britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor, liz truss. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium, to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct
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no change in two of the big offices of state jeremy hunt stays at the treasury, and james cleverly remains foreign secretary. suella braverman returns as home secretary less than a week after she resigned and dominic raab is deputy prime minister. the dilemmas of government are instant, who to hire and who to fire as british in an attempt to assemble as british in an attempt to assemble a team that can last that his party will support. it comes as new figures show the task in hand, with the price of some household basics soaring. you can see it on the shelves when you go into the supermarkets, you ve got to really think about making better choices. ultimately, the cost needs to come down or people s income needs to go up. we ll be looking at the serious issues confronting the new government with our editors and correspondents across the uk. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the wor
after he was sacked by boris johnson. the dilemmas of government are instant. who to hire and who to fire as rishi sunak attempts to build a team that can last that his party can support. we ll have the latest on the new cabinet, and on the immediate challenges for mr sunak he says the uk is facing a profound economic crisis . as the cost of living crisis affects more and more people, with budget food prices rocketing to new levels, voters are very concerned. you can see it on the shelves when you go into the supermarket. you ve got to really think about making better choices. ultimately the cost needs to come down, or people s income needs to go up. and, as the uk sees its third prime minister of 2022, we ll talk to people in nottinghamshire about their hopes and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, chelsea on cloud nine as they qualify for the champions league knockouts courtesy of this quality curlerfrom kai havertz. good evening. britain s new prime minister
civilians continue to flee the ukrainian city of kherson as russia persists in claims kyiv is preparing to use a so called dirty bomb . air strikes in me and more, the military defends the attack in which 50 civilians were killed. and putting ties with the rapper calling his anti semitic postings on social media hateful and dangerous. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london where rishi sunak is spending his first night as prime minister in downing street. earlier he was officially appointed by king charles. the 42 year old is the country s youngest leader in modern times and the first prime minister of colour. he spent much of the day appointing his government ministers and has already held phone calls with world leaders including president biden. our political editor chris mason looks back on an historic day. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes,