Mrjohnson has already promised to deliver brexit by october the 31st the president of the Eu Commission says he is looking forward to working with him and President Trump has already congratulated borisjohnson saying he will be great. Well have all the latest from here in westminster and well be getting reaction from across the country and from brussels. Also this lunchtime the uk prepares for a heatwave as temperatures climb well above 30 degrees this week and coming up on bbc news, Jimmy Anderson is out of englands only warm up match for the ashes. They play ireland tomorrow but anderson has been struggling with a calf injury. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news at one. So now we know and in the end there was no great surprise. Boris johnson was favourite to win from the start and now hes been voted in as the new conservative leader. He will officially take office as Prime Minister tomorrow after a meeting with the queen at buckingham palace. Borisjohnson gained around double the
And prospects for the Tech Industry after the us opened an anti trust probe. In a few hours time borisjohnson will enter the door behind me as the uks next Prime Minister. Brexit is of course the big issue facing the new leader and throughout the contest for the job he made a series of key pledges about leaving the eu. So, what can we expect . Mrjohnson has vowed to leave the eu by the 31 october deadline come what may. He claims that the chance of a no deal brexit is a million to one he wants to negotiate a new deal, including replacing the irish backstop designed to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the irish republic. Mrjohnson says the backstop could be replaced with so called alternative arrangements, including a technological solution to avoid physical customs checks for lorries crossing the border. He says he wont hand over the 48 billion or £39 billion divorce settlement with the eu until the uk gets a new deal. If a new deal is not agreed, he will ask the eu fo
A team for modern britain. Im lukwesa burak, also this morning after yesterdays heat heavy rain and thunderstorms hits parts of the uk on what was a warm and uncomfortable night for many. And the warm conditions are set to continue with temperatures forecast to reach 36 degrees in some places today. Good morning and welcome to downing street, where today the keys to this famous address behind me, and the power that comes with office, will be handed over from theresa may to borisjohnson. Mrjohnson will become our next Prime Minister this afternoon, after winning the conservative leadership contest yesterday. Lets take a look at some of the key moments of the day ahead. Theresa may will take part in her last Prime Ministers questions at midday in the house of commons. Shell then travel back to downing street for a lunch and a staff farewell before making a short speech outside number ten. She will then go to Buckingham Palace to meet the queen and tender her resignation. Then we expect b
And coming up look at the sport with gavin. We are awaiting an update on the condition of chris froome the time time Tour De France champion badly injured after a crash in france, more on the story and what it means for him and his team later on. Thanks gavin. Good weather for that duck . Yes, another day with heavy rain in june. Further localised flooding today with whether staying on the rubbish side as we head into the weekend. Well also look further afield in india for we are watching carefully for the arrival of a cyclone about to hit the north west of the country. Also coming up, the critically endangered bermuda snails released into the wild with the help of the british zoo. Boris johnson has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the conservative leadership election to determine the next Prime Minister, with more than a third of the votes cast by tory mps in the first ballot of the contest. The field of ten conservative mps has been narrowed to seven with the former cabinet minist
A divided United Kingdom is days away from deciding whether or not to remain in the European Union. Both sides resumed campaigning ahead of thursdays referendum, holding rival rallies in london. Opinion polls show voters are evenly split on the question with the remain camp recovering some momentum. Prime minister David Cameron is leading the remain campaign, and he has stressed the Economic Impact of leaving, warning a vote for brexit will leave britain permanently poorer. Proving through this referend referendum, right, that britain wants to leave this o, we can. We are a sovereign country. We choose to join nato or choose to join the eu. If we choose to leave, we can leave. Lets be clear if we do leave, thats it. Were walking out the door. Were quitting. Were giving up on this organization, which even if we leave, will have a huge effect on our lives, on our children, on our opportunities, on our businesses. And i dont think britain at the end is a quitter. I think we stay and fight