think making a concrete constitutional change to the party system is a particularly good idea, but given the extreme circumstances we are in, i can certainly understand why they would do it. with me now is sebastian payne, whitehall editor at the financial times. good are happy with this as ever. good to have you with us as ever. what are your sources telling you today about the position the prime minister in, how precarious is her job? minister in, how precarious is her “ob? ., ., minister in, how precarious is her “ob? ~ , , , job? the mood in westminster this mornin: job? the mood in westminster this morning as job? the mood in westminster this morning as things job? the mood in westminster this morning as things are job? the mood in westminster this morning as things are job? the mood in westminster this morning as things are things - job? the mood in westminster this i morning as things are things have morning as things are things have calmed down, withjerr
and it s true in the back of everyone s minds is how the yellow vest movement three or four years ago kicked off out of nowhere, which is not to say that that s going to happen here. now, i think everyone feels that, you know, if that would happen again, it wouldn t be on the same issues, but it might come just as unexpectedly. so not necessarily today, the start of anything major. and in fact, the initial signs seem to be that it s not that disruptive, but still this very tense mood in the country. hugh schofield. rail workers in the rmt union are to begin voting on whether to hold more strikes. the current six month mandate which ends on the 26th of november has seen eight days of industrial action in a dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. the uk ministry of defence is issuing an intelligence alert following reports that former british military pilots are being lured to china with large sums of money. it is thought that up to 30 former pilots have been recruited to trai
are being calmer now, and tonight they will speak to the european research group of brexiters, so she is clearly trying to show that proposition. forthe is clearly trying to show that proposition. for the moment things have stabilised a little bit but i don t think that has necessarily saved the prime minister, moore brought her a stay of execution. i spoke to a former cabinet minister before i came here and they likened liz truss to a piece of paper fluttering in the winter could blow away at any moment, and likened it to the fact that when boris johnson went it was gradually and then suddenly, bit by bit, lots of things happened and then we came to that awful chris pincher affair and that is what finally did it for the prime minister, so the feeling as she is not immediately practical, but anything, something could still tip over the edge. a anything, something could still tip over the edge- over the edge. 24 hours is a long time in politics over the edge. 24 hours is a long time
dreadfully in the polls, has been a very tough few weeks what is. what very tough few weeks what is. what did ou very tough few weeks what is. what did you make very tough few weeks what is. what did you make of very tough few weeks what is. what did you make of her very tough few weeks what is. what did you make of her interview with our political editor chris mason last night? she apologised and said she had to fix the mistakes. i last night? she apologised and said she had to fix the mistakes.- she had to fix the mistakes. i think it was important she had to fix the mistakes. i think it was important that she had to fix the mistakes. i think it was important that she she had to fix the mistakes. i think it was important that she did - she had to fix the mistakes. i think it was important that she did offer| it was important that she did offer an apology, for the decisions her decisions her and her previous chancellor made, which have had dire impacts on some people s lives
terrifying pm hughes was for him. she has that to face tomorrow in the circumstances. potentially a lot could write on that. circumstances. potentially a lot could write on that. yes, and the fact she sent could write on that. yes, and the fact she sent a could write on that. yes, and the fact she sent a leader could write on that. yes, and the fact she sent a leader of- could write on that. yes, and the fact she sent a leader of the - could write on that. yes, and the i fact she sent a leader of the house of commons to sub in for her shows the weakness of her position, and pmqs will be a big test for liz truss, not the most natural arena, she is not a great debater, she has admitted that her self, there are other formats she prefers to communicate in, but pmqs is a great barometer of where people s political power is and if you think of the last pmqs of borisjohnson s premiership, the power was probably draining away within the chamber when tory mps were not cheating, labour mps