as russia persists in claims kyiv is preparing to use a so called dirty bomb . first pictures emerge of airstrikes in myanmar. the military defends the attack, in which 50 civilians were killed. and adidas cuts ties with the rapper ye, calling his anti semitic postings on social media voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. rishi sunak became the 57th prime minister of britain today, and the first of indian descent. he warned that the country he now leads faces a profound economic crisis and moved rapidly to appoint a cabinet, emphasising continuity and stability. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis and he made a point of saying that he d need to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor, liz truss. here are political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profoun
postings on social media welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street, and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis , and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor liz truss. here s our political editor chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our c
britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor, liz truss. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium, to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct
no change in two of the big offices of state jeremy hunt stays at the treasury, and james cleverly remains foreign secretary. suella braverman returns as home secretary less than a week after she resigned and dominic raab is deputy prime minister. the dilemmas of government are instant, who to hire and who to fire as british in an attempt to assemble as british in an attempt to assemble a team that can last that his party will support. it comes as new figures show the task in hand, with the price of some household basics soaring. you can see it on the shelves when you go into the supermarkets, you ve got to really think about making better choices. ultimately, the cost needs to come down or people s income needs to go up. we ll be looking at the serious issues confronting the new government with our editors and correspondents across the uk. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the wor