people to pay the bill. she s the fourth tory prime minister in six years. the face at the top may change, but the story remains the same. as liz truss s cabinet takes shape theresa may uses prime minister s questions to highlight diversity at the top of government. for the first time in british history, none of the offices are held by a white man. the question being asked in government is just how diverse is this government, a point raised by teresa may. i how diverse is this government, a point raised by teresa may. i asked m riaht point raised by teresa may. i asked my right honourable point raised by teresa may. i asked my right honourable friend, - point raised by teresa may. i asked my right honourable friend, why . point raised by teresa may. i asked l my right honourable friend, why does she think it is that all three female prime ministers been conservative? and i mjane hill in the studio our other headlines this afternoon. the former manchester united football
my some mps have called for a u turn. my advice to the prime minister would be to do it, do it now, something that will be firm, bold and convincing. liz truss has faced growing calls from within her own conservative party to rethink her economic plans. labour, the principal party of opposition in the uk, says a u turn would mean liz truss has to resign. liz truss who got us into all this trouble, rowing backwards desperately, not knowing where she s going, what would what good would that do for britain? good afternoon. if you have just joined, if you havejustjoined, welcome if you have justjoined, welcome to bbc news. the bbc has been told kwasi karteng is no longer chancellor. it s not yet clear if he s been sacked or if he s resigned. this morning he rushed back to london to see the prime minister, after cutting short a trip to washington. it follows turmoil on the finanancial markets after his mini budget last month. the prime minister is about to hold a news conferenc
a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us if you have justjoined us a warm welcome to bbc news. we present this bulletin with this news. begin this bulletin. a ceasefire between israel and the islamichhad group could be imminent after two days of violence that have been the worst between israel and gaza for a year. militants fired rockets towardsjerusalem today after a second commander was killed in an israeli air strike. egypt has been trying to broker a truce to which israel is reported to have agreed. the israeli operation began on friday. since then at least 30 palestinians, including several children, have been killed. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports.
Elections, there were certainly Council Seats that were lost, a Council Seats that were lost, a Council Seats that were lost, a council seat by labour, Council Seats won by candidates standing as independent, specifically to draw voters away from labour. Voters who were dissatisfied with labour and its position on the gaza war. So, labour is conscious of that and says it knows it has work to do to try to win those voters back. That is a concern for labour. I think what is interesting there, though, is the question of whether that has the ability to damage labour electorally enough to matter in enough seats and thatis enough to matter in enough seats and that is the crucial calculation that labour have to and will be making in this when they are calibrating their response to that issue and how they trying to address those voters. The feeling is i think that there are some seats where that is more concentrated but it may also be seats where labour has a bigger question, if you like. It i