hello, i m sarah campbell. welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in westminster where rishi sunak has been outlining the next steps for his plan to send some asylum seekers who come to the uk to rwanda, in central africa. he won a vote in the house of commons on wednesday evening for legislation which effectively declares rwanda to be a safe country. the new legislation was brought in after the uk s supreme court ruled it could not go ahead. the prime minister had to face down a potential rebellion from inside his own conservative party and could yet face more opposition from the house of lords or even once again in the courts. the conservative party has come together, this is an urgent national priority. the treaty with rwanda is signed and the legislation which deems rwanda a safe country has been passed in our elected chamber. there s only one question will the opposition and the appointed house of lords try and
he d been loyal to borisjohnson, until the scandals became too much. he resigned saying he didn t agree with mrjohnson s approach. a summer leadership contest followed. time and again, he contrasted his message with his opponent s. i ve said the things that i believe our country needs to hear. he lost. but liz truss would come and go. and now rishi sunak is prime minister. he s the leader who needs to persuade his colleagues to fall in line and agree. hi. welcome. well, last week when we started this series, the prime minister had just resigned, this time we have a new prime minister. and also last week i was telling you the home secretary had just resigned, now she s the new home secretary. so, we re doing out best to keep up. i ll take you through all that. not just that, though. protests are spreading in iran again. we will update you there. we have to talk about this, too, because we re all still asking, what did happen to hu jintao? but before all of that we ve got to
in the capital seoul. now on bbc news. ros atkins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. but rishi sunak didn t. he wanted out. the uk wanted out, too. david cameron would resign. six years later, rishi sunak was chancellor. he d been loyal to borisjohnson, until the scandals became too much. he resigned saying he didn t agree with mrjohnson s approach. a summer leadership contest followed. time and again, he contrasted his message with his opponent s. i ve said the things that i believe our country needs to hear. he lost. but liz truss would come and go. and now rishi sunak is prime minister. he s the leader who needs to persuade his colleagues to fall in li
a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on anti government protestors. the head of britain s royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harrassed on submarines. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. the un secretary general urges all sides to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. and the coronation of a new zulu king is taking place in the south african city of durban. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. but rishi sunak