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 javid, 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 good? yeah. not according to the man on the right. sitting next to the prime min
we begin here in the uk, where borisjohnson has another difficult day ahead. critics, some from within his own party, say it s over for the prime minister after the resignation of chancellor rishi sunak and health secretary sajid javid. other senior ministers have thrown their support behind borisjohnson, but the bbc understands somejunior ministers are still considering their positions. from westminster, here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. two influential cabinet ministers who decided they had had enough. within minutes of an one another, rishi sunak resigned as chancellor and sajid javid resigned as health secretary. he was tightlipped when he returned home yesterday evening. just going to spend some time with my family. but the reasons were there when they submitted resignation letters. the outgoing chancellor said. while the outgoing health secretary said. their experts along with variousjunior their experts along with various junior government digg
hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat? this lunchtime, more conservative mps are signalling their unhappiness about the prime minister s leadership. what do voters think? i think lie after lie after lie. yeah, he s lost the confidence, so he s got to go, unfortunately. i d like to see boris carry on. i think he s done a decentjob. i know he s had a bit of problems. nadhim zahawi arrives at the treasury, replacing rishi sunak as chancellor. with inflation at a ito year high, we ll assess the challenges in his in tray. we ll have all the very latest from here in westminster. our other stories on the programme. dozens of arrests are made in an international police operation, targeting a people smuggling gang thought to have brought 10,000 migrants across the channel. it s kick off tonight for the women s european football championship. england is the host, and among the favourites to win. here at wimb
spectrum this morning, and keeping you up to date with the very latest. and i ll be looking at the big challenges for a new chancellor. with rishi sunak out, will the prime minister try and spend his way out of the cost of living crisis? also this morning, police in the us have charged a man with seven counts of murder, after a gun attack at an independence day parade near chicago. good morning. it is said to be the biggest women s sporting event in european history. the euros begin at old trafford tonight, with england opening the tournament against austria. good morning. to date are going to be windy in the north. also some rain. further south, some cloud to start. sunny breaks will develop and it will feel pleasantly warm. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, july 6. welcome to breakfast. how did you sleep last night? rather better, i suspect, that the man who lives here. it s been a whirlwind 2a hours for the prime minister, who is fighting for po
the children s minister will quince and ministerfor schools robin walker among the latest to hand in their resignations. developments coming thick and fast in the last hour i m annita mcveigh in the last hour i m annita mcveigh in downing street to keep you up to date with all the latest developments. the july 4th shootings in illinois took weeks to plan and the suspect dressed as a woman to escape, say police. a 21 year old has been charged with seven counts of murder. the british number one cameron norrie is to face novak djokovic in semi finals at wimbledon. the women s european championships will kick off this evening with england taking on austria. hello and welcome back to downing street. as you join us again i m just looking at a letter that has been sent by robert halfon mp which reads, in my last statement, i said that if governance doesn t improve i will have reached the end of the road. i haven t had a chance even yet to read through all the details of this letter