details later on in the programme. it s monday, the 24th of october. we are back here again, a new week and another big day in the tory leadership contest. big developments last night, maybe after you went to bed. this is what we know. rishi sunak is now the clear front runner to be the next prime minister, after borisjohnson withdrew from the race to succeed liz truss. that was about nine o clock last night, sunday. the former chancellor has the most declared backers among conservative mps, and is the only candidate so far with the 100 required supporters, leaving penny mordaunt seemingly trailing far behind.
then we are in for a day of sunshine and showers. then an unseasonably mild week. the details later on in the programme. it s monday, the 24th of october. our main story. here we are in downing street, a month since we were here last time for another tory leadership contest. rishi sunak now seems to be the clear front runner to be the next prime minister, after borisjohnson withdrew from the race to succeed liz truss. that was at about nine o clock last night. the former chancellor has the most declared backers among conservative mps, and is the only candidate so far with the 100 required supporters, leaving penny mordaunt
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far enough away that they thought they would have enough time to get rid of the leader and get a new one in. at the moment, they are not quite sure whether or not that period is going to be allowed. so now, moving sooner rather than later might be better for the conservatives. that is what mps say. thank you forjoining us. some breaking news coming in to us via reuters that hundreds of workers at the port of liverpool, one of britain s largest container ports, we ll strike for two more weeks over pay and jobs. that is from the unite union. nearly 600 workers in the port will walk out from the 24th of october until november the 7th, 0ctober until november the 7th, according to unite. the headlines on bbc news. the chancellor cut short a visit to the us to return to downing street for urgent talks over his mini budget. it comes amid mounting speculation the government may be about to roll back its tax cut plans following turmoil in the markets.
to the legislation which would mean suspects who cooperate with a fact finding investigation would not be prosecuted. speaking in the house of commons as mp5 began their first debate on the legislation, julian smith urged the government to look again and gave the example of one victim and his family. fin again and gave the example of one victim and his family. victim and his family. on the 24th of october victim and his family. on the 24th of october 1990, victim and his family. on the 24th of october 1990, patsy victim and his family. on the 24th of october 1990, patsy who - victim and his family. on the 24th of october 1990, patsy who was i victim and his family. on the 24th i of october 1990, patsy who was a2, was abducted by the ira from his family home, and patsy was chained to a lorry and it contained a large bomb. he was forced to drive to an army checkpoint. he shouted a warning to the soldiers just as the ira detonated the bomb and it killed patsy and five young soldie