and when to expect them. it s tuesday, the 6th of september. welcome to downing street, a date that will go in the history books because in a few hours number 10 will welcome its newest resident and we know who it will be, liz truss, elected leader of the conservative party yesterday and has had the night to get her head around things and make appointments and plans. this morning, borisjohnson leaves here. bringing his three year premiership to an end and then liz truss will arrive and take over. this morning we look at the many challenges she faces in those early moments. at first, here is this from a lyrical correspondence iain watson. in one day, we ll hear from two prime ministers. in this street, a transfer of power will take place without a general election. early this morning, borisjohnson will give his final speech as prime minister. then late this afternoon, liz truss, his successor, chosen by conservative members, will set out her stall. but what will happen in betw
her predecessor, borisjohnson, left downing street for the last time. in his farewell speech, he urged the conservative party to unite behind his successor. let me say i am now like one of those booster rockets that has fullfilled its function, and i will be gently reentering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obsecure corner of the pacific. we will have the latest on the change in prime minister and the challenges that liz truss faces. especially the cost of fuel and the cost of living crisis, with a new plan expected this week costing tens of billions of pounds to help households and businesses. for some, to help cannot come soon enough and we will hearfrom to help cannot come soon enough and we will hear from those already feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living. feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living- cost of living. because of the gas, i don t cook cost of living. because of the gas, i don t cook so cost of living
with her majesty, she will become the 56th uk prime minister the third woman in number ten. labour s deputy leader, angela rayner, says mrjohnson has missed opportunities to fix problems after the last few months. we ve seen borisjohnson going around having his holidays, and enjoying himself, when the rest of the country have been absolutely petrified. i have got businesses locally who have been there since prewar, who are saying that they will not be able to survive. hello and welcome from downing street where later today, liz truss will enter the famous door at number ten as the uk s new prime minister, after being announced yesterday as leader of the conservative party. the man she ll take over from, borisjohnson, has arrived in aberdeenshire to meet the queen in balmoral and formally resign from office. earlier this morning, here in downing street, he delivered a farewell speech extolling his own record as prime minister and calling on the conservative party to get
was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. good afternoon. the jury in the trial of ryan giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the three counts he faced during the four week domestic violence case at manchester crown court. matt graveling is at manchester crown court. hejoins me from manchester. so, explain what has happened and what it means. , ., ., ., ., ., it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as ou it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say. it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say. this it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial has it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial has been - as you say, this trial has been going on for three and half weeks, but after more than 22 hours of deliberation, a jury here at ar
welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres