support for a penny from colleagues. we had that support from all sides of the party yesterday. and last night borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised johnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race nominations close at 2pm that s when we should find out whether or not there has to be a ballot of conservative party members or if one person will be moving straight into number ten. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. i m lewis vaughan jones some other headlines. the us, britain and france condemn russia s claim that ukraine is preparing to use a radioactive dirty bomb on its own territory. disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. opening statements in the case are expected to begin on monday. and david tennant makes a surprise appearance
the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. and later in the hour. brad pitt is back, in bullet train. does his new film hit the mark? find out in the film review at 5.45pm. hello, a very good afternoon. a series of hosepipe bans has come into force in parts of southern england as a lack of rainfall continues to put pressure on water supplies. this means that using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars, fill ornamental ponds and swimming pools will not be allowed, following the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban has just come into force at 5.00pm and affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases, a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday 12th august. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. 0ur correspondent, zoe conway, has the latest. i ve actually used t
momentum continues to build behind rishi sunak. we have heard that he has the support of at least half of the conservative mps. each contender needs at least 100 tory mps to back them to go forward in the process. penny mordaunt, the only other candidate, we know that she has fewer than 30 mp s publicly supporting her. herteam fewer than 30 mp s publicly supporting her. her team are saying that she does have more support and for now they are certainly not going anywhere. the ballot closes at tpm. doctor liam fox says that the last thing the country needs is a
markets and with the reaction to those unfunded tax cuts? i am not an economist so those unfunded tax cuts? i am not an economist so i those unfunded tax cuts? i am not an economist so i don t those unfunded tax cuts? i am not an economist so i don t know those unfunded tax cuts? i am not an economist so i don t know why - those unfunded tax cuts? i am not an economist so i don t know why it - economist so i don t know why it happened but it appears that liz truss did not have the backing of her mps in westminster. why was that? she should have had their backing. liam fox was talking and he said that there shouldn t be a general election because the conservative party were voted in by the party on their manifesto. in that manifesto they were voted in on lowering taxes. under rishi sunak, the level of taxes in this country is the highest it has been in decades. ., is the highest it has been in decades- is the highest it has been in decades. ., ~ ., , ,, decades. you think that r
published by the new statesman suggests mr sunak told a group of conservatives in tunbridge wells in kent last week that he d changed levelling up funding formulas to ensure areas like this are getting the funding they deserve. i managed to start changing the funding formulas to make sure that areas like this are getting the funding they deserved because we inherited abunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved because we inherited a bunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and, you know, that needed to be undone. i started the work of undoing that. that was rishi sunak at one of the local hustings, that was filmed last week in tunbridge wells in kent. let s discuss all of that by a senior conservative who is indeed supporting rishi sunak in his bid, former defence secretary, among many other titles, former defence secretary, among many othertitles, doctor former defence secretary, among many other titles, doctor liam fox m