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
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Day s news will be here. First of all, time for newswatch. Welcome to newswatch. With me, samira ahmed. The bbc gets an independent and external regulator, what difference will that make to viewers concerned about whether News Coverage is fairand impartial . And. So what does britain think . Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn, or might we sink . A measured analysis of brexit from David Dimbleby in the form of a rap. First, one of the survivors of the westminster attack a couple of weeks ago, melissa cochrane, gave an emotional interview to the bbc on wednesday. Her husband was killed and she herself was badly injured. Heres a clip from that. Melissa cochrane has spoken exclusively to fiona bruce. Kurt was probably the best man i have ever met. He was. Sweet and kind. And, im extremely proud of him. Im very happy that the world now knows what a wonderful man he was. Two viewers recorded their thoughts on that for us. They were divided about the interview itself, but united in thei
judgment, rememberwith prove to be wrong, but when their judgment, remember with tony blair, it was whether he had told the truth over the iraq war, rather than the iraq war itself that undid him. the credibility of a prime minister is and that is exactly what is in jeopardy at the moment and it is hard see a prime minister since anthony eden in 1956, who has had his personaljudgment and his personal judgment and trustworthiness his personaljudgment and trustworthiness so called into question as borisjohnson has done now. that said, there could be a way back for him, out of that red zone, but he needs to act very smartly and very quickly and do the right things. if very quickly and do the right thins. . . very quickly and do the right thins. .. ., ., things. if he came out and apologised things. if he came out and apologised and things. if he came out and apologised and even - things. if he came out and | apologised and even paid a things. if he came out and - apologised and even p
so i is looking at all of these parties, so i think is looking at all of these parties, so i think it is looking at all of these parties, so i think it depends on what happens so i think it depends on what happens with the report and that will he happens with the report and that will be the next hurdle he will have to clear will be the next hurdle he will have to clear if will be the next hurdle he will have to clear if he wants to stay in office to clear if he wants to stay in office and to clear if he wants to stay in office and i think more important for people office and i think more important for people in the conservative party will he for people in the conservative party will he the for people in the conservative party will be the may local elections and that could will be the may local elections and that could be a real point of peril for him that could be a real point of peril for him as that could be a real point of peril for him as well. for him as