and don t forget, a new prime minister, too. change comes gradually. then suddenly, after all. fanfare. a fanfare. singing. a transfer. from queen to king, from mother to son. sadness and memory. even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. the clamour stills. and a new sound comes. # god save our gracious king. # long live our noble king. the end of one era. cheering. the journey to the next begun. singing. i have been speaking to david cameron, theresa may and gordon brown. and what was the view of the queen from across the pond? we will hear from jfk s daughter, now ambassador caroline kennedy, who played with the girls as a girl. in charles close friend and former conservative mp, alison phillips the editor of the daily mirror, and baroness amos, the diplomat and labour peer. welcome to you all. good morning. so much has changed in a week and there is so much to come. i want to show you straightaway what is happening at balmoral. in one hour, the coffin
that there may be tax cuts, possibly, in the way, and one of my guests said that could give a sugar rush to some mps and voters and it might be a popular policy although whether that would keep a lid on rising inflation is debatable. let s focus on the action at westminster. we have had prime minister s questions in the last couple of hours and in one hour the prime minister will be facing a committee of senior mps, the liaison committee, so he hasn t returned here, he is staying in the houses of parliament before that committee meeting. borisjohnson says he is keeping on with the job despite a wave of government resignations which have continued today. we have seen a growing number of ministers resigning today with many expressing unhappiness at the prime minister s style of leadership and concerns that the work of the government is being overshadowed by questions about the prime minister s integrity. we can have a closer look at what has been happening. so far today we have
general election comes into view. this is in every respect a momentous day. in the house of lords, look at the magnificence of the chamber. such expectation. the peers and guests have already started to arrive to secure their seats for the biggest event in the parliamentary calendar. you don t get in if you appear without the suitable attire. it is a case of first come, first served as well. once on the throne, there it is, the monarch s throne and the consort of s thrown beside it. the king will unveil the government s legislative programme for the session ahead. it is a political moment and a first for rishi sunak on his first state opening as prime minister. we will be discussing all the wider political context later in the programme. once the imperial state crown is on, the political gloves are well and truly off and we will get a real sense of the battle lines over the next year or so, the issues that will win or lose the election. so to explore what all of this, and the
The US Army ships have been joined by several other larger US Navy ships, and the group of vessels is expected to grow. The UK said it is sending a vessel to help with the effort.