replace borisjohnson as the list of potential candidates grows by the hour. also coming up on newsday: foreign ministers from the 620 meet in bali to discuss the disruption to global food and energy supplies caused by russia s invasion of ukraine, with both russian and chinese diplomats attending. and an injured rafael nadal withdraws from wimbledon, missing an opportunity to achieve a new grand slam record. hello and welcome to the programme. borisjohnson is no longer leader of the conservative party but he is still british prime minister, following an extraordinary day at westminster. about 12 hours ago he walked out of the door of number ten downing street to confirm he will resign as tory leader and that he intends to stay in charge until a successor is chosen. many of his colleagues, along with opposition parties, are deeply unhappy with that and have called on him to go immediately. remember, around this time yesterday mrjohnson was insisting he would not stand down. bu
0ur headlines: borisjohnson resigns as conservative party leader, but will stay on as caretaker prime minister. in his resignation statement, he blames his colleagues. attention now turns to who might replace borisjohnson, as the list of potential candidates grows by the hour. there has been huge international reaction to borisjohnson s downfall. we will start with the white house press secretary. 0ur alliance with kingdom continues to be strong. 0ur continues to be strong. our special relationship with the people in the country will continue to endure, of that changes. there is reaction from the european union too. the eu s former chief brexit negotitator michel barnier tweeted: the departure of borisjohnson opens a new page in relations with the uk. may it be more constructive, more respectful of commitments made, in particular regarding peace & stability in northern ireland, and more friendly with partners in the eu. because there s so much more