oversees the agenda. uproar as russia takes over the presidency of the un security council. ukraine calls it a slap in the face. now on bbc news, the arts interviews: fenton bailey. 0n today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s behind rupaul s drag race, described by time magazine as one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time . the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whetherfor you, there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder, we founded the company tog
also talking about energy policy with a promise to eliminate carbon from energy production and illiteracy production in the uk, focusing solely on renewable energy and nuclear by 2030, which would involve increasing vastly the capacity of offshore wind, onshore wind, solar power, hydrogen and tidal power as well. that was described this morning as an ambition by sir keir starmer. they have not set out in huge detail exactly how they would do it, but it goes further and faster than the government s own it commitment to eliminate carbon from energy production in the uk by five years after that date, 2035, is what liz truss has set out. but the focus this morning here in at liverpool on the deputy leader of the labour party angela rayner, who will speak to delicates in the hall shortly, that marks at the conference getting properly under way. last night to sir keir starmer was addressing a rally, choosing his words very carefully about the government s economic policy, and then
hello. this is bbc news. i m samantha simmonds and these are the latest headlines. labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new conservative government. the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, defends the tax cuts he announced on friday as being the key to growth, despite his measures having a negative impact on the financial markets. voting is under way in italy s general election, with opinion polls suggesting victory for the far right which would usher in the country s most right wing government since world war ii. hurricane fiona slams into canada s eastern coast with heavy rains and huge waves, washing away homes and cutting power to tens of thousands of people. now on bbc news, this week s travel show comes from tarifa in southern spain, where high winds make it the perfect place to hold the annual world kite surfing championships. we re also in turkey to discover how the city of mardin
more children could die. i ll be joined by correspondence to discuss the conservative leadership contest in the crisis in ukraine and the departure from iraqi politics. stay with us on bbc news. hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after two months of campaigning, and eight initial candidates whittled down to two, we ll find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader and so prime minister. here s our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, it s now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spelt out today by the current chancellor. he is backing liz truss, presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we havejust come through a pandemic. but this economy i