crisis in modern times. as covid spread, the nhs came under enormous pressure. in a televised address, borisjohnson announced extraordinary restrictions to daily life. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction you must stay at home. the prime minister himself became seriously ill with covid. he was admitted to intensive care and spent three days in hospital. a key ally throughout this time was dominic cummings, his unconventional style aggravated many. sorry i m late. and within a year of the election victory, he d resigned after a bitter power struggle clashing with tory mps and the prime minister s wife. he soon went on the attack, becoming mrjohnson s fiercest and most damaging critic. he doesn t have a plan, he doesn t know how to be prime minister and we ve only got him in there because we had to solve a certain problem, not because we thought that he was the right person to be running the country. there were electoral losses too. th
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
he expressed regret that his premiership is ending much earlier than he hoped. i premiership is ending much earlier than he med- premiership is ending much earlier than he honed- than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up the - than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up the best i than he hoped. i want you to know| how sad i am giving up the best job how sad i am giving up the bestjob in the world about them s the breaks. in recent days, no fewer than 58 conservative mps had left the government, from senior tojunior levels, raising doubts about the government s ability to function. as westminster took in the news, labour said mrjohnson s intention to stay on as prime minister over the summer was not acceptable. it s obvious he s unfit to be prime minister. that s been blindingly obviou
i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the bestjob in the world. but them s the breaks. we ll take a look at who might replace borisjohnson as the list of potential candidates grows by the hour. also coming up on newsday foreign ministers from the 620 meet in bali to discuss the disruption to global food and energy supplies caused by russia s invasion of ukraine, with both russian and chinese diplomats attending. and an injured rafael nadal withdraws from wimbledon, missing an opportunity to achieve a new grand slam record. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. borisjohnson is no longer leader of the conservative party, but he s still british prime minister following an extraodinary day at westminster. less than 12 hours ago, he walked out of the door of number 10 to confirm he will resign as tory leader and that he intends to stay in charge until a successor is chosen. many of his colleagues along w
surrounding british gymnastics, damning report brings to light the physical, emotionaland damning report brings to light the physical, emotional and sexual abuse suffered by young athletes. the hollywood actor kevin spacey appears in court in london charged with sexual assualt. and temperatures soar in england and wales it could hit 3a degrees tomorrow. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the new premier league fixtures are out. premier league champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for 13 years as it tries to dampen down the rapidly rising cost of living. they ve risen from 1% to 1.25% the fifth increase in a row as it tries to curb inflation. but inflation s still on the rise the rate at which prices go up is currently at a a0 year high of 9%, and there are warnings it could top 11% later this year. and if that wasn t difficult enough already on t