we are headed for a catastrophe. this is a serious. it is really going to get worse if nothing more something other than what is already there. and a bbc investigation finds that sexual harassment and bullying went unchecked at international broadcaster al jazeera. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc new, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk where the new finance minister jeremy hunt has been insisting the prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. he s made clear he will be looking at government spending as well as the planned tax cuts. the prime minister s position does not appear secure. three conservative members of parliament have publicly called for her to resign. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the gates of the prime minister s country retreat, liz truss met her chance
on the impact of somalia s drought, the worst in a0 years, with people walking for days in search of life saving help. we are headed for a catastrophe, this serious, really going to get worse. and private screenings of a film starring british and pakistani stars are being auctioned to raise funds forflood victims in pakistan. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk, where the new finance ministerjeremy hunt has been insisting the prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. he s made clear he will be looking at government spending as well as the planned tax cuts. mr hunt held talks with the prime minister on sunday. but her position did not appear secure three conservative members of parliament have publicly called for her to resign. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the gates of the prime minister s coun
catastrophe, this is serious, it s really going to get worse. and private screenings of a film starring british and pakistani stars are being auctioned to raise funds forflood victims in pakistan. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk, where new finance ministerjeremy hunt has insisted prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. he s made clear he will be looking at government spending as well as the planned tax cuts. mr hunt held talks with the prime minister on sunday. but her position did not appear secure three conservative members of parliament have publicly called for her to resign. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the gates of the prime minister s country retreat, liz truss met her chancellor not unusual in normal times, but these are not. jeremy hunt has been sent in to urgently rewrite the
president chanting for the resignation of the president of china, so they were actually president of china, so they were actually going a step further than ust actually going a step further than just talking about covid, that is quite just talking about covid, that is quite a just talking about covid, that is quite a dangerous thing to do in china, quite a dangerous thing to do in china, to quite a dangerous thing to do in china, to actually target the president, i think it s likely to make president, i think it s likely to make a president, i think it s likely to make a really rigorous and potentially quite brutal repression by the potentially quite brutal repression by the chinese authorities that much iikeiien by the chinese authorities that much likelier. ~ . . , by the chinese authorities that much likelier. ., ., , , ., , likelier. what are they protesting about? covid, likelier. what are they protesting about? covid, what s likelier. what are they protestin
voted for her, and that means, that s only a third of the conservative party in parliament. reaction to the chancellor s budget plan could determine the prime minister s fate. some tory mps believe her time is up but allies says she can ride this crisis out despite the turmoil lapping at downing street s door. ben wright, bbc news. now to china, where president xijinping has said beijing would not renounce the right to use force in order to take control of taiwan, which beijing considers part of china. in his opening address to the communist party congress, president xi also stressed the need for continued economic development, despite signalling he won t ease the country s zero covid policy that has led to mass lockdowns. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports from beijing. xijinping is on the brink of an historic third term in office. a move which will give him