Beating sir ed davey. You have put your trust in me , not only to lead our party but to lead and grow a bigger, open, liberal movement which our so desperately needs. Good afternoon. Im going to take you straight over to the house of commons now where jeremy you straight over to the house of commons now wherejeremy hunt is making a statement about the seizure of the uk registered tanker by iran. If there was sufficient guarantees the oil would not go to any entity sanctioned by the eu. Instead of responding constructively, iran chose to seize this so we need to ta ke chose to seize this so we need to take appropriate action to support the safe passage of vessels in the country. As well as speaking to my iranian counterpart, ive spoken today to the forest ministers Foreign Ministers of oman, germany, finland, spain and denmark. Cobra meetings have been held over the weekend. There was also a formal protest. I can update the house on further action we are taking. Firstly, the department
By by lunchtime we will know whether borisjohnson by lunchtime we will know whether Boris Johnson can achieve by lunchtime we will know whether borisjohnson can achieve a lifetimes dream or whether jeremy hunt will be the next occupant of number ten. The liberal democrats have announced their new leader. Jo swinson takes over from sir vince cable. She becomes the first woman to lead the party. Dozens of pro democracy protestors are injured in hong kong after theyre attacked by masked men in white carrying metal bars and sticks. And adam peaty makes history as he wins the 100m breaststroke his third successive gold at the World Championships in south korea. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Could gareth bale be about tojoin the Chinese Super league for a Million Pounds a week . Good evening. A convicted paedophile who accused some of the uks highest ranking figures of murder, child abuse and torture has been found guilty of making it all up. 51 year old carl beech who was known by
Well have the latest from ukraine, where the party of comedian turned politician president Volodymyr Zelensky is on course for a decisive victory in parliamentary elections. And liftoff in india which has launched its Second Mission to the moon. Irans seizure of a british flagged tanker has been described as an act of state piracy. Heres uk foreign secretary jeremy hunt. If iran continues on this dangerous path, they must accept the price will be a larger western military presence in the waters along the coastline, not because we wish to increase tensions, but simply because freedom of navigation is a principle which britain and its allies will always defend. That statement came after the uk government held an emergency meeting over the escalating International Crisis in the gulf. Its called for the release of the stena impero tanker which the uk says was seized here in omani waters. Lets take a listen to how it unfolded. Heres the Radio Exchange between iranian guards, the tanker and
Be for irish cricket and what an occasion it will be to start this test summer. Thats all from sportsday. Coming up in a moment, the papers. Good night. Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me our political commentator lance price, and katie bowles, the deputy Political Editor at the spectator. Many of todays front pages are already in. The i says borisjohnson will be crowned as tory leader tomorrow, 2a hours from downing street is the headline. The ft leads on johnsons rivaljeremy hunt. They say the foreign secretary has asked european allies to help protect commercial shipping in the gulf. A different leadership election makes the front page of the guardian. They carry a picture of new lib dem leader, jo swinson. Carl beech who was today found guilty of falsely accusing vips of being part of a murderous paedophile ring is called a fantasist who made a mockery ofjustice by the express. The telegraph also leads on the story. They sa
So desperately needs. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, katy balls, from the spectator, and political commentator, lance price. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. A convicted paedophile who accused some of the uks highest ranking figures of murder, child abuse and torture has been found guilty of making it all up. 51 year old carl beech, who was known by the pseudonym nick, claimed he was sexually abused in the 1970s and 80s. Among those he accused were the former Prime Minister, edward heath, the former chief of the defence staff, lord bramall, the late lord brittan, and the former tory mp, Harvey Proctor. His allegations led to a £2 Million Police investigation. But the court heard he was a fantastist whod ruined peoples lives. June kelly reports from newcastle. In hours of Police Interviews he played the part of a victim. I had poppies pinned to my chest while they did whatever they wanted to do. Carl beech claimed