the final two candidates should be known by the end of next week. the government is refusing to let parliamentary time for labour s notion of no confidence. they are choosing to play politics with the wedding of the notion and could be debated as the business of the day. let s speak to steve reid, the shadowjustice secretary. very good to have you here on bbc news. i am curious as to the timing of this no confidence motion, why table this vote of no confidence in the government under borisjohnson after we know that borisjohnson is resigning? why didn t labour tabled this before? we resigning? why didn t labour tabled this before? ~ ., ., , , ., this before? we have only ust found out that the this before? we have only ust found out that the conservative this before? we have onlyjust found out that the conservative party - out that the conservative party intends to prop up in office, for another two months, a prime minister who they have now admitted is unfit for office,
Chris krebs, for issuing statements defending the integrity of the recent elections. In a tweet, the president accused the director of the cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of having made a highly inaccurate statement in relation to the poll. And the president has decided to halve the number of us troops in afghanistan and iraq before he leaves office. He stopped short of a threatened full withdrawal. The move has faced criticism from both republicans and democrats who fear it will damage fragile peace talks with the taliban. As fighting continues between Ethiopian Federal forces and tigrayan insurgents in the north of the country, thousands of refugees have poured over the border into neighbouring sudan. The un says they are urgently in need of food and fuel, but a Communications Blackout in the region means there is limited access. Now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. Hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament. Coming up, matt hancock says hes proposing roving teams