Formally announce their candidacy. At the china congress, president xis Predecessor Hi Jintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. Giorgia meloni has been officially sworn in as the Prime Minister of italy, she is the nations first female leader, and the first far right leader since the second world war. Summoned to give evidence under oath former us President Donald Trump is called by the Committee Investigating last years attack on the capitol building. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Boris johnson will arrive at Gatwick Airport shortly as the battle to replace liz truss as conservative leader, and Prime Minister, intensifies. Officially neither he nor rishi sunak have said they definitely want the role. 0nly Penny Morduant has officially declared. But its widely being seen as a battle between the former Prime Minister and the man who worked with him as chancellor. Currently the bbc estimates 163 out of 357 tory mps have gone public wit
formally announce their candidacy. at the china congress, president xi s predecessor hi jintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. giorgia meloni has been officially sworn in as the prime minister of italy, she is the nation s first female leader, and the first far right leader since the second world war. summoned to give evidence under oath former us president donald trump is called by the committee investigating last year s attack on the capitol building. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. boris johnson will arrive at gatwick airport shortly as the battle to replace liz truss as conservative leader, and prime minister, intensifies. officially neither he nor rishi sunak have said they definitely want the role. 0nly penny morduant has officially declared. but it s widely being seen as a battle between the former prime minister and the man who worked with him as chancellor. currently the bbc estimates 163 out of 357 tory mps hav
but it will be mild. all the details coming up here on breakfast. it s saturday the 22nd of october. our top story: supporters of the former chancellor rishi sunak claim he now has the backing of 100 conservative mps to become the next prime minister. mr sunak has not formally entered the competition to replace liz truss but that level of support would make him the front runner. penny mordaunt remains the only mp to say she is running, and borisjohnson is currently flying back to the uk from a caribbean holiday, amid rumours he may seek to regain the job he was forced out of last month. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has been following developments. three potential contenders to become the next prime minister and replace liz truss in number 10. hasta la visa, baby! the big question is whether boris johnson will attempt a comeback. the former prime minister flew home from holiday in the caribbean overnight. despite being forced out after a series of scandals,
0nly penny morduant has officially declared. but it s widely being seen as a battle between the former prime minister and the man who worked with him as chancellor. currently the bbc estimates 163 out of 357 tory mps have gone public with their support. rishi sunak has 97, borisjohnson 45 and penny mordaunt 21. it s worth pointing out that these are the numbers the bbc can verify others may have different information. mps will vote on monday for their preferred candidate. if more than one reaches the magic number of 100, conservative members will have the final say. jonathan blake reports. three potential contenders to become the next prime minister and replace liz truss in number 10. hasta la visa, baby! the big question is whether boris johnson will attempt a comeback. the former prime minister