because it is being challenged and we have to accept that and respond to this challenge, which i hope we will be doing in this debate. despite the hysterical reactions of the country can i think it s important to state that this is a properly constituted senior committee of the house as indeed the leader of the house did so in her remarks. it was asked to do a difficult but vitaljob and it discharged its duties with integrity and honour will stop it is our duty now, i believe, before this house to ensure that we support the members of that committee and we support the conclusions that they have come to after this detailed work. i believe also we should thank the members of the privileges committee because they have done the house of commons a very great service under the most intense pressure. instead of being thanked, they have found themselves traduced in the borisjohnson worshiping print and tv media, which has called into question their motives and their very integrity. t
the world s fifth oldest zoo bristol zoo gardens is set to close its gates to the public for the final time, with the animals on the move to a new location. in tennis, for the first time in the open era, there are four british men in the third round of the us open. more on our sports bulletin at half past. hello and welcome to bbc news. after more than seven weeks of campaigning, the race to become leader of the conservative party and the new prime minister has entered its final hours. voting for party members to choose between rishi sunak and liz truss is due to close at five o clock this evening. the race started back on 7thjuly, when borisjohnson announced his resignation. byjuly 12th, the eight potential candidates for the top job were confirmed. conservative mps took part in five rounds of voting, to whittle the field down to the final two liz truss and rishi sunak. they then set off campaigning across the country, and taking part in tv debates and live hustings. t
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 with e
from hong kong have taken up the british government s offer of a new visa route to start a new life in the uk. the world s fifth oldest zoo, bristol zoo gardens, is set to close its gates to the public for the final time, with the animals on the move to a new location. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has made an impassioned speech in defence of american democracy. he warned that donald trump and what he termed maga republicans represent a form of extremism that threaten the american way of life. he also urged all americans to come together to defend american democracy, regardless of their ideology. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has this report. an 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 with each other and with oursel