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
for all of us. how do mps view this? it s anonymity there, or as a division as well? it s anonymity there, or as a division as well? there is a lot of division as well? there is a lot of division amongst division as well? there is a lot of division amongst the division as well? there is a lot ofl division amongst the conservative party. the conservative party is essentially a circular firing squad right now. there is so much division. i actually do feel quite sorry for rishi sunak, who is trying to get the party back together. he is trying to get on with the job of governing this country. my goodness, we need some proper governance after the clown show we have had the last 18 months or so in this country. i think that there is going to be a lot of division. i think conservative mps will also remember why they had no confidence in boris johnson. this will happen about a year ago, johnson. this will happen about a yearago, he johnson. this will happen about a year ago, he serially m
when there are these big challenges, the bandwidth of government and the prime minister and cabinet and number 10 is not taken up with the best minds being on these challenges, it is people trying to cover up after the prime minister s pathological inability to tell the truth and to constantly lie and drama after drama. we saw it from the owen paterson affair, to the wallpaper scandal, partygate. there is a repeat pattern of behaviour thatis is a repeat pattern of behaviour that is bad behaviour, then misleading people, then doubling down and lying, then evidence coming to light that everybody has lied and the prime minister has been at the helm of it, and trust and confidence in politics shattered. this is what the government spends its time focusing on cleaning up the lies of the prime minister, not focusing on huge challenges we have. one thing i