singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 12am in london where the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he won t stand in the race to replace liz truss next week. he insisted he had enough support among mps, but said that putting himself forward was not the right thing to deal. nominations close on monday afternoon with a former chancellor, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny moudant the only declared candidates. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september s loser be october s prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote. he also felt the need to say. throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has continued to tick up. this minister reckons borisjohnson would be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have him in as prime minister in circumstan
very different timelines when it comes to the appointment of a special counsel when it comes to the handling of classified documents. merrick garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the handling of some classified documents. his appointment follows the development that a second set of classified documents were found, these in a storage space in the garage of president biden s home in wilmington, delaware. the president s lawyer said it was a small number of documents. watch. on january 5th, 2023, mr. laush briefed me on the results of his initial investigation and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. based on mr. laush s initial investigation, i concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. as i have said before, i strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity, but under the regulations, the extraord
stance when his policies are bad for americans. we will get the reality check americans paid 50% more for their thanksgiving turkeys. and joe? all right, all right listen. aoc a message. alright, alright all right, listen, listen, okay. the clips from this week we think should be used as a big reminder. but first, president biden is arresting a possible reelection bid in 2024. his delayed response has everyone and i mean everyone talking about the real truth behind his answer, watch. the region i am not making about judgment formally running or not running the reason i make that judgment a whole series of regulations kick in. i have to treat myself as a candidate from that moment on. i have not made that formal decision but it is my intention. my intention to run again. we have time to make that decision. doctor biden is for? mr. president? or doctor biden my wife thanks that that i that we are doing coming very important. and i should not walk away from
good morning. almost to the edge of the universe. in sport, shattering records as they dismantle norway an 8 0 victory has the lionesses roaring into the quarter finals of the euros. you cannot be serious! that ball was on the line! chalk flew up! and his persona lit up the 70s and 80s with exceptional play and the occasional angry outburst we hear from tennis legend john mcenroe as he reflects on his life and career. it may be cooler and cloudier for some today but the heatwave is ongoing in the south east. temperatures will rise further this weekend, the met office have issued an extreme heat warning. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 12th july. our main story. conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister have until this evening to muster enough support to officiallyjoin the contest. they need at least 20 backers, under rules set out by the 1922 committee of tory backbenchers. 11 candidates have so far put themselves for