the ukrainian soldiers here, to take cover under the trees. the russians are flying over these positions, trying to spot where they are. and novak djokovic reaches another wimbledon final beating britain s cameron norrie. hello and welcome to bbc news. world leaders have reacted with shock to the assassination of the formerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe. presidentjoe biden said he was stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened . and india s prime minister narendra modi declared a day of national mourning. mr abe was shot dead in the street while giving an election speech. his attacker was a former member of the japanese navy. the former prime minister s body is due to arrive shortly at his residence in tokyo. our correspondent, mariko oi joins us now from there. what is happening right now? as what is happening right now? sis you what is happening right now? is you said, we are standing outside shinzo abe s residence in tokyo. as you can probably see behind me, hundreds of j
resigns as chancellor on tuesday now rishi sunak sets out his stall to become british prime minister to replace borisjohnson. and novak djokovic reaches another wimbledon final beating britain s cameron norrie. we begin with the shocking news out of japan. we begin with the shocking news out of japan. japan s former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot dead in the street while giving an election speech. he was the country s longest serving post war prime minister. he served in office twice in the beginning of the 1990s. he served in office twice in the beginning of the 1990s. according to police, mr abe s attacker used a home made gun and fired two shots. world leaders have reacted with shock. us presidentjoe biden said he was stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened and india s prime minister narendra modi declared a day of national mourning. it all happend in nara, a city south west of tokyo. mr abe was shot near the railway station and flown by elicoper to hospital, w
i am from chesham and amersham. there is more to a party thanjust what happens in westminster. us people at grassroots level are the ones who perhaps feel the wrath on the doorstep a lot more than those in westminster. to restore the faith - in the government, i want to see more integrity, - more honesty from leaders. and i don t know, if you don t pass that onto members - who are voting, whether you will get that. - better to take a bit longer and have to sort of work something out in the meantime than choose quickly and choose wrong. westminster has calmed after the high drama of yesterday but, away from the microphones, there is still manoeuvring. borisjohnson s been clear he s staying on as prime minister until a new party leader s chosen, even though some of his critics want him to go sooner. number 10 says it will keep things running but it won t announce new policy or make big economic decisions, so the man in the highest office has only limited power. for now, though, he remain
suella braverman, has already thrown her hat in. the possible contenders are piling up some familiar, some less so. they ll be courting supporters, weighing their chances, and preparing their campaigns. and while some want a quick contest to replace the prime minister, others say it s got to be thorough if the party s to rebuild. the conservative party has a choice. it can fall into fractious infighting, whoever leads it, or it can try and get behind the new leader and prepare for the general election, a general election which, by the way, may be beyond any leader winning given the state of the economy and what s happened over the past few weeks and months. it s in here the first decisions will be made. mps whittle down the longlist to just two candidates. then, in theory, it s up to party members, though some have suggested that process could be cut out. not an idea welcomed by these young conservatives from around the country. there is more to a party thanjust