so they really are looking for some political and economic stability. well, for now, markets are calm. but investors say any mis step in appointing a new leader could see the uk plunged back into financial crisis a place in uk political history as the shortest serving prime minster ever. she lasted just 44 days in office before announcing her resignation yesterday. but she s also contributed another record to the english language. the shortest lived economic catchphrase. we started using the term trussonomics just six weeks ago. a plan for a low tax, low regulation, high growth britain by liberated by brexit. with the phrase and its policies now on the scrapheap, our business editor simonjack takes a look back at the rapid rise and fall of trussonomics. can we afford these tax cuts, chancellor? the road to liz truss demise arguably started here the not so mini budget that she and her chancellor announced with great fanfare. and i commend it to the house. trusso
good morning from birmingham wholesale market. i ll be getting reactions from traders. we ll speak to the parents of teenager harry dunn after their three year battle for justice which yesterday saw an american woman plead guilty to causing his death by careless driving. steven gerard is sacked by aston villa. he lost his job, after villa s defeat at fulham last night, with the club 17th in the premier league. and it s the final day for the children in need rickshaw challenge team. we ll be with them as they set off on the last leg of the journey. hopefully much drierfor hopefully much drier for them as well and certainly a dry day for eastern areas compared with yesterday. heavy showers in the west. details on that and your weekend forecast coming up here on your friday morning edition of breakfast. good morning. it s friday 21st october and i m outside number 10 downing street. liz truss moved into this famous building when she became prime ministerjust six weeks ago. by th
in the next hour, before conservative mps go into that committee room, and place their votes in a secret ballot we will be talking to some of them in the run up. good afternoon. the prime minister borisjohnson has addressed conservative mps to try and convince them to back him in a vote of confidence this evening. in an hours time, tory mps will start voting on whether they want mrjohnson to be replaced. he s been under increasing pressure following the publication of a report which looked into parties at downing street which broke covid rules. a vote of confidence was triggered after some conservative mps handed in letters calling on the pm to resign to sir graham brady, the chairman of an influential group of backbench mps, called the 1922 committee. for a vote to be held, at least 15% of conservative mps need to write a letter that works out at 5a. let s cross straight to college green in westminster now and my colleague victoria derbyshire: it s been a dramatic day and it
held back to the spring budget, but there just wasn t a lot today, in my opinion. there just wasn t a lot today, in my oinion. , , there just wasn t a lot today, in my oinion. ,, opinion. even the issue you mentioned opinion. even the issue you mentioned about opinion. even the issue you mentioned about pensions, opinion. even the issue you - mentioned about pensions, the idea that we would have one pot that travels with us wherever we go and work, and new employers would pay into it, at this stage, it is a consultation, a promise to talk about it, no commitment on it? it’s about it, no commitment on it? it s about it, no commitment on it? it s a aood about it, no commitment on it? it s a good idea in principle. for people who don t know, even if you work for an employer and you move house, and you don t tell your previous pension provider what your new address is, the money is designated as lost, so it is something that could help. it is like an initial conversation no