To build more homes. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads are set to be given the green light in this weeks budget. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 10 1i5am. This mornings reviewers are katy balls, Political Correspondent of the spectator, and the journalist and broadcasterjames rampton. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The pressure on the zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to stand down is intensifying with both the military and his own party set to take further steps to remove him. The head of military veterans says the Ruling Zanu Pf Party will remove the 93 year old as its leader at a meeting this morning. Now the Zanu Pf Youth League, which until now has strongly supported president Robert Mugabe, has called for him to step down. Tens of thousands of protestors lined the streets of harare yesterday calling for his resignation, but mr mugabe has so far resisted. Lets speak to ben brown in harare. Bring us up to date with the latest developments. We have hear
Its a humiliating end for the decorated war hero and the partys longest serving leader. Our people, colleagues, are demanding from us gathered here to show leadership and to give effect to their demands for the recall of the president and first secretary of zanu pf, comrade rg mugabe, from his position in the party and government. Applause bruising infighting for power has taken its toll an empty top table, no Robert Mugabe, and no first lady. This is the beginning of the end of an era. President Robert Mugabe will no longer head the party he has led for more than a0 years. The question now is who will take his place . The Central Committee has sacked not only the president but also the first lady as the leader of the womens wing, but she still remains the head of government. Parliament are expected to impeach him if he refuses to resign. War veterans who fought alongside him in the war of liberation have warned of an undignified exit if he digs in. Were hoping that by 12 oclock that t
Party sack him as leader officials have set him a deadline to resign as president or face impeachment. Or that ive received already watching aljazeera live from london also coming up our Foreign Ministers arriving cari for an extraordinary meeting to discuss irans alleged violations in the region is that a good luck trying now it is it would like to be simple but Sebastian Pinera may not need much luck a billionaire businessman on track to win around one inch selection of. Tens of thousands take to the streets in tokyo is just the latest protest calling the president for passing by to get. Say we begin with. Political turmoil in zimbabwe where an official changing of the guard could be just hours away president Robert Mugabes ruling party has sacked him as their leader and given him until midday on monday to resign as president or face impeachment they were jubilant scenes that is on a pier Party Meeting in harare where the governor was replaced by his side deputy and. Ninety three yea
Mugabe as its leader. After thirty seven years in power a deadlines been set for him to resign as president or face impeachment with an announcement expected shortly on state television. Watching al jazeera live from london also coming up. Of Foreign Ministers arriving cari for an extraordinary me to discuss irans alleged violations in the region is that a good luck trying now it is it would like a. Simple but Sebastian Pinera may not need much luck billionaire businessman on track to win round one inch selection. We begin with the political turmoil in zimbabwe where an official changing of the god could be just hours away president Robert Mugabes ruling party has sacked him as their leader and have given him until midday on monday to resign or face it peach vent his. You to address the nation shortly they were jubilant scenes of the Party Meeting in harare where mcgarvey was replaced by his side deputy emerson. The ninety two year old leader has been meeting military chiefs to discuss
After they became fed up with his plans, apparent plans to pass power to his wife grace mugabe. There is speculation that Robert Mugabe could be the pairing of significant announcement this evening, because the state broadcaster, z bc, is a p pa re ntly the state broadcaster, z bc, is apparently planning a broadcast from state house, his official residence, later this evening. Inevitably there is speculation that that could be, i stress could be, the resignation of Robert Mugabe as president of zimbabwe. Technically, although he may be under house arrest, he is still president of the country. Lets go to our first report this evening. Senior military commanders have met president Robert Mugabe to further pressure him to step down from government, as his own party held a historic meeting to dismiss him. Its a humiliating end for the decorated war hero and the partys longest serving leader. Our people, colleagues, are demanding from us gathered here to show leadership and to give effect t