with another new leader named by next friday. disbelief across the uk as downing street implodes in the middle of a soaring cost of living crisis. it just needs itjust needs stabilising, it needs sorting out and moving forward. because the rest of the country is in turmoil, isn t it? because the rest of the country is in turmoil, isn t it? breaking news out of the united in turmoil, isn t it? breaking news out of the united kingdom. - in turmoil, isn t it? breaking news| out of the united kingdom. after less than out of the united kingdom. after less than two months on the job. how much damage is all this political chaos doing to the uk s and coming up on the bbc news channel. for continuing coverage and analysis from a team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. liz truss has resigned after 44 days in office. she is now the shortest serving prime minister in british history. just 2a hours after she told mps defiantly that she was a fighter not a
good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency. meanwhile the foreign secretary james cleverly is backing boris johnson. in a tweet he said that mrjohnson had learned lessons from his time in number 10 and will focus on the needs of the country. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy but held talks with mr sunak last night. penny mordaunt is also running but like mrjohnson has yet to achieve the required number of backers. here s our political c
president zelensky has condemned claims by russia s defence minister that kyiv was preparing to use a so called dirty bomb in a false flag operation, and then try to blame it on moscow. the first birthday cards from king charles and the queen consort, camilla have been delivered to people across the uk celebrating their 100th and 105th birthdays. hello and welcome to bbc world news. in less than 2a hours, the process of electing a new leader of the governing conservative party will move up a gear, as the deadline approaches for candidates to declare themselves. whoever wins will be succeeding liz truss after her ill fated six week premiership. earlier on sunday, the former finance minister or chancellor rishi sunak officially announced that he will stand. the current leader of the house of commons penny mordaunt has already thrown her hat into the ring. and there s also a lot of buzz around the former prime minsiter borisjohnson. of buzz around the former is he about
rsv nationwide, in familiar when it comes to kids having to go to the hospital. they are taking drastic measures to deal with the surge. you re seeing some institutions putting up tents. things have gotten worse since we were admitted. it was just about six weeks ago that boris johnson was leaving downing street in disgrace. i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. now, the u.k. is abuzz with talk of a boris comeback. i m paula reed in washington. pamela brown is off. you are in the cnn newsroom. the balance of power and the power of the vote. in just over two weeks the midterm elections will determine which party will control the house and the senate. the high stakes mean high turnout. nearly 6 million americans have cast early votes in 39 states. in georgia, which tipped the senate to daemocrats two weeks ago, it has been a week of record breaking turnout. 660,000 people have cast early votes with more than 140,000 yesterd
but the most fervent support. i m samantha simmonds. in other news this morning: a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked putting vulnerable people at risk. the chancellor vows to do anything that may be necessary to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less. oscar winning actor kevin spacey has his sexual assault president zelensky of ukraine says russian forces have planted mines in a dam upstream from the city of kherson. oscar winning actor kevin spacey has his sexual assault allegations dismissed by a jury in new york. good morning and welcome to bbc news live from westminster. liz truss moved into downing street when she became prime ministerjust six weeks ago. and now she is gone. welcome to our viewers overseas and also here in the uk, of course. in a weak s time we are expecting now to have another prime minister. liz truss will move out of number 10 downing street, making her the shortest serving prim