about at this moment in time simply because they do not believe it has a vote winner amongst the conservative mps who are voting. mps who are voting. thank you very much. let mps who are voting. thank you very much- let me mps who are voting. thank you very much. let me talk mps who are voting. thank you very much. let me talk you mps who are voting. thank you very much. let me talk you through - mps who are voting. thank you very | much. let me talk you through what is happening today. it is 9:1i0am and the candidates will be doing a hustings before the 92 group of right wing mps. it is not clear whether all of the candidates are invited to speak. it is the first of the day. the second will come later after the results of today s ballot announced and that will be when mps again get to address the backbench mps whose votes are going to be absolutely crucial. at that point, thatis absolutely crucial. at that point, that is going to be after 5pm when the result today is a nice, we
a nil, united came out on top here in bangkok. now i know this is only pre season, but fans don t often need much to cling to, certainly not against a rival. it s no wonder some of them enjoyed this. in what was erik ten haag s first game as manchester united manager. who was very low key, he is off to a winning start nonetheless. that s all the sport for now. eight candidates remain in the race to number ten and by the end of next week, just two will be left. let s look at the week ahead. the first round of voting gets under way today and candidates with less than 30 votes each will be eliminated. voting will continue in rounds and those with the fewest votes will be knocked out of the running until only two remain next thursday.
the conservative leadership contest. with the first round of voting in conservative mps will be casting their ballot on which of the eight candidates they ll back to be the next party leader and prime minister. i m tim willcox with the rest of the days news. after months of huge protests against his rule, the president of sri lanka has left the country as the prime minister declares a state of emergency. the office for national statistics has said the uk economy grew more than expected in may. sir mo farah sits down with the bbc s amol rajan following revelations he was trafficked to the uk as a child. and temperatures continue to soar in the uk with the met office extending its amber warning for extreme heat across parts of england and wales this weekend.
2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about this, 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about this, it - 2050. you said mostly they do not want to talk about this, it is - want to talk about this, it is interesting when those business leaders say it is something that needs to be a key issue. in terms of the wider public, what is the sense? in part, that is due to the electorate that is being courted by the conservative contenders. at the moment, it is conservative mps who are voting and will decide who will go forward to the next round and thenit go forward to the next round and then it will be conservative members and it does not appear that net zero is such a huge priority for them. but when you look at the country at large, opinion polls consistently suggest that climate change is one of the top issues for people and there is broad support for net zero policies
at 10.30 and will be hearing from penny mordaunt at10.30 and the will be hearing from penny mordaunt at 10.30 and the voting begins at 1.30. we will have full coverage here. now, back to the studio. this is the situation in sri lanka. life pictures, tear gas fired by police as protesters gathered around the prime minister s house. ranil wickremasing has been appointed acting president it comes just hours after the previous president gotabaya rajapaksa fled to the maldives. he landed in the last hour or so. we think he is in transit to another place. police are now continuing to fire tear gas at protesters. interesting that the prime minister, ranil wickremasing, interesting that the prime minister, ranilwickremasing, is interesting that the prime minister, ranil wickremasing, is now the acting president. he was brought in