chris mason, into this halloween budget. chris mason. liz _ into this halloween budget.oween budget. chris mason, liz truss was pretty defiant in your interview and says she is taking the party into the next general election. can she be that confident? ida general election. can she be that confident? ., , , ., ., , ., confident? no is the short answer to that. she could _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had to _ confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had to say - confident? no is the short answer to that. she could of had to say that, i that. she could of had to say that, sophie. _ that. she could of had to say that, sophie. in — that. she could of had to say that, sophie, in answer to my question because — sophie, in answer to my question because the alternative effectively would _ because the alternative effectively would have been to put an end date or time _ would have been to put an end date or time limit wo

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.roversial mini budget of ten days ago produced "a little turbulence", in the chancellor's words — that was kwasi kwarteng's reference to a collapsing pound and higher interest rates. since the events of friday 23rd september, the pound has regained most of its losses, but the costs of government borrowing and mortgage interest rates are still higher. and there remains the big question of how the chancellor will fund £15 billion worth of tax cuts, as our economics editor faisal islam reports. it was meant to be a growth plan, not a budget. it was meant to underpin the confidence of investors in all projects from those involving towering cranes to ordinary house moves to make that investment. but instead, it amplified an interest rate shock from around the world and targeted it at the uk. if i look back at this, natwest last week were quoting a five—year fixed rate at 3.77, whereas the changes that were made today, theirfive—year fixed—rate cheapest is 5.14. and that's with a 40% deposit

so let's go back to chris mason, our political editor. none more extraordinary than this in the sense that rishi sunak lost the contest to liz truss. he could have barely dreamt at that stage, that moment of defeat, that just a few weeks later he would be replacing her as tory party leader and british prime minister. it is tuite and british prime minister. it 3 quite astonishing, isn't it? the guy who was defeated by the current prime minister is replacing her a matter of weeks after she took office. that will take place in the next 24—hour is. rishi sunak, the man who campaigned all summer as the underdog monks can conservative party members on that trudge around town halls and exhibition centres, many hustings as the underdog, defeated by liz truss. to see the programme of government from her that he critiqued collapse within the first few weeks of her trying to implement it and here he is on the brink of replacing her and becoming prime minister. confirmed that he is the new conservative party leader. we are into one of those windows w

chris mason, our political — questioning the driver.questioning the driver. chris mason, our political editor, thanks _ questioning the driver. chris mason, our political editor, thanks for - our political editor, thanks for joining us. so the prime minister says public spending won't be cut, despite the cost of the mini budget. but investors are still nervous after the bank of england insisted its emergency intervention scheme in the bond market after the mini—budget would end this week. the bank is buying bonds to stabilise their price and prevent a sale which could put some pension schemes at risk. our business editor simonjack is here to explain more. so why are financial markets in turmoil and what does it mean for you? the big problems are in the government bond market. so, what is a bond? bonds are a bit like an "i owe you" from the government. it borrows money and promises to pay it back with interest. they are seen as a very safe investment — it's assumed the government will always pay it back. these bonds are bought and sold —

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.sisted that he is sticking to his plan and said he would be in hisjob in a month's time and he was going nowhere. he was speaking in washington where he was attending a meeting at the international monetary fund. our economics editor faisal islam is in washington now. from the moment this mini budget was practically being delivered the market reaction was terrible. what's new now is the political reaction, as we've been hearing, and the fact the markets are now assuming that large swathes of the mini budget is not going to happen, but that makes things quite precarious right now because if the u—turn doesn't happen, or if it's smaller than expected, the risk is that the markets are underwhelmed and react accordingly. so when we heard from the chancellor, who wanted to talk about the global origins of this interest rate and inflation crisis, his talks with the us treasury secretary, he also expected to hear some sense of a reversal coming. —— we also expected to hear. there was none. if

our political editor, chris mason, is in westminster. e to do? it has been an utterly extraordinary 24—hour, a combination of drama, crisis and some fast too, epitomised by the extraction of the then chancellor who was meeting in there, telling us he was 100% going to say, the extraction of him across the atlantic by the prime minister and his firing. we are talking about this corporation tax change and u—turn. i don't think that quite captures the change because what we understand about corporation that when liz truss, the prime minister, was trying to win the conservative party leadership and creating the mini budget and during the conservative party conference, she did not believe that rises in the rate of corporation tax raised any money because it hits the economy. it was anti—growth, to use her phrase. now, in a crisis, in an emergency, to persuade the markets, she says that it will raise £67 billion over the next five years. that strikes me notjust as a u—turn but a near capitulation of what has become known as liz truss economics.

chris mason.ven everything that has happened, what credibility do you have to continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high growth, low tax economy. the questions from others were in a similar vein, and brutal. he has to go because of the fall out from it, how come you get to stay? clearly, a difficult i day, can you explain to the public why you think you should remain as prime minister. will you apologise to your party? her answers were similar to the one i got, and then, that was it. thank you very much, everybody. and since that news conference this afternoon, let me share with you some of the reaction, in private come from conservative mps. "it was awful," says one. "i voted for liz. sadly, i think it hastens her demise," says another. "i can't see how she survives," and, "she has trashed our reputation." at the heart of the grumbles, a sense of hypocrisy and incons

you don't talk to i chris mason unless you are in real: — chris mason unless you are in real, reat— chrisason unless you are in real, real trouble! below i got the catt— real, real trouble! below i got the call with an hour and have to do. — the call with an hour and have to go, coming in 90 minutes, a prime_ to go, coming in 90 minutes, a prime minister in that sort of situation _ prime minister in that sort of situation is in trouble almost certainly _ situation is in trouble almost certainl . . ., situation is in trouble almost certainly-— certainly. can i ask again, with a longer— certainly. can i ask again, with a longer view, - certainly. can i ask again, with a longer view, we - certainly. can i ask again, l with a longer view, we have seen — with a longer view, we have seen what _ with a longer view, we have seen what has _ with a longer view, we have seen what has happened . with a longer view, we have seen what has happened inl with a longer view, we have i seen what has happened in the polls— seen what has happened in the polls lately— seen what has happened in the polls lately

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.cs in the hall in birmingham, but there was a wider message to voters at large. high peak in derbyshire returned a conservative mp in 2019, but with a very small majority. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to voters and business owners there. after a rocky start, an attempt to get back on track and the view of voters is key. in the peak district, this village woolshop is run by karen. people are starting to buy yarn to make blankets because they are worried about the energy. she says things have picked up since help with energy bills was announced. a conservative voter last time round, she is prepared to see how things unravel for the new prime minister. i think she�*s trying to kick—start the economy and i think she�*s got the right idea. i didn�*t agree with lowering the 45p high rate of income tax. i�*m glad she�*s has listened to people and changed her mind. but for some, things feel a bit more bleak. the market town of glossop has been home to this butchers

my complaint is triggered by some nasty, unkind, snide reporting i heard from chris mason at the tory

chris mason. bluntness, prime minister, but given everything that has happened, what credibility do you have to continue governing? what i have done today is made sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high—growth, low—tax economy. the questions from others were in a similar vein, and brutal. he has to go because of the fall—out from it, how come you get to stay? clearly, a difficult day — can you explain to the public why you think you should remain as prime minister? will you apologise to your party? - her answers were similar to the one i got, and then, that was it. thank you very much, everybody. and since that news conference this afternoon, let me share with you some of the reaction, in private from conservative mps. "it was awful," says one. "i voted for liz. sadly, i think it hastens her demise," says another. "i can't see how she survives," and, "she has trashed our reputation." the prime minister may have a n

"chris mason shouted at a passing liz truss. �*have you done enough, prime minister? did he seriously expect a reply to this question? or more likely, was it done for effect? shocking behaviour." and a viewer called doreen had a different objection. "total misrepresentation of liz truss rushing to leave conference after her speech. she was not running away. it was teeming down with rain, and she was rushing towards her car. the only comment made should've been why nobody had an umbrella for her." susan also contacted us about that latter sequence and recorded this video for us. my complaint is triggered by some nasty, unkind, snide reporting i heard from chris mason at the tory conference. liz truss was getting into a car, and he said words to the effect of, "liz truss can't leave quickly enough." maybe she had an appointment or a room to go to or work to get on with, whatever. she's probably sick of being caught and verbally mugged by reporters. do they do positive or only one—upmanship? we put that point to bbc news, and they told us... the thinking behind the mini

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.hat pensions will continue to be linked to inflation — but has pointedly not made the same commitment when it comes to welfare payments such as universal credit. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is here with his analysis. working age benefits cost the government £87.4 billion in 2021/22. to put that in context, the defence budget is about half that at £112 billion, while health and social care for england is more than double at £192 billion. the benefits budget covers a range of payments — including housing benefit, personal independence payment, and employment and support allowance, the main sickness benefit. but the biggest chunk of it goes on universal credit. around 5.7 million people claim this benefit. more than 40% of these claimants are in work. for those who are unemployed, and older than 25, they get £77 a week. benefits are uprated each april, usually in line with september's inflation figure, which is published later this month. but as you can see here — be

chris mason.other u—turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she's championed for months. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting, so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. i have therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government. this will raise £18 billion per year. so, a tax policy ditched, and her chancellor, too. i met the former chancellor earlier today. i was incredibly sorry to lose him. he is a great friend, and he shares my vision to set this country on a path to growth. today, i have asked jeremy hunt to become the new chancellor. and one more thing, government spending will be cut compared to what was expected. our public sector will become more efficient, to deliver world class efficient, to deliver world—class services for the british people, and spending will grow less rapidly th

a last word tonight with our political editor chris mason at westminster. ry difficult _ is that your understanding? he faces some very, very difficult decisions i some very, very difficult decisions very, very early on and amongst those are likely to be significant questions about whitehall budgets and squeezes on spending such as the economic legacy he inherits. dee, yes, this is a moment of personal political triumph? yes, this is a moment of personal politicaltriumph? rishi yes, this is a moment of personal political triumph? rishi sunak upo puts loaded with ambition, but it is only a few who managed to get the privilege of walking through that door —— and ill loaded with ambition. the youngest since lord liverpool in 1812, the uk's 57th prime minister. just as was the case with liz truss there will be more honeymoon, instant tough decisions, and central element of that, as you hint at, will be spending. we heard from the chancellorjeremy hunt in the last couple of weeks aboutjust how difficult the decisions he faces i. whether it was heaven or his succe

let's go to chris mason.ss as prime minister, the fastest, shortest and steepest roller—coaster in political history. she rose to the highest office and then crashed from it in record time, faster than any of her predecessors. crushed and humiliated by the reality of such a short tenure. there is never a more important time in british politics than when you cannot answer the question, he will be our prime minister in a fortnight? today is one of those moments, yet again. lunchtime in downing street and the podium is back, six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind as she became prime minister, she was back, too. this time to resign. i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. families and businesses who are worried about how to pay their bills. president putin's illegal war in ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent and our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. i was elected by the conservative party with a mandate to change th

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. to the climb—down on cutting the top rate of tax. government borrowing costs have also fallen to around the level they were before the so—called mini budget ten days ago. but will today's u—turn improve the government's credibility, calm the markets and help with people's mortgages? here's our economics editor, faisal islam. it was meant to be a growth plan, not a budget. it was meant to underpin the confidence of investors in all projects from those involving towering cranes to ordinary house moves to make that investment, but instead it amplified an interest rate shock from around the world and targeted it at the uk. natwest last week were quoting five—year fixed rate at 3.77, whereas the changes that were made to take their five—year fixed—rate cheapest is 5.14. and that was with a 40% deposit. ten minutes walk from the chancellors speech, a birmingham mortgage broker is still seeing the shock waves from last week hit ordinary consumers. it's been a massive shock this past week, th

the bbc political editor is chris mason. chris: t government finds itself in an almighty mess.trying to find out what conservative mps say they should do and what ministers say they will do. the chancellor says he is sticking to his plan. >> our position hasn't changed. i will come up with the median-term fiscal plan on october 21. as i said earlier in the week. and there will be more detail than. chris: the mood at westminster is moving every hour. >> liz truss last night. chris: swells of intrigue among ministers and backbenchers, with senior political figures asking, can liz trust's server -- liz truss survive? the prime minister has been in office 37 days. this is the track you would normally associate with the endgame. things said in private don't have as much clout. i want to read you a handful of quotes from conservative mps in the last couple hours. it is checkmate, we are stuffed, said one. it is dire, set another. they have taken no responsibility for hiking mortgage rates, another with real anger, we are all done for. and, there is no question in my mind it will all

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.er stories making headlines today. families of the victims of one of the worst mass school shootings in the us state of florida have furiously criticised the decision by a jury criticised the decision by a jury to spare the gunmen the death penalty. lawyers for nicholas cruz argued he should be spared execution because of long—standing mental health problems. the head of nato says the alliance will soon provide ukraine with hundreds of drones to counteract russian and uranian drones. speaking at the end of a meeting in brussels, jens stoltenberg says nato defence ministers have agreed to supply stock. speaking for the first time on the security underground princess amalia, who began university this year but had to move back home because of the issue could be targeted by criminals. netflix is launching a new cheapo streaming option with adwords in november as it hopes to keep viewers. it will be available in 12 countries including the us, uk, us, canada, mexico and australia. we just we

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.ks away from the date given by the government to set out how it plans to lower public debt. today, liz truss didn't rule out cuts in public spending. the global financial markets are just beginning their trading week and tomorrow, the chancellor will address the conservative party conference. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam is here. does it make a difference that she did have this acknowledgement today that the mini—budget could have been handled better? i that the mini-budget could have been handled better?— handled better? i think that acknowledgement - handled better? i think that acknowledgement contains | handled better? i think that - acknowledgement contains within it an implicit admission that the mini—budget, that there was a connection at least in part between the mini—budget and debt markets last week and that is closest to the consensus thinking in markets and in economics that hard numbers were needed. but this does also raise some challenges because hard numbers need s

chris mason, our political editor, awkward. chris mason, our political editor. thank _ awkward.th no real wage growth — that's according to the head of the tuc, the umbrella movement for the uk's major unions. it comes as energy bills are set to rise from april and the new chancellor says government spending cuts are coming. francis o'grady called for a general election and warned of further strike action to come. our employment correspondent zoe conway reports from the brighton. brighton might be basking in the autumn session but there is fear about the winter. they are dreading their energy bills. it about the winter. they are dreading their energy bills.— their energy bills. it keeps me awake at night, _ their energy bills. it keeps me awake at night, i've _ their energy bills. it keeps me awake at night, i've been - their energy bills. it keeps me - awake at night, i've been stressed with being ill about it, being able to afford my rent, food shopping every single week, even being able to afford school clothes and to actually send my children to school. i can't see any hope

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.d how much they should go up by are now at the heart of the debate in government. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been looking at the figures. working age benefits cost the government £871; working age benefits cost the government £87.4 billion working age benefits cost the government £871; billion last week. in context, the defence budget is about half of that at £1;2 billion in the health and social care bill for england is at almost double that, £192 billion. the benefits budget covers a range of payments, including personal independence payments, attendance allowance and housing benefit. but the biggest one undoubtedly is universal credit. around 5.7 million people claim this benefit. more than 1;0% of those claimants are in work, for those who are unemployed and older than 25 they get £77 a week. benefits are operated each april, usually in line with september's inflation figure, which is published later this month. but as you can see, benefits have not alway

chris mason, bbc. excuse the bluntness. but _ erm... chris mason, bbc.cuse the bluntness, but given everything - erm... chris mason, bbc. excuse the bluntness, but given everything that| bluntness, but given everything that has happened, what credibility do you have — has happened, what credibility do you have to continue government? what _ you have to continue government? what i _ you have to continue government? what i have — you have to continue government? what i have done today is made sure that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high—growth, low tax economy. but we recognise because of current market issues, we have to deliver the mission in a different way. and that's what we are absolutely committed to do — achieving that stability in what is achieving that stability in what is a very difficult time globally. robert prestel. the a very difficult time globally. robert prestel.— a very difficult time globally. robert prestel. the former tory chancellor _ robert prestel. the f

watching the events today, chris mason. it is worth emphasising — today, chris mason.ge challenges and the big questions. the economic statement has been pushed back to three _ statement has been pushed back to three weeks tomorrow, and so there are those _ three weeks tomorrow, and so there are those big questions. for instance. _ are those big questions. for instance, will pensions rise in line with prices? — instance, will pensions rise in line with prices? probably, but we await confirmation. two of many, many decisions — confirmation. two of many, many decisions that have to be and ukraine, there are warnings that and ukraine, there are warnings that a large bloodied battle could be looming between ukrainian and russian forces as they fight for control of the ukrainian city of kherson. it's been occupied for many months by russia. ukraine says russia has been strengthening its military forces. we've seen civilian evacuations like this from kherson. it said tens of thousands have left as troops advance. the it said tens of thousands have left as troops advance.— it

i chris mason who i think is a bit more on this.— chris mason who i think is a bit more on this.noon in parliament. my understanding is we will receive official confirmation in the next five or ten minutes or so. my understanding is, as i'm told, a disagreement about government policy, but instead what was described as an honest mistake on the part of the now former home secretary. huge turbulence again at the top of liz truss's government, losing one of the occupiers of a principal office of state. just a matter of weeks into the job,, a vacancy requiring filling, and another big moment for a prime minister already in colossal trouble. so the home secretary, suella braverman, resigning today in a meeting face—to—face with the prime minister. the prime minister was due to be on a visit to a factory this afternoon. her team were telling us as a reporter is all about that a couple of hours ago at lunchtime and that was hastily cancelled just before 2pm this afternoon which set tongues wagging as to why that would be the case and now we know why. there is a big vacancy in government

we rejoin our political editor chris mason.ow there have been gatherings of mps in the evening, do we have any of what tomorrow might bring? we have any of what tomorrow might brin: ? �* ., . we have any of what tomorrow might brinu? ., , , we have any of what tomorrow might brinu? . , , , bring? bottling and burying this chaos will now _ bring? bottling and burying this chaos will now prove _ bring? bottling and burying this chaos will now prove nylon - chaos will now prove nylon impossible, all the conversation among conservative mps is what to do given the situation the party and the government finds itself in. one very senior conservatives spoke to me tonight, "unforgivable, terrible, appalling. she has stuffed the party, the country and there is likely to be a general election." i must say that it was not the word stuffed that they used. an additional contribution from this figure, "how could the prime minister act like a little dictator without a mandate?" the conservative party is asking itself very big questions about w

by by report higher political editor chris mason. by report higher political editor chris mason.er a crush during halloween celebrations. many of the victims were teenagers and adults in their 20's — they died when a crowd surged in a packed alleyway in the capital. questions over how it happened, and whether more should have been done to prevent such a tragedy — are growing. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie reports from seoul. the grief travels far beyond those who have lost someone. the whole country is mourning. as it struggles to comprehend how so many young people could be crushed to death as they partied for halloween. this narrow alley became so packed, people couldn't breathe. they began to fall to the floor. this man's friend called him as the crush started. the woman next to him was unwell, he said, and he wanted to get her out. her hand went cold and then his friend hung up. it was the last time he heard from his friend. he was 21. he loved hip—hop music and fashion. he worked in construction but dreamed of being a fashion designer. this public altar gives people who ar

chris mason, a political editor in downing street.derstorms eased away and the rain has been pushing its way steadily north over the last few hours, but it will grind to a halt across eastern scotland overnight tonight. ijust want to draw your attention down to the south—west, the next batch of sharp showers set to arrive and they will be a bit of a nuisance during the night, they will be driving their way steadily northwards and thatis their way steadily northwards and that is worth bearing in mind. elsewhere, we could see some mist and fog patches forming just that little further north where we have those clearer skies but it is this area of low pressure that will continue to drive those showers in. eastern england might start the day relatively fine and dry with some sharper showers arriving through the latter stages of the afternoon and they were going to be driven along by some pretty brisk winds, 50 mile an hour gusts, darren, by some pretty brisk winds, 50 mile an hourgusts, darren, in by some pretty brisk winds, 50 mile an hou

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.. of the three main offices of state, two remain the same — jeremy hunt is chancellor, and james cleverly stays at the foreign office. suella braverman is home secretary — she resigned only last week after breaching ministerial rules on using a personal email address for official documents. elsewhere in the cabinet, dominic raab has been reappointed justice secretary and deputy prime minister — positions he held under borisjohnson, and ben wallace keeps his job as defence secretary moments ago it was announced that michael gove returns to front line politics to the job he held michael gove returns to front line politics to thejob he held under borisjohnson, levelling up secretary. let's get more from chris now. what do you make of the way rishi sunak�*s government is shaping up so far? this is an attempt to assemble a team in a range of shades of blue if you like, a conservative coalition and why? because the new prime minister wants to bind as many wings of his parliamentary party int

chris mason. >> given everything that happened, what credibility do you have with the government? >> what i have done today is your that we have economic stability in this country. jeremy hunt as chancellor is somebody who shares my desire for a high grace -- a high growth tax economy. we recognize the current market issues we have to deliver the mission in a different way. that is what we are absolutely committed to do. achieving that stability in a difficult time. >> robert pastor. >> the former tory chancellor who just said you have totally trashed the tory reputation for economic competence, will you apologize to your party? >> i am determined to deliver on what i set out when i campaigned to be party leader. we need to have a height growth economy but we have to recognize that we are facing very difficult issues as a country. it was right in the national interest that i made the decision i have made today to restore that economic stability so we can deliver first of all helping people with their energy bills but also making sure that our country is on the long-term footing fo

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham.talking movies is at the telluride film festival. hello from picturesque telluride high up in colorado's rocky mountains. i'm tom brook. in today's programme, we witness the beginnings of this year's oscars race on us soil as seen through the movies that were shown at the telluride film festival. we also report on movies seen here at telluride, which were first shown at the venice film festival. rocky mountain high byjohn denver plays remote telluride isn't easy to get to. many festival—goers come by air to savour a tightly curated 4—day festival that plays an increasingly important role in launching films that go on to win academy awards. one big telluride standout this year, the much—praised women talking from canadian filmmaker sarah polley, portraying a group of mennonite women deciding how to respond to sexual assault. it creates an illusion of light so you don't see the darkness. also getting accolades, empire of light, a contemplation on cinema from british director sam mendes w

i can 'ust tell you, chris mason �* get a bit more clarity.ell you, chris mason saying there was a breach of the ministerial code. just tell us what the ministerial code is, actually and why that would be a reason for a departure from government. so, the ministerial code is issued by prime ministers and it basically sets out how ministers are to conduct themselves in public office. and you will remember, notoriously, with the former home secretary she was investigated to see whether she had breached the ministerial code over her argument with her former secretary that she had been bullying officials. the investigation by the then independent ethics adviser, and i don't think liz truss has appointed an independent ethics adviser, said there was substance against priti patel but boris johnson famously decided not to ask her to resign even though it looked as though she had broken the ministerial code so this could be liz truss just, in the same way as she handled the issue at party conference, this could be liz truss trying to signal that she is

later we will talk to chris mason about the i talk to chris mason about the interview with liz trussss "serious concerns about the future of the sport." it was confirmed wasps have gone into administration. 167 people, including players and coaches across the rugby and netball teams have lost their jobs. they're the second club forced out of business in three weeks, following worcester warriors. the dcms committee will carry out their enquiry next month. a climberfrom iran is understood to be missing in south korea, two days after she competed in an international tournament without a hijab. friends of elnaz rekabi had been unable to contact the athlete since sunday after competing at the asian sport climbing championships. it comes as protests continue in iran following the death in police custody of a woman who was arrested for allegedly failing to properly wear her headscarf in accordance with islamic law. real madrid forward karim benzema has won the ballon d“0r award, the prize for the best footballer of the year. benzema played a starring role in real“s run to the champions leag

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.rs have been giving their reaction to news of liz truss�*s resignation. in the us, president biden thanked her for her partnership on the war in ukraine and said the us and uk would continue to cooperate closely. in france, president macron said it was important for britain to "find stability" as soon as possible. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has more details on the global reaction. we're following some breaking news out of the united kingdom. after less than two months on thejob... her resignation made headlines around the world, capturing the international bewilderment at the chaos in the uk. this from italy, no stranger itself to short governments. and a german journalist found herself having to repeat the expletives used by one mp last night. "i'm bleep furious and i don't bleep care any more." - she continues in german. in brussels, eu leaders holding a summit to discuss the world's energy crisis were, for a time, sidetracked by the extraordinary political drama he

chris mason, our political editor, reporting.hristophe crombez is a political economist specialising in the eu. he's a senior researcher at stanford university. hejoins us now from san francisco. thank you for being with us, what you make of the news boris johnson coming out of the leadership contest? what you make of the news boris johnson coming out of the leadership contest? i what you make of the news boris johnson coming out of the leadership contest? i guess realised he _ leadership contest? i guess realised he didn't _ leadership contest? i guess realised he didn't have - leadership contest? i guess realised he didn't have thel realised he didn't have the support, he does say he did have enough support to go on but my guess is that he simply didn't have that support, that is why he to withdraw. i think for the party and for the country, it's probably a good thing, we all remember that just a couple of months ago, his premiership ended with chaos, and i think they would have been quite likely that a lot of chaos would have

chris mason reporting there. the school of international service at the american university in washington. professor, in recent years we have looked across the atlantic at american politics and thought, goodness, what is going on and what comes next? i dare say this is being reciprocated in the other direction right now. yes, absolutely, _ direction right now. yes, absolutely, it _ direction right now. yes, absolutely, it has - direction right now. yes, absolutely, it has been l direction right now. yes, - absolutely, it has been quite a spectacle to look from my side of the pond to the state of british politics. i think, to be fair, this has been a story that has been happening over the course of years, if you go back to what happened over brexit, and the scandals with borisjohnson. but even by those standards the recent events have been absolutely astonishing with the rapidity at which the legal fortunes of liz truss seem to have collapsed. it liz truss seem to have collapsed-— liz truss seem to have colla sed.

chris mason reporting there. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come in the programme...lab grown brain cells how to play an iconic video game. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... ajury orders conspiracy theorist a jury orders conspiracy theorist alex ajury orders conspiracy theorist alexjones to a jury orders conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay over $900 million to the families of the victims of the sandy hook massacre. the un general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn russia's attends to annex four regions of ukraine. the us and its nato allies have reaffirmed their support for ukraine in their support for ukraine in the face of intense russian aggression, promising to send hardware to keo. in aggression, promising to send hardware to keo.— hardware to keo. in the past few days. — hardware to keo. in the past few days, putin _ hardware to keo. in the past few days, putin has - hardware to keo. in the past few days, putin has given i hardware to keo. in the past few days, putin has given us all another grim preview

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.ere president xijinping is let's turn to china, where president xi jinping is set to... in beijing, there is a rare act of protest just days before the historic communist party congress. images circulating on social media show two large banners unfurled on a bridge. one reads," no covid tess, we want to eat." the banners were quickly removed. state media has had behind the transformation of poorer towns after visits by president xijinping. steven mcdonnell has travelled to the heart of rural china to an area said to have been lifted out of poverty. zhangbei is on show to chinese people as a model of poverty alleviation, an area transformed after a visit from xijinping. we see pictures of china's leader now hanging in people's homes. translation: we all shook his hand, but it was very warm. - stories of xijinping's miraculous advice to poor farmers are being retold on tv, like his 2017 trip to zhangbei. translation: put an end to poverty. | how about mini potatoes for a better price? th

chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. like punk and sky—high platforms will be making a big comeback in spring and summer next year. but it's coperni's spray—on dress that's grabbing all the headlines. wendy urquhart reports. when bella hadid walked onto the runway wearing just a skimpy nude thong and heels, the audience had no idea what was about to happen. the american model stood stock still while a team from fabrican ltd sprayed her body with a white liquid, which slowly but surely turned into a chic white slip dress. layer upon layer was added and once the dress was finished off with a sexy split, hadid posed up a storm for waiting photographers in her one—of—a—kind dress. there was drama of a different kind at the valentino show when a model lost a shoe on the runway. but instead of putting it back on, she just discarded the other one and continued strutting her stuff as if nothing had happened. fashion is a fickle business and keeping up with what's in and what's not is a full—time job, but you can always rely on v

here's our political editor chris mason.ervative leader, this week's new prime minister. rishi sunak arrived at conservative party headquarters this afternoon, his party's third leader this year. waves, smiles and handshakes done, he wanted to talk to the country — but didn't want to face questions i'd like to pay tribute to liz truss for her dedicated public service to the country. she has led with dignity and grace for a time of great change and under exceptionally difficult circumstances both at home and abroad. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. i pledge that i will serve you with integrity and humility and i will work day out to deliver for the british people. all weekend and into this morning this woman, penny mordaunt,