degrees but sunnier weather pushing into scotland and northern ireland. brightening up here. we have thor air moving in. forthose brightening up here. we have thor air moving in. for those of you that live in south east england and particularly london it a warm night for sleeping. 26 degrees. these are the temperatures at 10.00 at night. tomorrow, well, it will be breezy for scotland and northern ireland, will will be a few passing shower, dry again for england and wales, a range of temperatures, high teens to low 20s, but we are still seeing that heat across the south east, with temperatures hitting that 30 degree mark. into thursday s forecast, there a bit more in the way of cloud, a few more showers to come, mostly dry for england and wales with hazy spells of sunshine, temperatures still on the high side across the south east but down a bit, highs into the upper 20s. it s a more comfortable day weather wise but we still expect this extreme heat to build, particularly thro
rishi sunak, keen to paint himself as the financially responsible candidate at his launch this morning. my message to the party and the country is simple, i have a plan to steer our economy through these headwinds. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values. and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. looking on, the transport secretary, grant shapps, who announced he had dropped out of the race to back rishi sunak. at the same time, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee was launching his bid. we need leadership with a renewed sense of mission. leadership that sees beyond divisive politics and delivers results. leadership that will return government to the service of our economy, our people,
i m annita mcveigh in westminster, on a busy day in politics. rishi sunak launches bid for the topjob after an endorsement from the deputy prime minister dominic raab and an attack on his leadership rivals. he said it was not credible to promised tax cuts now. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. the transport secretary grant shapps has pulled out of the leadership race and is also backing rishi sunak. and in the last few minute, priti patel has also said she will not be standing. the remaining candidates have until 6pm to secure the backing of at least 20 colleagues.
colleagues and party members in recent days. they have suggested i enter the contest for the leadership of the conservative party but i will not be putting my name forward for the ballot of mps. like all conservative mps and party members, i will be listening to cases been put forward by the candidates standing for the leadership of the party, and trust the contest will be conducted in a good spirit that brings our party together . of course, there had been speculation that if she entered the contest, what impact that would have on candidates from the right of the party, now that she is not we will take a look in the few moments with our political correspondent. with a look at how that affects the dynamic of this race to become the next tory leader and prime minister. meanwhile, three of those who are very much in the running to enter the contest have been making speeches today. they have formally launched their campaigns. rishi sunak was one of those and he said it is not credible to