later. i think we can speak to the journalist christopher hope now, which just should be setting up journalist christopher hope now, whichjust should be setting up his line. firstly, what is your reaction? is that the face of your reaction? is that the face of your reaction? fair enough! on the way home we hear he has resigned on the way home we hear he has resigned from parliament. governments were given zero notice of their governments were given zero notice of their so governments were given zero notice of their so it governments were given zero notice of their so it was told in the what s of their so it was told in the what s up of their so it was told in the what s up as. i understand boris johnson what s up as. i understand boris johnson is what s up as. i understand boris johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk to johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk to wipe up this mess. he wants the uk to wipe u
at 10pm, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, a look back at boris johnson s time in downing street in a special programme presented by michael cockerell. six weeks ago, a typhoon fighterjet took off from an raf base in lincolnshire. its co pilot just announced he was about to become britain s ex prime minister. after three happy years in the cockpit, and after performing some pretty difficult if not astonishing feats, i am now going to hand over the controls, seamlessly, to someone else. i don t know who. boris johnson believes in the great man theory of history, and he thinks he is that great man, like his hero, winston churchill. churchill, the guy made the most incredible series of mistakes, his early career was studded with disasters of one kind or another, but he always came back from them, and he always stuck by what he believed. applause whenjohnson became prime minister three years ago, churchill s grandson, sir nicholas soames,
nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon, five days after technical problems scuppered the first. and, serena williams is defeated in the third round of the us open in new york, in what is likely to be her last competative match. now on bbc news, borisjohnson: departing downing street, looking back at borisjohnson s time in number 10, from brexit to the coronavirus pandemic, partygate and the russian invasion of ukraine. a warning that this programme contains flashing images. six weeks ago, a typhoon fighterjet took off from an raf base in lincolnshire. its co pilot just announced he was about to become britain s ex prime minister. after three happy years in the cockpit, and after performing some pretty difficult if not astonishing feats, i am now going to hand over the controls, seamlessly, to someone else. i don t know who. boris johnson believes in the great man theory of history, and he thinks he is that great man, li
one was the same. for me, the elastic snapped and that is why i sent a respectful and polite message to the prime minister this morning suggesting that he should go. mrjohnson has assembled a new cabinet, with some new faces he wants to stay in no 10 until there is a new conservative leader. arguments have raged all day about just how long borisjohnson can stay in downing street. tonight, he is promising any big decisions will be left to the next prime minister. just over two years ago, borisjohnson was riding high, but today he leaves a country divided about his legacy. i think he s lied and been found out, and i think he should go. i don t think he s credible any more. i think he did a marvellousjob. what he s done for the country, people don t realise. who else could have done that? who could have passed brexit? also this hour. foreign ministers arrive for the 620 meeting, the first with russia since the start of the ukraine war. and ons jabeur makes history as she reach