A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Over 30 million is up for grabs at the fortnitegame world cup. 15 yr old benjy fish is one of a handful of british gamers to make it to the finals. Today we want to know are parents right to be telling kids theyre wasting their time online . Get in touch bbcthebriefing. We are going to start with brexit. Top Europen Union officials have given a cool response to borisjohnsons remark to parliament that he is committed to getting rid of the irish backstop designed to prevent customs checks on the irish border after brexit. In a phone call with the new british Prime Minister, the Commission President , jean claude juncker, stressed the deal couldnt be changed. John mcmanus has more. Statement, the Prime Minister. Do the cheers of his conservative party mps, Boris Johnson rose the cheers of his conservative party mps, borisjohnson rose to make his first Prime Ministerial statement, and h
Minister. He has optimism, enthusiasm, he puts a smile on peoples face and he has a total unsha keable confidence. So, now we know and in the end there was no great surprise. Boris johnson was favourite to win from the start and now hes been voted in as the new conservative leader. He will officially take office hes promised to deliver brexit by october the 31st. As Prime Minister tomorrow the new Eu Commission president says shes looking forward after a meeting with the queen to working with him at buckingham palace. In the challenging times ahead. And President Trump has already borisjohnson gained around double congratulated borisjohnson, the votesjeremy hunt did saying he will be great. From conservative Party Members. In his victory speech, mrjohnson promised to unite the country and deliver brexit by the deadline the uk prepares for a heatwave, as temperatures climb well of 31st october. Above 30 degrees this week. But hes already seen some ministerial resignations and there coul
I like it. Its brilliant. From the master of the photo op to the highest office in the land boris the man, boris the politician. Also on tonights programme were heading into another heatwave. Forecasters say we could see record temperatures and there are warnings about looking after the vulnerable. And coming up on bbc news. After clinching bronze in the 200m freestyle at the world aquatics championships, britons duncan scott causes controversy by refusing to shake hands with chinas gold medallist. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. This time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new Prime Minister, realising a decades long ambition. Hes won the race to become conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. In a short acceptance speech this afternoon, mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re unite the country. But the challenges are formidable opposition from some of his party
The president of the Eu Commission and the eus chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with mrjohnson. President trump was one of the first to congratulate him saying he will be great. And in other news a heatwave is spreading across the uk, with temperatures expected to climb to well over 30 degrees celsius this week. This time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new Prime Minister, realising a decades long ambition. Hes won the race to become conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. In a short acceptance speech this afternoon mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re unite the country. But the challenges are formidable opposition from some of his partys most senior mps and little sign that the eu is about to change its negotiating position. Heres our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg on the election of the man who tomorrow will become britains seventy seventh Prime
The president of the Eu Commission and the eus chief negotiator both say they look forward to working with mrjohnson. President trump was one of the first to congratulate him saying he will be great. And in other news, a heatwave is spreading across the uk, with temperatures expected to climb to well over 30 degrees celsius this week. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers conservative writer Tim Montgomerie and the chief executive of think tank demos polly mackenzie. Good evening. By this time tomorrow borisjohnson will be our new Prime Minister, realising a decades long ambition. Hes won the race to become conservative party leader, beating his rivaljeremy hunt by a margin of almost two to one. In a short acceptance speech this afternoon mrjohnson declared that his mission was to take britain out of the eu by the 31st of october and re unite the country. But the challenges are formidable opposition from some of his partys most senior mps and lit