senate majority leader chuck schumer was caught on a hot mic telling the president the senate race he s most concerned about, and also, willie, in that moment, he showed joe biden his socks. there s some political cartoon socks. there was a lot going on on the tarmac. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it s friday, october 28th. along with willie and me, we have former white house press secretary jen psaki, and jonathan lemire, and eugene robinson joins us along with presidential historian, jon meacham, his new book is titled and there was light, abraham lincoln and the american struggle. a great group this morning. joe is of but we have a lot to get to, willie. elon musk is officially in charge of twitter. the tesla ceo closed the deal last night, purchasing the social media giant for $44 billion after the deal closed, musk fired four executives, including the ceo and cfo, the head of legal policy, trust and safety who reportedly led the team who decided whether
hello and welcome. rishi sunak will be appointed as britain s third prime minister in seven weeks later, as he meets the king at buckingham palace. the former chancellor won the tory leadership contest yesterday without a vote being cast, after borisjohnson and penny mordaunt dropped out of the race. he has promised to serve with integrity , and told the party they must unite or die . mr sunak will be the first british asian to lead the government, and at 42 the youngest prime minister for more than 200 years. he has promised to serve with integrity and toe the party they must unite or die. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so what can expect to happen in the next few hou
profits but the money is rolling in as it benefits from high interest rates. and qatar looks to cash in on the world cup to boost its economy we have a special report from doha. financial markets reacted calmly as it emerged that rishi sunak is set to be the uk s next prime minister. the pound is broadly unchanged against the dollar and government borrowing costs stayed lower after commons leader penny mordaunt dropped out of the leadership race. but the new prime minister inherits a daunting in tray with the cost of living crisis soaring energy prices and rising inflation. not to mention the war in ukraine and brokering a good relationship with europe. our business correspondent theo leggett has more. the news that rishi sunak is the new leader of the conserve the new leader of the conserve the party and will therefore become the next prime minister of the uk is something international investors seem to have taken in their stride. there has certainly been no return to th
in his words, the profound economic challenges facing the country. the guardian carries a warning from rishi sunak to his party unite or die referencing a potential defeat at the next general election. the daily mirror makes their feelings clear on yet another unelected tory leader and asks the pm who voted for you? the daily star mocks up rishi sunak in a calendar titled prime ministers of 2022, as it ponders whether the third leader can make it to the end of october. but the daily mail declares it s a new dawn for britain as the country sees its first asian prime minister mr sunak s heritage is warmly welcomed on the times of india website, which says the indian prime minister narenda modhi is looking forward to collaborating with the new premier. so let s begin. thank you as always forjoining us tonight. again, another busy day. let s start with a financial times and i will come to you festival, and and, because the international edition of the ft focusing on the
of cyber attacks from russia. and brazilian leader jair bolsonaro is expected to address the nation today for the first time since losing the presidential run off to his left wing rival. the chief inspector of prisons has said the government must get a grip on a migrant processing centre in kent. a report published today says back in july the facility at manston was working reasonably well , but it says since then it has deteriorated significantly, with conditions being described as wretched . working reasonably well, despite a number of risks. meanwhile, the home secretary has been accused of using inflammatory language about migrants. suella braverman told the commons she wanted to stop what she called an invasion on our southern coast. she told mps the current asylum system is broken and illegal migration is out of control. labour accused her of being unfit for office, whilst one refugee charity called the home secretary s comments indefensible. it follows criticism