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also this lunchtime: president biden accuses donald trump and his supporters of threatening us democracy and the american way of life. the assassination attempt that failed a would be killer points a loaded gun at the head of argentina s vice president, but the weapon jams. and the animals moved out two by two after 186 years, bristol zoo is closing. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel: england have named their squad for the t20 world cup. butjason roy has paid the price for a poor summer with the bat he won t be going to australia. good afternoon. it is very nearly over voting in the conservative party leadership contest ends this afternoon. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a historic setting for a speech that pulled no punches, a prime time address from philadelphia, the birthplace of american democracy. a way of life thatjoe biden says is under threat from donald trump and his supporters. we must be honest ....
of our republic. the world s fifth oldest zoo bristol zoo gardens is set to close for the final time with the animals on the move to a new location. good afternoon. it is very nearly over voting in the conservative party leadership contest ends this afternoon. party members have until 5pm to choose either liz truss or rishi sunak to succeed borisjohnson the winner will be announced on monday before they take over as prime minister on tuesday. it s been an often bitter contest, lasting almost two months. whoever wins faces an agenda that includes a cost of living crisis and soaring energy bills. our political correspondent helen catt reports. good evening, thank you. it s fantastic to be here. for weeks, liz truss and rishi sunak have toured the country. good evening, it s fantastic to be here. here in darlington. it s fantastic to be here. here, in eastbourne. racking up miles, and, they hope, votes from conservative party members. i think liz truss is the right candi ....
hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, we ll find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader and so prime minister. here s our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, it s now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spelt out today by the current chancellor. he is backing liz truss, presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we havejust come through a pandemic. but this economy is resilient. how will they handle soaring inflation? i borisjohnson s ejection from office injuly triggered a stampede of wannabe successors. tory mps had the job of picking two final candidates. s ....