Significant moment in talk us through what is going to happen. Talk us through what is going to happen talk us through what is going to happen. For the last couple of hours mps to happen. For the last couple of hours mps have to happen. For the last couple of hours mps have been to happen. For the last couple| of hours mps have been voting in a room and what is known as Committee Corridor in the house of commons, voting opened at one and closed at three so they will be counting those and there are the four candidates who have run through, Robert Jenrick, kemi badenoch, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat. Whoever gets the lowest number of votes is eliminated and the final three will go through to another and final round of Voting Tomorrow which will whittle it down to the final two candidates, he will go on to the conservative membership where there will be a ballot that will last until The End of the month to pick the eventual winner who gets announced On November the 2nd. It really is a
Its about 2 30am. Now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. Brexit deal or no deal, mps are told were leaving the week after next. Would you be comfortable with a short technical extension to get it done . No, i think it is important that we leave on the slst of october. Where next for immigration policy . A voice of experience speaks. Its possible that the home office has come up with. The best brains have come up with a very good scheme, but i would simply urge the home secretary and the home office to look very carefully at the lessons that have been learned in the past. And gender wars on the Committee Corridor. The more socialist the country, perhaps the better. Im not going to be lectured by a man on the best place to be a woman. I dont think youve got any equity in this. All that to come and more. But first, the last day at westminster before the key european summit in brussels was dominated by speculation about whether a brex
Snails are being released back into the wild after a successful Breeding Programme at chester zoo. Hello, a very good morning to you. Welcome to bbc newsroom life. The first round of voting in the conservative leadership contest is under way, tory mps have their first chance, this morning, to vote for the person they want to see lead the party in the country. At least one of these ten candidates vying to be oui of these ten candidates vying to be our next Prime Minister is going to be knocked out of the race today. The mps are holding a private ballot, with contenders needing a minimum of 17 votes to carry on. Voting started in the house of commons this morning at around 10am, with a result expected to be announced by the 1922 committee at around 1pm this afternoon. Further ballots will be held next week with the two most popular mps moving to a run of five tory Party Members. The winner is expected to be announced in the week of the 22nd ofjuly. Lets talk now to our political assistan
Guardians daily podcast and anti chief Political Correspondent chris hope. Today. Will you tap the ballot today, mrjohnson . He is a long way from number ten, but it looks like Boris Johnson a long way from number ten, but it looks like borisjohnson s go contest to lose. Is it sajid javid . Michael gove . Jeremy hunt . Well speak to all of their campaigns. You wont be cheering in september does this vote mean the commons cant stop the next Prime Minister pursuing no deal . And, which of these 10 wont make the cut . Well find out at1 oclock. Voting in the secret ballot to decide who goes forward in this contest finished at noon, its all happening in the commons in Committee Room 1a, lets go straight over to our assistant Political Editor norman smith, hes in the central lobby of the house of commons. A big day, whats been happening . The Committee Corridor has been packed all morning. Mps have been arriving early doors. My sense is it is looking like a big win for Boris Johnson. His tea
Newly released images from cold war era satellites reveal the dramatic melting of ice in the himalayas. And getting rid of diesel for good the uk is trialling its First Hydrogen powered train. Hello, good afternoon and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Voting hasjust closed in the latest ballot to decide the conservative leadership, as mps decide which candidates will good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Face a members vote. Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson face a members vote. Former foreign secretary borisjohnson looks black cab Rapistjohn Worboys, certain to make the final pair, now known asjohn radford, after topping the ballot in the who was almost freed from jail last year, first three rounds, but the race to has pleaded guilty to four join him remains too close to call, further offences in which he drugged women with the intention with jeremy hunt, michael gove of sexually assaulting them. Join him remains too close to call, withjeremy hunt, michael gove and sajid javid