it s after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps. an investigation has been launched. ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts, after russian attacks on the country s energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be published later today, after a seven year investigation. welcome to viewers both in the uk and around the world. liz truss premiership is under even more pressure, after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physicalforce on conservative mps to make sure they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened in the voting lobbies. we now have at least seven tory mps calling for the prime minister and equipped, so let s get an overview of the story so far. earlier today the transport secretary told the bbc the government is still functioning and that the prime minist
finding a way to trade with the uk internal market and also the european single market, border checks between england and scotland, as announced today by the first minister. massive gap in public finances that would have to be breached. that is a recipe for precisely the austerity she say she is worried about. let me say this. if we want economic stability, if scotland wants economic stability, to coin a phrase, we are stronger together. what will the impact of these measures be on the growth rate, and will we still avoid recession? i will we still avoid recession? i will publish the economic forecast from the obr when i make my statement in a fortnight s time. i think it s betterfor statement in a fortnight s time. i think it s better for me to wait until i hear that. but the proper answer to his question is that what we are seeking is long term, sustainable increase in the economic growth rates, and that is a central policy of the prime minister which has my wholehearted su
elon musk says his rocket firm spacex will continue funding its starlink internet service in ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer do so. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to have your company this hour. we begin in the uk. where the country s new chancellorjeremy hunt is holding talks with the prime minister later at the country retreat as a government fights to salvage his economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she s going to do things differently in her quest for economic growth promising she will always act in the national interest . earlier i spoke to our political correspondent who had the latest. another day, another interview from the brand new chancellor doing his best to exude calmness to say to the conservative party and to the markets that he has got an absolute handle on things.
targeted relentlessly by the russians, but refusing to give in. we will speak to the proud ceo of the ukrainian railways. tonight with the context, former conservative cabinet secretaryjustine greening and ian brzezinski, a former us deputy assistant secretary of defence for europe and nato under president george w bush. hello, welcome to the programme. just before the mini budget was announced two weeks ago, the former number 10 pollster jamesjohnston ran a survey in the red wall seats. respondents were asked to give their view, in one word, of how they perceived the new prime minister. strong , determined were the words thatjumped out. after two weeks of infighting, a bank of england intervention and a run on the pound, the wider view among members of the british public? not nearly as flattering. liz truss made her conference speech today, to restore the trust in her government that s been so badly damaged. whenever there is change, there is disruption. and not everybody
the air tomorrow. much more of a breeze further south, temperatures 15 or 16, distance rumbles of thunder in the channel islands, perhaps, in the south coast, some isolated thunderstorms developing. in orkney and shetland, lots more sunshine developing throughout thursday afternoon. lots of blue skies across much of scotland and northern ireland, may be an isolated shower in northern ireland, temperatures peaking at 20 or 21, an isolated light shower in north eastern england, more cloud than today in the south. tomorrow evening and into tomorrow night we could see more developing more widely across parts of the midlands, southern england and south wales, fading a bit into friday morning. a few more showers around across the south on friday, maybe some across north east england eastern scotland and the chance of rain across northern ireland and western scotland. that is the sign of things changing. for friday it will be humid in the sunshine that we have. thanks, matt. and tha