to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked and unable to cope with the demand putting vulnerable people at risk. and, us chess grandmaster hans niemann is suing a rival or at least 100 million dollars for alleged cheating. welcome to bbc news live from westminster. the leader of the house penny mordaunt has become the first to declare the winner will replace liz truss declare the winner will replace liz truss who declare the winner will replace liz truss who resigned yesterday although she remains in downing street although she remains in downing street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is appointed- street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is anointed. ., , , appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss said appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss
election next friday. not a general election, at least not yet, but an election, at least not yet, but an election to the devolved assembly. to go back a little bit, northern ireland hasn t had a fully functioning devolved government since february and the democratic unionist party says it will continue to block the brexit trade partner with the rest of the uk is removed. the legal deadline for the formation of a devolved government is next friday in the current northern ireland secretary has said if there is no break by then, and that seems unlikely, he will be calling another election, just seven months after northern ireland last went to the polls. of course, events in london have added a huge degree of uncertainty, for example, will there be another cabinet reshuffle next week could there be just a general change of tack on the government s pride? for now the parties are assuming they will be going back to the voters on the 15th of december, but stormont feels like it s an even gre
and i think he is in the place to do it as prime minister this time. hagar it as prime minister this time. how likel is it it as prime minister this time. how likely is it though, it as prime minister this time. how likely is it though, whoever wins, if there is more strike within the party as we have seen as of late that it makes the general election before the next two year mark, when the extent of this term, even more likely that will happen to happen sooner. i likely that will happen to happen sooner. ., ~ ., ., sooner. i don t think a general election at sooner. i don t think a general election at the sooner. i don t think a general election at the moment i sooner. i don t think a general election at the moment would j sooner. i don t think a general- election at the moment would achieve the stability that we want. and i think the risk of a labour government would do that either. but i accept that we have to restore faith and trust both economically and in our conduct and
party. you have rishi sunak who has a large body of support obviously, but many of the borisjohnson supporters do not favour rishi sunak. so penny mordaunt perhaps trying to position herself in the middle and drop prep support for the borisjohnson side before he has even been tempted to declare. so already up and running and this will shape the dynamics of the race. fine shape the dynamics of the race. one or two saying shape the dynamics of the race. one or two saying early on that they are not interested in standing amongst them the defence secretary ben wallace. ~ ., them the defence secretary ben wallace. ~ ., ., them the defence secretary ben wallace. ., , wallace. ben wallace was of course back in the summer wallace. ben wallace was of course back in the summer and wallace. ben wallace was of course back in the summer and again - wallace. ben wallace was of course back in the summer and again nowl back in the summer and again now being taught that duly make about as
the circumstances under which he was forced to leave and the fact he lost the confidence of so many mps means it s quite difficult to see how he could unify the party whereas rishi sunak has got a very strong base within the party. he got way more votes than anybody else among mps in the last leadership contest, and i think he could galvanise the party together again. think he could galvanise the party together again- together again. there is also that reli . ious together again. there is also that religious committee together again. there is also that religious committee investigation thatis religious committee investigation that is still ongoing. penny mordant has said that she would like to appear on the ballots on monday. in the interests of moving forward and getting behind whoever might lead your party and the country, what are her merits? i your party and the country, what are her merits? her merits? i will support her to add this election. her merits? i will support her t