2022, the year of three prime ministers, at least. after an astonishing decade in british politics, another unprecedented moment. is politics, another unprecedented moment. , , ., moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there s moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there s impressions - moment. is the news came in we asked voters for there s impressions of - voters for there s impressions of the latest events at westminster. itjust needs stabilising, it needs sorting out and moving forward. i wouldn t vote conservative now, no. why not? because i don t feel we can trust them. the likely candidates include some very familiar faces, but labour says yet another change of prime minister should trigger a general election. the public are entitled to have their say, and that s why there should be a general election. we ll have all the news and analysis of the prime minister s resignation. also on this extended edition of bbc news at ten. people who work with chil
Will be our next prime minister. but businesses like this drinks firm in sunderland have found the political and price instability hard to manage. for us, clarity and uncertainty are the things i think every business is struggling with. we have been through a cycle where we were getting a cost increase on raw materials every month, and that needs to settle. very few businesses feel in a position to help grow the economy which was and is the government s goal. so confidence has slumped. there s no recruitment, no exporting, all these are down, so we need political stability to make decisions to employ someone to invest or expand their business. that is not happening at the minute. and politics needs to catch up. in 11 days, the government is due to publish a revised and independently scrutinised economic plan. until then, a cloud hangs over the markets and the wider economy. simon jack, bbc news. joining me is our economics editor, faisal islam. would it be too much to say that the mark
Membership, who selected liz truss last time. as for the potential winner, well, these are the names doing the rounds. borisjohnson, who was forced out by his own mps just six weeks ago. rishi sunak, the former chancellor who lost to liz truss. penny mordaunt, the leader of the commons. suella braverman, the home secretary who resigned yesterday. kemi badenoch, the international trade secretary. and ben wallace, the defence secretary. it doesn t mean others won t be involved but those are the names being mentioned. let s go back to chris again. lots of talk of unity candidates, someone who can unite the party and by implication unite lots of people in the country. now, when we look at that list of people, and especially borisjohnson, what
Here. beyond the talk about the - timetable and the mechanics, chris, there is another big issue which is for labour and others to do with democratic validity, you know, the fact that the prime minister will be changing again without voters being involved. now, to what extent is that likely to be an issue that enters this debate? it’s that likely to be an issue that enters this debate? that likely to be an issue that enters this debate? it s a massive cuestion enters this debate? it s a massive question this. enters this debate? it s a massive question this, and enters this debate? it s a massive question this, and it s enters this debate? it s a massive question this, and it s a enters this debate? it s a massive question this, and it s a question | question this, and it s a question of legitimacy in a democracy, as the conservative party cooks up via its internal processes another prime minister without any consultation with the electorate. now, in strict parliamentary con
How did all of this happen? the era of liz truss is far too short to even deserve that word. this was her arriving as prime minister last month. the chancellor! thank you, thank you. in short, nearly her entire programme for government imploded on contact with reality. mr speaker, we re at the beginning of a new era, and as we contemplate. shouting. that s right, a new era. mini budget, maxi disaster, as her colleagues called this privately. the markets tanked. so did her poll ratings. and her mps lost faith almost instantly. the other night i asked her. will you lead the conservatives at the next general election? i will lead to the conservatives into the next general election. definitely? well, look, yeah. and even yesterday she said. mr speaker, iam a fighter, not a quitter.