britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson, says he will not stand in the contest to choose the next leader of the conservative party and therefore prime minister. despite saying he thought there was a good chance he could have been back in downing street next friday, he said he didn t think he could unite his divided party. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor, the uk s finance minister, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the only candidates who ve declared they re running. our political editor, chris mason, has this report. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september s loser be october s prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote: he also felt the need to say: throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has continued to tick up. this minister re
live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and ”pm in london it s 6am in singapore, and ”pm in london where the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he won t stand in the race to replace liz truss next week. he said will not run, despite claiming to have enough mps nominating him. inset 0n)it leaves the way clear for the former it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak, who today formally entered in the statement he says. it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak, who today formally entered the contest, and who is presently the clear frontrunner. he joins the leader of the commons penny mourdant in the race. rishi sunak has tweeted after boris jonnson made that announcement, he says. he added. damien has been following the story and joins us now. what exactly happened to borisjonnson? what changed his mind? happened to boris jonnson? what changed his mind? happened t
singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 12am in london where the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he won t stand in the race to replace liz truss next week. he insisted he had enough support among mps, but said that putting himself forward was not the right thing to deal. nominations close on monday afternoon with a former chancellor, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny moudant the only declared candidates. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september s loser be october s prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote. he also felt the need to say. throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has continued to tick up. this minister reckons borisjohnson would be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have him in as prime minister in circumstan
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the video shows frantic and frustrated parents demanding they be let into the school. police keeping the distraught family members behind a perimeter as the shooting unfolds inside. it s still unclear when in the whole event cycle this video was shot. sandra: texas officials have yet to deliver a clear timeline of what exactly happened and when. we do know the gunman got into that school through an unlocked entrance, responding officers were met by heavy gunfire and the suspect barricaded himself inside the classroom with children and teachers. a community the victims, today would have been the last day of class before the summer break. john: texas republican congressman tony gonzalez represents uvalde, he joins us in moments. fox team coverage. alexis mcadams has more on the victims. sandra: to bill with the latest on the ground in texas, what do we know? bill: sandra, a short time ago i was in touch with a source close to the investigation and told they are in fact