peter saull reports. from the dean of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, she s meeting her new chancellor here and stay together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers are full of speculation about plots, with various names doing the rounds as would be successors. something this man is already running the show, but he says. man is already running the show, but he sa 5. man is already running the show, but he sa s. ~ , , he says. the prime minister is in charae. i he says. the prime minister is in charge. ithink he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s important - he says. the prime minister is in charge. i think it s important when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. find was the energy price guarantee. and then a message to restless mps. was the energy price guarantee. and l then a message to restless
to some of her mps, they continue to question herfuture. and her new chancellor. more changes to the mini budget look set to come, amid talks this afternoon between liz truss and her new chancellor. they met at the prime minister s country retreat, and as some of her mps continue to question her future. butjeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what we want to stability, and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that s the last thing that people really want to happen. with public spending as well as taxes in the spotlight we ll look at at the chancellor s options, and how welfare payments could be affected. and also coming up on this evening s programme. china s president defends his zero covid policy as the communist party gathers for a congress that happens twice in a decade. and a shock for scotland at the rugby league world cup as italy gain an easy win. good afternoon. the new
Correspondent has more on those developments. If the west wants to stop russias advances in ukraine, they know here is one place they know here is one place they can do that. Now, beijing is not supplying moscow with weapons, but the west believes it is supplying russia with components that it can use in its war machine. The us has a raft of new sanctions at the ready, this time to target chinese banks. So president xi has a decision to make. For more on that relationship, i spoke to a former Us Ambassador to china from 2011 to 2014. Vladimir putin really wanted to play up Vladimir Putin really wanted to play up the significance of this meeting with xi jinping play up the significance of this meeting with xijinping in china, and he said that he and xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xijinping xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xi jinping sees xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xijinping sees it that way . You think xi jinping sees it that way . You think xi jinping
If the west wants to stop russian advances in ukraine here is one place they can do that. Asian is not supplying moscow with weapons but the west believes it is supplying russia with components that it can use in its war machine. The us has a raft of new sanctions at the ready to target chinese banks so president xi has a decision to make. Live now to gary locke, former Us Ambassador to china from 2011 to 2014. Putin really wanted to play up the significance of their deepening partnership and said he and xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xi sees it that way . Certainly china wants to form closer relations with russia simply because they want a Strong Partnership in opposition to the United States and the western allies. Especially given the stance of the United States towards china in terms of tariffs and restrictions on exports of high tech goods, semiconductors and machinery to make these things. And of course our resistance and pushback on their activities around the taiwan
accompanied lot rising tensions in recent months. he also defended the hong kong crackdown which he said restored order. a few days ago protest banners were hung off like a beijing bridge calling for xi jinping s removal. there is always increased security in the city when these big political meetings happen, but this time round these bridges are being guarded round the clock. seeing these guard stations is probably the closest most people come to engagement with the congress. when this meeting finishes in a week, xijinping will have moved into his historic third term in office. the most powerful chinese leader since mousey tongue. stephen o donnell, bbc news, beijing since chairman mao. with all the day s sport now, here s karthi at the bbc sport centre. thank you. good afternoon. after england and australia made winning starts to their rugby league world cup campaigns on the opening day of the tournament, it has been a disappointing day