today at six: the prime minister fights the prime ministerfights on the prime minister fights on as the prime ministerfights on as her future hangs in the balance, and the chancellor wants the cabinet spending cuts are coming. the cabinet gathered at downing street as the chancellor warned that the cuts and liz truss trying to bolster support for her leadership and regain authority. if the two of them work together and are a success, and i m going to do everything i can to try and make sure that that is the case, then i think she will lead us into the next election. we are now having an open discussion about we are now having an open discussion about whether they are going to have about whether they are going to have a further about whether they are going to have a further change of prime minister, three a further change of prime minister, three prime a further change of prime minister, three prime ministers in three years, three prime ministers in three years. and three prim
weeks of action. but they are warning to expect an escalation, rather than a climb down. jon donnison, bbc news. the time is 6:18pm. our top story this evening: the prime minister has been battling to regain authority and shore up support as doubts over her future persist at westminster. coming up, china is asked to explain why a protest was beaten up come up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel. can tonga live up to their label as one of the favourites in the rugby league world cup? semifinalists last time, we ll head live to st helens for their first match in this year s tournament. it was just over two years ago that a number of high profile british gymnasts began coming forward with stories of mental, physical, even sexual abuse
off the boil. now don t over read that remark, it is still in the mid 90 degrees, it is still simmering and steaming but it isn t boiling overin and steaming but it isn t boiling over in that out of control way that it felt it was to a degree yesterday, and at certain points during the conservative party conference. why? there hasn t been a public flashpoint today, there hasn t been a moment where the prime minister has been out in public, potentially bluntly, irritating sum on her own side. instead she has been meeting them privately, attempting to reassure. the view as far as the interview that it did with the prime minister on the news last night is concerned amongst conservative mps, some not impressed tjy conservative mps, some not impressed by what she had to say. others, though, reflecting she would be in a more grave position if she hadn t been willing to talk. what about the conversation about who might come next were liz truss to be toppled? that s where at the moment those w
of cabinet ministers this morning the new chancellorjeremy hunt told colleagues that their budgets needed to be slashed. it comes after the prime minister last night apologised for the mistakes made since she entered no ten. but she also insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next general election. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. is she finished now? as ministers met this morning the questions continued. is it as ministers met this morning the questions continued. questions continued. is it time for a new leader? questions continued. is it time for a new leader? uncertainty- questions continued. is it time for a new leader? uncertainty about i questions continued. is it time for i a new leader? uncertainty about the olitical a new leader? uncertainty about the political and a new leader? uncertainty about the political and economic a new leader? uncertainty about the political and economic choices - a new leader? uncertainty about the political an
they can t necessarily agree who they would want, or how they bring that about. and there is also a fear that about. and there is also a fear that were she to be toppled there would be a clamourfor a general election, and if you are a conservative mp right now looking at the opinion polls, that is the last thing you want to, the last thing you need. talking of flashpoints, i mentioned them a moment ago, there could be another one as soon as tomorrow. prime minister s questions for liz truss. it could be deeply awkward. , ~:, ,:, for liz truss. it could be deeply awkward. , :, awkward. chris mason, our political editor, awkward. chris mason, our political editor. thank awkward. chris mason, our political editor, thank you. workers are facing two decades of lost living standards, with no real wage growth that s according to the head of the tuc, the umbrella movement for the uk s major unions. it comes as energy bills are set to rise from april and the new chancellor says government