bolsonaro is re elected. welcome to the programme. we begin in here in the uk, where borisjohnson has announced that he will not stand in the contest to choose the next conservative leader, and prime minister. despite saying he thought there was a good chance he could be backin was a good chance he could be back in downing street next friday he said he thought he could not unite his party. nominations close on monday afternoon, with the former chancellor rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny mordaunt the only declared candidates. our political editor, chris mason, has been following the day s developments. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september s loser be october s prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote: he also felt the need to say: throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has
live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and ”pm in london it s 6am in singapore, and ”pm in london where the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he won t stand in the race to replace liz truss next week. he said will not run, despite claiming to have enough mps nominating him. inset 0n)it leaves the way clear for the former it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak, who today formally entered in the statement he says. it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak, who today formally entered the contest, and who is presently the clear frontrunner. he joins the leader of the commons penny mourdant in the race. rishi sunak has tweeted after boris jonnson made that announcement, he says. he added. damien has been following the story and joins us now. what exactly happened to borisjonnson? what changed his mind? happened to boris jonnson? what changed his mind? happened t
singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 12am in london where the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he won t stand in the race to replace liz truss next week. he insisted he had enough support among mps, but said that putting himself forward was not the right thing to deal. nominations close on monday afternoon with a former chancellor, rishi sunak and cabinet minister penny moudant the only declared candidates. are you running for the leadership, mr sunak? could september s loser be october s prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon as tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today, he wrote. he also felt the need to say. throughout the day, the public support for mr sunak among tory mps has continued to tick up. this minister reckons borisjohnson would be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have him in as prime minister in circumstan
at least nine people have been killed and almost 50 injured in an attack on a hotel in southern somalia. heavy gunfire was heard in the southern port city of kismayo. the attack started when a suicide bomber rammed his car, loaded with explosives, through the gate of the tawakal hotel, blowing up the vehicle. several attackers rushed through into the building, opening fire. somali police say security forces ended the siege and killed the attackers. al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. bbc africa s emmanuel igunza has been following the story. it has taken them several hours, the better part of sunday afternoon, but security forces in the port city of kismayo now say that they have ended this attack at the hotel in southern somalia. earlier reports indicate that several people have been killed, many injured, some critically, and authorities to believe that that number will rise even further as they continue the search and rescue at this very popular venue. the al-qaeda link
are the policy. so the vero and the new leadership is a reflection of these priorities to lockdown the country for what he presumes is a greater likelihood of conflict with the united states going forward. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday today. mr; thank you so much for “oining us on newsday today-h newsday today. my pleasure, thank ou. at least nine people have been killed and 47 others injured in an attack on a hotel in southern somalia. heavy gunfire was heard in the southern port city of kismayo. the attack started when a suicide bomber rammed his car, loaded with explosives, through the gate of the tawakal hotel, blowing up the vehicle. several attackers rushed through into the building, opening fire. somali police say security forces ended the siege and killed the attackers. al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. bbc africa s emmanuel igunza has been following the story. it has taken them several hours, the better part of sunday afternoon,