a new wave of violence in iran, with security forces firing on anti government protestors. the head of britain s royal navy orders an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harrassed on submarines. president biden condemns an attack on the husband of senior democrat nancy pelosi, saying there s too much vitriol in us politics. the un secretary general urges all sides to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. and the coronation of a new zulu king is taking place in the south african city of durban. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. but rishi sunak
world cup as new zealand put in ten tries at headingley to show why they are the top ranked team in the world. # goodness gracious, great balls of fire! a rock n roll legend whose career was marred by scandal and violence we ll look back at the life ofjerry lee lewis. a bit of rain in the forecast today moving north across the uk, but northern scotland should keep the sunshine all day, and it is very mild once again. we could see temperatures in the south east of up to 22 degrees. i will bring you all the details here on bbc breakfast. the head of the royal navy has ordered an investigation into allegations that female recruits have been sexually abused and harassed on submarines. admiral sir ben key, the first sea lord, said anyone found culpable would be held accountable, regardless of rank. in a statement on twitter, the chief of the naval staff said that he was deeply disturbed by the allegations and wants to reassure people that any activity which falls short of the
former adviser to george w bush. welcome to the programme. rishi sunak has ordered an inquiry into the tax affairs of nadhim zahawi, the man he appointed as chair of the conservative party. the ethics adviser sir laurie magnus, a former investment banker, has been asked to get to the bottom of everything , following reports mr zahawi was forced to pay a fine and millions of pounds in unpaid taxes to hmrc. it is quite the turn around. on wednesday the prime minister told the commons there was nothing further to investigate. mr speaker, my honourable friend has already addressed this matter in full, and there is nothing more i can add. but there are plenty of questions that remain unanswered. number 10 says, it was only this weekend the prime minister became aware of penalties mr zahawi had paid to the tax office, while serving as chancellor. in that role, mr zahawi was nominally, overseeing the work of the tax office. a complicating factor. integrity and accountability is rea
says his party hasn t got complacent, and repeats calls for a general election. these people are so fed up. they are entitled, they want a say in this. there is a choice to be made. we need a general election. let the public in to decide. do they want to continue with this utter chaos? elsewhere, headteachers in england say 9 in 10 schools will have run out of money by the next school year due to the cost of living crisis. good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability . he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon, suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver u
hi jintao, is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy s latest coalition government. she s the nation s first female prime minister, and its first far right leader since the second world war. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson has arrived back from holiday as the battle to replace liz truss as conservative leader and prime minister intensifies. mrjohnson s plane touched down at gatwick airport in the last hour. neither he nor rishi sunak have declared their candidacy only penny mourdant has officially put her name forward. but it s widely being seen as a battle between the former prime minister and the man who worked with him as chancellor. currently the bbc estimates 168 out of 357 tory mps have gone public with their support rishi sunak has passed the key threshold of 100 backers, borisjohnson has 46 and penny mordaunt 21. it s worth pointing out that these are