Bbc news. We begin in westminster, where the Prime Minister is resisting pressure for the conservatives to return £10 million donated by the businessman frank hester who allegedly said the mp diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and should be shot. Rishi sunak told the commons that the alleged remarks were racist and wrong frank hester has apologised for making what he called rude comments about britains first black female mp. The row dominated Prime Ministers questions as labour has called on the conservatives to give the money back. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Will you give the money back, Prime Minister . I the Big Questions ringing in the ears of rishi sunak today. Would the party take more money from mr hester . After a morning in which two senior conservatives answered these questions rather differently. I would think about the company i kept, and i would give that money back. I have to give you my view, rather than what the party should do, but ive tho
new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent and has a goal that is going to make the world a better place for this generation because, as a mother, i m really worried with the cost of living, with everything. good afternoon once again from downing street on the day a new prime minister is installed at number 10, succeeding borisjonhnson, who left office this morning. liz truss the new conservative leader elected yesterday saw her majesty the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire earlier today and accepted the invitation to form a government. she s expected to give her first address as prime minister here in downing street
Person that was responsible for organising and planning this and making sure that those that went in there had firearms and loaded firearms in that case. Well, weve heard today that the uk is officially out of recession, with the latest figures showing the economy has grown by more than expected. The office for National Statistics estimates gdp rose by 0. 6 in the first three months of the yeah the first three months of the year. Predictions were suggesting 0. 4. The Prime Minister says the figures show the uk economy, he says, has real momentum. The shadow real momentum. The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, claims people are worse off since rishi sunak came to power. If you look at this Prime Ministers record since rishi sunak became Prime Minister, the economy is still £300 worse off per person in the country. So per person in the country. So this these numbers today are not deserving of the victory lap that rishi sunak and jeremy hunt seem to want to go on. A psychotic ex prisoner
With wonderful pip tomson. With the wonderful pip tomson. A very good morning. It is a very good morning. It is just coming up to 10 02. Im pip tomson in the gb news bringing you the very latest on the israel Hamas Conflict. And we can report that an raf flight carrying british nationals from israel has now landed in cyprus. The air force is assisting the Foreign Office arranging repatriation flights due to the Current Limited availability of commercial flights. What youre commercial flights. What youre looking at now are live shots from gaza , where airstrikes from from gaza, where airstrikes from israeli, the Israeli Military have been continuing ahead of that inspected invasion , that that inspected invasion, that massive Ground Invasion expected in the next few hours. Some in the next few hours. Some 1 Million People living in northern gaza have been told to evacuate. Many are fleeing by evacuate. Many are fleeing by vehicle. They are going on foot. Vehicle. They are going on foot.
The News Headlines with someone youll never stop. Youll never stop. Mark, thank you very much. And good evening from the newsroom just after 8 00. The top story tonight, a man who led an Armed Robbery during which a Police Officer was shot dead, has been sentenced today to a minimum of 40 years behind bars. 38 year old pc Sharon Beshenivsky was fatally shot when she interrupted the raid in bradford, nearly 20 years ago. 75 year old Piran Ditta Khan fled to pakistan three months after her death and spent 15 years on the run. Three other men are already in prison for beshenivsky murder. Murder beshenivsky murder. Murder retired detective chief superintendent andy brennan described ditta khan as a violent man. The reason why hes here at 75 years of age is on the basis that he decided to flee the country in order to try and make good his escape and avoid being held responsible and accountable for his part in what had taken place. And lets be absolutely place. And lets be absolutely clear,