good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency. meanwhile the foreign secretary james cleverly is backing boris johnson. in a tweet he said that mrjohnson had learned lessons from his time in number 10 and will focus on the needs of the country. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy but held talks with mr sunak last night. penny mordaunt is also running but like mrjohnson has yet to achieve the required number of backers. here s our political c
sunshine tomorrow across scotland and parts of northern ireland. but then tomorrow night, the clouds will clear, the winds will ease and then into wednesday we ve got one more widespread frost on the way this week and then that is pretty much it at least for some time. so no more widespread frost on the way after wednesday morning. here is wednesday morning itself, but suddenly developed here, that warn of mild air in the form of a weather front and rain. ahead of it though, after that cold night, some lingering fog, it could feel quite raw for time on wednesday but after that, a rapid rise in the temperature certainly around about wednesday, thursday, into friday and temperatures above the average for the time of year. thanks, tomasz. and that s bbc news at ten. newsnight is just getting underway on bbc two, with kirsty wark. on bbc one, it s time tojoin our colleagues for the news where you are. goodnight. enough is enough , says the home secretary, as he announces what he
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