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
in the capital seoul. now on bbc news. ros atkins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. but rishi sunak didn t. he wanted out. the uk wanted out, too. david cameron would resign. six years later, rishi sunak was chancellor. he d been loyal to borisjohnson, until the scandals became too much. he resigned saying he didn t agree with mrjohnson s approach. a summer leadership contest followed. time and again, he contrasted his message with his opponent s. i ve said the things that i believe our country needs to hear. he lost. but liz truss would come and go. and now rishi sunak is prime minister. he s the leader who needs to persuade his colleagues to fall in li
You, republicans, yes, they could win the house. A new poll shows voters in Battleground States prefer Republican House candidates to democrats by six percentage points. Now, we are not saying this to gin up fear. We are saying this because it is important for us, and you, the viewer, to understand what a republicanled house would look like. Youre going to have minority leader Kevin Mccarthy, whos at the top of the list, to become the speaker in a gopcontrolled house, laying out his partys first order of business should they win. Any guesses on what that might be . Perhaps a plan to address inflation that theyre complaining about all the time, or maybe a policy to combat rising crime rates . No, neither one of those. Mccarthy plans to repeal funding that was approved by democrats to increase the number of irs employees. Republicans want to use their newfound power to push tens of thousands of americans into unemployment lines. All right on the gop to do list, taking the Debt Ceiling Ho
also on the show, as global leaders meet in egypt for the cop27 summit on the environment, what are the stakes for one of the most beautiful places on earth? i m going to be asking the big boss of the caribbean development bank, dr gene leon. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, a power grab at the top of china s communist party has big consequences for the global economy. yet with war raging in europe, a cost of living crisis, surging interest rates and a global energy crisis, china s president xijinping s consolidation of power at the communist party s 20th congress could easily get a bit lost amidst the noise. but china s critical place in the global supply chain, in world politics, in manufacturing and exporting and its growing power as a consumer and tourist powerhouse means that these changes are incredibly significant for the way the world s economy is going to develop in the next few years. so with the benefit of a few weeks perspective, let sjust take a
a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on anti government protestors. the head of britain s royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harrassed on submarines. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. the un secretary general urges all sides to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. and the coronation of a new zulu king is taking place in the south african city of durban. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. but rishi sunak