shooting in 4july parade in chicago has been charged with the seven counts of murder. another 50,000 people told to evacuate their homes in sydney. the australian city has had eight months of rain injust four days. voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 1am in london where borisjohnson s premiership looks at its most perilous yet, with the resignation of two of his most senior ministers. the chancellor of the exchequer, effectively the finance minister, rishi sunak and the health secretary sajid javid quit within a few minutes of each other, saying they could no longer serve under the prime minister, and that the public expected the government to be, conducted properly, competently and seriously. it follows the unravelling of the official account of what the prime minister knew about the case of chris pincher the former minister accused of sexual misconduct. mrjohnson s g
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer, finance minister rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously . the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we g
here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit, saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary, sajid javid, stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary, nadim zahawi, will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we good? yeah. not according to the man on the right. sitting next to the prime min
all welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. what sort of responses that elicited? we will look at the newspapers because it is a common response and let s start with the sun, and it doesn t necessarily reflect every newspaper but the majority. these are the headlines. it is all the same language. and have a look at this. once again, borisjohnson on the brink. the pressure clearly on the prime minister now. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. chancell
we begin here in the uk, where borisjohnson has another difficult day ahead. critics, some from within his own party, say it s over for the prime minister after the resignation of chancellor rishi sunak and health secretary sajid javid. other senior ministers have thrown their support behind borisjohnson, but the bbc understands somejunior ministers are still considering their positions. from westminster, here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. two influential cabinet ministers who decided they had had enough. within minutes of an one another, rishi sunak resigned as chancellor and sajid javid resigned as health secretary. he was tightlipped when he returned home yesterday evening. just going to spend some time with my family. but the reasons were there when they submitted resignation letters. the outgoing chancellor said. while the outgoing health secretary said. their experts along with variousjunior their experts along with various junior government digg