in a liz truss to cabinet — not be featuring in a liz truss to cabinet and _ not be featuring in a liz truss to cabinet and they would be sacked to make _ cabinet and they would be sacked to make way— cabinet and they would be sacked to make way for new talent, or supporters of hers, in other words, rising _ 5upporter5 of hers, in other words, rising stars— supporters of hers, in other words, rising stars including kemi bagnall, who i_ rising stars including kemi bagnall, who i think— rising stars including kemi bagnall, who i think is fab. the rising stars including kemi bagnall, who i think is fab.— who i think is fab. the leadership contender who _ who i think is fab. the leadership contender who has _ who i think is fab. the leadership contender who has suppressed i who i think is fab. the leadership i contender who has suppressed and inspired people during the leadership campaign as a fresh face. does this chime with the stuff you are hearing and what does it tell us? ~ . are hearing and what does it tell us? . ., ., ., are hearing and what does it tell us? ~ . ., ., , us?

truss cabinet. is that something you are surprised by, or does it seem inevitable, given the gulf of their different plans in the economy and on taxation? it different plans in the economy and on taxation?— different plans in the economy and on taxation? ., , , on taxation? it has not exactly been a good-natured _ on taxation? it has not exactly been a good-natured contest _ on taxation? it has not exactly been a good-natured contest for - on taxation? it has not exactly been a good-natured contest for the - a good—natured contest for the conservative leadership. in some ways. _ conservative leadership. in some ways, it — conservative leadership. in some ways, it is — conservative leadership. in some ways, it is not surprising, there was _ ways, it is not surprising, there was speculation over the weekend, including _ was speculation over the weekend, including from my colleague in the lobby— including from my colleague in the lohby at _ including from my colleague in the lobby at westmins

liz truss still is in cabinet. 0ne and held the nation... liz truss still is in cabinet. one would hope they have a pretty good idea of what they have a pretty good idea of what the government would look like. the real question comes onto which way you do it. do you get a hand out? do you do it. do you get a hand out? do you give tax cuts? we're still suffering from the aftermath of covid. the reason we have high inflation is because supply chains were disrupted. that's been exacerbated by the ukrainian war. then we've got to china going into a slowdown because of their extreme zero covert policies, and that's causing a worldwide recession —— covid policies. when rishi sunak talks about this, in a sense, it continues what he was doing when covid was on. probably, that's the right thing to do if you can do it in a non—inflationary way by targeting people's bills as people are getting help with costs now. do you think we will see an emergency budget which is what gordon brown is suggesting? i budget which is what gordon brown is su: arestin ? ~' ,, budget which is wha

liz truss will have had her new cabinet installed, shall have done her first pmqs and be under huge pressure to say what she'll do for the cost of so far we've had another leadership postings tonight — she's been focused on tax cuts, being seen by many industry experts and economists that her tax cuts will not actually help with the vast majority of energy rises. so what we see in several of the front pages tomorrow are quotes from people closest to liz truss to say that when she does become prime minister, there will be a big package. now cast your mind back to an interview liz truss gave to the financial times where she said there would be no hand—outs to help people — apparently there will now be hand—outs, and quite sizeable hand—outs based on these reports. there's some reporting in the times that say she could cut vat on fuel bills which was rishi sunak�*s idea, but also boost universal credit. but it's very clear that liz truss has grasped the scale the challenge and when she becomes prime minister on the 6th of september, we will get a sense on what she will actually do.

the welsh secretary, sir robert buckland, has switched his support from rishi sunak to liz truss, becoming the first cabinet minister to publicly change sides in the conservative leadership race. he told the daily telegraph that after "deep" reflection, he'd decided ms truss was the best person to take the country forward. climbing all of scotland's munros, or mountains, is a rite of passage for some hill walkers. but can you imagine scaling all 282 summits at the age of 82? nick gardner from the highlands set himself the challenge after his wife was taken into care. and as the royal osteoporosis society has just tweeted its congratulations, because, in the past hour he has just completed his final climb of the munros challenge. being with my wife is very challenging. because she does know me, but onlyjust. when your partner has alzheimer's, the problems are very severe. it has helped me deal with those problems. when i could no longer look after her, that was the game changer. that one really knocked me over. and i thought, "i have got to get a focus on life that was going to last a while

the welsh secretary sir robert buckland has switched his support from rishi sunak to liz truss — becoming the first cabinet minister to publicly change sides in the conservative leadership race. he told the daily telegraph that after "deep" reflection, he'd decided ms truss was the best person to take the country forward. great britain's rowers thave won seven medals at the european championships in germany this morning, including four golds. there are high hopes for the british women's gymnastics team later today. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor can tell us more. we must start on the water because it has been a great morning for great britain. as you mentioned, seven medals in rowing, four gold. the rush was started by the women's four, then a few minutes later the men's four and certainly one of the performances of the morning had to be the women's quad sculls. they make their win look easy, they led from the start, never looked back and in the end with three seconds ahead of the netherlands. it means great britain are top of the medal table. really impressive stuff so far. gb h

the welsh secretary, sir robert buckland, has switched his support from rishi sunak to liz truss, becoming the first cabinet minister to publicly change sides in the conservative leadership race. he told the daily telegraph that, after deep reflection, he'd decided ms truss was the best person to take the country forward. the leader of plaid cymru has called onjonathan edwards to stand down as an mp. mr edwards, who has sat as an independent mp, was cautioned by police in 2020 for assaulting his wife, and suspended from the party. earlier this week, it was announced he would be permitted to represent the party at westminster again, but adam price has since advised edwards to resign. our political correspondent david wallace—lockhartjoined me earlier to explain how the story developed. earlier this week, the party said he would be permitted to have the whip back, as it is known, to represent the party. the party chairwoman said that came following procedural advice they had received. a decision that split the party. their formal leader leanne wood was quite vocal saying she did not agree

truss was in the cabinet, made decisions that liz truss now would like to reverse, such as a planned rise in corporation tax as well. obviously, the leadership contest is becoming dominated by the cost of living question and the support that might be made available for people to deal with the rising energy bills in the months ahead. what we do know is that the uk government under boris johnson is saying it is not our place to make majorfiscal decisions when a new prime minister will be in place a number of weeks. however, for many people, weeks more of uncertainty about exactly what help they will get is quite difficult because we simply don't know who the prime minister is going to be. we have heard from the chancellor this morning, he was talking about how hisjob at the morning, he was talking about how his job at the moment is split between two macro roles, essentially, there has been 37 billion pounds the uk government says of support outlined so far, he is trying to ensure people get that so, for example, every household across the uk will, as of october, start getting £400 in

the welsh secretary, sir robert buckland, has switched his support from rishi sunak to liz truss, becoming the first cabinet minister to publicly change sides in the conservative leadership race. he told the daily telegraph that after "deep" reflection, he'd decided ms truss was the best person to take the country forward. it's the perfect weekend for a day out at the beach, but a lack of public toilets in some seaside towns is catching people short, and potentially affecting tourism. campaigners in cleethorpes are concerned that visitors are leaving the beach and heading home early due to a shortage of facilities. lizzie steel has more. sun, sea, sand. bog—standard ingredients for a day at the beach. spending a penny has never been so hard. i spending a penny has never been so hard. , . , spending a penny has never been so hard. , ., , , hard. i personally saw people urinatin: hard. i personally saw people urinating on _ hard. i personally saw people urinating on the _ hard. i personally saw people urinating on the beach. - hard. i personally saw people | urinating on the beach. worse.

the welsh secretary, sir robert buckland, has switched his support from rishi sunak to liz truss, becoming the first cabinet minister to publicly change sides in the conservative leadership race. he told the daily telegraph that, after deep reflection, he'd decided ms truss was the best person to take the country forward. a critical incident�*s been declared by the nhs in shropshire. the crisis has been put down to a high number of patients arriving at hospital, difficulties discharging people because of a lack of capacity in the care sector, and staff absence because of covid. it means some non—urgent operations will be postponed. climbing all of scotland's munros, or mountains, is a rite of passage for some hill walkers, but can you imagine scaling all 282 summits at the age of 82? nick gardner from the highlands set himself the challenge after his wife was taken into care, and the royal 0steoporosis society has tweeted its congratulations because, this afternoon, he's completed his final climb of the munros challenge. here's more about his motivation. being with my wife is very chal

i can imagine liz truss, saying, "why do i have to have these other cabinet ministers, "i can do it all?!" there is that power grab instincts around in the air at the moment, you can imagine donald trump doing it. now, constitutionally, it's interesting, isn't it? there are issues, because the governor—general, who is the queen's representative in australia, appears to have signed off on these changes but again didn't tell anyone. he was secretly sworn in — i there are secret ceremonies that took place. i mean, it'sjust so bizarre, the whole situation! - now, it is important - to stress that he did not do anything illegal. he acted completely legally. it is within his power to sign himself_ it is within his power to sign himself secretly— it is within his power to sign himself secretly into - it is within his power to sign himself secretly into jobs. l of course, there is a public- expectation that you would tell us this, and of course, i if not the prime minister, then maybe the _ governor—general should have. and this is very worrying i territory because we have a different cl

and liz truss, saying, why do i have to have these other cabinet ministers, i can do it all?! there is that power grab instinct around in the air at the moment, you can imagine donald trump doing it. constitutionally, there are issues, because the government in general, the queen's presented in australia, appears to have signed off on these changes but again didn't tell anyone. he was secretly sworn in, there were secretl ceremonies that took place. it isjust so bizarre, | the whole situation. now, it is important to stress- that he did not do anything illegal. he acted completely legally, he is allowed to do that, - signing himself intojobs,| of course there is a public expectation that you would tell us this, and of course, _ if not the prime minister, i then maybe the government general should have. this is worrying territory— because we have a different climate, different landscape in australia - now, under the new labour government that pointed the first ever public minister, in the second time, - they would definitely push forward for a republic. the reason the monarch

the welsh secretary, sir robert buckland, has switched his support from rishi sunak to liz truss — becoming the first cabinet minister to publicly change sides in the conservative leadership race. he told the daily telegraph that after "deep" reflection, he'd decided ms truss was the best person to take the country forward. the headlines on bbc news... the man suspected of attacking and seriously wounding author salman rushdie has been charged with attempted murder. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from 9 rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walkout in a row over pay and conditions. climbing all of scotland's munros, or mountains, is a rite of passage for some hill walkers. but can you imagine scaling all 282 summits at the age of 82? nick gardner from the highlands set himself the challenge after his wife was taken into care. and as the royal 0steoporosis society has tweeted its congrat

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that liz truss�* plans are "a holiday from reality". in the telegraph, "avoid a&e, says nhs as winter crisis bites early" reads their front page. the i leads on the tory leadership campaign. "truss blow: voters want hand—outs not tax cuts" is their headline. and finally, the guardian, "nhs cannot be put on a pedestal" — quoting after prime ministerial candidate liz truss, who — the paper says — called for cuts to the service. daily mail tomorrow with an attack on nhs, accusing the service of spending £1 million on "woke groups" for their staff. on the front page of tomorrow's mirror, "fergie's case for the defence" — afterformer united manager testified in ryan giggs�* trial. the express is the migrant crisis will at least last five more years. the financial times�* weekend pages carry a warning about a market rally from the bankers of wall street. do you want to kick us off first of all this evening? this is the front page of the times, truss plans a holiday from reality, says gove? michael gove is coming out very firmly

rishi sunak to liz truss in the tory leadership race to become prime minister. writing in a british newspaper, sir robert says ms truss is the "right person to take the country forward". the welsh secretary had previously backed former chancellor mr sunak, citing his experience and judgment. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is here with me now. how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi _ how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's _ how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's campaign l how significant is this? it is a big | blow to rishi sunak's campaign to being next prime minister of the united kingdom. robert buckland, it was not long ago he was going on television programmes saying that rishi sunak was the right person to lead the country through challenging economic times but he has written this piece for the telegraph newspaper today where he says that liz truss is now the right person to take the country forward. he talks about changing his name, says it has not been an easy decision for him to mak

writing in the times newspaper, the former cabinet minister criticised mr sunak�*s rival, liz truss, saying she appeared to be taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut tax rather than give direct payments to struggling households. she has previously argued that high taxes are "potentially choking off economic growth." vladimir putin has said un officials will be allowed to visit and inspect the russian—held zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine. the announcement comes amid growing concern over the safety of europe's largest nuclear plant. our correspondent hugo bachega is in odesa. hugo, how quickly will this happen? isa is a good question. yesterday president zelenskyy in this note the address— president zelenskyy in this note the address at— president zelenskyy in this note the address at the details of the visit by international monitors would be discussed — by international monitors would be discussed and russia appears to have dropped _ discussed and russia appears to have drouped its _ discussed and russia appears to have dropped its demand that any m

he's come out and written in the times that he'll be backing liz truss. some people feel this is quite a big blow for rishi sunak — remember, sajid javid was the person that triggered the downfall of borisjohnson, if you like, it was his resignation that led to the wave of resignations that led to the wave of resignations that we saw that ended up with boris johnson resigning. and what he's said in why he's backing liz truss is that again, it comes down to tax policy — he says that liz truss has a bold economic plan, he doesn't agree with the plan to keep taxes as they are at the moment, he like them reduced. he also tried to stand for the leadership race but pulled out quite quickly. in his agenda, he also talked about cutting taxes — but he doesn't personally attack rishi sunak and what he's talking about. . , . ., ~ , about. thanks very much for keeping an e e on about. thanks very much for keeping an eye on the — about. thanks very much for keeping an eye on the situation _ about. thanks very much for keeping an eye on the situation there, - a

writing in the times newspaper, the former cabinet minister criticised mr sunak�*s rival, liz truss, saying she appeared to be taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut tax, rather than give direct payments to struggling households. she has previously argued that high taxes are "potentially choking off economic growth". i'm joined by our political correspondent, helen catt. fairly critical then of liz truss's policies? fairly critical then of liz truss's olicies? , , ., fairly critical then of liz truss's olicies? , i. , fairly critical then of liz truss's olicies? , , ., policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase _ policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase that _ policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase that michael- policies? yes, you picked out the key phrase that michael gove - policies? yes, you picked out the| key phrase that michael gove says policies? yes, you picked out the - key phrase that michael gove says he is deeply concerned the framing of the leadership debate by many has been a holiday from reality, that the answer to the cost of living crisis c

writing in the times, the former cabinet minister criticised mr sunak�*s rival, liz truss, saying she appeared to be taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut tax, rather than give direct payments to struggling households. she has previously argued that high taxes are "potentially choking off economic growth". earlier i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt who told me that mr gove has been very critical of liz truss's policies. michael gove says he is deeply concerned that the framing of the leadership debate by many has been a holiday from reality that the answer to the cost of living crisis is not to reject further hand—outs and cut tax and instead he believes that rishi sunak has the right approach to tackling the cost of living. this is certainly a helpful intervention for team rishi sunak. michael gove is a big figure in uk politics and has been for more than a decade now and is seen as a serious politician, a serious thinker, so for him to come out and back rishi sunak�*s policies is helpful and is helpful at this point as well, because we've seen in r

truss and i am sure all the best people will be involved in any cabinet from rishi sunak. mil best people will be involved in any cabinet from rishi sunak. shallot cabinet from rishi sunak. all of thank you- _ cabinet from rishi sunak. all of thank you- -- — cabinet from rishi sunak. all of thank you. -- oliver _ cabinet from rishi sunak. all of thank you. -- oliver dowden. i a leading charity is warning that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the school holidays. the children's society says the rising cost of living and changes to how the scheme is funded have created a postcode lottery for families that are already struggling. 0ur education correspondent, elaine dunkley, reports. zed watches every penny. today, she's shopping at a community food pantry to pick up discounted essentials for the children. last summer, zed got a free school meal voucher in the holidays worth £15 a week. but here in birmingham, that's been scrapped. £15 might not sound like a lot of money. ac

he emphasised he is a change candidate, liz truss had been in cabinet longer than he had and he had supported things like brexit as well that was symbolic of his attitude towards change and reform. i think both candidates pretty happy this morning with the way that the hustings went last night but they still have weeks to go of this campaign and i think the key voters they are hoping to win over other people who are still undecided now that the ballots have gone out. thank you very much for now. british airways says it will stop selling tickets on short—haulflights from heathrow airport until monday. the move is due to the cap on daily passenger numbers that the airport has imposed over the summer, in an attempt to reduce travel chaos. the sales suspension will affect ba's flights to domestic and european destinations. the england women's football team have been celebrating their historic euros victory with thousands of fans in london's trafalgar square. and the party's continued up and down country, with the lionesses inspiring young girls to follow their footballing dreams. laura tra nt r

and liz truss, saying, why do i have to have these other cabinet ministers, i can do it all?! there is that power grab instincts around in the air at the moment, you can imagine donald trump doing it. constitutionally, there are issues, because the government in general, the queen's presented in australia, appears to have signed off on these changes but again didn't tell anyone. he changes but again didn't tell an one. . , , . , changes but again didn't tell anone. i, ., anyone. he was secretly sworn in, there are secret _ anyone. he was secretly sworn in, there are secret ceremonies - anyone. he was secretly sworn in, there are secret ceremonies that. there are secret ceremonies that took— there are secret ceremonies that took place — there are secret ceremonies that took place it— there are secret ceremonies that took place it is— there are secret ceremonies that took place. it isjust _ there are secret ceremonies that took place. it isjust so - there are secret ceremonies that took place. it isjust so bizarre, i took place. it isjust so bizarre, the whole — took p

liz truss has affirmed again today, respect for her as a cabinet minister but what i think is a mistake. she wants to borrow billions of pounds from our grandchildren to cut taxes in the region of £50 billion. what rishi has said is he's worried about the impact on inflation and that is where his focus is so it's a crucial point in a debate and when you look at what came out from the bank of england yesterday, we need to focus on inflation. i'm joined now by the conservative peer and pollster lord hayward. do you have a candidate you prefer? they are both saying very different things. they are both saying very different thins. ., �* .,, ., they are both saying very different thins. ., �* ., ., ., i, things. no, i'm acting as an analyst and listening _ things. no, i'm acting as an analyst and listening to _ things. no, i'm acting as an analyst and listening to their— things. no, i'm acting as an analyst and listening to their messaging i things. no, i'm acting as an analyst| and listening to their messaging and looking at the opinion polling. what was striking about the debate las

writing in the times newspaper, mr gove said many people expected liz truss to win, but branded her campaign as a �*holiday from reality�*. he said he believes rishi sunak "makes the right arguments". he also added he cannot see himself being in government again — bringing hiscareer in front line politics to a close. finland�*s prime minster, sanna marin, says she has nothing to fear after taking a drugs test, following the emergence of a video of her, at a party. the 36—year old took the test, after some in finland, interpreted comments by partygoers in the footage, as referring to drugs. here�*s caroline hawley. these are the pictures that have put the finnish prime minister in the spotlight, sanna marin in the black top enjoying herself at a party, but the leaking of the footage prompted her to take a drugs test, and today she announced she had, though she said she considered the call as unfair and was doing it for her own legal protection. she said she had always been any fit state to lead the country. we didn�*t have any government meetings during that week and i had time

what i'm baffled about is that liz truss is the longest serving member of the conservative cabinet, she was in the cabinet before borisjohnson, she has been serving since part way through david cameron's term. she says she was making these arguments but she was having zilch influence on her colleagues. either they are not the sort of conservative that she is or she is not very persuasive, she doesn't have the clout in government. isn't that worrying because not a huge number of her cabinet colleagues backed for thejob? this of her cabinet colleagues backed for the 'ob? �* , , , , the job? as ministers they were bound by collective _ the job? as ministers they were l bound by collective responsibility. once colleagues are in cabinet they are bound by collective responsibility, they cannot outwardly disagree. i believe she argued for the free market. find outwardly disagree. i believe she argued for the free market. and to be fair to her— argued for the free market. and to be fair to her rishi _ argued for the free market. and to be fair to her rishi sunak- argued for the free market

they were sitting beside each other in cabinet _ views. they were sitting beside each other in cabinet until _ views. they were sitting beside each other in cabinet until a _ views. they were sitting beside each other in cabinet until a few- views. they were sitting beside each other in cabinet until a few months i other in cabinet until a few months ago. other in cabinet until a few months auo. ~ , other in cabinet until a few months am, . , ., , ' ago. we see those different approaches- _ ago. we see those different approaches. so _ ago. we see those different approaches. so gordon - ago. we see those different - approaches. so gordon brown's view is that there should be something done now, and as you say, this could be seen as some sort of emergency that. in be seen as some sort of emergency that. , ., , that. in terms of this debate between the _ that. in terms of this debate between the candidates. - that. in terms of this debate between the candidates. do| that. in terms of this debate - between the candidates. do you think the inter

a lot of your ex cabinet colleagues are coming out in support for liz truss. is your campaign losing momentum? in truss. is your campaign losing momentum?— truss. is your campaign losing momentum? ., ., , , ., momentum? in the parliamentary stage of this contest. — momentum? in the parliamentary stage of this contest, i _ momentum? in the parliamentary stage of this contest, i topped _ momentum? in the parliamentary stage of this contest, i topped the _ momentum? in the parliamentary stage of this contest, i topped the ballot - of this contest, i topped the ballot in each and every round, with more support from mps than any other candidate, and since the close of that ballot, we have had lots more people coming on board as well, so i feel very confident that there is an enormous amount of support, the most support in a parliamentary party for my candidacy. this is about canvassing members, which is why i am going around the country talking to members about my vision for the future, how we can put conservative values interaction, reforming our public servic

i think liz truss is someone who was more committed to the regulation, for example, than rishi sunak, her opponent in this race. there are ways that she can reassure markets and certainly for all the reasons you havejust highlighted, she certainly will need to. let highlighted, she certainly will need to. . highlighted, she certainly will need to. , ., , , , to. let me bring un on this because the strength — to. let me bring un on this because the strength of— to. let me bring un on this because the strength of the _ to. let me bring un on this because the strength of the dollar— to. let me bring un on this because the strength of the dollar is a - the strength of the dollar is a problem notjust for the uk but for other countries in europe and as i say, it is paying for fuel. other countries in europe and as i say, it is paying forfuel. america has this fuel independence and stm rightly says, the uncertainty of the economic situation here in the uk is driving sterling downwards. do you think americans are conscious of that? �* u, , u, think americans are conscious of that? �

rishi sunak to liz truss. there is a huge amount to bits of evidence like that that liz truss is going to remain the front runner and will win. things are, i suppose by getting slightly more tricky for her in the following week because of the topic. of course her plans would be quite difficult, intensive, in terms of the maths. she is already promising tax cuts and will already do more spending. on top of that kind of scanner support packages that would be needed. her team must be wondering how it will work. where there will not _ wondering how it will work. where there will not the _ wondering how it will work. where there will not the maths _ wondering how it will work. where there will not the maths matters. | there will not the maths matters. thank you, both for your time. let's catch up on all the sport. maths matters in football, i am afraid. manchester united once again, we have been here a few times talking about a new manager having their worst start possible in history, this time i think it might be,

michael gove and lots but is widely thought of as being one of the competence cabinet ministers and the competence cabinet ministers and the kennedy administration, the fact he is willing to go out and criticised so heavily somebody who is likely— criticised so heavily somebody who is likely to — criticised so heavily somebody who is likely to be the next prime minister— is likely to be the next prime minister shows the extent of divisions— minister shows the extent of divisions in the conservative party. what _ divisions in the conservative party. what a _ divisions in the conservative party. what a job— divisions in the conservative party. what a job the next prime minister is going _ what a job the next prime minister is going to — what a job the next prime minister is going to have holding it together and bringing some sort of degree of unity back— and bringing some sort of degree of unity back to the party.— unity back to the party. matt, in a nutshell on _ unity back to the party. matt, in a nutshell on michael— unity back to the party. matt, in a nutshell on