the front runner in the contest for the conservative party leadership liz truss says she will act on energy bills within a week if she becomes prime minister. her rival rishi sunak says he cannot rule out blackouts this winter if he becomes pm. the uk is facing a genuine emergency on energy, he said. the winner will be announced tomorrow and take office on tuesday. our political correspondent tony bonsignore reports. whoever wins the leadership race and becomes the next prime minister will be walking straight into an economic storm. they face one urgent question before all others what to do about soaring energy bills? rishi sunak has long promised some financial support for everyone, with more on top for especially the most vulnerable. today, liz truss promised that if she wins, help is on the way. i understand that people are struggling with eye watering energy bills, and there are predictions of even worse down the track. and i understand that. and i can say, laura, that
people couldn t heat it up, couldn t cook it. 9,000 families were helped last christmas alone, this year number likely to be much higher with what people can afford to cook changing as well. megan paterson, bbc news. some news just some newsjust in, the some news just in, the metropolitian police sim murder investigation has been launched following a shooting in west kensington in london which happened at two o clock in the morning today, police were called to kensington high street after reports of a shooting. officers found a man believed to be in his 20s, they say, with gunshot wounds and gave emergency first aid until the ambulance service arrived, and london s air ambulance, but the man was taken to hospital and died later at 5.30 this morning and his next of kin have been informed. so, thatis next of kin have been informed. so, that is a murder investigation underway now in west kensington in london.