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
we ll have the latest. good morning. the heat continues to build over the next few days. today it is looking dry, with strong sunshine, and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s sunday, iothjuly. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. entrants. jeremy hunt, who lost a borisjohnson in the final two last time around, promises to council rise in corporation tax, and reduce it further. to cancel. he would also cut business rates