Weeks. we had press, photographers here from all over the world, people keen to find out who the new man is. they might remember him from his days as chancellor of the exchequer but what kind of minister will he be? prime minister. so what happens today, as the prime ministerial baton is handed over? the current prime minister liz truss is to chair her final cabinet meeting at around 9 am. we expect to see ministers are riding for that over the next couple of hours. arriving for that. she s expected to make a statement outside number 10 at about 10:15am. she will then head to buckingham palace for a final audience with his majesty the king, where she will formally tender her resignation as prime minister. after that, rishi sunak will travel to the palace, where the king will invite him to form the next government. rishi sunak will then make his way to downing street,
Job. there s only so many people you can fit around that table. mr sunak has got to figure out a way of doing it, rewarding the people who have got into downing street, but also bringing in different wings of his party. bringing in different wings of his -a . bringing in different wings of his la . ., bringing in different wings of his -a . ., , ., bringing in different wings of his party. the other huge question today is, what will party. the other huge question today is, what will he party. the other huge question today is, what will he do party. the other huge question today is, what will he do with party. the other huge question today is, what will he do with his party. the other huge question today is, what will he do with his power? . is, what will he do with his power? we have got a new prime minister without a public selection process. he has not had to do any interviews or give any speeches. we don t really know where he stands, and so much has changed since the summ
Policies. since he announced on saturday he was standing for leader, there has been no statements about his plans. we can speak to labour. pat mcfadden is the shadow chief secretary to the treasury, and hejoins me now. thank you for being there. i know you do not approve of him and his politics and how he got here. when you hear a statement like that, pledging strength and stability against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis, the crisis so many families are affected by, i wonder whether it is time to cut him some slack and give him a chance. fin a slack and give him a chance. on a ersonal slack and give him a chance. on a personal level, slack and give him a chance. on a personal level, when slack and give him a chance. on a personal level, when i slack and give him a chance. on a personal level, when i think- slack and give him a chance. (m a. personal level, when i think about rishi sunak becoming prime minister, this is obviously a big positive milestone for the countr
The temperature is getting exceptionally mild for the time of year, especially on thursday and friday, where we could reach 20, 21 celsius. more on pet owners abandoning their pets on the website. goodbye. good morning. welcome to westminster, downing street stop rishi sunak has been chosen by his own party as prime minister. it gives a sense of how fast things have made over the last few weeks. there is a gantry here when we get prime ministerial handover days. they have onlyjust taken down the one put up for liz truss arriving. they have had to rebuild it for another exchange of power today, suchis another exchange of power today, such is the pace at which politics has moved in the uk over the last
Is definitely true. but we have heard this morning from people in shildon working at a food bank, people worried about meeting the bills and the cost of living crisis. some of them have told us they are just exhausted by politics. they just exhausted by politics. they just want to know what help is coming and when. they have told us the idea of having another election campaign for another month or so, maybe another prime minister, starting a new administration, is just too much to bear and a lot of them don t want it? them don t want it? well, i have lots of sympathy them don t want it? well, i have lots of sympathy for them don t want it? well, i have lots of sympathy for those - them don t want it? well, i have l lots of sympathy for those people because they have seen little help from the conservatives. the conservatives have made things a lot worse for people. with the new prime minister coming in people will remember his record as chancellor of the exchequer. he was in the tr