Of the build up to tonights crucial president ial debate in philadelphia, but were going top start this hour with the first real test of authority for the new uk government. This is the scene in the House Of Commons where mps are about to Vote are voting on the plan to scrap Winter Fuel payments for millions of Pensioners. Its been hugely controversial. It means that more than Nine Million Pensioners will no longer be eligible for up to 300 pounds this winter. Lets go stright to westminster and our deputy political editor, Vicky Young. Westminster and our deputy good westminster and our deputy afternoon. Just set Th Scene good afternoon. Just set the scene for hours. Mps have started that Vote and there is No Doubt it is going to be an awkward afternoon for the government but it is worth emphasising that this new Labour Government has a huge majority so there is no chance of them losing their state which means that this change will go ahead but, as you say, it has proved pretty controv
fled sri lanka after weeks of mass protests. at ten o clock we will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, newscast. hello. hello, it is victoria in the studio. chris in the studio. one of the other things we have been doing on newscast is, for the tory leadership contest, getting big bbc brands and smashing them into the tory leadership contest, so today please listen tojohn briggs, whom you may recognise as the voice of the weakest link. after the second round of voting, rishi sunak has banked the most. as the former chancellor he would, wouldn t he? he has 101 votes, making him the strongest link. according to the bookies, penny mordaunt is the favourite to win, despite trailing on 83 votes. her initials are already pm, but will the conservative party agree? liz truss looked a little lost at her launch this morning, but she is ploughing forwards, with 64 votes. as part of her bid, kemi badenoch has taken aim at the online safety bill, but is she playing a d
as scrutiny of western powers arms exports to israel intensifies, the world central kitchen charity calls for an independent investigation into the strikes that killed seven members of its team in gaza. lord cameron rules out western boots on the ground in ukraine. he tells the bbc: allies need to step up or risk the war being lost. and a major medical trial begins to learn whether blood tests can spot the early signs of dementia. returning to one of our main stories this hour and a special ceremony has been held to mark the 75th anniversary of the nato alliance. as the war in ukraine continues, the alliance has agreed to start planning for a greater role in co ordinating military aid to the country.foreign ministers led by the alliance s secretary general, jens stoltenberg have met today to discuss how they can best support ukraine in the future. let s speak to xavier bettel, he is luxembourg s deputy prime minister and foreign minister. welcome to you and thank you
business, and as it should be, but the whole business of running to be party leader and prime minister is flipping scary. little things like that, you finish your speech, walk with purpose and direction off stage, then, oh, actually. where is the door? ..where is the door? there will be plenty more of those moments to come. let s talk about how this is going with our guest, matt hancock, former health secretary. hello. and backer of rishi sunak. yes. when did you take on that moniker, was it when he launched the sign up for his website last year? no, after boris resigned, we needed to. - it was definitely after? we needed to make a choice, there were 11 runners at thatl point, i looked at them all, i know them all well. - i was on the phone to gina, - she said, who will be the best prime minister? , and i said rishi sunak , . and i backed him. ijust said it, - without blinking. i have worked with them all, i think all five would make .