floods the country had seen in a decade. now on bbc news dateline london with shaun ley. sombre but. hello and welcome to the programme which, for the last 25 years, has been the place where the uk s leading political commentators debate the big themes of the week. alongside them, the foreign correspondents who blog, pod, broadcast, and yes even these days write for audiences back home from the dateline: london. it may be our final edition but we re still looking forward not back leaders and their future. after liz truss told herfinance minister, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng, to go, how long before british conservatives force her to do the same? biden or trump? who will win a second term in the white house, or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio arejeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years, and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife no
Detectives say it could be a Significant Development. Prince william travels to manchester to meet some of the Police Officers who were first on the scene after the Suicide Bombing that left 22 dead. And this is the man who will be irelands new Prime Minister . The son of an indian immigrant, leo varadkar will become the first openly gay taoiseach. And coming up on bbc news as thousands of fans descend on cardiff ahead of tomorrows Champions League final uefa president Aleksander Chefereen insists it will be safe. Good evening from york where later this evening theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will take part in the bbc Question Time leaders special. The audience, as we can tell, are already here. About 150 of them drawn from every part of the uk, representing different strands of public and political opinion. The event begins in 2. 5 hours time, at 8 30pm, and chaired by David Dimbleby. And it takes place less than 2a hours after Donald Trumps decision to take america out of the paris cli
not back leaders and their future. after liz truss told herfinance minister, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng, to go, how long before british conservatives force her to do the same? biden or trump? who will win a second term in the white house, or might someone else get the chance of a first? and can china survive a third term for president xi? in the studio arejeff mcallister, time magazine s white house correspondent during the clinton years, and then chief of the magazine s london bureau. he and his wife now run their own international law firm. eunice goes, a portuguese writer and academic, lectures on comparative government which, i guess, is how countries learn from each other s mistakes; and steve richards, who arrived at westminsterjust as the conservative party was evicting margaret thatcher from downing street. the latest episode of rock and roll politics, his podcast, is entitled the next labour government and the power of markets. have events of the last few hours, perhaps cer
so, a prime minister during a tumultuous time. a gifted campaigner brought down by his own conduct in office. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. ben wright with a quick look at borisjohnson s three years in power. as we wait to hear who the fourth prime minister in six years is going to be, let s show you the scene at the queen elizabeth ii building in westminsterjust around the corner from downing building in westminsterjust around the cornerfrom downing street building in westminsterjust around the corner from downing street and the corner from downing street and the houses of parliament, and this is where the announcement will be made and conservative mps are heading inside as they wait to find out who the next party leader will be and the next prime minister. mark harper, former chief whip going in. they are all in the same boat as us, the front runner is liz truss but until we hear the words of who the next party leader and prime minister is going to be passed the lips of