the family of a black man killed by police in the us city of memphis have welcomed the decision to disband the special crime unit to which the officers belonged. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has sacked the chairman of his conservative party, nadhim zahawi. mr sunak said in a letter to mr zahawi that it was clear that there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code, which guides ministers on how they should uphold standards. his dismissal comes after an independent investigation of mr zahawi s tax affairs. these have been the subject of growing controversy since it emerged that he had to pay a penalty to the tax authorities. rishi sunak recieved the report from the sir laurie magnus, independent adviser on ministers interests. sir laurie told rishi sunak that certain omissions by nadhim zahawi fell short of the standards set out in the ministerial code. he concluded, i consider that these omissions constitute a serious failure to meet the standards set
tomorrow s front pages. the mail leads on speculation mps will move to topple liz truss this week. mps will move to topple a similar tone in the i, saying it could all be over for the pm within days. meanwhile, the metro details three separate plots to oust her. the mirror is rather more blunt, saying tory mps want truss to just quit now . the independent says senior tory figures are telling her the game is up . the guardian echoes this sentiment, but suggests truss will try to fight on. the daily express meanwhile focuses on the economic backdrop to all this, asking if her latest u turn will be enough to turn things around. amid this, a plea for unity by former leadership rival penny mordaunt is on the front of the telegraph. so, let s begin. there is sebastien! i m glad we managed to sort out the communications! i will start out with you, martin. the front page of the daily mail, the plot to topple liz truss this week. tell us all about it. , , liz truss this week. tell u
there are conversations going on between penny mordaunt and other conservative mps or vinay and as we speak no, so the numbers are not an issue as far as we are concerned. it comes after borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised borisjohnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race. nominations close at 2pm so we could know who the next resident of the building behind me will be shortly after that. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. good morning and welcome to bbc news. we could find out who s replacing liz truss as prime minister as early as this afternoon. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister today. if both reach 100 there ll be an mps ballot this afternoon and then party members this week. tw
after being given a third term as leader of the communist party. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the uk is tonight guaranteed to have its third new prime minister in three months after borisjohnson declared, in the last hour, that he will not run, despite claiming to have had enough mps nominating him. it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak who today formally entered the contest, and who is presently the clear frontrunner. he joins the leader of the commons penny mourdant in the race. borisjohnson has released a statement after saying he won t stand. and he ends his statement saying . our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been speaking to my collague david eades. dramatic one that has been speculated about. people talking about the idea that borisjohnson might be reluctant to go forward with this unless he was very clear that he would be in a commanding position in what has become absolutely obvious over the weekend is that he s not. r