and when to expect them. it s tuesday, the 6th of september. welcome to downing street, a date that will go in the history books because in a few hours number 10 will welcome its newest resident and we know who it will be, liz truss, elected leader of the conservative party yesterday and has had the night to get her head around things and make appointments and plans. this morning, borisjohnson leaves here. bringing his three year premiership to an end and then liz truss will arrive and take over. this morning we look at the many challenges she faces in those early moments. at first, here is this from a lyrical correspondence iain watson. in one day, we ll hear from two prime ministers. in this street, a transfer of power will take place without a general election. early this morning, borisjohnson will give his final speech as prime minister. then late this afternoon, liz truss, his successor, chosen by conservative members, will set out her stall. but what will happen in betw
labour says the conservatives are out of ideas, regardless of who s prime minister. after 12 years of a tory government, what are we to show for it? people are not able to pay their bills and the nhs and law and order have completely broken down. priti patel has announced she will retire as soon as a new home secretary has been appointed. she was said will continue as a backbencher. from the war in ukraine to spiralling inflation liz truss is facing issues at home and abroad. we ll be speaking to a former cabinet secretary who was the top civil servant for three different british prime ministers about how she might approach the challenge. welcome to the programme. if you have questions about liz truss being set to become the next uk prime minister, send them our way and will be speaking to a range of experts through the next two hours and we ll do our best to give you some answers. you can reach me on twitter. and of course, the centre of our coverage will be britain s
chancellor nadhim zahawi has added his name to the uk leadership contest, joining a field of eight people, including two former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris johnson at that point was holding out, but minister after minister were resigning and we wanted to get a sense of how we d got there, because the media is a central part of the story of borisjohnson. how power and politics intertwine with the media in this country is vital to understanding it. and we also need to look at how scoops about mrjohnson s behaviour ultimately triggered his downfall. for that, we wanted to hear from journalists tasked with reporting events as they unfolded. and when news is breaking every few minutes, how do you cope with t
as the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations. the men s final at wimbledon goes into a tense third set with defending champion novak djokovic facing nick kyrgios. and, temperatures rise around the uk with some areas hitting 30 degrees today and scotland records its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news. the media show. this programme was recorded on wednesday. hello and welcome. now, a week is famously a long time in politics, and the day we recorded this edition of the media show will go down in history as one of the longest. it was wednesday afternoon that we went on air. boris johnson at that point was holding out, but minister after minister were resigning and we wanted to get a sense of how we d got there, because the media is a central part of the story of borisjohnson. how power and politics intertwine with the media in this country is vital to understanding it. and we also need to look at how scoops about mrjohnson s behaviour ultimate