Politics the choreography of change Queen Elizabeth has to at all times remain rigorously impartial when it comes to politics but as head of state she has a vital role in fighting the next Prime Minister to form a government Queen Elizabeth see many Prime Ministers come and go during her reign Winston Churchill Margaret Thatcher and now Boris Johnson his place in british history is still being written earlier the outgoing Prime Minister to resign may also met the queen to formally tender her resignation in her final Prime Ministers questions on wednesday she was asked whether she was happy to hand over responsibility to a man she refused to back as leader of the opposition labor leader described as reckless this is how may responded. I am pleased to hand over to an incoming leader of the conservative party and Prime Minister who i worked with when he was in my cabinet. Who is committed to it as a conservative who stood on a conservative manifesto in 2017 to delivering on the voter the
The self proclaimed dude of downing street has already pledged to dispel the defeatism today. Today he sets out his vision for britain after brexit. For the next hour and a half well be speaking to allies of the new pm and critics too, plus mps from all sides. Well ask, can mrjohnson really deliver brexit on 31st october as promised . What will his other policy priorities be . And have a look at this. Politicians, as far as i can work out, are pretty incompetent. And then have a veneer of competence. Yes. You do seem to do it the other way around. Yes. I mean, you cant rule out the possibility that beneath the elaborately constructed veneer of a blithering idiot that there is another blithering idiot. Will borisjohnsons unique style be a help or a hindrance as pm . Well ask people who know him well what they think. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Its Boris Johnsons first day in office. Lets see how the papers are reflecting it. Im the dude is the headl
Wrong and felt a lot of shame. Afterwards, he said i was to blame for leading him astray. Thejesus fellowship says its committed to helping those whove suffered poor treatment in the past. And do you find this song, relaxing . Ambient music plays what do you think . Researchers have found this particular track could be just as effective as drugs in reducing stress levels in patients having an operation. Get in touch if you use music to help yourself to cope with stressful situations. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about victorialive. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the Programme Please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, Anita Mcveigh has the news. Good morning, anita. Good morning, joanna, hi, good morning, everybody. 17 people have been injured, some seriously, in what Police D
Thanks hugh and sarah has all the weather more rain to come. Also coming up a new streaming service to rival netftlix, the bbc and itv plan to launch britbox by the end of the year to show new commissions and classic programmes. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. Hundreds of thousands of Public Sector workers are set to get a pay rise above the rate of inflation. The treasury is expected to confirm the details on monday, but reports suggest that among those in line for rises are the armed forces, police in england and wales and teachers in england. The pay award represents one of theresa mays last Big Decisions as Prime Minister. But labour have dismissed it as insulting. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. On one level, its quite straightforward actually, Public Sector. Now an apparent victory for some of those in the government payroll. The treasury was going to announce an inflation busting increase next week, the figure to be leaked to the Times Newspaper today. T
Damages for alleged abuse. And the dish in the australian outback that allowed the world to see the first steps on the moon. And coming up on bbc news. Jb holmes is the man to catch at the top of the leader board on day two of the open. But chasing close behind is englishman tommy fleetwood. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Hundreds of thousands of Public Sector workers are set to get a pay rise above the rate of inflation. The treasury is expected to confirm the details on monday, but reports suggest that among those in line for rises are the armed forces, police in england and wales and teachers in england. The pay award represents one of theresa mays last Big Decisions as Prime Minister. But labour have dismissed it as insulting. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Public sector unions have campaigned against pay caps and for higher wages during the years of austerity. Now an apparent victory for some of those on the government payroll. The treasury wa