to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked and unable to cope with the demand putting vulnerable people at risk. and, us chess grandmaster hans niemann is suing a rival or at least 100 million dollars for alleged cheating. welcome to bbc news live from westminster. the leader of the house penny mordaunt has become the first to declare the winner will replace liz truss declare the winner will replace liz truss who declare the winner will replace liz truss who resigned yesterday although she remains in downing street although she remains in downing street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is appointed- street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is anointed. ., , , appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss said appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss
the remarkable victory he got when he called that general election having ousted theresa may. i gather she voted in a ball gown this evening, i think the irony won t be lost on her. i think since we thought we d be marched up the hill, and borisjohnson seems to be accusing the media, he says it s media lead, my feeling across the country speaking to everyday people, and i had one woman approached me next to the thames and say to me she doesn t like liars. i m reporting right next to that covid wall where you see all kinds of hearts and names and people who died who had respected lockdown. i think it s a countrywide thing. also worth saying, borisjohnson denies lying about the parties in downing street. he said some things that were wrong, but he thought they were true at the time. you must have had a few days this week talking to france about the uk, with this happening now and thejubilee before it. it is quite remarkable going from covering the head of state, which is the 96
borisjohnson, it would be ludicrous to think that he could come back to number ten. to think that he could come back to number ten- number ten. whilst story mps have come back to number ten. whilst story mps have come back to their number ten. whilst story mps have come back to their constituencies l number ten. whilst story mps have | come back to their constituencies to take the temperature come up probably feel a bit of heat. there is some public anger when they speak to their constituents. they will hear that call for the general election if that were to happen, would you look at the pulse of the moment, all 1a well story general election seats could be wiped off the map. 50 who do those mps want as their next leader? and ultimately their next leader? and ultimately the next prime minister. well, fewer than half of the 1a have publicly declared, but so far, they seem to be going in favour of rishi sunak. simon hatch, the man who was welsh secretary to boris johnson simon hatch
yes and i think it s right. the conservatives historically have always conservatives historically have always viewed themselves to the public always viewed themselves to the public as always viewed themselves to the public as the party of florida order and that public as the party of florida order and that would be quite difficult for him and that would be quite difficult for him to go into the next general election for him to go into the next general election with a leader who had received election with a leader who had received a fixed penalty notice from the police received a fixed penalty notice from the police essentially haven t broken the police essentially haven t broken the law. so yeah, i think it would broken the law. so yeah, i think it would be broken the law. so yeah, i think it would be politically, it would be incredibly difficult for boris johnson to stay imposed. i think it would johnson to stay imposed. i think it would come under massive pressure
him very frustrating for it to slip away from him very much open following the data and him very much open following the data and not the date as they always said. data and not the date as they always said but data and not the date as they always said but as data and not the date as they always said. but as this tory mp said, it does said. but as this tory mp said, it does seem said. but as this tory mp said, it does seem to be taking away the advantage of the vaccination and that has advantage of the vaccination and that has always been about the economy that has always been about the economy and jobs and other lifestyle priorities economy and jobs and other lifestyle priorities and so, this is the battle priorities and so, this is the battle it priorities and so, this is the battle. it has been waged since day one of battle. it has been waged since day one of the battle. it has been waged since day one of the pandemic and seems to be continuing one of the pandemi