welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the british government has been plunged into fresh chaos after the resignation of its home secretary, suella braverman, and accusations by some members of the governing conservative party that they had been manhandled into supporting the government in a vote in parliament. in her resignation letter, ms braverman accused the prime minister liz truss of pretending there had been no mistakes and hoping everything would magically come right . later two ministers in charge of party discipline were rumoured to have resigned but it was later announced that they are to remain in post. here s the bbc s political editor chris mason. tonight at westminster, rolling case studies in chaos crises engulfing the government by the hour. the home secretary resigns. those at the highest level in government don t even know if others have followed her. at teatime, a man who was rebelling against liz truss just days ago was appointe
it s after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps. an investigation has been launched. ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts, after russian attacks on the country s energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be published later today, after a seven year investigation. welcome to viewers both in the uk and around the world. liz truss premiership is under even more pressure, after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physicalforce on conservative mps to make sure they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened in the voting lobbies. we now have at least seven tory mps calling for the prime minister and equipped, so let s get an overview of the story so far. earlier today the transport secretary told the bbc the government is still functioning and that the prime minist
good morning. it s thursday october 20th. our main story. the prime minister s position is looking increasingly vulnerable today after some of her own mps called for her to resign. it followed a chaotic day for the government with the resignation of the home secretary, accusations of bullying, and confusion over whether the chief whip had resigned. our political correspondent ione wells reports. reporter: is this a coalition of chaos, mr schapps? - another day, another new cabinet minister. grant shapps, sacked just six weeks ago by liz truss, returns as her new home secretary. look, obviously it s been a turbulent time for the government, but i think the most important thing is to make sure that people in this country know that they ve got security and that s why it s a great honour to be appointed as home secretary. he stepped up after suella braverman stepped down, resigning over two data breaches. but have a look at her resignation letter. she wrote to the prime minister
talking to people about how they are coping with rising prices. join they are coping with rising prices. us at 9.30 at the we join us at 9.30 at the fire station. we have an audience full of fascinating people from all walks of life who will be talking about the cost of living crisis and how it is affecting people who work and live in the city. join us at 9.30. and i m annita mcveigh at westminster where at 12 o clock, liz truss will face questions from mps in the house of commons for the first time since the almost complete reversal of her economic plan. and as inflation hits double figures, downing street refuses to commit to increasing state pensions in line with prices, which would be breaking a manifesto pledge. obviously we take manifesto commitments incredibly seriously. the chancellor will be making a statement in just over a week s time, where he will set out all the plans for taxation and expenditure and government budgets. hello and welcome to bbc news, with mejo
director of the joint council for the welfare of immigrants. and i ask you, first of all, your reaction to the news that some other braverman is gone as home secretary. a big fan of hers? , is gone as home secretary. a big fan ofhers? , , is gone as home secretary. a big fan of hers? , ., , , , i, of hers? yes, absolutely. in her 43 very short of hers? yes, absolutely. in her 43 very short days of hers? yes, absolutely. in her 43 very short days in of hers? yes, absolutely. in her 43 very short days in office of hers? yes, absolutely. in her 43 very short days in office we - of hers? yes, absolutely. in her 43 very short days in office we saw - very short days in office we saw nothing but cruelty and chaos. she said that she dreams of deporting refugees to rwanda for christmas and announce plans to criminalise survivors of modern slavery and plan to spend over £400 million on aping new detention centres and she scuppered an india uk trade deal because of her anti mi