after 12 years of a tory government, what have we got to show for it? people not being able to pay their bills, an nhs on its knees, and law and order completely broken down. and we ll be asking voters in peterborough for their take on yet another change at 10 downing street. she has got a lot of work ahead of her, and we really need her to prove to me what she will do to help keep the doors open on my business and the doors open on my business and the customer is in my local community. and coming up in sport later on the bbc news channel. cameron norrie is looking to extend his record run at the us open but can the british number one get past andrey rublev? good evening from number 10 downing street, which from tomorrow will be home to a new prime minister liz truss, who earlier today was elected leader of the conservative party to succeed borisjohnson. she will be the uk s fourth prime minister in the space of six years. ms truss, who s been foreign secretary for the pa
of thundery downpours tucking in behind so sharp showers the order of the evening and they will continue to push through the midlands into the north of england and towards that scottish borders in the early hours of tuesday morning. behind it, somewhat quieter, a very warm at night again with temperatures sitting widely in the mid teens. we start tomorrow with the showers clearing from scotland, another batch moving into the borders and then some further showers developing in the south west but not everywhere will see them tomorrow and there will see them tomorrow and there will be a slightly drier and brighter interlude for a time before further showers arrive. the difference for all of us tomorrow it will be a bit fresher, top temperatures generally 16 21 and if you dodge the showers in east anglia we could see 2a celsius. but it s all about low pressure this week, it s not moving far or fast and it drifts a bit further east in the middle of the week. that means there a gre
labour says the conservatives are out of ideas, regardless of who s prime minister. after 12 years of a tory government, what are we to show for it? people are not able to pay their bills and the nhs and law and order have completely broken down. priti patel has announced she will retire as soon as a new home secretary has been appointed. she was said will continue as a backbencher. from the war in ukraine to spiralling inflation liz truss is facing issues at home and abroad. we ll be speaking to a former cabinet secretary who was the top civil servant for three different british prime ministers about how she might approach the challenge. welcome to the programme. if you have questions about liz truss being set to become the next uk prime minister, send them our way and will be speaking to a range of experts through the next two hours and we ll do our best to give you some answers. you can reach me on twitter. and of course, the centre of our coverage will be britain s
female prime minister, promising to deliver on pledges. i will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy. because, my friends, i know that we will deliver, we will deliver, we will deliver. as the cost of living hits crisis levels, with fuel bills breaking new records, labour says the conservatives are out of ideas, regardless of who s prime minister. after 12 years of a tory government, what have we got to show for it? people not being able to pay their bills, an nhs on its knees, and law and order completely broken down. tomorrow downing street will host two prime ministers. borisjohnson in the morning, liz truss in the afternoon. and we ll be asking what kind of prime minister liz truss is likely to be and what kind of government she will lead. also tonight. in canada police are searching for two men suspected of killing ten people in a remote northern area. and the duke and duchess of sussex are back in the uk, where meghan has been addressing a leadership sum
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning in singapore and 11pm in london, where liz truss, who has been elected leader of the conservative party, is preparing to become britain s next prime minister. borisjohnson is due to announce his resignation to the queen later on tuesday, and the monarch will then invite ms truss to form a government. our first report is from our political editor, chris mason. liz truss arrived as foreign secretary and would leave as tomorrow s prime minister. the final act of the contest to replace borisjohnson the outcome. inside, an expectant crowd after a long campaign awaits the candidates. rishi sunak and liz truss. and then, the result. i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader. of the conservative and unionist party the words to follow her winning, in the hands of her husband, a clear victory but not a lan