i m annita mcveigh in westminster, where the race for the conservative leadership is hotting up. the headlines at 2pm. former chancellor rishi sunak launches his bid to be conservative leader and prime minister, saying it s not credible to promise tax cuts now. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. and as grant shapps pulls out and priti patel says she won t stand, the ten remaining candidates in the race have until 6pm this evening to secure the backing of at least 20 of their colleagues. and with the rest of the day s
today, will the normally raucous support that the prime minister gets during pmqs the slightly more muted? that will be interesting to watch, and there is lots of talk of policy today, to try to move the conversation on. we can discuss that with nick eardley, morning to you, yes, policy and taxation, that is the big story today in terms of the prime minister and the cabinet trying to move this on. i prime minister and the cabinet trying to move this on.- prime minister and the cabinet trying to move this on. i think so, annita, trying to move this on. i think so, annita. really trying to move this on. i think so, annita, really interesting - trying to move this on. i think so, annita, really interesting chatting to tory mps over the road, two main things at the moment. there are dozens of rebels who are not going away, who are not giving up on this, who still want to put pressure on the prime minister. but there are also those who are using the fact that they think he has been damage
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the biggest rail strike in a generation. more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. borisjohnson is coming under pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. i m annita mcveigh in westminster, bringing you all the latest as he prepares to face the commons for pmqs. some of the mps who called for him to go are still saying he should. the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde, makes a plea for gun reform after the texas school shooting. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the
this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. the biggest rail strike in a generation more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. borisjohnson is facing pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. i m annita mcveigh in westminster with all the latest as borisjohnson prepares to face the commons for pmqs. we arejustan we arejust an hour we are just an hour away from that first pmqs but some of his mps are still calling for him to go. one person has reportedly died and several others have been injured after a car drove into a crowd in western berlin. two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court, in territory held by pro russian rebels.
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russian media say hundreds of ukrainian soldiers captured in the fall of mariupol have been transferred to russia to be investigated . two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro russian rebels. the biggest uk rail strike in a generation more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. british leader borisjohnson is facing pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. i m annita mcveigh in westminster, bringing you all the latest as borisjohnson prepares to face the commons for pmqs. the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde, makes a plea for gun reform