liz truss is expected to start appointing her new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent, and has a goal which is going to be to make the world a better place for this generation, because as a mother, i m really worried, with the cost of income with everything. and coming up on the bbc news channel. rafa nadal is out of the us open after losing to american frances tiafoe in the spaniards first grand slam defeat this year. good afternoon from downing street. in the last half hour, liz truss has met the queen at balmoral and been formally appointed as the country s new prime minister. this afternoon she will address the nation fro
borisjohnson debate on many more strutting into the phone in in future? the conservative groups will be a cacophony of pinging this morning. andrew bridge and has said there is a real possibility, he is not a borisjohnson there is a real possibility, he is not a boris johnson fan there is a real possibility, he is not a borisjohnson fan but he reckons he s got the numbers. we ve got another boris johnson reckons he s got the numbers. we ve got another borisjohnson supporter on saying, yes, he s going to get a fair and he s going to do it. maybe he has a head of steam. as things stand, he may well stand. we ve got carroll from cambridge and scott in nottingham. morning, scott, morning, carol. you join an elite but big group of listeners this morning who want to get in touch on this one. carol, lots of people coming on saying, bring him back, bring it on. what do you say? i can t believe what i m listening to this morning. i went to bed last night thinking,
so, what do voters want from the new prime minister? we ve heard that liz truss has promised action within a week on the rocketing energy bills that households and businesses are now facing, but what else are they looking for? our correspondent phil mackie has been talking to voters in the constituency of worcester about their hopes and fears. worcester has been held by the conservatives since 2010 but if labour want to win the next election, it s a seat they d need to take. there s a lot to do, things need fixing fast. at stjohn s garage they see more than 70 cars a day, but not everyone can afford the bills. the owner, matt, a conservative voter and borisjohnson fan, wants the new prime minister to help. we are getting squeezed more and more and more, and it s becoming. before long, it won t be profitable enough to even do it, and that s the problem we are up against. but what would be the answer? the government could help with vat, you know? they could make that easier so it would b
good afternoon from downing street. in the last half hour, liz truss has met the queen at balmoral and been formally appointed as the country s new prime minister. this afternoon she will address the nation from here, outside no 10, before getting down to work and naming her cabinet. shortly before she was invited to form a government, borisjohnson also met the queen to formally resign as prime minister. in his farewell speech here in downing street he offered liz truss his fervent support and called on the conservative party to unite behind her. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was an early start in downing street this morning, cameras and microphones from around the world waiting to hear borisjohnson s final farewell. waiting to hear borisjohnson s finalfarewell. as waiting to hear borisjohnson s final farewell. as the sun came out, so did his supporters, staff filing out of number 11, and on the other