new figures paint a gloomy picture for the uk economy people are shopping less and government borrowing has hit its highest september figure on record. there s gridlock in the health and social care system in england, says the regulator as it warns about the impact of staff shortages. i v e i ve been doing 60 hours. time off is a sleep day. i ve been doing 60 hours. time off is a sleep day- is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. - and we meet the first wild bison to be born in the uk for thousands of years. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, can scotland take the final spot in the super 12s? we ll have the very latest from the t20 world cup in australia. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun
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
to disqualify him from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. they each need the backing of at least 100 colleagues to do so. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of government. li
bounced back. but that s before the government starts to spend tens of billions subsidising energy bills. in the current financial year, - i think it s understandable that the government needs to step in and help people with their energy bills. - at considerable cost to the exchequer. . l what really matters is that over i the medium term we get the public finances back on track so that once | these energy schemes expire andi they re no longer needed, we have | appropriate decisions over tax and j on spending to givei markets confidence. 0n the markets the pound has dropped again and shares in uk companies are down on reports that the new fiscal plan might get pushed back to november. all because of the new tory leadership race. andy verity, bbc news. and you can keep up to date with all the latest news from westminster and about the economy on the live