The us open. He is hardly a household name but he has had and is interesting journey. And matt taylor . If you are fed up of rain, more downpours to come, particularly for Eastern England tomorrow night. Where is the summer . I will tell you more in the next half an hour. Also coming up can you have a naughty corner in the oval office . It isa it is a fantastic financial statement. Lets do that over, he is coughing in the middle of my answer, i dont like that. If you get a cough, please leave the room. His views on germs are well known. Well tell you how the president reacted to that cough, during a television interview. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. Boris johnsons campaign to become conservative leader and Prime Minister received a boost this morning with the endorsement of the Health Secretary, matt hancock, who said mrjohnson was best placed to re unite the fractured party. Matt hancock dropped out of the race last week. He made his announcement after the
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. And crown prince to the murder of journalistJamal Khashoggi. And we will meet the ten Year Old Girl from colorado who to love has just become the latest person to climb l kapitan. Hello. Im in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Rory stewart was the outsider in the conservative leadership race but he turned that into a strength from a weakness. He was quirky and combative. Last night, he took a challenge directly to Boris Johnson. It was the only one in the race that ruled out no deal, but that challenges don. He hasjust been eliminated any latest round of the votes. Here is the result. And rory stewart, who did not have a great night by his own admission went down to 27. Euro sealed his reaction. By the end, perhaps some of the things i was saying that a no deal brexit would be catastrophic 01 no deal brexit would be catastrophic or you cannot negotiate a new deal with europe probably proved to be truths that people were not quite ready to hear but i
Gb news. And poised with a bit of paper. What have you found . Oh i wondered what you thought of more in royal news. Oh, Prince William has been talked into getting and is now agreed to. In fact, i think we know his name , into having a know his name, into having a valet, his own personal valet. Apparently, Prince Charles always did , and i think prince always did, and i think Prince Philip before him. But william has always really not liked the idea very much, because if you let somebody too close, they get to know you too well. And then years from now, they sort of write a book and become tv commentators and things like that. You could be taken to know too much about your life. So hes always resisted it. But he has now gotten himself a personal valet. And i just personal valet. And i just wonder what you know. Would you have one . No, no, i did a gentlemans gentleman , i didnt i didnt gentleman, i didnt i didnt know someone years ago who worked as a valet for very rich people, and th
Weather get the message . Find out in a little bit. Very good to see you. Our top story on this monday morning is that the Prime Minister has urged the conservatives to stick by him, amid speculation of a plot to oust him as Prime Minister, and this follows speculation over the weekend that some tories are attempting to use leader of the house Penny Mordaunt as a so called stalking horse candidate to trigger a leadership race. The rumour has forced number tens hand. Theyve issued a statement to mps last night, with the pm told backbenchers and i quote the economy is turning a corner and urged them to hold their nerve. Despite the conservative partys dire poll ratings. Well, joining us now for some analysis is the political commentator peter spence. Good morning to you. Were going to be hearing from the Prime Minister today. Hes going to want talk want to talk about apprenticeships whatever apprenticeships and whatever else plan. But quite else is todays plan. But quite frankly, all any
And on newsnight at 10. 30pm well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. The Prime Minister is resisting pressure for the conservatives to return £10 million donated by the businessman frank hester, who allegedly said the mp diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and should be shot. Rishi sunak told the commons that the alleged remarks were racist but that mr hester s apology for making rude comments should be accepted. This evening, diane abbott attacked both the conservatives and labour for their response to the controversy. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Will you give the money back, Prime Minister . The Big Questions ringing in the ears of rishi sunak today. Would the party take more money from mr hester . After a morning in which two senior conservatives answered these questions rather differently. I would think about the company i kept and i would give tha