of making unwanted sexual advances towards a iii year old. hello. we begin here in the uk, which will have a new prime minister by the end of next week the fifth in six years. the governing conservative party announced details of a fast tracked contest to choose its next leader following the resignation of liz truss. she stepped down on thursday afternoon, afterjust six weeks in the job. it s the shortest prime ministerial tenure in british history. this report from our political editor, chris mason. lunchtime in downing street and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister, she was back too this time, to resign. i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. putin s illegal war in ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. and our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. i was
to get the report today, to finally see those concrete conclusions from mps who think borisjohnson misled parliament. but the late night letter, three minutes to midnight on monday night, when i suspect most of us were asleep, that has slightly delayed what they are doing, as has apparently some issues with getting the report printed. so it looks like it will now be tomorrow before we get it. borisjohnson has said people should get on with publishing the report, it is time for the world to see what he calls the nonsense from the committee. it all means it has been eked out further, the infighting in the conservative party, tension over the relationship between boris johnson party, tension over the relationship between borisjohnson and rishi sunak is going to play out for a little while longer. all the while, the by election is expected because
needs to be in some of these policies. butjust how deep are the divisions in the conservative party because you just suggested earlier that we may be looking at civil war if these risks continue within the party. if these risks continue within the .a . ., , if these risks continue within the party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a man - party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a man of - party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a man of the | much consider himself a man of the right, or centre right. as to your question, how deep are the divisions question, how deep are the divisions question mark we journalists always have to be careful about using words like civil war, phrases like civil war, but clearly, the emotions are very strong in the governing co
“p with that inquiry, one that they set up themselves. legal issues aside, many people will look at this and say it smacks of someone who has something to hide, or in this case, the government. figs something to hide, or in this case, the government. $5 i something to hide, or in this case, the government. the government. as i say, the government s the government. as i say, the government s argument - the government. as i say, the government s argument is - the government. as i say, the | government s argument is that the government. as i say, the - government s argument is that they feel it would be inappropriate to hand over some of these private personal messages, but certainly i think borisjohnson s intervention think boris johnson s intervention in think borisjohnson s intervention in particular has heaped further pressure on the government to do so. opposition parties have also heavily criticised the government s decision not to just hand the inquiry full unredacted version