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
Major currencies this morning. Iain conn, the chief executive of centrica, which owns british gas, announces hes stepping down after a challenging period for the company. Poorer pupils trail 18 months behind the rest of the class once they take their gcses, according to new research. Coming up in sport, gareth bale pulls out of real madrids pre season trip to munich after his big money move to china was blocked by the club. Greg and amber and, as the winners of this years love island are crowned, well ask whats made the reality show such a success. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A former high courtjudge says police may have broken the law in the way they investigated claims of a paedophile ring at westminster. Carl beech was jailed for 18 years last week for perverting the course of justice after lying about his claims. Sir Richard Henriques, who carried out a review of the Scotland Yard inquiry, claims that warrants to search the homes of some of those beech had accused o
In england to treat patients with a rare hereditary disease. It is making a disease that was previously untreatable treatable and has the potential to make patients lives dramatically better. In the last hour, the labour and video footage is released leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has said his party will challenge showing the final moments of a team of climbers whose bodies the next Prime Minister to put any new brexit deal to a second referendum. Were recovered in the himalayas. Following a meeting of the shadow cabinet, mr corbyn issued a statement saying labour would campaign in that referendum for remain. Good morning. The statement does not explain what welcome to bbc newsroom live. A labour would do if the party won a im joanna gosling. President trump has stepped general election before a decision had been made on brexit. Up his attack on the uks our assistant Political Editor norman smith is at westminster. Ambassador in washington, how big of a deal is this norman . Saying we will no
Across the uk bringing colder air all the way from iceland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, pushed in on those very brisk winds, particularly frequent showers, Northern Scotland down those north sea coasts, but some further west as well. The winds are going to be very strong and gusty, perhaps touching gale force in Northern Scotland, temperatures struggling to make double figures, 16 in the far south, but everywhere feeling colder in the strong wind. Hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. The headlines. Labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the Dividing Lines between his party and the new conservative government. He tells the bbc he would reverse the governments cut to the top income tax rate. The head of the rmt union describes talks with the new Transport Secretary as a good start. The next strike is planned for the 1st of october. Voting is under way in italys general election, which polls suggest may result in the countrys mos
even as we grieve, we give thanks to this most faithful light. i am deeply aware of this great inheritance and all of the duties and heavy responsibility of sovereignty. they are now past to me. many of the accession council it was a series of highly coordinated formalities. they were set into motion upon the death of his mother, queen elizabeth the second. that was on thursday afternoon. later this hour, king charles will meet with the archbishop of canterbury, britain s new prime minister, lustrous. there will also be members of the cabinet. it has been a memorable first speak on the job or trust. one of queen elizabeth ii final acts was to invite her to succeed boris johnson s prime minister. former new government. that occurred during a meeting on tuesday at balmoral, the royal family s estate. approximately 48 hours after that meeting, the queen passed away. trust is the 15th and final prime minister queens bits rain. it began in 1952. western churchill was prime minis