Formally announce their candidacy. At the china congress, president xis Predecessor Hi Jintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. Giorgia meloni has been officially sworn in as the Prime Minister of italy, she is the nations first female leader, and the first far right leader since the second world war. Summoned to give evidence under oath former us President Donald Trump is called by the Committee Investigating last years attack on the capitol building. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Boris johnson will arrive at Gatwick Airport shortly as the battle to replace liz truss as conservative leader, and Prime Minister, intensifies. Officially neither he nor rishi sunak have said they definitely want the role. 0nly Penny Morduant has officially declared. But its widely being seen as a battle between the former Prime Minister and the man who worked with him as chancellor. Currently the bbc estimates 163 out of 357 tory mps have gone public wit
beijing, which is hosting the chinese communist party congress, have been placed under covid lockdown. some areas have been cordoned off following a slight increase in infections. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, who s the chief leader writer for the observer, and gerri scott, who s a political reporter at the times. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the economist nods to italy s turbulent politics, likening it to the chaos of westminster. it features liz truss dressed as a centurion, holding a pizza shaped shield, with a union jack design and one slice eaten. liz truss goes down in history as britain s shortest serving prime minister; a photo of her outside downing street announcing her departure makes the front of the ft. straight to the point on the front of the mirror. it says the british public want their day at the ballot box. the telegraph is reporting that borisjohnson is privately urgin