there are conversations going on between penny mordaunt and other conservative mps or vinay and as we speak no, so the numbers are not an issue as far as we are concerned. it comes after borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised borisjohnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race. nominations close at 2pm so we could know who the next resident of the building behind me will be shortly after that. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. good morning and welcome to bbc news. we could find out who s replacing liz truss as prime minister as early as this afternoon. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister today. if both reach 100 there ll be an mps ballot this afternoon and then party members this week. tw
shows promising results. in sport, the british and irish lions‘ tour of new zealand has begun. jonny sexton with a early penalty. would you have known how to spell marocain . we ll be joined by some spelling bees, and put a man from the oxford english dictionary to the test. and ben has the weather. good morning. a cooler fresher weekend, with spells of sunshine and a few passing showers, all the details coming up. first, our main story. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have faced tough questions from a tv audience, just days before the general election. they were challenged separately in a special edition of question time in york. mrs may faced uncomfortable questions about nhs funding. while mr corbyn faced a robust exchange over whether he would use the uk s nuclear deterrent. our political correspondent vicky young was there. they came here hoping to persuade people that they have what it takes to lead the country. no one expected an easy ride but from the start it was cl
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