didn t attempt to run. he just got arrested on the spot. several police officers on site were able to take the suspect into custody and he s now being questioned. police did retrieve a gun and the suspect, again, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. nhk reporters on the scene said they heard two shots while abe was delivering that stump speech. he was there to deliver a speech in support of liberal democratic party candidates ahead of the upper house election, which is set for this sunday. abe is japan s longest-serving prime minister, first elected in 2006 before serving multiple different terms over the years that had followed before stepping down in 2020 because of health concerns relating to a long-term debilitating disease. despite stepping down, abe remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking very candidly about taiwan, hinting even recently at japan s increased military role, possibly military role in taiwan. again, former prime minister shinzo
monarchy that we like to look at as this symbol of stability as well. and that has changed recently. and then this utter chaos and shambles frankly in british politics right now. in parparliament, there were pee openly shouting at each other over a controversial vote, people apparently pushing and shoving trying to get the vote to go in their direction. and back bench mps on british television almost in tears talking about the state ofof th conservative party and british politics. she had no choice but to step down. but it is still in shambles because they who they plan to install instead of liz truss. they only appointed 44 days ago. so now we go sbieng process where they have to decide on some sort of candidate with boris johnson at the right of the party and his camp and then
well, nearly a day after the british prime minister resigned, there are pressing questions about the next government and how it will operate without boris johnson at the helm. he defiantly vowed to not go down without a fight. the conservative s mutiny proved to be too powerful to withstand, after a series of damaging scandals. johnson reluctantly announced he d be stepping down without actually saying the worlds out loud, calling the decision painful. he ll stay on as caretaker prime minister while the party works on appointing a successor. it is clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister. and i ve agreed with sir graham brady, the chairman of our back bench mps, that the process of choosing that new leader should begin now. well, boris johnson s possible replacements include some of his former top
and i ve agreed with brady, the chairman of our back bench mps, that the process of choosing that new leader should begin now. and the timetable will be announced next week. and i have today appointed a cabinet to serve as i will until a new leader is in place. i ve tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be eccentric to deliver when we re only a handful of points behind the polls even in midterm after quite a few months of relentless sledging and when the economics scene is so difficult domestically and internationally. and i regret not to have been successful in those arguments and of course it is painful to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself. but as we ve seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves. and my friends, in politics no
minister until replacement is announced. latest that would happen would probably be october, but it would be part of a negotiation with the back bench mps. how would that be playing out behind the scenes? i m not sure that that assumption is correct, i m not sure that the party would want boris johnson to be caretaker. normally that would be unquestionable. but given his behavior the last few days, it may i m not predicting this, but it may be the case that they choose someone as interim prime minister, someone who is not going to stand in the leadership contest but someone who has a little bit more stability if you like. but yes, it would be the first stage of the leadership contest which will be all about the