon and the lionesses as we count down to the world cup semifinal. thanks olly, and thomasz has all the weather. the weather is lush. it is beautiful, just right. we will be talking about the european monsoon in halfan talking about the european monsoon in half an hour. also coming up: turning their backs on the eu — meps from the brexit

of a no-deal brexit this as boris johnson is set to become the uk's next prime minister today after easily winning the conservative party leadership election. the queen will invite johnson to form a government after incumbent theresa may submits her resignation this afternoon willem is at downing street. an exciting 24 hours for the uk. but the work is just beginning now. what has mr. johnson got ahead for him? at least in the next 24 hours in terms of his speech and cabinet formation? >> what he'll have do after he's been formally tasked with forming a new government by queen elizabeth late this afternoon, he'll give a speech publicly setting out his plans, focusing on europe, and that will be the biggest plans for boris johnson. he wi there is 99 days until the uk is currently scheduled to looeftd european union the challenge for johnson is the same problem theresa may faced, the math there is no guarantee he'll have a stable or strong majority in the houses of parliament however his plan of action as he expressed yesterday was to deliver brexit, make it happen by october 31st, unite his party and the country and pres

the papers have been sent out to conservatives around the uk to allow them to vote for the next partyister. a new record high temperature has been set in the american state of alaska, part of which lies inside the arctic circle. it reached 32 degrees celsius in anchorage on thursday. the average temperature there at this time of year is 18. climate change researchers say it's a worrying development. a sculpture of the american first lady, melania trump, has been unveiled in her home country of slovenia. this is it. but the life—size wooden statue has prompted mixed reviews. but to be fair, it was carved out of a tree trunk by a chainsaw. the reason she is in a blue dress is because it is the dress she wore at the inauguration. i know that you enjoy a sculpture, and a bad sculpture, but this one needs to be taken in sculpture, but this one needs to be ta ken in context? sculpture, but this one needs to be taken in context? it is an interesting piece of work and you can see it is drawing a crowd and by way of explanation, as i understand it, it isn't that there is a piece of wood popped

boris johnson will become the uk's next prime minister after winning the conservative party leadershipote. wi willem marx is in london with more what a morning >> reporter: it's been quite eventful although not surprising, he was the clear favorite, having won a vast majority of parliamentary lawmakers' support ahead of this contest that involved party members from across the country. two-thirds of those that voted, almost 160,000 as a total, they plumped for johnson. and he said in his acceptance speech a couple of hours ago that he wants it first of all to focus on delivering brexit then he wanted to unite the party and then he said he wanted to defeat the opposition led by labor leader, jeremy corbyn. dud, he pointed out, was not a great acronym, dud, so he added the word energize and ended up with this. take a listen. >> i say to all the doubters, dude we are going to energize the country. we're going to get brexit done on october 31st. we'll take advantage of all the opportunities that it will bring in a new spirit of can-do. i thank you all very much for the incredible honor that

we'll take you through every moment of this crucial day, as the conservative party selects the uk's next prime minister. good morning and welcome to westminster. within the next hour, we will know who will be our next prime minister, as the result of the conservative leadership contest is announced. this is the scene live at the queen elizabeth ii conference centre here in westminster where the outcome of the ballot of conservative party members will be revealed. borisjohnson is the clear favourite over his rival, the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. but mrjohnson could face ministerial resignations before he even enters downing street, as several cabinet members say they can't support his "do or die" pledge to leave the eu by the end of october. this is what we're expecting to happen over the next hour. one of these two men, jeremy hunt or borisjohnson, will be voted in as leader of the conservative party, after a ballot of about 160,000 tory party members. we are expecting that result in about a0 minutes from the queen elizabeth ii conference centre in westminster. after the result is ann

halfway through the hustings and there have been a series which have taken place across the uk, and for conservative partybers, a range of subjects have come up on domestic policy, education, further education, business rates, stimulating the economy, defence and security, and of course brexit. a fair bit of ground has been covered and boris johnson was asked about reports that number ten had tried to withhold some intelligence from him when he was foreign secretary. jeremy hunt refused to comment and borisjohnson said it was not true, but the point is we are increasingly getting to the point in this context where it comes down to the character of these people. you speak to conservative members at these events and some have firmly made their mind up as to who they are going to bat, and others are coming in fairly open—minded —— going to back. time and time again they say they think borisjohnson has and time again they say they think boris johnson has got and time again they say they think borisjohnson has got the personality to drive through brexit and win support, but others say jeremy hunt is the one th

jeremy hunt and borisjohnson have been addressing conservative party members as they bid to become the next uknister. our correspondence is in bedfordshire where they have been today and he has more on the position of both candidates on those leaks. jeremy hunt this morning tweeted the message which we had heard him deliver here at the hustings, and then borisjohnson deliver here at the hustings, and then boris johnson followed as deliver here at the hustings, and then borisjohnson followed as well. both men have been here, packed out crowd, 300 party members. after they got their tea, coffee and biscuits they sat down to die just what each of the two men vying to be the next leader had to say. borisjohnson went first, stating that some of those concerns around a no—deal brexit were unfounded, saying that mars bars, the ingredients for mars bars would still be available in the event of a no—deal brexit. and then, despite brexit being the biggest and most important topic on the agenda, there wasn't as much brexit talk as you might expect. yes, those leaked ca bles were you might expect. yes, th

he won the leadership of the conservative party on tuesday and has claimed he can take the uk out ofustice department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms to examine whether they are unfairly restricting competition. it didn't name any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon, and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. parts of europe are in the grip of the summer's second heatwave, with the jetstream bringing conditions from north africa. south—western france was worst affected — reaching 42 degrees centigrade. the world meteorological organisation said the rising temperatures bore "the hallmark of climate change". you are up—to—date on the headlines. now on bbc news — panorama. in america's south, some call it baby killing. we see this as the holocaust of our nation. my body, my choice. alabama has passed a law to ban abortion. other states are following suit. america is going to wake up one day. this is infanticide. women in some states could be forced to have their babies, even if they've been raped. if i'd had the option to terminate

two men hoping to replace theresa may as leader of the conservative party and british prime minster, is due to set out his plans to prepare the ukas restated his belief that failing to leave the eu at the end of october would leave their party facing political extinction. our political correspondent chris mason reports. it might look a bit like glastonbury, but this is actually a political gathering. around 5000 people turned up to see nigel farage asa people turned up to see nigel farage as a brexit party rally. it's the performance of the brexit party, the winners of the european parliament elections last month, that haunts so many conservatives. brexit! out on the campaign trail, both leadership contenders, borisjohnson the campaign trail, both leadership contenders, boris johnson and jeremy hunt, want to emphasise the desire to deliver brexit — with or without a deal. mr hunt acknowledges a no—deal brexit could put some out of business. and he will say in a speech that in the event of a no deal his government would help farmers, the fishing industry, and small businesses in just the way banks were held in the financial crisi

men trying to be the uk's next prime minister and both in the last hour have been asked about president trump's comments. the two had their last encounter before the conservative partycome the uk's next prime minister. more on that debate more broadly in a moment firstly here are their comments on donald trump's racist tweets. sigh andi donald trump's racist tweets. sigh and i said what i said. i think he was totally u na cce pta ble and i said what i said. i think he was totally unacceptable -- welcome is it what i said. in a modern multicultural country which you are trying to lead. i simply can't understand how a leader of that country could set. why won't you condemn it as racist? you can take from what i said what i think about president trump's woods. wasn't racist, mr hunt? ithink president trump's woods. wasn't racist, mr hunt? i think that. .. look, i am racist, mr hunt? i think that. .. look, iam foreign racist, mr hunt? i think that. .. look, i am foreign secretary and this is the president of the country that happens to be our closest ally and so it is not going to help the situation to use that kind of language about the president of the united states.

conservative party run. some say suspending parliament has to remain an option. the ukts of boats. and then we need to move forward in a way that can bring the party and the country together, and in a way, what sir john has said today is just another example of how desperately we need this country to start to come together again. whatever happens, in the next few months, there will be an brexit battle here, where parliament remains divided, our politicians are struggling to find a compromise. but if the new pm locked them out it could prove the most controversial move yet. the bbc says it has failed to reach agreement over plans for question time debate between borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. it is understood there were objections to the make—up of the studio audience, which is going to be a 50—50 split between conservatives and supporters of other parties. jeremy hunt has issued a statement saying he was not the one objecting to the format. ina the one objecting to the format. in a statement, the bbc said, we have already hosted a leadership debate in andrew neil‘s inter

. >>> number four, boris johnson won the election to lead britain's conservative party, therefore, he will become the uk'sime minister, replacing theresa may starting tomorrow. >>> number five, weather. 66 in walnut creek. that's about as comfortable as it will get today. concord mirrors your temperature, 95, well above average. if you want to go to places where the temperature is average, san francisco and the peninsula. the rest of us warm and hot. >>> number six, the commute looking very average. nice and light at golden gate bridge. looks like zipper trucks have been through. you've got more room on the southbound side. no major delays on the board so far this morning. >>> number seven, facebook contacting parents after a problem with its messaging app for children. the menlo park-based company says a technical error allowed thousands of kids to join group chats by people not approved by their parents. >>> an effort under way to create competition for pg&e. the move would allow other companies to provide electricity and natural gas services. the division bases its request on what it calls a pattern of

within weeks the conservative party will have a new leader and britain a new prime minister. as with so much in ukween boris johnson and jeremy hunt boils down to brexit. who do conservatives believe is better equipped to navigate the and constitutional crisis that looms as the departure date of october 31 draws near? my guest is former prime minister sir john major. what kind of conservative party and country will emerge from the mess? sirjohn major. welcome to hardtalk. conservative party leadership is in its final lap. you have been watching it very closely. what is it telling you about the state of your party? i have been a member of the conservative party since my 16th birthday. it's been a very large part of my life. i owe a great deal to it and i hope i have given quite a lot to it. i do not think i have ever seen the party so divided or in such difficulty as it is at the moment. and we need as we look forward, first to look at what is right for the country. let me make that point absolutely clear, that the country is infinitely more important than the party. and if asked to choose between

uk. we have more on how the new leader of britain's conservative party is being received. >> reporter: america'sy has a new leader. boris johnson will take over on wednesday when theresa may resigns after two years of brexit negotiations failed to produce a deal. johnson says brexit remains his top priority. >> i think we know that we can do it and for the people of this country are trusting to do it. >> the reaction has been largely positive including the u.s. were donald trump congratulated him in the early- morning tweet. they are longtime political allies and trump says their friendship will only strengthen the special relationship. >> he is tough and he's smart. they call him britain trump. >> johnson remains a controversial figure apart do is supportive trump and experts say asthma brexit could be difficult especially with the eu unwilling to negotiate a new deal. he faces what many are calling an uphill battle uniting the country a person to brexit by the deadline. >> it is much more likely to want to stop brexit or no brexit. he will officially become prime minister tomorrow after a visi

. >> reporter: the uk just got a new prime minister, a ballot of governing conservative party memberso be their leader. tomorrow, turn prime minister teresa may leave downing street, and asked to form a new government. >> deliver, unite, defeat, a perfect acronym for an election campaign. the final ifor energize and i say to the doubters we are going to energize the country. >> reporter: johnson will have to get britain to exit the european union. he led the winning referendum three years ago, by october 31st with or without a deal and over skeptical eu officials. >> enthusiasm puts a smile on people's face. unshakable confidence in that. >> reporter: london mayor criticized him for making gaffes and not having a grip on policy. >> is not a serious politicians that -- >> johnson has a friend in the white house, donald trump is no fan of prime minister may. johnson's populist and nationalist take on issues make him a better fit with the president. >> really good man, going to be the prime minister of the uk tough and smart. they call him britain trump. >> reporter: the british are divi

deeply concerned about the calibre of politicians in the uk as the country prepares to leave the european union, criticising both the conservative party murderers who refuse to reveal the location of their victims' bodies could spend longer behind bars, under legal changes being set out by the government. what's become known as helen's law, which will apply in england and wales, follows a campaign by the mother of helen mccourt. helen was killed 31 years ago but her body has never been found. ben ando has more. for 31 years, marie mccourt has been fighting for helen's law, named after her daughter who was just 22 when she was abducted and murdered in 1988. her killer — pub landlord ian simms. he has never revealed the whereabouts of helen's body. to have this law means that other families will not have to hopefully go through the pain and grief for as long as i have. i believe these killers now have to face up to what they have done because, to take a life is horrendous. but then, to take the lives of the family of that loved one and not let them nowhere their loved one's but it is, there is no torture worse than that. marie led a cam