after being given a third term as leader of the communist party. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the uk is tonight guaranteed to have its third new prime minister in three months after borisjohnson declared, in the last hour, that he will not run, despite claiming to have had enough mps nominating him. it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak who today formally entered the contest, and who is presently the clear frontrunner. he joins the leader of the commons penny mourdant in the race. borisjohnson has released a statement after saying he won t stand. and he ends his statement saying . our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been speaking to my collague david eades. dramatic one that has been speculated about. people talking about the idea that borisjohnson might be reluctant to go forward with this unless he was very clear that he would be in a commanding position in what has become absolutely obvious over the weekend is that he s not. r
Tonight at ten. three become two. borisjohnson drops out of the race to be tory leader and prime minister, leaving rishi sunak and penny mordaunt in the running. mrjohnson said he got the required nominations but says now is not the right time. rishi sunak is now the clear frontrunner. the latest twist in a week of many twists and turns has come in the last hour and it means we could have a new prime minister is soonest tomorrow. we ll be asking what is now more likely, a contest or a coronation? also on the programme. cementing his place at the top, china s president xi will have a third term in power, the first to do so xijinping has become the most powerful leader in china in decades,
Good septembers loser b 0ctobers prime minister? rishi sunak is a step closer to downing street tonight, beaten by liz truss just weeks ago, he could replace her as soon and so tomorrow. declaring his candidacy today he wrote. he also felt the need to say. throughout the day the public supports of mr sunak among tory mps has continued to take up. this minister reckons borisjohnson would be a guaranteed disaster. what minister reckons boris johnson would be a guaranteed disaster. be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have them be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have them in be a guaranteed disaster. what we can t do is have them in as - can t do is have them in as prime minister in circumstances where he s bound to implode, taking down the whole government with them. we just