the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, after defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat? and in other news, a ukrainian mother picks through the remnants of her son s life. we have a special report on russian atrocities and a war crimes investigation. and japan plans to pump waterfrom the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific. we hear from the fishermen protesting the move. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. the british prime minister borisjohnson is clinging on to power in downing street, despite the resignations of more than a0 of his own mps from their government roles. he s continuing to defy calls for him to step down from some of his most senior colleagues. they believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of his party. with the latest, here s our political editor, chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, the rep
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer, finance minister rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously . the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we g
all welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. what sort of responses that elicited? we will look at the newspapers because it is a common response and let s start with the sun, and it doesn t necessarily reflect every newspaper but the majority. these are the headlines. it is all the same language. and have a look at this. once again, borisjohnson on the brink. the pressure clearly on the prime minister now. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. chancell
starmer said the prime minister was in the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, i after defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking . ships fleeing the rat? hello and welcome to the programme. written s prime minister boris johnson continues to defy calls for him to resign from some of his most senior colleagues, who believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of these mps britain s. mr johnson has been inside number 10, meeting cabinet colleagues, some of whom still believe he should stay, but most are convinced his time is up. nadhim zahawi, who wasjust appointed chancellor last night, is believed to be one of those who thinks he should go. michael gove was sacked short time ago, with a source 10 downing street describe him as a snake. the latest from our political editor chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, the reporters, all asking the same thing. is it all over, prime mi
yet. in downing street, with a pretty big crowd of protesters who have gathered outside the gates, chris is still with me. this note of defiance, that has come through loud and clear tonight from downing street, at one stage today people were talking fairly confidently about the prime minister actually going? about the prime minister actually auoin ? ~ about the prime minister actually oiiin ? . ., , about the prime minister actually oiiin?. ., ~ ., going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, i going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, i was - on the six o clock news, i was anticipating there was a possibility, nothing more than that, that within a couple of hours there might have been a lectern just behind us with the prime minister preparing to come out and offer his resignation. that was a view articulated by plenty o