Uk, keeping things pretty quiet. Light winds and dry weather. But this warm front dipping into scotla nd this warm front dipping into scotland is the cause of the thick cloud and the outbreaks of rain. Through the afternoon, the rain pulls away from mainland scotland, drifting towards the northern isles. More cloud for northern ireland, northern england, perhaps, and parts of east anglia. In the south, up to i9 of east anglia. In the south, up to 19 or 20 with the sunshine. Just 11 oi 19 or 20 with the sunshine. Just 11 or 12 for aberdeen. Through the evening and overnight, the rain moves away from scotland but the cloud lingers on. Patches of mist and fog possible across southern scotla nd and fog possible across southern scotland and northern england. Quite chilly with loads of three or four in rural spots. But a lot of sunshine first thing here. The mist and fog will burn back through the morning with a drier day to come for scotland. Sunny spells developing as well with a lot of fi
Well, i suppose it is inheriting good genes, for a start, and an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, optimistic outlook on life. And as the republic of ireland move five points clear in their group with a win over gibraltar, Northern Ireland, scotland, and wales will play euro 2020 qualifiers tonight. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Three more candidates for the conservative Party Leadership contest launch their campaigns today to replace theresa may and become the countrys next Prime Minister. Ten candidates have been confirmed as official contenders to replace her after securing the backing of at least eight other mps. Andrea leadsom will set out her plans in 45 minutes time pledging action on climate change. Mark harper will call for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. And rory stewart is focusing on what he says is sensible spending criticising his rivals for offering what he called eye watering tax cuts as a cheap electoral bribe to win over party members.
How electric cars are being used to power a small portuguese atlantic island. And the actressjune spencer, who plays peggy in bbc radio drama the archers, reveals the secret of how shes still working as she turns 100. Well, i suppose it is inheriting good genes, for a start. And an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Andrea leadsom and mark harper are the latest candidates to launch their campaigns to replace theresa may as consersative party leader, and become the countrys next Prime Minister. The initial group of ten candidates will be whittled down to two by a series of mp votes over the next few weeks. The final pair will then face a ballot of the wider party membership. We should know the winner of the contest towards the end ofjuly. This morning, Andrea Leadsom launched her campaign by pledging action on climate change. Mark harper called for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. Rory stewart will laun
Hello. Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. Number 10 has rejected claims made by a whitehall source that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. It has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standards were entirely his own. Our Political Correspondent helen catt has more. The findings of sir alex allans report into priti patel were stark. One of the governments most senior ministers had shouted and sworn at staff, and some of her behaviour had amounted to bullying. Yesterday, she apologised. Well, im here to give an unreserved apology today, and i am sorry if i have upset people in any way whatsoever. That was completely unintentional. But she stays in herjob, and thats put the focus back on her boss. Borisjohnsons decision to back her
And coming up, barack obama discusses his long awaited memoir a Promised Land with historian david olusoga. The Prime Minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. Number 10 has rejected claims, made by a whitehall source, that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. It has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standards were entirely his own. Our Political Correspondent helen catt has more. The findings of sir alex allans report into priti patel were stark. One of the governments most senior ministers had shouted and sworn at staff, and some of her behaviour had amounted to bullying. Yesterday she apologised. Well, im here to give an unreserved apology today, and i am sorry if i have upset people in any way whatsoever. That was completely unintentional. But she stays in herj