welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer, finance minister rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously . the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we g
all welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. what sort of responses that elicited? we will look at the newspapers because it is a common response and let s start with the sun, and it doesn t necessarily reflect every newspaper but the majority. these are the headlines. it is all the same language. and have a look at this. once again, borisjohnson on the brink. the pressure clearly on the prime minister now. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. chancell
the cabinet, which met this morning, is now changed in significant ways as borisjohnson fights to stay on. a new chancellor and health secretary and a new education secretary and a new education secretary to tonight after hours in which it looked like the government was on the brink of collapse. yes, we ll have the latest on the sudden reshuffle, with confirmation a few minutes ago that nadhim zahawi will be the new chancellor. also tonight. in ukraine, the latest evidence of potential war crimes, with russian firing squads leading men to their deaths. in sri lanka, a desperate shortage of basic necessities including medicines, fuel and food and visitors are told to stay away. commentator: there it is! and a big day of sport britain s cameron norrie is through the semi finals at wimbledon, while england s cricketers break a batting record to beat india in the final test. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we have continuing coverage and analysis from our team of co
also in the programme: marched at gunpoint towards an execution we have the inside story of a russian atrocity in ukraine from the survivor who played dead. another 50,000 people told to evacuate their homes in sydney the australian city has had eight months of rain in just four days. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where borisjohnson s premiership looks at its most perilous yet, with the resignation of two of his most senior ministers. the chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak, and the health secretary, sajid javid, quit within a few minutes of each other, saying they could no longer serve under the prime minister and that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously . it follows the unravelling of the official account of what the prime minister knew about the case of chris pincher, the former minister accused of sexual misconduct.
an official statement said russia s aim is to prevent strikes by ukrainian forces on eastern regions under their control. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and welcome to unspun world. this is the lobby of new broadcasting house the bbc s headquarters in central london. will the fact that britain will soon have a new prime minister weaken its support for ukraine now that boris johnson s gone? and we ll be hearing in shocking detail about a series of war crimes committed by russian soldiers. they get him to bend towards the wall and they load bricks on his back, until he collapses, and then put a bucket on his head and they start battering him. president biden visits the country he called an international pariah a couple of years ago. hypocrisy or just an acceptance of saudi arabia s new importance in the world? of course, for the president, it s all about how your voters think, and one of the huge issues in the us at the moment is the price of fuel. an