at the age of 37, after leo varadkar s surprise resignation. more on all of the stories of the bbc news website. now on bbc news, it s newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it s paddy in the studio. and laura in the studio. and henry at home. laura s had a scoop, so she got the chancellor to commit to the triple lock in the conservative manifesto. because you hinted this week that the triple lock, which guarantees pensioners income, keeps pace with inflation. you hinted that might be reviewed, but will the triple lock be in the tory manifesto this time round? well, i can confirm it will be, yes. and there s two very important things i would say about that. when we came to office in 2010, pensioners were more likely to be in poverty than other income groups. now, because of the triple lock that we introduced, they are less likely to be in poverty. and i think that s a very important social change because, unlike adults of working age, pensioners can t work, they v
pensioners were more likely to be in poverty than other income groups. now, because of the triple lock that we introduced, they are less likely to be in poverty. and i think that s a very important social change because, unlike adults of working age, pensioners can t work, they ve retired. and so we need to respect that. they have done it into every the less, they have done it into every the less. a they have done it into every the less, a significant political moment, putting extra pressure on labour moment, putting extra pressure on labour to moment, putting extra pressure on labour to do the same, and the fact that he labour to do the same, and the fact that he was labour to do the same, and the fact that he was able to acknowledge that they wilt that he was able to acknowledge that they will do that shows they are thinking they will do that shows they are thinking about what they will say in the general election to different groups the general election to dif
bands of rain in across the uk from the south west so we are looking at a wet spell of weather. we have outbreaks of rain arriving from the south west and the breeze is picking up south west and the breeze is picking up and very mild, as well. temperatures by the end of the night 16 in plymouth, about eight in scotland with a few mist and fog patches. tomorrow, a windy day, with rain at times across parts of england and wales and northern ireland and probably north east england and scotland should probably stay mainly dry but quite a bit of cloud and a few sunny spells. temperatures a bit below average over the north but very mild for england and wales with temperatures about 15 19 c. into thursday, a more potent weather front bring a band of fairly heavy rain northwards and eastwards across the country and the rain will tend to ease in the day later and we have some sunshine coming through late on but also some showers following that. temperatures still mild, starting to ris
peter saull reports. from the dean of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, she s meeting her new chancellor here and stay together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers are full of speculation about plots, with various names doing the rounds as would be successors. something this man is already running the show, but he says. man is already running the show, but he sa 5. man is already running the show, but he sa s. ~ , , he says. the prime minister is in charae. i he says. the prime minister is in charge. ithink he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s important - he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s important when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. find was the energy price guarantee. and then a message to restless mps. was the energy price guarantee. and l then a message to restless
gentlemen. quick look at the front pages. we will start with the mail. it leads on speculation mps will move to topple liz truss this week. meanwhile, the metro details three separate plots to oust her. the mirror is rather more blunt, saying tory mps want truss to just quit now . the independent says senior tory figures are telling her the game is up . the guardian echoes this sentiment but suggests truss will try to fight on. it might be too late, though the times suggests the party is looking to crown a new leader already. the express, meanwhile, focuses on the economic backdrop to all this, asking if her latest u turn will be enough to turn things around. and there we go, that s the times, we have caught up. and amid all this, a plea for unity by former leadership rival penny mordaunt on the front of the telegraph. let us begin our chat, sebastian and merchant. lovely to have you both with us again. sebastian, it is your round, this one. we are going to start off wi