welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer, finance minister rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously . the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we g
here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit, saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary, sajid javid, stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary, nadim zahawi, will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we good? yeah. not according to the man on the right. sitting next to the prime min
all welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. what sort of responses that elicited? we will look at the newspapers because it is a common response and let s start with the sun, and it doesn t necessarily reflect every newspaper but the majority. these are the headlines. it is all the same language. and have a look at this. once again, borisjohnson on the brink. the pressure clearly on the prime minister now. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. chancell
hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat? this lunchtime, more conservative mps are signalling their unhappiness about the prime minister s leadership. what do voters think? i think lie after lie after lie. yeah, he s lost the confidence, so he s got to go, unfortunately. i d like to see boris carry on. i think he s done a decentjob. i know he s had a bit of problems. nadhim zahawi arrives at the treasury, replacing rishi sunak as chancellor. with inflation at a ito year high, we ll assess the challenges in his in tray. we ll have all the very latest from here in westminster. our other stories on the programme. dozens of arrests are made in an international police operation, targeting a people smuggling gang thought to have brought 10,000 migrants across the channel. it s kick off tonight for the women s european football championship. england is the host, and among the favourites to win. here at wimb
not today, today quite fresh across the north with a breeze coming from the north with a breeze coming from the atlantic and a bit of rain. that is riding around this area of high pressure which is to the south of us so this is where this settled sunny weather is at the moment. with the jet stream to the north of us next week there is a large area of settled weather may be building across the uk and that is going to allow temperatures to rise. so the forecast for this afternoon, cool and breezy and cloudy across the northern half of uk, around 18 in belfast, very warm in the south of the country at mid 20s. then through the country at mid 20s. then through the course of tonight a band of cloud and rain moving from north to south. still quite warm in the morning around 16 in london, a bit fresher in belfast and glasgow at around 12, 1a degrees. tomorrow we start off cloudy first thing but by the afternoon sunshine breaks through and it should be a beautiful day along the north