yet i need to have his allies have followed him to the exit. maybe it s not so much a master or an epic strop. that fan all five, boris johnson has defined our times. a man with an enormous ability to create and to destroy. his enemies can never truly be sure he is gone. so what his does his decision to walk me now for the conservatives? and does really matter to the country any? grant shapps is live with us along with labours david lammy who wants boris s old job as foreign secretary. we hear also with nigel barrage who pushed the tories further and further on brexit and ourfirst big interview further and further on brexit and our first big interview with the first minister of scotland after a rocky start in charge. and who make sense of this bout of madness? alan cumming performer and presenter of the new smash hit who swapped broadway for our big desk. michael howard once sacked boris johnson for lying. morning to all of you. you are very welcome to be with us. we were cha
in japanese politics. and our other main story this lunchtime: durham police confirmed they are not fining keir starmer and angela rayner over allegations they broke lockdown rules last year. the race is on to replace borisjohnson as conservative leader and britain s next prime minister the first contenders throw their hats in the ring. another big rise in the number of people with covid in the uk infections are up 18%. and i am at wimbledon where britain s cameron norrie will play the six time champion novak djokovic for a place in the men s final. and coming up on the bbc news channel: former fifa president sepp blatter expresses his relief as he and former uefa boss michel platini are both found not guilty of fraud following a trial in switzerland. good afternoon. world leaders have been expressing their shock and grief after the assassination of japan s former prime minister shinzo abe. he was shot while making a speech in the city of nara, and later died in hospital.
it is really quite downing street today compared to the last few days but that campaigning to be your next prime minister is under way. we will talk to supporters of some of those who are running or likely to run. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe has died after being shot while giving a speech at a campaign event. eye witnesses say mr abe was shot twice from behind while giving a speech in the street. the country s current prime minister fumio kishida has condemned the shooting calling it an act of brutality and world leaders have expressed their shock. a man was detained after the shooting, which happened in the city of nara in western japan. let s go straight to our correspondent mariko oi, who s in singapore. incredibly shocking, notjust because violence is so rare in japan, it has been for such a long time, it s very difficult to get hold of a gun but shinzo abe, we must remain our viewers,
figure, a very influentialfigure in the city, one of the first woman to run a big bank. her departure, because she chose to speak to a bbc journalist about it, and therefore brought the bank and its privacy questions into disrepute. that is exactly right. questions into disrepute. that is exactly right, that questions into disrepute. that is exactly right, that is questions into disrepute. that is exactly right, that is why - questions into disrepute. that is exactly right, that is why she - questions into disrepute. that is| exactly right, that is why she has resigned. i was baffled by her decision to do that. when i said that i think coutts have handled this very badly, they knew, because it say so in the documentation, that they were worried that if they existed him, he would use his platform to whip up a storm, which is exactly what he has done. but what the bank did not do is put in place any kind of communication and pr strategy for that exit to manage the fallout. for exam
is of course someone whose position on brexit pushed the conservatives further and further. whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that like borisjohnson, nigel farage has been a very influentialfigure. earlierthis morning i caught up with him and asked him what he thought of the conservatives latest bout of chaos. i think it s the end of boris johnson in the conservative party. whether he ll go for this or that seat. he is virtuallyjust gifted the seat. if you really want to be in politics, he will have to be part of some sort of centre right realignment. it s been good but years ago, the referendum stopped it. the insurgency was getting such a level about this happening. someone who would want to be part of a new part break the mould of british politics i look at reform at