also on the programme an injured rafael nadal withdraws from wimbledon, missing an opportunity to achieve a new grand slam record. and the american actorjames caan best known for playing the gangster sonny corleone in the godfather has died at the age of 82. hello and welcome to the programme. borisjohnson is no longer leader of the conservative party, but he s still british prime minister following an extraordinary day at westminster. shortly after 12.30pm this afternoon, he walked out of the door of number 10 to confirm he will resign as tory leader and that he intends to stay in charge until a successor is chosen. many of his colleagues, along with opposition parties, are deeply unhappy with that and have called on him to go immediately. remember, this time yesterday, mrjohnson was insisting he would not stand down. but after the avalanche of resignations over the past 48 hours, today, everything changed. our political editor chris mason begins our coverage. at bre
it is really quite downing street today compared to the last few days but that campaigning to be your next prime minister is under way. we will talk to supporters of some of those who are running or likely to run. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe has died after being shot while giving a speech at a campaign event. eye witnesses say mr abe was shot twice from behind while giving a speech in the street. the country s current prime minister fumio kishida has condemned the shooting calling it an act of brutality and world leaders have expressed their shock. a man was detained after the shooting, which happened in the city of nara in western japan. let s go straight to our correspondent mariko oi, who s in singapore. incredibly shocking, notjust because violence is so rare in japan, it has been for such a long time, it s very difficult to get hold of a gun but shinzo abe, we must remain our viewers,
year s glastonbury festival. is year s glastonbury festival. one british spectacle e another is one british spectacle ends, another begins. good morning from wimbledon on day one of the championships with andy murray and emma raducanu both in action. and the weatherfor emma raducanu both in action. and the weather for wimbledon is mixed, we could see some showers late morning early afternoon, they will clear, then dry and sunny conditions, that is the forecast for most of us. showers moving east, some will be heavy and thundery, followed by sunshine but northern ireland will see some rain in the afternoon. all of the details through the programme. it s monday 27th june. our main story. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, will today urge leaders from the world s richest countries to do more to help his country fight back against the russian invaders. in a video address to the g7 summit in germany, he s expected to renew his call for more heavy artillery and air defenc