Known as Super Tuesday as millions of People Choose who they want as their preferred president ial candidate. Will vernon reports. Another triumph for trump. The former president cruised to victory on Super Tuesday, securing his position as the unassailable frontrunner in this race. They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. This is a big one. And they tell me, the pundits and otherwise, that theres never been one like this, theres never been anything so conclusive. Officially he hasnt won the nomination yet. But with results like these, total victory seems certain. As expected, President Joe Biden also swept the board in the democrat primaries. Nikki haley was trounced by donald trump. Its not clear whether she will continue her campaign. President ial election day is still eight months away. But Many Americans already seem wary of the campaign, and of an increasingly polarised political climate. We cant hear any other voices but those two now. I mean, nikki haley is still out there and
as the difficult post covid recovery continues to weigh on demand. so that s the picture on the factory floor when it comes to what consumers are facing when buying goods and services the consumer price index was unchanged year on year, compared with a slight gain in may, the slowest pace since february 2021. the us treasury secretary janet yellen has just left beijing following a four day visit in an attempt to bridge us china trade relations. she told reporters just before leaving china that despite significant disagreements, the relationship between both countries was moving towards a surer footing. my my purpose is to make sure that we do not engage in a series of unintended escalatory actions. that will be harmful to our overall economic relationship. with one another. and we have had very little contact, both senior officials and also just the american people and the chinese people, have had very little contact with one another over the last several years. in part
where her majesty will invite her to form a government. liz truss will be the 56th prime minister of the united kingdom the third female occupant of number ten. she has promised to tackle the energy bill crisis in her first few days in office. her plan to be revealed on thursday is likely to include a freeze in bills. canadian police say one of the two men charged in connection with ten fatal stabbings has been found dead. the other is still on the run. good morning from downing street where later today, liz truss will enter the famous door at number ten as the country s new prime minister, following her election yesterday as leader of the conservative party. the man she ll take over from, borisjohnson, is now on his way to balmoral to meet the queen and formally resign from office. earlier this morning, here in downing street, he delivered a farewell speech extolling his own record as prime minister and calling on the conservative party to get behind his successor. l
new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent and has a goal that is going to make the world a better place for this generation because, as a mother, i m really worried with the cost of living, with everything. good afternoon once again from downing street on the day a new prime minister is installed at number 10, succeeding borisjonhnson, who left office this morning. liz truss the new conservative leader elected yesterday saw her majesty the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire earlier today and accepted the invitation to form a government. she s expected to give her first address as prime minister here in downing street
carnival in west london is coming to an end this evening. and, coming up a five thirty, we investigate if workers are being exploited and if hustle culture has gone too far in the dark side of direct sales. in the last few minutes, its been announced that the conservative leadership candidate liz truss has pulled out of a bbc one television interview with nick robinson tomorrow evening. it comes after ms truss team hit back at criticism of her economic plans, after the institute for fiscal studies think tank said they were simplistic and warned that proposals to cut some taxes could crash the economy. our political correspondent damian grammaticus is here what more do we know about this interview miss truss will no longer be taking part in? with the bbc office of said is that she pulled out because she could no longer spare the time is what we have been told. this was agreed about two and a half weeks ago or so and so, liz truss of the time was scheduled to happe